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Velier Clarendon Monymusk MBS 2010
Blind, most people guess Barbados or Foursquare, not Jamaica — there's almost no funk here. What you get instead is grated coconut, vanilla, milk chocolate and ripe tropical fruit over light oak and pepper. Creamy, rounded and surprisingly easy at 62%. A few tasters wish it had more edges, but most find it a gentle, "pastry-forward" Clarendon that rewards 20 minutes in the glass.
The community says- Creamy coconut, cocoa
- Fruit-forward, no funk
- But: Short finish
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How does Velier Clarendon Monymusk MBS 2010 taste?
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Coconut, vanilla, cocoa — Jamaica without the funk Loved as a soft, coconut-and-cocoa Clarendon that drinks like a Foursquare, not a funky Jamaican. The catch: low ester, short-to-medium finish, and some find it too tame.
People who like rounded, pastry-sweet Jamaicans without the funk
Anyone chasing high-ester Jamaican funk
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94% rate it 8 or higher. 45 selected write-ups from 179 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
On the nose, it's unmistakably Jamaican, and very fruity. Sweet, dried fruits (apricot and mango). A little wood, vanilla and milk chocolate. The nose is very gourmand and accessible, but not very complex. On the palate, there's pep but the alcohol is perfectly integrated. It's greedy, with exotic fruits shaping the profile. Then there's some lovely wood, tobacco and spice. Very pleasant on the palate, a pleasure to savor. The finish is long, with a very fruity profile. The conclusion is simple: a beautiful Jam', perfectly balanced but above all very accessible.
Review by Clément Boetto🤤🇫🇷
Most helpful positive review
Close to a Foursquare with coconut,vanilla,cocoa,precious wood.the little extra (exotic fruits,peach)and a pastry side (marshmallow).excellent 🤤
Review by Richard Krupa
Most helpful mixed review
Za me lepsi jak Camridge
Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Nice underdog in the Jamaica range. Zero funky but all the more fruity and palatable after banana bread, milk chocolate with hazelnuts, black pepper, wood, honey and cocoa. very tasty and still relatively affordable and readily available! 😃👏🏼
Review by Mirko Frosini 🇮🇪
I was expecting much more! A good rum that does not take off, however. The "sweet/pastry" aromas are barely hinted at, coconut and vanilla prevail. You can feel the imprint of continuous distillation, which in my opinion does not always succeed in giving magical rums. Medium unimpressive finish. It does not sound like a Jamaican at all, but a Barbados.
Review by DomM
High quality column still which is very enjoyable - yet the alcohol is clearly noticeable. Would not have guessed Clarendon but there is just a little extra touch of fruits alongside your classic (high quality) column still notes which adds an interesting twist.
Review by Rodolphe
I tasted this rum again years later. I'm now more familiar with Jamaican distilleries. My opinion of the pastry register hasn't changed, here no fruity funk but lots of greed, essentially woody (coconut, vanilla, spices, blond tobacco, nuts). Almost a foursquare profile 😅Super nice. It went out at 100€ a keel, a bargain at that price today.
Review by Thunderbird
A very good, but not outstanding MM, I miss the corners, edges and intensity. It has all the important markers (tropical fruit, vanilla, pastry, honey, some cocoa), but everything is very soft... and drinkable. There are much better MM
Review by TheJackDrop
"Quite simply my favorite in the cellar. Coconut, fruity, cocoa, intense, complex but not aggressive, it's really my style! To sum up, my tasting notes: On the nose: Coconut, Cocoa, Viennese pastries, Tobacco, Peaches. On the palate: Dried fruit, Coconut, Viennese pastries, Cocoa, Almond, Woody, Creamy, Delicious, Concentrated Finish: Cocoa, Tropical fruit, Peppery".
Review by zabo
Edit edit: 😉 Opened another fresh bottle (thanks to SaibotZtar) deliciously adjusted upwards again. The price was already good for what it can do. Very tasty, thanks @Serge well chosen. Flavor profile super hit. And a good counter to yesterday's tasting. Edit: After I found the sample with a little bit left in it, I had to try it again. It was worth getting a bottle of it back then. But still had to adjust it down a bit.
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Another great Velier in my mind. Once rested you get all the wonderful flavours from the glass even without lifting the glass to your nose. An intense very well balanced Clarendon. Fruity with light wood and it draws really nice curtains in the glass.
Review by Joachim Guger
Very good sipper, lots of coconut, needs water.In my opinion a good alternative to Velier Antigua.
Review by LukaŽiga
8,7:On the nose, the first thing we get is caramelized-like pastry, on a bit roasted touch, with some parfum on high tropical fruits estery rum. It becomes spicy and bourbon-like with some yellow fruits-apricot, orange peel, then coconut, burnt sugar and a bit vegetal. Aeration brings out more robust notes as toasted wood, roasted nuts and chocolate, fruits are now candied. Out of nowhere rubber arises... Giving the rum some nice rest, it becomes thicker with dark molasses, sweet cocoa, dried fruits and is a bit smoky. The rum is now very round and balanced. 8,6:On the palate, the attack is creamy with pastry and bourbon yellow fruit notes in. Becomes a bit dry and syrupy as yellow fruits become dried, with sweet spices, vanilla, honeyed and caramelized wood. Underneath are some musty/ashy notes. The rum is delicious and warm now, there are nuts, ginger, citrus and medicinal notes. When well rested, as on the nose, the dark side of the palate arises with thick molasses and is a bit roasted, going more perfumed and with some rose water, underpined with a hint of dried fruits. 8,3:The finish is long, woody, dry, quite fresh, a bit astringent, bitter with with tannins, yellow fruits. If we really wait, becomes warm with some baking spices, pastry notes and later tastier with milky cocoa and dried fruits underneath. Edit:31.12.25, an upgrade 0,1
Review by Leo Krüper
I would never have come across Monymusk blind. Maybe not even to Jamaica. Really shallow vanilla notes, Belize/Foursquare-like. Super relaxed sipper, also suitable for beginners who want to try a high %.
Review by Vincent D
Another tasting a few years after the first. I remembered a much more exuberant profile. Here, the nose is rather discreet. You can tell where the rum comes from, and you can make out a few esters, but the profile is restrained. On the palate, however, it's much better than I remember. Wood, caramel, esters, ripe fruit, coconut, vanilla. Very pleasant. Nice length on identical markers.
Review by Frank
My last addition from the series, stood here for a long time, often tasted, but still no tasting notes...? Not at all...Nose: fruity-sweet-spicy attack. Right away with coconut and cream toffee, plus ripe peach and tangerine. The sweetness almost goes towards marshmallow. Behind that, cherry wood, a light smoky note and cocoa powder. Delicious and pleasant.Palate: intense and complex. Dry and slightly bitter at first, then salty before moving into spicy. Here then tart nutmeg with pecan, vanilla and then slightly towards umami. Out the back lemon zest with apple, but slightly metallic note and fresh green branches. A really good Mony taster.
Review by mto75
On the nose I have coconut and tropical fruit, especially vanilla croissants 😋 The palate is very spicy with lots of licorice. A really good Monymusk!
Review by Christoph
Fruity monymusk in combination with cocoa that is fun.
Review by Santo
Delicious! A lovely pastry delicacy with a hint of yellow fruit.
Review by Timo Groeger
Und einen schönen Clarendon hinterher. Nase ist sehr holzig, außerdem sind Kakao und Vanille erkennbar. Am Gaumen dann auch eher etwas süßlich. Für mich sticht Schokolade hervor. Ansonsten auch etwas Vanille und Holz.
Review by FabiDram
Blind auf Foursquare getippt.
Review by Stylo
I was looking for trying this rum, as up until now NRJ has always delivered a wonderful rum Experience! The nose is quite powerful, as the alcohol is pretty strong, then the fruity flavors starts to coming through (peach, apricot, coconut), followed by wood and vanilla. The palate is a total explosion: it starts really sweet, peaches that almost seems like covered in syrup, then the heat from the alcohol kicks in, followed by vanilla and a peppery note, finishing with a slightly bitter sensation, like lemon pith or peach peel. The finish in medium, with more wood and dried apricot. Strangely enough, I do not get a ton of esters, but in this case, there is so much more to enjoy!
Review by Fuwi
Recht komplexer Rum, der entgegen der Erwartung an ein Destillat aus Jamaika keine Esterbombe sondern eher phenolisch daher kommt. Dazwischen Vanille und Pfeffer, ein relativ metallener Anklang. Für mich ist der Alkohol recht dominant, das Brennen in der Speiseröhre lenkt von den Aromen im Abgang ab
Review by TheJona'Spirits
👃 Intensité et concentration. Fruits tropicaux (banane, mangue) et du verger (pêche, abricot) bien mûrs et habillés d'un boisé tropical de vanille, de noix de coco grillée et épices insulaires (baies roses, piment doux). Un aspect terreux sur de la coque de cacao, de la sève mielleuse et du tabac séché. Belle combinaison de doux esters et de colle. Les 62° se font presque discrets. 😋 Chaude, puissante et paradoxalement pâtissière, elle renvoie directement au nez. Une belle association de noix de coco grillée, de vanille et de fruits tropicaux (banane flambée et sucrée). Le boisé est sec et plus présent qu'au nez, il développe des saveurs de bonbons aux amandes caramélisées au piment! (Je viens d'inventer une recette de confiserie 🤩). ⛳ Chaude, longue, vive, boisé pimenté et vanillé, les fruits tropicaux cuits dans une marmite encore chaude, quelques notes d'agrumes confits, poivre, cacao Van Houten, fraîcheur légère sur la langue. 💡 Très bon Monymusk full tropical et l'un des meilleurs "jeunes" représentants avec le Habitation Velier 2010.
Review by Tschusikowsky
Great number. Jamaica meets Antigua. I'd probably be more blind to the latter. Great coconut, chocolate combination with vanilla, banana, a nice creaminess and tropical fruits. But also spicy aromas such as tobacco. Esters are less noticeable, but the tropical ripeness is. Really great for the price.
Review by Volkmar Weber
Very warm, earthy Jamaican with bananas, chocolate and no acidity, funk, esters. Toasty aromas but hardly any tannins or bitterness. Needs to settle down, 20 minutes in the glass works wonders. Not mega complex, but solid and round.
Review by Skyfly
Jamaica ohne Hampden Tasting: sehr leckerer Monymusk. Viel tropische Früchte und Kokosnuss, dazu etwas Holz und leichte Gewürze von Nase bis Abgang. In der Nase etwas Klebstoff und im Gaumen Gebäck. Super Lecker
Review by Christian Rudt
In der Nase schmeicheln tropisch fruchtige Aromen mit einiger Kokosnuss. Da auch ordentlich holzig habe ich dem Rum einige Zeit gegeben. Leider holt mich das Profil geprägt von Mandeln, tropischen Früchten und leichter Würze und wieder ordentlich Kokosnuss auch geschmacklich nicht vollständig ab. Schön kräftig, es fehlt mir jedoch deutlich das "muss ich wieder probieren" Gefühl
Review by Basti
Hier wäre ich vermutlich blind nicht in Jamaika gelandet und schon gar nicht bei einem Monymusk. Das Profil geht für mich klar Richtung Foursquare, Belize oder sogar NY94. Sehr runder Jamaikaner ohne Funk mit super PLV!
Review by Serge
High quality column still rum that does not taste like Jamaica at all. Coconut, wood, vanilla, pastry. Fruits come rather restrained and only after a while in the glass. Aftertaste quite short and unspectacular.
Review by Marcel.
Amazing rum, it feels a little shy on the nose and then it’s a bomb on The palate. Very sweet, fruity, creamy, spicy, complex and punchy flavors. Has definatly lots of foursquare vibes. Very pleasant around mid palate where I get a lot of pastry cream vibes. Nice sweet roasted metallic long finish. Impressive that it’s only 9 years old.
Review by Rumpalumpa
Definitiv nicht was man bei Jamaika erwartet, aber ein gutes Beispiel dafür, was column-still kann. Blind hätte ich den in Belize verortet. Viel Holz, warme Gewürze und Kokos. Am Gaumen wird er mit mit etwas Feuchtigkeit noch komplexer
Review by Sebastian Kornett
Very Foursquare annoying
Review by Jules Selected Spirits
Bomb find it buy it.
Review by TheRhumhoe
Unique Clarendon de la série NRJ à ce jour, ce rhum propose un profil inhabituel pour un jamaïcain. Le nez est très rond, caractérisé par une noix de coco très présente, enjolivée par des épices (vanille, piment) et un bois qui s’installe progressivement dans le verre. Les notes pâtissières sont très concentrées (viennoiseries, massepain) et amplifient la gourmandise. Le profil décolle un peu plus sur les esters, la colle, le cacao, le tabac et les notes grillées (noix) au gré de la dégustation. Un nez assez puissant, très gourmand et plutôt complet. L’attaque en bouche est crémeuse, pleine de coco, de notes pâtissières (toffee, caramel, massepain) et chocolatées qui apportent de la rondeur. On retrouve du bois rôti, du tabac, du café, pas mal d’épices (piment, poivre, vanille) mais également soupçon de colle. Un jamaïcain gourmand, qui changent des monstres d’esters et qui est plus équilibré. Le profil ressemble étrangement à un Foursquare, à la fois puissant et gouleyant. L’alcool est très bien intégré. On assiste à une longue finale, chaude, ronde et concentrée, notamment sur la coco, la vanille et les notes pâtissières. Des influences plus sombres de cacao, de café, de cuir et d’épices précédemment évoquées viennent contraster le profil et lui donner plus de caractère, mais l’ensemble reste gourmand. Un profil moins extrême que les autres NRJ sortis, plus contenancé et diversifié.
Review by Jussi Piirainen
This might be finally my first Monymusk rum that i have tasted. So maybe take this review with a little bit of grain of salt On the nose: Very mild on the nose for a 62 %rum. Woody, vanilla and cononut notes dominate the nose profile. Underneath that there are some spices and molasses notes. Nice, round profile in overall. Taste: At first, i noticed how round this is. Woody notes, molasses notes. Spices. Coconut notes.High abv comes in nice peppery notes on the profile. Then you get the creamy mouthfell and sweetness from honey notes. This is delicious. Finish: Sweetness is quite strong at the finish. Lots of vanilla notes. Long finish. Totally different taste profile compared to other Jamaican rums that I have tasted and i dont mean it in a bad way at all. In a blind taste i would have guessed that this was a St.Lucia or El Dorado rum. But I enjoyed this rum and the only critique is that the finish was too sweet for my taste.
Review by Mathieu C.
Mark MBS light 150 estersComplex nose, light woody, light solvent, pastry with almond, French toast, honey, ripe fruit.Mouth watt very present, woody more pronounced, spicy note of chilli, greedy despite the degreeFinal woody balanced, cocoa, greediness Good lengthNegative point: too aggressive in the mouth?
Review by w00tAN
Nordlichter Treffen 07/25: Frisch, leicht, rauchig, Kokos und tropischen Früchte. Im Mund fruchtig würzig mit leicht alkoholischem Einschlag. Abgang mittellang leicht Pfefferig. Sehr süffig und man entdeckt immer neue Facetten.
Review by Ondra RumRunner
Clarendon Velier Monymusk MBS 2010 je rum z Jamajky, destilovaný v roce 2010 a známý svým jedinečným charakterem díky zrání a specifickým výrobním procesům. Ve vůni se mísí bohaté tóny vanilky, karamelu a medu, s nádechem dřeva a lehké sladkosti. Aroma je komplexní a příjemné, s vyváženými sladkými a dřevitými prvky, které vytváří lákavou směs. Chuť je výrazná, s příchutěmi vanilky, pepře, mandlí a koření, která přináší bohatý zážitek s dlouhým zakončením. Tento rum je vhodný pro milovníky silných a bohatých chutí s jemným dřevitým podtónem. --- English: Clarendon Velier Monymusk MBS 2010 is a Jamaican rum, distilled in 2010, renowned for its unique character resulting from aging and specialized production methods. The nose reveals rich notes of vanilla, caramel, and honey, accompanied by a hint of woodiness and a touch of sweetness. The aroma is complex and inviting, balancing sweet and woody tones in a harmonious blend. On the palate, it offers a bold experience with flavors of vanilla, pepper, almond, and spice, delivering a rich taste with a long finish. This rum is perfect for aficionados of robust, layered flavors with a subtle woody undertone. --- Deutsch: Der Clarendon Velier Monymusk MBS 2010 ist ein jamaikanischer Rum, destilliert im Jahr 2010 und bekannt für seinen einzigartigen Charakter, der durch die Reifung und spezielle Herstellungstechniken geprägt ist. In der Nase zeigt er reiche Noten von Vanille, Karamell und Honig, begleitet von einem Hauch von Holz und einer leichten Süße. Das Aroma ist komplex und einladend, mit einer harmonischen Mischung aus süßen und holzigen Tönen. Am Gaumen bietet er ein kräft.
Review by Jarek
Frankonian Tasting Gang - 21.03.2025 - Nürnberg: Zwei Clarendons, der RX1053 aus NRJ Reihe und der RX21819 aus der Alex Webb Edition. Wer Ester erwartet wird bei beiden Abfüllungen enttäuscht. Würze, Holz, Kokosnuss, ein wenig Frucht. Nicht meine Lieblingsjamaikaner aus dem Low-Ester-Bereich, aber solide. Bei beiden könnte der Alkohol etwas besser eingebunden sein. Unter dem Strich, knapper Vorsprung für den NRJ.
Review by kondgab
Reminds me of Foursquare. Both on the nose and the palate you can find coconut, vanilla , cocoa and tropical fruits. Wood is definetely there also. The finish is medium. Price to value ratio is also good.
Review by TheFrenchRefill
It is a very good rum, very elegant and rather complex and concentrated! To drink really in tasting with time to discover the aromatic palette. I really like this rum
Review by Benoit Mahe
A very greedy Jamaican although the nose is not very pleasant.
Review by Oliver
Totally relaxed and delicious rum. In a blind tasting, I would have put it in Barbados rather than Jamaica.
Review by Rene Pfeiffer
Coconut, spiciness and sweetness dominate. Zero funky, but beautifully intense.
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Auction results 69 € – 132 €
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Details about Velier Clarendon Monymusk MBS 2010
A Column Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Velier, at 62%.
Community purchases
249 bottles logged by 196 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
28% opened, 28 emptied and repurchased.
What does Velier Clarendon Monymusk MBS 2010 cost?
Community paid 80–127 €.
Current best price: 158.02 € – above the typical community range.
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+5 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
249 purchased · 183 tasted · 77 wishlist · as of
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