Aroma visualization from community tastings
Clarendon Plantation Duvel #5 Beer Finish 2013
The gimmick actually shows up: several tasters catch the Duvel beer in a bitter, malty finish. The nose is the good part — orange peel, banana and classic Jamaican ester. Trouble is the palate arrives thin and watered-down, with soft tropical fruit and cherry that fade fast. A Clarendon pot-still Jamaican that never lets its funk loose.
The community says- Orange-banana ester nose
- Tastes watered down
- Too bitter
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How does Clarendon Plantation Duvel #5 Beer Finish 2013 taste?
Aggregated from 25 community reviews.
Nice nose, thin and bitter beer-finish Jamaican Interesting nose, disappointing follow-through. Most find it too diluted and bitter for a Jamaican, though beer fans do enjoy the malty, Duvel-tinged finish.
Beer lovers and people curious about odd cask finishes
Anyone wanting a bold, full-throttle Jamaican funk bomb
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How is Clarendon Plantation Duvel #5 Beer Finish 2013 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 6.9 sits in the “Pleasant” band. 28% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 8% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
84% rate it between 6 and 8. 6 selected write-ups from 25 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Jarek
Better than Trinidad bottling with Duvel finish. Here, too, I perceive the beer in the taste and finish, but perhaps only because I know Duvel.sugar 0 g/l
Review by Rhum Mirror 🇧🇪
Nez : zeste d’orange – banane – ester typique de la Jamaïque ; c’est plutôt intéressant L’attaque en bouche trop douce voir diluée sur les fruits tropicaux – cerise et malt La finale est courte en bouche avec des notes boisées mais surtout de bière amère Un rhum avec un nez assez intéressant mais malheureusement il est beaucoup trop dilué pour la dégustation. On est très loin de la Jamaïque et de ses folies gustatives. Par contre, pour les fans de bière, on perçois bien la Duvel dans la finale. Bien content de l’avoir gouté en sample car je ne l’achèterai pas …
Review by Christian Rudt
Ne Ecke besser als der Trinidad. Wirkt etwas runder. Aber auch kein großer Wurf. Schade.
Review by Johannes
Relatively meaningless. Due to the dilution, you can barely make out the base product. If you know it, you smell and taste something the beer barrel finish
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
26.02.2022 Enjoying some samples at home. Notes Medium dark in colour. Nose Faint wood, dried fruit, malty, fruits, vanilla, light floral. Palate Light wood, malty, fruits, light floral, faint chocolate, raisin. Finish Short to medium, light wood, malty, dried fruit, light chocolate.
Review by RumTaTa
Der ist mir für einen Jamaikaner zu lasch! Die Nase ist vielversprechend aber im Mund und Abgang ist zu wenig los und ich merke die Verdünnung deutlich.
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Expert review by Zucker und Zeste
I actually find the nose quite interesting. Unfortunately, the taste can not keep up at all. Much too diluted and then also much too bitter. Has not pleased me particularly well
Details about Clarendon Plantation Duvel #5 Beer Finish 2013
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Maison Ferrand, at 43,1%.
Community purchases
14 bottles logged by 14 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
28% opened, 3 emptied and repurchased.
What did the community pay for Clarendon Plantation Duvel #5 Beer Finish 2013?
Community paid 45–76 €.
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14 purchased · 25 tasted · 4 wishlist · as of
About the Clarendon distillery
The Clarendon distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Clarendon have been reviewed 5,769 times with an average of 8.2/10.
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