Watt Rum Clarendon Jamaican Rum 2004

Review by Rare Akuma

Rare Akuma

Apr 2023167 reviewsBelgium

8.8/10

Industrial profile on the nose with sparse dried fruits and lemon zest. The wood has been very active and has superimposed char, burnt sugar, cigar box and balsamic influences. Sweet licorice slowly develops into glue stick and light petrol notes. This is what I imagine the inside of an automotive factory smells like. Subsequently there’s salty seawind and menthol ending in some red wine tannins and old hay barn. Unexpectedly quite different on the palate. Sweeter and less oily and much less aggressive. The dried fruits continue, however this time joined by some red apple. The licorice is replaced by more streamlined anise. The wet forest becomes dry oak. Some glue, some brine, some tannins, but much less dominant than on the nose. Sweet on the finish with crisp apple and light petrol notes.