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Long Pond & Clarendon Plantation XAYMACA Special Dry
The nose promises the world — ripe banana, pineapple, glue and tropical funk — then the palate turns noticeably dry, spicy and woody, catching a lot of people off guard. Pot-still Jamaican from Long Pond and Clarendon at 43%, it's a gentle, rounded take on the island funk. Several tasters call it a "good daily sipper" and a reliable Mai Tai base rather than a deep neat pour.
The community says- Ripe banana nose
- Genuine light funk
- Drier than nose suggests
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How does Long Pond & Clarendon Plantation XAYMACA Special Dry taste?
Aggregated from 361 community reviews.
Fruity nose, dry finish, easy Jamaican mixer Most see a well-priced, easy entry into Jamaican funk — fruity nose, dry palate. Some love how clean it drinks; others find it too soft, dry, or "whisky-like" to enjoy neat.
People easing into Jamaican funk and mixing Mai Tais
Anyone wanting a sweet, rich neat sipper
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75% rate it between 6 and 8. 19 selected write-ups from 361 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
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Review by LukaŽiga
Most helpful positive review
8,2:On the nose, this rum develops an original funk, a palpable but unusual identity.There's no shortage of it on this very open nose, with peach, apricot, a little prune, mango, melon and concentrated red fruits... These fruits are not past their prime, just sunny, and the profile is not as wild as some other Jamaicans, even if there is a little green olive. Vanilla from the barrel gently spices up the profile, but nothing more. Heady flowers underline the profusion of fruit on this exotic, deeply sympathetic nose. Aeration gives way to more wood, for a little more refinement and seriousness. It's simply accompanied by sweet spices and doesn't prevent the tropical ambience (fruit and flowers) from living at the heart of the rum. We can't speak of complexity, but of a sunny character and a cheerful mood. Time brings a little more maturity, with dried fruit, a golden, spicy film and a more natural woodiness tinged with gray pepper. 8,2:On the palate, it very tasty, round, light. The profile is as fruity as ever, but less explosive. We're on to something more delicate, with fruits in syrup and a rum that's by no means biting. The pastry register kicks in mid-palate, with marzipan, cherry and fluid cream. 8:The finish is pastry-like but elegant, thanks to a little cherry pit. Honey coats the dried fruit and the wood is coated with a layer of encaustic...
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Most helpful mixed review
This is a dry rum which is out of balance so I'd prefer it in a mixer. For the price tag a nice rum actually.
Review by MarcT
Did not expect this to be that good, considering the price. While the smell does not much for me, the taste is really nice, fruit, some spices and wood. It is clearly Jamaican in nature, and I had to search for a specific note that lingered on my tongue, that I did not have yet anywhere but still found quite familiar: a bit of mint...
Review by Adrian Wahl
Was never intended as sipping rum and it serves its purpose as a mixer. In May Tai as part of a blend halfway okay. Funk has the thing but none. Have after tasting again deducted 2 points 68/100.
Review by Gregor
Another beautiful Jamaican for the small purse. It also has everything you need. Lots of tropical fruit through to spicy notes. The alcohol strength could be higher. The only bad thing about it is that it is slightly watered down. But I still give it a clear recommendation to buy
Review by DomM
Actually not too bad. However, blended to a very round and smooth Jamaican expression, lacking the excitement and funk the marketing suggests (and which we like in Jamaican rum :))
Review by Andrew Mainprice
Fantastic rum lovely and dry
Review by TheJackDrop
New tasting notes following the Rum Club evening. A nice little Jam with character. Nice bananas and small esters, quite a lot of fruit in general behind a veil of smoke... but an alcohol that's not quite under control, I think.
Review by Schnapsschuesse
'Herr Ober, there's banana in the schnapps' - Grandma's rum pot meets banana split, at least in the nose. Nice and round, a bit funky, but mainly the previous one. Jamaican whose nose doesn't scare anyone. Not as dry as expected, which manifests itself more towards the back in the woodiness. The sweetness at the front is oily and more reminiscent of maple syrup than sugar. The funk comes out in the middle section, combined with a hint of whiskey. The finish is then very Jamaican, dry and has a lot of stickiness. I'm impressed by how pleasing Jamaica can be without giving up its character. Super stuff!
Review by Marcus Ekornes
Makes an awesome Mai Tai
Review by thomas fraboulet
Distilleries Clarendon + Long Pond. Très fruité, cacao & épices. Bonne finale sans burn. Bonne alternative au Smith & Cross (même niveau d'Esther mais moins d'ABV). Au nez on sent le finish cognac, au palais le côté fruits tropicaux & les épices, le finish est medium et sur le cognac. Step up par rapport au Appleton estate Signature, funky et complexe. Équivalent à 80% du funk d'un Smith&Cross mais avec plus de complexité lié au fût de Cognac. C'est le rum que j'utilise le plus en Mixologie
Review by w00tAN
Dieser Rum ist meiner Meinung nach prima, um Leute an den Jamaika Stil heranzuführen. Es ist erkennbar ein Jamaikaner, die typischen Ester Noten sind zu erkennen. Insgesamt aber sehr ausgewogen und dadurch wirklich gut und easy trinkbar. Für den Preis auch als Mixer eine gute Wahl.
Review by Christian Rudt
really nice dry Jamaican which can certainly also be mixed wonderfully. at the PLV anyway. (Price-performance could perhaps yes as an additional evaluation point in the app)ne round thing!
Review by Rowald Sweet Empire
Undosed Plantation!!! Typical jamaican flavours. Pretty good and most definitely better than most Plantation standard.u Also: give Barbados their G.I.!! Retry: Yeah Plantation. Not a fan of their marketing and their provenance lies. Besides that. This is still not bad. Probably because they didn't fuck around with it so much as they did with their other rums.
Review by Andrew Simpson
Very nice Jamaican rum, very smooth and delicious. Strong notes of vanilla as soon as you pour it. Very nice neat but definitely could be sipped with a couple ice cubes or some crushed ice. I could sip this all day
Review by rum_sk
Typical full-bodied Jamaica with esters, kick, specific smell and everything that you would expect. Probably the first rum that tastes almost the same as it smells. You need to grow up to appreciate this one. Benchmark for a Jamaican rums. However, its taste and smell are just a bit too raw (you can feel this is a young rum), I find hampden 8 y.o. much better but then in this price it's not that bad although, I would more likely go with Appleton 12 for the roughly same price. UPDATE:Tastes better with cigar, milder, you can taste the cognac finishing and is better than appleton signature blend.
Review by Emerson
This rum is really a surprise for me. I like the nose which reminds me of other Jamaican rum I had. There is more to it than I expected. The taste is not too bad either witj some spices and the obvious sweetness. I was not expecting a great funky experience, so this is all fine as far as I am concerned. Considering the price (25 euros) very good value for money
Review by Tim
Smells intense tropical fruit and also good mouthfeel, but then a musty, furry and sweet finish, which I also know from other Jamaicans and do not particularly like.
Review by Johannes Jørgensen
Nice rum for cocktails. Bit of funk and some good sweetness too
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Expert reviews
4 critics scored it, averaging 6.5/10. Reviews from RumX's blog partners, independent experts who have tasted, evaluated, and described this rum..
Expert review by Alkotip
Read full review →I have read in rum enthusiast reviews that Plantation Xaymaca is a rum suitable for beginners. I rather don't think so. Jamaican rums this dry just aren't for everyone. Xaymaca smells beautifully sweet of bananas, pineapple and tropical fruits, totally enticing to taste. In the mouth, however, it is much drier than the nose would expect. If you savour you will find that the body is beautifully rounded, it doesn't scratch in the throat and is well drinkable. Plus it's at a great price.
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Expert review by The Fat Rum Pirate
Read full review →If you want a reasonably priced introduction to Jamaican Rum and Appleton Signature Blend is a bit "rough" for your tastes then I recommend trying Rum Bar Gold. It's a better rum than Xaymaca and has enough sweetness not to scare of people new to Jamaican rum. It's nice but...
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Details about Long Pond & Clarendon Plantation XAYMACA Special Dry
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Maison Ferrand, at 43%.
Community purchases
654 bottles logged by 596 collectors.
A drinker & collector.
34% opened, 85 emptied and repurchased.
What does Long Pond & Clarendon Plantation XAYMACA Special Dry cost?
Community paid 22–40 €.
Current best price: 24.80 € – within the typical community range.
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+10 purchases in the last 3 months.
Added to collections, last 12 months — dark bars are the last 3.
654 purchased · 388 tasted · 172 wishlist · as of
About the Long Pond & Clarendon distillery
The Long Pond & Clarendon distillery is located in Jamaica. Rums from Long Pond & Clarendon have been reviewed 639 times with an average of 7.2/10.
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