Aroma visualization from community tastings
Clarendon Rum Sponge No. 13 2007
Anise, fennel and licorice hit first — a herbal, almost medicinal streak that makes this Clarendon read unlike most Jamaicans. Behind it sit tropical fruits, lemon and mint, with light roasted notes. Reduced from cask strength to 57.1%, it's fresh and vegetal rather than funky. Most tasters call it fascinating; a few find it too medicinal and sharp on the palate to fully love.
The community says- Anise and fennel nose
- Fresh, tropical fruit
- Medicinal streak
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How does Clarendon Rum Sponge No. 13 2007 taste?
Aggregated from 32 community reviews.
Herbal, anise-heavy Clarendon that splits opinion A peculiar, herb-driven Clarendon most find genuinely interesting. The anise-fennel character wins fans, though the palate turns sharp and medicinal for some, and the fruit could carry more weight.
Fans of Jamaican pot still who want a herbal, unusual profile
Anyone put off by medicinal, anise-forward flavors
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How is Clarendon Rum Sponge No. 13 2007 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.2 sits in the “Very good” band. 96% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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What does the community say?
28% rate it between 6 and 8. 19 selected write-ups from 32 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by Thunderbird
For its age a wonderfully round Clarendon with beautiful fruit notes and very pleasant spice! Class bottling
Review by Rodolphe
A good Clarendon that knows how to think outside the box, with a more vegetal profile and fruit in the background. Very nice. After all, I prefer its 2007 counterpart from the antipodes collection.
Review by Djehey
Very fruity nose. Very fruity on the palate too, with varnish, wood, herbs (génépi), vanilla... All very well-balanced. Delicious!
Review by Oliver
Great anise and fennel associations! Very special, but really exciting. Nice balance of fruitiness and spicy flavors on the palate.
Review by Jakob
In the approach, the brute aromatics, which the rum on the original strength probably had, is still recognizable - but the targeted reduction to a good 57% results in an exciting alternative to the already existing Clarendon 2007 releases. The aromatics definitely open up new facets and is far from the alcoholic force of the releases with a good ten percent more by volume on the road.
Review by Johannes
Not quite a typical Clarendon. For a Clarendon very fruity! Also, lots of spices with licorice, anise and juniper. Also citrus notes. Really exciting!
Review by Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
Also a very nice release with really good balance between the elements. Not as elegant as No. 17 but still nice and fruity. There is a lovely freshness to this one and the roasted notes are very light. The empty glass is really nice and I can pick up some chocolate and light minty notes.
Review by Frank
Rum Sponge - RumX-live tasting, the fifth and last of the evening. This was significantly diluted from 67% to 57%, but this does not detract from the enjoyment. Nose: interesting, fruity, but at the same time somewhat medicinal, very slightly phenolic. In addition, pronounced vinegar and something fresh, like peppers pickled in vinegar. The fruit tends towards papaya. A slight sweetness of sugar syrup or caramel with aniseed. But somewhat weaker compared to the others... 8.1 Palate: unexpectedly spicy and bacony with lots of aniseed and fatty, sweet tonka bean. Behind this, a very light mint, which is immediately captured by lemon zest. Slightly metallic. 8.3
Review by TheRhumhoe
Un Clarendon qui se distingue par un nez original sur les épices (piment, anis) les herbes aromatiques et les notes médicinales. C’est à la fois frais et végétal, avec une touche d’originalité pour un rhum jamaïcain. Les fruits et les phénols ne sont pas loin, mais clairement secondaires ici. L’attaque en bouche est astringente et puissante. Les fruits arrivent en premier lieu mais sont rapidement effacés par une flopée d’épices intenses, allant du réglisse, au poivre en passant par l’anis, le piment et les herbes aromatiques. Puis jaillissent des notes médicinales, de notes de sel et de l’umami avec un boisé soutenu. L’alcool pourrait être mieux intégré dans l’ensemble. La finale est de bonne longueur. Elle présente des saveurs chaudes et épicées, amères et végétales. Ce n’est qu’après que les fruits et le caramel apportent une touche de douceur à ce profil rustre et atypique. Un drôle de Clarendon qui s’illustre de par son originalité mais qui manque de finesse.
Review by Adrian Wahl
Solider Clarendon 2007. Sehr prominent Anis in der Nase. Nicht das Profil was ich mag bei Clarendon, aber gut.
Review by Christian Rudt
I find this Clarendon fantastic on the nose - the combination of aniseed and tropical fruit is really great and inviting. On the palate it is much more roasted and also a little too spicy. Fruit is present but could be more.
Review by RumTaTa
Wow, die Nase startet mit Eukalyptus und Fenchel, das ist ja grandios! Dazu viel Frucht und Lack. Gefällt mir auf Anhieb! Am Gaumen wirkt der Rum ausgewogen und noch ein wenig jung. Der Nachklang ist auch sehr fruchtig und bringt erfreulich wenig Holz oder Bitterkeit. Sehr guter relativ junger Clarendon!
Review by Tim
Ein junger Rum mit Estern, der Assoziation an saure Früchte wie grüne Äpfel, Ananas und Zitrusfrüchte weckt. Das ganze wird durch Honig, Vanille und Geröstetem schön abgerundet, auch wenn sich der Rum nicht reif genug anfühlt. Im Mund überwältigt die Ladung von sauren Früchten, wobei zudem eine alkoholische Schärfe und eine pflanzliche Teenote hinzukommt, welche im Abgang zusammen mit Schokolade dominiert. Interessant und abwechslungsreich, aber nicht gerade harmonisch nach meinen Vorstellungen.
Review by Piotr Ignasiak
A peculiar one. Anise and herbs on the nose. On palate vegetal, green apples, herbs, then spiciness that when softens becomes touch fragrant.
Review by Alex1981
Herbal profile with emphasis on Anis, licorice, fennel. Interesting, but certainly not my favorite.
Review by Stefan Persson
Overall an interesting rum lacking expected funkiness and esters. The nose is fresh, round and fruity with aromas of anise, lemon and mango. At the palate it’s fruity, peppery and minty with flavors of orange and lemon.
Review by cigares
A rum tasted online with Angus MacRaild. The color is quite pale. The nose is marked by aniseed and even fennel - strange! But also phenol. The palate is also marked by anise/fennel, but fruit is immediately present. The finish is long and still marked by the decidedly herbaceous sides of this rather strange rum. The empty glass gives fruit and anise/fennel equal billing.
Review by Mike H.
Interesting flavor profile but not really my thing.
Review by Basti
Mir insgesamt zu medizinisch, stechend und floral.
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Details about Clarendon Rum Sponge No. 13 2007
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Decadent Drinks LTD, at 57,1%.
Community purchases
2 bottles logged by 2 collectors.
A collector's bottle.
0% opened, 0 emptied and repurchased.
2 purchased · 34 tasted · 2 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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