Clarendon Planteray Jamaica Prestige Cellar (Warehouse #1) MMW 1998
Not your typical Clarendon — several tasters say this one reads almost like a Long Pond, all menthol, camphor and glue over roasted wood. Nose is nail polish, tropical and dried fruit; palate turns medicinal with licorice, allspice and butterscotch. A few find it too extreme; most call it balanced and clean. The recurring wish: a touch more ABV punch for a 26-year cask-strength Jamaican.
The community says- Balanced fruit and funk
- Strong menthol character
- Menthol/camphor polarizes
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How does Clarendon Planteray Jamaica Prestige Cellar (Warehouse #1) MMW 1998 taste?
Aggregated from 40 community reviews.
Menthol, glue and fruit — an atypical old Clarendon Most tasters find this an unusual, well-made Clarendon — heavy on menthol, camphor and glue with fruit underneath. The common gripe: it could use more punch. One reviewer found it a bit too intense.
Ester hunters who like menthol, camphor and glue-heavy Jamaican pot still
Anyone who finds medicinal, camphor-forward rums too extreme
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How is Clarendon Planteray Jamaica Prestige Cellar (Warehouse #1) MMW 1998 rated?
RumX’s 0–10 scale is strict: 8.3 sits in the “Very good” band. 100% of tasters rate it Good or better; only 0% rate it below average. See the full rating guide →
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18% rate it between 6 and 8. 10 selected write-ups from 40 community ratings. You can view the complete list in our app.
Review by LukaŽiga
Most helpful positive review
8,4:On the nose, a combination of glue, nail polish and varnish, low esters roasted wood, spicy with allspice, bananas, green apples, some petrol, camphor and flowery molasses, bump into our nosetrils. On aeration, mango, citrus and maracuja arise, rubber and tea. 8,2:On the palate, the attack is fruity with overripe tropical fruits like mango, citrus and yellow fruits, later dried fruits, medicinal with low esters, nail polish, rubber, some camphor, as the wood is roasted with confectionery, butterscotch, spicy with allspice and slightly salty, the molasses is flowery, grassy and herbaceous. 8,4:The finish is long, balanced, dry, medicinal with glue, fruity with various fruits, the wood is roasted with butterscotch, sour dough bread, spicy, slightly smoky.The molasses is fresh with tea, grassy..
Review by Pavel Spacek
Most helpful mixed review
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Review by crazyforgoodbooze
Very intense but also unusual Clarendon! Lots of camphor, menthol, leather polish, plus overripe, slightly bitter citrus fruits and surprisingly meaty, umami notes. Almost has a slight TECA vibe, as if an old Clarendon was finished in a Long Pond TECA cask. Basically delicious and well made but a little too extreme for me personally! 😅
Review by Johannes
Sehr intensiver, holziger, mentholiger MMW mit tropischen Ester und Klebstoff.
Review by Filip Šikula
Adventní kalendář plantation/planteray Zdeňka Polácha 2025 Druhá adventní neděle si zaslouží výjimečný rum a tím je bezesporu Planteray Jamaica MMW 1998 Prestige Cellar Cask pro Warehouse 1. Úžasný melasový kotlíkový rum z palírny Clarendon, který zrál 21 let v tropech po bourbonu, následně byl převezen do Francie, kde odpočíval dalších 5 let v sudech po koňaku Ferrand v Javrezacu a další rok do lahvování odpočíval v Prestige Cellar přímo na Chateau de Bonbonet. Stejně jako včera jde o opravdový rumový klenot; starý poctivý destilát s perfektně integrovaným alkoholem, který nádherně voní po dřevě, koření a kůži (zřejmě toto zmátlo většinu tipujících a navedlo je na jinou destinaci). Také chuť je krásně vybalancovaná, je tam znát typický technický kanagon, dřevo, skořice, ale zároveň tam se stejnou intenzitou najdete i ovocné tóny. Včerejší a dnešní rum ukazuje, proč jsme si vloni v lednu neuměli vybrat, který z těch rumů je lepší. Když jsme u těch sudů s Jan Albrecht CigaRum stáli a napřeskáčku chutnali z jednoho i druhého, připadali jsme si jako v pohádce. Když nám pak Aleksandra Lavrova potvrdila, že pro naše fanoušky uvolní všechny tři sudy a Jiri Rabel na to dal palec, byl to happy end se vším všudy a ještě jednou za něj díky. Pro mě všechny tři tyto lahve patří do TOP10 rumů v poměru cena/příběh/kvalita, které se letos na rumovém trhu objevily. #plantadvent2025
Review by Palo - V Poháriku
Lovely MMW with a soft menthol edge and a beautifully balanced profile throughout. The nose hits with tropical funk and floral overtones, while the palate brings a nice citrus-medicinal-licorice combo that’s clean, not overbearing. The finish is fruity, spicy and gently minty / mentholy. adding a refreshing touch. Only gripe? I wish the ABV packed a bit more punch and complexity. Still, this is a classy, well-executed Clarendon that earns its 8.6 without hesitation.
Review by Lada Hejda
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Review by Michal Jurka
I don't like Clarendons but this is quite good. Maybe because it seems to me quite different, more like Long Pond.
Review by martin slezák
Planteray jamaica 1998 clarendon MMW prestige cellar selected by WAREHOUSE#1 Farba mahagón Vôňa lepidlo, odlakovač, drevo, korenie, sušené ovocie, marhule Chuť technická lepidlo, odlakovač, drevo, korenie, terpentýn, lekorica,, sušené ovocie, florálne tóny Záver dlhý drevo, lepidlo, korenie sušené ovocie, mentol Chutí mi
Review by Adrian Adame
barva nahnědlá vůně připomíná Svatou Lucii chuť už Jamaiska, jasný Clarendon
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Details about Clarendon Planteray Jamaica Prestige Cellar (Warehouse #1) MMW 1998
A Pot Still Rum from Jamaica, bottled by Maison Ferrand, at 54,1%.
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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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