1995 The Colours of Rum Clarendon 26 Year Old Edition No. 10 Cask Strength Jamaica Rum (700ml)

This rum comes with an "EMB" marque which refers to the former Bog Estate marque (closed in 1948), now part of the Wedderburn category. Even though that signifies a relatively light rum with an ester content of 240-250 grams per hectolitre, this is one of the darkest in the shipment and one of the boldest: a powerhouse of flavours developing through liquorice strap, cinnamon, nutmeg and fruit cake as well as interesting hints of crushed ant. Maintaining momentum until the bittersweet end, surprisingly, it bears some resemblance to robust sherried single malts. Majority matured in the tropics (23 years then 3 continentally). 63.6% Alc./Vol. Non-chill filtered. 111 bottles. Tasted from a 20ml sample.