Clarendon Plantation Ironroot Harbinger 115 Cask Finish (Single Cask 2022) 2007

This Plantation single cask from Maison Ferrand takes a 2007 Clarendon and finishes it in a rye whiskey cask, a combination that rounds the Jamaican funk with sweet grain spice and oak. Bottled at 50.4% from a single cask, it sits at the gentler, more approachable end of Clarendon, made for drinkers who like the island fruit softened rather than turned loose.

Fourteen years of ageing and the rye finish bring a nose of mango, pineapple and wood, while the palate turns to spice, caramel and vanilla with a clear corn mash note from the cask. The finish is syrupy and soft, threaded with vanilla and oak. The added sugar status is not stated, and it does read sweet and rounded, so take it as an easygoing, dessert leaning Clarendon, a relaxed evening pour for those who want a taste of Jamaican character without the full intensity.