Velier Clarendon Warren Khong Villa Paradisetto MMW 2007

Velier bottled this single cask of Clarendon for the Warren Khong Villa Paradisetto series, a 13 Year Old MMW from 2007 at 68.5%. Velier is the most prestigious name in collectible rum, and Clarendon's Monymusk pot still marks bring the funky, oily intensity that distinguishes the distillery's heavy spirit.

This is an oily, full proof Jamaican that rewards patience. Nail polish and solvent esters lead, with ripe tropical fruit, menthol and peppery spice over dry, assertive oak, finishing spicy and astringent. Matured in Ex-Bourbon oak and bottled unsweetened at cask strength, it needs long aeration or a few drops of water to reveal its full depth. A winter evening sipper rather than a casual entry rum, made for drinkers who already enjoy bold Jamaican pot still at full strength.