Monymusk Special Reserve 10-Year

This is a rum that has been on my shelf for a while and now it was time to check it out.
It’s a blend from the Clarendon distillery’s pot still and column still, which is the reason that I call it half funk.
The nose is nice after hand warmed. On the palate you recognize vanilla, raisin and some esters. During the afterburn, which is middle long, you can also recognize a quite distinctive taste of coconut.
As a summary a real nice Jamaican rum.
Pictures: My Jamaican shelf & My opened bottle.

Just enough funk to let you know it is Jamaican, not at all overpowering. More alcohol on the nose than I expected, but that disappears on the palate. Decently smooth, medium body, medium finish. Light spice and fruit tones, and lighter molasses than I expected, a pleasant wood note. Well-balanced, with nothing being dominant.

Tasted at Rum Club Portland, June 17 2024
Appearance: deep gold
Aroma: vanilla, cedar
Flavor: wood chips, apricot, honey
Notes: the aging process makes a notable difference here, and I recommend tasting this alongside the gold. The aroma picks up vanilla and wood from the barreling, and the flavor loses some sweetness as it picks up barrel complexities

Tasted at Rum Club on 6-17-24. Pours dark gold with reddish notes. Fruity sweet aroma without much funk. Big big huge wood flavor, and not over barreled at all. The sweetness is muted, but the crisp oakiness is dominant. Really great. Lots of finishing pears. Yum.

Confusing, tastes like a watered down dominican rum with a rancid off putting taste and finish

Smooth and funky but could do much better at cask str.

Nice and oaky. Straight or mixed.  A bit of a burn, but still worth it. 6.5-7.0 on my scale.

A Jamaican rum from the Clarendon area, aged 8 years, modest dark color, so-so nose, hogo on the tongue, ok but short finish. I got a screaming deal from hitimewine.net (they ship, highly recommend) on clearance, and now I know why.

Don’t get me wrong, I like it, and will sip it neat, but I’d take Smith & Cross over this one.

Similar in character to the Monymusk classic gold, but notably smoother, and richer. More oak in the taste, but a respectable lunch of that signature ripe banana funk. A modest upgrade that adds a little extra character to mixed drinks, and slightly more pleasurable than the gold when sipped on its own. That said, I wouldn’t pay too much extra for it, but a bargain at even a small discount.

I have to say this immediately reminded me of the long extinct Dagger rum, not exactly but just a resemblance, It also reminds me of Appleton Reserve but less banana, more molasses and nutty, really nutty and oaky, but at 40% it’s smooth, but that’s bothers me a bit, most good aged rums are 42-45%. I feel it’s a nice addition to my Jamaican rum cabinet, my personal favorite of all the rums besides Demerara of course! I am looking forward to making a rum punch with this-lime sugar and bitters:) overall I give it an 9 because I love Jamaican rums so deal with it lol.