Clarendon 2007

Since 2006, 73 % of the distillery belongs to the National Rums of Jamaica (NRJ Group, *1980) which is owned by West Indies Rum Distillery Ltd. from Barbados, Demerara Distillers Limited from Guyana, and the Jamaican government. The remaining 27 % belongs to Trelawny Estates Ltd. that is part of Diageo International. The distillery operates from January till August every year and produces around 12 million liters of pure alcohol during this time. The production is managed by 3 distillation stills. Two of them are pot stills with a capacity of 20.000 and 25.000 liters. And since 2010, ¾ of the whole rum production comes from the continuous distillation still with a capacity of 200.000 liters.

These stills produce two very different types of rums. The first type is a heavy rum with a high content of esters (flavour particles). The second type is a light rum with a low ester contain which is a result of the fast fermentation in stainless steel tanks lasting 1 – 2 days. Fermentation of the heavy rums takes up to four weeks. First in wooden fermentation vessel up to two weeks. Then, the fermented mash is moved into the stainless steel tanks where molasses is added and the fermentation process continues again for about another two weeks. After the distillation these rums are blended, then diluted to 70% ABV and put into the oak barrels to rest. All barrels are stored in the warehouses of non-functional distillery Innswood in Jamaica.

Even though Diageo uses up to 90 % of Clarendon production for its products such as Captain Morgan, Myers, etc. The remaining 10 % is still enough to be put for ageing to become Monymusk rum or for independent bottling of Clarendon rum proudly introduced to you in this unique Single Cask. We make no compromise when it comes to such rare gems.

Rum in this bottle was shaped to the perfection by just 3 simple things… tameless Jamaican climate, charismatic oak barrels and unstoppable time. After ageing many long years in the Caribbean, we bottled this jewel for you. Now you have a wonderful opportunity to taste Jamaican nature, tradition and funk at its purest.

FREE OCEAN

We created the new edition, FREE OCEAN, not only to celebrate Rum Shark’s 4th birthday but, primarily, as an expression of gratitude to all our fans and supporters. Without their fondness, we would never have been able to build such a large rum portfolio in such a short time.

FREE OCEAN builds upon the BLUE OCEAN edition and continues the tradition of rare single casks. The new design is meant to encourage the opening and sharing of these bottles in the company of family and friends, or among rum enthusiasts who know that tasting rum bottled straight from the cask is a unique, untransferable, and unrepeatable experience.

Our only wish is for you to have an amazing time enjoying our rums. Josef, Jiří, and the entire Rum Shark team.

Rum Sharks was founded in 2020 as a truly unique project, driven by an initiative that came directly from the customer side. At that time, Josef Janíček, one of the co-founders and a representative of rum enthusiasts, approached Jiří Rabel, the co-owner of UPB, with the idea to import and bottle rums based on the preferences of the community. Soon after, we successfully launched our first collection, the exclusive Rum Shark Blue Ocean series. In the following years, we bottled numerous single casks and limited editions for the Czech-Slovak community, sourcing rums from various corners of the world, including the Caribbean‘s most famous destinations, as well as rums from Venezuela, Belize, and Thailand.

Our most treasured asset has always been, and continues to be, the devoted community of a few hundred active members of the Rum Shark club. These members collaborate on the direction and evolution of the entire project. Thanks to our hard work and unceasing community support, we have been able to introduce exclusive single casks of proclaimed names to the market (such as Caroni, Hampden, Mount Gay, Diamond, and Foursquare). Over the span of just a few years, we have sold tens of thousands of bottles.

Every bottle of Rum Shark represents the dedication of many people, and feedback from our community remains the most important indicator of quality and guides our actions.