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M.R.J.
Swashbuckler | Finland
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Skeldon
The perfect Demerara
One of the best-ever rums I have tasted. Perfectly natural, straight out of the cask Skeldon - WOW. A perfect mix of spices, espresso, oak, burnt mola
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Velier
Caroni
Grandpappy Caroni - at full strength
Caroni Full Proof Heavy Trinidad Rum, 1974 – 2008, 34yo, bottled at 66.1% - stock of 7 drums, 2000 bottles produced. Fruity, mahogany wood polish, cin
10
Kill Devil (Hunter Laing)
Trinidad Caroni
A powerhouse of Caroni flavours
Very intense, superb mouthfeel, and yes - after the initial almost sherrycask-like notes mixed with the fruitiness of Caroni, you quickly get both oak
10
Enmore
Guyana
Best Enmore I've tasted
So intense, so smooth despite the high %. Simply amazing! This is the KING of Demerara's for me - dark chocolate, espresso coffee, spices, molasses, r
10
Silver Seal
Enmore
2nd best Enmore ever
Amazingly intense, balanced and fruity - then comes in the dark chocolate, coffee, mocha and some oak, burnt molasses. One of the best examples of a D
10
Bristol Classic
Caroni Trinity 1989-1992-1994
A beautiful, deep expression of Caroni Rum at 54%
Nose: Powerful notes of tobacco, vanilla, old & oaky bourbon, antique wood polish. Leathery, not unlike an old, heavily sherried whisky. Palate: T
10
Habitation Velier
Forsyths WP
King of Jamaica
Velier has done it. I wish - WISH - Appleton would release their rums like this. Cask strength, no filtration. This is BEAUTIFUL. Almost cognac-like,
10
Velier
Skeldon
Absolute winner
One of these "oh I wish I had 12 bottles of this" products...! Sniff. Nose is floral, wood glue, banana, peach, oloroso sherry, burnt molasses, raisin
10
El Dorado
Versailles
A beauty
Really delicious Demerara. Complex, deep flavours, spices, raisins, plum, coffee, no added BS (sugar etc) - Amen. Love it.
10
Cadenhead's
Green Label Demerara
Big, bold and tasty
Dark as the night, big and bold - No sugar added. Coffee, dark chocolate (unsweetened kind), raw cocoa, burnt molasses, Christmas cake spices (with no
9
Velier
Royal Navy Very Old
Caroni dominated blend that works
I think the blend works, it could perhaps benefit from a bit more of Guyana, but as a fan of Caroni I am not complaining :-)
9
The Rum Cask
Trinidad Caroni
64.1% Caroni - BIG
A delightfully decently priced big, old & bold Caroni, with all that fruit, oil vanilla and orange peel one would expect. Delightful. Heavy style, oil
9
Swedes
Barbados
Oh-oh, Rockley still stylee...!!!
Totally in the famous Rockley Still style: Pine sap, oils, herbs, smoke, tar...amazing!
9
Bristol Classic
Very Old Demerara
Christmas pudding with oaky dry end. Gotta LOVE IT!!!
All the spices of Christmas pudding, plum, burnt sugar molasses....spices- BIG spices. Almost a vinous (red wine) note in the end, and then it dries o
9
Duncan Taylor
Darsa
What Zacapa and Botran are not - Sadly.
Made at the very same DARSA distillery in Tulula, Guatemala, as the infamous brands Botran and Zacapa, this is what those brands COULD BE - Should the
9
Bristol Classic
Rockley Still
Amazing experience
The second release in the series of 1986 Rockley Still Bristol Classic Rums, this was cask finished in Fino sherry cask. The added 4 years and the fin
9
El Dorado
Enmore
A fine, fine Enmore!
Totally rocks, a great deep dark Enmore that leaves no issues. No sugar-sweetening, THANK GOD. Let the spirit speak, not drown it in sugar.
9
El Dorado
Enmore
A fine Enmore
All that Enmore...Raisins, dried fruits, coffee, dark molasses...Whoa! A good one. FINALLY no added sugar (I can scoop it in myself if I want to, than
9
Bristol Classic
Caroni
A very fine Caroni
Caroni classic heavy style, almost at points like an older sherry whisky: Big, bold, fruity, oily...Truly a big Caroni.
9
Habitation Velier
Last Ward
From Mount Gay?
OK, it does NOT remind me of standard Mount Gay rums. It is big, odd, fruity, charred...And great. Love it.
9
Habitation Velier
Port Mourant White
Finest, tastiest white rums out there.
Really? This one is packed with esters, flavours - How can white rum be this good? Amazing!!
9
Enmore
Demerara Silver Seal
Gorgeous Demerara
Absolutely king version of Enmore, it has that all - really. A winner!
9
Cadenhead's
Green Label Demerara
A superb old Demerara
Oak, Demerara spice notes, molasses, oak...OK, it is old, but this is a fabulous old rum - Not unlike some old sherry whiskies. Beautiful - Liquid mah
9
Kill Devil (Hunter Laing)
Guyana Enmore
Stunning
At 46%, it might need some umph according to some, but the taste is impeccable. Liquid mahogany - in a very fine, good sense, combined with spices and
9
Bristol Classic
Trinidad
Liquid Mahogany - in a great way!
This grandpappy of all Caroni's from Bristol Spirits is a true beauty of rapidly disappearing Caribbean rum history. Tropic-aged 34yo bottling from ca
9
Routa
Premium
A great, classic Demerara
Routa 55% Enmore EMRC 1988 Nose: Classic RUM - in capitals. Sweet sultanas, spicy with cinnamon, clove, star anise, Chinese five spices, rich dark
9
Caroni
A winner!
Oily, smoky, and full of fruity notes. This one is a pretty heavy rum that is tasty. Of course no additives. The spirit of Trinidad in a gorgeous bott
9
Habitation Velier
Muller White
Fantastico!
Aged a bit, diluted with rain water - this is one of the best and most floral white rums out there. Buy and try - or miss it forever.
9
Savanna
Lontan
A high-ester white rum - magnifique!
Whoa, this is the result of a LONG fermentation! Full of esters, not the bartenders' easiest one for cocktails, but magnificent in taste.
9
Clairin
Vaval
A suberb white rum
Primitive means great! Small pot still, a rum full of esters and congeners. WOW.
9
Caroni
Stunning
Rich, with such complex taste (citrus, fruits, oily in the background, some oak in the end). What a Caroni! It isn't as heavy in oil as the 12yo, but
9
Caroni
Amazing Caroni again from Velier
Velier does it again: A stunningly beautifully blended old Caroni that is a union of the Caroni oil plus a basket of tropical fruits, vanilla and oak.
9
Kill Devil (Hunter Laing)
Venezuela
Best Venezuelan ever
This rum has been aged in PX sherry cask - And boy is it rich in sherry! A sherry bomb for sure, plus no additives - and the base spirit seems to be o
9
Bristol Classic
Rockley Still
A fantastically different Rum
This was the first of Bristol Spirits releases of 1986 Rockley Still rums from Barbados - and this is the most hardcore of the lot. Pine sap, smoke, t
9
Bristol Classic
Caroni Port Finish
At cask strength, better than the rest of the port finish ones
114 bottles selected from a single cask from Bristol's warehouses, bottled at 51.5%. Nice!! Matured in Trinidad until 2008 - even better! This is
9
Berry Bros. & Rudd
Jamaican
Golden Jamaican
The potential esters in this are tamed by age into a smorgasboard of tropical fruits. It does have a sturdy body, though. Robust and strong at 60% or
9
Berry Bros. & Rudd
Port Morant
An amazingly powerful experience
Port Morant (or Mourant). Even at 46%, this is LADEN with taste. Burnt molasses, oaky tannins, macerated fruits, aniseed, clove, vanilla, herbs...AMAZ
9
Velier
Caroni Heavy
Caroni 1983 heavy style high proof rum, bottled at 52% - a blend of 78 barrels
Fruity, burnt sugar, oily, vanilla...Trinidad in a bottle. Bourbony, orange peel gives it a bit of a nice spicy edge.
9
Swedes
Trinidad
A damn fine full-bodied Caroni
Heavy, almost like a sherrymonster whisky - except it is a rum. A Caroni, that is. fruity, oily, robust - one could swear it is column-distilled, but
9
Habitation Velier
Hampden LROK
A fairly civilized Hampden
Good stuff, this one. Powerful as a Hampden ever is, but - somehow more civilized high-ester stuff. The age has taken off the biggest jolt of the este
9
Bristol Classic
Diamond
Nice orange peel and fruit!
This is a very civil and fruity Diamond. Lots of orange peel, citrus and fruit mixed in a happily, even a hint of pineapple. Amazingly lively!
9
Fair
Produit de Jamaique
Fair rum from Jamaica, 40%
According to some sources, this is a 5-year old Jamaican rum from Worthy Park. It is not a high ester style, but it is a fine Jamaican rum with finess
8
Savanna
Lontan
A good Savanna
Burnt molasses, orange peel, vanilla, oak, a bit dirty notes....burnt. Muscovado sugar.
8
Habitation Velier
Hampden HLCF
Here comes the funk
Funky, heavy Jamaican esters at 68,5% - who could resist this? Leather, tobacco, esters - did I mention esters already? Nail polish on the nose, fruit
8
Habitation Velier
Forsyths WP 502 White
A really good white rum
This is proof, white rums do not have to be boring! A tasty rum on its own, really good. Surprisingly fruity.
8
Berry Bros. & Rudd
Jamaica
Long Pond at its best
Wowwee, this one rocks! Esters, banana, minerally, tons of fruits...And enough esters to make it stand on its feet. Spicy honey. Bananas again. Oak in
8
Berry Bros. & Rudd
Caribbean XO
A fine Caroni
At 46%, this is quite clearly Caroni - or Caroni-dominated rum blend. Really delicious, fruity, macerated plum, Caroni outboard oil lurks in the backg
8
Gordon & Macphail
Longpond
Old, respectful, but not the best
This is the grandpappy of the Rums I have tasted. It was bottled at the age of 58 years, and is said to have been distilled at Long Pond distillery in
8
Bristol Classic
Trinidad
A fine example of a Caroni rum
This is a solid, strong flavoured Caroni. Vanilla, fruits, and the famous Caroni oils. Thank God not spoiled by sweeteners, it is a true Rum with a ca
8
La Mauny
XO
A very nice and balanced agricole
I enjoyed this very much indeed. Soft, not overly challenging but stylish, elegant, cognac-like.
8
Rhum Rhum
Liberation
WIne casks open a new dimension
Soft, easy to drink, and fun - fruit gums - taste. It does have oak at the end, and also a melange of fruits. Totally unique style from Marie Galante,
8
Bristol Classic
Caroni
Good natural Caroni!
A very good natural (no cask finishes) 10 yo Caroni, bottled at easygoing 40%. The low alcohol % does take away from the spirit some, but you get the
8
Anam Na H-Alba
Guyana Single Cask
A Demerara Powerhouse!
Truly powerful, full-bodied powerhouse dose of Guyana's finest from Demerara! WOW. Deep, dark colour, powerful notes of fruits, molasses, some orange
8
Doorly's
XO
A lovely and natural mix of sherry and fine rum
This is not overly complex, but it delivers - especially at the price it sells for. The use of sherry casks gives more body to a fairly light rum spir
8
Havana Club
Maximo Extra Anejo
A good rum, not so good price
Maximo IS a good rum. It is full-bodied, sherry-like notes, fruits...But it is also well overpriced.
8
Clairin
Casimir Batch 1
Amazing
Wow, what notes of TASTE! Kicks ass in white rum world. Some tastes that I have never found in other rums.
8
Riviere du Mat
Opus 5
A fine rum
Well defined, classical vegetal notes, a great rhum to experience.
8
Bristol Classic
Vale Royal
Jamaican FUNK!!!
Nail-polish nose, funky as they get - a High-ester beauty from Jamaica! Tastes much better than noses, it is a representative of this style. Some love
8
Bristol Classic
Port Morant Demara
Good Demerara
This one shows massive character, and is also sherrycask-finished. Not the typical Demerara, but certainly a fine one.
8
Mount Gay
1703 Old Cask
Mount Gay at its best
This is more like it: Vanilla, spices, oak in a complex package that is also full of finesse. A proof that without essences and added sugars, one can
8
Tanduay
Mini Oak Wood
One of the finest examples of Pinoy rhum - in a small cask!
This is a hispanic-style, easy-sipping pleasant rhum that delivers nice fruity notes and ends with oak and tobacco. It is not very sweet, and is a rea
8
Bristol Classic
Barbados Rockley Still
What a Rum!
The sherry finish may smoothen out the typical "Rockley still" pine-sap and tar a bit, as does the 26 years of sitting in a cask (earlier younger vers
8
Bristol Classic
Guyana
Easygoing, lovely Diamond Demerara Rum
This reminds me slightly of the "El Dorado" rums in that it has some orange peel and spicy notes in the taste - but of course this is 6x more intense
8
Tanduay
Centennial Dark
Best Pinoy Rhum
This one shows unusual development and taste amongst Pinoy rhums. It is by far superior to others I have tried.
8
Plantation
Xaymaca Special Dry
Nothing to complain about, nose is more Jamaica high-ester than taste
Non-sugared from Plantation - What a delight! And it IS a nice product, albeit not an ester-bomb as one might expect. Nose does have that hefty ester
8
Kill Devil (Hunter Laing)
Cuban Sancti Spiritus
An honest, real lighter style Cuban Rum at its best
This is what Cuban (multicolumn) Rum tastes like unless it is sweetened and adjusted with sherry etc. It is a golden delight, tasty even if a bit ligh
8
Smith and Cross
Navy Strength
A fine Jamaican Rum
High in esters, a powerhouse of Rum - Expect strong flavours and no BS additives. Well done!
8
Silver Seal
Barbancourt Haiti
A fine Barbancourt
Shows what the distillery's own bottlings sadly do not show: The true nature of Barbancourt. It has that "agricolish" vegetal side, and a lot more fla
8
Bristol Classic
Port Morant Demerara Port Finish
A bit rough, but full of taste and character
The spices, that aniseed - Port Morant is alive! Recommended.
8
Bristol Classic
Fine Cuban
Sancti Spiritus - real taste of Cuba
Compared to commercial big brand stuff, this one kicks ass. So tasty, so turbo-charged. Amazing notes of sugar cane, vegetal...Thank God for this one.
8
Habitation Velier
Hampden LROK HLCF
Esters and plenty ah taste
This is a big, estery Jamaican that takes no prisoners.
8
Appleton Estate
Older bottlings were better
It used to be better, more oaky and showing that 21 years of aging in the tropics, along with mahogany-like finesse of an old Rum, not far from best o
8
Mount Gay
1703 Master Select
A fine product
This is a fine product indeed! Reminds me of the old XO tasting notes, complex and shows its age proudly - but much more expensive of course than what
8
Rhum Rhum
Liberation
Fruit gums
This is an odd rum, probably due to casks (wine). It tastes like fruit gums! Still, it is an amazingly complex and fun product, with an absolutely uni
8
La Mauny
Extra Saphir
Found it delicious
This was a truly nice sipper Agricole, balanced not unlike a fine cognac. Really enjoyable, the vegetal notes typical for an agricole were a bit in th
8
Trois Rivieres
Grande Cuvée Oman
Decadent
Very very rich in overripe fruits, almost decadent - rancio? Possibly. Soft approach, some vegetal notes but overshadowed by the abundance of fruits -
8
Riviere du Mat
Brut de Chais
A tasty surprise
Brut de Chais at 46% is a fine wine-casked rum that delivers amazing flow of flavours due to the casking. It is unique - and very tasty. There are red
8
Cadenhead's
Darsa
Another great DARSA
The Guatemalan distillery at Tulula that makes Zacapa and Botran CAN actually make decent rum distillate with their sugar cane "honey" and with the fa
8
Savanna
Mindblowingly powerful
This one is BIG, and it delivers with GUSTO. Burnt, orange peel, esters, nail polish....Sounds bad, but it is GOOD! No added sugars of course, real na
8
Bristol Classic
Long Pond
Long Pond with sherry cask finish
Long Pond with sherry cask finish. The Oloroso is evident, but not brutally dominating. Jamaican rum tamed a bit, comes to mind. vanilla, sherry, oak,
8
Neisson
White 50
A tasty white rum
This product is a fine white rum. It has enough flavours to really work in cocktails.
8
Our Rum & Spirits
Guyana Diamond
62.8% and a very affordable Demerara!
Well done guys, this is a fine example of Diamond Demerara! Nice molasses, raisins, plum....rich flavours, spices of Christmas cake. Molasses. I do en
8
Capovilla PMG
Liberation
A fruit gum rum!
These Marie Galante rums never seize to amaze. The combo of the wine casks, and the spirit bring out the fruit gum flavours. Very enjoyable actually!
8
Neisson
L'esprit Bio
A really good white rum
Lot of flavour (agricole notes, vegetal, grassy) in this one. Once again, a fine white rum that a) is not sweetened artificially (thank God), and b) h
8
Bristol Classic
Guyana Enmore Still
Odd Enmore
Its quite like Port Morant in my opinion. Spicy, leather, some tobacco leaves (?), spices, quite sharp on the palate.
7
Cadenhead's
Enmore
74.2% of raw Dem-Rum power
A youthful Demerara with a light colour. Powerhouse, lots of alcohol. Woody nose (sandal wood?), spicy (nutmeg, aniseed), fruits. A bit too young, and
7
Liberte
Whilte
Damn, what a pleasant surprise!
This is from Reunion, made then either by Savanna or Riviere du Mat. And man does it taste! Lots of flavours, beats the big brand white rums 6-0 any d
7
Kill Devil (Hunter Laing)
Fiji
A dirty pot-still rum - in a good sense!
To me, this is not unlike whisky in some sense: It is dirty, full of flavours, and not sweetened. A bit rough around the edges, it delivers. Burnt mol
7
St. Nicholas Abbey
A quality rum
A quality rum, with a vegetal, slightly creamy taste profile. No added sweeteners or essences here, just a great base spirit, and aging in quality bar
7
Bayou
Special Release Single Barrel
A nice rum with natural flavour
This product is bottled at 40%, which is a bit disappointing for a "single barrel". Using rye whiskey barrels, it gains some nice additional flavours.
7
El Dorado
Better than 15yo
Drier - and tastier - than the 15yo which swims in sweet. Not bad. One can find Demerara flavours in this one, spices and all.
7
Appleton Estate
The Cognac of Jamaica
Blend of column & pot still Rums up to 18 years of age...Smooth, fruity, cognac-like.
8
Pusser's
Gunpowder Proof
A tasty one
A surprise that gives, a lot of flavours in this one. Tastes spicy, Guyanaish...Might it be? Nice. Powerful, so treat with respect.
7
Barbancourt
Reserve du Domaine
Creamy, a bit honeyed, but not as good as independently released stuff from same dist
This is easygoing Barbancourt - Creamy, richly honeyed, the vegetal notes have been filtered away, sadly. Very mellow, but a disappointment. TOO easy.
7
Trois Rivieres
Blanc 50%
A very tasty white rum
This is good, for a white rum. It actually does have those esters and flavours in there, which is a nice point!
7
Angostura
Royal Oak
An honest rum from Angostura
Sold in the local Trinidad market, this is an old favorite. It is not overly complex, coming from a column still of the magnitude of Angostura, but it
7
Bristol Classic
Reserve of Mauritius
Light and easy, nothing wrong with this one
It has a lovely fruity flavour, and is easygoin. Nothing wrong with this one.
7
Savanna
Herr
Too much esters....for me
It is a bomb of esters. FULL of them. Too much for my personal palate. But is it good? If you like that style, yes.
7
Bayou
White
A tasty white rum at 40%
This is a lovely, tasty white rum! Had no expectations, but hey - I do like this. The spirit is alive with flavours, and the product does seem natural
7
El Dorado
Port Mourant
A bit thin and sharp
The looser in these special releases, this was thin, "hot" and burning, with little to show more than that. Sure it has Port Morant aniseed and spices
7
Ryoma
A little light and simple, but pure and pretty
This is a very light, delicate rum that mainly tastes like sugarcane juice and something vegetal. The Rosebank of rums? Quite possibly. Pretty.
7
Havana Club
Oddly Calvados-like?
This is a strange one - I get clear notes of Calvados from this! Do not get me wrong - it is good, but--- apple. Mixed in that vanilla and brown sugar
7
Bristol Classic
Barbados
Mount Gay anyone?
This is a Mount Gay rum at 40%, but from the indy bottler Bristol. The nose is vanilla and sweetness, fresh cut wood. Taste is much drier, vanilla, a
7
La Mauny
Floral marzipan
Floral, creamy, marzipan, caramel, some vegetal notes and a dollop of burnt molasses comes in the end.
7
Clement
Ok but not as good as I expected
A fairly dry, woody and also not very easygoing agricole, I felt. very vegetal, and oaky - bitter oaky.
7
Dillon
XO Hors d'Age
A pretty good Agricole
This was a good agricole, but I somehow expected more complexity from it. Not this time, it was all suave and vegetal, but - nothing more. A bit nervo
7
Chalong Bay
Light
A unique taste
Your typical white rum it is not. A unique taste, strange even...salty? Odd, but in a good way. Vegetal (agricole notes also).
6
East London Liquor Company
Demerara
Not the best Demerara
My expectations were higher than they should have been. It is a demerara, but not all that fabulous. A bit bitteron the palate, the nose promises more
6
Green Island
Superior
A decent white rum
This is a very delicate white rum with not all that much taste, but what there is, is a bit vegetal-like grass and "green". Sweet spirit, no added sug
6
Fair
Gold
Simple
This is a simple, ok rum of good quality. Nothing to go on and rant about, but it is an honest rum. vanilla, bourbon spices, wood. No added sugar, tha
6
English Harbour
Extra Old
Changed over the years from great to sweetened "#%¤
Mixed feelings. Used to be in late 90s a great rum, dry, natural, showing great age, some oak, rich. Then the last bottles I got before it was gone fr
6
Appleton Estate
V/X
Not as good as the 12yo - But almost there
It is a good rum, and in classic Appleton style - but not as good as the 12yo. Lacks some of the complexity, and structure. A bit raw.
6
Caroni
Legend Aged Made For Millennium
Blended & filtered to obscurity
An original bottling from the Caroni company, this is sadly just a shadow of the independent bottlings we have gotten in recent years. It is notably l
6
Cacique
Antiguo
Not the worst offender..
A typical "Hispanic" rum, sweetish, wine-content there, a bit thin and slightly average. In the world of essence-laden rums, it is not the worst offen
6
Barbancourt
Estate Reserve
Easy - sweet, creamy, and easy. At this level, expect more.
It need character that we KNOW Barbancourt can deliver. We know, because of the independent bottlings. Try harder please.
6
Cockspur
5 Star Fine
An honest, simple rum
A really nice rum, but perhaps not a top sipper. Easygoing, clear notes of Bourbon cask, no additives, dry and lively. It is light, and simple - but n
6
Mount Gay
XO Extra Old
Easygoing, simple ex-bourbon cask rum
This used to be much, much better - Now it is ok, and enjoyable. Bourbon cask offers vanilla (natural kind - not added essence), molasses, dried fruit
6
Havana Club
Selección de Maestros
So far one of the best from this co.
It is not bad, but not great either. Sherrywined, a bit more character due to higher %. Blended & filtered too much, looses character.
6
Pusser's
British Navy
Got taste, but sadly a bit sweet - and sugar covers it
This is a tasty one, but...the sugar. Phew. It covers many aspects. Recommended - with some doubts.
6
Tanduay
Oak Cask
Easy sipping
This is sold in a 1,5 lires oak cask (metal inside) at the airport in Manila. 18 years? Most likely not, but it does deliver a palate of sugar, molass
6
English Harbour
Why sugar sweeted such a product....??????????
Overpriced. For the sweetened mix it is. If only they would have allowed it to show some greatness, now it is masked by a sweet layer that takes away
6
Diplomatico
Distillery Collection No1 Batch Kettle
A step to the right direction...
Ok, no added sugar FINALLY from Diplomatico. Jorge and Juan have been away from the nigth shift where they usually dosage all rums, so this one got aw
6
Dillon
Slight disappointment
This rum was quite woody, vegetal, bitter and a bit sharp - surprisingly so. It lacked finesse, I thought.
6
Foursquare
Zinfandel Cask Blend
An odd Zinfandel cask Foursquare
This is not my favorite Foursquare bottling at all. The wine speaks too loudly, and has given odd notes to the rum. Its not well integrated, I feel.
6
Brugal
Anejo
It is simple
A very simple, slightly sweetened column distilled rum that is pretty much like dime a dozen - same old Hispanic style. Use for cocktails.
5
Travellers
Basic
A basic rum, nothing much to write about. A funny butterscotch note visits the palate.
5
Malibu
Coconut
Sweet Pina Colada stuff
Ok, a spiced rum, a classic Pina Colada ingredient really. Not my cup of tea, but very coconutty.
5
Matusalem
Gran Reserva
Same old essences and so on
It is not tasting bad - but it does taste a bit fake. Not much oak for all that age. Probably not even close to 23 years....More like 10.
5
El Dorado
Superior White
Average
Nothing much to say, average white rum with no special character. Sad, because they have probably filtered out a lot of character.
5
Angostura
Fernandes Black Label
Easy
Easy, light and nothing much to talk about. A ok mixer, at least there's no additives, it seems.
5
Fernandes
VAT 19 Golden
Completely ok simple multicolumn rum from Angostura
A simple, young multicolumn rum from Angostura that has bought the brand of Fernandes (which used to distil at the Laventille site). Nothing wrong, ju
5
Tanduay
1854
Easy, light essenced rhum
It is cheap, it is essenced - but it is also a drinkable light rum. Age is probably NOT 15yo...
5
Cockspur
VSOR
Ok but odd
Oddly chemical note in the overall taste. No additives, but...it isn't the finest out there.
5
Don Q
Anejo
Pretty darn simple
The average Joe of rums. Nothing much there, some Bourbon-notes, sweetness (natural), vanilla. Thin.
5
Wray & Nephew
White Overproof
OK overproof white - not magic just because from Jamaica
It is strong white rum - not magic. Quite ok, tastewise.
5
Barcelo
Gran Anejo
Simple
Not much to say - tastes like light, column-made rum.
5
Mount Gay
Eclipse
A solid, light rum with nothing special in it.
A solid, light rum. Decent taste. A bit thin, but it is column made.
5
Pampero
Aniversario
Hispanic rum, a touch of oak.
This is sweetened, but ok - even a touch of oak in there. Sherried - or thats what it tastes like.
5
Santa Teresa
1796
Sherried, not unlike a Spanish brandy
Quite sherrywined, not much else going on. Some added sweetness. Simple and if you like this Hispanic style, ok to sip down.
5
El Dorado
Special Reserve
Better in the past
Better in the past, now younger in composition clearly. Sweet, unnecessarily sweet. Cavities, anyone? Sad that Demerara is at this level, when we know
5
Havana Club
A nice white rum
Slightly aged, not completely colourless, but mostly reminiscent of a ok white rum.
5
Bacardi
8
Very similar to Matusalem etc
Sweet, sugary in taste, and simple - ok to sip in small quantity. Not much there, really.
5
Don Q
Gran Anejo
Hispanic light rum - lack of personality.
The title says it all - it is ok, but nothing to write home about.
5
Angostura
Old Oak Gold
Simple, dry and natural rum from bourbon casks
This is the light, multicolumn-produced Trinidad rum that people use for cocktails. It can be sipped as is, but it is simple and light.
5
Varadero
Añejo
Typical light-bodied simple Hispanic rum.
Easy to drink, nothing much in there - some sweetening. Not much to sing songs about. Price was ok.
5
Angostura
VAT 19
Easy and light
Another light rum from Angostura under the Fernandes label. Simple, light, no added sugar last I check.
5
Bundaberg
Black
Harsh but strong
Harsh but strong - makes sense? A LOOT of burnt molasses, a bit bitter, and thats about it.
5
Botran
Botran Anejo solera 18...
...Is an ok rum, with a bit thin body, vinous flavour and the good news is, it isn't as sweetened as one might expect - only 5g/litre sugar added.
5
Letter of Marque
Dok Hampden
Too much esters for me
Ok, this is known to be a ester-monster from a very long fermentation. Meant to be diluted with German neutral alcohol. But here it is, in a bottle -
4
Old Vatted Demerara (OVD)
Dark
A fun rum, not a good example of Demerara
This is more a plum liqueur- than Demerara. It is not bad, but - not all that great. The price is - Great, I mean. Still, given the time and place, it
4
Tanduay
Dark
Dark n sugary
Heavily coloured, dark and sugary - simple is what comes to mind. Sugar & molasses, nothing more. I know it is a very cheap rum but still.
4
Wood's 100
Old Navy
Dark with caramel, bitter
Heavy - and made heavier with copious amounts of caramel. Bitter notes afloat. Demerara? Nah. A cheap version of it.
4
Barcelo
Imperial
Simple Hispanic-style ron
Sweetened, a bit too simplistic. OK to sip, but expect little.
4
Havana Club
Easy, simple and slightly sweet. Where's the character?
This tastes mainly of molasses, and alcohol. And some sherry possibly - or some wine. C'mon - Cuba deserves better.
4
Edmundo Dantes
Sweetened, smoothed with additives
To me this is highly overrated. It's a hispanic "rum" with added stuff (sugar, possibly sherry wine other) I believe from the taste. Typical produt so
4
Matusalem
Gran Reserva
Essences, essences and - essences.
It is not undrinkable, but - is it a rum? They give it its flavours from essences. And I very much doubt the age tag. Sweet, simple, rum-like profile.
4
Mount Gay
Black Barrel
Just too simple
Simple. No additives, but it is a light, simple rum.
4
Brugal
Extra Viejo Reserva
A disappointing Brugal
It is just caramel-colour dark, simple and sweet, molasses-notes, thin.
4
Angostura
1824
Why all the false essence notes?
Odd taste notes, tobacco etc. Clearly an essence-bomb, despite of Angostura always saying they do not put in essences (well, lab tests say otherwise).
4
Plantation
Barbados Grande Reserve
Mediocre and anonymous
If they did not tell me on the label, I would not know this to be a Barbados rum. The sweetening and the cogac casking hides its identity, as usual, a
4
Savanna
Herr 57
I surrender! Too much esters!!!
Yikes, this is LADEN with esters. So much so, that it would need to be diluted 1 drop this to 15 drops of vodka. And it would still stink. Reek. It is
4
Tondena
Anejo
A bit odd
A bit odd, somewhat chemical taste. Very simple, and seems to get its flavour from essences and additives. Sweetened.
4
Khukri
XXX
So so
Hmm, herbal, nutmeg, clove. I wonder what is this really? Molasses is there too.
4
Sailor Jerry
Spiced
Spiced it is
Its a spiced rum, yes - but I do not like its taste at all. What to use it for - cocktails? Not in my cocktails.
4
Tanduay
White
Simple
This is very, very simple white rum. Sadly it does not taste all that good either.
3
Baltic
Dark
Dark rum anyone?
Nah, Baltic dark tastes just like sugar alcohol, and some odd notes.
3
Ö
Dark
Hmm - Not the best
Ö tastes odd. The Fiskars oak has given it a bit buttery, creamy notes, but the base spirit is not very nice tasting. And sugar added cannot hide that
3
El Dorado
Millenium 25
Sweetened to hell
Why sweeten this kind of a product to obscurity? All one tastes is sugar. It destroys the rum - and we know from independent bottlers that Demerara CA
3
Diplomatico
Chemical note in spirit, covered by added sugar
This is seriously NOT a great rum. The sherrywine + sugar added (premiumisation by more sugar) is NOT impressive at all. Diplomatico's base spirit in
3
Plantation
Jamaica
A jamaican?
Sweetened, treated in cognac-casks...Ahh, I would never see through this anonymous nothing to identify its origin. Jamaica? Really? Nah....
3
Bacardi
Carta Negra
Simple, molasses and caramel colouring
This is not good. This is caramel colouring, sweetener and burnt molasses.
3
Ron Zacapa
Edicion Negra
Same Zacapa legend - same thin taste
This is what Zacapa-heads call great? Holy nothing. No.
3
Pampero
Especial
Sweet
Sweet alcoholic drink that is probably essenced to taste a bit like rum. Cheap.
3
Edmundo Dantes
Sweetened, possibly other additives also
Not my cuppa tea - sweetened, raisiny and not a true Rum. Should be sold as spiced rum.
3
Ron Zacapa
XO
Premiumisation with more sugar?
More sweet - and even simpler if possible - than the "23". No hint of the famous pineapple yeast or sugar-cane "honey" (boiled sugar cane juice) - ju
3
Cacique
500 Gran Reserva
Not great
It is a Venezuelan, fairly cheap and made with sweeteners and essences, I'd guess.
3
Ron Zacapa
Etiqueta Negra
Just say no.
It is simple, sweet, and sherried. Nothing more, nothing less.
3
El Dorado
Sweet & poor show for a Demerara
This is NOT a great example of Demerara. Too much sweetening done - It covers flavours badly. The age statement is hard to believe from taste, no oak
3
Tanduay
Superior
Disturbingly chemical taste
Tanduay does admit to making their rums with additives, which is a plus in the world of denials - but this one is not tasty. Odd reddish-hue colour, a
3
Botran
Reserva
Disappointing
Comes from the same distillery as Zacapa, and is also rather disappointing mixture of sherry wine, sweetener sugars added, and thin, young-feeling spi
3
Angostura
1787
Age does not show, essence-vanilla does
Seriously, Angostura: IMPROVE! The fake vanilla (which is miles off from what you get from an oak cask naturally - more like bakers fake essence vanil
3
Plantation
Haiti XO Single Cask Dry Curaçao
Sweetened, and oddly stingy taste
This is, of course, a Barbancourt base rum, mucked up in France with a "dry Curacao" cask. Well, the resulting spirit does not do justice to Barbancou
3
Angostura
Cask Collection Number 1 Bourbon Cask
Claims vanilla from oak, actually the taste is essence
The vanilla that supposedly comes from 1st fill bourbon is just an artificial essence vanilla. Anyone who's tastes numerous rums and whiskies from 1st
3
Lamb's
White
Chemical and not overly impressive.
Chemical and not overly impressive. Thin, alcohol burn....Nah.
3
Plantation
Pineapple Stiggin's Fancy
Pineapple
Yes, it tastes like sweet pineapple. Is it even a rum? Ok, a spiced rum it is. Not my cup of tea.
3
Plantation
XO 20th Anniversary (old bottle)
Nice bottle, nothing special in terms of rum
Again, the sugar "dosage" destroys this product and makes it loose its uniqueness. Sad.
3
Pyrat
Cask 1623
Odd orange liqueur - Utter rubbish
I mean...This is not rum. It is a spiced rum. Sweet, orange liqueur.
2
Angostura
1919
So fake it scream ESSENCES & SUGAR!!!
The vanilla says it all: A fake rum. And the sweetness supports the claim.
2
Diplomatico
Reserva Exclusiva
Sweet & poor in quality
Base spirit is poor, and on top of that there's just a sticky layer of sugar. Nonsense rum. It is more a cane spirit liqueur, and one of poor quality
2
Kraken
Black Spiced
Pretty gruesome stuff
Even for a spiced rum, this is pretty gruesome stuff. Heavy artificial taste notes, and tons of sugar (and caramel colouring). NO.
2
Bacardi
Superior
One of the poorest white rums out there.
One of the poorest white rums out there. The taste is - poor.
2
Pyrat
XO Reserve
Not a rum - liqueur or spiced rum
No longer called a rum, it is akin to Cointreau in taste - except cointreau beats it 10 - 0 in taste. Cheap spiced alcohol.
2
Ron de Jeremy
XO
Sweet nonsense.
No thank you, this is just premiumisation by added sweetness. A liqueur? YES. NOT a rum.
2
Negrita
Dark
Pretty harsh
Burned molasses, bitter. Pretty harsh stuff really.
2
Angostura
1919 Deluxe Aged Blend
The worst offender of Angostura
A liqueur. Essences, vanilla, etc. A rum? Heck no. This is rubbish, sooo rubbish.
2
Plantation
Trinidad
Sugared to anonymity
I wish the company would stop sweetening these products, and also no more cogmac casks please! Enough is enough. The treatment takes away all personal
3
Baltic
Light
Its tasteless, fairly tasteless
Lucky there is not much taste, because the hint of the taste there is, is not all that pleasant.
2
Zafra
Master Reserve 21
Sweet with essence, production changed from Panama to Trinidad. What??
Now here's an oddball. First marketed as Panamanian, then it changed to - Trinidad. Anyhoo, the taste is just bland, sweet and off. Not my cup of tea
2
Don Papa
Small Batch
Terrible sugar and essence bomb
Artificial- One word that says it all. This is all essence, glycerine and sugar. Nothing more. neutral spirit and a lab-made nonsense product.
1
La Martiniquaise
Pecoul
Seriously??!!?!
This is a 54% HELL in a bottle. Did they mix gunpowder in this? It tastes like #¤%&. Total crap.
1
Atlantico
Private Cask
Utter crap
The flavours say it all: They scream "I am a fake rum". Essence-queen, probably fake age statement.
1
Ron Zacapa
23 Solera
Seriously worse every year - sweet nothings
I cannot believe this "rum" was once marketed as world's best: Its cheap coloured alcohol with plenty sugar added. Nada mas. I would not serve it exce
1
Stroh
Original 80
Crap and not a rum.
The title says it all. Not a rum, not anything like a rum. Crap.
1
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