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Mount Gay 1703 Old Cask

Everything an aged rum should be. None of the syrupy sweetness to be found in many other "premium aged rums", this is the real thing. All character in this rum is achieved by careful

Grander Single Barrel 8-year

Intense cask strength rum, not sweetened, not for the novice Nose of caramel and brown sugar, palate is very intense with banana and clove. I have not had many examples of this style but this is by far the most

Excellent rum, not for those with a sweet tooth This a very good complex dry rum, with no added sugar and so none of the sweet doctored-up taste of so many of the "Z" rums (Zaya, Zacapa, Zafra). Th

Myers's 10 Legend

Hard to find these days I was lucky enough to find one of these before they mostly disappeared, its a smoother richer sippable older brother to Myers's Dark rum. Excellent co

Pusser's British Navy Blue Label ABV40 3-year

Amazing unique rum. One of my absolute favorites. Interesting mingling of wood, brown sugar, funk, and a finish that goes on forever.

Smith and Cross Traditional Jamaica Navy Strength

Not for beginners or those weak of palate This is a serious challenging aromatic put-hair-on-your-chest (even if you're a woman) pot-stilled rum, with about 4-5 times the ester content of most

Gosling's Family Reserve Old

Pricey but outstanding One of the very best rums I have had, whether it is worth the $60 price tag is a matter of preference. I would likely rather have a bottle of Mt gay

Mount Gay XO Extra Old

One of THE classic rums The epitome of Barbados rums, generally viewed as one of the best in the world. Complex, rich, spicy, NO added sugar - everything a great aged rum sho

Hamilton Guyana 151

Must have for Demeraran lovers If you want to try it without cutting it, take tiny sips or you will numb your palate too much to taste it. I love the 86 proof Hamilton but cut to ar

Very nice aged cachaca. Aged two years in balsam casks. A little sweeter than it's brethren the Ouro, with a little less woody taste. Quite pleasant as a sipper, comparable

Blackwell Black Gold Special Reserve

Don't be put off by the celebrity backstory This is a serious Jamaican style rum, distilled by Wray and Nephew - to which family it turns out Chris Blackwell is related. Not sweet at all, pl

Excellent cream liqueur I am giving this a very high rating in relation to other cream liqueurs, such as Bailey's, compared to which I find it much more distinctive and inter

Santa Teresa Selecto

Top quality rum for a great price I got this on sale for $16, regular price was around $30 - it is in a plain glass bottle not the fancy one shown here. Nicely balanced, not overly sw

Ron Viejo de Caldas 8-year

Interesting cane juice rum This tastes very much like a decent brandy or cognac to me, the grassy flavors inherent to cane juice rums have been largely offset by the wood. Very

Very good but pricey rum I got this for a relatively good price of $49, I have seen it for $80-100 in most places. I like this better than the 23 yr which I find a little s

Old Monk Gold Reserve

If you like Old Monk XXX You'll love the Gold reserve - it's got the same unusual flavor profile, with a very rich molasses and caramelly flavor but even more intense and wood

Fazenda Mae de Ouro

Flavorful yet sippable I've only had a half dozen or so cachacas but this is my favorite so far, with enough flavor not to disappear in a caiparinha but pleasant to sip neat

The Lash Spiced

Intense unique spiced rum This potent tasting rum is made using the best methods to extract flavors from the genuine spices used, and it shows. Clove is dominant, baking and pi

Mount Gay Eclipse Black

Poor man's Mount Gay Extra Old. At around $20 this rum is a screaming bargain. It shares some of the interesting qualities of its outstanding big brother Extra Old, and is bottled a

Brinley Gold Mango

The only mango rum that matters I know I sound like a broken record, but once you have had Brinley's Mango you will never consider buying Cruzan, Malibu or any of the other fruit rum

Brinley Gold Coconut

Remarkably good flavored rum Forget Malibu, Cruzan and the rest - until you've had this one you haven't had coconut rum.

Brinley Gold Shipwreck Spiced 4-year

Captain who? If more people tried this rum Captain Morgan would be out of business. Genuine spices and flavors - as is the case with the entire Brinley's line,

Doorly's XO 6-year

Top shelf rum at a bargain price. Not sure where the previous reviewer paid $25-30 for this but I got two bottles at Total Wine in Florida for $15 each. RL seales is known for adv

Barbancourt 5 Star Reserve Especiale 8-year

Excellent cane juice rum at a bargain price. Note that this is comparable to a Martinique AOC Rhum at about half the price, and as such is going to have an unusual flavor due to its cane juice or

Outstanding complex light rum. This is priced like an aged rum and has the complexity of one. Funky taste due to the Batavia arrack component. Great mixer or sipper.

El Dorado 5-year

Another winner from the El Dorado lineup This one will be a little dry for those who love rums such as Zaya, Zacapa and Diplomatico. Nicely robust Demeraran and one of the best buys in the $

El Dorado 8-year

Not nearly as sweet as the 12 or 15 year I have not found any figures on added sugar for this one, I suspect there is some though minimal compared to its older brethren. This has become my f

Santa Teresa Araku Coffee

What Kahlua wishes it was. This is what happens when an outstanding rum maker decides to make a coffee rum liqueur. Very rich, intense coffee flavor. I would imagine it will ma

The Scarlet Ibis Gold

Spicy rum that is not spiced. This is an outstanding dry estery rum that has a lot of clove flavor to it. tastes like a spiced rum but it not. Adds a very unique aspect to mixed

Banks 7 Golden Age

Interesting blended aged rum I have been a fan of the 5 islands (white) rum for a while, this was pretty much what I expected with some aged components blended in. Again the Bata

RL Seale ABV 43 10-year

Great rum, unique bottle. Richard Seale is an advocate of purity in rum - no additives, all the flavors come from aging in barrels. Those with a sweet tooth will prefer rums li

Barbancourt Pango

Very unusual flavored rum A pungent potent pineapple / mango rum, bears little resemblance to the sweet fake tasting fruit rums from Bacardi or Cruzan. Not for the faint of pa

Havana Club Selección de Maestros

Best Cuban rum I have had yet Not very much sweetness, with some nice intense peppery heat. Some deep notes of tobacco, wood and leather. Robust and well balanced.

Pusser's British Navy ”Nelson’s Blood” 15-year

Very nice rum but substantially sweetened. (I adjusted this down from my my initial 10 ratng when I found out it has a lot of added sugar) One of the very few rums I like better than the reg

Appleton Estate Extra 12-year

Quintessential Jamaican rum Though this style is not to everyone's liking due to the level of funk inherent in Jamaicans, if you do like it this is a must-own. Best choice in Ma

Siesta Key Spiced

Christmas in a glass Superbly drinkable, like a gingerbread cookie in a glass. One of the best spiced rums I have had. You don't even have to drink it, just smell it.

Siesta Key Toasted Coconut

Interesting subtle coconut taste. This is an excellent rum to sip if you like the taste of toasted coconut. i am not sure it would hold up well in fruity tropical drinks as it is prob

Hamilton 86 Demerara

True representation of what a Demeraran rum should taste like with NO added sugar. I would like to clarify something a prior reviewer posted - you should NEVER expect ANY sweetness from ANY rum, only if sugar is added post-distillati

Clement Creole Shrubb Liqueur D’Orange

THE standard for orange rums This is the only choice if you want to make a great mai tai, and is extremely sippable on its own. Once you've had this you will never think about bu

Appleton Estate 21-year

One of the best noses ever I had a 2 ounce pour of this rum at Bahama Breeze - if you ever go, their price of $11 is just above cost (this is in NC). Honestly I found the wo

Real McCoy White Single Blended 3-year

Are we all drinking the same rum? Reading some of these reviews, I really gotta wonder. I get no harsh initial burn, no drain cleaner taste, no hot finish - just a solid white rum wit

Interesting but not great The flavor reminded me of an aged Agricole I have, but when I tried them side by side the complexity was not even close. I have seen this for over $3

El Dorado Golden Cream

Solid though undistinguished cream liqueur Not as interesting as cream liqueurs such as Voyant Chai or Rumchata, but a pretty solid one and a step up from the likes of Bailey's.

Mount Gay Special Reserve

Unique and interesting rum, unfortunately discontinued. Lots of banana and vanilla flavors. I was fortunate enough to score a bottle of this before it disappeared from shelves a couple years ago (as did th

High octane choice for your mixed drinks. Pretty much rehash the earlier reviews. If you like the regular Gosling's in your mixed drinks but want some extra kick, use this.

Foursquare Spiced

Solid well-balanced spiced rum. Another quality product from Richard Seales, unfortunately only available if you happen to live in a state where Total Wine sells liquor.

Myers's Original Dark

The epitome of dark mixing rums. Jamaican dunder, molasses, all the flavors you expect from a dark rum and very little sweetness, There is a reason this rum has been around as long a

Barbancourt Reserve du Domaine 15-year

Maybe a bit too long in the barrel but still quite nice. The wood has taken over a bit in this one compared to the outstanding 8 yr (5 star). I have seen Barbancourt Rhums referred to as "The Cognac of rum"

Brinley Gold Vanilla

Another winner from Brinley's You can't go wrong with anything from this brand. Possibly more coffee taste in this rum than in their coffee rum.

Brinley Gold Coffee

Pretty intense coffee rum. Oddly enough their Vanilla rum might have more coffee taste than this one.

Brinley Gold Lime

Sad to hear of its demise Brinley's flavored rums are almost all in a different class than most of their competitors, I was disappointed to read the other review that said it h

El Dorado Special Reserve 15-year

Excellent rum though with a lot of added sweetness I will just say this is very similar to the 12 yr in that it is a robust rum that is highly sweetened with added sugar, to the tune of 30 g/ltr. Thi

Alleyne Arthur's Special Barbados

Outstanding inexpensive mixing rum Another bargain from Richard Seale and Foursquare, nothing fancy but a good solid basic rum at a price that puts it on par with the cheap stuff from B

Ypioca Chrystal

Very decent inexpensive cachaca Full flavored cachaca that holds up well in a capairinha, but without that gasoliney character that makes many of the industrial cachacas undrinkable

Angostura 7-year

Decent well-balanced aged rum Just a good solid rum - nothing unpleasant about it. Not too sweet, some nice tobacco and leather notes.

Gosling's Black Seal

Quintessential dark mixer Nice balance of sweet, funk, and molasses. Although this is not supposed to be a spiced rum, it could pass for a very good one. My favorite mixing ru

El Dorado Spiced

Nicely balanced spiced rum. Somewhat subtly spiced, but much better balanced and more drinkable than most of the popular spiced rums.

Matusalem Gran Reserva 15-year

Great tasting but not an authentic aged rum I was recently disappointed to find that this is flavored with prune and vanilla - and to make it worse, the original practice of using macerated prun

Oronoco Fazenda Reserva

Nice blended white rum Some acricole characteristics due to the cane juice component, and some molasses character. IMO not really worth the usual ~$35-40 price, but I have

Denizen Aged White

One of the better white rums I've had More complexity than most white rums due to the blending of some aged and Jamaican rums.

Kraken Black Spiced

very decent spiced rum Fairly potent spiced rum, mixes well but can be sipped too. I don't understand why people would buy Captain Morgan or sailor Jerry when this is read

Cruzan Single Barrel

Decent but NOT a true single barrel From the label on back: Truly the Cruzan ﬂagship. Cruzan Single Barrel Rum is a medium-to-full-bodied blend of vintage rums aged from 5 to 12 year

Depaz Blue Cane Amber 1-year

Unusual style of rum Being an AOC rhun made from cane juice instead of molasses, this is going to taste substantially different from most rums. It has a grassy, veget

Decent enough for a bacardi product There are better in the $15 price range, such as Ron Barcelo anejo, but this is not bad at all. I find most lower-end Bacardi products nearly undrinka

El Dorado 3-year

Excellent white rum Usually the best you can hope for from a white rum is for it to be smooth and not taste like gasoline. There are a few that manage to have some flavor

Doorly's 5-year

Very good rum for a bargain price I picked up a 1.75 ltr of this in Florida for $20 and now wish I had gotten two. Not as rich or complex a sipper as the 10 yr XO but for the price i

Very nice inexpensive rum. For the usual price of around $15, this is a tough rum to beat. ( I picked up several for a closeout price of $10 at which it is a steal.) A nice

Very good for a Bacardi product Though IMO there are quite a few other rums in the $20-25 price range that are better, such as Pusser's, El Dorado 12 yr, Abuelo 7 yr or Matusalem 1

Appleton Estate V/X

Poor man's Appleton If you want a good example of the Jamaican style, this is a good way to go at about half the price (in most areas) of the 12 year.

Appleton Estate Reserve

A good Jamaican, but... for a few bucks more you can usually get the 12 year which is a large step up - and for substantially less you can usually get the V/X which is about

Angostura 1919 8-year

Pleasant sipping rum But seems to have a doctored taste, perhaps a little too sweet and vanilla but not unpleasantly so.

Abuelo Reserva Superior 7-year

Very nice rum despite a fair amount of added sugar I finally opened one of the bottles I picked up a couple years back on closeout. I was hoping this would give me a better idea of what the Abuelo 12

Chairman's Reserve Spiced

Nicely balanced and interesting spiced rum. Not as intense as my personal favorite "The Lash" but probably one most people will like better. Enough cloves and other baking spices to make it int

Ron Viejo de Caldas 3-year

Little known but interesting rum This is a cane juice rum similar to the rhum agricoles and as such will have an unusual grassy, vegetal taste and aroma. It is quite good especially

Serious rum in a unique bottle. This rum is not made any more and has become hard to find. The metalic medallion label gives it a very classy tough IMO. It is a very potent, aro

Velho Barreiro Gold

Very good industrial cachaca. Please disregard the reviewer who says rum is only made from molasses, there are many rums made from sugar cane. This is of course a cachaca, sometim

Good cachaca for mixing This one is a little harsher than mae de ouro but a little fruitier and makes a better capairinha. For a much cheaper price Ypioca or 51 will make as

Abuelo Gran Reserva 12-year

Very sweet rum but robust enough to be interesting., This one reminds me very much of the El Dorado 12 year. I am fairly certain there is some substantial added sugar, as I recently found out there is i

Interesting cachaca though maybe not to everyone's taste. This tastes somewhat similar to an Agricole rhum, though not quite as refined as the ones I have tried. Two years in Freijo wood casks give some inte

Flor de Caña Gran Reserva 7-year

Solid aged rum Does not seem to be sweetened like so many "aged" rums, so might not appeal to fans of Zacapa and the like. Subtle flavors of smoke, tobacco, leather

RumHaven Coconut

One of the better coconut rums I have had and an amazing bargain. Made with real coconut water and cane sugar, very natural tasting with a strong but not fake coconut flavor. IMO only Brinley's and Clement Mahina a

Barcelo Imperial

Powerful chest warming rum Not a rum for beginners or for all palates. Very dry, smokey, leathery. I am sure it would be a great rum with a cigar, but I am not a smoker. Fo

El Dorado 12-year

Lots of added sugar but still a very good rum I'm not sure where the prior reviewer is buying rum, but in my experience the 12 and 8 year are around the same $20-25, while the 15 yr is hard to fin

Matusalem Platino

Outstanding white rum Along with El dorado 3 yr, one of the best I have tried for mixing. Not quite as complex or interesting as Banks 5 Island but much cheaper.

Ron Zacapa 23 Solera

Overrated overly sweet liqueur-like rum Yes it tastes great. No it is not a genuine aged rum. The XO version is IMO less sweet and more what this rum should be, but the 23 has been sweetene

Flor de Caña 12-year

Solid dry unadulterated rum. This is a good rum with a good bit of leather, wood, dark / overripe fruit and some smokiness. The flavors are somewhat subtle and I used to find it

Plantation 3 Stars Artisanal

Decent enough but doctored like most Plantations Call me the sugar police if you want but I know how to make an old-fashioned, I don't need a producer to do it for me - especially if they are going t

Whaler's Killer Coconut

Somewhat better than Malibu Decent enough for a cheap readily available coconut rum, a step above Malibu but below bacardi and not in the same league as Brinley's.

Good for what it is . Add high proof kick to drinks - check. Doesn't taste like gasoline - check. pretty much all you can hope for from a 151 proof white rum.

Seven Tiki Spiced

Decent but undistinguished. Spice is too subtle to stand out. I consider this a notch above the spiced megarums such as Oakheart, Sailor jerry, Capt Morgan etc - but not nearly

El Dorado Superior White

Decent for an inexpensive white rum. Not quite on par with the better whites such as Matusalem Platino or Denizen. If you can find the 3 yr for just a couple dollars more go for it, one

Solid rum. Nothing outstanding but nothing objectionable either, just a decent solid inexpensive rum. Used to be able to find it for less than $15 but seems to

Sailor Jerry Spiced

Better than the captain.... But not really anything special. Just based on the higher proof it is a no brainer to buy this one instead of CM, but if you can find them go with Br

Ron Del Barrilito 3 Star

Oddly artificial tasting I know that this company has admitted that they have altered their rums. What is unusual is that it is not nearly as sweet as most altered rums - rat

Plantation Barbados 5-year

Pleasant but a bit of a sweet bomb. 22 g/ltr of added sugar according to the Swedish national list. Despite having half the sugar of El Dorado 12 yr, it seems sweeter to me. Still a nic

Bacardi Coconut

Not bad for a flavored product from bacardi This is actually one of the better coconut rums I have had, though in general I am not a fan of Bacardi products. Still doesn't come close to Brinley'

Kilo Kai Spiced

Sweet but decent This is something I like to sip on when my palate is already blown but I still want something to drink neat. It is sweet, liqueur-like and pleasant,

Diplomatico Reserva

Pleasant enough but on the sweet side I suspect doctoring in this rum, not nauseatingly sweet like Fortuna 8 yr but still too much for my taste. Pleasant but not complex sipper, almost a

Palo Viejo White

Decent white for mixing at a great price. I paid around $10 for a liter bottle. This one doesn't have the taste or complexity of some of the better ones like El Dorado 3 yr or Denizen, but it

Pretty sure this is the same as Bacardi Select. I have not seen rum but I have heard it has been relabeled as the select, so I will rehash my rating from that one. Not a bad tasting rum up front b

Myers's Platinum White

Passable as a mixer if nothing better is available. Not much flavor, but at least not as harsh or gasoliney as some other white rums in its price range. El Dorado 3 yr, Matuasalem Platino, Denizen - all

Decent enough as an inexpensive mixer. I have since moved onto better rums such as Doorly's 5 yr ($20 for a 1.75 ltr) for such purposes but unless you are in a state where Total Wine has li

Bacardi Oakheart

Another ho-hum spiced rum. About what I expected from Bacardi. The best I can say is it's not actually unpleasant tasting like CM.

Captain Morgan Private Stock

Faked up "aged rum" flavor I will give this rum some credit as it was the one that got me interested in better rums, and when I first tried it I liked it. After having many man

Not bad for bacardi... at least until you hit the fake sacchariney aftertaste. For the very low price of around $12 you could do worse.

Cruzan Black Strap

Has gone way downhill recently I used to love sipping this rum a few years back, but now it has an over-the-top molasses taste and harshness. It works very well in some mixed drink

Decent for a light rum but has some rough edges. Adds interesting flavors to mixed drinks.

Pyrat XO Reserve

Too sweet and sacchariney Not undrinkable orange rum liqueur, but the lingering artificial aftertaste puts me off. For a similar rum that is miles better try Clement Creole Sh

Useable for capairinhas if nothing better is available. Gasoliney industrial cachaca, almost anything is better. Ypioca is about the same price and much better.

Fake and cloying. Tastes like someone dissolved some banana skittles pieces in some cheap rum. I can't really recommend a better one because I have yet to taste one th

Mediocre flavored rum Oversweet and underflavored. Much as I hate most of their products, Bacardi's coconut rum is actually quite good for an easy to find alternative. Br

Mediocre at best I have had several coconut rums that blow this away. Brinley's is outstanding, but hard to find. I am not a fan of Bacardi, but their cocunut rum is

Fortuna Reserva Exclusiva Anejo 8-year

Sweet That's really about it. There are other flavors there but they are overwhelmed by what tastes like a lot of added sweetness. This could possibly h

Cruzan 9 Spiced

Better than the captain But that's not saying much, fakey vanilla and spices make this go fairly well in coke but not something I would sip. I got a couple bottles for under

Captain Morgan Spiced

Goes to show that marketing is everything. One of the worst spiced rums there is yet far and away the best known. Belongs on the list of bad to mediocre products that have succeeded by great m

Captain Morgan Tatoo

Ugh Had this a long time ago and would not spend any money to try it again for rating purposes. I recall at the time not being sure what flavor they were

Captain Morgan Black Spiced

You got rum in my vanilla! Seriously just buy some vanilla extract. Under "I prefer this" they need a choice "in someone else's glass.'

Nice bottle. That's the high point of this rum. Sweet, bland, with a fake saccharine aftertaste. having trouble finding ways to finish this bottle. I can agre

Zaya Gran Reserva 12-year

Used to be decent, has gone completely to garbage. After reading a post on the discussion board about how Zaya has become undrinkable swill under new ownership, I finally opened a bottle I had picked u

Bacardi Superior

Truly awful. I mean I don't expect much from a cheap mass-produced rum but come on Bacardi, you have to cut the heads and tails off somewhere. The nail-polish rem

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