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Superstar | Member since 2017 | United Kingdom

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Appleton Estate 21-year

A Magnificent Rum, close to perfection The mere smell of this is enough to send the typical rum lover into a reverie, and then we get to the taste....oh boy! On the nose, there are layer

Barti Ddu Spiced

Reasonable I blind tasted this and my first reaction was that it was quite orangey - a bit like a sweeter, more syruppy Rumbullion. As I went through the glass,

Pretty Decent and only mildly spiced Unlike most spiced rums these days, which seem to wan to hit you over the head with a baseball bat of two or three flavours - typically a fruit, clove

Ron Zacapa Edicion Negra

Original and very good Ron Zacapa have managed to create a rum that does taste different to any other rum. That's not so easy to do. It's not that it has any one particular

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

Delicious British Delicacy Cracking rum, this! The first thing I noticed was the lovely smell. It has a strong oak and molasses aroma to it with some tropical fruit in there t

Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva

A Superb Sipper I know that this has sugar in it and that accounts for some of the smoothness, but this is very, very pleasant to drink. It has a richness, a warmth

Abuelo Oloroso Sherry Cask 15-year

Yum! I found this to have a very pleasant start, finish and end. The nose finds molasses, smoke, oak, fruit. These are all present in the flavour, as is

Arehucas Anejo Reserva Especial 18-year

Superb Value Considering its price, this is really very good. It’s not quite as good as the Captain Kidd 30 (actually up to 38 year old), but then that costs at le

Dos Maderas PX 5+5

Lovely stuff So far, I've only had the pleasure of drinking this once, so I will add to this note as I drink more. It tastes more or less exactly like I expected

Admiral Rodney Extra Old 12-year

A Sophisticated Delight This rum embodies what fine rum is all about, both with the rum itself and the wonderful presentation. It's a rum that is refined, rounded, balanced

Plantation 2001 Barbados

A fine and distinctive rum for the discerning gentleman (and lady) This one seems to go by different names. Mine is called a Gand Cru, but i think it's essentially the same rum just with a different label. It has

El Dorado 12-year

At the price, it's the cat's pyjamas Great rum at about £35 - often less. It's not particularly smooth compared to some other quality rums - in fact it has a bit of a kick at the end of

La Hechicera Extra Anejo

Really good stuff with a lot going on Boy! This is really good rum. There is a lot going on and a lot of subtlety. The nose is hard to pin down, but molasses, smokeyness, oak and sugar

Plantation XO 20th Anniversary

"Where has the rum gone?" Err, I just drank it. This is pretty wonderful stuff, though whether it's worth having one bottle of this instead of 2 of the Plantation 5 is a moot point. They are pretty

Appleton Estate Rare Blend 12-year

Really Strong at the Price I think I have to compare this to the 8 and 21 year olds. It is way, way better than the 8 and maybe 85%+ as good as the 21. Considering it is norma

Centenario 20-year

Unctuous, delicious and rich I find so much to like about this rum. For the first part, upon opening the bottle, the aroma wafted to me long before I poured it. I smelled blackb

Arehucas Capitan Kidd 30-year

Really very good Both this and the 18 are very good rums indeed. I'd certainly happily sip either of them neat and put them alongside many very good Caribbean rums in

Chairman's Reserve Legacy 5-8 Years

Basically the original only better It has all the qualities of CR Original only it's much better - and better than the Forgotten Casks, too. The smelll is great, the taste, really comp

Barcelo Imperial Onyx

Smooth. Very smooth This rum is particularly smooth. It seems to slide down the throat easily and yet that is not to imply that it is at all bland or tasteless or overly

Admiral Rodney HMS Royal Oak

A beautifully presented, quality rum The nose is fruit, brown sugar, oak and leather. The taste has all of those ingredients plus a subtle spicey sweetness with warms rather than fizzes

Companero Panama Extra Añejo 12-year

Ooooooh! Ooooooh! Now that is interesting. I am curious to figure out what is going on here. On the nose I got dried cocoa powder - a bit like that which yo

Diplomatico Mantuano

Very good and smooth for the price The first thing I noticed about this rum was the beautiful nose. It really does smell better than most rums - rich and woody with the permeating wond

Pusser's British Navy Blue Label ABV40 3-year

For a third of the price of the 15...a great bargain! The old-style, 15 year old Pusser's is in my top 5 rums - a classic rum funkiness with a hint of spice and a dash of sweetness. I've heard the new st

Mount Gay Black Barrel

The most whisky-like rum on the market? This is hard to score because there are many rum drinkers who will rightly love this and others, like me, who find it not quite their favourite style.

Dictador XO Perpetual

Really Different and good but not a favourite This rum has some very unusal qualities - sio much so that I reckon a lot of regular rum drinkers could easily pick this out in a blind taste test -

RL Seale ABV 43 10-year

A rum to marry not have a fling with As everyone knows, this is pure rum with nothing added. having only had it a couple of times so far, my score may rise. I did like it very much. It

Presidente 23-year

Leaves a good tingling on the tongue The nose is sweet - vanilla, caramel, brown sugar. The taste is sweet and dark and has fruit, oak and smoke in it. There's a tingle on the tongue - n

Havana Club Selección de Maestros

A strong start, fading to citrus then a smooth finish I got this at a very cheap price in Gibraltar. It has quite oily legs and a fairly subtle, almost delicate nose. It starts strong and perhaps a littl

Dark Chocolate flavoured rum I was offered this by a bar tender who knew that I liked rum. He said that I'd find it interesting and I did. I wasn't expecting such a chocolatey t

Zafra Master Reserve 21

Satisfyingly balanced and rich This is a great rum. Since it's not as expensive as some of the premium rums, it is a great bargain. It has a subtle sweetness but is very oaky - p

El Dorado Special Reserve 15-year

Smoother, oakier and less sweet than the 12...but better? This is good stuff. if you like the 12 year old, you are almost certain to appreciate this - and vice versa. Which is better...hmm...well, it really

Doorly's ABV43 12-year

Decent benchmark rum This make a decent benchmark rum for me because it is pretty near the middle in terms of sweetness-dryness, but high on oak. I'd say it was a fractio

Enjoyable but nothing that noteworthy - as Quality rums go, a bit samey I found this a good rum - a sweet nose with vanilla, oak, mollases and above all brown sugar Those tastes are all there in the mouth but it does tas

Millonario Reserva Especial 15

Sweet and nicely packaged I know this has a fair amount of sugar in it. That didn't stop me from enjoying it. It's got a sweet burnt brown sugar, caramel and toffee falvour w

Rebellion Spiced

With 20 quid in your pocket, this be the stuff This is one of my favourite spiced rums so far. It's better than Red Leg, though is sweeter than that, more fruitily spiced and with less kick. It's

Elements 8 Spiced

Delicious, light and citrusy I can't understand those who don't like spiced rum giving any spiced rum a low mark - say under 5. It's a bit like saying, "all spiced rum is no good

St Abbs Six Spice

Tasty but subtle - up there with the best spiced rums This is lovely. The bottle says it has 6 spices - ginger, vanilla, clove, black pepper, star anise and cinnamon. You can taste all 6, so that's a gr

Plantation Barbados 5-year

One of the best value quality rums This has everything you would want a mid-priced rum to have. It really is not that far removed from the Plantation XO - it's not as smooth, but it ha

Santa Teresa 1796

Tastes old and is naturally smooth with nothing added I enjoyed this but have so far only had two glasses so the score may go up - I doubt it will go down. I found it the sort of flavour profile I enjo

Arehucas Ron Miel

Nectar...if this is the honey, someone else can have the locusts A lot of rum drinkers would probably find this way too sweet, but for me, this is very smooth, very sippable and rolls off the tongue like a smooth an

Plantation Pineapple Stiggin's Fancy

A Subtle variation rather than a spiced rum The pineapple in this is more on the nose and the aftertaste rather than on the tongue. It's there and very refreshing, giving the rum a slightly exo

Abuelo Gran Reserva 12-year

Rich and sumptuous I really liked this before, during and after - a shame that the bottle is so boring, because the taste is sumptuous. On the nose you get rich fruit

Prett Smooth with a Pleasant Kick I like this and would describe it as a really good rum without quite being a classic. On the nose there is not that much - maybe brown sugar and cara

Chairman's Reserve 4-6 Years

A good value warmer This is very pleasant especially with an ice cube or two. It has an ethanol, molasses and caramel nose and taste with a slight touch of oak and spice

Like a beautiful lady whose high maintenance is not quite worth it You can often get a lovely and pretty girl in your own town, without having to spend money courting a rich girl with high expectations - similarly, I

Watson's Trawler

Aamzingly Good for the Price I was very impressed with this. At roughly £17 a bottle, I was not expecting much, yet this easily compares quality-wise to Havana Club rums at rough

Compagnie des Indes Caraibes

Quite subtle and pleasant This one has a very light floral blossomyness on the nose, with elements of alcohol, cane sugar and lemon grass. The colour is a very pale straw colo

Project #173 Chocolate

An Alternative Treat I am inclined to compare this to Campanero Panama since both have a chocolate theme. This is much weaker in terms of the alcoholic content and also mu

Diplomatico Selección de Familia

Uncle Ron So, this is part of the family? Must be Uncle Ron. It's a fair drier and less sweet than the Exclusiva Reserva. Is it better. Dunno. I'm leaning n

Cut To the Overproof

Wow! This is like a sweet grenade bursting in your mouth. It fizzes and warms and is not at all harsh. Similar to the standard Cut Spiced rum, but there's

Cut 2018 To the Spice 2-year

Really very good This has all that is promised on the description - vanilla, orange, slight pepper, caramel. I really liked it as it was subtle, gentle and smooth. S

Chairman's Reserve Original 4-6 Years

Excellent Value It's got pretty much everything you'd want in a decent rum at a very good price. It's not a great rum, but for the price it's very good.

St Abbs Captain's Table XO

Great rum, great presentation It's a very successful blend of lots of different rums. It's very well presented in a lovely bottle with the sailing ship St Abbs on the back and has

Has a pleasant kick in the middle and a smoother start and finish This one is a little deceptive, since on the nose you think you are about to taste something sweeter than it is. I got oak, a bit of caramel and frui

The Salford Rum Company Spiced

Surprisingly Good Around about the same quality as Rumbullion, perhaps a tiny bit better. Cloves, vanilla and a touch of ginger and cinnamon.

Cargo Cult Spiced

One of the most subtle spiced rums on the market This is the antithesis of something like Bristol Black Spiced or Dark Matter - the spices are very held back. This rum has no added sugar either, so

RumHaven Coconut

Even if you don't much care for Coconut Rum, this one has qualities I was not expecting to like this at all, but hey...it was pretty good and I got a pleasant surprise. I tried it first with a couple of ice cubes and f

Bajan Estate XO

Smooth, sweet, tasty and extremely good value I have got nearly only good things to say about his rum, so let's get the one slight negative over with quickly....it's maybe just slightly too sweet.

Blackwell Black Gold Special Reserve

Decent benchmark rum It reminded me of a sweeter, less leathery and smokey Havana Club 7. Has a nice laid back sweetness to it - raisin-like with brown sugar and molasses

Ron de Jeremy XO 15-year

Worth more than a Quicky but not something you'd snuggle down in bed with for a week Not bad. On the nose furniture polish, oak, treacle, burnt toffee, tea On the palate - brown sugar, sweet tea, softly stewed fruits, caramel The af

Dead Man's Fingers Spiced

A Tasty Spiced Rum Whilst this isn't as good as Rebellion, Elements 8 or Rumbullion, it is still pretty good. I'd rather drink it than most of the other spiced rums on

Doorly's 5-year

Very good for the price As with all of the Doorly's rums, this is very good. Essentially the difference between this and the 12 year old is that this is less complex and has

Chairman's The Forgotten Cask 6-11 Years

Good, but not better than the standard, just different An interesting rum, quite harsh to start with but it smooths out. To my taste buds, it's actually not better than the standard Chairman's Reserve - I

Gold of Mauritius Dark

It's a mystery - I'm still searching for a clue This has quite some complexity and presents an unusual variety of layers. I tasted a lot of fruit in it - banana, orange, maybe mango. I don't know

Presidente 15-year

Not as good as Diplomatico but decent enough I can see why some folks compare this to Diplomatico ER - it's similar in overall taste, but is definitely sharper and with a more bitter (perhaps wal

Dark Matter Spiced

A totally different take on spiced rum Having read several of the reviews on here that pan this rum, I was not expecting to like it, imagining it to be a weaker brother to Chairman's Reserv

Bristol Classic Black Spiced

A "marmite" of a rum The chances are that you are either going to really enjoy this one or loathe it. As spiced rums go, this has a VERY stong smell and taste. There is

Rumbullion Spiced

Arr me hearties, pass the grog...No Thanks, I'll be having the Rumbullion, matey I'd really compare this to Chairman's Reserve Spiced. They have a lot in common. Both are Christmassy - the CRS much more so than this, both are tan

Havana Club Anejo Especial

For the pirce it's very good For a cheap rum, this is surprisingly smooth. It is slightly sweet with a caramel, vanilla, toffee and brown sugar flavour and just a touch of smoke.

Doorly's XO 6-year

Perfect benchmark rum, with just a hint of sweetness To my tastes, this is a very good rum without being quite top notch, which makes it a great rum to bounce others off of. It reminded me of the Plan

Ron Zacapa 23 Solera

Good but not quite as good as I was expecting from the reviews I liked this. I found it smooth and slightly, rather than very, sweet. It had a caramel nose, a nice dark, rich colour and taste and a kind of refin

Conviviality Rolling Calf Spiced Spirit

Love it or loathe it This is going to be a marmite rum. It's only 35% so that will create some issues for a start, although there are "rums" on here which are less strong

Chairman's Reserve Spiced

A good one over Christmas but maybe a bit much at other times This is extremely Christmassy. You can taste and smell Christmas cake in it at every moment and for some time after you've drank it. Whether this is

East London Liquor Company Demerara

A subtle rum I quite like this. A nice pale colour and good smell and aftertaste. It reminded me of Abuela 12 only a little bit more laid-back and less sharp and

Jamaica Cove Black Pineapple

A Tasty Rum but not as delicious as its main competition To be fair, this is about £7 or £8 a bottle cheaper than Plantation Pineapple Stiggins, which is a more complex, more refined and more subtle rum. I

World's End Dark Spiced

Certainly Better and more Subtle than most Spiced Rums This comes in a good looking bottle and at a fairly hefty premium price for a spiced rum (£34). The good news is that it's not bad. It knocks Kraken

Angostura 1824 12-year

Good but the added sweetness detracts First, I found this way better than the disappointing 1919, which I found oily and lacklustre. This has a lot more oak, molasses and fruit (possibly m

Wood's 100 Old Navy

Potent, Sweet and Oaky Strong stuff, but it holds it well, with the kick not overwhelming you. Lots of caramel, toffee, oak and fruit. No wonder the British Navy loved it!

Baoruco 21-year

A bit different and very pleasing This one is unusual on the nose - I got grass, lemon, aniseed and licorice. There is some of that on the tongue - particularly the aniseed and lemon.

Arehucas 12-year

A clear improvement on the 7 This is a decent purchase. Frankly, it has not got the depth of flavour of the 18. I’d buy and drink the18 every time, but this is a good rum.

Gosling's Family Reserve Old

Good but not special The first things that struck me was the colour, which is dark mahogany. There is little on the nose compared to most rums. I got a hint of pepper an

Cana Brava 7-year

Reasonable Not much on the nose. Taste reasonable - a bit of cocoa and bitter fruitiness there. Decent, lingering aftertaste.

Don Q Double Aged Sherry Cask Finish 8-year

Decent but not up with the the best sherry rums I would not consider this to be as good as Dos Maderas or Abuelo - both of whom seem to have refined the art of making rum from sherry casks. It's ri

Atlantico Gran Reserva

Decent, not much more A fresh young rum nose and a strong and aftertaste of wood. In between it tastes young and fresh with a dash of first sweetness - but it's more bitte

Arehucas 7-year

Decent I enjoyed this at the distillery. It’s ok. A good mixer, not nearly up to the 12 or 18.

Bacardi Carta Negra

Reasonable I found this a little better than the ratings suggest. Wouldn't buy it, but it was not too bad and way better than Braveheart. Probably nicer with a

Flor de Caña 18-year

A good rum for sure, but not to my taste There is little on the nose and the taste is quite dry with an alcoholic kick. Certainly lots of oak. It's very full-bodied and, although it is init

Appleton Estate Extra 12-year

Bitter, alcoholic, oaky and rather whisky-like I know many here love this. I'd imagine those that do also predominantly enjoy whisky. To me, this tasted like whisky and not as much like rum as I'

Decent but not great Smell and colour are good, taste is ok, but nothing to right home about. There is not a lot of aftertaste and a fair but of alcoholic burn.

Westerhall Estate No 10

A real mixed bag...er bottle The nose has a distinct sweetness to it with an almost flower-like background. The first taste is smooth and even, with lots of sugar and caramel on

A Sensual Trick - pleasing but not satisfying This looks and smells better than it tastes. What a great looking rum in the glass - dark, dusky and tempting - almost seductive. The smell is of a

Matusalem Gran Reserva 15-year

Good but not as good as some other 15 year olds I like this rum. On the nose, it is oak, ethanol and toffee. It has a powerful leading alcohol kick, but then mellows back to oak and a creamy toffe

Bacardi Gran Reserva 8-year

Enjoyable but maybe a little expensive for what it is I'd probably prefer Havana Club 7 to this as it has a little more richness, but this one is good.

St. Aubin Vanilla

Rum with a hint of vanilla The first time, I tried this, I didn't think that the vanilla taste was overly strong. Maybe it was that batch, I don't know. Second time I tried it,

Red Leg Vanilla & Ginger Spiced Rum

It's got more of a kick than Ginger Rogers I'd put this almost on a par with Rebellion. Whereas that one is very sweet, this one is medium-sweet with a big ginger kick. This one is tangy, tha

As over-proofs go, this is decent, even neat This has a very sweet smell of molasses and treacle and both of those elements are found prominently in the taste - as is spice, caramel, burny suagr

Havana Club 3-year

A lot better tahn you'd imagaine for the cheap price It is actually quite drinkable neat - by no means great, but not bad either. Clearly it's mainly meant as a mixer, particularly with coke, but it doe

Havana Club 7-year

Average neat, but shines with coke I prefer the Anejo Especial, which is cheaper, as a sipper. However, this one is better with coke than the Especial Overall, since I prefer to sip,

Pusser's Spiced

Decent but not great spiced rum This is quite creamy in texture - a little like Captain Morgan - except that this is much better. The spice is laid back, the rum is smooth, the smel

Duppy Share Caribbean

Decent and worth revisiting I'd compare this to Doorly's XO in some ways, or maybe Doorly's 5 which I've not ad enough of as yet. They are not a million miles apart anyway. I'd

Atlantico Private Cask

Not bad, but not worth the high price This is quite expensive for what it is. I'd definitely call it a flavoured rum rather than a spiced rum, in that the main flavour here is very definat

Pampero Especial

Interesting and drinkable, but not great I'll give it this - 3 layers do go on here. The smell is caramel-like and rummy. The taste is alchol, warmth and caramel and vanilla - a bit on the

O'Hara's Spiced

A good quality spiced rum It reminded me of a gentler, more subtle version of Rebellion. Not quite so fiery, maybe slightly more lime and vanilla and a bit less mixed spice.

Don Papa Small Batch

A Conundrum I'm going to sit on the fence with this one and spend some of my time perched in that spot having a sip or two of this, whilst holding a glass of some

Diplomatico Reserva

A bit harsh This would be ok with a cigar because it has a woodiness that would suit that. However, drank neat, I found this a little harsh and with too much of

Diablesse Clementine Caribbean

The clementine is distinct from more well-known orange rums What to say about this? Well, I am going to go with my first thoughts and feelings. I preferred it to Pyrat - which I find harsher and rougher. I d

Espero Reserva Exclusiva

Cherry? It's very subtle at best Reading reviews here I was expecting rampant cherry. I got none on the nose, and none on the first taste. However, when you let it sit in the glass

Decent Not a bad rum, but nothing much to write home about.

Bacardi Reserva Ocho Rare Gold 8-year

Sweet Quite sweet, caramel-heavy. Not the first choice for an 8 year old rum, but not terrible either.

Arehucas Zafiro Ron Blanco Seleccion Familiar

Reasonable I am by no means a white rum drinker, but this is better than most white Rums and is quite smooth and even has a touch of sweetness.

Old J Cherry Spiced

Much, much better than I thought it would be I find the Old J spiced to be too sweet and too artifical. I actually prefer Rolling Calf as I think it is less sweet and more interesting in terms o

Emperor Sherry Casks Finish 5-12 Years

Reasonable - not the best rum from sherry casks Just like the normal Emperor with a touch of Sherry on the nose and on the tongue. In my opinion, it's not as good as the Abuelo, and nowhere near as

Emperor Heritage 5-12 Years

Typical Mauritius Run It's not bad, but I have had other Mauritian rums before and they all seem to be roughly the same - a little harsh, hard on alcohol and a bit of burn.

Sunset Captain Bligh XO

Very disappointing I have heard such a lot about this and was expecting more. Frankly, at this price point, I'd expect more. It certainly not sweet, and that's fine, b

Two out of three ain't bad... The nose is great, the aftertaste is really nice, but the taste itself is a bit bland. On the nose you have - lovely burnt brown sugar, molasses, w

Penny Blue XO Batch 002

Quite strong tasting and a little harsh I didn't much care for this. It has some decent qualities and I think some people would like it, but it tasted a bit whisky-like to me and also maybe

Pyrat XO Reserve

Neither here nor there I find this ok, but not worth all the hype. If you want orange, I can think of better rums and drinks; if you want rum, there are way better rums. I

Decent but not even the best vanilla-spiced rum This is drinkable but a little lacking compared to some. Obviously there are those here who don't like spiced rum. Let's take them out of the equa

Angostura 1919 8-year

Not quite what I was expecting I was expecting something richer and more complex. Actually this is quite a light rum with subtleties that only come out if you leave the rum to stan

Plantation 2005 Guyana

Oaky, smokey, a little whiskyish At first, I thought this was ok, but not really my thing, but then it started to grow on me just a little. It's one of those rums that's got quite a

Kraken Black Spiced

Not bad but not great either - and way over-hyped There's a lot of buzz about this one, but then it's readily available and a lot of the better stuff isn't. It also has a cool name, a cool label and

Sailor Jerry Spiced

Nothing wrong with it, but nothing right with it either This is pretty tame stuff. I will say that I marginally prefer it to the even blander Foursquare (which feels like someone ruined a decnt rum by addi

Dead Man's Fingers Coconut

Not bad but not something I'd buy I've had a lot worse coconut rums than this one. It's pretty decent neat or with ice and I dare say it would be ok mixed too. Plenty of coconut flav

Not a classic rum taste, but enjoyable for what it is This makes a pleasant change from standard rums. I wouldn't drink it very often but I can enjoy this with some ice, coke or lemonade on a hot day. I

Mount Gay XO Extra Old

I was expecting to like this but... It is not as good as the Black Barrel...not by half. It has a bitterness that I didn't enjoy as I didn't find it a palatable bitterness. I didn't fi

Zaya Gran Reserva 12-year

I expected more from a 12 year old rum It's pleasant enough although maybe over sweet with a bitter end. Lots of caramel and sugar on the nose and a vanilla kick in the background. Here i

Bacardi Oakheart

Average but better than I expected I was not expecting to think much of this as the cheaper Bacardis have not normally impressed me. It's very sweet, but not as much, say, as Old J Or

Dictador Solera Ultra Premium Reserve 12-year

Pretty average for a 12 year old Not much on the nose. Chocolate, alcohol, tobacco and coffee on the tongue. It has a bit of a bite, but I'd call it quite harsh. There's a bitter s

Dead Man's Fingers Coffee

Pleasant and may grow on me This has a distinctly mocca taste and smell to it. Definitely chocolate as well as coffee. I did not expect to like a coffee flavoured rum, but I act

Old Monk Supreme

A fairly dull rum By no means unpleasant, but the bottle is the best thing about this rum. It doesn't have much spice to tempt you to try it again.

Horizon Black (Hole) Spiced

Cardamom Heat This hot a spicy and very heavy on cardamom. There's also general spiceyness and a small hint of clove and aniseed, but they are blasted away by the

Appleton Estate Signature Blend

A bit ough and ready for something that is supposed to be good stuff The nose is harsh , rather alcoholic and unsubtle. It tastes better - a bit spicey and bourbon-like, perhaps. It's not as good as the 12 year old rar

The rum equivalent of Vimto This is the rum equivalent to the well know British soft drink, Vimto. As it happens, I kind of like Vimto. This is not as good a rum as that is a cor

Sea Dog Black Spiced

Ruff It's not the best and clearly a Kraken imitation. Since, I don't much like Kraken, I'm not bothered. However, this is sweeter, more caramelly and ha

Diplomatico Añejo

Bog Standard - though I wouldn't flush it away This would work ok as a mixer and it's a decent price. It is absolutely nothing to write home about and is disappointing next to the Exclusiva Reserva

Dead Man's Fingers 2019 Lime 0-year

Reasonable If you are going to have a spiced rum, lime goes quite well in it. Dead Man's Fingers do a decent set of spiced rums. This one is drinkable. Far fr

Arehucas Dorado Oro

Average Rum This is the mass produced Arehucas run, retailing for the same or slighly more than the 7 year old at times....which is ridiculous, because this is no

Diplomatico 2004

Too dry, too much burn - not my thing This rum was one of my biggest disappointments. I enjoy the Diplomatico rums and this is the first which I did not like - though the standard Diploma

Bristol Classic 2003 Fine Cuban

A bit harsh Not much on the nose. Quite harsh on the tongue at front, middle and end. Long aftertaste. Definitely a cane sugar rather than molasses feel. Others m

Pampero Aniversario Reserva Exclusiva

Average and disappointing The best thing about this rum is the presentation. The rum itself smells a bit old and leathery. It tastes like that too, with undertones of tobacco

William Hinton White

Sugar Cane Juice Ah, it was drinkable and sweetish. It works as a mixer.

Disappointing A fairly bland and unremarkable rum. I would not say that it was a bad rum, but then again compared to most 15 year old rums, I'd probably use that v

Captain Morgan Original Spiced Gold

Just about passable It's overly sweet, artificial and pretty uninspiring, but it's not the worst spiced rum I've ever tasted. Much better mixed than straight. If you do

Mezan XO Jamaica

A bit lack-lustre It's ok. I had expected this to hit me with a smell like a force 10 gale - it didn't; I expected it to be tasty - it was so so; I expected a strong b

Pink Pigeon Original

Decent but not the best spiced rum out there I'm not keen on this, but it is different, I'll give it that. It has a vanilla flavour but not the strongest one. It does taste more of white chocol

Kirk and Sweeney 18-year

Lacking in depth for an 18 year old rum - rather bland with a perfumey sweetness stan One of the most disappointing rums I have had. I wouldn't say it was the worst rum I've ever had, but it certainly didn't seem a good one either. It

Real McCoy Single Blended 5-year

Harsh, overly dry, overly expensive I wasn't impressed with this. I has it as part of a tasting with many other rums and found this about the worst of the batch. I don't mind dry rums,

Captain Morgan Spiced

Stick it in a coke and you will improve it Happy to drink this with coke - it's not the worst spiced rum I've ever tasted, but give me a Rebellion or Red Leg, anyday.

Arehucas Caramelo

Different A liqueur that is pleasant enough. I preferred the lemon one.

Enjoyable This is sweet but not as pleasant as the darker Ron Miel.

Cloven Hoof Spiced

Clove overload Nah! Couldn't much get on with this. Beside the clove-overload, the next thing was a bit of cinnamon. Maybe this would work with coke or lemonade,

Not much going on I didn't get much out of this one. A bit of vanilla, maybe. It's probably a good mixer and if I find it so it may go up a mark.

Ubiquitous and Uninspiring Possibly the first rum I ever tried. It's drinkable but hardly bears comparison to any rum with a touch of craft. Cheap, ok to mix, sluggable and ra

First rum many people taste It's much better as a mixer than it is as a rum. In fact, I couldn't drink this any other way. It's sickly sweet which is fine in a cocktail. I l

If you like spiced rum it's poor, if you like vanilla it's nowhere near the best It tates a bit fake - mind you so does Admiral J, but this is not as pleasant as that. The vanilla seems like chemicals to me. I actually quite enjo

Myers's Original Dark

Bog Standard with a bitter kick I didn't think much of this. I hear people on this site claming that it makes a great mixer...well that can depend how much you want to hide the flav

Foursquare Spiced

Rough as a rat's bum I was disappointed with this. It's pretty uninspiring and, well....rough.... in fact I'd go as far as to say that is does taste a bit like petrol migh

Captain Morgan Dark

Bog Standard It's not up to much but is probably one of the best known and first tried rums for most people. I dare say it switches off as many people as it turns

Hmmm... Errr....no....just no! (a poor attempt to follow the flavoured vodka fashion?)

Yuk! I didn't like this. A very unimpressive drink. It tastes chemically to me. Give it a miss, it's not for any sort of quality libation!

Bacardi Carta Blanca

Stick it in your Tractor and it'll go like a rocket.. ...but stick it in your mouth and you'll want to spit it out. Pretty hideous stuff. If you have any, it has it uses - reckon it'd make a good weedki

Captain Morgan White

Pretty Foul It's bland, tastes of fake flavour, alcohol and gasolene...say no more.

Lay off the Banana, will ya! Now, I like bananas and I like rum, but together...well, maybe not. A bit much here is you ask me.

Bacardi Superior

Rough, harsh and tasteless I'd imagine that this has put a lot of people off rum and onto rum cocktails. One only hopes the people who may enjoy neat rum, try more than this.

Wray & Nephew White Overproof

I walked with a Gasoline Zombie Err...people giving this high marks? Really? OK, so it's great in a cocktail, especially a zombie...but hang on, almost any rum here is ok if you mi

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