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Stefan Persson

Swashbuckler | Member since 2018 | Sweden

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My adult rum journey started as for most people with the sweet Spanish styled “Ron”. Nowadays I’m more into the English styled “Rum” and I have also started to explore the Agricole.
Right now I have around 150 different bottles in my private Rum bar (which I have created a cabinet of further down) and around 240 in total.
My favourite brand is English Harbour and Antigua is the only island that I have payed a visit in the Antilles.
My “Spanish” favourites are right now Ron Zafra and Ron Malecon Rare Proof.
My “English” favourites (except from English Harbour) is to find among the Bajan and Jamaican brands.
My “French” favourites is mainly to find among those from Guadeloupe, especially Montebello and Reimonenq. But also some from Martinique, for example Depaz and Dillon.

Brand

Review

Rating

English Harbour

One of the best This is the best rum tasted so far, and is a part of my top five list together with Appleton Joy, El dorado 25, Zafra 30 and my Agricole favourite, Cl

St. Nicholas Abbey

What can I say? Edit 2020-10-20 Now I’ve finished my first bottle and this is my so far best tasted Bajan rum so I upgrade it to a 10. ————————————————————————————

Rum for your top shelf Earns all the superlatives you know. A truly fantastic rum, but it’s always discussable if it’s worth the money. Because of the price it cannot be an

Appleton Estate Joy

One of my top 5 It’s much alike the 21-year old, but much smoother even though it’s 90 proof. Another difference is the taste of ginger and spices. Unfortunately it’s

Best Agricole Best Agricole ever tasted. It’s not what you expect when you taste an Agricole. This one has a nice nose which is not very common when it comes to Agr

Zafra Master Reserve

Oh, Goosh Bottle 3717 out of 6720! Can it be any better then this? Nose, mouth, afterburn - Georgius! The best “Ron” I have ever tasted! Picture: My top fi

English Harbour

WOW ! 9+ I’m a fan of English Harbour and this one doesn’t disappoint me. Today there’s only one remaining distillery in Antigua which is the Antigua Distille

Pusser's 50th Anniversary

Pusser’s best ! 9+ Pusser’s 50th Anniversary, was released to celebrate 50 years since the Black Tot Day. It’s limited to 4498 bottles and I was lucky to get three of th

Exceptional ! 9+ One of the best Agricole I’ve tasted. Nice nose, very smooth and a real good and medium long finish. It’s a pity that it’s more or less impossible to

A great Rhum from Guadeloupe! 9+ This is a great Rhum. It’s a blend of some of the best vintages from the Longueteau house. The blend consists of 70% 8yo, 20% 9yo and 10% 10yo. It’s a

Depaz Grande Reserve XO White Label

Next best Agricole ! 9+ This one is much alike the Clement XO. Smooth, nice and subtile with rich flavours and only overruled by Clement XO. It starts to get quite hard to g

Rhum JM Cuvee 1845

High division rhum, 9+ This rhum plays in the same division as Clement XO and Depaz Grande Reserve XO. I tasted it onboard the Birka Cruises in the Baltic Sea. They have a g

Saint James L’essential

Fantastic, but maybe too expensive! 9+ This is an exceptional Rhum from Saint James. It’s a blend of the vintages of 1998, 2000 and 2003 all of them aged for over 12 years in small Bourbon

Havana Club Union

Truly fantastic, 9+ I’m just back from this years rumcruise at the Baltic Sea with Birka cruises. Decided more or less already before the cruise that I should buy me a bo

Cubaney Centenario 25-30-Year

Extremely smooth! 9+ Celebrated yesterday by opening this bottle which I heard would be the best from Oliver & Oliver. I’ve read that it would be powerful, but I don’t th

Malecon Rare Proof

Another nice Panamian ! 9+ Tested this on Birka Cruises rum cruise on the Baltic Sea, and have now bought me two bottles together with two bottles of the 18 year old Rare Proof.

English Harbour Port Cask Finish

Batch 002 English Harbour have never disappointed me. Bought me this during a vacation in Antigua, have one from batch 001 since before without have tasting it.

Habitation Velier English Harbour

“Truly remarkable” It’s an unmistakably English Harbour. The taste is very much like the 5yo but with an much longer and stronger finish. My feeling is that it tastes v

One of the best from Barbados ! A fantastic rum in a spectacular bottle. The fragrance is very nice and in the mouth you can feel exotic fruits and some cinnamon. The 43 % gives it a

Rivers Royal Granadian White

One of a kind ! Rivers Antoine was founded in 1785, and still produces the rum as they did then. The cane is crushed in a mill driven by an ancient waterwheel. It’s

Just below my top choices If you’re ready to pay around 90€, this is one of the best choices. It’s very smooth and it tastes sweet fruit, spices, leather, some candy and vanill

Appleton Estate

Fantastic This is the best rum I have tasted from Jamaica so far. If it wasn’t for Appleton Joy, which I have but haven’t tasted yet, I should have given it a 1

Hampden Estate Pure Single Jamaican Overproof

Why buy expensive Velier Have had this bottle on my Jamaican shelf for a while. The launching of this rum, together with its 46% ABV brother, marking an historic moment for a

Karukera Christopher Colombus 1493

Nice and complex This bottle has been on my shelf for a while unopened. Decided to open it cause I’ve got an opportunity to buy another one to a good price. Karukera

Montebello Single Cask

Montebello 1999 Single Cask 12 Years Got 5cl of this as a gift when I bought me the the 10 year old and some other bottles. I must say it’s surprisingly smooth for an Agricole. The nose

Depaz Cuvee Prestige

Magnificent I suppose it’s Depaz best standard Rhum, aged for at least during 9 years in small oak barrels. I think there are some similarities with the old bott

Dillon XO Hors d'Age Grenadier

The Grenadier Bought one bottle in Belgium and two bottles in Germany while driving home from Spain. This one, aged for at least 10 years, has a special place in m

HSE Single Cask

Single Cask 1998, 70cl version Got a 5cl sample of it when I bought some Rhum from France. I don’t think I will buy it even though I think it’s fantastic, because of the very high p

Rhum JM Cognac Cask Finish

Very good J.M This is an high class Agricole. Dry, well balanced and complex with a cognac nose. Grassy and floral in mouth with a nice and spicy afterburn. Pictur

Trois Rivieres Bois d'Inde

Great Martinique Agricole ! Bois d’Inde is one of three rivers crossing the Trois Rivieres Plantation. The two others is Oman and St. Pierre, which also has a Rhum named after th

A great one from O & O This must be one of the best from O&O. It’s made out of both suger cane juice and molasses. In the beginning it’s quite sweet and then comes the citru

Tasteful Ron in a nice package Nice nose, tasteful in mouth where you can feel the 42% in the end and a quite long and tasty afterburn. It’s quite complex but a little bit to sweet

Malecon Seleccion Esplendida

9,5 Bottled in 2015 gives 30yo, wow! When warmed up in your hand with the other hand over the glass opening it has sting when coming to the nose. It’s v

Malecon Rare Proof

Another great one from Malecon This one is a little bit stronger than the ”Rare Proof 20”, which gives it a signficant character. You can taste wood, caramel, peach and cocoa. In th

Zafra Master Reserve 21

A great one from Panama As most rum lovers I’ve started my rum journey among the Spanish styled ron. Nowadays there are not more than around 15 left in my cabinet. The ones t

English Harbour Madeira Cask Finish

Batch 002, 8+ English Harbour have never disappointed me. Bought me this during a vacation in Antigua, have one from batch 001 since before without have tasting it.

Mount Gay 1703 Master Select

At least an 8+ I rated the Old Cask1703 quite low. Probably because it was my first contact with the English style of rum. Three years later after tasting lots of E

Seale and Foursquare never disappoints me, 8+ Time for Birka’s rumcruise 2019 at the Baltic Sea. This was the top brand at Ian Burrell’s “Blindtest” Master class. It was one of the easier to get r

Maybe the best 12yo Bajan, 8+ Complex nose and palate with a quite long afterburn for a Bajan rum. R.L. Seales and the Foursquare distillery has some different brands aged 10-12 y

Close to 9, but 8+ This is a great rum that from now on will have a place in my rumbar. I would say if you like the other rum in Pusser’s range you will also like this

Clarkes Court Old Grog

Wonderful label on a very good everyday rum ! 8+ This rum is produced by Grenada Distillers Ltd, but when it started up in 1937 they was just a part of the Grenada Sugar Factory established in 1936.

100% funky Pot still ! 8+ Have had this bottle for a while on my Jamaican shelf. This rum, together with its overproof brother, marking an historic moment for all rum enthusia

Rum Fire White Overproof

Best of the Jamaican overproofs, 8+ ! This is a triple distilled pure pot still HLCF rum. HLCF stands for Hampden Light Continental Flavoured and an ester level of 500-600. In nose it’s f

Navy Island Select Cask

Smooth Hampden rum ! 8+ Got this as a gift from RhumAttitude when ordering some other bottles. It’s a 10yo blend from three different casks from Hampden, distilled in 2007.

S.B.S. Jamaica Oloroso Cask Finish

A great dry rum ! 8+ Got this sample in my first batch from Rum Ratings Tasting Club and tasted it tonight during the virtual tasting led by Josh from S.B.S. and supervise

Worthy Park Single Estate Reserve

Worthy Park on their own, 8+ Just back from this years rumcruise at the Baltic Sea with Birka cruises. Decided already before I went on the cruise that I should buy me some bottle

Captain Bligh XO

Captain Bligh XO Special Reserve Rum, 8+ This one has been on my wishlist for a long time after a sample test long ago and now I finally got me some bottles. It doesn’t disappoint this time

Very smooth, 8+ This agricole is very smooth with nice notes. I’m not finished with it yet, but I can really recommend it. ——————————————— Now I’m finished with it

A very nice Agricole from Guadeloupe, 8+ Montebello isn’t a common Agricole in Sweden, but I’ve read som good reviews and decided to buy me this 10 year old which is mid priced (~65€). It’s p

Reimonenq Cuvee Prestige

Explosion ! 8+ This rhum smells a little like bad cognac (VS or VSOP) but when it comes into your mouth it’s a complete explosion of flavours and the afterburn hang

Reimonenq Cuvée Fernand’Or

2009 Cuvée Fernand’Or is sophisticated! 8+ This Rhum named after Fernand Reimonenq and limited to 2180 bottles (maybe yearly) won a gold medal in Paris 2014, then five years old. After that i

Anis bomb ! 8+ This one smells like bad cognac (VS or VSOP) but explodes with fantastic flavours in your mouth and there is the anis the most significant. Undoubtedl

Opthimus Malt Whiskey Finish

A little bit too sweet! 8+ It’s a complex Ron with lots of nice notes, but the strength (43%) don’t quite balance up the sweetness. Lots of vanilla and you can clearly feel whis

Malecon Rare Proof

Panama gold ! 8+ It’s the last in the “Rare Proof” series first batch for me to taste. In nose it’s quite powerful with hints of fruit. On the palate it’s fruity an

Diplomatico Ambassador Selection

Very nice aroma ! 8+ Could even say extremely nice aroma of mostly fruit. The taste is well balanced with mostly dried fruit and vanilla. It’s not so sweet as the well kno

Special in a nice way ! 8+ I don’t think that I have tested a rum with a taste comparable with this one before. I’m not sure what it is, maybe grapefruit or citrus. Anyway the A

Angostura Cask Collection Number 1 French Oak Cask

Angostura nice as always! 8+ The second edition is in my opinion a little bit better than the 1st, mainly because it’s dryer and not that sweet Significant for the aroma is exot

English Harbour Sherry Cask Finish

Batch 002 English Harbour have never disappointed me. Bought me this during a vacation in Antigua, have one from batch 001 since before without have tasting it.

English Harbour

Rediculus low price I’m a fan of English Harbour rum and this one doesn’t disappoint me. This rum must be the best you can get to this ridiculous low price. I haven’t fo

Very pricewhorty Another well tasting rum from Barbados. I really like the rum from R.L. Seale’s. Picture: My Bajan shelf.

Rum SixtySix Family Reserve

Nice Bajan I quite complex rum that tastes vanilla and chocolate but also a little bit spicy. There’s quite lot of pricewhorty rums from Barbados, and this is on

Gosling's Family Reserve Old

Christmas rum Fantastic package from Bermuda’s only rum company. It’s very dark and the aroma is very complex with its Christmas spices, caramel and some oak. The

Pusser's British Navy

Defend its place on my rumshelf With a nice bottle, a beautiful label and a fantastic story around “Nelson’s blood” this rum unquestionably defends its place in my rumshelf even if I

Rammstein Premum

Hier kommt die Sonne. Best Rock ‘n’ Roll rum so far! This is the third Rock Band rum I’ve tasted, after Motörhead and Kizz, and the best one so far. Rammstein is a German industrial metal band founded

El Dorado Special Reserve

A real good choice The 15 year old isn’t as sweet as 12 year old one. It’s a quite complex rum. It’s very well balanced and you can taste nuts, fruit and some vanilla.

Blackadder Raw Cask Finest Guyana Diamond

Great rum Just back from this years rumcruise at the Baltic Sea with Birka cruises. It’s a fantastic opportunity to try new rum, rarities and old favourites. I

Monymusk Special Reserve

Half funk! This is a rum that has been on my shelf for a while and now it was time to check it out. It’s a blend from the Clarendon distillery’s pot still and c

S.B.S. Jamaica Cognac Cask Finish

Clear hints of Cognac ! Got this sample in my first batch from Rum Ratings Tasting Club and tasted it tonight during the virtual tasting led by Joshua from S.B.S. and supervi

Chairman's Reserve 1931

Chairman’s best! Just back from 2019’s rumcruise at the Baltic Sea with Birka cruises. Perfect place to test a lot af brands. This one is the follower to the yearly 19

Damoiseau Vieux 8 ans Cuvée de Millenaire 1993 One of the smother Agricole I have tasted, but it should have been more complex to get a real top rate from me. This could have been an everyday Agric

Monk Rhum? This rhum from the Poisson distillery in Marie Galante/Guadeloupe is named after the Dominican monk Père Labat (Jean-Babtiste Labat) active in a lots

O Reizinho Gold Madeira Wine Cask Finish

Very good Madeira Agricole ! Got a sample of this one as a gift from RhumAttitude when ordering some other bottles. O Reizinho Gold 57% bottled by the Independent bottler “Latitu

Good value for money! Have had this bottle for a while in my rum bar unopened as well as most of the bottles on my wishlist. Decided to open it now just to see if it’s tim

Dillon XO Hors D’age

Doesn’t reach the level of its precursor! Bought two bottles of this in France, while driving down to Spain. It has replaced the “XO Hors d’Age Grenadier” which is still to be found even if i

Perfekt as your 1st Agricole Rhum J.M. XO tastes like many other Agricole but less aggressive, so that’s why I think it’s a good agricole to start with. The flavour are very elega

XO Reserve Speciale 2002, 7yo, 47% I’m not sure if it’s the same Rhum here rated as Vintage 2002 or if it’s an older variant of the ordinary XO. This one is a little bit older and also

Karukera Select Casks

Nice one from Karukera ! Bought an avec of this after enjoying a Swedish Christmas buffet at one of Stockholm's better restaurants. Karukera is the Carib’s name on Guadeloupe

Really good! It’s quite sharp in nose initially after warmed up. After that the fruitiness and vanilla takes over in nose palate and afterburn. The latter is then

Saint James Reserve Privee

Very smooth Tested it together with the 15yo and I think I like this better because the oaky taste is more balanced in this one. It’s a great Agricole that’s ve

A great rhum It’s my first Trois Rivieres and it’s good, wonder how the more expensive are. The nose is very fruity, a little spicy and woody. The taste is very

Rum Exchange Travellers Belize

Best tasted from Belize ! Got a 5cl sample of this one in my first batch from Rum Ratings Tasting Club. It’s a Traditional Single Cask rum from Travellers Distillery, Belize

Good It’s good but not exceptional in any way. Quite weak nose and afterburn. It got it’s rating because of the smooth and quite complex taste in mouth.

My best Zacapa I have also tested the “23” and the “Royal”, but I like this one best. It’s more powerful and has a deeper taste than the others. The sweetness is we

La Maison Du Rhum Trinidad and Tobago

Nice package, bottle & label I’m not a big fan of independent bottlers, but tested this one during this years rum cruise at the Baltic Sea with Birka cruises. I liked it and my wi

Santa Teresa 1796

Smokey This is a well balanced rum. The aroma is a little bit fruity. In mouth it’s well balanced, smooth not as sweet as most Spanish styled “Ron”, but what

Good ! I think it needs some minutes in the glass. In the aroma and taste you can find some vanilla, nuts and dried fruit I think. It’s smooth and the sweetn

Value for money, 7+ Nose and palate tells you that this unquestionably is a Bajan rum. The nose and palate is a little bit weak and the afterburn is medium long. It isn’

Mount Gay XO Extra Old

Nice Bajan, 7+ Cause it was just a sample it’s a little bit hard to review it, so this is just a first impression. I will have to come back if and when I make a deep

Pusser's Gunpowder Proof

Gunpowder Proof, The Black label, Guyana, 7+ First I just tasted a sample of it, but come to the conclusion that I had to dig deeper into it. Now done and first impression lasts. Background of

Smith and Cross Navy Strength

Strong fruity explosion ! 7+ This is a rum with sting! It’s very fruity and quite spicy in the nose and mouth. The afterburn is quite long and dry. If you should have one navy str

S.B.S. Jamaica PX Cask Finish

Well balanced for a PX finished rum, 7+ Got this sample in my first batch from Rum Ratings Tasting Club and tasted it tonight during the virtual tasting led by Joshua from S.B.S. and supervi

Wray & Nephew White Overproof

One of the epic rum mixers! 7+ The world's most famous drink mixer rum(?) is a blend of rum distilled in a column still and a pot still whereafter it’s stored in a steel tank for a

Chairman's The Forgotten Cask

Little bit better then the “Reserve”, 7+ Just tasted a sample so this is just a first impression, but I will come back to it when I have opened my 70cl bottle. I suppose most of us have he

7+ for vintage 2003 I’m a real fan of Montebello after tasting the 10yo and the 1999 Single Cask so I decided to increase my Montebello shelf a while ago to what you can

Montebello Blanc 50%

Great nose! 7+ Fantastic nose for an Agricole Blanc. Sweetness from the cane dominates but there are also some citrus I believe. In mouth it’s a little bit oily whic

Reimonenq Grande Réserve Vieilli

Another great ReimonenQ ! 7+ I really like Rhum Reimonenq. There are clear similarities with the 9yo “Cuvée Prestige”. It will be real interesting to test the more expensive ones

Bielle Marie Galante

Best Blanc I’ve tasted so far ! 7+ Just back from this years rumcruise at the Baltic Sea with Birka cruises. It’s a fantastic opportunity to test new rum, rarities and old favourites. T

O Reizinho Blanc

Agricole Blanc from Madeira, 7+ Got a sample of this Rhum as a gift when ordering some other bottles. This Rhum from the small family distillery, O Reizinho, in Madeira is bottled b

Kiss Kiss Detroit Rock Premium Dark

Quite good, thanks to the ABV ! 7+ Got this rum as a Christmas gift from my son. Brands For Fans Master blender have created this rum together with the band from 8 to 15yo Dom. Rep. r

Angostura Cask Collection Number 1 Bourbon Cask

Sold out??? 7+ I thought it was completely sold out in Europe, but then I found some bottles on a German site to complete my last bottle. So now I have four of it.

Skullduggary Gold

Nice bottle Tasted it this afternoon at Skullduggerys Cafe at Fulmouth Marina in Antigua. The cafes owner is the creator (together with ADL) and owner of the bran

Pricewhorty Tested this at a restaurant some times ago. Doorly’s XO is as all rum from R.L. Seale’s and The Foursquare distillery pricewhorty. But I won’t let it

Mount Gay 1703 Old Cask

Must do a 2nd test ! This was the first rum in English style that I tested and maybe my rate is unfair because of that. Today is the English style my bag, but at that time

Rum Nation Barbados XO Anniversary Edition

Soft vanilla It’s an unmistakable a Bajan rum. But it differs from the other I have with its strong cocos and vanilla aroma and taste as well as during the afterb

Plantation XO 20th Anniversary

Coconut in a bottle The package is very nice. In the aroma you find banana, vanilla and some coconut. In the mouth it’s the coconut that takes over but you can also feel

Pusser's British Navy

Great value for money ! This rum saw the light of day when Pusser's looked over its range some years ago. Before the Blue Label was available in a version with ABV 54.5%, w

Six Saints Gold

Better than expected, 7+ January 2021 I have seen some reviews here that write that it would be an Agricole rum without having any evidence for it. The distillate in Six Sai

Six Saints Madeira Cask Finish

A clear footprint from Madeira barrels October 2020 There’s very little information about this rum. On their website you can read that the distillery is situated near St Georges and sta

Westerhall Estate No 10

Tasteful standard rum, but not a Grenada rum ! October 2020 Westerhall Estates started in rum business in the middle of the 19th century just selling on bulk. Over 100 years later, 1973, they cre

Quite sweet The 12-year one is quite sweet but not to sweet. It’s very easy to drink and a perfect rum to take your first steps with into the rumworld. It’s very

Rum Exchange Guyana

A little too alcoholic ! Got this 5cl sample in my first batch from the Rum Ratings Tasting Club. It’s a Pure Single Rum distilled in 2008 at DDL in their Double Wooden Pot S

El Dorado Enmore

Nothing for me! I like all the standard rum from El Dorado (12, 15 & 21) and of course the 25yo which is fantastic. Tested this one during Birka’s rumcruise 2018 and

Appleton Estate Rare Blend

Good every day rum It’s together with Chairman’s Reserve and the 5 year old English Harbour my best every day rums by moment. Th balance is good, it’s fruity and spicy

Rum-Bar White Overproof

Most pungent of the Jamaican big three ! This is a pure pot still rum consisting of a blend of WPEL, WPL and WPE rum from the Worthy Park distillery. The nose is funky and very pungent. It’s

1931 84th Anniversary

A special blend Now I have tasted it at home and I must say that it didn’t reached my expectations. I now think it tastes to much alcohol. Sa I have to change my rate

Chairman's Reserve

Good choice for the money Most people wants to find rum with good value for money. Well, here it is. It’s very hard to find anything better for this amount of money. The only o

Gunroom Spirit Navy

This has sting! Time for Birka’s rumcruise 2019 at the Baltic Sea were I tasted this. The person representing it told me it’s a blend of rum from Trinidad, Jamaica, G

Dos Maderas 5+3

OK, but not the best sherry finished rum! Got the Dos Maderas gift pack as a gift from the RumRatings club team. The content is a full bottle of 5+5 and four samples, one each of the rum base

Not bad at all I have the 8yo and the 15yo in the old green bottles and it can’t compete with them of course. But it’s really not bad at all. I think that the fruit

Montebello Papillon XO

Different from the other rums from Montebello This 12yo Rhum from the Carrère/Montebello distillery is produced exclusively for the European market. There’s very little information about it. A fr

Unbeatable label! Had a test of the 3yo, 4yo & the 5yo Montebello this evening with my son. We both thought the 3yo and the 5yo beats the 4yo. The 5yo is vintage 20

Great for a 3yo Had a test of the 3yo, 4yo & the 5yo Montebello this evening with my son. We both thought the 3yo and the 5yo beats the 4yo. The 3yo is a blend of 7

Reimonenq Reserve Speciale

Let it breathe after hand warmed! Had a tasting of the “Vieux 3-years” & the “Special Réserve 6-years” with my son. We both thinks that they both are great but in different ways. None

Reimonenq JR On The Rocks

Last chance This Rhum distilled 2012 and aged for 4 years in oak barrels is now more or less sold out. I bought me a sample from RhumAttitude and it’s very easy

Reimonenq Vieux

Great for a 3yo Had a tasting of the “Vieux 3-years” & the “Special Réserve 6-years” with my son. We both thinks that they both are great. None of them are produced

Reimonenq Coeur de Chauffe 50

Probably perfect in a mojito A strong nose, palate and medium long afterburn. It has sting just as expected. It’s possible to detect the cane and spices and I think it’s quite fl

Domaine de Severin XO

Another nice Agricole from Guadeloupe Just back from this years rumcruise at the Baltic Sea with Birka cruises. Tested this and bought me a bottle to my Guadeloupe collection. It’s a blend

Barbancourt Reserve du Domaine

Rock Stars Rhum My expectations were very low for this one, Rock Stars Rhum, “Jack Daniels” Rhum with a screw cork. But I must say it’s surprisingly good and really

A great just 3yo rhum Just back from this years rumcruise at the Baltic Sea with Birka cruises. It’s a fantastic opportunity to taste new rum, rarities and old favourites.

7yo Remarkable VSOP This clear, golden colored VSOP is aged in small oak casks for seven years. In nose you can recognize aromas of cut grass, prunes and vanilla. The pal

Dillon Reserve du Comte Arthur Dillon

Remarkable VSOP Bought this one in Spain, while I was driving down there. The Reserve du Comte Arthur Dillon exists, after what I have understood, in two different

Aromatic and complex Bought this one in France, while driving home from Spain. The price was just above 30€ at the supermarket. It’s an aromatic and complex Rhum. You ca

Perfect 1st Agricole Time for Birka’s rumcruise 2019 at the Baltic Sea. This one was included at Ian Burrell’s “Blindtaste” Master class. It was quite easy to get it right

OK, but not really worth the money! This is my first “La Favorite”, and sorry to say I’m not impressed. At first the nose is extremely weak, hard to find any aroma at all, not even afte

Le Rhum Vieux par Neisson (correct name) Tasted this one on this years rumcruise at the Baltic Sea with Birka cruises (March 2019). It’s a fantastic opportunity to taste new rum, rarities and

Saint James Reserve Privee

Too oaky Tested this one together with the 12yo and I find this one a little too oaky for my taste. I like the 12yo better. But this one is also a great Agric

Rum & Cane French Overseas XO

Agricole and molasses in a perfect blend ! I got this 5cl rum sample in the first batch from Rum Ratings Club, so it’s just a first impression. If I run into a bottle I will probably buy it so

Santos Dumont XO

A.H. Riise from Brazil I had just a sample for this test, so it’s just a first impression. Santos Dumont XO is a Brazilian rum produced from freshly pressed sugar cane hone

Havana Club Selección de Maestros

More pricewhorty than the 15yo It’s OK and more pricewhorty than the 15 yo. It tastes more alcohol than the 15yo, but have a much longer afterburn which I like. So far after have t

Atlantico Private Cask

Quite good Well balanced, lots of vanilla and dried fruit and some arrack, but unfortunately a little too sweet for me. Once I got a bottle that tasted pure arra

Better than expected! Tasted this in a hotel bar with a very limited range of rums. Would never have tried it under normal circumstances cause that I tried the XO just over

OK from O&O A price worthy rum in Sweden now sold in the same 50cl bottle as Unhiq. Nice aroma of sweetness and nuts. The taste is quite sweet (vanilla) with sig

Botran Solera 1893

Not bad at all! This Solera Ron with distillate between 5 and 18 years old has a well balanced sweetness. In your nose you can feel oak, vanilla and caramel but also

OK, but nothing more Time for Birka’s rumcruise 2019 at the Baltic Sea were I tasted this one but I think it’s a little to weak for my taste. You can recognise vanilla, sp

Barracuda Cay Dark

Unquestionably a Panamanian Just back from this years rumcruise at Baltic Sea with Birka cruises. It’s a fantastic opportunity to taste lots of rum and to participate in differen

Ron Zacapa Royal

Didn’t catch me I tested this one on Birka Cruises rum cruise on the Baltic Sea, and it didn’t catch me. Maybe I’m unfair when I rate the XO higher, but right now I’m

Ron Zacapa Etiqueta Negra

Better than the “23” It’s much like the “23”, very smooth as the “23”, but much more wood and not as nearly as sweet as the “23”. So I will choose this one 10 times out of

OK! OK but nothing special! Nose and afterburn is nothing to write home about but taste is OK mostly because it’s not as sweet as many Spanish styled “Ron

Abuelo XV Napoleon Cognac Cask Finish

Overly sweetened ! Rating very low 7 ! Had just a sample for this tasting so it’s just a first impression, but I will probably not dig deeper into it. It’s produced by Varela Hermanos whic

Trigo Reserva Aneja

Weak, but not a bad experience ! This Puerto Rican rum is an unsweetened rum aged for at least 12 years in oak and bottled in a very beautiful shaped bottle. Trigo has a amber colour

Angostura Number 1 Sherry Cask

Extremely dry Bought one of the bottles that was left in Denmark after the introduction there. It’s OK but extremely dry and it didn’t live up to my expectations af

Better than expected ! Had just a sample for this tasting so it’s just a first impression, but I will not say no if someone offers me a second tasting. This rum is produc

Plantation Barbados Grande Reserve

Better than expected! I’m not a fan of Plantation, think it’s a little bit dull. But this one is definitely pricewhorty with it’s quite alright taste and flavour.

Plantation Trinidad

An OK rum! Tasted this after a dinner at Såstaholm castle outside Stockholm. I think it had a tinted, spicy taste with distinct barrel character and slight sweet

Plantation Trinidad

Pricewhorty It’s quite good. I really don’t have something bad to say about it. But I think Plantation (and also some others) is a little bit dull. I mean if I f

Papas Pilar Dark

OK+ Time for Birka rum cruises 2019 at the Baltic Sea. This was one that I tested. Nice bottle and story around it. The 43% balance up the rather high swe

English Harbour Gold

Not bad This 3yo English Harbour seems to be really hard to find nowadays. I didn’t see it when I vacationed in Antigua, but my wife found it in Prague when s

Gosling's Black Seal

Perfect drinkrum Nothing I prefer as avec or for zipping, but perfect for my favourite rumdrink “Dark ‘N’ Stormy”. Picture: My drink rum shelf

El Dorado Port Mourant

Nothing for me! I like all the standard rum from El Dorado (12, 15 & 21) and of course the 25yo old one which is fantastic. Tested it during Birka’s rumcruise 2018 a

A young Agricole from French Guyana! Had just a sample so this is just a first impression. If I run into a bottle I maybe will dig deeper into it. The Rhum is named after the Toucan bird

Vintage 2010 Had a test of the 3yo, 4yo & the 5yo Montebello this evening with my son. We both thought the 3yo and the 5yo beats the 4yo. The 4yo is vintage 201

OK, but nothing special from Mauritius! Tasted just a sample, so this is just my first impressions. Don’t think I will dig deeper into it because it wasn’t special enough. It’s the first ru

Madeira Agricole! Had just a sample for the test so it’s just a first impression. If I run into a bottle I probably will buy it so I can dig deeper into it. They are u

Clement Select Barrel

A maybe too kind Rhum from Le Simon Had just a sample so this is just a first impression, but I will not hesitate to try it once again. Clement is an Agricole that’s distilled from ferm

Smooth for a 4yo Bought this one in France, while driving down to Spain. It has replaced the “Reserve du Comte Arthur Dillon” which is still to be found, in after wha

Dillon Dark Cigar Reserve

AOC ? Bought this one in Germany, while driving home from Spain. It’s originally produced for the US market, but can also be found in Europe. It’s aged f

Dillon Blanc 55

For Ti Punch Bought this bottle in France while driving down to Spain. The price was just 17€ for a 1L bottle at the supermarket. The nose is grassy and I think I

Nothing special September 2020 I have now finished my bottle and have decided not to do a rebuy cause after having testing quite many Agricoles now I don’t find it’s

Tiburon Gran Reserva

Much better than expected! A 7-year old “Ron” definitely bottled in Aruba. Some says that it’s origins from Belize, but nothing on the bottle tells that. It’s aged in former bo

Nothing I can recommend Time for Birka’s rumcruise 2019 at the Baltic Sea. Tasted this for my last taste tickets and it was really nothing to write home about. Weak in nose,

Distillery? Had just a sample so this review is just a first impression, but I don’t think I will dig deeper into it. This rum is produced at an coffee estate in

Atlantico Gran Reserva

Not bad Got a sample of this one when I drove from Sweden to Spain and made some stops during the way to buy some rum. It’s nothing that I should buy, cause

Motörhead Premium Dark

Rock ’N’ Roll This rum comes from Dom. Rep. and is an 8yo Solera rum produced by the Swedish company Brands For Fans. The stated sugar content is 25 gpl. The ban

Ron Cristóbal Niña

Another sweet one from Dom.Rep. Had just a sample of it so this is just a first impression, but I will probably never taste it again or at least not buying me a bottle. If I should

Too sweet for me There are some good flavours in it, but too sweet for me.

Ron Zacapa 23 Solera

A former favourite This was my start on my adult rum journey and many bottles has passed by. Nowadays I’m not so much into the sweet Spanish styled ron. Instead I’m more

Rum from the Canary Islands ! Had just a sample for this tasting so it’s just a first impression, but I will not dig deeper into it. This Spanish rum distilled by the Distillery o

Sweetened Agricole? Got this as a sample when I drove down to Spain from Sweden and made some stops for buying rum. I’ve heard that it should be an Agricole but as Spani

Gold of Mauritius Dark

Odd or just special? Got a sample of this when I drove down to Spain from Sweden and made a few stops during the drive to buy some rum. The nose isn’t very pleasant. In m

Abuelo Gran Reserva

Nothing special Tested this long ago and you can definitely taste that it’s a Panamanian Ron. It has it all, but everything is weaker than in the better ones. ——————

Millonario Aniversario Reserva

Too sweet! Cause it was just a sample it’s a little bit hard to review it so this is just a first impression, but I will probably not come back with a deeper tes

Takamaka Bay St Andre

Rum from the Seychelles! Had only a sample so this is just a first impression, but I don’t think I will come back to it. It’s a quite young distillery. The company was formed

Borgoe Reserve Collection

Nothing that stands out ! Had just a sample for this tasting so this is just a first impression, but I will not try to get me a bottle for further tasting. This rum is produce

Dos Maderas PX 5+5

Sweet Sherry finished! Got the Dos Maderas gift pack as a gift from the RumRatings club team. The content is a full bottle of 5+5 and four samples, one each of the rum bas

Earns it place One of the first rums I tasted and it’s still pleasing me. Today I think there is too much taste of arrack. If I want arrack I buy arrack. I will tast

Diplomatico Planas

Oldest white rum tasted so far Tasted it while at a short trip with Viking Line from Sweden to Åland when the Swedish importer was onboard and offered it. In nose as well on the pa

Roble Extra Anejo

Too bland ! Had just a sample for the tasting so this is just a first impression, but I don’t think that I will dig deeper into it. The Ron Roble brand hails fro

English Harbour

Bought to complete my English Harbour collection This 3yo English Harbour seems to be really hard to find nowadays. I didn’t see it when I vacationed in Antigua, but I found it on an German online sh

Dillon Carte Noire

A little bit sharp Bought this one in Germany, while driving home from Spain. It’s aged for at least 3 years and the price was just above 20€. The nose is quite sharp b

A mixer that could be consumed neatly Time for Birka’s rumcruise 2019 at the Baltic Sea. This was one of the rums that were included at Ian Burrell’s Master class, “Blindtest”. We tested i

Matusalem Gran Reserva

Not for zipping Too weak and thin with too much alcohol taste in my opinion. Works quite well as a mixer, but nothing I can recommend for zipping. It was one of the

Cihuatan Reserva Especial

Awful aroma ! Had just a sample for this tasting so it’s just a first impression, but there will not be any further testing. Cihuatan Reserva Especial 12 is produc

Rum Company of Fiji Ratu Dark

Fiji rum! I had just a sample so this is just a first impression, but I don’t think I will dig deeper into it and buy me a bottle. It’s coming from Fiji’s only

By The Dutch Batavia Arrack

Expected more arrack taste! Tested just a sample so it’s just a first impression, but I won’t dig deeper into it. Molasses is used in this Indonesian rum and it’s distilled in p

Not appealing to me! I had just a sample so this is just a first impression, but I don’t think I will be digging deeper into it. It’s produced by the distillery Espritus

Better than expected ! Had just a sample for this tasting so it’s just a first impression. Had no expectations at all, but it wasn’t as bad as I thought. But it’s not that

Angostura White Reserva

Much better than expected! It’s a smooth white rum with lots of citrus. It’s oily and there’s some sweetness and vanilla. It’s ok to sip neatly. Pictures: My white rum shelf

Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva

Insulin chock Much much too sweet for me. More liquor than rum. So for those how want liquor to the coffe it maybe OK.

OK mixer It’s ok to use as a mixer when in Antigua where Goslings is to expensive when you do a false Dark ‘n’ Stormy.

Negrita spiced Got it from my brother in law. Have used it as a variation in my favourite rum drink, Dark ‘N’ Stormy. It’s not perfect and cannot compete with the or

Negrita This is another rum that I used as a youngster to mix my rum and coke. I remember that I liked this better than the white ones.

Fine mixer rum Time for Birka’s rumcruise 2019 at the Baltic Sea. Bought me mojito now and then just to get a break from all the zipping. They used the Havana Club 3

Strong alcohol taste ! Had just a sample for this tasting so it’s just a first impression, but I’m sure that I won’t buy me a bottle of this. Ron Canuto 7yo is produced in

Kraken Black Spiced

Not for sipping You can use it sipping bu I don’t recommend it. It’s better to use it as a mixer rum. It’s too sweet for me, but I like the bottle.

Diplomatico Liqueur de Rhum

Sweeter than DRE Not my bottle. My wife got it as a gift from some guests long ago. More liquor then rum of course as the name says. It has clear similarities with t

Cavalier Cavalier Light

OK mixer It’s OK to use as a mixer to a TiPunch or RumPunch.

Carioca This mixer rum was one of my favourites when I was young and only used rum as a mixer.

Ronrico Silver Label

Ronrico This rum was another of my favourites when I was young and only used rum as a mixer.

Bacardi Superior

The big mixer rum Hard to judge it correctly, but I think that I won’t rate a mixer rum higher then 5. This Bacardi is good enough for most of the simpler rum drinks.

Don Papa Small Batch

Another insulin chock! Tasted it in a hotel bar with a very limited range of rum. Would never have tried it under normal circumstances and hadn’t any higher expectations wh

Ginebra San Miguel Anejo

Sugar & Vanilla! Just had a sample for the tasting so it’s just a first impression, but I’m surely not gonna dig deeper into it. It’s coming from the Philippines. It

Dead Man's Fingers Coconut

Nothing I would buy Got a sample of this as a gift when I bought some other rum. I don’t get a rum feeling at all when I drink it. It’s maybe OK as a mixer in a coconut d

Stroh Original 80

After ski party drink ! Lowered a few bottles of this very strong Austrian rum when I was on a skiing holiday in Kitzbuhl, Austria as a teenager. It falls into the same cate

After ski party ❄️! Emptied some bottles of this quite strong Austrian rum when I was on a skiing holiday in Kitzbuhl, Austria, as a teenager. It falls into the same cat

My first rum ! This rum at just 38% ABV was imported in bulk from the Caribbean by the Swedish Alcoholic Monopoly Company, Systembolaget, and then bottled and sold b

SangSom Special

Thai rice rum The easiest way to get drunk in Thailand is to mix this with Coke or Sprite and it tastes slightly better than its brother Mehkong which is whiskey ma

Rum or Whisky? Saw that it was rated here, I have always thought that it was rice whisky. There have been some bottles when at vacation in Thailand before I found S

Wishlist

Brand

Review

Rating

English Harbour Smuggler's Cove

Pusser's Overproof Green Label

Hampden Estate Great House Destillery Edition

Rum Fire Velvet

Navy Island Navy Strenght

Navy Island XO Reserve

Bologne Blanc 50%

Damoiseau Blanc 55%

Domaine de Severin Rhum Blanc

Longueteau 55° White

Montebello Rare 1948

Montebello Cuvée Heritage

Montebello L’equilibre

Montebello Vieux

Montebello Single Cask

Montebello 1999 Single Cask 12 Years Got 5cl of this as a gift when I bought me the the 10 year old and some other bottles. I must say it’s surprisingly smooth for an Agricole. The nose

Montebello Cannonball Ambre

Montebello Ambré

Montebello Cuvée the Bolokos

Montebello Blanc Cannonball

Montebello Blanc Ovation

Montebello Cuvée Speciale 50%

Montebello Cuvée Special 40%

Montebello Blanc Winch

Montebello Blanc 55%

Reimonenq 1998 Extra Rare

Reimonenq Precious Opale

Reimonenq Extra Vieux

Reimonenq Cuvee Quintessence

Reimonenq Longitude

Reimonenq Carafe

Reimonenq Carafe

Reimonenq Precious Rubis

Reimonenq Precious Saphir

Reimonenq JR Cuvée Spéciale

Reimonenq Ambre

Reimonenq Ambre

Reimonenq Dynamique

Reimonenq Brut de Colonne

Reimonenq Latitude

Reimonenq Coeur de Distillation Centenaire

Reimonenq Coeur de Chauffe 40

Barbancourt 5 Star Reserve Especiale

Bellevue Godfrey Reserve XO

Bellevue White 59

Dillon Single Cask

Rhum JM Blanc 55

La Favorite La Flibuste

La Favorite Cuvee Privilege

La Mauny Extra Saphir

La Mauny Extra Ruby

La Mauny Blanc 55

Neisson White 55

Saint James Quintessence

Saint James Blanc 55

Trois Rivieres Grande Cuvée Oman

Trois Rivieres Cuvée Saint Pierre

Trois Rivieres Blanc 55%

R. St Barth Authentic

Havana Club Maximo Extra Anejo

Havana Club San Cristobal de la Habana

Havana Club Tributo

Havana Club Tributo

Havana Club Tributo

Havana Club Barrel Proof

Santiago de Cuba Extra Anejo

Quorhum Cask Strength

Flor de Caña Centenario 21

Malecon Rare Proof

My Private Rum Bar

Brand

Review

Rating

English Harbour

One of the best This is the best rum tasted so far, and is a part of my top five list together with Appleton Joy, El dorado 25, Zafra 30 and my Agricole favourite, Cl

English Harbour Extra Old

English Harbour

WOW ! 9+ I’m a fan of English Harbour and this one doesn’t disappoint me. Today there’s only one remaining distillery in Antigua which is the Antigua Distille

English Harbour High Congener Series

English Harbour Port Cask Finish

Batch 002 English Harbour have never disappointed me. Bought me this during a vacation in Antigua, have one from batch 001 since before without have tasting it.

English Harbour Madeira Cask Finish

Batch 002, 8+ English Harbour have never disappointed me. Bought me this during a vacation in Antigua, have one from batch 001 since before without have tasting it.

English Harbour Sherry Cask Finish

Batch 002 English Harbour have never disappointed me. Bought me this during a vacation in Antigua, have one from batch 001 since before without have tasting it.

English Harbour

Rediculus low price I’m a fan of English Harbour rum and this one doesn’t disappoint me. This rum must be the best you can get to this ridiculous low price. I haven’t fo

English Harbour Gold

Not bad This 3yo English Harbour seems to be really hard to find nowadays. I didn’t see it when I vacationed in Antigua, but my wife found it in Prague when s

English Harbour

Bought to complete my English Harbour collection This 3yo English Harbour seems to be really hard to find nowadays. I didn’t see it when I vacationed in Antigua, but I found it on an German online sh

Cavalier Puncheon

Skullduggary Gold

Nice bottle Tasted it this afternoon at Skullduggerys Cafe at Fulmouth Marina in Antigua. The cafes owner is the creator (together with ADL) and owner of the bran

Habitation Velier English Harbour

“Truly remarkable” It’s an unmistakably English Harbour. The taste is very much like the 5yo but with an much longer and stronger finish. My feeling is that it tastes v

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Value for money, 7+ Nose and palate tells you that this unquestionably is a Bajan rum. The nose and palate is a little bit weak and the afterburn is medium long. It isn’

Very pricewhorty Another well tasting rum from Barbados. I really like the rum from R.L. Seale’s. Picture: My Bajan shelf.

Mount Gay 1703 Master Select

At least an 8+ I rated the Old Cask1703 quite low. Probably because it was my first contact with the English style of rum. Three years later after tasting lots of E

Plantation XO 20th Anniversary

Coconut in a bottle The package is very nice. In the aroma you find banana, vanilla and some coconut. In the mouth it’s the coconut that takes over but you can also feel

Maybe the best 12yo Bajan, 8+ Complex nose and palate with a quite long afterburn for a Bajan rum. R.L. Seales and the Foursquare distillery has some different brands aged 10-12 y

One of the best from Barbados ! A fantastic rum in a spectacular bottle. The fragrance is very nice and in the mouth you can feel exotic fruits and some cinnamon. The 43 % gives it a

Rum SixtySix Family Reserve

Nice Bajan I quite complex rum that tastes vanilla and chocolate but also a little bit spicy. There’s quite lot of pricewhorty rums from Barbados, and this is on

St. Nicholas Abbey

St. Nicholas Abbey

What can I say? Edit 2020-10-20 Now I’ve finished my first bottle and this is my so far best tasted Bajan rum so I upgrade it to a 10. ————————————————————————————

St. Nicholas Abbey

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Gosling's Family Reserve Old

Christmas rum Fantastic package from Bermuda’s only rum company. It’s very dark and the aroma is very complex with its Christmas spices, caramel and some oak. The

Gosling's Black Seal

Perfect drinkrum Nothing I prefer as avec or for zipping, but perfect for my favourite rumdrink “Dark ‘N’ Stormy”. Picture: My drink rum shelf

Pusser's 50th Anniversary

Pusser’s best ! 9+ Pusser’s 50th Anniversary, was released to celebrate 50 years since the Black Tot Day. It’s limited to 4498 bottles and I was lucky to get three of th

Pusser's British Navy

Defend its place on my rumshelf With a nice bottle, a beautiful label and a fantastic story around “Nelson’s blood” this rum unquestionably defends its place in my rumshelf even if I

Close to 9, but 8+ This is a great rum that from now on will have a place in my rumbar. I would say if you like the other rum in Pusser’s range you will also like this

Pusser's Overproof

Pusser's Gunpowder Proof

Gunpowder Proof, The Black label, Guyana, 7+ First I just tasted a sample of it, but come to the conclusion that I had to dig deeper into it. Now done and first impression lasts. Background of

Pusser's British Navy

Great value for money ! This rum saw the light of day when Pusser's looked over its range some years ago. Before the Blue Label was available in a version with ABV 54.5%, w

Rammstein Premum

Hier kommt die Sonne. Best Rock ‘n’ Roll rum so far! This is the third Rock Band rum I’ve tasted, after Motörhead and Kizz, and the best one so far. Rammstein is a German industrial metal band founded

Clarkes Court # 37

Clarkes Court Old Grog

Wonderful label on a very good everyday rum ! 8+ This rum is produced by Grenada Distillers Ltd, but when it started up in 1937 they was just a part of the Grenada Sugar Factory established in 1936.

Rivers Royal Granadian White

One of a kind ! Rivers Antoine was founded in 1785, and still produces the rum as they did then. The cane is crushed in a mill driven by an ancient waterwheel. It’s

Chairman's The Forgotten Cask

Little bit better then the “Reserve”, 7+ Just tasted a sample so this is just a first impression, but I will come back to it when I have opened my 70cl bottle. I suppose most of us have he

Chairman's Reserve Original

Captain Bligh XO

Captain Bligh XO Special Reserve Rum, 8+ This one has been on my wishlist for a long time after a sample test long ago and now I finally got me some bottles. It doesn’t disappoint this time

Sunset Very Strong

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Just below my top choices If you’re ready to pay around 90€, this is one of the best choices. It’s very smooth and it tastes sweet fruit, spices, leather, some candy and vanill

El Dorado Special Reserve

A real good choice The 15 year old isn’t as sweet as 12 year old one. It’s a quite complex rum. It’s very well balanced and you can taste nuts, fruit and some vanilla.

Quite sweet The 12-year one is quite sweet but not to sweet. It’s very easy to drink and a perfect rum to take your first steps with into the rumworld. It’s very

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Appleton Estate Joy

One of my top 5 It’s much alike the 21-year old, but much smoother even though it’s 90 proof. Another difference is the taste of ginger and spices. Unfortunately it’s

Appleton Estate

Fantastic This is the best rum I have tasted from Jamaica so far. If it wasn’t for Appleton Joy, which I have but haven’t tasted yet, I should have given it a 1

Appleton Estate Rare Blend

Good every day rum It’s together with Chairman’s Reserve and the 5 year old English Harbour my best every day rums by moment. Th balance is good, it’s fruity and spicy

100% funky Pot still ! 8+ Have had this bottle for a while on my Jamaican shelf. This rum, together with its overproof brother, marking an historic moment for all rum enthusia

Hampden Estate Pure Single Jamaican Overproof

Why buy expensive Velier Have had this bottle on my Jamaican shelf for a while. The launching of this rum, together with its 46% ABV brother, marking an historic moment for a

Rum Fire White Overproof

Best of the Jamaican overproofs, 8+ ! This is a triple distilled pure pot still HLCF rum. HLCF stands for Hampden Light Continental Flavoured and an ester level of 500-600. In nose it’s f

Monymusk Special Reserve

Half funk! This is a rum that has been on my shelf for a while and now it was time to check it out. It’s a blend from the Clarendon distillery’s pot still and c

Rum-Bar White Overproof

Most pungent of the Jamaican big three ! This is a pure pot still rum consisting of a blend of WPEL, WPL and WPE rum from the Worthy Park distillery. The nose is funky and very pungent. It’s

Smith and Cross Navy Strength

Strong fruity explosion ! 7+ This is a rum with sting! It’s very fruity and quite spicy in the nose and mouth. The afterburn is quite long and dry. If you should have one navy str

Worthy Park Single Estate

Worthy Park Special Cask Release Port

Worthy Park Single Estate Reserve

Worthy Park on their own, 8+ Just back from this years rumcruise at the Baltic Sea with Birka cruises. Decided already before I went on the cruise that I should buy me some bottle

Wray & Nephew White Overproof

One of the epic rum mixers! 7+ The world's most famous drink mixer rum(?) is a blend of rum distilled in a column still and a pot still whereafter it’s stored in a steel tank for a

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Very smooth, 8+ This agricole is very smooth with nice notes. I’m not finished with it yet, but I can really recommend it. ——————————————— Now I’m finished with it

Exceptional ! 9+ One of the best Agricole I’ve tasted. Nice nose, very smooth and a real good and medium long finish. It’s a pity that it’s more or less impossible to

St. Nicholas Abbey Cask Strength

A great Rhum from Guadeloupe! 9+ This is a great Rhum. It’s a blend of some of the best vintages from the Longueteau house. The blend consists of 70% 8yo, 20% 9yo and 10% 10yo. It’s a

Montebello Cuvee Prestige

Montebello Grande Reserve Speciale

Montebello Papillon XO

Different from the other rums from Montebello This 12yo Rhum from the Carrère/Montebello distillery is produced exclusively for the European market. There’s very little information about it. A fr

Montebello Cuvee Jack

A very nice Agricole from Guadeloupe, 8+ Montebello isn’t a common Agricole in Sweden, but I’ve read som good reviews and decided to buy me this 10 year old which is mid priced (~65€). It’s p

Montebello Winch

7+ for vintage 2003 I’m a real fan of Montebello after tasting the 10yo and the 1999 Single Cask so I decided to increase my Montebello shelf a while ago to what you can

Unbeatable label! Had a test of the 3yo, 4yo & the 5yo Montebello this evening with my son. We both thought the 3yo and the 5yo beats the 4yo. The 5yo is vintage 20

Vintage 2010 Had a test of the 3yo, 4yo & the 5yo Montebello this evening with my son. We both thought the 3yo and the 5yo beats the 4yo. The 4yo is vintage 201

Great for a 3yo Had a test of the 3yo, 4yo & the 5yo Montebello this evening with my son. We both thought the 3yo and the 5yo beats the 4yo. The 3yo is a blend of 7

Montebello Blanc 50%

Great nose! 7+ Fantastic nose for an Agricole Blanc. Sweetness from the cane dominates but there are also some citrus I believe. In mouth it’s a little bit oily whic

Reimonenq Hors D’age

Reimonenq Reserve RQL

Reimonenq Cuvee Prestige

Explosion ! 8+ This rhum smells a little like bad cognac (VS or VSOP) but when it comes into your mouth it’s a complete explosion of flavours and the afterburn hang

Reimonenq Hors D’age JR

Reimonenq Cuvée Fernand’Or

2009 Cuvée Fernand’Or is sophisticated! 8+ This Rhum named after Fernand Reimonenq and limited to 2180 bottles (maybe yearly) won a gold medal in Paris 2014, then five years old. After that i

Reimonenq Grande Réserve Vieilli

Another great ReimonenQ ! 7+ I really like Rhum Reimonenq. There are clear similarities with the 9yo “Cuvée Prestige”. It will be real interesting to test the more expensive ones

Reimonenq Reserve Speciale

Let it breathe after hand warmed! Had a tasting of the “Vieux 3-years” & the “Special Réserve 6-years” with my son. We both thinks that they both are great but in different ways. None

Reimonenq Premiere Cuvee

Reimonenq Vieux

Great for a 3yo Had a tasting of the “Vieux 3-years” & the “Special Réserve 6-years” with my son. We both thinks that they both are great. None of them are produced

Reimonenq Coeur de Chauffe 50

Probably perfect in a mojito A strong nose, palate and medium long afterburn. It has sting just as expected. It’s possible to detect the cane and spices and I think it’s quite fl

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Barbancourt Reserve du Domaine

Rock Stars Rhum My expectations were very low for this one, Rock Stars Rhum, “Jack Daniels” Rhum with a screw cork. But I must say it’s surprisingly good and really

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Clairin Casimir

Clairin Le Rocher

Providence First Drops

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Bellevue 1821 Reserva Especial

Bellevue White 50

Bielle 40th Anniversary

Monk Rhum? This rhum from the Poisson distillery in Marie Galante/Guadeloupe is named after the Dominican monk Père Labat (Jean-Babtiste Labat) active in a lots

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Best Agricole Best Agricole ever tasted. It’s not what you expect when you taste an Agricole. This one has a nice nose which is not very common when it comes to Agr

Clement Cuvee Homere

Depaz Grande Reserve XO White Label

Next best Agricole ! 9+ This one is much alike the Clement XO. Smooth, nice and subtile with rich flavours and only overruled by Clement XO. It starts to get quite hard to g

Depaz Cuvee du Grand Saint Pierre XO

Depaz Cuvee Prestige

Magnificent I suppose it’s Depaz best standard Rhum, aged for at least during 9 years in small oak barrels. I think there are some similarities with the old bott

Dillon Hors d’Age

Good value for money! Have had this bottle for a while in my rum bar unopened as well as most of the bottles on my wishlist. Decided to open it now just to see if it’s tim

Dillon XO Hors d'Age Grenadier

The Grenadier Bought one bottle in Belgium and two bottles in Germany while driving home from Spain. This one, aged for at least 10 years, has a special place in m

Dillon XO Hors D’age

Doesn’t reach the level of its precursor! Bought two bottles of this in France, while driving down to Spain. It has replaced the “XO Hors d’Age Grenadier” which is still to be found even if i

Dillon Blanc 55

For Ti Punch Bought this bottle in France while driving down to Spain. The price was just 17€ for a 1L bottle at the supermarket. The nose is grassy and I think I

Anis bomb ! 8+ This one smells like bad cognac (VS or VSOP) but explodes with fantastic flavours in your mouth and there is the anis the most significant. Undoubtedl

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Rhum JM Cuvee 1845

High division rhum, 9+ This rhum plays in the same division as Clement XO and Depaz Grande Reserve XO. I tasted it onboard the Birka Cruises in the Baltic Sea. They have a g

Rhum JM Cognac Cask Finish

Very good J.M This is an high class Agricole. Dry, well balanced and complex with a cognac nose. Grassy and floral in mouth with a nice and spicy afterburn. Pictur

La Mauny Le Nouveau Monde

Really good! It’s quite sharp in nose initially after warmed up. After that the fruitiness and vanilla takes over in nose palate and afterburn. The latter is then

Neisson XO Le Rhum Par

Saint James L’essential

Fantastic, but maybe too expensive! 9+ This is an exceptional Rhum from Saint James. It’s a blend of the vintages of 1998, 2000 and 2003 all of them aged for over 12 years in small Bourbon

Saint James Reserve Privee

Very smooth Tested it together with the 15yo and I think I like this better because the oaky taste is more balanced in this one. It’s a great Agricole that’s ve

Trois Rivieres Bois d'Inde

Great Martinique Agricole ! Bois d’Inde is one of three rivers crossing the Trois Rivieres Plantation. The two others is Oman and St. Pierre, which also has a Rhum named after th

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Havana Club Union

Truly fantastic, 9+ I’m just back from this years rumcruise at the Baltic Sea with Birka cruises. Decided more or less already before the cruise that I should buy me a bo

Good It’s good but not exceptional in any way. Quite weak nose and afterburn. It got it’s rating because of the smooth and quite complex taste in mouth.

Havana Club Selección de Maestros

More pricewhorty than the 15yo It’s OK and more pricewhorty than the 15 yo. It tastes more alcohol than the 15yo, but have a much longer afterburn which I like. So far after have t

Legendario Gran Reserva

Santiago de Cuba Extra Anejo

Santiago de Cuba Extra Anejo

Santiago de Cuba Anejo Superior

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Cubaney Centenario 25-30-Year

Extremely smooth! 9+ Celebrated yesterday by opening this bottle which I heard would be the best from Oliver & Oliver. I’ve read that it would be powerful, but I don’t th

Opthimus Malt Whiskey Finish

A little bit too sweet! 8+ It’s a complex Ron with lots of nice notes, but the strength (43%) don’t quite balance up the sweetness. Lots of vanilla and you can clearly feel whis

Opthimus Port Finish

A great one from O & O This must be one of the best from O&O. It’s made out of both suger cane juice and molasses. In the beginning it’s quite sweet and then comes the citru

Tasteful Ron in a nice package Nice nose, tasteful in mouth where you can feel the 42% in the end and a quite long and tasty afterburn. It’s quite complex but a little bit to sweet

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My best Zacapa I have also tested the “23” and the “Royal”, but I like this one best. It’s more powerful and has a deeper taste than the others. The sweetness is we

Malecon Rare Proof

Another nice Panamian ! 9+ Tested this on Birka Cruises rum cruise on the Baltic Sea, and have now bought me two bottles together with two bottles of the 18 year old Rare Proof.

Malecon Rare Proof

Another great one from Malecon This one is a little bit stronger than the ”Rare Proof 20”, which gives it a signficant character. You can taste wood, caramel, peach and cocoa. In th

Malecon Rare Proof

Malecon Rare Proof

Panama gold ! 8+ It’s the last in the “Rare Proof” series first batch for me to taste. In nose it’s quite powerful with hints of fruit. On the palate it’s fruity an

Malecon Rare Proof

Zafra Master Reserve

Oh, Goosh Bottle 3717 out of 6720! Can it be any better then this? Nose, mouth, afterburn - Georgius! The best “Ron” I have ever tasted! Picture: My top fi

Zafra Master Reserve 21

A great one from Panama As most rum lovers I’ve started my rum journey among the Spanish styled ron. Nowadays there are not more than around 15 left in my cabinet. The ones t

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SangSom Special

Thai rice rum The easiest way to get drunk in Thailand is to mix this with Coke or Sprite and it tastes slightly better than its brother Mehkong which is whiskey ma

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Angostura Cask Collection Number 1 Bourbon Cask

Sold out??? 7+ I thought it was completely sold out in Europe, but then I found some bottles on a German site to complete my last bottle. So now I have four of it.

Angostura Cask Collection Number 1 French Oak Cask

Angostura nice as always! 8+ The second edition is in my opinion a little bit better than the 1st, mainly because it’s dryer and not that sweet Significant for the aroma is exot

Angostura Number 1 Sherry Cask

Extremely dry Bought one of the bottles that was left in Denmark after the introduction there. It’s OK but extremely dry and it didn’t live up to my expectations af

Special in a nice way ! 8+ I don’t think that I have tested a rum with a taste comparable with this one before. I’m not sure what it is, maybe grapefruit or citrus. Anyway the A

Good ! I think it needs some minutes in the glass. In the aroma and taste you can find some vanilla, nuts and dried fruit I think. It’s smooth and the sweetn

Earns it place One of the first rums I tasted and it’s still pleasing me. Today I think there is too much taste of arrack. If I want arrack I buy arrack. I will tast

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Diplomatico Ambassador Selection

Very nice aroma ! 8+ Could even say extremely nice aroma of mostly fruit. The taste is well balanced with mostly dried fruit and vanilla. It’s not so sweet as the well kno

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Review

Rating

English Harbour Extra Old

English Harbour High Congener Series

Cavalier Puncheon

St. Nicholas Abbey

St. Nicholas Abbey Cask Strength

St. Nicholas Abbey

Pusser's Overproof

Clarkes Court # 37

Worthy Park Single Estate

Worthy Park Special Cask Release Port

Chairman's Reserve Original

Sunset Very Strong

Montebello Cuvee Prestige

Montebello Grande Reserve Speciale

Montebello Cuvee Jack

Montebello Winch

Reimonenq Hors D’age

Reimonenq Reserve RQL

Reimonenq Hors D’age JR

Reimonenq Premiere Cuvee

Boukman Botanical

Clairin Casimir

Clairin Le Rocher

Providence First Drops

Bellevue 1821 Reserva Especial

Bellevue White 50

Bielle 40th Anniversary

Clement Cuvee Homere

Depaz Cuvee du Grand Saint Pierre XO

Dillon Hors d’Age

HSE Vsop Port Cask Finish

La Mauny Le Nouveau Monde

Neisson XO Le Rhum Par

Legendario Gran Reserva

Santiago de Cuba Extra Anejo

Santiago de Cuba Extra Anejo

Santiago de Cuba Anejo Superior

Opthimus Port Finish

Malecon Rare Proof

Malecon Rare Proof