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Ron Centenario 30-Year Special Blend

Great Great balance between sweetness and oak, one of the best for sure.

Wow Smooth, sweet, tobacco nose and flavor. Sweetness is well-balanced and not overpowering.

Typical Oliver&Oliver Good, sweet, balanced, just like other top end Oliver products. You can taste lemon grass in there. Still prefer the Esclavo XO though.

Great Competent and very well balanced, leather and tobacco, sweetness and wood, probably what Zacapa 23 wants to be.

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Bodegas de America S.A. Ron Malteco 1990

Raisins and chocolate Similar to the Presidente 19y and Zacapa 23y, very flavorful solera style.

Facundo Paraiso

Dark caramel It is very mellow and pleasant on tongue, it has subdued dark caramel taste. The best Facundo/Bacardi on sale, shame it comes with a price to match.

Zafra Master Reserve 21

Cocoa Cocoa and wood, a sign of good barrel maturation. Not harsh at all.

Legendario Gran Reserva 15 Years

Okay Very competent, very much approaching the Zacapa XO in the flavor, chocolate-like maybe, but not overly sweet at all. The Zacapa is a bit sweeter and

The one to get Typical Solera style rum that has that hybrid chocolate/whisky taste. Unlike the lesser "23" version, this goes down far smoother. Also has slight cit

Light Light, mildly sweet rum, personally I prefer heavier rums but this is not bad either.

Barcelo Imperial

Walnut Solera Nose were walnuts, and the rest was pleasant mild sweet Solera, which was quite a surprise for this price category. Aftertaste developed into citrus f

Appleton Estate 21-Year

Cocoa, coconut, wood Cocoa and coconut in nose, flavor is very well matured oak. A bit sharp in the finish.

Opthimus 25-Year

Prune demerara This is probably the best from Oliver&Oliver, I would compare it to El Dorado 15y, but without the whisky taste and the prune is not as pronounced.

Presidente 19-Year

Chocolate It is maybe a bit too sweet, but has complex taste with a creamy chocolate-like flavor.

Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva

OK Yeah it is good alright, just like everyone including your grandma and dog says. It has orange nose and good balance between sweet and bitter.

Ron Millonario XO

Competent It is very well made and balanced, though I would call it a neutral tasting rum - nothing really stands out in it.

El Dorado Millenium 25

Deserving of its rating I enjoy rums with raisin and date taste, but this one brings it onto whole another level. The fruit flavor is not in the back, but in the front.

Ron Centenario 30-Year

Balanced Great Solera style, taste is fruit and grape, leaves aroma of nuts in glass.

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Borco international Ron Vacilón Gran Paraíso Añejo 25 años

Citrus light I would not ever say I could rate a dry rum this highly, but this is light, long aftertaste, has citrus flavor, a bit of a bite but perfectly acceptab

El Dorado 21-Year

Tropical fruit Sweet but not as much as the Centenario 25 which this competes with. The whisky flavor from 15y is almost gone, instead you have even more oak.

Diplomatico 2002 Single Vintage

Sherry Sherry flavor is most apparent, if you pay attention the plumes on the background become apparent in the after taste. Interesting experience, but a bi

Opthimus 25-Year Port Finish

Sherry wood Similar to Dos Maderas Luxus but not as strong in cherry, a bit too sweet AND simultaneously a bit heavy on the wood, almost overaged. Extremely good

Presidente 23-Year

Smokier version of 19y The 19y is considered the best of range, I would have to agree, the 23y is smokier and a bit harsher, albeit not as sweet as 19y which might suit some

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Malecon Seleccion Esplendida 1979

Burnt sugar Pleasant taste of burnt sugar, very easy to drink.

Havana Club Maximo Extra Anejo

Competent enough Nose is citrus, then at first sip there was a bit of nut and it quickly turned to wood when continuing sipping from the glass. Not my style, I prefer

Havana Club 15-Year

Sherry wood Sherry nose and smooth wooden barrel, a hint of smoke after careful examination. Also dry.

Mount Gay XO Extra Old

Pleasant Chocolate on the nose, on palate wood and cocoa, rather pleasant surprise considering lot of people consider this to be dry, but it is very flavorful.

Ron Quorhum 30-Year

Competent The taste is very similar to Cubaney Centenario 25-30y, but about 2/3 of the price, so might as well buy this. It is very flavorful and without any ar

Cubaney Centenario 25-30 Year

A bit overvalued Yeah, it is competent rum, but the strong bite in the finish prevents this from reaching 9+. Slight tobacco flavor and it goes well with cigars.

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Mombacho XO Single Cask 43%

Earthy nose, dark caramel Nose are earthy tones from vulcanic soil, then taste is not harsh at all, I would say it is typical blended molasses rum with dark caramel tones.

Flor de Cana 25-Year

Earthy flavor Earthy and smooth, it was something different and interesting in a while.

Opthimus 21-Year

Solid solera Tobacco in flavor, nut in the after aroma. It reminds me of Esclavo, it is one of the better O&O offerings. It is maybe a bit flat with too much sweet

Ron Centenario 25-Year

Sweet A bit of sweet taste, but great Solera-style nonetheless. Very similar to 20y.

Ron Centenario 20-Year

Good balance Typical Solera style, but the sweetness is a bit too much, but still miles better than most of the competition.

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Bacardi Gran Reserva Limitada

Pleasant Pleasantly sweet and light but going into the prune territory.

Kirk and Sweeney 23-Year

A bit dilluted The cork is not exactly "tight", so it could be the reason for the weird taste. It tastes weak and dilluted. Otherwise very similar to Solera style ru

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Deadhead Chocolate

Smooth like Baileys I am very surprised by this, it is actually drinkable, very smooth and it has chocolate flavor like Baileys liquor.

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Enghaven Blackstrap rum

Plumes, iodine It contains the basis of a good rum for sure, but the weird nose and a bit of iodine flavor keep it from reaching the high scores.

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Antigua Distillery Whisper Antigua Gold Rum

Sharp coconut Reminds me of lightness of Barbados rums, with a hint of coconut, a bit of sharpness there as well but pleasant drink overall.

Cubaney Gran Reserva 15-Year

Fruit and tobacco I am getting the tobacco flavor like from the 25-30y, but it is sweeter due to a slightly fruity aroma.

Flor de Cana 18-Year

Mature 12y Earthiness and fruit of the 12y turns into more woody notes and raisins, and almost blends together into praline aroma, but don't worry, it is without

Flor de Cana Gran Reserve 7

Earthy fruit Weak earthy tones typical for Nicaragua, it is diluted version of the flavor found in the 12y and others. However, it is also smoother than 12y which

Forest fruit & cocoa Tropical fruit on the nose, a hint of cocoa on the palate, but not chemical, somehow they managed to extract it from the aging process, and of course

Ron Abuelo 12 Anos Gran Reserva

Leather, raisin, wood It has interesting and complex but not overly sweet taste.

Ron Cartavio XO

Surprise This came to me as quite a surprise, but it is a bit harsher than I thought it would be. Otherwise, nose is bit smoky and the body has orange flavor.

Santos Dumont XO

Honey Tasted honey, quite sweet. When holding it for a while in mouth, candy flavor came out, almost like in Riise rum, but not overdone. Interesting drink

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Ron Botran 18-Year

Mild sherry A bit of a sherry taste at first, then oak and burnt sugar.

Dos Maderas PX 5+5

Sherry light It is a 50-50 mix of oak and sherry flavors, I prefer the Luxus version of this range which goes full sherry on you.

Santiago de Cuba Extra Anejo

Overpriced A hint of licorice on the nose, nut and wood flavor, but not my style due to the strong body.

Pusser's British Navy 15-Year

Navy harsh & sweet In the style of navy rums, it is a bit high in alcohol, which is balanced by sweetness. Interesting, but not enough deep flavors.

Cherry floral whisky It is a dark rum with distinct cherry nose, but also develops into light floral whisky on the tongue.

Matusalem Gran Reserva 23

Tropical fruit Sweet tropical fruit on the nose, otherwise fairly standard dry aged rum with wooden barrel notes.

Gosling's Family Reserve Old

Dry fruity Fruity nose and wooden barrel on the tongue, dry but smooth.

Ron Malteco 10-Year

Sweet Sweet but not overly done. Lacks complexity in the aftertaste.

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Aloha Assets Corp. Autentico Nativo Rum 15 Years

Woody Woody with a hint of cocoa. The wood is maybe a bit much, be forewarned.

Ron Centenario 12-Year

Orange sweet The taste is orange sweet, pleasant but very far from a complex rum.

Ron Zacapa Etiqueta Negra

Pleasant Pleasant taste, a very slight hint of smoke, typical Solera sweetness.

Ron Zacapa Reserva Limitada 2015

Sharp and sweet The nose is sharp and sweet with vanilla, it bites more than usual XO, taste is typical Zacapa chocolate.

Oliver's Exquisito 1985 Vintage Solera

Leather Tasty and complex but too woody and leathery when compared to the rest of the premium O&O rums.

Havana Club Selección de Maestros

Smoky raisin Smoky raisin and fruit in the nose and palate, and quite strong dry aged barrel wooden notes.

Flor de Cana 12-Year

Earthy fruit More elegant and subdued version of 7 year, with sweeter nose but with more alcoholic bite, this series of rums is really full of surprises.

Cubaney Exquisito 21-Year

Tobacco Typical tobacco flavor on the background of wooden barrel, less sweet than the 15y.

Dos Maderas Luxus

Extremely smooth This is the smoothest drink I have ever had, it has almost no bite whatsoever. It is sherry heavy and goes well with cigar, but the sherry aroma seems

Ron Panama 15-Year

Typical panama Reminds me of Abuelo 12, prune flavor on dry background.

Ron Zacapa 23 Solera

Almost there Typical Solera style rum that has that hybrid chocolate/whisky taste. It is a bit stronger in alcohol, and the finish is a subdued dark caramel. The X

Don Q Gran Anejo

OK Sort of a rum without qualities - it is drinkable, but cannot tell you much of its flavor besides the sweet wood.

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Cihuatan Reserva Especial 8-Year

Vanilla alcohol Vanilla flavor and aftertaste, but on the background is just vodka.

Carta Vieja Golden Cask 18-Year

Crouching dragon, hidden whisky Fruity whisky masking itself as a rum. For whisky lovers out there.

1931 84th Anniversary

Fruit whisky It has quite high abv (46%), so beware. Taste is very similar to a fruity whisky, like Balvenie.

Molasses Tried batch 2, expected very dry stuff, but is was more to my taste with the molasses flavor playing bigger part.

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Penny Blue Penny Blue Batch #2

Molasses Expected very dry stuff, but is was more to my taste with the molasses flavor playing bigger part.

Appleton Estate 12-Year

Cocoa, wood Taste is approaching the 21y old, but without the coconut and the after taste is not as complex. A bit of cocoa powder sedimentation during after tast

Ron Botran Solera 1893

Like 18 solera The flavor is similar to the higher level Botran Solera 18, only without the sherry aspect. A competent albeit boring molasses and wood, can extract b

Gold of Mauritius Dark

Thought it will be worse Actually, this stuff is suprisingly drinkable, it has a bit of pungent smell, but nowhere near the Dzama or Rum Nation Barbados, a bit of sedimentatio

Santiago de Cuba 20-Year

Aged Tastes like a rum that was aged in a barrel. Smooth. That is it, I could not find anything interesting about it.

El Dorado 12-Year

Lighter demerara Not having as much whisky flavor like the 15y, which is a good thing, but it is also lighter on the date flavor which for me identifies Demerara rums.

Diplomatico Ambassador Selection

47% and dry Dry, I expected an explosion of flavors but nothing like that happens. Fortunately it does not bite like cheap liquor does but still the ABV is too mu

Orange The sweetness is overwhelming and the taste is shallow. I can also taste mild orange flavor, but it is not disturbing like in Pyrat XO. Not quite up t

Santiago de Cuba 12-Year

Bite Offers quite a bite, could not remember much else.

Edmundo Dantes 15-Year

A bit sharp A bit sharp for what I was expecting, also dry, seems similar to Abuelo 12y.

Drinkable If there is nothing else around, this might do. After taste is very weak, and not much really going on.

El Dorado Special Reserve 15-Year

Almost there The whisky is too overwhelming, if you like it, add 2 points. The whisky creates a bitter finish in otherwise pleasant rum with deep flavors, it is cl

Christmas spices Smooth, but spices create a bit of a Christmas praline taste. Worth a try for a party drink.

XM Supreme 15-Year

Charred barrel The initial taste is a nondescript charred barrel, but after long negotiation in the mouth it develops into cocoa.

Barcelo Imperial Premium Blend 30 Aniversario

Competent Sweet solera with a slight coffee aroma and taste, a bit pricy for sure.

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Tequila House Cerro Negro Vintage 1989

Ok Start is a bit salty and grassy like agricole, however the taste is akin to typical Solera, with a hint of honey and very pleasant coffee finish that

Plantation XO 20th Anniversary

Coconut flavor Okay rum with coconut flavoring, probably the best way to experience coconut rum, some ethanol notes as well.

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Herman Jansen Sweden Rock Extra Old Rum 25th Anniversary

Weird background flavor Very smooth, but the background flavor disturbs me quite a bit. Probably was aged in red wine barrels, it has that damp cellar quality.

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Cane Island Single Island Blend Trinidad

Light It is a light rum in Barbados style, however don't expect anything sophisticated.

Pirate's Grog No. 13

Slightly aged Not aged long enough to turn the floral flavor of golden rum into plume flavors of dark rum, but it is decently smooth drink. Shame it costs 60 bucks

Standard It is standard light rum with floral aroma suitable for cocktails, similar to Havana Club 3/7y.

Ron Panama 21-Year

Weird glue flavor The base is plumes similar to the Panama 15y I tried recently, but somehow this has quite unpleasant light glue smell. Go for the lower year Panamas.

Angostura Cask Collection Number 1 Batch 1

Added coffee Added coffee flavor like in those Dictador rums, they do not make it anymore but there is nothing to regret.

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Trois Rivieres Cuvée du Moulin

Agricole Cognac is very apparent even more so than in other agricoles. Add 3 points if you like agricoles or dry rum.

Orange agricole Very interesting agricole, there is a bit of orange in there, but it is still too dry for me. Add 3 points if you like agricole.

Ron Mulata Anejo 7-Years

Ok Molasses flavor but somewhat damp yet still drinkable, ok taste but nothing complex.

Clement Rhum vieux Millesime 1970

Agricole Nose is grape, otherwise it is typical agricole. Sorry I was not able to appreciate this, add 4 points if you are into agricoles.

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Clement Carafe Cuvée Spéciale XO - 44%

Agricole It was easy going considering agricole rums, with a hint of apple. Sorry I was not able to appreciate this rum, add 4 if you are into agricoles.

Enmore 1988 Guyana

Iodine Citrus aroma with a bit of an apothecary iodine taste. Quite strong.

Black Tot Royal Navy

Overrated Very high in alcohol, it is very overpowering. Other than that, I tasted iodine and charred wood, which was the most interesting thing about this. Avo

Facundo Exquisito

Sour wood Nose was sour, rather would not know how they did it, and the taste was oak wood and nothing else.

Harsh A bit harsh, with a strong raw woodiness, almost like a resin.

Clement 10-Year

Tea & fruit The nose is strong tea leaves, the flavor when kept long in mouth is a bit of fruity whisky, otherwise not my cup of "tea", haha. But add 3 if you are

Kraken Black Label

Coffee syrup Tastes like very mild coffee syrup, pleasant taste, good for your woman while you drink something else.

Orange flavor The taste is nothing special, mostly alcohol, although in the background you notice an interesting orange flavor. Not bad, but it is still a orange li

Havana Club 7-Year

Mediocre Bitter unlike the 3-year version, which I prefer more, but all the same it is just an alcohol without much flavor.

Havana Club 3-Year

Alcohol Mildly sweet alcohol with sugar cane aroma. Cannot identify much else.

Ron de Jeremy XO 15-Year

Sweetened Somewhere under the sweeteners there is a hint of a decent rum, at least the sweetness feels natural unlike other additive-flavored rums. Otherwise, t

Cognac Very cognac-like and dry at first tasting. On second tasting, I could pick out the grass and fruity notes. If you like agricole, add 3 points.

Rhum JM Vieux VSOP

Agricole This particular agricole was salty during nosing, then grass and compost and after careful extraction also cognac barrels.

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Emperor Rum Distribution Ltd Emperor Rum - Private Collection

Weird background flavor I do not think this particular one came out right - something fetid lurks behind like in the Brugal Leyenda, only more bearable.

New Grove Old Tradition 8-Year

Apple and beer Nose reminds me of apples, the actual flavor is very... unique. Seems like they mixed beer or something into this, probably a result of whisky barrel

Mezan XO Jamaican

Sweet glue Not terribly harsh, but the sweetness is weird - almost glue like.

Not a rum It is a juice with coconut rum flavoring, actually not bad if you seek stuff like that.

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Hampden Estate 8 Years 46% ABV

Harsh grass and whisky Tastes sort of like a blend between agricole (grassy tones) and whisky. It has quite a bite as well, at least it does not have weird chemical flavor.

Saint James Reserve Privee 7-Year

Typical agricole Grassy flavor, strong burn, slight acidity, only for agricole fans.

Harsh Harsh and with that weird cherry (not sherry) background flavor that is artificial and disturbing.

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Cane Island Single Island Blend Jamaica

Harsh Harsh light rum, not really suited to anything besides cocktails.

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1423 Magec Oloroso Anejo XO

Harsh and bitter I tried to taste the flavors of it, but the harshness and bitterness completely blanked my mind. Otherwise, it is sweet light rum. Probably.

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Novo Fogo Familia Cachaça

Spoilt fruit Tasting after spoilt fruit, not my cup of tea so to speak. I must say this is not commonly available, but rather a blend of a few of their regular lin

A. H. Riise Navy Strength 55%

PEZ candy At first nosing it masques as normal Solera, but the tasting reveals only the PEZ artificial candy flavors.

Vizcaya VXOP 21

Rancid vanilla Overpowering vanilla and background rancidness. Similar to Zaya 12. Avoid.

Zaya Gran Reserva 12-Year

Vanilla Artificial vanilla, the rest was quite thin considering it is 12 year.

Dictador 12-Year

Still artificial cocoa I dont like Dictador rums, but someone offered me to taste the 12y, so I can write something about it. It is less nasty than 20y which is less nasty t

Fire water Only for mixing, but then, you can buy rums which are good for both, so there is no point. Adding water opens the nose, but the taste is watered down

Appleton Estate Signature Blend

Earthy Nothing you would buy on your own, the earthiness was the only distinguishing feature of this, otherwise it is a high quality moonshine.

Don Papa Small Batch

Orange PEZ candy It is not nausea-inducing, but the candy-flavor is too much. At least it is distinctly orange instead of a mix of everything like in Riise.

Pampero Aniversario

Burner Nothing spectacular here - just another alcohol with a burning sensation. The rum taste is quickly gone as if you did not even drink it. But it comes

Cubaney Plata 3-Year

Mix between vodka and aged rum Nothing special, good as a vodka replacement or a mixer.

Plantation Pineapple Stiggin's Fancy

Pineapple ethanol Nothing much sadly going on in there, no aftertaste, just stingy ethanol and pineapple additive. Not terrible either, but you get what you see.

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Domaine de Severin VO

Harsh grass It is agricole rum, which implies those weird tones other reviewers might have noticed. There is heavy raw grass overtone, which is the result of dist

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Zuidam Distillery Flying Dutchman Rum Rm3

Sweet and harsh Only 3 years old, it is still quite harsh. It seems to be made from sugar cane juice, which is confirmed by the grassy aroma. Flavor itself was neithe

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West Indies Rum and Cane Spain XO Single Cask

Harsh Tastes like agricole with a proper aged finish. Very harsh, but on the background there are notes of Solera style rum. It is an experiment I would adv

Dictador 20-Year

Not as bad as XO The toffee syrup is not as strong as in XO Insolent, but you can taste more of the alcohol instead. All in all, it is still far from rum to get any po

Blue Mauritius Gold

Sickly sweet Has some strange flavors added to it, cannot identify it exactly, but it is very unpleasant going down.

Weird additives I drank worse, but still is not drinkable enough. Imagine sweet cake but filled with chemical waste.

A. H. Riise Non Plus Ultra Very Rare

Candy I cannot decide if I dislike it or hate it. The flavor is like whole candy dissolving in your mouth at once. Great bottle though, you can boast before

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That Boutique-y Rum Company O Reizinho Portugal

Struggle I struggled to finish one glass. Weird cherry flavor on the background, does not even have that grassy flavor like agricoles have, it is rather pure h

Rum Nation Barbados Anniversary 12-Year

Rancid Strange taste like something went sour during its making. After taste is bad chemical taste in your mouth. It reminds me of Dzama Vanilla 10y, but thi

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Rum company of Fiji Ratu 8 year old

Haha It can perfume whole room and give it a chocolate smell, however taste goes horrendously wrong. Calling it oversweetened water is being too soft, it g

Dzama Vanilla 10-Year

Rancid and harsh It has some vanilla flavoring, that however does not save this alcohol from pungent smell caused by god knows what. Also very harsh going down, as if

Dictador XO Insolent

Swill Absolutely disgusting, I dont think I am drinking the same stuff as the other reviewers. White Captain Morgan made my face twist less than this butter

Rancid sherry Sherry smell with a hint of rum, the smell turns my stomach around.

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