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Blackbelt | Member since 2018 | Slovakia

331 Ratings | 67 Likes | 4 Followers

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Mount Gay Black Barrel

Nothing to see here Nice nose, but taste is too muddled with no discernible notes.

El Pasador de Oro XO

Uninteresting It eludes my mind how rum without any qualities can make it to almost 8. I guess a cool name and packaging. Nose and taste: remotely reminiscent of ru

SAMAI Gold 2-year

Sweet Mildly sweet herbal nose and taste, nothing profound though.

Arehucas 12-year

Oaky Unidentified wooden aroma, Spanish style but nothing to write home about. No sugar.

Rhum JM VO 3-year

Alright Fruity nose with grass and a hint of decomposition, slight burn, mint taste. Enjoyable probably only for whisky drinkers.

Rum Nation Demerara Solera No 14

Too much oak A bit too oaky, and too ethanolic for my taste, raisins on the background.

Rum Artesanal Jamaica

Jamaica It is your typical Jamaica, fruity flavors with some bread.

Cane Island Nicaragua 12-year

Nice surprise Cinnamon, vanilla, whole bakery is in there. Everything on an oak background.

Zaka Trinidad 7-year

Pass Fruity, medicinal and a bit too thin, nothing spectacular.

Admiral Rodney HMS Princessa 5-year

Vanilla Pleasant vanilla nose with toasty oak flavor. Better than most Spanish styles.

Canuto XO Extra Old 9-year

Oaky vanilla Typical Spanish style, oak and fruit, nothing much to add here.

Domaine de Severin 4-year

Schnaps Pleasant fruity nose but it burns when it goes down like a gasoline.

Punta Cana Black

Liquor Ethanolic, menthol, a bit of honest rum in the background but not too much.

Cubaney Orangerie 12-year

Yeah it is orange A bit ethanolic, not as good as Companero Elixir Orange.

Toucan 2017 Agricole Vieux 4-year

Unremarkable Unremarkable in any way, like a dry leave on a pavement.

Sister Isles Moscatel Cask

Bitter coffee Rum for whisky drinker, but only if you like the bitter side of whisky. Interesting coffee aroma, smooth rum, but not a crowd pleaser.

Panama-Pacific 15-year

Vanilla spanish Not very distinct from other Spanish style rums, very smooth, vanilla nose and maybe some citrus if you look close enough.

Mount Gay 1703 Port Cask Expression

Sherry analogue Very reminiscent of the typical sherry-finished rums, Diplomatico Ambassador is maybe its closest equivalent. Nowadays we are flooded with sherry bomb

Companero Panama Extra Añejo 12-year

Chocolate liquor I would not ever believe I would mark liquor with something higher than 7 but here we are. They finished 12 year old Panama rum in casks that had inte

Cihuatan Xaman XO 16-year

Lemon juice Finally some remarkable rum. Very pleasant with lemon and grep tones, they managed to do this without any additives.

Eminente Reserva 7-year

Vodka It is somewhere on a scale between vodka and rum, more on the vodka side. I heard there are some fans of this, but really?

Admiral Rodney HMS Royal Oak

Quality mundane experience It is not that it is bad by any means, it is just a variation of that old "plum hidden in oak" trope that you can find anywhere else, but more refined

Matusalem Gran Reserva 15-year

Bang for buck Probably my new budget go to. Pineapple cultivated experience without sugar.

1931 82nd Anniversary 6-12 Years

Islay barrel? There is something umami in there. Somewhat complex rum but I did not find that fresh fruit I am looking for. Your mileage may vary.

Richland Single Estate Old Georgia

Ex-bourbon Slight candied fruit in the background, typical vanilla from bourbon casks with some hotness that overpowers the taste a bit.

William Hinton 4 Cask Edition 4-year

Anise and cherry cake Finally something interesting, it is a breath of fresh air after all the ex-bourbon Caribbean rum. Perhaps not the smoothest one ever, but it will sat

Don Omario's Vintage 10-year

Predictable style Rum made in classic and predictable style, vanilla, candied fruit, raisins, aged probably in ex-bourbon casks.

Naga Java Reserve 7-year

Medicinal Not a catastrophe, at least the taste is natural, herbal, but there is not that much body and alcohol shows through.

Demon's Share 6-year

Sweet Pleasant fruit sweeted rum, would not buy twice but it is competent enough.

Bellamy's Reserve Rye Cask Finish 12-year

Ok Weird blend without much of an identity. Competent but nothing to be excited about.

Piquero Premium Spirit Drink

Candy shop Candy rum very much in "spirit" with Riise kind of rums.

Canerock Spiced & Flavored

Anise It is anise liquor, with some fruity rum background flavors.

Pacífico Gran Reserva 10-year

Unremarkable Somewhat oaky fruity blend, some sugar additives, not remarkable.

Havana Club Maximo Extra Anejo

The top dry rum Nose is citrus, then at first sip there was a bit of walnut, it has dry wooden notes but it is complemented with sweet raisin flavor, very interesting

Austrian Empire Double Cask Oloroso

Sherry bomb One trick pony but it does what it does well. Sherry explosion on the tongue.

Austrian Empire Maximus

Non-remarkable Remotely fruity but none of the tasting parameters is remarkable in any way.

HSE 2004 Small Cask 9-year

Spicy mess Hot spicy mess, not an enjoyable drinking experience.

HSE VSOP Reserve Speciale 4-year

Agricole Spicy fruity agricole but not blended together well.

Cane Island Thailand 5-year

Suprise A bit bitter, but full-bodied, oaky, fruity, very flavorful given its age.

Arcane Extraroma 12-year

Chocolate Kinda weird chocolate flavor with a bit of herbs on the background.

Patridom Gran Reserva Overproof 3-year

Confusing label Confusing label with the same font as Esclavo (is there some connection?). A bit sweet but nothing compared to other Dominicans, not much of aftertast

La Progresiva 13

Shadow of Santiago Nose is very unremarkable, aftertaste saves the experience with the oaky and fruity flavor reminiscent of Santiago rums.

The top sweet rum Smooth, sweet, tobacco nose and flavor. Sweetness is well-balanced and not overpowering.

Ron Zacapa 2014 Reserva Limitada

Minty Compared to the baseline Zacapa it is a bit minty and sweeter. Strong heavy caramel taste as well.

Abuelo Oloroso Sherry Cask 15-year

Favorite of the three The best of the three in my opinion, heavy sherry character on par with Dos Maderas Luxus.

Ron Cristobal Nina 12-year

Overlooked Not very known brand, but it should be. Very reminiscent of Esclavo, with chocolate finish and slight touch of mint.

Vacilon 25-year

Unique experience A bit of citrus, smooth leathery nose, it is best experienced first hand. Quite a unique experience, on par with the best of them (Havana Club Maximo,

Foursquare 2005 12-year

Apricot overload What a unique character. The nose is big in apricot as if you opened a fresh bottle of Fanta. It is a mystery how thing like this can exist and withou

Ron Esclavo XO Cask

As good as normal XO Basically more concentrated version of XO, choice depends on your preference. This version is less accessible, therefore it deserves slightly lower ra

Abuelo XV Napoleon Cognac Cask Finish

One of the best ones Sweet coffee nose, chocolatey after taste that goes for ages.

Skotlander Cask

Esclavo double Really just like Esclavo XO, I could not tell the difference. Since it is Danish like Esclavo, maybe it is sourced the same way. Price is also identic

Opthimus Port Finish 25-year

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

Light citrus and coconut Light, mildly sweet, coconut and citrus notes, reminds me of agricole, maybe it even is. It has slightly medicinal herb nose, which deducts a point.

Centenario Special Blend 30-year

Great Great balance between sweetness and oak, the after taste goes slightly into plumes and oranges.

Santiago de Cuba Extra Anejo 25-year

Difficult A hint of licorice on the nose, butterscotch, nut and wood flavor, finish is sweet wood. It is smoother and more aromatic version of the 20y. It is al

Centenario 30-year

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

El Dorado Millenium 25

Sweet raisins I enjoy rums with raisin and date taste, this one is one big raisin explosion. It is a bit too sweet, which is alright in my book, but it might put of

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.

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

Legendario Gran Reserva 15-year

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

Zafra Master Reserve 21

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

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.

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

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.

Santiago de Cuba Isla del Tesoro

Cuban A hint of licorice, nut and sweetness on the nose, finish is sweet wood. It is unbelievably smooth, you have to eat spicy food before to get burn. It

Bacardi Limitada

Pleasant Pleasantly sweet and light, also going into the prune territory.

Santiago de Cuba Extra Anejo 20-year

Difficult A hint of licorice on the nose, some fresh fruit, nut and wood flavor, finish is sweet wood. It is all very subtle, as is the case with the high-end S

Zafra Master Reserve 30-year

Plums, coffee, cinnamon Nose starts with plums and cinnamon, taste develops into citrus and coffee at the end.

Abuelo XV Tawny Port Cask Finish

Ok choice Probably my least favorite of the 15y trinity (Cognac, Tawny, Oloroso), it is similar to Cognac but more sour and less sweet, but do not worry, it is

Dzama XV 15-year

Smooth fruit Has perfect blend of wooden barrel notes with fruit. Great with cigar, which really brings out the garden variety of fruit smells.

Centenario Real

Fruity version More fruity variant of Centenario, less woody than 30 Special Blend, less sweet than regular 30.

Emperor Private Collection Chateau Pape Clement Finish

Dry cherries Leave the bottle to air a bit - it has somewhat weird flavor at first. Tasty, but quite dry in finish. Not my style unfortunately.

Beenleigh 2015 Desert Ageing 5-year

Apricot, banana Combination of sweet, sour, bitter and salt, great sipper no matter the short aging.

Ron Zacapa El Alma Soul Heavenly Cask Collection

Spicy Compared to baseline Zacapa it has strong black pepper tones.

Oliver's Exquisito 1995 Solera

Vanilla, spices Not as bitter as 1985 version, sweet with vanilla, spices and oak in the background.

Complex At first pour a simple afair, with a simple sugar cane nose like an agricole, but give it a bit of time in glass and you get wonderful forest fruit an

Maximo XO Extra Premium

New bourbon Oliver Alright, fresher than the other Olivers, less sweet and more sour.

Cubaney Centenario 25-30-Year

Great but sherry bomb A bit stronger at 41%, sherry influenced version of Oliver. Great with cigars.

Foursquare 2007 Sagacity 12-year

Yearly release with more aged notes It has similar fruit signature as 2005, but less emphasis is put on it and it is more about aged and bourbon chocolate notes. I prefer the 2005 releas

Diplomatico 2005

Fruity sherry Strong sherry note with dry fruity whisky character, maybe a bit too hot for a rum of this caliber.

Diplomatico Ambassador Selection

47% sherry It is not for beginner drinkers, because the high ABV can mess with your perception, because it can be very astringent. Otherwise the flavor is very b

Ron Zacapa Reserva Limitada 2019

Citrus Citrus on the nose, deep caramel in taste. A bit high abv (45%), and smoky.

Coffee and salt Very similar to Flor de Caňa rums, the nose is pleasant coffee and it is a bit salty on the tongue.

Santos Dumont XO

Honey Honey flavor, candy flavor almost comes out. The most similar thing is probably Riise in terms of candy, but here it is not overdone.

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

Great Competent and very well balanced, vanilla, leather and tobacco, sweetness and wood.

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

Ron Zacapa 2015 Reserva Limitada

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

Ron Zacapa Etiqueta Negra

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

Presidente 19-year

Chocolate It is maybe a bit too sweet, and ethanol shows a bit too much around the corners, but you get that pleasant caramel after taste.

Appleton Estate 21-year

Cocoa, coconut, wood Cocoa and coconut in nose and flavor, very well matured. ABV is 43%, this is meant for serious drinkers.

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.

Centenario 25-year

Sweet Quite sweet, but great Solera-style nonetheless. Very similar to 20y.

Opthimus 21-year

Solid solera Tobacco in flavor, walnut 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 sw

Flor de Caña 25-year

Smoke and candied tropical fruit Maybe a bit bitter, but at the right conditions strong flavors come out which pair very well with cigar.

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.

Quorhum 30-year

Competent The taste is very similar to other solera Dominicans (Punta Cana XOX etc.). It is flavorful, no artificial additives, but also quite dry.

Havana Club 15-year

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

Malecon 1979 Seleccion Esplendida 29-year

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

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

Diplomatico 2002

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

El Dorado 21-year

Tropical fruit The whisky flavor from 15y is almost gone, instead you have even more oak and tropical fruit.

Diplomatico 2004

Competent Less sherry than 2002 version, more cognac like. I like the 2002 version slightly more, nevertheless a good drink.

Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva

Ok vanilla It has orange nose, vanilla taste and good balance between sweet and bitter. I am not particular fan of vanilla, but this blend is alright.

Cerro Negro 1989

Surprise 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

Sister Isles 15-year

Wine barrel finish The wine barrel imposes unique hard-to-describe flavor. A bit dry, therefore the lower score.

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

Plantation 2006 Peru 13-year

Standard Smooth complex sugar character like Barcelo. Fairly standard in that regard, great for sipping.

Cubaney Gran Reserva 15-year

Mint and sherry I am getting the sherry flavor like from the 25-30y, but it is more fresh due to the mint.

Sweetest Oliver Quite sweet, but not in obtrusive way. Originally I did not like it at all, to the point I think it was another heavily additive rum, like Riise. But

Oliver's Exquisito 1985 Solera

Fruit in background Tasty and complex but more woody and leathery when compared to the rest of the premium O&O rums. When letting it breathe, it is noticeably more fruity

Havana Club Selección de Maestros

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

Flor de Caña 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

Orange peel Orange peel and tobacco on the background of wooden barrel, less sweet than the 15y. Teopucal fruit left in the glass afterwards.

Ron Panama 15-year

Typical panama Prune flavor on dry background, not the best but not the worst.

Havana Club Pacto Navio

Sweet A bit too sweet, with aging effects adding slight plume flavor.

Centenario 12-year

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

Autentico Nativo 15-year

Woody Woody with a hint of cocoa. The wood was very strong at the beginning, but after a year I can appreciate it more and it does not overpower the taste a

Barcelo Imperial

Walnut cuban style Nose were walnuts, the body is quite dry but there are worse. Aftertaste developed into coffee flavor.

Malteco 10-year

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

Diplomatico Mantuano

Sweet and pleasant It is sweet and pleasant, has slight orange nose, but there is not much going on in the after taste. Maybe slight coffee, but I can be just imagining

Gosling's Family Reserve Old

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

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.

Matusalem Gran Reserva 23-year

Tropical fruit Sweet tropical fruit on the nose, otherwise fairly standard dry aged rum with wooden barrel notes. It is more difficult to access than 15y version, it

Penny Blue XO Batch 002

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

Angostura 1824 12-year

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

Cihuatan Nahual Legacy Blend Limited Edition

Candy fruit Flavor is an interesting mix of candy fruit, mildly sweet.

Pusser's British Navy ”Nelson’s Blood” 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.

Malteco 15-year

Tropical fruit Sweet nose, smooth although a bit ethanolic taste, tropical fruit notes. Long after taste and pleasant warmth.

Dos Maderas PX 5+5

Sherry light It is a 50-50 mix of oak and sherry flavors. The Luxus version goes full sherry on you, but it is a bit artificial. Take this, since it is fraction of

Diplomatico Distillery Collection No2 Barbet

Tropical fruit A mix between No1 and No3, between bitterness and sourness, this is probably the best balanced of the bunch. Otherwise tropical fruit nose and flavor.

Millonario Aniversario Reserva 10-year

Coffee Nose is not particularly interesting, but the slightly sweet pleasant flavor with coffee elevates it.

Not quite up there 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,

English Harbour 10-year

Banana Strong banana peel nose, the taste is quite dry, which kinda completes the peel analogy. Worth a try for the interesting nose, otherwise just ok.

Doorly's XO 6-year

Pomelo A bit basic flavor profile, nose is plums with a noticeable pomelo.

Flor de Caña Gran Reserva 7-year

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

Saint James Reserve Privee 15-year

Less sour 12y It is very similar to the 12 year old, only without the sourness/tropical fruit aspect, it has more deep notes, like dates.

RL Seale 10-year

Plums A bit basic flavor profile, but very big on plums. A bit hot with 46% alcohol.

Flor de Caña 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

Ron Panama 21-year

Needs airing Somehow at first opening has quite unpleasant light glue smell, and it reminds me of slightly peated whisky, which is not a bad thing if you are into

Enghaven 2018 Blackstrap

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.

Deadhead Dark Chocolate

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

Plantation Gran Anejo Guatemala & Belize

Smoke pomegranate Fine, reminds me of black Zacapa, with less confectionery. Smoke in nose at first, then citrus. Long aftertaste.

Kirk and Sweeney 23-year

Vanilla The first tasting was weird, cork is not exactly "tight" and it has small particles floating in it. It also tasted a bit dilluted. It is supposedly ma

Belmont Estate Golden Coconut

What is says on bottle Sweet pleasant rum liquer with strong coconut flavor. Tastes naturally which is something of an exception.

Admiral Rodney HMS Formidable

Coconut it reminds me of Appleton 21y, but with deep molasses in the nose. It has bitter aftertaste, which subtracts a point or two.

Millonario Reserva Especial 15

Fine Spanish rum with sweet nose, probably my favorite from this style of rum.

Botran Solera 1893 18-year

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

Penny Blue XO Batch 001

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

Havana Club Tributo 2017 Edition

Raisin Raisin character similar to El Dorado rums, but this is without added sugar. Also a bit of citrus. Too dry for my tastes, it might work for others.

El Dorado Special Reserve 15-year

Almost there Quite sour and dry, whisky-like. The whisky creates a bitter finish in otherwise pleasant rum with deep flavors.

Diplomatico Distillery Collection No 3

Pomelo Nose heavy on pomelo and grapefruit, sourness on the palate. A bit heavy on abv. An interesting experience for Diplomatico lovers.

Diplomatico Distillery Collection No1 Batch Kettle

Whisky like Quite bitter, very reminiscent of Scotch. Probably the least favorite of the bunch, but still an interesting experience for Diplomatico fans.

Pusser's Gunpowder Proof 3-year

Heavy Smoky, raisins, high abv (54.5%), a bit ethanolic in the finish.

Sweden Rock 25th Anniversary Extra Old

Weird background flavor Very smooth, but dry and sour. At first opening there is a weird damp smell, but airing it opens it up into tropical fruits. Then it is reminiscent of

Black Tot Royal Navy

Noticeably old age Quite high in alcohol, the concentrated experience is not very pleasant but a spoon of water helps to bring out the aromas. I tasted iodine and charre

Mount Gay XO Extra Old

Pleasant Plums and spice on the nose, on palate wood and cocoa, rather pleasant surprise considering lot of people consider this to be dry, but it also has uni

Mount Gay 1703 Master Select

Cocoa Very peppery nose, cocoa and earthy tones in the taste. Could be more complex for the price.

Plantation 2008 Trinidad 11-year

Caramel, popcorn, mint See the title for nosing. Could be more sweet, otherwise solid.

Guantanamera Caribbean Rum Cream

Better Bailey's Chocolate liquer, only with rum base, basically a better version of Bailey's.

Foursquare 2010 Detente 10-year

Bourbon chocolate Bottle released in 2020, it is more like a lot of aged Dominican rums with heavy bourbon notes of chocolate and such. Less sweet than Dominicans which

Companero Gran Reserva

Cocoa It has character, cocoa comes through really strong.

Plantation Pineapple Stiggin's Fancy

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

Hampden Estate 8-year

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.

Santiago de Cuba Anejo Superior 11-year

Baked chestnut Nothing spectacular going on, but it has interesting nose with baked chestnuts.

Rum Nation Guatemala Gran Reserva

Bourbon Solid bourbon influenced whisky, pleasant, maybe a bit sweetened, hint of white pepper, very reminiscent of Dominican rums.

Quorhum 15-year

Sherry Finished in sherry and matured in bourbon I think. The sherry gives it fruitiness, but it is masked by slight bitterness, probably better with cigar.

Solid Typical chocolate and bourbon tones under dark veil typical for Solera rums.

Mount Gay XO The Peat Smoke Expression

Superficial peat Smoky at first nosing, but the peat disappears after few minutes in glass and what is left is nothing special. It is only finished in ex-peat barrels,

Rum Nation Jamaica Pot Still 5-year

Jamaica flavors Typical Jamaican signature, PEZ candy funky flavors.

Rum Nation 1997 Panama Solera 18-year

Solera standard Quite pleasant but dime-a-dozen sweet Solera-style rum.

Vacilon 15-year

Oaky bourbon Competent one for sure, but it does not have anything that would differentiate it from other rums.

Transcontinental Rum Line 2014 Fiji 4-year

Jamaican style Closely resembles Jamaican rums. I am referring to the special funk, probably closest reference is mango.

Transcontinental Rum Line 2013 Panama 6-year

Fairly standard It was sort of predictable, vanilla with deep caramel tones.

Roble Viejo Maestro 6-year

Bourbon Kinda generic bourbon aged rum, or at least seems so, deep unclear tones of sherry.

Cihuatan Obsidiana

Perfumed Sweet and slightly perfumed nose, does not have enough of complexity to warrant higher score.

Rum & Cane Spain XO Single Cask

Spices Agricole with a proper aged finish. Interesting how it marries agricole grassiness with solera style vanilla and sweet spices, a bit of apricot too. 4

Damoiseau XO 6-year

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.

Clement Carafe Cuvée Spéciale XO 6-year

Agricole It was easy going considering agricole rums, with a hint of apple. Sorry I was not able to appreciate this rum, add 3 if you are into agricoles.

Rhum JM VSOP 4-year

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

Rhum JM 2003 12-year

Subdued agricole The grass and harshness are quite subdued in there, so lets call it floral scent. Not my favorite thing, but does not offend either.

Plantation 1992 Single Cask Panama Teeling Whiskey Finish 27-year

Aged to death After 25 years in Bourbon cask and 1.5 years in Teeling whisky cask, the aroma and taste are noticeably subdued, almost as if life evaporated from it.

Old Monk XXX 7-year

Fruit & coffee Noticeably sharper than the 12y/Gold Reserve version, which is not a bad thing. Less sediment and coffee, but the nose has fruitiness. Really the diff

Roble Extra Anejo

Coffee Vanilla nose, coffee flavor that develops into cherries makes it unique. A bit dry.

Saint James Reserve Privee 12-year

Tropical fruit Great nose, sourness that develops into tropical fruit. A bit dry.

Michlers Artisanal Dark Jamaican

Interesting Very heavy on tropical fruit and sweetness in nose, taste actually dry and watery and a bit medicinal, but interesting nonetheless. At least it is not

Vizcaya VXOP 21

Rancid at first, sea salt Overpowering vanilla and background rancidness. Similar to Zaya 12. After some time on shelve, you can taste sea salt and lime sourness.

Facundo Exquisito

Sour wood Nose was sour, probably result of mass production in casks of suspicious quality, the taste was overwhelmingly oak wood and nothing else.

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

Real McCoy 12-year

Cuban style It is dry properly aged rum with sweet wood nose and a bit of a plume flavor, but the background hides some soap that prevents it from getting higher

Tres Hombres 2017 Edition 17 La Palma Duro 7-year

Weird It has a strange cigarette smoke aroma, followed by old attic flavor. Surprisingly minimal burn at the end. Strange experience.

Weird taste Weird black tea taste, aged wood notes, a teeny bit of sherry barrel maybe. Burns a bit more than it should.

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.

Cihuatan Reserva Especial 8-year

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

Carta Vieja Golden Cask 18-year

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

1931 84th Anniversary 6-12 Years

Fruit It has 46% abv, so keep that in mind. Taste is very similar to a fruity sherried whisky.

Appleton Estate Extra 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

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, a bit of sedimentation too, otherwise I tast

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.

Santiago de Cuba Extra Anejo 12-year

Sweet bite It is somewhat sweeter than basic Santiago, and has more bite than some other sweet rums (Dominicans etc.). Very forgettable otherwise.

Edmundo Dantes 15-year

A bit sharp A bit sharp for what I was expecting, also dry. Probably will give it another tasting.

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

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

Barcelo Imperial Premium Blend 30 Aniversario

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

Plantation XO 20th Anniversary

Coconut flavor Okay rum with coconut flavoring, probably the best way to experience coconut rum, some ethanol notes as well. I am on the edge if the flavoring is art

Cane Island Trinidad Single Island Blend

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

Liverpool 16-year

Wood It is smooth on tongue so they did not lie about the 16y aging, but I could not taste anything besides the barrel and the burn.

Abuelo Gran Reserva 12-year

Dry Dry and fruity, reminds me of whiskeys, but not in a bad way. It is an interesting rum for sure.

Chairman's The Forgotten Cask 6-11 Years

Dry astringent There is some deep flavor to it, reminiscent of El Dorado, but the dry nature takes away from the rum in my opinion.

XM Royal Gold 10-year

Average Nothing interesting, dry wooden tannin taste of aged alcoholic beverage.

Borgoe Reserve Collection 12-year

Dark rum Dark aged barrel rum without much unique characteristic, it has perhaps that fruity whisky flavor.

Cihuatan Reserva Especial 12-year

Normal Nothing interesting, sweet nose, a bit of herbs and ethanol in taste.

Old Monk Gold Reserve

Coffee Mellow nose and taste, lots of sediment from aging process probably. Strong coffee notes. I had a bottle with 12y sign on it, but it is probably the s

Rhum JM XO 6-year

Flowers Yes, the nose is great, fruits and such. The body was not as dry as I expected, but maybe I am just getting used to it. Still, nothing profound going

Depaz VSOP 7-year

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.

Clement 1970 21-year

Agricole Nose is grape, otherwise it is typical agricole. Sorry I was not able to appreciate this, add 3 points if you are into agricoles.

Clement Select Barrel

Agricole Normal agricole with grassy tone as expected on a pleasant aged rum background.

Trois Rivieres Cuvee du Moulin 3-year

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

Punta Cana Esplendido

Flower and grass This is probably the one from Oliver range that goes for that agricole taste - flowery, perfumed, touch of grass in the background.

Liquor Sweet slightly alcoholic beverage, will not disappoint nor will it surprise.

Cane Island Cuba Single Island Blend

Pleasant enough Not the smoothest, but it is indeed made in the Cuban style with nuanced sweet wood flavor.

Santiago de Cuba Anejo

Basic Basic version of what you can get in the higher versions. Go for it if you think Soleras are overdone.

Zaya Grande Reserva 16-year

Vanilla, coffee powder It still has that artificial nose to it like the 12, only with more substantial body.

Plantation Xaymaca Special Dry

Cane juice Reminds me of French style with its compost grassy tones. Not my style.

Grass Fairly average run-of-the-mill rum with sweet aroma, you know the drill. Interesting feature is slightly grassy taste.

Aldea Maestro 10-year

Nothing much Only discernible taste is slight bitterness, otherwise by-the-numbers average rum, i.e. sweet aroma. At least it is not doctored by additives I think.

Takamaka Bay St Andre 8-year

Average Aged dark rum, a bit dry, flavorsome in the average, passable experience.

Dry coffee molasses Dry, wood tannins from barrel with a bit of coffee, probably basis of what Dictador is before they spice it up with additives.

Gosling's Black Seal

Thin sipper Expected a bit more, the flavor is caramel but not very rich and goes away quickly.

Wray & Nephew White Overproof

Great mixer You can tell this is good in mojito, the minty flavor cuts your tongue after you get through the alcohol burn.

Fire water Only for mixing. The flavor is raisins. Adding water makes it drinkable, yet somehow diluted, so it is suited only for drinks as a flavor component.

Rum Company of Fiji Ratu Dark 5-year

Big aroma This one's claim to fame is its big aroma - who knows how they do it, but it permeats the whole room. The nose is sweet cocoa, but the liquid itself d

Relicario Peated Finish

Peated but very basic Not that interesting by itself, it has peat flavor from peated whisky barrels from Speyside region. The packaging is high class and bottle is a good b

Ron de Jeremy Spiced

Herbs Sweetened and herbal taste, a bit of chocolate undertones.

Brown rum It is a "brown" rum, it has sweetness, wooden sourness, very little after taste. Nothing to look at here, move along.

Nusa Cana Tropical Island

Nice mixer Reminds me of Cubaney Plata, it is good for cocktails, but can be sipped as well.

Cubaney Plata 3-year

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

Karukera Christopher Colombus 1493 15-year

Agricole Fairly standard agricole, grass and earthy tones, nothing special separating it from the rest.

Dictador 1977 Best of

Surprisingly not like Dictador I expected the typical overdone cocoa/coffee artificial additives, but this one drinks like agricole/navy with slight lemon tone. The ABV was too high

Honey nose, dry body The nose tells you to expect cloyingly sweet honey, the body is actually grassy and rough agricole. It burns and is not anywhere near the refinement o

Santa Teresa 1796

Burns Aged sweet rum, it is nothing special. Maybe the worst regular sweet style rum I had.

Pampero Especial

OK OK sweet floral rum, a bit of ethanol showing on the background, not harsh.

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

Angostura Cask Collection Number 1 Bourbon Cask

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

Mulata Anejo 7-year

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

Bristol Classic 1988 Guyana Enmore

Iodine Citrus aroma with a bit of an apothecary iodine taste. Quite strong. Old socks are somewhere in there too.

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

Pyrat XO Reserve

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

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 Jamaica

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.

Mombacho 8-year

Earthy Rum with earthy tones, nothing spectacular going on, 8 year in barrel did not create any magic.

Old New Orleans Amber

Honey candy Quite a burn at the end, flavor is a bit weird honey candy and fructose sugar.

World's End Dark Spiced

Fernet Basically, sweet Fernet herbal liquor posing as rum, and slightly burns.

Sweet candy Thankfully it is not as off putting as AH Riise stuff, but it is so far from rum as Fanta.

Travellers 1 Barrel

Dictador taste Coffee note reminding me of Dictador, thankfully it is not overdone and disturbing.

Beenleigh White

Decent one It is smooth enough, good sweet aroma and that is all you can wish for in a white rum.

Drinkable Sour wood and sugar cane sweetness, not much in the after taste.

Old shoes It has makings of an aged rum, but the taste is not especially pleasant one. Taste is dates, vanilla, citrus and something that could be identified as

Lazy Dodo Single Estate

Floral and earthy Not very big on flavor, quite basic with a slight hint of ethanol. The main note is floral with a slight earthiness.

Myers's Original Dark

Somewhat basic caramel It is not going to blow your mind, it is not for sipping but can be a good mixer with its caramel tone over a rum base.

Dzama 1998 10-year

Forgettable Nothing much to say about this - fairly unremarkable sugar cane destilate, with no discernible character.

Sweet liquor Artificially sweetened rum, drinkable but there are better sweet rums, a bit ethanolic.

Plantation Overproof O.F.T.D.

Furniture polish British style navy rum with old furniture polish and punch confectionery nose, high abv makes it inaccessible like all other overproof rums.

Citrus and burn Great citrus nose shows the age, but this is not sipping rum, very sharp, also sour and bitter taste from the aging process.

Velho Barreiro Serie Especial Ouro

Good mixer Good mixer for caipirinhas, it has the citrus sour aroma with compost undertone.

Bozkov Republica Exclusive

Shockingly alright I expected another vanilla-heavy additive disaster, but it does not seem so. It seems to be aged in some kind of barrel at least.

Six Saints Gold

Little taste It has sweet vanilla scent and very slight pleasant oakiness, but there is not anything going on with it.

A. H. Riise Thin Blue Line Denmark

Best of range? What I like about this one, you do not get the anise hit on the nose, it is somehow hidden under the layer of wood. The anise later appears In the tas

Legendario Elixir de Cuba 7-year

Sweet liquor It advertises itself as elixir, so no protest from me, still better than Captain Morgan.

Equiano Original 8-year

Average Fruitiness largely hidden by a too much oak, not much aftertaste. An average one.

A. H. Riise Non Plus Ultra Very Rare

Candy, anise The flavor is like whole candy dissolving in your mouth at once. Great bottle you can show to your friends. Anise flavor typical of all Riises, if you

Distilled wood chips Slightly fruity, but the whole rum is buried under very unpleasant wooden flavor. The whole brand seems to be riddled with it, from the cheapest to Le

Herbal medicine Quite bitter, a smell of herbs and taste of medicine make for a mixed experience.

Kraken Black Label

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

Jaguar Edicion Cordillera

Vanilla Artificial vanilla added, initially ethanol nose due to 43%, but drinks smoothly.

It is white Quite a high burn, otherwise normal white rum with a floral scent.

Aldea 2016 Single Cane Selection

White rum It has a strange sweet herbal note faintly reminding me of instant soup and its conservant chemicals, but it was probably just sugar cane juice playin

Rumbullion XO 15-year

Herbal liquor On the background, there is interesting sweet spice. Now lets go to the negatives. The base might be rum, but the spices turn it into mouth wash. Also

Trois Rivieres Ambre 18-Mois

Burn Compost agricole with strong burn, for cocktails only.

Saint James Reserve Privee 7-year

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

Harsh Harsh and with a weird, artificial and disturbing cherry background flavor.

Cane Island Jamaica Single Island Blend

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

Magec Oloroso Anejo XO

Harsh and bitter I tried to taste the flavors of it, but the harshness and bitterness completely blanked my mind. It also has sweet component to it, but there is no co

Novo Fogo Familia

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.

Zaya Gran Reserva 12-year

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

Dictador 12-year

Still artificial coffee Someone offered me to taste the 12y, to turn me around about my opinion on Dictador rums. It is less bad than 20y which is less bad than XO Insolent,

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.

Domaine de Severin VO 3-year

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

Flying Dutchman No 3

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

Diplomatico Planas

Normal white rum White rum for mixing, not for drinking straight. It seemed a bit sharper than white Cubaney, but hard to tell for sure now.

Travellers 5-year

Beer It has quite a burn and weird background beer flavor. And the whole body is basically just whisky.

Atlantico Reserva

Vanilla Strong vanilla, probably additives, and quite a burn, another in the crowd of mediocre rums.

Smith and Cross Traditional Jamaica Navy Strength

Fire water It has 57% ABV and sugar aroma, with some agricole rum notes. With a bit of water the after taste develops into caramel, but the whole experience is j

Dictador 1979 Best of

Artificial coffee So they added artificial coffee flavor like they do to every other Dictador. At least it is not overpowering and if you just don't think about it, it'

Rum Nation Barbados Anniversary 12-year

Smells funny, needs to be aeriated They went overboard with additives, so after opening you get rancidness and overall bad chemical taste. It needs to air a long time, and then you are

Austrian Empire Solera 21-year

Vanilla It is basically a better version of "Tuzemak" - a Czechoslovak rum surrogate made by communists. Vanilla additives galore.

William Hinton 3-year

Hot grass Very aromatic, nose is quite sweet and grassy. It is agricole style after all. The taste is unfortunately dry and very hot.

Distilled wooden chips More subdued than XV, but the whole rum is buried under very unpleasant wooden flavor. The whole brand seems to be riddled with it, from the cheapest

Neptune Gold 3-year

Banana Sourced from Barbados, it has light and slightly bitter banana flavor and bitter finish. Not my favorite one.

German agricole Nice aftertaste, that is the only positive I can say about this. It burns, and has weird flavor and nose to it, like some house paint.

A. H. Riise Haakon Royal Reserve XO

Regular Riise Regular anise experience, albeit with a bit more oak on the palate.

A. H. Riise Signature Master Blender Collection

Rum in nose only So did they finally lose anise taste in their top of the line 150€ product? The answer is no, but the nose is at least normal. Only for hardcore fans