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Appleton Estate 21-Year

Absurdly balanced and complex This rum is okay, funky, vanilla, complex and balanced in every way. Phenomenal balanced rum, not overoaked, just perfect

Hamilton St. Lucia 2006 7-Year

Funk, vanilla, oak, everything This rum is the epitome of flavor and funk yet balanced with oak, vanilla, caramel, and a touch of thick sweetness to balance the aggressive funk. Sur

Clairin Le Rocher

The mezcal of rum This rum has so much depth of flavor. Deep smoke, vegetal flavors, artichoke, butterscotch. It tastes almost like blending an agricole and an amazing

Diplomatico 2002 Single Vintage

Best sipping rum Not as sweet as the diplomatico Reservas exclusiva, but with all the complexity and a lot more. Delicious, honey, baking spice, vanilla, caramel, oak,

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Savanna Lontan 2002 Millesime 8-Year

Absurd rum This rum has more layers of flavor than any liquor I’ve ever tasted. It starts off with the typical Jamaican overripe fruit funk, but is mixed with ru

Habitation Velier Worthy Park 2007

Absurd flavor bomb This rum is intense and flavorful in every Way. Deep bourbon and oak flavors layer with a strongly intense Jamaican funk. Layered flavor in every way.

Habitation Velier Last Ward 2007

Excellent for the style Great for the style. Tons of oak and spice up front, followed by some vanilla and caramel. Not overwhelming with the alcohol, but helps with some dilu

Santa Teresa 1796

Best diplomatico style rum This is essentially the same as the diplomatico vintage series. Very good. Sweet, complex, but not a cocktail in a shot

Neisson L'Espirit of Neisson 70

Absurdly smooth This is the pinnacle of agricole rhum. Aggressive, grassy, fresh, yet not as harsh as many 80 proof rums. Perfect balance

Foursquare 9-Year Port Cask Finish

Rum bourbon hybrid This is an okay, dry, complex rum. Delicious and smooth, yet probably over Oaked a bit. Great rum

Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva

Sweet sipping rum Sweet vanilla and baking spice. Sipping rum, almost a cocktail in itself. Pure caramel/spice/vanilla without any burn or funk.

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Hampden Estate Rum Fire Overproof

Absurdly funky in a great way You can smell this rum from across the room. Super funky, along the lines of rotting pineapples and bananas more than barnyard funk. Overproof and har

Hamilton Jamaican Black

Great balanced funky Jamaican rum This is a Jamaican rum that perfectly straddles the line between richness and funk. It’s not overly aggressive like a rum fire, but packs an amazing a

Smith and Cross Navy Strength

Solid over proof jamaican Extremely solid overproof Jamaican with a bit more oak and heft than a Wray and nephew. Still aggressive enough to be great but tamed with other flavo

Great balanced white rum Collaboration between four square and hampden, this is the best of both worlds. The Bajan sweetness and oomph along with a touch of Jamaican funk make

Plantation 3 Stars Artisanal

Solid white rum This rum is well balanced and approachable. It’s not as flavorful as an overproof jamaican, but it has at least some depth of flavor from the blend an

El Dorado Special Reserve 15-Year

Sweet bourbon-like sipper Very sweet, heavy bourbon and oak notes. Overaged in my taste, and definitely dozed heavily. Vanilla sweetness and heavy oak flavors. Not worth the co

Appleton Estate 12-Year

Good standard rum Baseline good rum. Has some complexity over the signature blend, more caramel and a tiny bit of funk at the end. A bit of an all around good sipper/mi

Plantation Barbados 2002

Solid rum, not worth the prixe This is a great $30 bottle of rum, not $60. It doesn’t really taste like a 15 year aged rum. It’s a bit harsh up front, thin on the mouth and the fini

Super interesting Salinity, aggressive flavors, but not too intense or harsh. Tastes somewhat like excellent baiju mixed with Agricole

Plantation Guyana 2005

Bourbon This rum is overpacked with oak so much that it tastes exactly like a sweeter bourbon

Plantation Xaymaca Special Dry

A very tame Jamaican I was tempted to like this, but it’s just not as complex as it should be. The plantation aging process seems to take away from the flavors instead of

Appleton Estate Signature Blend

Good mixing rum Standard rum. Tastes a little harsh, a bunch of barrel flavor, no sweetness. A burn on the end of it. Mixing rum, not sipping rum, but not horrible to

Clement Select Barrel

Tastes like bourbon Smells like a very harsh bourbon with some vanilla notes. Flavor subsides into still 90% bourbon but with that 10% Agricole grassy flavor with a touch

Gosling's Black Seal

Harsh dark rum Standard dark rum used for some cocktails. Hints of strong molasses but not really any complexity or depth beyond that. Strong alcohol burn despite 80

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