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Appleton Estate

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

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

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,

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

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.

Chairman's The Forgotten Cask

Delicious complex rum very complex rum, with an extremely strong fruity note up front, leading into some pot still heaviness, ending with a ton of vanilla. Great rum.

Savanna Herr 2019

Wild rum This is by far the most intensely fruity rum I've ever tasted. It reminds me of DOK if DOK was stripped of its rotting meat funk and instead pure frui

Best cachaca by far I thought I disliked cachaca until I ad this. It tastes like a blend of agricole and Jamaican rums, yet stil smooth with no unpleasant alcohol off fla

The Scarlet Ibis Gold

Phenomenal Great rum that packs a strong punch from higher abv. Carmel, oak, spice, allbalanced perfectly. Amazing job

Habitation Velier Last Ward

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

Maggie's Farm Hidden Harbor White

Excellent blended white This is a proprietary blend made for a tiki bar called hidden harbor, specifically for their daiquiris. It hits the mark perfectly, with strong Jamaic

Transcontinental Rum Line Fiji

unique excellent rum It's hard to get good, ester filled rum from Fiji and this is an excellent example. Oak is present but not dominating, glue, esters, maple, chocolate.

Amazing clairin Compared to vaval and rocher, this one is more refined despite being at a higher proof. The aroma is very Jamaican, but the taste is heavy on vegetabl

interesting experiment solid overall, very smooth but I usually dislike aged cane rums because they lose the intensity and funk of the base, and agree here. Not too differen

great solid rum Best $20 rum you can buy. Smooth, spicy rum in all the best ways. A tad bit too oaky for my tastes

For what it is, very good I was expecting a subpar, boring rum, but it’s very good for the price. Spicy oak balanced with rich vanilla and baking spices. Solid

Neisson Reserve Speciale

Well done aged agricole Aged agricole to me are usually too oaky and tame, losing the freshness that makes blancs so great. This one is a great balance and retains some of th

Ron Del Barrilito Santa Ana

Great for a spanish style rum I’ve never seen an overproof spanish style rum before. The extra proof adds a kick and intensity that’s missing from other middle of the road spanish

Maggie's Farm Single Barrel

Review for sherry barrel This rum is an amazing supper. Dry and spicy base rum but the sherry casks draw out some sweetness and delicious flavors that balance this very well

Maggie's Farm Spiced

Best spiced rum I usually despise spiced rum, but this one is great. Not overpowering, unsweetened, still with rum flavor. Excited to use as a blend in tiki drinks

Smuggler's Cove Infinity Barrel June 2019

Appleton on steroids An infinity barrel made for Smuggler's Cove's 10th anniversary. This special rum tastes like a strong, punched-up mix of Appleton 12 year, Plantation

Smuggler's Cove Plantation Haiti XO

Interesting rum that's clearly Plantation This rum is aged an additional 3 years in Cognac casks, a lot more than the typical 1-ish years that most of their other rums get, and you can tell.

Plantation Overproof O.F.T.D.

Epitome of the style This rum is definitely overproof but absurdly smooth and drinkable for 68%. It packs so much deep flavor rather than alcohol burn, with a strong bite

Most flavorful agricole Rhum agricole that’s very heavy on grass, citrus, herbs, and some faint residual sweetness. Excellent and aggressive agricole without some of the usua

Foursquare 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.

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

Neisson Rhum Agricole Blanc

Excellent agricole This is an aggressive, aromatic, punchy agricole. It’s not as smooth or sweet as some of the others, but with a more pronounced mango, grassy, almost

Dos Maderas PX 5+5

Extremely smooth and balanced Solid smooth rum with a lot of complexity. The sherry is strong on the finish by not overpowering. Excellent sipper, would never use in cocktails

Barbancourt 5 Star Reserve Especiale

Appleton 12 with more punch This rum is pretty delicious. It has strong oak flavors but not overpowering. Reminds me of Appleton 12 with a hint more complexity and bite from the

Aggressive Agricole This agricole is different than the others I've had, in that it isn't a punch to the face of vegetal, cane, tequila-type notes. Instead, it's almost

Atlantico Private Cask

Great for the style For the style, I like this one. Clearly sweetened heavily with tons of vanilla. Not much oak/bite to balance it, but it does what it does really well

Strong Trinidad rum with burnt rubber This is a strong, sweet, caramel, vanilla rum that’s delicious in its own way, but then has a strong burnt rubber aftertaste to it. I think it balance

Hamilton 86 Demerara

Demerara rum This is a very rich, Carmel, oaky, sweet rum that’s the pinnacle of simple demerara rums. Well balanced and not over oaked like many

Delicious similar to the 12 but not as deep and smooth. Sweeter in a great way. The sherry finish works perfectly

Uruapan Charanda Blanco

Excellent, unique rum This rum smells like a mix of Jamaican rum and an Agricole, but the taste goes deeper and has a deep olive brine quality to it. A bit harsh with an et

Paranubes Oaxaca Aguardiente de Caña

Briny olive agricole Extremely briny, tastes like olive juice mixed with agricole. Delicious in its own way, but a short finish

Well aged This aged agricole is fine really well, with strong vanilla and smooth notes instead of the typical woodiness of many aged agricoles

Tastes harsh in a non-agricole way I’m used to sipping agricoles and loves the grassy, aggressiveflavors. This one is harsh ina different, more fusel alcohol way. I’m not sure the aging

Barcelo Imperial Onyx

The same as regular I’m not sure what the difference is between this and the regular version. It’s a bit smoother and sweeter but with some complexity lost. The regular i

Barcelo Imperial

Solid style spanish Good, okay style Spanish rum that’s very balanced overall. Smooth, not overly complex, well balanced

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

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

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

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

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

Wray & Nephew White Overproof

Funk bomb This rum is not to drink straight, but mixed or in a daiquiri it’s phenomenal. Archetypical Jamaican rum

Plantation Pineapple Stiggin's Fancy

Best flavored rum This is a flavored rum done perfectly. Real, solid flavor instead of artificial feel to it. The base rum is a bit lacking, would like to see a splash

Plantation Fiji

Solid but not great The rum seems to be too muted from the plantation aging process. I’d like to taste this without the plantation elevage

Standard Spanish style Sweet, smooth, vanilla, but not much complexity overall. Fine, nothing special

Maggie's Farm 50/50 Dark

Solid dark You can definitely taste the bajan rum as the star, but the white cuts it a bit and gives it a sharp edge that I like

Duquesne Élevé Sous Bois

Aged agricole This lightly aged agricole is great in that it retains a lot of the fresh agricole flavors instead of losing it all to the oak

Kirk and Sweeney

Sweet This is essentially a worse version of diplomatico. Extremely sweetened, but some nice flavors in there

Very dolid Pretty great rum for what it is. Pure rum with no sweeteners, it’s slughtly too oaky but not enough to hinder it

Plantation XO 20th Anniversary

Fine I didn’t think this was exceptional or anything. Sweet, coconut taste, typical plantation finish

Worthy Park Single Estate Reserve

Solid but disappointing This rum is very well balanced and nuanced, but I was missing a bit of the punch that I expected from a funky Jamaican rum. It was lacking any strong

Wild strange rum This is a unique, crazy rum. It tastes very subtle and soft except the aroma and aftertaste are extremely powerful. Olive brine, Jamaican funk, burnt

Barbancourt 3 Star

Solid This is an interesting, solid rum. It is a lot more harsh and fusely than the 8, and for a minimal price difference, I’d definitely get the 8 every ti

Rum-Bar White Overproof

Solid Jamaican overproof This is a typical Jamaican overproof, but more vegetal than a Wray and nephew, but a lot more tame and not as punchy.

crazy anise bomb its amazing how much different this wood is. Complete anise bomb, almost in the level of an absinthe.

Very good for what it is as a cheap white blend for cocktails, this is really great and up there with Plantation 3 stats. More Jamaican influence, very delicious

Denizen Aged White

Fine solid mixer solid generic white rum. I'd put it ahead of the terrible whites but behind something I've plantation 3 stars.

Standard Nothing special or particularly great. Typical for the style. Not sweet

Mount Gay Black Barrel

Bourbony Very oakey rum, with a sweet aftertaste of rum. Solid nothing special overall

Maggie's Farm 50/50 Pineapple

Decent Compared to most mass produced pineapple rums, this is phenomenal. I just couldn’t help but compare it to plantation, which has a much better depth of

English Harbour

Fine for what it is This is a pretty clean, neutral rum. Not a whole lot going on, but still smooth and easy drinking

Solid but nothing spectacular This is a standard, typical aged ron. Not a ton of complexity or deep flavors to it, but very clean and nails the typical flavor profile.

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

Pampero Aniversario

Fine Spanish rum This rum is just fine. Nothing complex or amazing. Just an average Spanish rum

Havana Club Anejo Especial

Simple straightforward rum Review for the Cuban version. Simple rum, not harsh or any off flavors but no complexity to speak of. Aged well

Maggie's Farm MFOF

Solid For a bottled cocktail, this is really good. A homemade rum old fashioned is easy and better though

Dutch East Indies Trading, Ltd. Batavia Arrack Van Oosten

like a sweet wine influenced Agricole Hits all the typical Agricole notes but with a sweet wine finish on it. Interesting and unique

Plantation Original Dark

Strange My pour of this had a strong fusel alcohol taste and flavor to it. So much so that it might have been a bad bottle or something else

Chairman's Reserve Spiced

Dry spiced rum At least this isn’t overly seeetened, but it’s strong on the clove

St. Augustine Pot Distilled

Weird rum range This has the harsh, not well made quality of something like a Bacardi, but has way more depth of flavor than that. Harsh and almost agricole-like, but

Papas Pilar Blonde

Too sweet and artificial This rum has fake maple, vanilla, and other sweet artificial flavors.

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

Maggie's Farm White

Fine take White rum with some soft agricole flavors, but I get a harsh fusel flavor that balances it the wrong way

Matusalem Clasico

Fine This is a run of the mill Spanish rum. Not sweet but nothing special about it

Aunt jemima the rum This rum literally tastes like aunt jemima syrup mixed with harsh vodka. Zero complexity, the only saving grace is the sweetness and some smoothness

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

Worse than the 12 year The slightest little bit of complexity from the 12 year is gone in this one, although it does taste less like straight syrup than the 12 year. Not a g

Harsh and flavorless This rum tastes like the worst plastic bottle vodka that was flavored with vanilla. Pure fusel, not depth, harsh, awful.

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