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Malecon 1979 Seleccion Esplendida 29-year

Actually 39yo This was something special. So smooth. Creamy toffee. Soft alcohol burn. Treacle. Excellent.

S.B.S. 2008 Mauritius Port Cask Matured 12-year

Smooth and vinuous Really good, vinuous aroma, smooth despite the 54%, toffee, wine, slightly woody, touch of alcohol burn, burnt sugar aftertaste

Equiano Original 8-year

Complex yet so drinkable There's a lot going on here, as you might expect from a rum blended from opposite sides of the world. Fruit, vanilla, caramel, hint of dry spice, and

S.B.S. 2010 Mauritius Moscatel Cask Matured 10-year

Winey and peppery Winey aroma, peppery taste, big winey overtones, slight alcohol burn, fruity finish

Scotch Malt Whisky Society Hot Shots 7-year

Smoky toffee Strong aroma, fruit, molasses, peat. Warming alcohol, toffee, more peat, smoke, fruit

Ron Zacapa Centenario XO Solera Gran Reserva Especial

Candied fruit and burnt sugar Big fruit aroma, burnt sugar, caramel, toffee, overripe fruit

Cadenhead's 2006 Barbados Foursquare MBFS Single Cask 12-year

Sweet fire Warming, slightly burnt, sweet, esters, fruit, intense

El Dorado 1999 Port Mourant

Potent but smooth Aroma is intense, estery, hint of banana. For a cask strength it's very smooth but long lasting warmth.

English Harbour 2010 Port Cask Finish 5-year

Burnt sugar and burnt fruit Lovely caramel aroma with a hint of fruit, caramel banana taste, toffee, slight hint of biscoff, fruity caramel finish

Plantation XO 20th Anniversary

Smooth with hints of brandy Caramel and brandy on the nose, smooth, no hint of burnt, caramel, toffee, very slight alcohol burn, long aftertaste

Plantation Guatemala XO Single Cask Amburana Finish

Crazy - in a good way Having had a couple of beers with amburana, I was fascinated by the concept of a rum aged (well finished anyway) in same. It's really smooth especiall

Phantom Spirits Double Cask Aged Coffee Collective 6-year

Smooth coffee rum Burnt sugar with coffee background, texture slightly granular in the background, coffee is prominent without dominating

Abuelo Oloroso Sherry Cask 15-year

Highland toffee Dark gold, caramel aroma, sweet toffee taste, almost savoury aftertaste

Hampden Estate 2010 Pure Single Barrel Proof 7-year

Fruity caramel Kinda like a toffee banana, fruit, caramel, hint of burnt sugar

Habitation Velier 2007 Last Ward 10-year

Smooth burner Smooth caramel, warming, slight burnt sugar finish

Plantation Overproof O.F.T.D.

Slow burn sugar, slightly phenolic, Big aroma, burnt sugar, phenolic peaty notes, warming

Compagnie des Indes 2007 Barbados Foursquare Cask Strength 10-year

Caramel with a slight harsh edge Mid gold colour, caramel flavours, alcohol kick on the aftertaste

Foursquare 2007 Sagacity 12-year

Figs and caramel Aroma is figs and caramel, hint of burnt sugar. Smooth caramel and wine taste, hint of brandy, slight alcohol burn, toffee, smoked fruit

El Dorado 2002 Versailles

Incredibly smooth for a cask strength Smells every % of its strength but tastes so smooth. Slight banana esters, caramel, burnt sugar, touch of alcohol burn, toffee, hint of liquorice

Bumbu all grown up Smooth with a capital smoo. Toffee, big hint of vanilla, very light alcohol burn

Worthy Park 2010 Special Cask Series Madeira Finish 10-year

Smooth and fruity Dark gold colour, overripe fruit aroma, smooth taste, a little sweet, caramel, more fruit, very slight alcohol burn

Foursquare Elysium 12-year

Dark, strong and smooth Dark, burnt fruit aroma, slight alcohol burn to the nose, taste is toffee, hint of pepper, hint of banana, caramel, touch of aniseed. Long lasting war

S.B.S. 2009 Mauritius Chestnut Wood Matured 11-year

Sweet and nutty Nutty wood aroma, dry, smooth especially for the strength, slightly peppery, more wood on the finish

Isla del Ron 2003 Panama Don Jose 12-year

Warming Peppery warmth on the aroma, slight burn as expected from near cask strength, overripe fruit, toffee, butter, long lasting burnt toffee taste

The Nectar Of The Daily Drams 2006 Panama 14-year

Fruity, burnt toffee Massive fruity aroma, treacle, quite sweet, alcohol burn, toffee, loooooong aftertaste of treacle and stone fruit

El Dorado 2009 Single Still Enmore 12-year

More aroma than flavour Big fruity aroma, toffee and burnt fruit on the taste, minimal alcohol burn, fruity aftertaste

Kill Devil (Hunter Laing) 2006 Barbados Foursquare 15-year

Fruity with a bite Big estery aroma, sweet spicy flavour, bit of alcohol burn, overripe fruit

La factoria Libre Del El Viejo

Smooth and fruity Soft fruity aroma, toffee and subtle warmth, buttery, flavour dissipates quickly

Angostura Number 1 Sherry Cask

Fruity and woody Lots of fruit and wood on aroma, flavour doesn't quite live up to it, dry, sherry comes through but something lacking.

Plantation 2007 Jamaica Clarendon MSP 15-year

Ok, Slightly harsh Mid gold, slightly rough alcohol aroma, taste slightly harsh, bit of alcohol burn, burnt sugar, interesting aftertaste almost like flambé

Heffron Premium 10-year

Smooth... that is all Very smooth, but nothing much more to it. Slight warming aftertaste

Phantom Spirits 2007 Warpigs Brewpub Smoldering Holes Trinidad 10-year

Sweet, slightly buttery Sweet, brown sugar aroma, sweet taste with slight buttery aftertaste

Admiral Rodney HMS Princessa 5-year

More aroma than flavour Fruity aroma with a hint of booze, flavour fairly subdued but smooth. Overripe fruit and treacle

Plantation 2009 Trinidad 12-year

Dry and estery Bone dry, fruity esters, banana, little sweetness, very slight burnt toffee aftertaste

Sweetdram Smoked Spiced

Not massively smokey but interesting Pale gold, slight smoky aroma, hint of spice, taste is burnt sugar and caramel, another hint of spice, a bit of smoke, dry finish

Beaufort 3 Tides Smoked Demerara

Smoky caramel Aroma of toffee, smoke and oak, slightly burnt taste, oak smoke, fruit, lingering burnt sugar aftertaste

Don Q Vermouth Cask

Smooth burnt sugar Dark golden, burnt caramel nose, muscovado, burnt sugar, cinder toffee

Phantom Spirits Smoldering Holes Cask Aged 8-year

Alcoholic creme brulee Like a boozy dessert, Apple and burnt sugar aroma, smooth sweet taste, subdued aftertaste

Plantation Trinidad 1997-2001-2003

Fruit Smooth, fruity, pineapple, slight burnt sugar, heat on the edge of the tongue, did I mention pineapple

Plantation Original Dark Double Aged

Smooth and toffee Mid gold colour, lightly burnt, caramel, buttery, sweet winey finish

Diplomatico Distillery Collection No2 Barbet

Smooth Medium dark, smooth, slightly fruity, slightly burnt

Diplomatico Distillery Collection No 3

Middle of the road Kinda... neither one thing nor another. Smooth, very slight alcohol burn, slightly buttery, slightly fruity, everything slightly...

Dead Man's Fingers Coffee

Coffee toffee and maple Big coffee nose, toffee aftertaste and a hint of maple

Distillutions 2019 Coffee Vanilla rum

Distillutions 2019 Coffee Vanilla rum

Distillutions 2019 Coffee Vanilla

Excellent first effort I didn't know this existed til I saw it on shelf just now... Coffee Vanilla Rum with some affiliation to the Fierce brewery

Phantom Spirits Frankofil Cider Cask Aged 4-year

Smooth caramel Golden colour, smooth taste, caramel, toffee, short aftertaste

Phantom Spirits Mikkeller Beer Geek Vanilla Shake Cask 4-year

Sweet Hard to describe, very sweet, heavy vanilla, weird almost grainy texture, slight alcohol burn. If vanilla milkshake were rum...

Plantation 1997 Kilchoman Peated Whisky Finish 15-year

Smooth, slight phenol Smooth, not sweet, slight phenolic tang from islay cask, fruity finish

Don Q Double Aged Sherry Cask Finish 8-year

Smooth, sherry caramel Sherry and caramel on the nose, smooth taste, almost liqueur, sherry and red wine on the finish

Havana Club Pacto Navio

Smooth but slightly smoky Sweet aroma, hint of smoke, fruit. Sweet and fruity taste. Burnt sugar finish.

El Dorado 1993 Enmore

Smooth toffee, little aroma Not much aroma on this one, just a bit of booziness but not in a bad way. Flavour a little subdued too, syrup, slight alcohol burn, I kinda like it bu

Appleton Estate Extra 12-year

Fruity Big fruity aroma, dark fruits, raisins, molasses, slight burn

Eminente Reserva 7-year

Fruity Big fruit aroma, dry, slight alcohol burn, toffee, slight brandy notes

Plantation Barbados Grande Reserve

Decent but nothing special Pale gold, fruity, hint of spice, burnt caramel, toffee. It's a decent easy drinking rum, but nothing to make it stand out

Mount Gay XO Triple Cask

Smooth and peppery Dark gold, peppery fruit aroma, toffee, oak, something almost winey

S.B.S. 2010 Mauritius Port Cask Matured 10-year

Dark and earthy Much darker than the 2008, earthy aroma, vinuous taste, peppery, slightly spicy, it's good but not a patch on the 2008

Dictador Solera Distillery Icon Reserve 20-year

Caramel, toffee, coffee Complex! Coffee aroma, lots of caramel and toffee, smooth, little alcohol burn, treacle finish

El Dorado 2009 Port Mourant rum

El Dorado 2009 Port Mourant rum

El Dorado 2009 Port Mourant

Huge Cognac aroma, flavour not as intense Could smell cognac the moment it was poured, massive aroma when you put your nose to the glass, flavour is less pronounced but still big cognac notes.

Phantom Spirits Dark Moon October 8-year

Fruity and brandy Fruity aroma, buttery mouthfeel, low alcohol burn, overripe fruit, hint of treacle, syrup, burnt sugar

Smooth but lacking something Fruity aroma but quite delicate, toffee caramel, very slight alcohol burn, not much on the finish

Damoiseau Les Arrangés Mangue Passion

It's a cocktail but it's decent Aroma massive passionfruit and a touch of mango. Taste tropical fruit and vanilla, slight alcohol burn but smooth overall

O'Hara's Spiced

Sweet but easy drinking Sweet, caramel, a lot of vanilla, cinnamon finish with more sweetness

Sweet Sweet and basic TBH, slight hint of caramel, syrup, hint of bananana

Brewdog 2019 Five Hundred Cuts Botanical

Sweet and medicinal Aroma of cola and herbs, taste is sweet herbs, cola, medicine

Red Leg Vanilla & Ginger Spiced Rum

Not bad, gimmicky Smells like pineapple cube sweets. Ginger thankfully subdued. Vanilla balanced. Bit sweet overall

Diplomatico Distillery Collection No1 Batch Kettle

Tasty but harsh Good aroma but first taste is potent. Burnt sugar and caremelised fruit

Botran Solera Reserva 15-year

Smooth but not much to it Very smooth and easy drinking but just lacking in flavour

Foursquare Spiced

Promising aroma not backed up Aroma is cinnamon and burnt sugar, the rum comes through, but the taste doesn't back it up, cinnamon all the way and little else

Burning Barn Smoked

Doesn't live up the concept The concept sounds great but it just doesn't live up to it. Interesting aroma but a tad harsh. Taste is a bit rough not getting much smoke but a gene

Heffron 2015 5-year

Ok It's ok. That's it. Ok. Probably a good session rum. Very drinkable but no big flavour

Copeland Smugglers Reserve Overproof

Slightly spicy, alcohol burn Aroma clears the nostrils, slightly peppery flavour, boozy, alcohol burn, toffee

Brugal Añejo Superior 5-year

Ok filler It's nowt special, it's decent and easy drinking but it's got nowt to commend it

Dead Man's Fingers Coconut

Hipster malibu Better than Malibu but still pretty artificial. Slight burn on the finish. Definite toasted coconut taste though

Don Papa Small Batch

Sweet and syrupy, synthetic Reviews suggested it's like marmite, love it or hate it. I wouldn't say I hate it, but it's not good. Aroma is sweet and chemical, like banana toffee

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