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Mathieu

Aficionado | Member since 2015 | Canada

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Excellent Earth, smoke, tobacco, oak, definitely oak, full, spice, hints of orange(?) some kind of fruit for sure. Deeply complex, full of congeners. Assert

Plantation Trinidad Banyuls & Sherry Cask Finish

Fantastic! Very complex. The cask finish is very well balanced as it adds depth without being overwhelming as they often are. A tad sweet.

Appleton Estate

Bottled in 2013 Wow. holy f**k. This is a moment. Rum is very complex and quite frankly I just don’t have enough vocabulary. Deep soft oak and velvety fruity-br

Liqueur Excellent. Sweet and spicy while staying hefty. Old bottle that I'm trying dosen't have very much funk that you would expect from J. Wray though.

Excellent Flavour profile resembles 12 year but this is much more dry.

Wray & Nephew White Overproof

63% abv Quintessential Jamaican flavour bomb, although one dimensional

Holds its own Watery, light oak with typical agricole funk - almost "dirty". While oak is present, it strikes a balance behind the more vegetal notes of the distill

Mount Gay XO Extra Old

Classic example of authentic rum A tad astringent initially but quite complex when given time to breathe. Praised for being a true rum without any added sugar or flavourings.

Plantation Barbados

Light Light style similar to other Bajans I've had. Pleasant but I feel its missing something. Think Mount Gay XO but a tad less oaky (tried side by side).

Plantation 3 Stars Artisanal

Best in class so far Fruity and fresh, relatively complex--------------

Berry Bros. & Rudd Fijian 10-Year

Disjointed Very fragrant - vegetal and fruity. Anise? Full of lighter esters. Somewhat sharp on nose because of this. Very little oak. The aging fails to provide

Old Sam Rhum Demerara

Quality Deep molasses/caramel, oak! bitter on the finish. A bit hot and certainly one-dimentional but quite pleasant and fills a niche in cocktails very we

Plantation Pineapple Stiggin's Fancy

Experimental Candied fruit and distinct pineapple (natural!). Oak? Maybe. Regardless It’s quite "round". It’s sweet. Although the sweetness is expected and wel

Pusser's British Navy

Tiki Deep caramel, robust earthyness that I typically associate with Demeraras. Simple but quite pleasant. Astringent but flavourful enough to work in

A true 12 year old, sweetened Very complex and earthy (some petrol notes) but quickly becomes cloying with syrupy sweetness. At 40% with additives, this rum is really holding back

2013, lot 03 Deep spice, OAK, touch of wine sweetness?, tar, bitterness Esters? Nope, very much Spanish. It has a mustiness similar other Brugal offerings iv

Plantation Guyana

Unmistakeable guyanese Very nice petrol notes on the nose and on the palate. Some youth is noticeable but its not bothersome. ... As the glass sits (or my mouth numbs

Plantation Jamaica

What? A lot of spice, brown sugar, oak? I have to admit I'm not familiar with the other Jamaican distilleries besides Appletons but to me, this is flagra

Gosling's Family Reserve Old

Meh (2013 release) Some oak mellowed in with familiar black seal spice. A tad bitter drinking neat as it quickly overcomes the palate. Although its evidently more viscou

Solid Sweet and grassy. Vaguely reminds of pears. Classic rum for mojito.

Kirk and Sweeney

Batch no. 2 Pleasant taste but oak dominates the profile too much in my opinion. Hard to get a feel for the original distillate.

Appleton Estate

Bitter Typical Appleton style. Rich and complex. Overly bitter, too much to ignore (higher alcohols?). Well-aged but flawed.

2015 Oak, some smokiness, … I guess that’s all? Standard aged mixing rum. I feel like an earlier release was better (~2013). I remembered earthy toba

OK Deep oak but otherwise bland. Solid mixing but doesn't stand well on it's own.

Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva

If only they could "Exclusiva" the sugar Modest, quite light, some smokey notes develop when let to breathe for a while. Very liqueur like, sweet to the point of being distracting. Getting

Cruzan Black Strap

Blackstrap! Strong molasses flavour makes this rum irreplaceable when called for. A tad sweet and overwhelms when it is used as the main spirit in a drink.

Plantation Barbados Grande Reserve

Standard Plantation Very light, oak present but not assertive, buttery(?) on the nose. A “silent spirit”. Infamous Plantation syrup / sweetness lingers in at the end.

Plantation XO 20th Anniversary

Oddball Syrupy, rich and tangy. Odd, cloying liqueur taste can only be compared to the Plantation Original Dark. Apparently about 12 years old.

Gosling's Black Seal

Niche Tasty but feels a tad synthetic, spice? Thin on palate and oak absent. Different from other widely available black rums. Must be used when making a "D

Matusalem Gran Reserva

Light Not 15 years old. 15 only designates the oldest rum in the blend. My impression is that the average age is likely half of that. Complex, but too li

Mount Gay Eclipse

Standard Oak, some smoke Very light, generic Somewhat astringent but remains pleasant

Passable Some oak Light and astringent Crowd pleaser but doesent try hard

English Harbour

Easy going Medium to light body makes this a very unassuming rum. Hard to dislike but also hard to fall in love with at the same time. Breeze of oak and clove. D

Barcelo Imperial

2014 bottle Spanish. Deep oak with some astringency. Almost devoid of congeners. Seems young.

Stroh Original 80

Tincture Treacle, dry. Seems like this is some sort of tincture. Dilution is essential

What Oh no. Shamelessly flavoured. Butterscotch? Plums? Im guessing some kind of fruit. At least its not sweet. Not estery and I can’t find oak despite

Saint James Royal Ambre

Cooking? Heavy, rancid, peanut butter?. Yet, somehow thin. Dark in colour but oak hardly noticeable behind the vegetal notes I usually enjoy agricole funkin

Ok Solvent, hot, faint caramel   Not particularly offensive some bitterness develops when diluted, even maybe oak?

Bland Some oak, astringency. Very light and generic. Its only competition is other bland mass marketed rums.

Uninspiring Some complexity. Wood notes present but difficult to push through astringency. Strong ethanol push.

Plantation Original Dark

Additives? (old version) Distinct flavour different from any other distillate I've had. Seems very artificial and sweet. Might work in a cocktail in particular but i have y

Ironworks Bluenose Black

Spice liqueur, bought in 2014 Strong smell of allspice, anise? Heavily spiced and thickened. Typical rum aromas or even oak are indiscernible. I don’t know how to rate this. The

Not bad, but certainly not good Very light rum. Seems like it relies more on colouring than on congeners. Difficult to choose over anything else on the shelf.

Fisherman’s Helper White

Batch no. 025 Hot and heady!, feint nuttiness in the breeze? Quite light. Closer to a bad vodka then a rum.

Old label Ive tried to like this bottle for 3 years Nearly odourless with a solvent like taste, very faint oak Apparently a true 12yr but I don’t care th

Bland Flavour has no trace of aging, funk, or anything at all for that matter. Maybe a faint sweetness but I'm reaching. Could have been a bad batch but giv

Brutal (pun intended) Although very light, taste like newspapers with some caramel. Strong ethanol push. Very young

Vanilla! Way too much vanilla. Noxious. The taste is hard to explain. Definitely dry, quite light. Chemical (like if someone dumped too much vanilla extract

Bacardi Superior

Toilet cleaner? Represents everything that can be wrong with rum.

Captain Morgan White

Metallic Very light, industrial, more akin to vodka than rum, drinks made with this somehow seems tainted. Local favorite, wish I could say something good a

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