vomi1011

Welcome gentlemen. I've been tasting rums for a few years and am interested in the latest bottlings. I like all kinds of r(h)ums, dirty, strong and sweet rums.

My criteria are as follows:

1. complexity, how many flavors are in the taste and how often do they change.

2. Intensity, how intensive and saturated are the flavors. High abv intensifies the flavors. I deduct points when I taste alcohol.

3. Balance, are there dominating flavors, how do they change in the initial, middle, finish, aftertaste.

4. Aging, how much wood influence, tannins, heavy flavors like rubber, leather, tobacco are in the rum.

5. Clarity, is there a distillery character. Are the individual aromas clearly perceptible?

 Meets this rum my expectation and is it better than my reference rum.

6. Excitement, do I experience something new according to a reference r(h)um. Is there something exceptional.

7. A good scent should be reflected in the taste. Taste counts the same as the smell. Rum with sugar tastes milder and suggests older age.

I differentiate the ratings, since there are rum lovers who only like natural rum. That is why I mark natural rum in the heading with the capital letters NR.

Usefull links:

Beginner guide: http://rumproject.com/menuitem2.html 

Rating system: https://refinedvices.com/the-rating-system

Hydrometers tests (sugar content): https://thefatrumpirate.com/hydrometer-tests-2

Classification systems: https://cocktailwonk.com/2016/10/categorically-flawed-rums-classifications-hold-back.html

High Ester rum marques: https://cocktailwonk.com/rum-marques

All topics:https://cocktailwonk.com/all-about-rum

Rum history blog: http://www.therumhistorian.com/

Distilleries:

Ranking - https://singlecaskrum.com/2020/03/19/14482/

Demerara - https://inuakena.com/misc/a-visit-to-demerara-distillers-limited

Demerara - https://cocktailwonk.com/2020/02/demerara-distillers-part-one.html

Caroni (translate site): https://barrel-aged-thoughts.blogspot.com/2020/02/caroni-history-legacy-of-lost-distillery.html

Hampden: https://cocktailwonk.com/2016/04/ground-zero-of-jamaican-funk-going-deep-at-hampden-estate.html

Worhy Park: https://cocktailwonk.com/2016/04/worthy-park-a-jamaican-rum-distillery-for-the-21st-century.html

St. Lucia - https://cocktailwonk.com/2019/08/still-life-saint-lucia-distillers.html

Foursquare - https://inuakena.com/misc/a-visit-to-foursquare-rum-distillery/

Best bargains for natural rum lovers (warning -> high abv or spicy):

H.S.E. Rhum Agricole Très Vieux VSOP 45.0% -> Martinique

Smith&Cross -> Hampden

El Dorado 8 -> Demerara

Blackwell -> Jamaica

Holey Dollar Gold -> Fiji (pot still)

Appleton 12 (new rare cask version) -> Jamaica

Cabinet List

Brand

Review

Rating

Date

Likes

S.B.S. 2005 Belize 9-year

Not bad, but could be better The nose is a little bit too light (I lack some more aromas). The taste could be more fruity, the most fruits are in the aftertaste. The aftertaste is

7

02/01/2020

0

Angostura 1919 8-year

NR: Very young Angostura, not interesting enough A natural rum, but too young with a watery taste (not sure if it's 8 years old, would estimate 4-6 years). Very light, not very intensive, not rich of

4

05/09/2020

0

Brugal 1888

Good rum for daily sipping. Not very special but well balanced. Tasted this one in duty free on a flight. The smell and taste are very well. The smell is a little bit sweeter than the taste. I expected mor sweetne

6

03/01/2020

0

Companero Panama Extra Añejo 12-year

Chocolate bomb, unique and special This strong cocoa aroma comes from the toasted cask? I could imagine that it is artificial. But I don't know. It could be a much better rum, it nee

5

01/29/2020

1

Caroni 1996 Heavy 20-year

NR: Very good 1996 Caroni Trinidad Caroni 1996 34th Release A 20 year old 1996 Caroni from which 3800 bottles were bottled with a strength of 57.18%. Smell: A very balanced Ca

10

03/30/2021

0

Pampero Aniversario Reserva Exclusiva

Good rum at a good price, dry fuits are characteristic This rum has been produced since 1963. The brand is now part of Diageo. It is around 4-7 years old, although it seems much older to the nose and pala

7

01/05/2020

0

Papas Pilar Dark 24-year

Nice rum, not too sweet with many spices. A rum with many spices, they give him a special character. Never found so many spices in another rum. The rum starts sweet with brown sugarrand n

8

01/16/2020

0

Bristol Classic 1998 Trinidad Caroni Haromex 21-year

NR: Very strong and dirty Caroni with some dry fruits influence Bristol 98 with barrel number 2186. Could be a good caroni as the higher barrel numbers often contain better caronis. Smell: Dirty, medicinal, swee

9

07/04/2021

0

Plantation 2011 Barbados 9-year

NR: Good WIRD rum for a good price. PLANTATION RUM BARBADOS ONE TIME EDITION The orange zest is quite dominant in this rum. It's a bit in the direction of Jamaica and it reminds me a

8

06/04/2021

0

Mezan 2007 Guyana Single Cask PX Sherry Finish

NR: Great Demerara that reminds me of REV Rum Mezan Guyana 2007 was bottled in 2019, it's a single cask First three years of aging was tropical, after that 9 years in Europe. The last year of

9

05/14/2021

0

Caroni 1996 Extra Strong Imperial Proof 21-year

Nr: Very balanced, smooth and beautiful Caroni Today I have an 21y old Caroni from Luka. It's not rare yet but maybe one day. Wonderful dirty and fruity nose. The balance is very good with leath

9

09/22/2020

1

Plantation 2005 Fiji 15-year

Not a typical Fiji rum, but offers still a good and interesting journey Alc./Vol. : 50,2% Origin : Fiji - Tum Co. of Fiji Raw material : Molasses Fermentation : 4-5 days, triple Column Still Year of Distillation : 2005

7

08/22/2020

0

Isla del Ron 2001 Fiji 19-year

NR: Very good Fiji pot still rum This rum has typical Fiji pot still aromas (salted tomatoes/petroleum). The taste is a little bit more intensive and smoother than the TRC 19y Fiji f

10

12/24/2021

0

El Dorado 1998 Diamond SVW 20-year

NR: Beautiful and aromatic SVW SVW is a seldom markt, there are just a few bottlings and usually it's very flowery. It's just a beautiful mark that I really like. Nose: Incredibl

10

09/13/2021

1

Black Tot 50th Anniversary

The best Navy blend in my opinion, dark with a lot of Demerara flavors Don't have to say much about the blend. Everything is on the bottle. The nose is dark with sweetness in the background. Molasses is pronounced and

10

06/17/2021

4

Rum Artesanal 1989 HD Jamaica 30-year

NR: Great Hampden if you can get it Rum Artesanal HD 1989 Cask No 211 It was almost impossible to get a bottle. Most of them were sold underhanded before the release. Even the shop owne

10

05/28/2021

1

Velier 1996 Caroni Kirsch Whisky 20-year

NR: One, if not the best Caroni A single case caroni from barrel # 5623 with 298 bottles. Smell: A well known 1996 smell escapes from the glass, with deep sweetness of burnt sugar

10

03/30/2021

1

Habitation Velier 2005 Long Pond TECA 14-year

NR: Damn tasty Long Pond, a high end rum Another high ester bomb from Velier. Tropical aged TECA mark, lets see. Unbelieveable nose, comparable to WPE (same esters). But very sweet and inten

10

10/20/2020

0

Rum Nation 1997 Guyana Enmore 19-year

NR: Great Enmore, very rich, very tasty (EHP) mark Abv: 58.7% Cask Strength Cask: 2-3-69 Bottles: 918 This rum is still available, it was release in 2016 I think. Got this on the black friday sal

10

10/21/2020

1

Damoiseau 1995 15-year

NR: Exceptionally good agricole with buttery taste Damoiseau Rhum Vieux Millesime 1995 Full Proof 66,9%. I expect this one to be very good. Let's see. The nose is sharp and saturade, starts with leath

10

11/04/2020

4

Velier 1996 Diamond

NR: High end Demerara, very flowery and very complex Great and intensive nose, very rich. Little bit musty first (disappears after 30min and gets overlapped by flowery notes). The sweetness of caramel is

10

01/13/2021

0

Velier 1996 Caroni Trespassers Full Proof 20-year

NR: Dirty and great representation of the Caroni distillery Velier Full Proof 1996 Trespassers Caroni 20 years A 1996 Caroni nicknamed Trespassers, he got it because of the photo. A blend of 11 barrels from

10

03/31/2021

0

Velier 1996 The Last Caroni 23-year

NR: Very good Caroni, flowery in the nose and dirty on the palate The last but I hope not my last. I already know that this caroni is not as dirty as the other caronis. It's going to go in the direction of Kirsch Whi

10

06/09/2021

3

Ron Zacapa 30 Aniversario

Fantastic sweet rum from another decade, a legend for sweet rum lovers Fantastic rum, especially for Zacapa and sweet rum lovers. The rum is heavy, rich, intensive, you can tell its maturity. You immediately notice tha

10

01/09/2020

0

Hampden Estate 1990 The Rum Cask 30-year

NR: Very balanced, fruity and delicious Hampden Today I have a very old C<>H Hampden bottled by The Rum Cask. It was distilled in 1990 and bottled at 55.6%. It's already a legendary bottling, since

10

06/17/2021

0

Velier 1996 Caroni 5th Employee Release Roopnarine ”Roop” Toolsie 25-year

NR: Dirty, slightly overaged 96 Caroni that is still very tasty Today I have an Employee Edition 5th release Roopnarine “Roop” Toolsie in the glas. Legendary 1996 Caroni, bottled in 2021 at 66.1%. It's 25y old, and

9

02/14/2023

0

Ron Zacapa Edicion Negra

Great, intensive and sweet with some smoky aroma in the finish This is a great Zacapa, a little bit smoky. Much better than the 23. It's more matured, more intensive and heavier. It's between the old Zacapas and

9

04/28/2020

0

Rum Nation 2005 Diamond Guyana 11-year

NR: Smoky Enmore with rich nose and island finish Abv: 58.3% Bottles: 252 Cask: 112 Nice and typical Enmore nose with raisins, molasses/coffee, dried fruits, cocoa and caramel. There are also so

9

10/21/2020

0

The Rum Cask 1988 Guyana Enmore MEC 32-year

NR: Good old rum, a little bit too old in the taste Today I have something special in the glas. A 32y old single cask Guyana MEC pot still rum. Destilled: 1988 Bottled: 2020 Abv: 47,9% vol. The no

9

12/04/2020

1

Velier 2000 Caroni

NR: Very good 2000 Caroni, but overpriced My version is EU with 55%. Nose: Very leathery and sweet, most likely reminds me of Dicky Employee or the RN 1999. Lots of leather, behind directl

9

08/20/2021

0

Velier 2005 Royal Navy Tiger Shark 14-year

NR: Very very good blend of Demerara and WP, fantastic navy style rum Uhhh yes, Worthy Park and Demerara is clearly the combination here. Some heavy aromas from Guyana and fruity flavors from Jamaica. The nose starts

9

09/26/2020

1

The Rum Cask 2001 Fiji 19-year

NR: Very good Fiji pot still rum Oh yes, the nose suggests a typical Fiji rum like you will love it. Plastic in the air and vegetables (pickled tomatoes). There is also some petroleu

9

08/06/2021

1

Compagnie des Indes 2005 Jamaica New Yearmouth 13-year

NR: Hampden like high ester NY JNY18, 275 bottles with 64.1% This is a Hampden like high ester NY like the RA NY 2009. Smell: Bright and sweet aromas. Glue, sweet pineapple, nai

9

07/27/2021

0

Neisson 2005 Velier 70th 12-year

NR: Very good agricole, almost similar to La Mauny 2005 bottling Smell: Darker smell, sugar cane, caramel, dried fruit, fermented fruit. This is very reminiscent of La Mauny, but the smell is a little less fermented

9

07/26/2021

0

Rum Nation 1999 Caroni 16-year

NR: Very good non Velier Caroni for a good price I expect this one to be more on the leather side, not fruity of course (it's not a 96 Caroni). It's diluted to 55%. Could be an issue, but other RN Ca

9

06/24/2021

1

Foursquare 2008 12-year

NR: Very good ECS Release, strong, sharp and sweet A 12y Foursquare with 60% Smell: Very aromatic scent escapes the glass, it stings in the nose. Deep caramel sweetness with dried fruits (raisins) a

9

06/15/2021

0

Rum Artesanal 1994 New Yarmouth 25-year

NR: NY Rum that is similar to Foursquare Smell: I already know the smell from the SBS New Yearmouth 1994. It clearly goes in the direction of Foursquare and Monymusk EMB 2010. Overall, quite

9

06/12/2021

0

S.B.S. 1994 Jamaica New Yarmouth 26-year

NR: Great but common Monymusk EMB profile This rum was reduced from 61% to 57% because it supposedly had the best aroma development at this strength. Smell: A well-known Jamaica smell pours

9

04/24/2021

1

S.B.S. 2003 Guyana Diamond SVL 18-year

NR: Great flowery Enmore, very good one S.B.S Guyana 2003 is a single barrel bottling with only 161 bottles. The rum was made in a French Savalle Column Still (SVL) in 2003. It looks colored

9

04/22/2021

0

S.B.S. 1994 Guyana Enmore (REV) 27-year

NR: Old fruity and woody juice, good but too expensive This rum is from a pot still from the Enmore Distillery, which closed in 1994. Versailles Single Wooden Pot Still (Vat Still) is one of the most famou

9

04/22/2021

0

Chairman's 2011 Reserve Master's Selection RA 9-year

NR: More a Fiji rum than a Chairmans, good stuff Chairman's Reserve Master's Selection for RA 2011 This is a nine year old rum from 2011 bottled with 59.8%. It was matured in bourbon barrels and b

9

03/30/2021

1

El Dorado 1997 Port Mourant

NR: 1997 PM that tastes like an Enmore 1997, but still a very great one. Today I have a Port Mourant in the glas. I must say, I'm not a big fan of PM, because they are often bright and without heavy aromas. I like dark rums

9

03/17/2021

1

Foursquare 2004 Empery 14-year

NR: Very good Foursquare, intensive and balanced Another day, another Foursquare. Aged in bourbond and sherry casks. Great nose. I smell wood and the barrel, some gum (from the sherry cask). Then

9

11/19/2020

0

Ron Zacapa Royal

Old and matured Zacapa, very balanced First of all: you need a Glencairn glas for tasting. The nose is much better in this glas. In a rum tumbler it's not concentrated. And it needs 30min

9

04/28/2020

2

The Rum Cask Fiji 15-year

NR: The best and typical natural Fiji pot still rum, the 19y old release is damn good Got a second version 19y 2001 - 2020 Oh yes, the nose suggests a typical Fiji rum like you will love it. Plastic in the air and vegetables (pickled

9

05/23/2020

0

Habitation Velier 2009 Last Ward 9-year

NR: Velier Ward 2009 vs MG XO triple cask This is a high end rum. To properly rate this rum you need experience (especially you should be able to enjoy heavy aromas like wood varnish), knowled

9

09/19/2020

1

Habitation Velier 2006 Forsyths WPM 11-year

NR: Very complex, rich, intensive, fruity and great Worthy Park This is a WPM - Worthy Park Medium and is recorded at 209.3 g/HLPA while the 2005 was WP (light). Because of some other reviews, this is not really a

9

09/19/2020

0

Habitation Velier 2007 Last Ward 10-year

NR: The best Mount Gay Rum I've tried so far I already had a MG 2009. Therefore I will compare it directly with it. Almost the same nose, the 2007 is just a little bit more mellow I think. Har

9

10/18/2020

0

El Dorado 2004 Albion

Good Demerara, could be more complex and clearer/sharper I will do a cross tasting with SVW 1996, ElD Skeldon 2000 and Enmore 1996. 4368 bottles of the Skeldon marque and 4500 of the Albion were release.

9

01/14/2021

0

Le Gus't 2002 Guyana Cuffy Demerara Full Proof 16-year

NR: A good Caroni with some Port Mourant influence :) Today I have something special in the glas. This one is a 16y old Demerara rum finished in a Caroni cask #R2002. Could be one from Velier. I don't kno

9

01/26/2021

1

Appleton Estate 21-year

NR: Great rum, smooth and balanced with heavy flavours I bought this bottle for Christmas. Bottled in 2018, bottle no. 563. The rum was matured in ex-bourbon barrels. It is a blend of several barrels, eac

9

12/24/2020

1

Appleton Estate 1995 Hearts Collection Velier 25-year

NR: Old rum with heavy flavors but without a special distillery character of appleton A 25 year old Appleton at cask strength. An unprecedented pot still rum bottled at cask strength only by Velier. I am curious to find a distillery cha

9

02/02/2021

0

Habitation Velier 2010 Monymusk EMB 9-year

NR: Great and complex Clarendon, very strong Today I have a 9y tropical aged Clarendon in my glas. I already had a 17y Clarendon from Plantation, which was very good IMHO. Therefore I will compar

9

11/03/2020

0

El Ron del Artesano Virgin Oak Finish 21-year

NR: Great and sweet Panama rum The Artesano 21 matured under tropical sun for 20 years before it was given its finishing in a bourbon barrel for another 21 months. Only 89 bottles w

9

04/07/2021

1

Caroni 1994 Trinidad

NR: Great nose, but diluted taste This rum was released in 2011, with around 7000 bottles. Back then, the bottle cost around € 100 because Caroni wasn't in great demand. The rum was tr

9

04/05/2021

2

Bristol Classic 1997 Trinidad Caroni HTR 19-year

Gently and not very dirty Caroni Update 06.2021 -> tried version 1997 - 2017: Smell: I mainly get leather notes, sweetness from burnt sugar, some vanilla and wood notes. We have more

9

09/01/2020

0

Worthy Park 2006 Single Estate 12-year

NR: WPL from the distiller, mild and fruity, great bottling Got an opportunity to buy this at the black friday sale for 76€. Here we have the oldest self-bottling from WP with 12 years and 56% strength. It's a

9

11/26/2020

2

Foursquare 2006 Sassafras Released by Velier 14-year

NR: Great Foursquare, very balanced and beautiful The release of Sassafras was really frustrating. It was hard to get it, at least without a large network of rum friends. At Rumundco it flew out of my

9

03/20/2021

4

El Ron del Artesano Ruby Port Cask 24-year

NR: Port cask atomic bomb. Get the codes out and detonate this Panama bomb. Artesano 24 matured under tropical sun for 20 years before finishing another four years in a Ruby-Port Cak. Four year finish is a decent number. We ca

9

04/07/2021

1

The Whisky Jury 1997 Mden Single Cask 23-year

NR: Very good Hampden, balanced, but not very complex Today I have again an old Hampden rum in the glas. It was not clear whether this is an Hampden or another rum. Because no Hampden from 1997 was known

9

02/23/2021

0

El Dorado 1996 Enmore

NR: Great Enmore, the best from ElD I will do a cross tasting with SVW 1996, ElD Albion 2004 and Skeldon 2000. I know already the Enmore 1993 and Rum Nation Enmore 1997 (19y). This n

9

01/14/2021

1

Clement 2000 Rare Cask Collection Allemagne 16-year

NR: This one shows what rhum is I got a sample of a Clement 2000 in cask strength. Wow the nose is sweet, dark and medical. I get dry fruits, lime, grasy notes, a lot of caramel,

9

11/21/2020

2

UNHIQ XO

Work of art, exceptional, very smooth, rich of aromas, perferctly balanced, tasty Very good rum, perfectly balanced, 42% alcohol. The master blender did a really good job here. This is a work of art, it's perfectly blended. You c

9

02/07/2020

2

Ron Zacapa XO

Very balanced and mellow, work of art I will do a cross tasting with other Zacapas. Let me describe the nose and the taste first, I will then compare it to other editions. The nose is

9

01/05/2020

0

Rum Artesanal 2001 Trinidad Tdl 19-year

NR: TDL a younger brother of the Caroni legend ABV 56.5% Single Cask #134 Distilled: 1991-2000 (19y) There was a big hype in German forums about this rum. Some said "it's a forgotten Caroni ca

9

10/05/2020

1

Kill Devil (Hunter Laing) 2001 Jamaica Hampden For Thewhiskybarrel 16-year

NR: Good Hampden, balanced, fruity, with malt and high ester flavors Got the older one, I already tried the 10y Hampden and it was fresh, extreamly fruity and very bright in the taste. This one is more balanced in th

9

09/29/2020

0

Plantation 1996 Extreme No4 Jamaica Crv Long Pond 24-year

NR: Great and tasty rum, but with a lack of complexity in the taste Distilled: 1996 Aged: 24y Abv: 60.3% Today I have another high end rum in the glas. The nose is very complex from the beginning. There are many

9

10/20/2020

0

El Dorado 2000 Skeldon

Good Demerara, could be more complex and clearer/sharper I will do a cross tasting with SVW 1996, ElD Albion 2004 and Enmore 1996. I’m very excited. I know already the Enmore 1993 and Rum Nation Enmore 1997

9

01/13/2021

1

Rum Artesanal 1994 Enmore Vsg Rev 25-year

NR: Dark Navy style rum VSG stands for the merge of three distilleries, Versailles, Schoon Ord and Goed Fortuin. Of the original 300 distilleries, only three were left in 19

9

04/10/2021

0

Valinch & Mallet 2007 Saint Catherine Jamaica WP 12-year

NR: Very good WP, even better than the WP 12 Estate Single Cask bottling with around 250 bottles at cask strength with 56.6%. Nose: A nice fruity nose with lots of orange zest greets me. I already kn

9

05/20/2021

0

Kill Devil (Hunter Laing) 1998 Trinidad Caroni 18-year

NR: Typical dirty Caroni from 1998 Here we have a single cask Caroni, which is still available in Germany with 246 bottles (expert24). Bottled at a strength of 65.5%. It is 18 years old

9

04/06/2021

1

Foursquare 2007 Plenipotenziario Released by Velier 12-year

NR: Very good Foursquare 12y blend from a pot and column still. Could be very balanced juice, but it's still not very old. I usually prefer the 14y Foursquares. Smell: Very

9

06/12/2021

1

Corman Collins 1992 Enmore 28-year

NR: Very good and very old coloured Enmore The mark on the label is MEC for Main Enmore Colored. That means we have a 28 year old colored Enmore in front of us and we can look forward to molass

9

07/02/2021

0

Pusser's 50th Anniversary 7-year

Great Navy Blend, the best of all Pussers Musty nose, like a typical MDXC Demerara. It comes clearly from a molasses coated cask. I have a lot of molasses in the nose and the musty walnuts.

9

12/10/2020

0

La Mauny 2005 11-year

NR: Very good agricole between rum and rhum Smell: Darker smell that alternates between Agricole and Rum. Sugar cane, dried fruits (raisins, cherries), grassy aromas, some peppery notes. Caramel

9

07/26/2021

0

S.B.S. 2002 Fiji 18-year

NR: Very good Fiji pot still rum and quite typical S.B.S. Fiji 2002 Rum is a pot still rum. It is a typical Fiji rum. Smell: A typical Fiji smell greets me. I perceive oil, salted fruits and olives.

9

08/07/2021

1

S.B.S. 2001 Guyana Diamond SWR

NR: Very good Skeldon (SWR), but there could be more complex Skeldons SWR Skeldon. The Mark is produced on the column still. The old Skeldons were distilled in a pot still. Smell: The dark sweetness of burnt sugar wit

9

08/07/2021

1

Valinch & Mallet 2001 Diamond Demerara Guyana 18-year

NR: Very good Skeldon As I started this review, I didn't know that it's a Skeldon. It was a nice surprice as I saw the bottling year. Nose: Like a Skeldon, dark dried fr

9

08/12/2021

2

Velier 2000 Caroni Special Edition 4th Employee Release Dicky Ramsarran 20-year

NR: Good Caroni with a lot of leather but not exceptional Nose: Quite sweet and leathery smell, there are many dried fruits (raisins). Here I would draw parallels with Bristol Caronis 1997. You can also smell

9

08/17/2021

0

El Dorado 2001 Port Mourant & Diamond Velier 70th Anniversary 16-year

NR: Very good and balanced blend of PM and Skeldon A blend of PM + Diamond. The Diamond is a 2001, which could indicate a Skeldon. Let's see. Nose: Oh yes, there are the grapes, some molasses, nice

9

09/13/2021

1

HSE VSOP Reserve Speciale 4-year

NR: Excellent and rich agricole, great bargain, love it Today I got a sample of a cheap Agricole from HSE. Just 40€ in Germany at 45%. I don't expect much, but let's see. Nose: Sugar cane, grassy notes,

9

10/29/2021

2

Velier 1998 Caroni Balas Brigade Bhaggan 4th Employees Release 22-year

NR: Overaged but a very special 1998 Caroni Some time has passed, some work has been done. I am back from abroad and it's time to try something rare. Today I have a 1998 Caroni with an age of 22

9

10/28/2022

0

Bristol Classic 1992 Gardel Guadeloupe 10-year

NR: Typical Gardel, very medical I tasted already a Secret Treasure Gardel from this year but with 42%. I have some expectations and ideas how this one would taste. Nose: Strong nose

8

03/14/2023

1

Blackwell Black Gold Special Reserve

NR: Dark navy rum with blueberry flavours This one is like a navy rum with dark flavours. The nose is quite complex and beautiful. I get dry fruits, blueberries, burned sugar and coconut. Th

8

12/22/2020

0

Rum Artesanal 2000 WIRD Rockley Style Barbados 21-year

NR: Typical Rockley, but without flowery aromas and a little bit thin RA Barbados WIRD Rockley 2000 47.1% Another RA Rockley came out from RA surprisingly at the rum festival. The 2000s vintages are not famous for stand

8

10/26/2021

1

Millonario XO

Perfectly balanced rum, very mild and tasty Today I got my hands on the Millonario rums. Millonarios have always a parsley and glue aroma in their rums, that makes them very special for me. XO

8

01/11/2020

0

Whiskybroker 2000 West Indies Distillery Barbados Rockl 16-year

NR: Legendary Rockley rum from 2000 This is a Rockley batch from the year 2000. After 16 years of aging, it has been bottled on 9.2.2017 at 57,6% cask strength. It comes from barrel numb

8

09/14/2021

3

Cadenhead's 2000 Barbados Blackrock BBR 11-year

NR: Decent but not outstanding Rockley Another Rockley from the 2000 batch. Nose: Floral start with vanilla and fresh wood. The typical Rockley flavors are present. Slightly vegetable Fi

8

09/23/2021

0

Blackwell 007 Limited Edition

Great rum, dark with blackberries I think this one is the same juice as the cheaper Blackwells bottle. The nose is quite complex and beautiful. I get dry fruits, blueberries, burned s

8

01/09/2021

0

Zaya Gran Reserva 12-year

Nice molasses rum with cocoa aroma and balanced sweetness This mixture of five types of rum is exceptional. It has a nice and intense cocoa aroma. Thats why it's something special for me. But this cocoa flav

8

02/04/2020

0

Habitation Velier 2010 Hampden LROK 6-year

NR: High ester Hampden with pineapple and apple flavors Today I have a 6y old LROK in the glas. I already tasted LFCH, HGML, C<>H, <>H and some DOKs. I'm curious what LROK can offer. The nose is strong wit

8

11/17/2020

0

S.B.S. 2003 Guyana Versailles

NR: Not what I expected, but an easy going rum This is the uncolored version from the 2003 Savalla Still. Smell: honey sweetness, a bit of musty wood (that evaporates after 15 minutes) and light

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08/07/2021

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Appleton Estate Rare Casks 12-year

NR: Very good sipper with a good value The rare cask is better than the old extra version. It has more orange zests, this makes it more complex and fruitier. It's not a fruity funky rum li

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08/02/2021

2

The Secret Treasures St. Lucia Selection Privée 6-year

NR: RA like St. Lucia rum which is similar to Fiji and TDL rums Clearly St. Lucia in the nose also similarities with TDL. I know this smell from the RA Chairmans Master Select. It has also some similarities with Fi

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07/30/2021

1

Compagnie des Indes 1992 Jamaica Hampden Cask Strength 24-year

NR: Salty Hampden Hampden from 1992 59.8% HLCF This is my first 92. Nose: Very intensive high ester smell escapes from the glass, it's very sweet and bright. Ripe p

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07/22/2021

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Foursquare 2006 Redoutable 14-year

NR: Not complex but very mature Smell: Very ripe and sweet. Caramel, burnt sugar, lots of dried fruits, intense barrel aromas. The barrel smells stronger than in other Foursquare bot

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07/13/2021

1

Rhum JM 2004 Single Barrel For Kirsch 14-year

NR: Great agricole, one of the few that I like A single cask selected for Kirsch Whisky. Let's hope it's special and the dilution didn't affect it too much. Nose: Very fruity wine aromas. Prune

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07/13/2021

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English Harbour 2014 High Congener Series 6-year

NR: Good rum, but with some weaknesses English harbour is not my favorite rum. I know that many people like these bottlings. But I think the rum often has metallic aromas and some bitter

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07/13/2021

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Habitation Velier 2016 Hampden <>H 5-year

NR: Good but overpriced Hampden Let's try this young Hampden from HV that was hard to get. I think most speculators are sitting on their bottles for now because I haven't seen a sin

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07/07/2021

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Kill Devil (Hunter Laing) 2001 Diamond 15-year

NR: This is a heavy SWR batch (Skeldon) This is a 2001 SWR batch bottled by Hunter Laing. There are three strengths, all single casks: 46%, 57.1% and 61%. I have the bottle with 61%. This y

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07/06/2021

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S.B.S. 2019 Jamaica

Nr: Very young but good Worth Park high ester rum This high ester rum from the Worthy Park distillery was bottled for the rumfest 2019. WPE is the high ester mark of Worthy Park. Bottles: 222 The

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06/24/2021

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BRN Sea Wynde

NR: Not a bad Port Mourant, but overall not a real Navy rum A Jamaica / Demerara blend with 46%. Let's see what we have here. Smell: The first thing I notice is a Demerara smell. More precisely, this is a go

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06/24/2021

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Hampden Estate Pure Single Jamaican Overproof

NR: Good and rich Hampden for the price After more than a year this rum is still available almost everywhere and in Italy it is sometimes offered for 50 €. In many reviews I have already rea

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06/19/2021

1

El Dorado 8-year

NR: Nice bargain with a strong Enmore character at just 40% Only 40% is the only problem here. It has the typical Enmore character. It's a bargain for me. Nose: Good nose, a little bit sharp but with a lot

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06/15/2021

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Rum Artesanal 2009 Jamaica Jny New Yarmouth 10-year

Has someone said Hampden? -> JNY Bottler: Heinz Eggert (Rum Artesanal) Country: Jamaica Destillerie: JNY (New Yarmouth) Age: 10y Distilled: 31.12.2009 Bottled: March 2020 Cask:

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10/15/2020

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Foursquare 2008 Premise 10-year

NR: Diluted Foursquare with sherry aromas, not bad for the price A ten year old Foursquare that has been matured for three years in ex-bourbon and seven years in ex-sherry casks. A blend of rums, distilled in the cl

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04/10/2021

0

Black Tot Royal Navy

NR: A piece of rum history Now that I've tried most of the Navy Rums, it's time to try the original. I would like to remind you that Charles Tobias from Pussers company acquired

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04/03/2021

1

Foursquare 2005 Nobiliary 14-year

NR: Balanced Foursquare, good blend of pot and column still Another day, another Foursquare. A blend of pot and column still, I expect this one to be balanced. The nose is clearly a Foursquare. Balanced, no

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11/18/2020

1

Foursquare 2007 Sagacity 12-year

NR: Not the best but quite good ECS release The rum was bottled at 48%. We have a blend of pot and coffey still that has been matured in ex-bourbon barrels for 12 years. Some of it was stored in

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03/27/2021

2

Chairman's 2009 Master's Selection Netherlands 11-year

NR: Again a great Chairman's Master Edition, better than I expected Chairmans Master Selection for the Netherlands, interestingly in 46% instead of the usually > 50%. A rum from a column distillation, Coffey Still Plat

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03/26/2021

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Moon Import Jamaica "I Pappagalli" 11-year

NR: A rum like Port Mourant, unusual for Monymusk Moon Import "I Pappagalli" Monymusk 2003 11Y 46% The nose is funky from the beginning, there are a lot of fermented fruits like apples, prunes, als

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01/08/2021

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Cave Guildive 2006 Panama 11-year

NR: Good Panama rum, one of the better I get typical Panama flavours. Vanilla in the nose with dry fruits, notes of fermented vegetables and typical wood aromas. Then prune, oak, vanilla a

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01/06/2021

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Duncan Taylor 1998 Guyana Uitvlugt 16-year

NR: Woody rum, maybe tropical aging Single Cask Rum Uitvlugt Column Still 52,7% The nose is matured and intensive, very good one. I get notes of honey, grasy notes, oak, barrel, ri

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12/29/2020

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Savanna 2007 Grand Arôme Chai Humide 10-year

NR: A little bit too sour initial taste, but a good agricole overall Another Agricole from Savanna. This is high ester stuff. The nose is rich, saturated and also funky like a Jamaica rum. I get dry fruits, honey, wa

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11/20/2020

0

Hampden Estate Great House Destillery 2019 Edition

NR: Good and tasty Hampden but not very complex I got my hands on the old great house edition. Soon we will see the new one with the green label. The nose starts pleasant, there is almost no high

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11/17/2020

0

Chairman's 2005 Reserve 14-year

NR: Woody rum, balanced with heavy notes and a little bit dirty Today I have a blend of the coffey column still and John Dore pot still. Aged separately for 4 years in ex-Bourbon casks, then blended together and ag

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11/05/2020

1

El Dorado 21-year

It's a very rich and tasty MDXC, Enmore and PM blend This is a blend from the Enmore still, the coffey Diamond still and from the Port Mourant double wooden Pot still. It's incredible what you get here.

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01/12/2020

2

Chairman's 2011 Reserve Master's Selection Evanius Harris 9-year

NR: A rum like a mix of Fiji with TDL Saint Lucian native, Evanius Harris is the Master Blender at St. Lucia Distillers and creator of 1931, has been crafting blends for over thirty years.

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10/28/2020

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The Rum Cask 2005 Jamaica Single Cask Pot Still WP Distillery 12-year

NR: Nice Jamaica rum, with a lot of bananas, typical WP Already when you open the bottle a dry banana smell gets into your nose. The nose is full of banana and some anise. Quite simple but very fruity a

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05/23/2020

0

Caroni 2000 Navy Extra Strong 18-year

NR: This rum needs some oxygen, it will become a good and dirty Caroni after some tim I must correct my rating. After one month in the bottle (I poor 5cl) the rum has changed. It's not as bitter as before. The watery impression is almos

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08/10/2020

1

Ron Esclavo XO

Nice rum with mandarine flavours and burned sugar Good molasses rum, the tangerine taste is unique. It needs a long time in the glas, you can not stick you nose in it immediately. There is first som

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01/31/2020

0

Cubaney Centenario 25-30-Year

Very good smell, good taste, typical oliver and oliver Cubaney has a new package. It looks better than the old one in my opinion. I know some other rums that go in that direction (QRM30, Cubaney 21 and 25

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01/21/2020

0

Habitation Velier 2011 Hampden LFCH 7-year

NR: Spicy and young but quite power-/flavorfull hampden A nice Hampden, not extreamly fruity, but salty and very balanced. I miss more esters and fruits. It's still great, but compared to DOK or C<>H it's n

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07/07/2020

1

Rum Artesanal 1998 Trinidad Caroni Single Cask 40 20-year

A typical Caroni from 1998 series, pleasant for 64.3% Caroni 20y distilled in 01.1998 bottled in 02.2018 Artesanal - Single Cask #40 The taste and smell is dominanted by leather and gum (tires). It's

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05/16/2020

0

Bacardi Casa Special Reserve

Has it's own character, good and unique taste Tasted this rum at the bacardi distillery. Very good one, very mild, has typical molasses smell and taste. It's recognizeable as Bacardi rum. I appr

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02/20/2020

0

Mount Gay XO The Peat Smoke Expression

Strong oak taste, with some rubber, definitly old one Tasted this one at the mount gay distillery. It's like a Mount Gay XO blended with a caroni. It's definitly very old and a little bit dirty in the t

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02/21/2020

0

Savanna 2004 Unshared Cask 14-year

NR: Classic Reunion rum with grains and dry fruits Got my hands on Savanna 14y Unshared Cask 2004 Bottled for Artesanel (Germany) Region: La Réunion Typ: Molasses Rhum Aged: 14y Single Cask: #263

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09/12/2020

0

Pusser's British Navy 15-year

Very good navy blend, Guyana based taste, gently and intensive I do a comparison with Gunpowder Proof. I love Guyana based navy blends, so I expect a lot from this blend. Mollases based nose is greating me, a

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10/12/2020

4

La Maison Du Rhum Reunion

NR: A classic Reunion rum Since Savanna Herr I wanted to try another rum from Re Union. This is more a classic style, not a funky stuff. The smell is like you stick your nose

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09/08/2020

0

Habitation Velier 2010 Hampden HGML 9-year

NR: Good Hampden but with too much sour notes HGML esters 1000-1100 Continental Flavoured Angel's Share: >64% Bottles: 800 Distillation: Double Retort Pot Still Aging: 9y tropical aging at Ham

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10/19/2020

0

Cadenhead's 1991 Guyana Uitvlugt Demerara PM 14-year

NR: Very strong and bright rum, very sharp Uitvlugt was closed in 2000 and was located west of Georgetown. The original still of this distillery was a French Savalle still. However, this rum is

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10/23/2020

1

Barcelo Imperial Premium Blend 30 Aniversario

NR: More intensive than Barcelo Onyx, matured and tasty It's the logical continuation of the barcelo onyx, more intensive. Still mild, but with 43% of course heavier. The taste reminds me of brandy because

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05/21/2020

2

Clairin Communal Ansyen 2-year

NR: Great Rhum with high ester flavors This is a LMDW (whisky.fr) exclusive. A blend of four traditional Clairins aged for 18-24 months (Sajous, Vaval, Casimir and Le Rocher) in ex rum-cas

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11/18/2020

1

Plantation Guyana Cognac Ancestral Finish 17-year

Great and sweet representation of Enmore rum The rum was distilled from molasses in 1999 in pot stills. In 2016 it came in cask strength as a single barrel filling in the 300 bottles. I have a

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12/17/2020

1

Caroni 15-year

NR: A nice one, but not exceptional. Not as good as the 1996 Caronis, but a little bi 1998-2013 The nose is on the leather side. I get leather, gum, some caramel notes but also some notes of oak and vanilla. In the end I get some grasy

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01/03/2021

0

Stolen Overproof

NR: Good Hampden HLCF for a great price This is a 6y old HLCF at 61.5%. The nose is balanced but clearly high ester. Very fruity smell. I get glue, pineapple, apples, prune, grasy notes

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01/14/2021

0

Rum Artesanal 2007 Belize Travellers Distillery Cask No 118 13-year

NR: Typical column still rum with strong similarities to Foursquare The nose is a little bit dark. It's more on the dry fruit side, the column still is clearly the distillation method here. I get dry fruits, caramel, t

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02/13/2021

2

Foursquare 2010 Detente 10-year

NR: Great and typical Foursquare without any surprices Today I have a Detente 2020 in the glas. I'm a little bit late with my rating, but this one had to wait because there were so much other bottlings tha

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02/26/2021

0

The Rum Cask 2008 Guyana Diamond Hampden Cask Finish Mpm 12-year

NR: Sweet and salty PM with Hampden fruits, a little bit too spicy Today I have a PM with Hampden Finish in the glas. It was a <>H cask from Hampden. I get high ester notes first like glue, then all kinds of fruits

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02/27/2021

0

El Ron del Artesano 2009 Panama Virgin Oak Cask 11-year

NR: Nice Panama Rum and more intense than usual This Artesano with barrel no. 398-18 first matured for 9 years in an ex-Bourbon cask and then for another 2.5 years in a fresh Virgin American Oak Cas

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03/25/2021

0

J. Bally 2000 Brut de Fut 17-year

NR: Good but not the best agricole We have an 17 year old agricole here, bottled with 58.1% alcohol strength from Martinique. Smell: A grassy and at the same time sweet honey smell g

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03/29/2021

0

The Duchess Jamaica Worthy Park 14-year

NR: Great Worthy Park, could be a WPM mark This warm rum has had a tropical aging of 10 years + 4y continental. It was distilled in a pot still and is made of molasses. Bottled at 56.8% Sme

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04/14/2021

0

Smith and Cross Traditional Jamaica Navy Strength

NR: Very fruity navy style rum, a good blend of Hampden rums Very good rum, better than Plantation OFTD, Eight Islands and Kill Devil Navy Strength. The nose is great, very rich, intensive and fruity. No need t

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08/05/2020

0

Holey Dollar Gold Coin

NR: Holy Moly, this is a great natural Fiji pot still rum, for a price that I can't b Here we have a 3 year old Fiji Pot Still Rum. Bottles at 57.2%, an excellent decision. Smell: A good smell of Fijian pot and column still flavors g

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04/21/2021

1

Foursquare 2008 Principia Released by Velier 9-year

NR: A little bit too young and too spicy Foursquare, would prefer Empery Here we have a Foursquare with double-aging. Matured for 3 years in bourbon and 6 years in olorosso (sherry). At the time of the tasting, I hadn't loo

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04/10/2021

0

Foursquare 2007 12-year

NR: Balanced and nice Foursquare, but with a lack of komplexity 12-year-old ESC bottling, matured in former bourbon barrels. At the time of the tasting, I purposely didn't look what it was because I only had a samp

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04/11/2021

0

Habitation Velier 2007 Worthy Park 10-year

NR: Great, fruity and very enjoyable WPL Got this beauty at the black friday sale. Paid only 70€ for a 10y old WP of Velier, pretty good. Because Velier always makes great bottlings, I wante

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11/26/2020

0

Cadenhead's 2003 Guyana Diamond MPM 14-year

NR: Very nice and balanced, but very spicy Very balanced nose, bright but not sharp like so many other continental rums. A typical PM, first I get white oak with wood chips aroma, then honey,

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03/02/2021

0

La Favorite 2010 Selection de futs 8-year

NR: Grasy classic agricole with fermented fruit aroma It's clearly a classic agricole in the nose. I get grasy notes, wax, fermented white fruits and pepper. This one reminds me of an agricole I already h

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03/19/2021

0

Rum Artesanal 2004 Diamond <vsg> Cask No 87 16-year

A dark VSG -> MDXC Diamond Today I have a rum from the versailles single wooden vat still. The nose says in the first moment it's a MDXC, a molasses coated cask Diamond. It

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02/16/2021

1

Barangài 1997 Caroni 16-year

NR: A little bit too bitter Caroni, but still a good one 52% I get leather, gum, some aceton, sweet notes of caramel. Very concentrated nose, I think this cask was not bad. Further dry orange peels and o

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01/05/2021

0

Duncan Taylor 2003 Guyana Diamond 10-year

NR: Good MDX, not very intensive or complex but tasty Duncan Taylor Diamond Distillery 10y (2003 – 2013) 312 bottles Pot Still Cask #71 56,7% I have a MDX in the nose (a kind of PM). Bright but no

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12/29/2020

0

Duncan Taylor 2002 Guyana Diamond 14-year

NR: Bright, alcoholic, continental aged taste Single Cask #90 10.2002 - 01.2017 53.8% abv Intensive nose, these 14y Diamonds are really good. I get honey, ripe fruits like papaya, melon, pru

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12/30/2020

0

Barikenn 2012 Guyana Diamond VSG 8-year

NR: Very good VSG, fruity and sweet Distillerie : Diamond Marks : VSG Distillation : single wooden pot still Abv: 58.9% I have a PM in the nose, intensive and balanced. Seems that

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11/17/2020

0

Plantation 2005 Guyana

A very tasty PM blend with added sugar "Plantation Guyana is the only rum in the Plantation range to have sugar cane syrup as its raw material. From a long fermentation it is then distilled

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11/02/2020

1

Cadenhead's 2003 Fiji South Pacific FSPD 12-year

NR: Good Fiji rum, nice flavors, not smooth Pot still Fiji rum at 60.7% cask strength. Cadenhead's rums are often very spicy. 2003-2015 FSPD mark I get typical Fiji pot still aromas. The nos

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11/04/2020

0

Flensburg 2007 Jamaica Jmc HD 12-year

NR: Typical C<>H Hampden, not very complex Abv: 66.8% Country: Jamaica Aged: 12y Mark: C<>H Distillation: Pot Still Single Cask Typical C<>H nose with many pineapples and a sour note. T

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10/19/2020

0

El Dorado 1993 Enmore

Classic Enmore deep and heavy, a little bit too old Today I got my hands on a legendary Enmore style rum. I was looking forward to taste it. Let's see if it can meet my expectations. My bottle is fresh

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09/26/2020

0

Compagnie des Indes 2009 Jamaica Hampden High Proof 9-year

NR: Gently DOK, very fruity and tasty A very tasty and gently Hampden DOK. My bottle has 44% (JHJ20 bottle 249/482). The DOK mark was not a disapointment, the dilution makes it very drink

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07/23/2020

0

The Secret Treasures 1992 Old Guadeloupe

NR: Gardel, as good as Trinidad rum Gardel 1992/2003 (42%, Fassbind, The Secret Treasures Barrels #4, #8 & #121, 1401 bottles, Guadeloupe) Today I have another legend in my glas. The G

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10/17/2020

0

Velier Royal Navy Very Old

NR: Beautiful nose, but with too much bitter wood in the taste Update review (bottle transformed after a week): I was looking forward to taste this navy rum. I know at least ten other navy rums, but none with C

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09/16/2020

1

Kill Devil (Hunter Laing) 2007 Jamaica Hampden For Thewhiskybarrel 10-year

NR: This is a good high ester Hampden, buy it blind I'm very excited about this one. It's more on the fruity or should I say on the pineapple side compared to Velier LFCH. No need to dilute it, even ab

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07/08/2020

2

Mount Gay 1703 Master Select

Good Mount Gay Rum, but not exceptional and too expensive Tasted this one at the mount gay destillery. Very strong oak aroma, that is the destillery character. It's not bad but pricy. I'm not a big fan of r

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02/21/2020

0

Ron Zacapa Reserva Limitada 2019

2019 is a great edition, it tastes matured and intensive. Finishing in Moscato casks Abv: 45% Tasted the 2019 in comparison with Royal, Aniversario 30, Edition Negra and XO. I will describe the nose and t

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04/28/2020

1

Diplomatico 2004

Balanced, good taste, a better Botucal Reserva Exclusiva It's a very well balanced rum, a better Botucal Reserva Exclusiva. Less sweet than RE. I appreciate the 43%. The profile is still a Diplomatico. I li

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01/10/2020

0

Quorhum 30-year

Delicious rum with a light cherry note and slightly smoky smell Nice rum with a pleasant sherry aftertaste and toasted barrel smell. It's old, you can taste the gum. I can tell from the smell that the rum was sto

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01/05/2020

0

Dictador XO Insolent

NR: Spicy marshmallow rum, unique and very interesting This dictador differs from the 20 and 12 year old. It smells of a spicy marshmallow (sweet coconut flavors are just marshmallow for me) and vanilla.

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01/10/2020

0

Cartavio XO

Good and mild rum, with nice fruit flavours and sweetness This is a nice rum for those who love Zacapa rum. It is not balanced like Zacapa XO, but rounder than Zacapa 23. Smell is a little bit like Zacapa 2

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01/13/2020

0

El Dorado Special Reserve 15-year

Nice rum with Pot-Still flavors, liquid Gold of Guyana ElD from the standard range. The composition of the aromas is very good, it is rich and sweet. You can taste the MDXC (Demerare column still), Enmor

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01/11/2020

0

Silver Seal 2018 Old Navy

Fruity and balanced navy style rum This rum is made according to an old receipt that has been found among old documents. It's a blend from Demerara, Barbados, Jamaica rums. Because of

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09/08/2020

1

Plantation 2003 Jamaica Clarendon Mmw 16-year

NR: Great stuff, this is the one and only one time limited edition, they didn't promi Alc./Vol. : 49,5% Origin : Jamaica – Clarendon Distillery Raw material : Molasses, 2 weeks fermentation Distillation : Double Retort Vendome Pot St

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08/22/2020

1

Pusser's Gunpowder Proof 3-year

NR: Great Navy style rum (pure Guyana blend), very good for the price I like Navy style rums, so it was just a question of time, when I get my hands on this one. The nose and the taste are quite dark. Not very fruity, b

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10/01/2020

3

Doorly's 14-year

NR: Great Foursquare rum, intensive, interesting and very balanced A blend of pot and column still that was aged in ex-Bourbon barrels for 14 years in Barbados. Smell: Like all the better 14 year old bottlings, the

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09/24/2020

3

Chairman's Reserve Royal Mile Whiskies 13-year

NR: A rum like Caroni, very spicy and dirty. Chairman’s Reserve Master’s Selection 2006 13 Years Old Exclusive to Royal Mile Whiskies 56%. Distilled pre-August 2006, this Rum is 100% Vendome dis

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10/25/2020

1

Worthy Park Single Estate Reserve 6-10 Years

NR: Good WP, fruity, tasty but sharp Very beautiful Worthy Park, directly from the distillery. The nose is not very complex, but very tasty and bright. Grasy notes, orange and bananas ar

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10/07/2020

2

The Rum Cask 2004 Guyana Diamond Black MDXC 16-year

Tasty but also spicy MDXC, not that much sherry influence for 4y sherry finish. Today I have a rum from TRC, they bottled a 16y Diamond MDXC with a 4y in sherry aged finish. Because I love this mark, I will compare it with my fav

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10/30/2020

0

Rhum JM 1994 15-year

NR: Very good agricole, intensive, strong and tasty VINTAGE: 1993 (15y) REGION: MARTINIQUE CASK TYPE: BOURBON BOTTLE STRENGTH: 45.8% column still I got a sample of JM Martinique from 1993. I don't

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10/29/2020

0

Bristol Classic 1986 Barbados Rockley Still 26-year

NR: Beautiful rum, complex, tasty My version is the one with sherry finish. There is also the madeira finish, I don't know if someone mentioned it, but the rating pictures are differen

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10/17/2020

0

Foursquare 2010 Dominus 10-year

NR: Sweet and spicy Foursquare with typical flavors Foursquare Dominus spent 3 years in Ex-Bourbon Barrels and 7 years in Cognac Casks. Typical foursquare nose with dry fruits, wood and oranges, also

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11/17/2020

2

La Maison Du Rhum Trinidad and Tobago

NR: Dirty boot, better than CDI for half the price 2019 - 50% The nose is dirty. I get gum, wild leather with some sweeter notes like caramel. It's a typical tasty TDL for me. If you don't like this d

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11/24/2020

1

Plantation 1996 Jamaica Long Pond ITP & HJC 24-year

NR: Good natural Jamaica rum, a little bit behind the Extreme or TECA. I will do a comparison with the Extreme No4 series 24y Long Pond. The smell is genious. It starts with dry fruits, leather, herbs and sweetness fro

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12/11/2020

0

Rum Artesanal 2004 Diamond Distillery Guyana Single Cask 12-year

NR: This is truly a great Diamond rum I bought this rum in expectation to get a rum with intensive honey/molasses flavors. I love this dominant part in ElD15 and 21. Single Cask from

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08/22/2020

0

Rum Nation 1998 Caroni 16-year

NR: Dark and dirty Caroni, not harsh Age 18 Bottles: 5.836 Distilled: Juny 1998 Bottled: Juny 2016 Casks: Oak Cask strength: yes Aging: 12y in Trinidad/Tobago and 6y in England N

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08/10/2020

0

Bristol Classic 1996 Trinidad

NR: Great and balanced Caroni, but the dilution is not good 1996-2008 - 43% Balanced but light. There are some typical Caroni aromas with sweeter notes of dry fruits. Some gum, tar, dry fruits and leather,

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01/01/2021

1

The Rum Cask 2003 Fiji JNY Finish 17-year

NR: Great experiment, Fiji Pot Still rum with JNY flavors This is an experiment from TRC, because I love their 19y Fiji rum I wanted to try this one. Slightly sharper than the 19 TRC. The nose is fruity

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12/10/2020

0

Ron Zacapa Centenario XO Premio Platino

XO from the old days, this shows where Zacapa has started Now, I have the very expensive Zacapa Platino in the glas. I'm excited to taste this stuff. The nose is a little bit shy, less sweet than the curre

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02/16/2021

1

S.B.S. 1997 Trinidad Caroni 18-year

NR: Very dirty, spicy and harsh Caroni Dirty and strong Caroni. It lasts almost forever, you have the aftertaste still 1h later. I had to add some water before tasting. The nose is dirty.

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01/31/2020

0

Foursquare 2005 12-year

NR: Very nice ECS Release, not very complex but beautiful Foursquare 2005 Review Number VI in the ECS series 2005 with 59% and a quantity of 12,000. A blend of pot and traditional column distillation. The ru

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03/27/2021

1

Savanna 2007 Creol 9-year

NR: Very good agricole, very fruity and balanced between sour and sweet notes Agricole with 61.8% is not very common. Rich and bright nose, it's between sour and sweet notes. The nose is very fruity. I smell pears with lime an

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11/19/2020

0

Rumclub Private Selection 1983 Panama Edition 10 36-year

NR: Long aged Panama rum, with similarities to Foursquare This is a 36 year old single cask rum from Panama. Distilled 1983 in the Las Cabras distillery. Aged in a bourbon barrel until 2019. We have a barrel

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04/06/2021

0

Origenes Don Pancho Reserva 30-year

NR: Not as good as I expected Origenes Reserva 30 Years from Panama was bottled by Don Pancho Fernandez. It was aged for 30 years on Panama in ex-Bourbon barrels. As far as I know,

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04/03/2021

1

Foursquare 2005 Port Cask Finish 9-year

NR: Good Foursquare but with too much dilution Number two of the Foursquare's Exceptional Cask Series (ECS). Nine year old bottling that was stored for 3 years in Bourbon Cask and then for another

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04/12/2021

0

The Rum Cask 1997 Uitvlugt Guyana PM 20-year

NR: Natural and typical PM Today I have an old PM in my glass. It is not colored like the El Dorado 1997 PM, but natural. So we can expect a bright and herbal PM. Smell: Typi

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05/21/2021

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Corman Collins 2004 Clarendon 16-year

NR: Great nose but overaged taste, almost without sweetness Smell: I am greeted by a fantastic and very floral smell, almost like lipstick. I find a lot of orange zest like in the Clarendon One Time Edition by

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06/05/2021

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Karukera 2009 Old Japoniani Released by Velier 11-year

NR: Brandy like taste This reminds me a lot of a brandy and it has the ugliest label designed by Luca :) Smell: I first notice black tea with peach and a little orange. Th

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06/05/2021

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Chairman's Reserve 1931 6-12 Years

NR: Good signature blend from Chairman's It's a rum that I'm already familiar with. I know the Chairmans for The Netherlands. It's a column still blend. Nose: It's a tropical, long aged rum

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06/10/2021

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Bristol Classic Caroni VSOC 10-year

Good rum, easy to drink, the last caroni for a good price This is the last caroni for a good price. Bought it for around 81€. It's a light caroni with sherry finish, nice gently flavours. If you are new to C

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01/29/2020

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Rum Artesanal 1993 Uitvlugt Port Mourant 26-year

NR: Very good continental PM Today I have a very old Port Mourant from 1993, it was distilled in the original Uitvlugt Distillery. Let's see what we have here. In the nose I g

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03/02/2021

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Compagnie des Indes 1994 Trinidad Caroni 21-year

NR: Not a typical Caroni, very bright without dirty aromas Nose: Rather reserved nose, there are almost no typical Caroni aromas. Instead, quite flowery aromas, vanilla, light wood, some honey sweetness with b

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08/17/2021

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Habitation Velier 2017 Mhoba 4-year

NR: Very fruity rum and new experience for me Nose: I already know the scent from Nanny of the Maroons. This is a mud made from quince, pear, pumpkin and a little lime. His youth can be seen thro

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08/19/2021

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Caroni 12-year

NR: Usual Caroni, could be a 1997 Velier Caroni 12y Smell: After an hour in the glass, it smells very leathery. I would definitely mistake it for a 1997 Bristol. Lots of leather, litt

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09/06/2021

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Cadenhead's 1986 Barbados Green Label Rockley 18-year

NR: Good Rockley but not one of the best This time I got a Rockley from the old 1986 batch. Let's see how it performs compared to the 2000 batch. Nose: A lot of vanilla, honey sweetness in

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09/23/2021

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Chairman's 2000 Reserve For Old Brothers & ExcellenceRhum John Dore 1 20-year

NR: Good Chairman's from John Dore 1, but very sharp and I would prefer more complexi This is the oldes Chairman's I had so far. And it's pure from the John Dore pot still 1. Nose: Sweet and medical nose. Reminds me of the old TDLs.

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09/28/2021

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Engenhos do Norte 2007 970 Single Cask 10-year

NR: A agricole with influences from Reunion My version is from 2007 with 55% The nose reminds me of Reunion Maison Du Rhum. Because of the grains. First I get some grains and the fresh sugar

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09/30/2021

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Mount Gay XO Triple Cask

NR: Good one, more homogeneous than the old one Welcome the Trudiann Branker with me, Mount Gay’s first female master blender. Yes a woman, and don't be surpriced, women have an extremely fine sens

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04/14/2020

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S.B.S. 2018 Jamaica DOK Matured in PX Sherry Casks

NR: Not a gread DOK, the nose is good but the taste is behind This DOK was stored for six months in Pedro Ximénez barrels before SBS was filling 183 bottles for the 9th German Rumfest 2019. Nose: Typical high

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06/03/2021

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RL Seale ABV 43 10-year

NR: It's behind other Foursquare bottlings This rum is somewhere between WIRD and Foursquare. My version has 46%. I can say from the nose that it's a Foursquare rum, but it's not that dark or

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06/04/2021

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Black Tot Finest Carribean 5-year

NR: Navy rum based on El Dorado 8 I think The nose of black tot is very intensive and fruity. More intensive as Silver Seal. There is clearly Demerara in the nose, like El Dorado 8. Silver

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09/24/2020

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Bacardi Reserva Limitada

Typical Bacardi rum with some heavy aromas, a blend of 10-16y old rums Recognizable as Bacardi rum, this is a mixed style: light and heavy. That's what Facundo Bacardi has developed. The nose is not very complex but I

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03/24/2020

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Cadenhead's Trinidad Green Label 15-year

NR: Nice trinidad rum, but not very intensive This is an older bottling of Trinidad rum at 46% abv. Nice nose, with vanilla, vegetal notes, pepper, sugar cane and leather. This is another kind

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10/19/2020

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Abuelo Gran Reserva 12-year

Balanced and spicy taste with nice sweetness. Good and tasty. There is nothing exceptional, but I like the herbs and some mandarine in the taste. I am greeted with burned sugar, vanilla and a h

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02/10/2020

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Damoiseau 2009 7-year

NR: Not a bad rhum, but not exceptional Since Damoiseau 1995 was exceptional, I wan't to try a younger one. The aromas in the nose are shy and reminds me a little bit of Kirt&Sweeney. But

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11/22/2020

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Wagemut Selected Cask Community Special Edition 2020 Trinidad Angostura 14-year

Not a typical TDL, tastes like a sweet solera rum The nose is not typical TDL. I get dry fruits, sweet notes of caramel and burned sugar. I would gues it's a solera rum. The medical note is still ther

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12/21/2020

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Plantation Original Dark

NR: Mellow OFTD, cleary a Jamaican rum The nose is strong for only 40%. I get the typical Jamaica fruits like it the Plantation Overproof OFTD. Could it be a diluted version of the OFTD? T

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12/22/2020

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Sansibar 1997 Caroni 18-year

NR: Not a typical 1997 Caroni, cask #104 is a little bit strange A rum from the German bottler Sansibar. Cask #104, 53.3%, 1997 The smell is not dirty. I get oak, some heavy aromas like tannins, gum, some salty and

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01/05/2021

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The Rum Cask Brasil 17-year

NR: Peppery rum with fruit aromas Unusual combination of aromas, I don't expected that. It goes in the direction of Sancti Spiriti Cuba Distillery. It's bright in the taste like a yo

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05/23/2020

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El Pasador de Oro 52

NR: Not a bad rum, but also not a great one The El Pasador de Oro is a blend from Gutamela. The rum is matured in bourbon barrels in Guatemala and then receives its final finish in ex-cognac bar

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03/27/2021

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Rum Artesanal Burke's White

NR: Blend of Jamaica and ReUnion, very good one Today I have an interesting blend of Artesanal with 61%. 444 g / HLPA ester suggest a fruity explosion. This blend is a composition of pot still disti

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04/21/2021

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The Rum Cask 2003 Jamaica Monymusk JMM 16-year

NR: A sharp continental Monymusk, quite balanced and fruity Pot Still Distillery: Monymusk Mark: JMM Age: 16y (2003 - 2020) Alcohol: 59,5% vol. Quite typical Monymusk/Clarendon nose, but very bright and

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09/02/2020

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El Dorado 12-year

Good english style rum, cheap and tasty Let's see what the 12y ElD delivers in comparison to 15 and 21. I get sweet and fruity notes in the nose. Caramel, raisins, figs, also some banana fi

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01/31/2020

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Appleton Estate Rare Blend 12-year

NR: A bargain with nice nose and less complex taste Fermentation: 36 hours Distillation: Pot and column stil Casks: Ex-Bourbon-cask When I opened a new bottle the nose reminds me a little bit of C

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08/22/2020

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Kill Devil (Hunter Laing) 1999 Cuban Sancti Spiritus 18-year

NR: Like a mix of Panama rum with a young Worthy park Sancti Spiritus, what could be better to kill devils. I was curious to taste a real cuban rum, because Cuban rums don't have good reputation in rum

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09/04/2020

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Rum Artesanal 1998 Diamond 20-year

NR: Not a typical Enmore with floral notes, but clearly a French style rum with herbs 1998-2019 (20y) Demerara. Mark: MEEA This is another kind of Enmore still with a lot of herbs and pencil shavings. I tasted it now for the third tim

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07/16/2020

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Appleton Estate Extra 12-year

NR: Fine fruity smell, nice Jamaica rum Solid Jamaica sipper, quite cheap and good. It's not very funky and can not compete with his funky, shiny Jamaica brothers from other distilleries. B

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01/05/2020

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Bacardi Reserva Ocho Rare Gold 8-year

A rum with a typical Bacardi character, excellent rum This rum ist very good for the price of 23€. This is a gift from Don Facundo to the world. It reminds me of bacardi special in the distillery. The n

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04/18/2020

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Kill Devil (Hunter Laing) 2003 Trinidad 13-year

Fruity smell, spicy and intensive taste Good rum, very intensive and fruity. Got this for 45€. I think it was a good deal, should be an Angostura rum in the bottle. It's not sweetened but

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04/23/2020

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Botran Solera 1893 18-year

Good value, fantastic smell, great taste Solid performance from the manufacturer. The smell is amazing, I love this fruity sweet aromas. It reminds me of Zacapa. I can tell you, this is a g

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01/05/2020

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Mount Gay XO Extra Old

NR: Typical woody Barbados rum, intensive in taste and smell, nice blend from Allen Heard a lot of the rum that is downright hyped in German forums/reviews because Mount Gay doesn't use additives. For this reason I was very excited to

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01/05/2020

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Barcelo Imperial Onyx

Very woody, good natural rum, comparable to Mount Gay XO This must be the better Barcelo Imperial, that was quite pleasant but also a little bit weak. This one has also only 38% abv. A little bit too weak, I

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03/04/2020

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Botucal Reserva Exclusiva

Delicious rum, nice smell, nice taste A great rum, good standard in the rum world. It's a little bit too sweet but pleasant. It's not a typical natural rum, but if you are new to rum, try

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01/11/2020

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Cubaney Exquisito 21-year

Great for the money, younger brother of centenario A younger Cubaney solera with 21years. This rum has many similarities with cubaney centenario. I think this is the same solera, just younger. The

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02/04/2020

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Flor de Caña 18-year

NR: An solid rum with a woody taste Tried this one on a Business flight. Flor de Cana rums are produced on a multi column set up and then aged in ex bourbon casks. Like all Flor de Can

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03/01/2020

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Malecon 21-year

NR: Enjoyable rum, simple but not bad, easy siper This rum has the best price ratio of all Malecons from 12 to 25. It's old in the taste, mild and enjoyable. The 25 is a little bit smoother but I thi

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03/29/2020

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Ron Zacapa 2014 Reserva Limitada

It's a zacapa, but not a typical one The first smell is like a zacapa, but without the sweetness. There are herbs in the foreground, I must say I don't prefer this notes but I like the mi

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05/06/2020

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The Rum Cask 2000 Barbados MG 19-year

NR: Intensive MG rum, of course not comparabale to the usual MG rums Today I have a rum from the Mount Gay distillery in the glas. The nose reminds me of cours of Mount Gay, but it's more intensive and very fruity. N

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05/23/2020

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Ron Zacapa 23 Solera

Very good rum, light sweetness, with typical Zacapa herbs and caramel. The alcohol is noticeable at the beginning (I let it in the glas for 10 minutes before drinking), very pleasant and fruity/herbal sweetness in the sme

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01/05/2020

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S.B.S. Fiji 12-year

If you like Fiji rum, this is the right one Single cask, which yielded 222 bottles. Pot still, 46% (we could expect typical Fiji flavors) Distilled 2003 and bottled in Denmark in 2015 A nic

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02/10/2020

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Centenario 25-year

Sweet and good rum, but too expensive Little bit too sweet for me. It has this fruity, dark and very sweet taste. Zacapa is more interesting for me. It has some herbs that makes it more c

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01/12/2020

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Bristol Classic 1998 Caroni

NR: Dirty and mild, a Caroni for newcomers Like all Caronis from 1998, this one is rather dirty. But I discovered also some fruits in the background. I think this is because of the dilution to

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05/19/2020

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Bacardi 8

A creamy Bacardi from the old days The old Bacardi from 2010, I can finally get my hands on it. Yes, it has a bacardy 8 profile similar to the current release version. But there are so

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08/18/2020

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Plantation XO 20th Anniversary

Sweet Barbados rum with a coconut note Great presentation, nice bottle. I would describe it as sweet vanilla rum with coconut aroma. It's clearly a Foursquare rum with added sugar syrup.

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01/05/2020

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Transcontinental Rum Line 2014 Fiji 4-year

NR: Great Fiji pot still rum, young and fresh with typical Fiji aromas I was searching for a cheap Fiji pot still rum. And I finally found a perfect one. Already when I opened the bottle, I already knew that a great rum

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09/19/2020

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The Rum Cask 2009 Worthy Park 4-year

NR: Great fruity Worthy Park rum, the best 4y old rum I had so far This pot-still rum has been distilled at Worthy Park, Jamaica in 2009. After four years of ageing, The Rum Cask released the first edition of this rum

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09/02/2020

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Rum Artesanal 2004 BC Distillery Haiti 16-year

NR: Good Haiti rum but without any surprices Distillation: column still Raw material: sugar cane juice Abv: 58.9% Aged: 2004-2020 (16y) I never had a single cask Haiti rum before, so I hope

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10/05/2020

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Alba Import 1996 The Overseas Trail Caroni 17-year

NR: Strange Caroni, it's more a TDL I have a continental Caroni in the glas? Could be also a TDL from the nose. It's quite sharp and not very dirty. There is just a hint of sweetness in

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01/01/2021

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Compagnie des Indes 2008 Jamaica Multi Distilleries 10-year

NR: This is clearly a diluted high ester Hampden I got a sample of this rum as a gift. I dont expected much, but I was surprised. I get a typical high ester nose. I think the mark is above H. If t

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12/28/2020

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Kill Devil (Hunter Laing) 2004 Guyana 12-year

NR: Continental aged Versailles, bright and sharp Today a have a Versailles still rum in the glas. It's always a highlight, I like this juice with woody flavours from this woody pot still. We should e

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12/17/2020

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El Ron del Artesano Recioto Cask Finish 11-year

NR: Not a bad one but with too much dilution (41.1% version) This Artesano rum with barrel no. 93-16 matured in a sweet wine barrel which previously contained the Italian sweet wine Recioto from Gardasee. My ver

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03/26/2021

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El Ron del Artesano 2011 Panama Tawny Port Cask Finish 9-year

NR: Nice Panama rum with Bourbon influence Another experiment from Artesano. This Artesano with barrel no. 454-19 first matured for 8 years in an ex-bourbon cask, before it matured for another

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03/25/2021

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Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva

Nice rum, sweet, enjoyable, I love the ripe banana and raisins aromas A great rum, good standard in the rum world. It's a little bit too sweet but pleasant. It's not a typical natural rum, but if you are new to rum, try

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02/13/2021

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Gosling's Family Reserve Old

Not bad cocoa rum Dosage: 10-15 gr/L This rum is not too sweet. Reminds me of Zaya 12 (cocoa and spice). It's quite rich. I get cocoa, dry fruits and herbs in the nos

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01/17/2020

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Doorly's XO 6-year

NR: Good and natural rum, nice aromas, not very special This is the 40% review. A good and natural rum, for sure. With a lot of potential for blended rums. If you like rums with woody profile and orange in

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04/23/2020

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That Boutique-y Rum Company Diamond Distillery (Port Mourant Still) Guyana 9-year

NR: 11y batch 2, classic PM with very bright, fruity and sharp taste Bottle: 481 of 710 (Batch 2) Abv: 56.4% My version is 11y old, the second edition. These rum is from Port Mourant Still – a double pot still made

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10/24/2020

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Compagnie des Indes 2000 Dominidad 15-year

NR: Nice blend with too high dilution Country: Trinidad / Dominican Rep. 43% Abv Bottles: 1.205 Distilled: 12/2000 Bottles: 04/2016 Small Batch blend from three casks (2 x Trinidad &

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10/19/2020

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Pusser's British Navy ”Nelson’s Blood” 15-year

Not better than the new one but quite balanced As a fan of navy rum, I wanted to try the old version. This is a direct comparison between the old Nelson's blood and Pussers 15. The old Nelson's

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10/16/2020

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The Rum Cask 2008 Guyana Diamond MPM 9-year

NR: Strong, young rum, with some Guyana flavors. Distillery: Diamond Aged: 9y (2008 - 2017) Alcohol: 62,2% vol. Mark: MPM We have a light Port Mourant from the wooden pot still. It's the light

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09/02/2020

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Zafra Master Reserve 21

Balanced Panama rum, good for a start into Panama rums Distilled: Column-Still First impression: typical panama rum, very balanced. There are some peppery notes with white fruits and of course a lot of va

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01/13/2020

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Damoiseau VSOP 4-year

Aromatic nose and taste, good agricole Very aromatic nose with grasy notes. A light taste with nice aftertaste. I think this is a great agricole, but I could cry because of the dilution.

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07/14/2020

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Facundo Eximo

Same as the old Bacardi Reserva Limitada, very good rum but more expensive Same rum as the old bottle of Bacardi Reserva Limitada (I mean not the black bottle Gran Reserva Limitada). They are very very close, the difference c

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03/27/2020

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Plantation Overproof O.F.T.D.

Jamaica and Guyana blend only for strong guys or terminators Alc./Vol. : 69% Origin : Barbados, Jamaica and Guyana Raw material : Molasses Fermentation : Barbados : 72 hours Guyana : 1 week Jamaica : 2 we

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07/18/2020

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N. Kroger Wagemut PX Cask Barbados 5-year

Not a typical barbados rum, it's sweet and very fruity I think it's made from Doorlys (Foursquare distillery). It's smooth and sweet/spicy. I would appreciate more sherry in the taste, maybe the sweetness

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03/31/2020

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Bacardi Gran Reserva Diez 10-year

Delicious rum for a good price, rich in flavours A mild rum from Bacardi (spanish style), the smell is very good, the taste is balanced. It's filtered through charcoal. I still can perceive some he

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03/29/2020

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Dictador Solera Distillery Icon Reserve 20-year

NR: Good Heavy-Light rum with little sweetness The Dictadors have changed. The new bottle (no solera) is different to my old impressions. It's more on the cocoa side, a completely different rum. T

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01/05/2020

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The Rum Cask 2004 Guyana Diamond MDXC 13-year

NR: Good Guyana rum with nice fruity taste, Diamond Distillery This is a good natural rum with 61.2%. If you like ester, strong and fruity taste, I recommend it. I like the balance between the strong taste, spice

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05/23/2020

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Malteco 20-year

Best of the three Maltecos and an easy sipper It was originally made from Guatemala rum. Then Diageo bought Licorera Quezalteca and no longer supplied rum to Savio SRL for its production. Producti

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01/14/2020

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Diplomatico Distillery Collection No2 Barbet

A darker and less sweet Diplomatico It's again recognizeable as a Diplomatico, like the No. 1. But it has some younger aromas and herbs with earth in the smell. The taste is not sweet as

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05/21/2020

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Centenario Reserva de la Familia 18-year

Nice molasses rum with balanced sweetness This is the least sweetened Centenario rum. The smell is rich and dark. It need some time in the glas to develop the aromas. The nose starts with

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02/04/2020

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Centenario 20-year

Tasty and sweet rum, but not special Not a bad rum, but I haven't found anything special in it yet. Smell: vanilla, caramel, some yeast, fruit (orange), sweet. The vanilla scent is mor

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01/12/2020

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Kirk and Sweeney 18-year

Has similarity to the 12, has lost its characteristics through the additional years Less apricot more wood in here. I loved the balance of wood with apricot from the 12y. That's why I prefer the 12 years old. But still, this is a g

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01/15/2020

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Kirk and Sweeney 12-year

Very interesting and unique rum, taste of books from old cellar (apricots aroma), mil Great presentation and heavy bottle. This rum has some similarities with Bermudez rum. The old cellar taste is unique and so pronounced only in the

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01/05/2020

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Malecon Reserva Imperial 25-year

Not a bud rum, balanced, but not very special Typical banana/mandarine smell like in all Malecons. I think there is not a big difference to Malecon 21. Smell: vanilla, banana, some mandarine,

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03/29/2020

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Diplomatico Distillery Collection No1 Batch Kettle

A stronger and less sweet reserva exclusiva It's clearly a Diplomatico, stronger than RE and less sweet nose with same aromas. The taste is also less sweet. It's recognizeable, I'm not sure if

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05/20/2020

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The Rum Cask 2006 Belize MBT Single Cask 11-year

NR: Powerful and itensive rum, nice orange/cocoa aroma Distillery: Travellers Mark: MBT Age: 11 Jahre (2006 -2017) Alcohol: 63,2% vol. Strong, sweet and bright nose, this rums needs time. The nose st

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05/23/2020

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Mezan 1996 Trinidad

Too light to be good, easy caroni sipper A light caroni with fruity aftertaste. Not that complex and heavy like his stronger brothers. Not as light as the Felicitas Gold of course. The after

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06/29/2020

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S.B.S. 2018 Jamaica Matured in PX Cask 1-year

Young DOK, good but not great. This rum was bottled in august 2019 for the German rum Fest in Berlin 2019. Limited to just 183 bottles it's a young DOK with 1500-1600 esters. Aged

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08/03/2020

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Presidente 23-year

Not a bad one for sweet rum lovers, it's sweet and spicy. This rum is sweet and compareable to Esclavo XO. They have this mandarine taste in common. It need some time in the glas. Try to hold it longer in you

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01/13/2020

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Dictador XO Perpetual

NR: Very good Dictador, with some light sweetness, very mild, very balanced Smell: Cocoa in combination with coconut is the characteristic smell of a perpetual. The smell is warm with vanilla, almost oily, I would say. There

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03/12/2020

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Hampden Estate 8-year

NR: Good Jamaica rum, balanced, intensive Got my hands on the standard range of Hampden. I prefer the more explosive high ester stuff because of the pineaple flavor. This one gives you an

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02/01/2020

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El Ron del Artesano 2012 Panama Ruby Port Cask Finish 8-year

NR: Good in the nose but some weaker points in the taste Artesano, a German company bottles traditional rum. They are experimenting with different finishes and casks. I like this fact. This one is from Panam

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03/25/2021

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Plantation 2009 Fiji

NR: Not a great Fiji rum, should be much better for a 9y old blend I do a side by side tasting with Fiji Transcontinental line 2014. Yes 4y vs 9y is not fair, but let's see. Plantation starts smooth with some typic

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09/24/2020

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Gunroom Spirit Navy

NR: Young and spicy Worthy Park with lots of banana aromas This one should be a mix ofJamaica and Barbados. The nose is spicy and is dominated by Worthy Park. I get all kinds of bananas (dry banana chips),

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01/02/2021

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La Maison Du Rhum Guadeloupe

NR: Agricole with sour notes and bright flavors In the nose I get sour and sweet agricole notes. Citrus, sugar cane, sour notes, vanilla, some wood, some caramel. The flavors are young and bright.

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11/24/2020

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Compagnie des Indes 2003 Trinidad T.D.L. 16-year

NR: Medical, not much dirty aromas, not very interesting combination of flavors Abv: 63,8 Age: 16 Single cask TRDG14, 283 bottles Medical nose with vanilla first, his rum needs time in the glas. After 15min it opens up. The

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10/25/2020

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