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Captain of the 7 Seas | Member since 2019 | Germany
403 Ratings | 887 Likes | 27 Followers
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