rumtrinker

Hello, I am here to share some of my rum experience. I enjoy reading all the reviews here, so I should contribute too. My preferences are heavily leaning towards dry, robust and intense rums. Sweet rums are normally not my thing, nor are "smooth" rums. I have not found yet many rums from Barbados that I like. There are exceptions, but generally I find slightly rough, characterful rums more interesting. Not afraid of dunder, smoke, bitter or ashy notes. If your preferences differ from mine, then you will like other rums. As for other spirits, I also enjoy whisky (preferring either smokey whiskies from Islay or young, fruity Speyside whiskies), calvados and some fruit brandys. With grape brandy ("cognac") it is a mixed bunch, as I find most of it too sweet.

Cabinet List

Brand

Review

Rating

Date

Likes

Plantation Multi-Island

Everything I like in a rum From the moment I first nosed the Multi-Island rum by Plantation (mine is Jamaica, St. Lucia and Guyana) Wonderfully complex nose, lots of nutmeg and

9

05/04/2021

1

Pusser's Gunpowder Proof 3-year

Perfect or very near perfect This is the same as the 40% ABV version. This Gunpowder Proof works better for mixing, being even more powerful. Love on the first sip. This ru

9

04/26/2021

0

Pusser's British Navy Blue Label ABV40 3-year

Perfect or very near perfect Love on the first sip. This rum has everything for me. Satisfyingly rich and complex aroma, enough dirtyness to be interesting in the long run. Hint

9

04/26/2021

0

Wray & Nephew White Overproof

The rum that made me like white rums Before I learned about real rums, I thought white rum was flavourless. That was wrong. This is one of the more aromatic rums and its flavour profile

8

04/26/2021

0

Appleton Estate Rare Blend 12-year

Excellent integrity rum at a great price There is little or no added sugar in this. And they bottle at 43% ABV, even in Germany, where 40% is the norm for spirits (and where rum can go as low

8

04/26/2021

1

Smith and Cross Traditional Jamaica Navy Strength

Best affordable rum overall I might be exaggerating a bit, but I think this is the best not-super-expensive rum that I have ever bought so far. It rivals Pusser's in that. But st

8

04/28/2021

0

Myers's Original Dark

Very special, very good Myers's is one of my favourite mixing rums. It is also one of the very few rums that I do like a lot, but that I do not enjoy neat so much. I find it

8

04/28/2021

0

Rum Fire White Overproof

Strong, pungent, perfectly enjoyable I have to compare this to Wray and Nephew White Overproof. And I may be biased, since I had the W&N first, so this does not have the added sensation o

7

12/06/2022

0

Damoiseau VSOP 4-year

Oak and berries - nice Golden in the glass, looks good. On the nose, we get some oak, some strawberry (which is always a bit earthy and slightly funky), some floral notes.

7

07/09/2022

0

Hampden Estate Gold

A bit harsh and funky This is not a smooth rum. I like it for that reason. Nose is medium funky, some mulled wine spices, a little bit of vanilla, some over-ripe fruit,

7

04/29/2021

0

Pusser's Overproof

Great rum, very different from other Pusser's I like this rum too, but it is very different from the 40% ABV version Navy Rum and also from the 54% ABV Gunpowder Proof. This is extremely strong

7

04/26/2021

0

Havana Club 7-year

Very good, especially considering the price Cuban rums are a mixed batch really. But they often give a good insight into what the "Spanish" style of rums can be if not ruined by too much sugar.

7

04/27/2021

0

Old Pascas Jamaica Fine Old Dark

Absolutely great for the money "Distilled and aged in Jamaica" it says in the bottle. And the content makes me believe that this is true. Objectively, this is a great rum. Consider

7

12/15/2022

0

J. Wray Gold

Slightly boring, but OK There is very little that would be remarkable about this rum. It has a little dundery funk, which is great. But only a very little. It is otherwise ve

6

04/26/2021

0

Havana Club 3-year

Excellent light rum In the bottle, it does not look like a white rum. That is because, technically, it is not a white rum. The rum is aged for 3 years, which is not an in

6

05/13/2021

1

Malecon Reserva Superior 15-year

Nice and mellow, not overwhelming This clearly is a solid rum, even a good rum. The nose gives nuts, raisins, a hint of smoke, all very nice. Also quite sweet, no alcohol. Taste re

6

04/26/2021

0

Doorly's XO 6-year

OK-ish, solid. I do not get the fascination Maybe sweetened, could be coloured as well. Not sure about it. (I once thought it was sweetened and coloured, not sure anymore. Could be natural). On

6

09/10/2022

0

Old Pascas Dark

Not Barbados, but "Carribean".. ...is what it says on my bottle. The rum is quite dark and I am nearly sure it has colouring agent in there. So colour is irrelevant. Imported to Ge

5

01/21/2023

0

Asmussen Original 40

Acceptable, good for hot drinks Not a great rum by any means, but a very good example of "German rum", i.e. the style of rum popular in Germany, especially the northern part of Germa

5

04/27/2021

0

El Dorado 12-year

Great rum, too sweet I like Demerara rums. Rich molasses is just what I am into. And El Dorado 12 could be spot on. Woody, leathery, raisiny nose. Clear smell of molasses

5

04/26/2021

0

Aldea 8-year

Not as good as I hoped I hoped to really like this rum, since I very much like its Island of origin. I even drank most of what I drank of this rum at the island of La Palma.

5

04/27/2021

0

Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva

Smooth, sweet inoffensive There is nothing really wrong with this rum, except perhaps that they added too much sugar. In fact, that is what is what is wrong with it. Smell

5

04/27/2021

0

English Harbour 5-year

Strange rum To me, this rum ticks most of the boxes. It has an age statement, it is not overly sweet, it says where it is from, price is about right. And the nos

5

04/27/2021

0

Bacardi Gran Reserva 8-year

OK-ish, boring, but nothing really bad It is not as terrible as I feared when I read "Bacardi". Plus the bottle and the stopper are well-made but without unnecessary flannel. I like that.

5

04/28/2021

0

Lemon Hart Original 1804

OK-ish molasses rum I really wanted to like this rum. It is a Demerara rum, it is a navy style rum (without being overly vocal about that), it is quite no-nonsense in pre

5

05/07/2021

0

Asmussen Original 54

Servicable, good for hot drinks Basically the same as the Asmussen 40, but less diluted. Works great for hot grog or with tea. Also great for baking. For sipping, I would recommend o

5

12/17/2022

0

Worthy Park Select 4-year

Fiery and whisky-like First thing first: This stuff is too expensive in Germany. It is not worth 25 Euros. 15 sounds about right to me. I am told this is a mix of rums tha

5

12/21/2022

0

Felser Inländer

Rather acceptable artificial "rum" Felser is my favourite among inländer rums. As all inländer rums, it is not a true rum, but rather neutral alcohol flavoured with rum aroma. Neat i

4

01/10/2022

0

Pott 40

Not all bad This is a competent, although very basic rum. It is clearly not meant to be sipped, although doing so does not hurt too much. Nose and taste are swee

4

04/26/2021

0

Stroh Jägertee

Alcoholic tea flavouring syrup I find it hard to classify this as rum. But it is not technically bad. Sweet, syrupy, some herbal spice notes. If you find this sip-able, all

4

04/28/2021

0

Silverstone 40 Echter Übersee Rum

OK-ish budget rum The Aldi rum in Germany. I assume that their is a lot of batch variation with this one too, like with the Lidl one (James Cook). Colour is golden and

4

12/12/2022

0

Rewe Feine Welt Barbados Old 8-year

Acceptable rum; not my cup of grog (err, tea) Bottled by Kastell-Markenspirituosen, Rottenburg (Germany) for the German super marketchain Rewe. I have also seen this for sale in Belgium. Price is

3

12/19/2022

0

Bundaberg Coffee & Chocolate

Chocolate-y Not much to say about this, really. It is a flavoured rum-based liqueur. I am quite sure that they could have used vodka for the same effect, instead

3

04/28/2021

0

Centenario 20-year

Too sweet, too bland I can see why this rum is liked by many. It is sweet and smooth, requires minimal effort really. I had high hopes, as this is in the higher end of wh

3

04/26/2021

0

Mekhong Gold

Interesting, but not very good From Thailand. And said to be a whisky. While I believe the first statement, it could well be from Thailand, the second one is crazy talk. This is obv

3

12/08/2022

0

Bacardi Oakheart

Not a good rum, is this even rum? Artificial colour, lots of unnecessary flannel, annoying advertisements that try to convince you that this is a man's drink. Now, I have zero interest

2

12/17/2022

0

Bacardi Carta Blanca

Wish it had some gasoline taste ...since "gasoline-like" is what the description for a 2/10 rating gives as an example. I actually think a little gasoline, or really any kind of tast

2

04/26/2021

0

Mautner Inländer

Bubblegum "rum" Inländer rum is not real rum and that is fine, as long as everyone understands this fact and judges inländer rum for what it is. Personally, I quite

2

01/10/2022

0

Captain Morgan Spiced

No, seriously. Artificial colour (no problem with that, it is not unusual in that range of quality). Taste is the issue here. Much too sweet, toffee, artificial cho

2

12/17/2022

0

Pedro Garcia Venuzuela - Guatemala - Dominican Republic 3-year

Cheap rum, not very good, unfortunately Bought in the German discount supermarket Penny, who sometimes has good alcohol at low prizes. Not this time. Imported and (possibly) blended by Kaste

2

07/09/2022

0

Old Hopking Premium White

Terrible, what is this for? I have no idea what the purpose of this rum is. Maybe it is for mixing drinks in which "window cleaning agent" is a desired taste feature? Smell

1

05/09/2021

0

Gold of Mauritius Dark

Horrible concoction I am not sure what exactly they did with this rum. Apparently, regulations allow for whatever they come up with. The result is horrible. Not only

1

04/26/2021

0

Pyrat XO Reserve

Pricey, bad orange liqueur Quite possibly there is some rum in there. But it is so heavily flavoured that it could just as well be neutral alcohol with flavours. Smell and tast

1

06/05/2023

0

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