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Superstar | Member since 2014 | United Kingdom

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Foursquare 2004 Zinfandel Cask Blend 11-year

A great rum - but not as good as the Port cask A rich sweet nose but no real hints of Zinfandel. The palate is unctious, smooth, long with a wonderful touch of alcohol. Dry but with a richness of f

Mezan 2008 Panama 10-year

A stunning rum. Quite light in colour. A wonderful, if slightly muted nose, of oak and vanilla, and a hint of citrus. The official tasting not brings in fudge, cinn

Arcane Extraroma 12-year

Love it When I first tried it, it was a bit of a WTF moment. Really not like most rums and I wasn't sure whether I actually liked it. I certainly didn't disli

Mezan 2008 Belize 10-year

Stunning new rum to the Mezan range EDIT there is a 10yo and a 13yo EDIT - the 2008 has now appeared as a 13yo. My note below was for the 10yo. I like the 13yo - deeper colour, fuller body. But, and it's a big but, the

Foursquare 2007 Sagacity 12-year

Elegant and sophisticated Wow. Another stunner from Foursquare. Having just had the 48% Doorly's 14yo, I thought that this Sagacity at 48% was a natural one to try. Compared

Doorly's 14-year

To me - perfection. Utterly brilliant. The nose has wonderful full oak on it, coupled with spices and a hint of cedar. I do like what American oak gives to a rum.

Foursquare 2004 11-year

Another winner from Foursquare I wondered whether I shouldn't dilute this one down a bit, but then realised that if I did that, I might just as well drink the 9yo or 11yo that Fours

Mezan 2004 Panama

Possibly their best Panama bottling to date. OK, it has a bit of extra age, but this Panama is possibly their best one I have had. Before that, it seemingly was going the other way. The first one

Sunset Captain Bligh XO

Very, very good... I am a great fan of this rum. Initially I was put off by a screw cap, but that obviously doesn't affect the contents. The nose is relatively light wit

Foursquare 2005 Port Cask Finish 9-year

Brilliant Well that is if it is your style as some might find too much wood and too much port influence. But to me, coupled with the sweetness from the port woo

Admiral Rodney HMS Royal Oak

Very, very good. Unfortunately I haven't currently got a bottle of the "standard" Adm Rodney XO to compare it to, and memory is a little hazy!! It comes across as havi

Foursquare 2010 Dominus 10-year

a superb rum The strength of 56% is an asset as well as something that detracts. I find that high strength rums quite often mask the nose, and to me, the nose is h

Mezan 2003 Trinidad 16-year

As to be expected from Mezan I love Mezan rums. Unashamedly so (albeit prefer their non-Jamaican ones). And this is another fantastic rum. I actually usually like their own tastin

Mezan 2010 Panama 10-year

I love Mezan Panama rums.....!! Cask: ex-Bourbon Alc/vol: 46% Distillation: multi-column stills Distilled: 2010 Bottled: 2020 Tropical ageing: 3 years European Ageing: 7 years

XM Supreme 15-year

Very appealing if you like an oaky rum. (3nd edit shows that I change my mind a hell I look at the 3 other reviews currently here (all from Denmark) and think that I must be drinking something totally different. I've also seen reviews

Real McCoy 2016 Limited Edition Bourbon & Madeira 12-year

Really very good.....but ruined by the price. Price seems to be a common theme with my thoughts on Real McCoy rums. I buy from the importer of both (same company). This 12yo is 80% more expensive

Rhum Rhum 2017 Libération 7-year

A good, solid agricole but at a ridiculous price. [edited] In a somewhat confusing way, there are two bottlings of this rum. One at an over proof 58% and this one at 45%. I am not generally a fan of Agricoles

Mezan 2007 Trinidad

Really good 10yo 46% Alc Official tasting note....Fresh zingy coconut and tobacco leaf notes with some toasted oak and citrus undertones. On the palate, notes

La Hechicera Extra Anejo

Enchanting. Oak dominates on both nose and (especially) palate. Cedar and spice on the palate with a lovely medium-long finish. Smooth with a superb mouth waterin

Dictador Solera Distillery Icon Reserve 20-year

Christmas cake in a bottle..... If you've had the 12yo, this is like that but more! The nose is prune-like Christmas cake, which is carried through on the palate, along with hints

Gosling's Family Reserve Old

Expensive. I read the reviews here and gave it time to breathe.....well, the second glass I did!! Initially as soon as I opened the bottle, I got a bit of pea

Black Tot Royal Navy

Straight from flagon rather than bottle I had a lot of flagons at one time, which went towards this blend, and kept one back. So it might not be exactly the same. The nose is fantastic.

Very good A really really good rum. Rich, soft, powerful, complex. The nose has a rich floral/herbal sweetness to it, while the palate has a wonderful earthines

Blue Mauritius Gold

At first a great find, but now, I'm not sure I have edited this note several times. I started off with a 10, then 9 and down to 7, but back up to 8! There is lovely fruit and oak, but there is a

Appleton Estate Rare Blend 12-year

Very good. This is the 12yo Extra rebranded. While I haven't tasted side by side, I believe it is the same blend and equally as good.

Doorly's 5-year

Bought to try as a "house" sipper My usual cheap and cheerful house rum is Chairman's Reserve, so wanted to get another that might offer variety, Initially I was concerned about it

Doorly's ABV43 12-year

Very good Rich, spicy, fullish bodied. The 8yo I thought was great, maybe a touch too oaky from the American Oak (but I like that) but the 12yo is a whole diffe

Abuelo Gran Reserva 12-year

Sweet and oaky. For me, this is what I like in a rum. However, I can understand why people would find this too sweet and too oaky. The sweetness is intense on the fro

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

Great rum Molasses, wood and iodine on the nose. This carries through to the palate which also has a wonderful acidity present, to leave a really mouth watering

Zafra Master Reserve 21

Possibly too long in oak I love this rum, but just wonder if it might not be even better if it hadn't spent quite so long in wood. The complexity and dryness from the oak is v

Bermudez Aniversario

Strangely alluring..... The nose - while I realise that this is not great, with far too much caramel I find it strangely alluring. Again on the palate there is far too much c

Barbancourt Reserve du Domaine 15-year

Good but not perfect. Far superior to the 8yo, the main problem for my taste, is that the oak is (possibly) a touch too pronounced on the nose but more so on the palate. So

Admiral Rodney Extra Old 12-year

love it I love the blend of oak, spice and fruit and the gentle burn from the alcohol. The one thing I would like this to have, is a fuller finish. While it i

Appleton Estate Extra 12-year

Suits my taste.... I am a little surprised that I like this one quite so much as I generally am not a great fan of Jamaican rums due to the iodine notes. However, the oa

Doorly's XO 6-year

Revisited after many years..... Wow. I had this down as a 7 based on my memories of it, but I have to up it to an 8. Seriously good rum, with a wonderful complexity underneath the so

Cana Negra Gran Reserva

Fantastic price/quality from M&S - re-rated There has been a recent change in name (I think) and it is called Guatemalan Plantation Rum, Gran Reserva (the link should show it though my bottle th

Mezan 1995 Panama

Very good Bottled at 40%. MIxed views about the packaging, but the rum inside was very good. Soft fruit, great integration of oak, smooth, rich, sweet with a gr

Mezan 1999 Panama

Preferred the 1995 ....compared to the 1995, the disappointment with this knocks it down one. Bottled at 42.2% (as opposed 40% for the 1995) it is just not as smooth, ea

El Dorado Special Reserve 15-year

Wonderful rum made even better by the fact that I picked it up for a song at a supermarket who obviously mispriced it. The only thing I would prefer is that it be b

Bayou Special Release Single Barrel

A good one I bought this and the Bayou Select - both were similarly priced (or here in UK there was a £3 difference). But the difference is huge. The nose of

Mezan 2008 Guyana Diamond 12-year

A full bodied, very smooth Demerara. Cask: ex-Bourbon Distillery: DIAMOND Distillation: double pot still Alc/vol: 46% Distilled: 2008 Bottled: 2020 Tropical ageing: 3 years Europea

Rosemullion Distillery Dark

Interesting..... The bottle says fermented, distilled and bottled in Cornwall (UK). If I had blind, I'd almost say that it had hits of a Guyanese/Navy Rum. Full molass

Glasgow distillery co Banditti Club Port Cask Finish

Very interesting..... Their website states: Banditti Club Port Cask Finish is naturally fermented and distilled from fresh sugarcane juice on the island of Madeira before b

Equiano Original 8-year

Very easy to drink, but.... I just wonder whether the Mauritian and Bajan rums wouldn't be better by themselves rather than blended. But what there is, is very pleasant. An i

Westerhall Estate No 10

Good solid rum I take all my rums straight up. Nose is a little reserved, with a hint of spirit rather than fruit but there is subtle oak. On the body there is

Real McCoy 2017 Limited Edition 10-year

If you like oak..... (but far far too expensive) ....which I do, then this will appeal. I've got most of the Foursquare bottlings, and I thought that the closest to this would be the R.L Seale 10y

Foursquare 2008 Premise 10-year

Not their best. Don't get me wrong, we are talking about the pinnacle of rums, and comparing against the Zinfandel 11yo and Port 9yo that I so loved. A good dollop of

Marks & Spencer Guyanese Single Estate XO

Interesting - nice and dry. M&S I think tend to get their rums from Plantation, and this states that it is a pot still rum aged for 10 years in American Oak. Interestingly, M&

Plantation Gran Anejo Guatemala & Belize

Good but..... Plantation tend to add a good dose of sugar to their rums, and while I do like this rum, I do prefer them to be drier. But it is easy to drink with a

Real McCoy Single Blended 5-year

Compared to Doorly's 5yo.... .....this is an expensive rum, and to me, not better. I prefer the soft oaky balance of the Doorly's to this one, which has a harsher spirit edge and

Doorly's 8-year

Good rum Being overly critical, the nose exhibits a bit too much spirit for my liking. While this is carried on to the palate, the oak is smooth and easy, that

Mezan 2005 Jamaica 10-year

another good Mezan As I note with all Mezans, their Jamaican rum labelling is confusing. They really should label it more than just "Jamaica 2005". Maybe they should dif

Flor de Caña 12-year

Good The nose is a bit too closed for my liking. I like a good dose of fruit and oak, especially from a 12y along with a bit more weight, especially from i

Cartavio 12-year

A touch too sweet Very good packaging. A very smooth rum with a hint of alcohol that is masked a bit too much by the sweetness on the mid pallet, but with a dryness tak

Good I'm really not generally a fan of Agricole, but having jsut finished a Dillon 7yo, I realised that I really should have some more bottles in my cupboa

Dillon XO 7-year

Not my usual choice, but a fine rum First off, I should say that I am not usually a fan of Agricoles nor with rums above about 42% (as I drink it neat and prefer something mellow). This

Mezan 2000 Jamaica

The best Mezan Jamaica Of the carious Jamaican's this to me is by far the best. And as per my usual Mezan Jamaica notes, I feel it important that they differentiate where th

Mezan 2003 Jamaica

Interesting I think Mezan might get itself confused if it is not careful, as they have various Jamaican rums that they seem to label "Jamaica" and the vintage. Th

Mezan XO Jamaica

Smooth and easy Nose is delicate with hints of spice and banana.The palate is quite light and incredibly smooth. Very easy to drink but I would prefer a bit more weig

Mezan 1999 Trinidad

First time I came to Mezan rums via their Panamanian, which I am a great fan of. But this....wow!! The nose is superb. Dry, warm, spicy fruit. Hints of tropic

Mount Gay XO Extra Old

Lovely rum Wonderful dryness, fruit and oak. Bottled at 43% and this gives that extra little punchiness to it. But the oak makes it so smooth. I find it easy to

Mezan 2005 Guyana

A great rum If you like Demerera rums, this is an absolute belter. The nose, as others have mentioned, is huge and complex. It is the first thing that really

Chairman's Reserve 4-6 Years

My "house rum" I tend to switch between this and 1919 as my everyday sipper. While the 1919 is a lot more commercial (and it has something I find appealing), this is

Barbancourt 5 Star Reserve Especiale 8-year

Good but ultimately too light There's nothing wrong with this rum, it's well made and has a certain appeal. But there's nothing that jumps out and grabs you by the short and curlie

RL Seale ABV 43 10-year

Best of the main stream Bajan rums. I guess when comparing the main stream rums, the biggest competitor is the Mount Gay XO. But the biggest difference to me with this, is that it has be

Angostura 1919 8-year

Excellent everyday sipper However much I try other rums for an everyday sipper, I always seem to come back to this one. It's not subtle, too much oak, too obvious, but that is

Cruzan Single Barrel

A harsh edge. Here in the UK it used to be something like 37.5% ABV but it is now at 40%. While I usually prefer my rums at 40%, I think that the 37.5% was the bett

Arcane Delicatissime

Not sure about this one..... After having had the Extraroma (which I rated 10), this was a huge disappointment. It had none of the flamboyance of it's big brother, while the price

Plantation 2000 Panama

Old Reserve 2002 Quite a closed nose (or maybe that was me coming off a back of a cold!). Very smooth for 42%. Sweet honey notes and delicate oak. Gently burn from the

Pusser's British Navy Blue Label ABV40 3-year

warms your cockles. Normally I don't tend to like rums over 40% as I find them too spirity. But this, sipping slowly, doesn't burn and warms you nicely and really doesn't

Cockspur V.S.O.R.

One of the best main stream Bajan rums I picked a bottle up when I was in Barbados, where it is bottled at 43%. Full of spicy, oaky fruit. Nice and dry. Although I give this a 7, this is no

Bajan Estate XO

Flawed - but strangely alluring. I am pretty sure that this is just a rebranded version of their previous Bajan rum, with labelling being similar to the Guyanese and Jamaican rums tha

Angostura 1824 12-year

Compared to the 1919.... ...while it might be better, the price difference in the UK at least, just doesn't make sense. OK the 1919 is much more commercial and a crowd pleaser

Trois Rivieres Cuvee du Moulin 3-year

As a non-Agricole drinker..... I far prefer rum from molasses, but am buying more and more Agricoles as there is something about them that I do enjoy and feel sure that if I have en

Saint James XO 6-year

A good, solid agricole I'm enjoying agricoles more and more, having for years rather shied away from them. This is a good solid rum, with a gentle sweetness of fruit acco

Motörhead Premium Dark

Interesting. Just opened the bottle. The nose is quite closed, with the alcohol dominating. On the palate it starts with a full on molasses taste, then a sw

Kirk and Sweeney 12-year

EDIT - to take into account new rather disappointing K&S 12 Reserva that replaces the 12yo - There I was at my local supermarket and thinking why oh why don't they ever have anything of interest. And then rather surprisingly I came acro

Real McCoy Single Blended 12-year

Really nice.....but, as usual, far too expensive for it's own good. I have this and the Doorly's 12yo side by side to compare. The Doorly's is 43% while the McCoy is 46% They are both really lovely rums, that I enjo

Santiago de Cuba Anejo 8-year

Cheap, cheerful (good), but... I found this in my local supermarket and it was just a wee bit more than Mountgay Eclipse. Smooth. That's the over riding impression from this 40% AB

Mezan Chiriqui 3-year

Quite interesting A Panamanian, ex-Bourbon & Muscatel cask, bottled at 40%. Stated age is 3 years. Initially I didn't really like it. Now I can tolerate it. EDI

Bayou Mardi Gras XO

Not bad, but overworked and flawed. One thing I note from other reviews, they are paying USD80 a bottle. This cost me GBP37 or about USD50. If I had paid $80 then I would be disappointed

Kirk and Sweeney 23-year

23 Reserva (not 23 Years) - BE CAREFUL CONFUSING THE TWO There has been a re-branding and all age statements have disappeared. Someone also brought me what once was a 12yo but which has also been changed to

Mezan 2010 Dominican Republic 10-year

Nice, but by Mezan's high standards, not one of their best. Cask: Ex-Bourbon Distillery: TDL Distilled: 2010 Bottled: 2020 Tropical ageing: 3 years European ageing: 7 years ABV: 46% A lightish gold col

Interesting. I'm usually a molasses man, but I do like to expand into sugar cane, and this is a good, inexpensive expression. Not so refined as the French ones, bu

Mezan 2005 Jamaica 12-year

Another Mezan Jamaica 2005!! (crazy) The last one that I had was I think a 10yo, and I reviewed it in 2016. This one is a 12yo bottled in 2017. From Worthy Park and bottled at 46%. I c

Ron Esclavo 12-year

Easy but too much sugar added Sometimes I don't mind a real sugar bomb - they are easy to drink. But the sugar takes away the individuality and complexity that the rum might have.

Marks & Spencer Jamaican 14-year

Typically Jamaican, but with too much sugar (edited) I was really a little undecided when I bought this one, but was swayed by it being on offer down form £30 to £24. The reason for the indecision was th

Dictador Solera Ultra Premium Reserve 12-year

Undecided!! First off, it is a wonderfully smooth rum with a good kick of alcohol in the tail, that gives a good length. It also helps prevent what is quite a swe

Well priced and very easy to drink I bought when skiing, so never a good time to buy, but I note that it is about €35 in normal places. Bought because the other Columbian rum (La Hechic

Atlantico Gran Reserva

If you like them sweet..... Every now and then I don't mind something sweet, but really, this is far too sweet. I looked up on the Rum Project and see Atlantico have in the past

Botran Solera 1893 18-year

Undecided - edited!! Botran Solera 18yo starts off so well, but finishes so averagely. A lovely nose with good fruit, oak and hints of banana, coffee and spices. A ric

Cubay Reserva Especial

6, maybe 6½ at a push There is nothing wrong with this rum, but ultimately it leaves me a little indifferent. Others have said it is good as a mixer, but I am not a fan of

Duppy Share Caribbean

Duppy (edited - changed from a 5 to a 6) A blend of 3yo Jamaica and 5yo Barbados. The 5yo Barbados comes from Foursquare, and one of my absolute favourite cheap and cheerful sippers is the 5y

Blackwell Black Gold Special Reserve

A solid rum I don't like mixing rums, so this one is up straight. Dark gold. Quite a pleasant, spicy, raisiny nose with a tiny hint of iodine. On the palate it is

Mezan 2006 Panama

Disappointing compared to previous vintages To me the Panamanian Mezans are their best. This is a very soft easy, gently oaked fruity rum, but not as good as the 1995 and 1999 that I have previo

Cruzan 5 Estate Diamond

More expensive than the Single Barrel..... ....and no where near as smooth. I like the American oak on the Single Barrel. It gives a much better and fuller nose. It also carries through on to t

Santa Teresa 1796

Disappointing I am very undecided by this one. The first bottle I had bowled me over. I thought it was all the rum that I was ever looking for. But since then, it i

Barcelo Imperial

A little underwhelming When spirits are 38% alc like this one, I find that there is often a danger that the spirit can come across a bit dilute, and this is the case here. S

Dos Maderas 5+3

Nice..... .....but my taste obviously differs from others who have rated it so much higher. I think that the sherry notes are too strong and obvious.

Elements 8 Gold

Style over substance Like the Fat Rum Pirate says, it's not as appealing as the cheaper Chairman's Reserve or as refined as the Admiral Rodney. Lacks weight, lacks sweetne

Centenario 9-year

OK Not really my style of rum. Too simple, lack of weight made up with caramel. Spicy finish but too short. After a few seconds there is little trace lef

Flor de Caña Gran Reserva 7-year

It's OK Nothing that sets the world on fire, but by the same token, there's not much wrong with it either. Smooth enough, but lacks kick and length so over al

Cacique 500 Gran Reserva

Too sweet Too sweet for my tastes. I note others say that it makes a good mixer, but I drink my rum straight up. Too smooth as I generally like a bit of a kick.

Foursquare Spiced

ordered by mistake Was meant to get a bottle of Foursquare's Rum 66 but this arrived instead. Not bad rum, but I tend to only drink neat so not really fit for purpose. H

Rum SixtySix Family Reserve ABV43 12-year

Not sure about this one. A good rum, but not one that I would rush back and buy again. Suspect that has more to do with not as a whole being the greatest fan of Barbados rums.

Clement VSOP 4-year

Not really my style Not the greatest fan of Agricole's but this was well made, with a tarry finish to it. Dry, good length. OK but FAR FAR too expensive for what it is.

good strong flavours but because I like drinking straight up, I really seem to prefer rum to be bottled at 40% so this at 46% is a wee bit too much hard work for me. Sligh

OK but not great Happy to drink this, but it doesn't say "WOW" to me. Nose with hints of coffee and caramel. Dry body (which to me is its best asset), with the alco

North Point Distillery Spiced

Not into spiced rum.... The orange added is very obvious and hints of the cacao are more easy to see on the nose, where the orange doesn't over power it. Bottled at 43% it is

Clement Select Barrel

Very easy & at a good price (in France) Had this open for a while now, as I don't really drink that much Agricole. However, I just finished a Bally Ambre, which I enjoyed, so turned my atten

Abuelo Oloroso Sherry Cask 15-year

Very very disappointing. OVERLY sherried. I like my rum to have sherry, port, zinfandel, oak etc notes on it, but even I find this way way over the top. I recently had the Valdespino rum (with

Admiral Rodney HMS Princessa 5-year

OK but not great Young rum lacking sophistication & complexity. But,... smooth enough, with gentle fruit and oak notes. Nothing wrong with this, but unexciting with th

Corked! Although my bottle was corked there were still notes that showed impressive complexity and depth. But unfortunately the corkiness (the only time that

Valdespino Viejo 1430

I don't like this as much as I wanted to, if at all really (edited) It's expensive but beautifully presented. It is supposedly a blend of Dominica and Panama rums, but the dominating flavour is that of Abuelo, not a su

Dancing Cows Hopkins

From a local (UK) company, so I'm biased!! This is a rum that has been knocked up by my local distillery/brewery and therefore I like it more than I possibly should. Normally I find spiced rums

Saint James Royal Ambre 18-Mois

Simple, not hugely appealing but nothing drastically wrong. I was in a French ski resort and was at a loose end for some rum and really didn't want to shell out the exorbitant amounts asked for the likes of Zac

Wild Tiger Special Reserve

A sucker for the packaging.... The board says that this is a Panamanian rum, when it is an Indian rum I love the bottle and the fact that some money supposedly goes to tiger pres

Old Monk Gold Reserve

Poor packaging...... .....leads to a slightly disappointing rum. Working in the booze trade, I have strong views on presentation. This presentation and labels are scruffy

Old Vatted Demerara (OVD) Dark

Soft and easy but a bit too confected Probably could be a 4, but as it is easy and soft, it is OK at best. Too treacly, too unsophisticated, too expensive for what it is, too short (flavou

Westerhall Superb Light

Had neat, best for mixing. Young, with a touch of sweetness. Light and unsophisticated. Don't like mixed drinks - too sweet - and had this at my parents, so the choice was t

Flor de Caña Añejo Clásico 5-year

Easy sipper Inoffensive is the immediate description that comes to mind. Light/medium bodied with a caramel notes and a touch of sweetness. Accompanied by a ni

Appleton Estate V/X

Bought on a whim I love Appleton 12yo, but had for years steered well clear of this thinking that it would be dreadful. I wasn't expecting a huge amount but was lookin

Pampero Aniversario Reserva Exclusiva

Can't understand the hype..... I really did not like this and would find it very hard to buy again. Too sweet, and too smooth. If it is going to be overly sweet, then for me, it nee

Flamboyant Oak Aged

Not perfect, but appealing. Light gold colour Quite a restrained nose with hints of coconut and pralines Dry with a nice kick of alcohol. Lightly oaked so the fruit shines thr

Mount Gay Eclipse

My first rum This is the one that started me off. I used to work in a bottle shop and take 2 or 3 bottles of this home a week. But now, I find it overly commercial

Santa Teresa Anejo

Can't decide whether to use this for a mixer or not Spirity nose. Medium bodied. Not hugely fruity. Alcohol gives a nice kick. Every now and then it makes a change.The spirit is offset somewhat by the g

Havana Club 7-year

Lacks complexity The Cuban rum producers have sold themselves well as far too many people think that they are the best. Soft and easy drinking, but there isn't much de

Diplomatico Reserva

Not for me. Nothing overtly wrong with it. But to my taste, too sweet and lacking in concentration and sophistication. Not a rum I'd ever buy again. Quite well pr

Matusalem Gran Reserva 15-year

not good enough For a 15yo, the price is very reasonable. Too reasonable. Too commercial.

A bit meh I knew it wasn't going to be great, but passing through Duty Free, I thought why not get a litre bottle. Bottled at 37.5% it was never going to be hu

Highball Express XO Blend 23

Style over substance with no identity. I bought the Reserve Blend 12 for GBP23.50 on Amazon (now showing at GBP42) while this one was and is at the time of writing GBP37.30. (Our taxes are

El Dorado 12-year

Not a very nice rum. Become far too commercial. I see that I'm in a minority here, but I find this a very average rum indeed. A shame as underneath all of it, I think that there is a good rum to be

Ron Zacapa 23 Solera

Truly disappointing I see no glimmer of hope. Overly sweet and confected, I picked up a bottle in Duty Free about 3 years ago and I still haven't finished the bottle. The

Mount Gay Black Barrel

triumph of marketing. ie style over substance. The run has little finesse or complexity. Overly spirity. Perfectly drinkable but not as good as Chairman's Reserve at 2/3

Fair Salvador Extra Old

Not an Extra Old Bought along with the Fair Paraguay. This is a little older, darker in colour, richer, softer (even at 44% vs 40% of the Paraguay) and all together, a

Highball Express Reserve Blend 12

Lacks identity & style over substance Bought from Amazon for GBP23.50 but now on at GBP42.95. Even with our high taxes, GBP42.95 is far too expensive A blend from Jamaica, Guyana, Dominic

I'm not a spiced rum drinker.... This comes from Lyme Bay Winery, although they state that is from their "Jack Ratt products". First impressions is the nose that it is similar to

Dos Maderas PX 5+5

Good - if you are in the mood, but too much influence from the sherry I am getting ever more cautious with over sherry-ing rums. I recently had the Valdespino and the Abuela Oloroso 15 and found them near impossible to d

Not great Looking at the bottle/label, I thought that Worthy Park might deliver something quite good. Boy was I wrong! Very light in colour (much lighter tha

Fair Paraguay XO

Ethically sourced from producers, but how ethical is it's XO name?? The nose doesn't seem to suggest that it is that old. XO. It's really not that appealing. States that it is aged in whisky barrels but all I can get i

Kirk and Sweeney Reserva 12-year

Massive retrograde step from the old K&S 12yo 12 Reserva - just opened this to compare with the last of my 12yo. It is totally different and a real step backwards. Gone is the unctuous rich carame

Wray & Nephew White Overproof

Almost turned me off rum for good. When I first started off on rum, this was one that I came across purely because the market at that stage was quite limited, unlike today. It was horri

Don Papa Small Batch

More of a liqueur than a rum. Too expensive I've looked at Don Papa for a long long time, as I think that the packaging as A+. Coming on here (after I bought the bottle) I should have been a

Bundaberg Original UP

Rough I prefer to drink rum straight up, but best not to with this fella. Rum in name only.

Isle of Wight HMS Victory Navy Strength

Another attempt at a navy rum If I am honest, I find all these attempts to push out a sophisticated rum based on what was served to navy ratings of old, to be a flawed concept. The

If I could give a zero, I would. Too strong and nasty to boot. Truly horrid. Can't really see the point of this. Take a very average rum and keep it average. At least if you bottle at 40% you can try and hide how average it is.

Pyrat XO Reserve

Cointreau If I wanted an orange liqueur I would have bought a bottle of Cointreau. As rum goes, this is masquerading as something it isn't. It's not rum as I wo

Bundaberg Overproof

Bad experience.... As nasty as the normal one but stronger, so nastier.

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