Joseph Blossman

Aficionado | Member since 2017 | United States

40 Ratings | 13 Likes

I work at a liquor store in Memphis TN where I get to spoil myself with sampling great rums.

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Plantation XO 20th Anniversary

My Celebration Bottle I purchased this bottle to celebrate the birth of my first daughter Layla. Everything about this bottle attracts me, and has been a challenging 5 mont

03/15/2017

Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva

Wow! This rum isn't available where I currently live and that just is a sin in of its self. Every time I make a trip back home I end up getting a case of t

12/26/2017

Zafra Master Reserve 21

The perfect rum for bourban drinkers I want to start out by congratulating Zafra Rum co. for being way ahead of the game. I feel like every new product that I am seeing coming out is Bour

12/26/2017

Blue Chair Bay Banana

The best of the Blue Chair Bay Creams Last week our store hosted a tasting of the Blue Chair Bay line of rums & creamers, and every single one I tried was excellent. However, the best of t

02/13/2017

Flor de Caña 12-year

Redone Review great Taking a second go at this bottle last night and I think I overlooked some of the flavors in this rum. This rum dances in you mouth with flavors only

01/25/2017

Appleton Estate Rare Blend 12-year

Extremely smooth, both in the bottle and on the wallet! The color of this rum was a glowing amber. Possibility my favorite 12 year rum, and Appleton Estate has produced the best Jamaican rums I've tasted.

01/24/2017

Plantation Trinidad 1997-2001-2003

First Trinada Rum A friend brought over this bottle because I told him years ago that I haven't tried a rum from Trinidad, or at least not a rum worth remembering. I ta

02/16/2017

Blue Chair Bay Key Lime Cream

A Wonderful New Rum Added into the Blue Chair Bay Family This past week the liquor store I work at performed a tasting of the Blue Chair Bay Rums and Rum Creams. This rum cream is the newest addition to the

02/13/2017

Ron Zacapa 23 Solera

A Fantastic Choice that I See Everywhere You going out to a friends, and need to stop by the store to pick up a great bottle of rum. Odds are this one is sitting their on the shelf. I have se

01/26/2017

Flor de Caña 18-year

A hard bottel to beat This rum has strong flavor signatures that leave your pallet begging for more. Instantly picking up the sweet undertones of surge, vanilla, and carame

01/25/2017

Brugal 1888

Smooth and Savory I don't know what it is about this rum, but I like it. I taste what I think is the lingering flavor of some kind of port barrel. As well as, smooth cr

12/26/2017

Barbancourt Estate Reserve 15-year

Best of the Barbancourt A local Cuban restraint here in Memphis has the whole line of these stocked on the shelf, and let me tell you this rum didn't disappoint. Although, I

12/26/2017

Ypioca Ouro

Perfect Mixing Rum I love the packaging of this product with gives it a point straight of the back. I mean, it's fucken wrapped in palm leaves leaving this nice hexagon

12/26/2017

Blue Chair Bay Coconut

Better than Malibu The liquor store that I work for hosted a tasting of the Blue Chair Bay rums. This rum was a great coconut rum, but is just not my style. To sweet mix

02/16/2017

Captain Morgan Private Stock

Mildly Complex -- Great for the price I have put off trying this rum for a long time just because of the brand Captain Morgan, I have never purchased a rum from this brand that I enjoyed.

02/02/2017

Brugal Añejo

You get more than what you pay for I bought the half gallon (1.75ml) for $22.99 last week because why not. This is a product that has been on my to drink list for some time now and at t

12/26/2017

Ron Zacapa XO

Is it worth $100.00 Without a doubt this is a exquisite rum with notes of spicy toffee and vanilla and light fruits. I love this rum, I love the glass I had, but I cannot

12/26/2017

Bayou Satsuma

Not a rum a liquor Probably the best of the Bayou line. However, this to me is more like a rum version of Grand Marie or Cointeau. After trying it I put it in in some ho

12/26/2017

Appleton Estate Reserve

Great rum on a budget I purchased this rum, along with the 12 year, to compare both to the Appleton Estate 12 year Rare Blend and what I saw was surprising. Now in no way d

02/02/2017

Zaya Gran Reserva 12-year

The Great Zaya... This rum has been on my wishlist for a long time now. If I had to describe this rum in one word that word would be SWEET, but I think all the hype tha

01/31/2017

Cruzan Single Barrel

Simple This rum is a simple blend of aged rums with a pretty harsh burn. This rum was crafted to be mixed, or I believe that it was crafted to be mixed. Thei

01/31/2017

Sailor Jerry Spiced

An Excelent Mixing Rum This rum is a deep mahogany in color, and smells of spices. This is one of my favorite mixing rums because there s so much flavor in it. This is a rum

01/25/2017

Plantation 2001 Trinidad

Dosn't taste like a Jamacin Rum I love Jamaican Rums, and This Plantation was the rum that made me look further into the Jamaican Rums. However, this rum didn't taste like I remember

02/16/2017

Malibu Coconut

Mix it I don't consider this a "rum" it pours out like a syrup and tastes like on aswell. Clear in color, and you can see the air bubbles traped inside the l

01/31/2017

Cruzan Gold

My Cheap Rum This is my favorite cheap rum. Far better than Captain Morgan, Pirate Bay, Burnets, and Bacardi. The 5/10 says it all, "Easily consumable in a bind"

01/31/2017

Pyrat XO Reserve

Interesting Taste; Non Complex Rum The Pyrat Rum is made /distributed by the Patron company. The glass work on the bottle is wonderful, and looking at the bottle you can see the similar

01/24/2017

Barbancourt 5 Star Reserve Especiale 8-year

Better than the 4 year What can I say about this. I mean, I really didn't know what to expect about this one, after trying the 4 before this I drank 2 or 3 glasses of water

12/26/2017

Kraken Black Spiced

a good mixer Kraken is an extremely dark rum that is black in color. This rum has strong favors, and mixes will in eggnog. I wouldn't shoot this rum and I wouldn't

01/25/2017

Bayou Select

:( I wish I could say that I love this rum and that it was great, but it wasn't. Selling for around $30.00 this rum is overpriced artificial sugary rum.

12/26/2017

Blue Chair Bay Coconut Spiced Cream

Mheee Rum Cream At the liquor store where I work, we had a tasting of the Blue Chair Bay Creams and Rums. This rum cream was distasteful, and is completely outshined

02/14/2017

Appleton Estate Extra 12-year

Money Sinker better Appleton Estate rums that are cheaper I purchased some of the 12 year to compare to the rare blend to see what separates the two 12 year blends. This rum needed a bit of water in the glass

02/02/2017

Barcelo Anejo

Packaging actualy ruind this rum The store I work for actually sent back this product because when we sampled a bottle after shipment the rum was overpowered with a heavy metallic tas

12/26/2017

Barbancourt 3 Star 4-year

Bearly Drinkable This is one of those bottles that I'm glad to say I have had and will never get again.

12/26/2017

Bacardi Superior

I wil never drink it agian I was told this is the best selling rum shot in the town I live in. I feel sorry for my town.

01/31/2017

Trader Vics Gold

Better than the Silver We tasted cheap rums today the liquor store I work at and all I can say is that it is better then the silver.

01/31/2017

Bacardi Gold

I wil never drink it agian What can I say, if you pour enough coke in it it tastes like coke. My years of cheap drinks at the bars are hopeful long gone. If you want to get a ch

01/31/2017

Prichard's Fine

Should stick to the creams and liquors Nothing about this rum was appealing to me and to learn that this company has the audacity to charge $49.99 for a bottle of this crap is an outrage. T

12/26/2017

Trader Vics Silver

I would rather drink bleach We had a tasting of our cheap rum at the liquor store I work at today. I would rather drink floor cleaner than this. Not fit for human consumption.

01/31/2017

Wishlist

Brand

Type

Country

Average Rating

Total Ratings

Ron Zacapa Straight from the Cask Special Edition

Appleton Estate 50-year

Aged

Jamaica

9.2

Appleton Estate 21-year

Appleton Estate Master Blender's Legacy

Kirk and Sweeney 23-year

Kirk and Sweeney 12-year

Ron Zacapa Centenario 23

Aged

Guatemala

8.6

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