Rum reviews at Tastings.com

[Ed Hamilton]

Tastings.com just updated their rum reviews and posted the information on their site.

I'm sure some of you will be disappointed to see some of your favorite rums aren't reviewed but at the same time there may be other reviews that send you to the store, or save you a trip.

Tasting.com Rum Reviews

[Chris Cognac]

I did not see a review of the Appleton's 250 blend...The anniversery edition..Picked up 3 bottles in Jamaica last month and they are great!

[Jason Perlow]

95 points for Plantation 1992 and 94 for Mount Gay Extra Old?

I dunno.

[Bolivar Petit Corona]

I tried one bottle of Brugal White Rum this summer, it's very good for how inexpensive it is. Compared favorably to HC3.

[Kristian]

I lost my trust in Tastings.com when I saw their 92 rating for Rhum Negrita. They seem to have deleted it from their tasting notes now, however...

Doorly's XO is quite high in the charts, I note... One of my favoutires, that one, but it's not completely 'rum' in my opinion. The cherry finish is a bit strong...

[Malcolm]

As this is my favorite beverage, I have to announce my favorites: White/ Ron Matusalem Platinum (91), Dark/ Myers (89), 151/ Don Lorenzo (Bahamas).

Of course, I am always willing to drink and add more favorites :)

[Ed Hamilton]

I have to agree that I was surprised myself at some of the ratings. But there are a lot of variables, not the least of which is the rum supplied for the tasting.

Like all ratings, I tend to use these as general guides and not definitive statements of quality.

And a note about Don Lorenzo, it is my understanding that there was a trademark problem and Don Lorenzo is no longer imported to the US from the Bahamas.

[Rapping Bartender]

Ha Ha Ha ha obviously these guys couldn't get hold of any decent rums for their tasting ...and the rums that they did finally taste were obviously too complexed for their taste buds ? Cruzan pineapple rum, (sorry pineapple liqueur) 85 and Mount gay Eclipse 83 ??? No Ron Zacapa, No Guyanese Demarera rums and No Barbancourt ??? Some Raspberry rum given the same rating as Appleton VX ??? and tasting flavoured/spiced rums against Aged rums is like tasting Baileys irish cream against Single malt Whisky or Grand Marnier against Hennessey XO. HA HA HA AND STROH 80 rum from Austria ????? give me a break....or a Bunderberg Black

[Ed Hamilton]

To shed a little light on Tastings selection of rums. All the rums tasted were submitted by the distillers, they don't buy rum and then test them the way the rest of us do.

The results are published in a number of magazines they pay for the ratings.

I use these ratings as a rough guide but the important thing to note is what are the spirits being tasted against. The number ratings are subjective according to the judges.

And I'm confident that these and other ratings will be more valuable as more rums are submitted by the distillers in the future. It is easy to point to ratings and berate them, believe me this a tough job, but someone has to do it.