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Scoring & Ratings

Scoring & Ratings

Scoring philosophy

Basically I am ripping the rating scale straight from t8ke. It’s already a very widely used standard, and my ratings should be 1:1 comparable to anyone else rating with the t8ke. I just added some clarifying context to some of the scores, since some of the descriptions are rather nebulous, and I wanted to explain how a 6/10 could be either a decent sipper but kind of boring, or a very flavorful but chaotic rum with flaws.

Rum Ratings

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Brand ↕ Expression ↕ Country ↕ Genre ↕ Sub-Genre ↕ Rating ↕ ABV ↕ Tags ↕ Price/L (USD) ↕
Hvítserkur Icelandic White Rum Iceland heavy column white 8.00 40% — $56.16
Standard Wormwood Rum (Batch No. 3) United States blended white 7.00 50% — $57.33
Planteray 3 Stars various blended white 6.50 40% finished $20.00
Hamilton The Breezeway Blend various blended white 6.50 42.5% — $25.00
Probitas (Veritas) White Blended Rum various blended white 6.50 47% — $37.33
Pusser's British Navy Rum (Gunpowder Proof) Guyana blended lightly aged 7.00 54.5% — $42.67
Black Tot Finest Caribbean Rum various blended lightly aged 7.00 46.2% — $66.67
Planteray Xaymaca Jamaica blended lightly aged 6.50 43% — $34.67
Pusser's British Navy Rum Guyana blended lightly aged 6.50 42% — $42.67
Copeland Smuggler's Reserve Rum various blended lightly aged 6.50 40% — $51.43
Hamilton 86 Guyana blended lightly aged 6.25 43% — $33.33
Old Brigand Black Label Barbados blended lightly aged 6.00 43% — $33.33
The Real McCoy Aged 5 Years Barbados blended lightly aged 6.00 43% — $44.29
Planteray Barbados Rum Aged 5 Years Barbados blended lightly aged 5.50 40% finished $25.71
Planteray Isle of Fiji Fiji blended lightly aged 5.50 40% finished $33.33
Mount Gay Eclipse Barbados blended lightly aged 5.25 40% — $22.86
El Dorado Aged 5 Years Guyana blended lightly aged 5.25 40% — $25.33
Planteray Original Dark various blended lightly aged 5.00 41.2% finished $20.00
Comont Rhum Canada blended lightly aged 5.00 40% — $49.62
Appleton Estate Signature Jamaica blended aged 6.50 40% — $30.67
El Dorado Aged 8 Years Guyana blended aged 6.50 40% — $34.67
Appleton Estate 8 Year Reserve Jamaica blended aged 6.50 43% — $42.67
Worthy Park Select Jamaica blended aged 6.50 40% — $42.67
Planteray Sealander various blended aged 6.50 40% — $49.33
Planteray XO Barbados blended aged 5.00 40% finished $76.00
Caribaya White Rum various blended aged 1.00 40% finished $8.00
Great Shearwater Trinidad 12 Year Heavy (Cane Spirit Collective Pick) Trinidad heavy column long-aged 9.00 66.5% — $120.00
Transcontinental Rum Line Australia 2007 15 Yr Australia blended long-aged 8.50 65.7% — $185.71
Doorly's Aged 14 Years Barbados blended long-aged 8.00 48% — $73.33
Foursquare ECS 2008 Barbados blended long-aged 8.00 60% — $100.00
The Whiskey Agency 2003 Diamond 18 Year Guyana heavy column long-aged 8.00 53.1% — $228.57
Appleton Estate 15 Year Black River Casks Jamaica blended long-aged 7.50 43% — $93.33
Chairman's Reserve The Forgotten Casks Saint Lucia blended long-aged 7.00 40% — $66.67
Appleton Estate 12 Year Rare Casks Jamaica blended long-aged 6.50 43% — $57.33
Planteray Trinidad 2003 (Terravera Series) Trinidad heavy column long-aged 6.50 47.8% finished $121.43
Bounty Strong 151 Saint Lucia blended long-aged 5.00 75.5% — $23.00
Habitation Velier Mhoba 2025 (62%) South Africa pot still unaged 8.00 66% — $157.14
Holmes Cay Grand Arôme Réunion Island grand arome unaged 7.75 57.5% — $66.67
Worthy Park Cane Juice (9th Floor Skurnik Selection) Jamaica pot still unaged 7.75 54% — $80.00
Proof and Wood The Funk Jamaica pot still unaged 7.50 50% — $35.00
Hampden Rum Fire Jamaica jamaican white overproof unaged 7.25 63% — $28.00
Hampden 8 Marks - OWH Aged 1 Year Jamaica pot still unaged 6.50 60% — $100.00
Wray & Nephew White Overproof Rum Jamaica jamaican white overproof unaged 6.00 63% — $28.57
Hampden 8 Marks - OWH Jamaica pot still unaged 6.00 60% — $93.75
The Rums of México Melaza con Muck Mexico jamaican white overproof unaged 6.00 57.1% — $121.43
Worthy Park Overproof Jamaica jamaican white overproof unaged 5.00 63% — $35.00
Hamilton Jamaican Pot Still Gold pot still unaged 4.50 46.5% — $34.67
Hampden Great House 2024 Jamaica pot still lightly aged 9.00 57% — $173.33
Two James Doctor Bird Jamaica pot still lightly aged 8.50 50% finished $36.00
Smith & Cross Jamaica pot still lightly aged 8.50 57% finished $40.00
Two James Doctor Bird for Inferno Room Jamaica pot still lightly aged 8.00 59.2% finished $57.33
Raising Glasses Burlesque USA pot still aged 5.75 58.3% — $120.00
Chairman's Reserve Master's Selection (German Edition 15 Year 100% Vendôme) Saint Lucia pot still long-aged 7.50 59.3% — $142.86
The Scotch Malt Whiskey Society Glue Glorious Glue! Guyana pot still long-aged 7.00 58.9% finished $160.00
Nicoya Blanco Costa Rica Central American white 6.50 40% — $28.57
Havana Club Añejo 3 Años Cuba Cuban white 6.00 40% — $22.00
Diplomático Planas Venezuela Central American white 6.00 47% — $30.67
Cruzan Aged Light Rum USVI Cuban white 5.00 40% — $16.00
Bacardí Superior (Carta Blanca) Puerto Rico Cuban white 4.50 40% — $12.00
Kingston 62 Jamaica White Rum Jamaica Cuban white 4.50 40% — $24.00
Tanduay Silver Asian Rum The Philippines Cuban white 4.50 40% — $24.00
Barceló Blanco Dominican Republic Cuban white 4.00 37.5% — $17.33
Havana Club Añejo Blanco Puerto Rico Cuban white 4.00 40% — $28.00
Captain Morgan Caribbean White Rum USVI Cuban white 3.50 40% — $12.57
Parrot Bay White Puerto Rico Cuban white 3.50 40% — $14.00
Don Rhon Silver Domincan Republic Cuban white 3.00 40% — $17.33
Cristal Sin Azúcar Colombia Central American aguardiente 2.50 30% — $19.00
Aguardiente Antioqueno Colombia Central American aguardiente 2.50 29% — $25.33
Puntacana Club Silver Dry Dominican Republic Central American white 1.00 32% solera $27.14
Nicoya Añejo Costa Rica Central American gold 6.00 40% — $28.57
Diplomático Mantuano Venezuela Central American gold 5.50 40% — $30.67
Brugal Añejo Superior Dominican Republic Cuban gold 5.25 37.5% — $26.67
Ron Abuelo Añejo Panama Central American gold 5.00 40% — $15.43
Goslings Gold Seal Bermuda Gold Rum various light column gold 5.00 40% — $26.67
Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva Venezuela Central American gold 5.00 40% — $42.67
Barceló Dorado Dominican Republic Cuban gold 4.75 37.5% — $17.33
Barceló Gran Añejo Dominican Republic Cuban gold 4.75 37.5% — $26.67
Brugal XV Dominican Republic Cuban gold 4.75 37.5% — $36.00
Bacardí Gold (Carta Oro) Puerto Rico Cuban gold 4.50 40% — $12.00
Havana Club Añejo Reserva Cuba Cuban gold 4.50 40% — $21.05
Ron Viejo de Caldas Añejo 3 Años Colombia Central American gold 4.00 40% — $19.43
Puntacana Club Muy Viejo Dominican Republic Central American gold 4.00 32% solera $35.71
Puntacana Club Black Dominican Republic Central American gold 3.50 34% solera $54.29
Puntacana Club Viejo Dominican Republic Central American gold 3.00 32% solera $27.14
Zaya Gran Reserva Trinidad Central American gold 3.00 40% — $32.00
Ron Santiago de Cuba Ron Añejo 8 Años Cuba Cuban aged 6.50 40% — $28.57
Havana Club Selección de Maestros Cuba Cuban aged 6.50 45% — $88.00
Brugal Extra Viejo Dominican Republic Cuban aged 6.25 37.5% — $30.67
Brugal 1888 Doblemente Añejado Dominican Republic Cuban aged 6.25 40% — $46.67
Havana Club Añejo 7 Años Cuba Cuban aged 6.00 40% — $29.00
Ron Abuelo Añejo 7 Años Panama Central American aged 6.00 40% — $33.33
E. León Jimenes 110 Aniversario Dominican Republic Central American aged 5.75 40% — $160.00
Barceló Imperial Dominican Republic Cuban aged 5.50 37.5% — $30.67
Angostura 7 Trinidad light column aged 5.50 40% — $30.67
Brugal XV Dominican Republic Cuban aged 5.50 40% — $37.33
Puntacana Club Tesoro XO Dominican Republic Central American aged 5.25 38% solera, finished $54.29
Bacardí Reserva Ocho Puerto Rico Cuban aged 5.00 40% — $40.00
Diplomático Selección de Familia Venezuela Central American aged 5.00 43% — $70.00
Bumbu XO Panama Central American aged 4.00 40% — $48.00
Puntacana Club Espléndido VS Dominican Republic Central American aged 4.00 38% solera $50.00
Atlántico Rum further aged in Cognac Casks Dominican Republic Central American aged 4.00 40% solera, finished $50.67
J&J Spirits Legado El Caballo Mayor Dominican Republic Central American aged 4.00 40% — $54.29
Samaroli Nicaragua Rum 2004-2023 Cask No. 15 Nicaragua Central American long-aged 8.00 50% — $400.49
Ron Zacapa Centenario No. 23 Solera La Pasión (Heavenly Cask Collection 2023) Guatemala Central American long-aged 7.00 40% solera, finished $126.67
Ron Santiago de Cuba Ron Extra Añejo 12 Años Cuba Cuban long-aged 6.50 40% — $48.57
Ron Abuelo Añejo XII Años Two Oaks Panama Central American long-aged 6.50 40% finished $53.33
Ron Zacapa Centenario Sistema Solera No. 23 (Solera Gran Reserva) Guatemala Central American long-aged 6.50 40% solera, finished $64.00
Bermudez Don Armando Reserva Dominican Republic Cuban long-aged 6.25 37.5% — $31.43
Flor de Caña 12 Years Old Nicaragua Central American long-aged 6.25 40% — $38.67
Flor de Caña 18 Years Old Nicaragua Central American long-aged 6.25 40% — $57.33
Ron Cubaney Grand Reserve Tesoro XO 25 Años Dominican Republic Central American long-aged 6.25 38% solera $100.12
Ron Abuelo Añejo 12 Años Panama Central American long-aged 6.00 40% — $46.67
El Pasador de Oro XO Guatemala Central American long-aged 6.00 40% solera, finished $66.67
Zafra Master Reserve Aged 21 Year Panama Central American long-aged 6.00 40% — $93.33
Puntacana Club XOX Dominican Republic Central American long-aged 5.75 40% solera, finished $85.71
Forres Park Puncheon Rum Trinidad light column overproof 4.00 75% — $21.33
Diamond 151 overproof Guyana light column overproof 4.00 75.5% — $25.33
Spirit of Haiti Clairin Sajous Haiti cane juice white 8.00 55.2% — $60.00
Spirit of Haiti Clairin Le Rocher Haiti cane juice white 8.00 49.5% — $61.33
Boso Cuvée Spéciale Mer / 海 Japan cane juice white 7.75 62% — $14285.71
Spirit of Haiti Clairin Communal Haiti cane juice white 7.50 43% — $45.33
The Rums of México Caña Criolla Mexico cane juice white 7.50 51.9% — $85.71
Zanj Rums San Zanj Haiti cane juice white 6.50 43% — $40.00
Copalli Organic White Rum Belize cane juice white 6.50 42% — $41.33
Père Labat 59 Guadeloupe cane juice white 5.50 59% — $39.00
The Rums of México Caldo Mexico cane juice white 5.50 52.3% — $78.57
HSE Rhum Agricole Blanc 40 Martinique cane juice white 5.00 40% — $33.33
Leblon Cachaça Brazil cane juice white 4.00 40% cachaça $30.67
Holmes Cay Réunion Island Agricole Rum Réunion Island cane juice white 3.00 50% — $66.67
Flor do Sol Barril de Carvalho Brazil cachaça lightly aged 5.50 39% — $16.30
Depaz Blue Cane Rhum Agricole Martinique cane juice lightly aged 5.50 45% — $53.33
Rhum Barbancourt 5 Stars Special Reserve Aged 8 Years Haiti cane juice aged 6.00 43% — $37.33
Myers's Original Dark Jamaica black black 6.50 40% — $16.00
Worthy Park 109 Jamaica black black 6.00 54.5% — $40.00
Goslings Black Seal Bermuda Black Rum various black black 5.00 40% — $17.14
Bacardí Black (Carta Negra) Puerto Rico black black 4.00 40% — $12.00
Planteray O.F.T.D. various black overproof 6.50 69% — $30.00
Goslings Black Seal Bermuda Black Rum 151 Proof various black overproof 5.00 75.5% — $26.00
Kalembú Mamajuana Dominican Republic spirit drink spirit drink 5.50 30% — $24.29
Brugal Leyenda Dominican Republic spirit drink spirit drink 5.50 38% — $52.00
Hispaniola Mamajuana Dominican Republic spirit drink spirit drink 5.00 30% — $18.67
Malibu Original Barbados spirit drink liqueur 3.00 21% — $24.00
Bumbu The Original Barbados spirit drink spirit drink 3.00 35% — $53.33
Clément Créole Shrubb Martinique spirit drink spiced rum 7.00 40% — $42.86
Foursquare Spiced Rum Barbados spirit drink spiced rum 6.50 35% — $26.67
Old Monk XO Amber 20 Mellow & Matured Rum India spirit drink spiced rum 6.00 42.8% — $26.67
Reykjavík Rum Iceland spirit drink spiced rum 4.50 38% — $34.32
Jonah's Curse Black Spiced Rum various spirit drink spiced rum 4.00 47% — $16.00
The Kraken Black Spiced Rum Trinidad and Tobago spirit drink spiced rum 4.00 47% — $16.57
Captain Morgan Original USVI spirit drink spiced rum 4.00 35% — $16.57
Old Monk XXX Very Old Vatted Rum India spirit drink spiced rum 4.00 42.8% — $22.67
Captain Morgan Sliced Apple USVI spirit drink spiced rum 4.00 35% — $28.00
Captain Morgan 100 Proof USVI spirit drink spiced rum 4.00 50% — $36.00
Kirkland Spiced Rum Puerto Rico spirit drink spiced rum 2.00 40% — $13.71