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) ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlántico Rum | further aged in Cognac Casks | Dominican Republic | Spanish-style | aged | 4.00 | 40% | solera, finished | $50.67 |
| Barceló | Blanco | Dominican Republic | Spanish-style | white | 4.00 | 37.5% | — | $17.33 |
| Barceló | Dorado | Dominican Republic | Spanish-style | gold | 4.75 | 37.5% | — | $17.33 |
| Barceló | Gran Añejo | Dominican Republic | Spanish-style | gold | 4.75 | 37.5% | — | $26.67 |
| Bermudez | Don Armando Reserva | Dominican Republic | Spanish-style | long aged | 6.25 | 37.5% | — | $31.43 |
| Black Tot | Finest Caribbean Rum | various | blended | lightly aged | 7.00 | 46.2% | — | $66.67 |
| Clément | Créole Shrubb | Martinique | spirit drink | spiced rum | 7.00 | 40% | — | $42.86 |
| Two James | Doctor Bird | Jamaica | pot still | lightly aged | 8.50 | 50% | finished | $36.00 |
| Two James | Doctor Bird for Inferno Room | Jamaica | pot still | lightly aged | 8.00 | 59.2% | finished | $57.33 |
| J&J Spirits | Legado El Caballo Mayor | Dominican Republic | Spanish-style | aged | 4.00 | 40% | — | $54.29 |
| El Dorado | Aged 5 Years | Guyana | blended | lightly aged | 5.25 | 40% | — | $25.33 |
| El Dorado | Aged 8 Years | Guyana | blended | aged | 6.50 | 40% | — | $34.67 |
| Flor de Caña | 12 Years Old | Nicaragua | Spanish-style | long aged | 6.25 | 40% | — | $38.67 |
| Flor de Caña | 18 Years Old | Nicaragua | Spanish-style | long aged | 6.25 | 40% | — | $57.33 |
| The Scotch Malt Whiskey Society | Glue Glorious Glue! | Guyana | pot still | long aged | 7.00 | 58.9% | finished | $160.00 |
| 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 |
| Leblon | Cachaça | Brazil | cane juice | white | 4.00 | 40% | cachaça | $30.67 |
| Nicoya | Añejo | Costa Rica | Spanish-style | gold | 6.00 | 40% | — | $28.57 |
| Nicoya | Blanco | Costa Rica | Spanish-style | white | 6.50 | 40% | — | $28.57 |
| Ron Abuelo | Añejo 12 Años | Panama | Spanish-style | long aged | 6.00 | 40% | — | $46.67 |
| Ron Abuelo | Añejo XII Años Two Oaks | Panama | Spanish-style | long aged | 6.50 | 40% | finished | $53.33 |
| Ron Cubaney | Grand Reserve Tesoro XO 25 Años | Dominican Republic | Spanish-style | long aged | 6.25 | 38% | solera | $100.12 |
| The Rums of México | Caldo | Mexico | cane juice | white | 5.50 | 52.3% | — | $78.57 |
| The Rums of México | Caña Criolla | Mexico | cane juice | white | 7.50 | 51.9% | — | $85.71 |
| The Rums of México | Melaza con Muck | Mexico | Jamaican White Overproof | — | 6.00 | 57.1% | — | $121.43 |
| Samaroli | Nicaragua Rum 2004-2023 Cask No. 15 | Nicaragua | Spanish-style | long aged | 8.00 | 50% | — | $400.49 |
| Standard Wormwood | Rum (Batch No. 3) | United States | blended | white | 7.00 | 50% | — | $57.33 |
| Zafra | Master Reserve Aged 21 Year | Panama | Spanish-style | long aged | 6.00 | 40% | — | $93.33 |