Rum Tasting (3rd one, Dec 4th, 2020)
This was our 3rd Rum tasting, we had 2 rum creams, unfortunately our Longteau rhum cream from Guadeloupe curdled. So we have the El Dorado rum cream, and we bought an LS, which is a Haitian receipe, from Montreal originally, and moved to Florida. We also had 6 true rums. See below;
| TT Label | Description | Origin | Rating | Price (CAD$) |
| C | Worthy Park, Single Estate Reserve | Jamaica | 5.7 | $75.00 |
| A | Bacardi Limitada Reserva | Puerto Rico | 7.0 | $75.00 |
| B | Santa Teresa 1796 | Venezuela | 5.9 | $66.00 |
| D | Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva | Venezuela | 8.6 | $60.00 |
| E | Autentico Nativo, 20 years | Panama | 5.9 | $88.00 |
| G | El Dorado Rum Cream | Guyana | 6.8 | $28.00 |
| F | Plantation OFTD Overproof (69%) | Caribbean | 3.6 | $41.00 |
Bonus Shots (people who like cream, got LS, others got Diplomatico Mantuano)
| H | LS Cream (if you liked cream) | United States | 7.2 | $29.00 |
| I | Diplomatico Mantuano (no cream) | Venezuela | 6.8 | $46.00 |
The Survey Results
We had 15 participants for this tasting,
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | |
| Neil | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | |
| Marcia | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 5 | |
| Cathy | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 9 | |
| Wayne | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
| Tim | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |
| Chris B | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | |
| Kyleigh | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 9 | |
| Stacie | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | |
| Jason G | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Jenn | 9 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | |
| Tara | 8 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | |
| Mike K | 8 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
| Kelly J | 6 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 5 | |
| Brad W | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | |
| Murph | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| Total | 105 | 88 | 86 | 129 | 88 | 54 | 102 | 72 | 34 |
| Avg | 7.0 | 5.9 | 5.7 | 8.6 | 5.9 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.8 |
Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva won again. We seem to like the sweeter rums. I know the Reddit rum bloggers, will be upset with us for giving Worthy Park, and Santa Teresa such low ratings.
So the winner 129 out of a possible 150 (129/150 = 86%), is Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva, from Venezuela, approx $60. A very nice rum, considered a ‘gateway rum’ by many rum drinkers. Its literally the 3rd time it’s won. Not sure how we dethrone this one. The next closest was the Bacardi (A) with 70%.
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