DOUBLE-GOLD MEDAL WINNERS

Old St. Pete Righteous Rum & Spice
(St. Petersburg Distillery, FL)  86° proof
Pot distilled. All-natural spices.

Nose: Caramel, toffee, chocolate, molasses, vanilla, crème brûlée, gingerbread, snickerdoodle, dark cherry, black licorice, spearmint, anise, herbs, almond, cinnamon, clove, allspice, spice, gluehwein, oak.
Palate: Gingersnap, gingerbread, snickerdoodle, burnt sugar, honey, vanilla, almond, herbs, clove, sweet cinnamon, cassia, spices, oak, nicely balanced, rich.
Finish: Gingerbread, snickerdoodle, chocolate, vanilla, orange peel, amaro, cloves, nice cinnamon heat, good length, Christmas sipper by the fire, on the rocks, great.

Double Gold Medal

Bones Aged Spiced Rum
(U.S.V.I.)  80° proof

Nose: Cherry, pineapple, orange, lemon, citrus, spiced citrus, floral, honey, sweet cream, buttered toast, cinnamon, clove, fresh tarragon, light spice, cola nut, straw, wet stone, bark, sherry cask, bourbon barrel.
Palate: Butterscotch, vanilla, cola, candied apple, honey, red apple, orange peel, citrus zest, orange blossom, exotic pollen, potpourri of fruit & spice, sweet spices, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, clove, pine nuts, complex, pleasant, lovely.
Finish: Vanilla, honey, fruit gummies, orange zest, sarsaparilla, licorice root, mint, clove, allspice, espresso, spicy bite, nice round finish, easy drinking, beautiful.

Double Gold Medal

Big Five Spiced Rum
(FL)  70° proof
Distilled from blackstrap molasses sourced locally from
South Florida sugar cane.

Nose: Orange marmalade, orange peel, orange spice, orange flowers, tangerine cream, praline, vanilla, fruitcake, pink bubblegum, cherry cola, cola, root beer, sassafras, candied ginger, ginger beer, tea, coriander.
Palate: Sweet spiced orange candy, orange, orange rind, dried orange, tangerine, cinnamon, Red Hots, gingerbread house, maple syrup, cola, sassafras, crème brûlée, almond, tarragon, clove, creamy mouthfeel, delicious.
Finish: Lovely orange, honey, vanilla, ginger, sarsaparilla, lingering cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, star anise, tea, white pepper, black pepper, flavorful, great, fantastic.

Double Gold Medal

Distillery 36 Spiced Brigham Rum
(UT)  80° proof
Distilled from 100% natural cane, Rocky Mountain spring water.

Aroma: Caramel, burnt sugar, sweet cane juice, creamy vanilla, caramel apple, Bananas Foster, pineapple, carrots, cocoa, oats, wheat bread, honey almond, peanut butter, toasted pecans, black tea, cinnamon, mace, cloves, nutmeg, allspice, cardamom.
Palate: Brown sugar, vanilla, honey, coconut flakes, coconut cream, banana, sweet orange, Cran-Apple, mint, anise, Red Hots, cinnamon, clove, hint of nutmeg, mace, cardamom, chai masala, chicory, peanut butter, complex sweet-spice mix, smooth, creamy.
Finish: Sweet orange, orange peel, smooth vanilla, French vanilla ice cream, white chocolate, cream, Reese’s, gingerbread, cinnamon, clove, spiced, tea, pepper, flavorful.

Double Gold Medal

Twenty Boat Cape Cod Spiced Rum
(South Hollow Spirits, MA)  95° proof
Twice distilled from molasses and locally sourced spices.

Aroma: Coffee cake donuts, gingerbread, maple syrup, candied orange, burnt orange, dried orange peel, ripe bananas, flowering lemon, lavender, hemp, grassy, pumpkin spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, tarragon, mace, clove, spices, light pepper, toast, Agricole funk.
Palate: Vanilla, creamy, honey, gingersnap, orange, orange zest, gentian, mint, rosemary, distinct pumpkin spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, cardamom, allspice, bold spice, spicy, complex fresh pepper, peppery, oak, fiery, Agricole, lovely organic notes.
Finish: Creamy vanilla, pumpkin spice, cinnamon, allspice, mace, clove, cardamom, spice, pepper, quinine, woody, vermouth, very complex, big, bold, brash, fun.

Double Gold Medal

RATU Spiced Rum
(RUM Co. of Fiji)
Distilled from sugar cane. Aged 5 yrs in charred oak barrels,
filtered through coconut shell carbon.
80° proof

Aroma: Caramel sugar, sweet brown sugar, maple syrup, creamy, whipped cream, buttery, creamy vanilla, Creamsicle, Reece’s peanut butter cup, hot buttered rum, cola, cherry Cola, sassafras, black tea, orgeat, cinnamon, earthy spice.
Palate: Chocolate, brown sugar, toasted caramel notes, creamy honey, vanilla, Creamsicle, pecans, orange spice, ginger, anise, cinnamon candy, cinnamon, liquid cinnamon, clove, allspice, black pepper, peppery, black tea, woody, creamy, smooth, delicate.
Finish: Delicious honey, nice rounded truffle, penny candy, orange peel, orange zest, watermelon, ginger, orgeat, spicy, wood, nice heat, bright, creamy, silky, smooth.

Double Gold Medal

GOLD MEDAL WINNERS

Khukri Spice Rum
(The Nepal Distilleries, Kathmandu, Nepal)
Aged for 12 months, matured in oak vats.
85.6° proof

Aroma: Caramel, vanilla, cream, molasses, cola, orange peel, orange zest, saffron, ginger, cinnamon stick, clove, allspice, cardamom, campfire, amaro.
Palate: Vanilla, brown sugar, burnt caramel, cola, panettone, licorice, ginger, cinnamon, cinnamon bark, nutmeg, clove, allspice, cardamom, spice, oak, a real treat, delicious.
Finish: Candy apple, blackberry, licorice, licorice root, spiced pumpkin bread, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, clove, spicy.

Gold Medal

Rumson's Spiced Rum
(MA)  80° proof
Hand select lightly barrel-aged Caribbean rums, blended and finished in New England.

Aroma: Caramel, butterscotch, molasses, brown sugar, cocoa, vanilla, cream, warm cookies, Animal Crackers, cereal, peanut butter, honey, citrus, baking spices.
Palate: Vanilla, Doctor Brown’s cream soda, whipped cream, clotted cream, cake frosting, caramel, butterscotch, chocolate, cocoa, cake batter, shortbread, toast, brown sugar, honey, orange rind, lemon drops, dash of cinnamon, soft, chewy.
Finish: Vanilla, vanilla cookies, batter, salted caramel, sarsaparilla, spicy, nice balance, soft, flavorful.

Gold Medal

Devil's Reef Cinnamon Spiced Rum
(K Street Spirits, NY)  80° proof

Aroma: Cinnamon, ginger, gingerbread, apple pie, baked apples, candied apple, raspberries, toffee, candied walnuts, cloves, nutmeg, allspice.
Palate: Strong cinnamon, Red Hots, cinnamon toast, mace, allspice, nutmeg, clove, sweet almond, root beer, tea, pepper.
Finish: Cinnamon, cinnamon gum, Orange Pekoe, tasty nutmeg, pepper, earth, lingering honey, mellows out to creamy, great for a Dark & Stormy.

Gold Medal

Demon Spiced Rum
(Demon Spirits, WI)  80° proof
Blend of two Caribbean rums, with natural flavors.

Aroma: Caramel, toffee, butterscotch, butter, brown sugar, burnt sugar, molasses, Coca-Cola, maple syrup, creamy, vanilla, honey, gummies, cookie dough, Stella D’oro, toasted pecans, ginger, hint of cinnamon, coffee.
Palate: Caramel, toffee, chocolate, milk chocolate, burnt sugar, cola, maple syrup, Confectioners’ sugar, creamy, vanilla, marshmallow, biscuit, cinnamon cookies, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, Christmas spices, herbs, black tea, butter, oak.
Finish: Caramel, buttery, whipped cream, powdered sugar, nice biscuit, walnut skin, herbs, clove, cinnamon, sweet spice, tree bark.

Gold Medal

Bayou Spiced Rum
(LA)  80° proof
Distilled from sugarcane & molasses.

Palate: Caramel, chocolate, sugar cane, molasses, maple, honey, vanilla, icing, bakery, star anise, bitter floral, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, milled spices, spicy, rum, good weight, easy drinking, a sipper.
Finish: Molasses, honey, vanilla, salt water taffy, lavender, floral, ginger, Red Hots candy, cinnamon, clove, cardamom, spice, espresso, soft, smooth, very elegant, enjoyable.

Gold Medal

Cane High Spiced Rum
(Cooperstown Distillery, NY)
Distilled from 100% Florida sugarcane.  86° proof

Aroma: Caramel, sweet cream butter, creamy, vanilla cream, soft vanilla, honey, caramelized apple, candied cherry, coconut, toasted pecans, almond, ginger, mint, Red Hots, cinnamon, clove, wood, pleasant.
Palate: Vanilla, honey, coconut, coconut cream, creamy pecan, lavender, spearmint, ginger, lots of cinnamon, clove, peppery, creamy spices, sandalwood, cedar, non-dessert sweetness, rich, creamy.
Finish: Rich dark fruits, confectioners’ sugar, vanilla, lavender, nutmeg, peppery, mace, clove, white pepper, spicy heat, big, bold, note worthy.

Gold Medal

SILVER MEDAL WINNERS

Kilo Kai Spiced Rum
(Curaçao)
A blend of 1 to 3 year-old rums.  70° proof

Aroma: Caramel, toffee, brown sugar, confectioner’s sugar, vanilla, grape bubblegum, green apple, burnt apple, ginger, ginger beer, anise, pecans, black pepper, cinnamon, cloves, allspice.
Palate: Toffee, white chocolate, light brown sugar, spicy brown sugar, sugarcane, candied orange, orange peel, lemon/lime, lime zest, lilac, ginger, minty, licorice, cinnamon, cardamom, tarragon, pepper, black pepper, very approachable, silky, velvety.
Finish: Toffee, candy, lemon-lime soda, lime peel, hint of rose, menthol, clove, spicy, old cedar, approachable, silky, savory, nice for a Cuban Mule.

Silver Medal

Clifton Estate Spiced Rum
(Nevis, West Indies)  80° proof
2 yr-old dark rum infused with orange, honey & natural spices.

Aroma: Sweet toffee, molasses, brown sugar, fermented cane, vanilla, honeysuckle, ripe banana, orange rind, orange peel, candied orange, candied apple, candied walnuts, Ceylon tea, cinnamon, light spice.
Palate: Chocolate, brown sugar, molasses, cola, root beer, vanilla, honey, orange candy, orange peel, ripe banana peel, gardenia, orange spices, cinnamon, clove, spices, balsam, nicely blended.
Finish: Sweet vanilla, brown sugar, honey, red licorice, sweet tea, orange, lemon, citrus, cumin, rich, flavorful, quite pleasant, great for Mai Tai.

Silver Medal

Wise Men Distillery Spiced Rum
(MI)  80° proof
Finished in charred white oak barrels.

Aroma: Vanilla, sweet cream butter, sugarcane, honey, apple pie, baked apples, Cherry Coke, cherries, apricot, orange, lemon, orgeat, sweet almond, ginger, cinnamon, wood, bourbon barrel, wine, cognac.
Palate: Vanilla, spiced apples, melon, orange, lemon, ginger, wheat, barley, cinnamon, allspice, clove, spicy, pepper, earth, creamy cedar, whiskey, scotch-like, nice heat.
Finish: Citrus, black pepper, spicy, burnt toast, wood, rich, pleasant, great.

Silver Medal

Resurgence Spiced Rum
(Fish Hawk Spirits, FL)  80° proof

Aroma: Grilled pineapple, candied pineapple, brown butter, vanilla, marshmallow, gingerbread, roasted nuts, pumpkin spices, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, clove, black tea, smoked veggies, campfire, charred wood, sweet wood, spicy wood, sherry, agricole.
Palate: Roasted marshmallow, vanilla, papaya, melon, citrus, ginger, spicy ginger, cinnamon, allspice, turmeric, spice, cayenne, pepper, red pepper, white pepper, smoky bacon, smoke, campfire, charcoal, wood.
Finish: Peppery vanilla, brown sugar, cinnamon spice, cayenne, cooked jalapeño, hot jalapeño, chili pepper, lingering pepper, spicy, smoky, mezcal.

Silver Medal

BRONZE MEDAL WINNER

Striped Lion Spiced Rum
(Striped Lion Distilling, NJ)  80° proof
Made from organic molasses.
Pot distilled, then vapor distilled through spices.

Aroma: Nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon, clove, thyme, aquardiente, ginger, ginger bread, pastry, brown sugar, dried pears, orange, Juicy Fruit gum, anise, perfumed, slightly Agricole.
Palate: Allspice, clove, cinnamon, gentian, green herbs, herbal, menthol, mint, grass, ginger, pimento, perfumed, floral, vanilla, funky, great after dinner.
Finish: Lingering clove, ginger, green herbs, herbal, peppermint, hint of menthol, white pepper, potpourri, perfumed, nice length, potent.

Bronze Medal