DOUBLE-GOLD MEDAL WINNERS

Zaya
Gran Riserva 12 yo
(Trinidad & Tobago)

Nose: Vanilla, molasses, caramel, butterscotch, brown sugar, milk chocolate, cola, whipped cream, creamy, popcorn, coconut, hazelnut.
Palate: Toffee, fudge, chocolate, dark molasses, treacle, maple, butterscotch, caramel, cane sugar, creamy, vanilla, dates, dark raisins, ripe fruit, citrus peels, light citrus, elderflower, violets, cinnamon, hazelnut, oak, delicate.
Finish: Toffee, maple syrup, dark fruit cake, clove, coconut, prune, dried fruit, hibiscus, amazing, wonderful.

Double Gold Medal

Ron Cartavio
XO 18 yo Solera
(Peru)

Nose: Vanilla, molasses, caramel, tropical fruit, raisins, sherry, nutmeg, spice, pretzel.
Palate: Toffee, butterscotch, maple syrup, molasses, demerara, honey, vanilla, cherry, peach, orange peel, tropical fruit, chocolate, buttery, pastry, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, sweet tea, agave, creamy texture.
Finish: Caramel, vanilla, butter, spicy, nutty, soft, smooth, layered, outstanding, perfect.

Double Gold Medal
   

Papa's Pilar
Dark Solera 24 yr.
(Florida)

Nose: Molasses, caramel, toffee, butterscotch, maple, honey, vanilla, dried fruits, walnut, nutty, cereal, herbal, cinnamon, sherry.
Palate: Caramel, toffee, dates, raisins, dried cherry, pear, fruity, lemon, orange peel, peppermint, herbal candy, hot toddy, mint, anise, nutty, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon, oak, wood, wonderfully layered.
Finish: Vanilla, dark sugar, caramel, toffee, raisins, toast, nutty, marzipan, anise, hint of mint, great.

Double Gold Medal
   

Rumson's
Grand Reserve
(Trinidad)

Nose: Molasses, sugar cane, maple, caramel, smoky toffee, nougat, buttery, vanilla, honey, ripe banana, mango, ripe fruit, fragrant flowers, soft.
Palate: Caramel, toffee, treacle, sugar cane, light brown sugar, maple syrup, honey, vanilla, buttery, creamy, fruity, smooth, extremely well balanced.
Finish: Cola, smooth, soft, amazing sweetness, classic, perfect.

Double Gold Medal
   

1 Barrel
(Belize)

Nose: Chocolate, butterscotch, brown sugar, maple syrup, French toast, honey, banana, pineapple, almond, cinnamon, coffee, leather notes, oak.
Palate: Honey, vanilla, butterscotch, caramel, fudge, apricot, orange, banana, pecans in dark brown sugar syrup, French toast, dark chocolate, sherry, coffee, oak.
Finish: Sweet notes, honey notes, dark chocolate, a little cinnamon, coffee, nutty, leather, smooth.

Double Gold Medal
   

Ron Viejo de Caldas
Gran Reserva Aged 8 yrs
(Colombia)

Nose: Caramel, chocolate, candied sugar, vanilla, creamy, ripe banana, apple, cherry twizzlers, bright acidity, coffee, oak.
Palate: Toffee, honey, chocolate, creamy, hazelnut, banana, orange, dried tropical fruit, raisins, black licorice, coffee, oak, slight pine, smooth, balanced.
Finish: Clove, hint of allspice, spice, grapefruit peel, walnut, apple pie, creamy, smooth, refined, wonderful, amazing.

Double Gold Medal
   

Ron Diplomático
Reserva Exclusiva
(Venezuela)

Nose: Caramel, molasses, toffee, chocolate, maple sap, cane sugar, butter, banana, pear, cherry, berries, toast, floral, oak.
Palate: Vanilla, dates, raisins, prune, cherry, strawberry, pear, banana, pineapple, lemon, sweet tea, sherry, cookies, hazelnut, biscuit, toast, spicy.
Finish: Dried fruit, raisins, dates, biscotti, creamy vanilla, maple syrup, nutty, salty, very clean, gentle.

Double Gold Medal
   

GOLD MEDAL WINNERS

Mutineers
Gold XO Special Reserve
(St. Vincent & The Grenadines)

Nose: Molasses, brown sugar, maple, toffee, light caramel, vanilla, cream, coconut, dried green apple, dried fruit, cinnamon.
Palate: Fudge, molasses, honey, creamy, banana, coconut, apple, apricot, prune, sherry, cereal, clove, spices, peppery, oak, smooth, well balanced.
Finish: Creamy, coconut, prune, dates, leather, nice, perfect, wonderful.

Gold Medal
   

Rumson's
Super Premium
(Trinidad)

Nose: Dark sugar, gorgeous demarara, molasses, toffee, maple syrup. honey, vanilla, ripe tropical fruit, pineapple, black cherry, nutmeg.
Palate: Buttery, molasses, burnt caramel. sugar cane, cola, papaya, guava, peach, clove, pine.
Finish: Honey, peach, subtle pine notes, balanced, smooth, nice.

Gold Medal
   

Pyrat
XO Reserve
(Anguilla & various Caribbean Isles)

Nose: Chocolate covered orange peels, orange peel, pear, banana, watermelon, sour candy, rose, floral, pine.
Palate: Orange peel, orange, orange marmalade, grapefruit, lemon, citrus, pineapple, melon, coconut. vanilla, marzipan, tea leaves, cinnamon, smoky.
Finish: Honey, orange, lemon rind, lemon marmalade, coffee, salty, light spice, herbs, soft.

Gold Medal
   

Angostura
1919 Aged 8-10 yrs
(Trinidad & Tobago)

Nose: Dried fruit, coconut, dark sugar, toffee, caramel, vanilla, clotted cream, cream, buttery, baked goods, nutmeg, spice, herbal, sherry, leather, pine.
Palate: Molasses, caramel, butterscotch, maple, chocolate, coconut, fruit cake, golden raisins, pear, lemon, citrus, herbs, nutmeg, great vegetal spice, smooth.
Finish: Honey, maple, citrus, tea, spicy, pleasant, exceptionally smooth, unmistakable, excellent.

Gold Medal
   

Sparrow's
Premium Aged Rum
(St. Vincent & The Grenadines)

Nose: Cocoa, Earl Grey tea, bergamot, apples, banana, pancakes, dough, allspice, clove, cinnamon, sherry, herbal, summer meadow.
Palate: Caramel, toffee, cocoa, vanilla, honey, buttery, creamy, whipped cream, dried fruit, tropical fruit, lemon, orange, banana nut bread, ginger, Caribbean spices, allspice, nutmeg, pepper, light pine, oak.
Finish: Honey, maple, cinnamon, mint, oak, smooth.

Gold Medal
   

Dos Maderas
P.X. 5+5
(Spain)

Nose: Toffee, caramel, dark muscavado, brown sugar, buttery, maple, bitter chocolate, coffee beans, cola, rose, hay, leather, oak.
Palate: Molasses, caramel, milk chocolate, raisins, hint of banana, apricot, orange, rose, nutmeg, clove, muscato, sherry, tea, leather, tobacco.
Finish: Butterscotch, nougat, light chocolate, almond, nutty, cereal.

Gold Medal
   

Brugal
1888 Gran Reserva Familiar
(Dominican Republic)

Nose: Tropical fruit, dried fruit, coconut, citrus, baked apple, molasses, jelly, sherry, clove, rosemary, leather, oak.
Palate: Dark sugar, molasses, butterscotch. honey, dried fruit, apricot. citrus, green apple, rose, cinnamon, allspice, clove, nutmeg, spiced bread, nutty, pepper, mint, sherry cask, oak, very nice texture.
Finish: Toffee, sweet, citrus, spicy, pepper, oak, wood notes, nice, gentle, elegant.

Gold Medal
   

Jav's
Aged 12 yrs
(Mexico)

Nose: Orange peel, citrus peel, citrus, honey, butterscotch, caramel, nougat, vanilla, molasses, brown sugar, maple, tea.
Palate: Vanilla, butter, caramel, cream, banana, coconut, strawberry, pear, fig, sherry, maple syrup, nutty, cinnamon, allspice, clove, peppercorn, interestingly peaty.
Finish: Candied, vanilla, raisins, sherry, pepper, cinnamon, sweet, smooth.

Gold Medal
   

Travellers 5 Barrel
(Belize)

Nose: Molasses, honey, creme caramel, maple, maple syrup, mango, berries, honeysuckle, herbs, vegetal, grassy, tree bark, tobacco.
Palate: Honey, vanilla, butterscotch, caramel, molasses, maple syrup, apricot, orange, lemon zest, coconut, tobacco, oak, smooth, balanced.
Finish: Vanilla, clove, pimento, spicy, smoky, earthy, oak.

Gold Medal
   

Ron Cartavio
Solera 12 years
(Peru)

Nose: Banana, tropical fruit, vanilla, brown sugar, sugar cane, molasses, caramel, maple, pecan, oak, wood.
Palate: Toffee, molasses, vanilla bean, clotted cream, fruity, guava, berries, raisins, port, spicy, cinnamon, walnut, leather, tobacco, smooth, balanced.
Finish: Marzipan, butter, honey, dark sugar, sweet, spicy, wood, oak, smooth, nice.

Gold Medal
   

Tiburon
(Belize)

Nose: Banana, tropical fruit, banana bread, honey, buttery, caramel, hint of vanilla, macadamia nut, toasted almond, nutmeg, sherry, grass.
Palate: Butterscotch, buttery, pineapple, guava, pear, apple peel, grass, elderflower, baking spice, nutty, mahogany, balanced.
Finish: Fruity, banana, buttery, spicy, oak, smooth, very balanced.

Gold Medal
   

Cockspur
Old Gold Special Reserve
(Barbados)

Nose: Molasses, honey, pollen, caramel, buttery, creamy, crème brûlée, tropical fruit, nutmeg, oaky.
Palate: Molasses, caramel, creamy, maple, honey, strawberry, pineapple, citrus, coconut, marzipan, pecans, mint, lightly floral, biscuit, oaky, balanced.
Finish: Vanilla, molasses, sweet, spicy, peppery, touch of tobacco, flavorful, well balanced, nice, gentle, classic.

Gold Medal
   

Angostura
1824 12 yr Dark Rum
(Trinidad & Tobago)

Nose: Tropical fruit, coconut, cane sugar, brown sugar, treacle, chocolate, almond, nutty, tobacco, woody, leather.
Palate: Orange, orange peel, green apple, ripe fruit, dried fruit, light coconut, honey, molasses, gingerbread, sherry, herbal, mint, licorice, nuts, leather, tobacco, wood, pine, oak.
Finish: Caramel, light cherry, spicy, tobacco, wood, balanced.

Gold Medal
   

Six Saints
(Grenada)

Nose: Molasses, vanilla, lemonade, apple, pear, ripe banana, dried fruit, vegetal, grassy, pine, jasmine.
Palate: Molasses, caramel, maple, pear, stone fruit, cherry, mango, tropical fruit, dried fruit, marmalade, rose, elderflower, floral, jasmine, spicy, balanced.
Finish: Honey, rose, lemon, spicy, pepper, leather, gentle.

Gold Medal
   

SILVER MEDAL WINNERS

Sam Smith's Boatyard Rum
Aged 2 yrs
(New York)

Nose: Caramel, brown sugar, toasted sugar, maple syrup, citrus, apple, bourbon, herbal, hint of grass.
Palate: Caramel, toffee, butterscotch, some vanilla, touch of cream, maple syrup, pear, coconut, sherry, hay, almond, nutty, oak, very smooth.
Finish: Hint of caramel, light, cedar, woody, silky.

Silver Medal
   

Canne Royale
Extra Old Rum
(Grenada)

Nose: Vanilla, cream, buttery, honey, sugar cane, brown sugar, toffee, treacle, subtle tropical fruits, pear, apple, citrus.
Palate: Vanilla, honey, molasses, caramel, butterscotch, butter, coconut, guava, banana, banana bread, apple pie, citrus, grass, eucalyptus, wormwood, oak, smooth, well balanced.
Finish: Apple peel, citrus, dark sugar, molasses, treacle, chocolate, coffee, leather, toasted bourbon barrel, soft.

Silver Medal
   

3 Howls
90 proof Rum
(Washington)

Nose: Caramel, toffee, butter, cane sugar, dried fruit, licorice, herbs, floral, grassy, earthy.
Palate: Butterscotch, molasses, dried tropical fruit, papaya, cherry, sherry, marzipan, grain, floral, hint of mint, peppery, vegetal, roots, earthy, tree bark, woody, oak.
Finish: Caramel, toffee, sweet, citrus, cinnamon, spicy, oak.

Silver Medal
   

Old Man Guavaberry Republic
5 Yr Rum
(Sint Maarten)

Nose: Toffee, caramel, light brown sugar, maple, honey, stone fruit.
Palate: Cane sugar, brown sugar, molasses, honey, vanilla, coconut, maple, bananas foster, apricot, sultana, cherry, red currant note, citrus, allspice, clove, hazelnut, creamy, sherry.
Finish: Pear, chocolate, spice, leather, well balanced, smooth, easy, elegant.

Silver Medal
   

Pierre's Texas Rum
(Texas)

Nose: Vanilla, caramel, molasses, honey, cherry, citrus, quince, grass, agave, tea leaves, saline, earthy, smoky, heavy oak.
Palate: Vanilla, dark sugar, treacle, molasses, honey, fruity, pineapple, apricot, peach, citrus, quince, almond, cinnamon, eucalyptus, spices, pepper, oak.
Finish: Molasses, banana, tropical fruit, slight spice, clove, leather, exceptionally smooth.

Silver Medal
   

Ron Viejo de Caldas
Aged 3 yrs
(Colombia)

Nose: Almond, honey, banana, pineapple, citrus, bubble gum, butterscotch, caramel, molasses, hay, nutmeg.
Palate: Coconut, banana, banana taffy, banana pudding, banana, pear, apple, orange, citrus, tropical fruit, gummy fruit, sherry, pepper, smooth, well balanced.
Finish: Maple, burnt sugar, vanilla notes, nutmeg, spicy, nice, smooth.

Silver Medal
   

Dunc's Mill
Backwoods Reserve Batch #4 Rum 92 proof
(Vermont)

Nose: Green apple, melon, floral, agave, vegetal, herbal, eucalyptus, hay, peat, saline, brine, leather, cedar.
Palate: Banana, pineapple, pear, orange zest, citrus, honey, sherry, scotch-like, herbs, mint, peppermint, eucalyptus, mineral notes, spice, pepper, pine, oak.
Finish: Citrus, pepper, clove, hay, oak, woody.

Silver Medal
   

Mezan XO
(Jamaica)

Nose: Green fruit, quince, green leaves, grassy, vegetal, leather, hay, balsa wood, caramelized wood, oak sap, woody.
Palate: Cane sugar, ginger, dates, quince, cherry, herbal, sherry, pepper, dry grass, biscuit, tobacco.
Finish: Citrus, peppery, light wood.

Silver Medal
   

Dunc's Mill
Backwoods Reserve Rum 125 proof
(Vermont)

Nose: Molasses, treacle, toffee, honey, vanilla, cream, custard, crème brûlée, bourbon barrel, cinnamon, ginger, jasmine.
Palate: Coconut, molasses, honey, Golden Grahams, eucalyptus, spice, cinnamon, allspice, pepper, bacon, leather, tobacco, woody.
Finish: Fruity, sweet, cinnamon, spicy.

Silver Medal