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Do scores matter in Rum Reviews?

At the bottom of most rum reviews (including mine) you’ll find a score. Sometimes it’s out of 10, sometimes 100,

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SBS Cuba 2012

I spotted this one on a shop shelf and picked it up without any hesitation. This particular bottle only usually

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Copeland smugglers reserve, Double Wood

A friend pointed me towards Copeland a few years ago (it was the overproof that first caught my attention) and

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Neptune Rum, Barbados Gold

I went into this with very little knowledge, but a certain level of expectation. The branding leans heavily on “world’s

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Bayou Single Barrel

Bayou isn’t a distillery I had come across before. So, when a friend kindly bought me a bottle as a

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Malecon Reserva Superior

This bottle was a gift from a friend. I went into tasting it with an interest in seeing how it

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Auténtico Nativo 20 year

This bottle was a gift from a friend and I went into tasting it quite curious and with no real

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Peggy Dark Rum Spirit Drink

I was kindly gifted a bottle of Peggy Dark Rum Spirit Drink to try and share my honest thoughts. I’m

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