Saturday, April 20, 2013

2013 RumXP Competition Results

       The Judging is over and the results have been tallied, now the final results published.  This is are results from three days of blind tasting by some 32 judges.  The large number of judges helps equal out the differences that the individual palates have.  By having a large input you get a more valid results.

White 
Best In Class:
  • Papa's Pilar Blonde
 
   Gold Medals:
  • Plantation 3 Star
  • Wicked Dolphin
  • Guarijo Blanco
  • Diplomatico Blanco 
Aged
 
Best In Class:
  • Plantation Original Dark
 
    Gold Medals:
  • DonQ Anejo
  • Occumare Anejo
  • Diplomatico Reserva
  • English Harbour 5 
Special Cask
 
Best In Class:
  • Dos Maderas 5+5
 
    Gold Medals:
 
  • Plantation Guatamela
  • Plantation Jamaica 2000
  • Plantation Grenada 2003 
Agricole
 
Best In Class:
  • R. St Barth 
Overproof
 
Best In Class:
  • Plantation Overproof
 
Gold Medal:
  • Rum Fire 
Flavored
 
Best In Class:
  • Debonaire Coffee
 
   Gold Medals:
  • Debonaire Honey
  • Izapa Chocolate
  • Santa Teresa Orange 
Spiced
 
Best In Class:
  • Blackbeard Spiced
 
    Gold Medals:
  • Shellback Spiced
  • Blackheart
  • Bacardi Oakheart
 
Black
 
Best In Class:
Izapa Negro
 
Gold
 
Best In Class:
  • Tanduay Gold
 
    Gold Medals:
  • Veroes
  • Guarijo Dorado
  • Wild Geese Gold 
Cachaca
 
Best In Class:
  • Novo Fogo Clear
 
    Gold Medals:
  • Novo Fogo Barreled
  • Poesia 
Old
Best In Class:
  • Centenario 20
 
    Gold Medals:
  • Barcelo Imperial,
  • Atlantico Private Cask,
  • Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva,
  • Occumare Grand Reserve 
Premium
 
Best In Class:
  • Barcelo Imperial Anniversario 30
 
    Gold Medals:
  • Mt. Gay 1703
  • Debonaire 21
  • Dictador XO Perpetual



These are you winners for 2013, and the ones with the bragging right until next year's festival.  Thanks to all of the entrants, it has been a pleasure to a part of the judging panel and it was a really fine group of rums presented for evaluation.   ;o)

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