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)