It was a privilege to be a part of this
year’s CAB Tastings and be asked to be a judge for the event. The event was a very nice one, that had a
large number of entries and the winners should all be proud of their
medals. It was also a pleasure to be
able to address such a receptive audience for my seminar on the Daiquiri
Cocktail. I’m really looking forward to
returning in 2016 to this event.
The 2015 CAB Contest results for rum were
announced at the 5th Caribbean Rum & Beer Festival on 7th
November 2015. They are as follows;
Category: White Rum
GOLD Toppers White Rhum (Topper’s Rum, St Maarten)
SILVER Westerhall
12 Degrees (Westerhall Estate, Grenada)
BRONZE Blue
Water Ultra Premium (Blue Water Rum, St Maarten)
Category: Overproof Rum
GOLD Westerhall Jack Iron (Westerhall Estate Ltd, Grenada)
SILVER Wicked
Dolphin Rumshine (Wicked Dolphin, Florida USA)
BRONZE Westerhall
White Jack (Westerhall Estate
Ltd, Grenada)
Category: Flavoured Rum
GOLD Topper’s Mocha Mama Rhum (Topper’s Rhum, St Maarten)
SILVER Ma
Doudou Orange Rhum (Ma Doudou, St Martin)
BRONZE Guavaberry
Original (St Maarten Guavaberry Company, St Maarten)
Category: Spiced Rum
GOLD Clifton Estate Original Spice (Clifton Estate Rum, Nevis)
GOLD Blue Water Caribbean Gold (Blue Water
Rum, St Maarten)
SILVER Ma
Doudou Spices (Ma Dohdou Rhum, St Martin)
BRONZE Topper’s
Spiced Rhum (Topper’s Rhum, St Maarten)
Category: Brown Rum
GOLD Richland Distillers Estate Rum (Richland Distillers, Georgia USA)
SILVER Westerhall
Dark Rum (Westerhall Estate, Grenada)
BRONZE Borgoe
82 Rum (Suriname Alcoholic Beverages, Suriname)
Category: Aged Rum (5 – 9 years)
GOLD Guavaberry
Republic 8 YO (St Maarten
Guavaberry Company)
SILVER Borgoe
Grand Reserve (Suiname Alcoholic Beverages, Suriname)
BRONZE Banks DIH XM 5 YO (Banks DIH, Guyana)
Category: Aged Rum (10 – 14 years)
GOLD Westerhall 10XO (Westerhall Estate, Grenada)
SILVER Banks
DIH XM Special 12 Year Old Rum (Banks DIH Ltd, Guyana)
BRONZE Doorly’s
12 YO (R L Seale, Barbados)
Category: Aged Rum (15 years and
over)
GOLD Borgoe 15
Year Old Premium Aged Rum (SAB, Suriname)
SILVER Pusser’s
15 YO Premium Rum (Pusser’s Rum, BVI)
BRONZE Banks
DIH XM Supreme 15 Year Old Rum (Banks DIH Ltd, Guyana)
The blind tasting competition took place during
the just concluded 2015 Caribbean Rum & Beer Festival held in St. Maarten, hosted
at the Sonesta Maho Beach Resort & Casino.
In a closed room session the judging panel
sampled some 60 rums and made their decisions based upon four criterion;
Appearance, Aroma, Taste and Overall Impression. This year the judging panel
included the co-founders of the International Rum Council Dave Russell, Mike
Streeter, Carlton Grooms and Nick Feris, as well as rum exporters to Asia;
Shinobu & Maryse Uchiono of Gwad-Link, in addition to Bahama Bob Leonard, Shawn
Martin, Mark Theron, Carl Kanto, Philip Ils, and Jonathan Collymore.
The Caribbean Rum & Beer Festival is set
to become the Caribbean’s premier promotion and retailing event for rum and
beer beverages. The 6th Festival will be held in November 2016.
For More
information about the 2016 Caribbean Rum & Beer Festival go to info@rumandbeerfestival.com
