The 2017 International Spirits Challenge
is complete for this year and the winners in the Rum Category have been announced. Some surprises, but for the most part the
winners have shown their quality before and cream floated to the top again.
The big winner this year is Richard Seale and
the RL Seale & Company (Foursquare Distillery) of Barbados. Six Gold Medals for his Doorly’s 12 Year,
Foursquare 2004, Foursquare Criterion, Foursquare Triptych, R L Seale’s Finest
and Foursquare Zinfadel Cask Blend, then add in the three Silver Medals for
Doorly’s XO, Doorly’s 8 Year Old and Foursquare 2013, put him clearly on top of
the heap. If you throw on top of that “Rum
Producer of the Year”, They are the absolute dominate distillery of 2017.
Here are all of the “Rum Winner’s” for
2017. Congratulations to all of the
winners for 2017.
Brand
name as it appears on the bottle
|
Brand
Owner Company Name
|
Tasting
Medal
|
Admiral
Rodney Extra Old St Lucia Rum
|
St
Lucia Distillers
|
Gold
|
Bundaberg
Rum : Master Distillers' Collection - Blenders Edition
|
Bundaberg
Distilling Co
|
Gold
|
Doorly's
12 Year Old
|
R
L Seale & Company
|
Gold
|
Foursquare
2004
|
R
L Seale & Company
|
Gold
|
Foursquare
Criterion
|
R
L Seale & Company
|
Gold
|
Foursquare
Triptych
|
R
L Seale & Company
|
Gold
|
Foursquare
Zinfadel Cask Blend
|
R
L Seale & Company
|
Gold
|
Havana
Club Selección de Maestros
|
Havana
Club International
|
Gold
|
Penny
Blue VSOP
|
Berry
Bros. & Rudd
|
Gold
|
Pusser's
Rum Gunpowder Proof
|
Pusser's
Rum Company
|
Gold
|
R
L Seale's Finest
|
R
L Seale & Company
|
Gold
|
Rum-Bar
Rum, White Overproof
|
Worthy
Park Estate
|
Gold
|
1931
by St Lucia Distillers 6th Edition
|
St
Lucia Distillers
|
Silver
|
Branca
|
J.Faria
& Filhos
|
Silver
|
Bundaberg
Rum : Master Distillers' Collection - Small Batch
|
Bundaberg
Distilling Co
|
Silver
|
Bundaberg
Rum : Master Distillers' Collection - Small Batch Vintage Barrel
|
Bundaberg
Distilling Co
|
Silver
|
Cachaça
Tiê Prata
|
Cachaçaria
Tiê
|
Silver
|
Chairman's
Reserve Finest St Lucia Rum
|
St
Lucia Distillers
|
Silver
|
Chairman's
Reserve: The Forgotten Casks
|
St
Lucia Distillers
|
Silver
|
Diplomatico
Planas
|
IRUM
International Rum and Spirits Distributors
|
Silver
|
Doorly's
8 Year Old
|
R
L Seale & Company
|
Silver
|
Doorly's
XO
|
R
L Seale & Company
|
Silver
|
Foursquare
2013
|
R
L Seale & Company
|
Silver
|
Havana
Club 7 Años
|
Havana
Club International
|
Silver
|
Marauda
Rum Steelpan
|
Marauda
Rum
|
Silver
|
Mezan
Jamaica 2005
|
Marussia
Beverages
|
Silver
|
Naud
Panama Rum 15 Year Old
|
Noble
And Unusual Distrillery
|
Silver
|
Navy
Island - XO Reserve
|
Navy
Island Rum Company
|
Silver
|
Negrita
White Signature
|
Bardinet
|
Silver
|
Old
Hopking White Rum
|
Aldi
UK
|
Silver
|
Penny
Blue XO Batch 4
|
Berry
Bros. & Rudd
|
Silver
|
R.
St. Barth Chic
|
Sarl
R St Barth
|
Silver
|
Real
McCoy 2016
|
Real
McCoy
|
Silver
|
Red
Heart Original
|
Pernod
Ricard South Africa
|
Silver
|
Rumbullion!
XO 15 Years Old
|
Ableforth's
|
Silver
|
Samai
Gold Rum
|
Samai
Distillery
|
Silver
|
Spiced
Rum
|
Marks
& Spencer
|
Silver
|
Woods
Old Navy Rum
|
William
Grant & Sons
|
Silver
|
Zabana
Rum
|
Emperador
Distillers
|
Silver
|
1000
Islands Moonshine
|
King's
Lock Craft Distillery
|
Bronze
|
Aguardente
970 Reserva
|
J.Faria
& Filhos
|
Bronze
|
Angostura
1787
|
Angostura
|
Bronze
|
Angostura
1824
|
Angostura
|
Bronze
|
Angostura
5 year old
|
Angostura
|
Bronze
|
Botafogo
|
BBC
Wines & Spirits
|
Bronze
|
Branca
Destilação Especial
|
J.Faria
& Filhos
|
Bronze
|
Bundaberg
Rum : Master Distillers' Collection - Solera
|
Bundaberg
Distilling Co
|
Bronze
|
Cachaça
Tiê Ouro
|
Cachaçaria
Tiê
|
Bronze
|
Charrette
Rhum Blanc Traditionnel de La Réunion
|
Rhums
Réunion
|
Bronze
|
Charrette
Rhum Vieux 3ans Traditionnel de La Réunion
|
Rhums
Réunion
|
Bronze
|
Charrette
Rhum Vieux Traditionnel 7ans
|
Rhums
Réunion
|
Bronze
|
Diplomatico
Mantuano
|
IRUM
International Rum and Spirits Distributors
|
Bronze
|
Dos
Maderas 5+5 Aged Rum
|
Bodegas
Williams And Humbert
|
Bronze
|
Dos
Maderas Luxus 10 + 5 Aged Rum
|
Bodegas
Williams And Humbert
|
Bronze
|
Fiorito
Lemon Infused Rum
|
di
Fiorito B.V.
|
Bronze
|
Formosa
Rum
|
YoungCheers
|
Bronze
|
Fort
La Tour
|
Distillerie
Fils du Roy
|
Bronze
|
Gingerbread
Flavoured Rum
|
Marks
& Spencer
|
Bronze
|
Havana
Club Añejo 3 Años
|
Havana
Club International
|
Bronze
|
Lido
Rum
|
J.Faria
& Filhos
|
Bronze
|
Marks
& Spencer Dark Rum
|
Marks
and Spencer
|
Bronze
|
Marks
& Spencer White Rum
|
Marks
and Spencer
|
Bronze
|
Mezan
Jamaica X.O
|
Marussia
Beverages
|
Bronze
|
Naud
Spiced Rum Hidden Loot
|
Noble
And Unusual Distrillery
|
Bronze
|
Negrita
Anejo Reserve
|
Bardinet
|
Bronze
|
Neptuns
Rhum
|
FSM
- Flensburger Spirituosen Manufaktur
|
Bronze
|
O.V.D.
|
William
Grant & Sons
|
Bronze
|
Old
Hopking Dark Rum
|
Aldi
UK
|
Bronze
|
Phraya
|
Thai
Beverage Marketing Company
|
Bronze
|
Project
One 'Caribbean Spirit'
|
Oldman
Spirits
|
Bronze
|
Pusser's
Rum 15 Year Aged
|
Pusser's
Rum Company
|
Bronze
|
R.
St. Barth Cool
|
Sarl
R St Barth
|
Bronze
|
RedLeg
|
RedLeg
Rum Company
|
Bronze
|
Ron
Botran Reserva Blanca
|
Ron
Botran
|
Bronze
|
Rum-Bar
Gold
|
Worthy
Park Estate
|
Bronze
|
Rumbullion!
|
Ableforth's
|
Bronze
|
Rumbullion!
Navy-Strength
|
Ableforth's
|
Bronze
|
Saint
James Royal Amber
|
La
Martiniquaise
|
Bronze
|
Samai
Kampot Pepper Rum
|
Samai
Distillery
|
Bronze
|
SeaWolf
White Rum
|
Boilermaker
Drinks Co
|
Bronze
|
St
Abbs Captain's Table XO
|
Black
Mountain Spirits Company
|
Bronze
|
St
Abbs Cask Silver
|
Black
Mountain Spirits Company
|
Bronze
|
St
Abbs Six Spice
|
Black
Mountain Spirits Company
|
Bronze
|
