The
first yearof the Caribbean Rum Awards was held in Saint Lucia this past weekend. Here are the results of that competition. The awards,
created by Caribbean Journal and a team of nine judges, covered six categories,
including white rum, white rhum agricole, best rum, best rhum agricole, spiced
rum and gold rum, all judged in a blind tasting held at The Landings resort.
So
who won? Guyana’s El Dorado 12 took home
the crown as the Best Rum, while Martinique’s Rhum
JM VO took home the top honors for Best Rhum Agricole. Barbados’ Doorly’s Macaw won best white rum, while Florida’s Siesta Key won for best spiced rum and St. Lucia’s own Bounty Premium Gold won the award for best gold rum.
White
Rum
Best
White Rum: Doorly’s Macaw (Barbados)
Double
Gold: Bounty Premium White Rum (Saint Lucia)
Gold:
Brugal Special Extra Dry (Dominican Republic)
Best
Rum
Best
Rum: El Dorado 12 (Guyana)
Double
Gold: 1931 by St Lucia Distillers (Saint Lucia)
Gold:
Chairman’s Reserve The Forgotten Casks (Saint Lucia)
Best
White Rhum Agricole
Best:
Rhum Neisson Bio 52.5 (Martinique)
Double
Gold: Rhum Dillon Ti’ Fle’ Ble’ (Martinique)
Gold:
Rhum Clement Canne Bleue (Martinique)
Best
Rhum Agricole
Best:
Rhum JM VO
Double
Gold: Rhum Depaz XO
Gold:
Rhum Clement 10 Ans
Best
Spiced Rum
Best:
Siesta Key Spiced Rum (Florida)
Double
Gold: Chairman’s Reserve Spiced Rum (Saint Lucia)
Gold:
Clifton Estate Rum (Nevis)
Best
Gold Rum
Best:
Bounty Premium Gold (Saint Lucia)
Double
Gold: Island Company Rum (Trinidad)
Gold:
Siesta Key Gold (Florida)
