Rum

 Rum, not a spirit I know much about, other than dump it in cocktails and try and get over those student rum n coke days.

Santisima Trindidad de Cuba 3YO

• N: light, menthol, grapefruit, mint
• P: light, tasty, menthol, grapefruit
• F: hot, short-med, 

6/10 very sweet.

Santisima Trindidad de Cuba 7YO

• N: sweet, pineapple, vanilla, minty
  
• P: peppery, vanilla
  
• F: med, vanilla
  

6.5/10 

Bayside Rum co. 

Uses kumara as base 

• N: musty, woody, PVA 
• P: vanilla, peppery, hint of wine
• F: long

6/10

La Progresiva Cuban Rum

• N: light, dark sugar, molasses
• P: molasses, sugary, vanilla
• F: med-short, peppery

8/10 i liked this one 

Black Tears Cuban Spiced Rum

• N: vanilla, spicy, cocoa, chocolate
• P: spicy, dry sweet, coffee, chocolate
• F: short

8/10 really liked this, and i can see it working in a espresso martini

El Dorado 12YO

•  N: demerara sugar 
• P: spicy, molasses, coconut
• F: long, peppery

8/10 wasn't expecting the coconut but it made for an interesting taste

El Dorado 15YO

• N: sugar, vanilla, wood, solvent
• P: vanilla, demerara sugar
• F: med

7/10 possibly more elegant than the 12yo but not half as interesting. fantastic colour in it tho.

Pleased I went, I'm not sure I'll rush to another one, but it had more variety than expected. and I can see myself using spiced rum in cocktails...