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DOUBLE-GOLD MEDAL WINNERS:
Ron Cartavio XO (Peru)
Nose: Toffee, caramel, crème brûlée, cane sugar, vanilla, honey, maple, cola, raisins, green apple, orange, lemon zest, brine, oak. Palate: Molasses, dark sugar, brown sugar, honey, caramel, spicy butterscotch, cocoa, Coca Cola, dried cherries, gorgeous sherry flavors, tobacco, extra smooth. Finish: Cinnamon, nutty, molasses, maple syrup, plums, port wine, sweet, soft, silk, nice, mellow.
Double Gold Medal
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Ron Cartavio Solera 12 Años (Peru)
Nose: Brown sugar, cane sugar, sweet cane, light molasses, vanilla, butter, caramel, light cherry, apple, banana, lemon, floral, cloves, nutty, toasted nuts, tobacco. Palate: Cherry, blueberry cantaloupe, apple, coconut, orange, banana, citrus, dates, sultana, tropical fruit, rose, honey, maple syrup, dark brown sugar, caramel, toffee, fudge, spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, pine, nutty. Finish: Flavorful, woody notes, clean, well-balanced, smooth.
Double Gold Medal
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GOLD MEDAL WINNERS:
St. Nicholas Abbey 10 Years Old (Barbados)
Nose:Honey, toffee, light caramel, light vanilla, maple syrup, banana, sherry barrel, smoky, oaky, leather. Palate: Tropical fruit, coconut, banana, pear, citrus, honey, vanilla, toffee, spicy caramel, creamy, butterscotch, hint of dried fruit, light almond notes, mint, mint cream, herbal, sherry, pine, oak, balanced, very smooth. Finish: Dates, figs, light spice, clean, round, nice, very smooth.
Gold Medal
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Pusser's Aged 15 Years (Tortola, B.V.I.)
Nose: Dried fruits, ripe fruit, banana, dark sugar, maple syrup, dark fudge, molasses, cane sugar, honeysuckle, Pedro Ximenez sherry, spice, pine, nutty, smoky. Palate: Caramel, cream, butter, butterscotch, treacle, honey, sugar cane, molasses, dark brown sugar, muscovado, raisins, orange, apple, guava, pineapple, mango, coffee, toast, herbal, oaky, silky. Finish: Dried fruit, tropical, floral, peppery, oak, sweet, light.
Gold Medal
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Pusser's Blue Label 3 y.o. (Tortola, B.V.I.)
Nose: Vanilla, honey, brown sugar, cane sugar, butterscotch, toffee, butter-rum toffee, fruitcake, dried fruit, banana, passion fruit, star fruit, lemon, tobacco, light bark, leather. Palate: Dark molasses, brown sugar, honey, maple syrup, caramel, fudge, figs, banana, apricot, peach, white grape, dried fruit, elderflower, mint, spice, pepper, nutty, woody, oak. Finish: Candy apple, spicy, wood, clean, gentle, fresh, lovely.
Gold Medal
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Ron Viejo de Caldas Gran Reserva 8 yrs (Colombia)
Nose: Tropical fruit, banana, melon, gingko fruit, dried fruit, faint apple, blossom, honey, brown sugar, tart, exotic mix of spices, sweet cognac. Palate: Banana, apple, raspberry, raisin, dates, dried fruit, marmalade, creamy, milk & honey, butterscotch, caramel, licorice, sherry, green tea, nutty, spice, aged wood, delicate. Finish: Rum raisin, butterscotch, woody, gentle, clean, fresh, smooth, well-balanced.
Gold Medal
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![Richland Rum](//www.thefiftybest.com/content/spirits_archive/aged_rum_2014/images/richland_rum.jpg) |
Richland (Georgia, U.S.)
Nose: Apricot, pineapple, orange peel, ripe fruit, stewed plums, sour apple, fruity, vanilla, caramel, cane sugar, maple sugar, green tea leaves, floral, herbal. Palate: Coconut, orange, pear, lovely fruit, dried fruit, ginger, honey, maple syrup, chocolate, cinnamon, eucalyptus, peppermint, minty, pine, herbal, elderflower, myrtle, nutty, licorice, cumin, garam masala, pepper, wood. Finish: Light, ginger, orange, elderflower, eucalyptus, nutty, smoke, mellow.
Gold Medal
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Tiburon (Belize)
Nose: Dried fruit, prune, ripe fruit, honeysuckle, vanilla, creamy, hint of butterscotch, pastry dough, cane sugar, marzipan, cinnamon, spice, oak. Palate: Vanilla, molasses, honey, butterscotch, dark fruit, dried fruit, spicy, pepper, oak, very well-balanced, clean, smooth. Finish: Banana, dandelion, spicy, smooth.
Gold Medal
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![El Ron Prohibido Solera 12 yrs](//www.thefiftybest.com/content/spirits_archive/aged_rum_2014/images/el_ron_prohibido.jpg) |
El Ron Prohibido Solera 12 yrs (Mexico)
Nose: Dark sugar, molasses, dark muscovado, cane sugar, caramel, fruitcake, cocoa, oaky. Palate: Caramel, fudge, toffee, cocoa, dark sugar, brown sugar, molasses, blackstrap molasses, maple, sherry, spicy apple, peppermint, pepper, light spice, coffee hints, velvety. Finish: Cocoa, sherry, leather, clean, smooth.
Gold Medal
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Kirk and Sweeney 12 Year (Dominican Republic)
Nose: Cane sugar, toasted sugar, maple syrup, creamy, caramel, chocolate, citrus, mulled cider, spice, oak, toast, clean. Palate: Ripe fruit, orange, dates, banana, apricot, vanilla, sugar cane, caramel, grains, elderflower, anise, eucalyptus, touch of cinnamon, spicy cream, oaky, lovely. Finish: Melon, honey, sherry, licorice, herbal, hazelnut, oak, clean, soft, smooth.
Gold Medal
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![Ron Barceló Imperial](//www.thefiftybest.com/content/spirits_archive/aged_rum_2014/images/ron_barcelo_imperial.jpg) |
Ron Barceló Imperial (Dominican Republic)
Nose: Ripe fruit, dried fruit, faint caramel, toffee, butter, powdered sugar, white sugar, brown sugar, maple syrup, butterscotch, sherry, blossom, hazelnut, nutmeg, spice, tobacco, smoky, hints of caramelized wood. Palate: Vanilla, buttery, creamy, molasses, honey, caramel, toffee, rum raisin ice cream, prune, apricot, nectar, marmalade, lemon, mint, black walnut, wood, oak, smooth, silky. Finish: Buttery, smooth, woody, clean, well-balanced, elegant.
Gold Medal
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Pyrat XO Reserve (Anguilla & Various Caribbean Islands)
Nose: Blackberries, cherry, apricot, apple, orange marmalade, orange peel, orange, candied orange, lemon oil, faint vanilla, almonds, Amaretto, mint. Palate: Molasses, maple syrup, honeycomb, orange, orange liqueur, citrus, fruit punch, raisins, chocolate, zesty, spicy. Finish: Spicy, clean, soft, smooth, delicious.
Gold Medal
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![Cane & Abe Rum](//www.thefiftybest.com/content/spirits_archive/aged_rum_2014/images/cane_&_abe_rum.jpg) |
Cane & Abe (Wisconsin, U.S.)
Nose: Marshmallow, chocolate, fruity, cherry, apricot, dried fruit, ginger, wheat grass, leather, tobacco. Palate: Light brown sugar, sugar cane, honey, butter, dough, mocha, fudge, dates, cherry, some spice, mint, tea leaves, hay, dried grass, nutty, woody, oaky. Finish: Vanilla, spicy, oaky, mild, smooth.
Gold Medal
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St. Nicholas Abbey 15 Years Old (Barbados)
Nose: Dried apricot, banana, pineapple, pear, green apple, sugar, honey, blossom, molasses, sweet maple, dark Quebec maple syrup, rum-raisin, cinnamon, sherry, sherry barrel, bark, oak, saline, exciting. Palate: Tropical fruit, banana, pineapple, mango, coconut, apricot, pear, dates, sugarcane, honey, vanilla, caramel, butterscotch, fudge, ginger, eucalyptus, mint, peppermint, pepper, almonds, oak, tart, lovely, classic. Finish: Treacle, muscovado, nutty, peppery, smooth, woody notes, full-bodied.
Gold Medal
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Don Reyes Añejo (Dominican Republic)
Nose: Citrus, raisin, dried fruit, brown sugar, cane sugar, maple syrup, faint butterscotch, oats. Palate: Sugar cane, molasses, caramel, buttery, vanilla, gingerbread, banana, nutmeg, light spice, pepper, herbal, earthy, musty, oak, light, balanced. Finish: Nutty, peppermint, pepper, spicy, smooth, gentle.
Gold Medal
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Busted Barrel Dark Rum (New Jersey, U.S.)
Nose: Nutmeg, cinnamon, eucalyptus, dark fruits, ripe fruit, fruity, vanilla, butterscotch, molasses, blossom, scotch barrel, charred oak, smoky, peaty, saline. Palate: Creamy, vanilla, molasses, caramel, toffee, cherries, banana, coconut, licorice, hazelnut, nutty, little spice, saline, smoky, oak, charred oak. Finish: Vanilla. buttery, nutty, some cinnamon, grassy, earthy, musty, woody, soft, mellow, full-bodied.
Gold Medal
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AGED RHUM AGRICOLE
DOUBLE-GOLD MEDAL WINNER:
Rhum Clément Select Barrel (Martinique)
Nose: Coconut, lemon, green apple, hint of apple, ripe cherry, dried fruits, vanilla, honey, molasses, maple syrup, crystal sugar, sweet cane, allspice, bark. Palate: Tropical fruit, banana, lemon, golden delicious apple, fruity, prune, demerara, molasses, caramel, maple, cinnamon, mint, spicy pepper, raw almonds, nutty, toast, hint of wood. Finish: Buttery, caramel, coffee, licorice, spicy, pepper, mellow.
Double Gold Medal
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GOLD MEDAL WINNERS:
Damoiseau VSOP (Martinique)
Nose: Vanilla, maple syrup, sweet frosting, honey, brown sugar, caramel, butter, strawberries and cream, mango, ripe banana, coconut, ripe fruit, dried fruit, raisins, wood. Palate: Vanilla, toffee, creamy, butterscotch, caramel, demerara, honey, sugar cookie, nutmeg, almond, hazelnut, peppery, oaky, aged wood, well balanced. Finish: Honey, fudge, creamy, cherry pop, ginger, nutty, wood, mellow, soft, silky, short.
Gold Medal
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Damoiseau Virgin Cane (Martinique)
Nose: Dried fruit, raisin, dark bread, vanilla, clotted cream, ripe fruit, pineapple, green apple, walnut, vegetal, cactus, pine, absinthe, light & airy. Palate: Fruity, banana, apricot, dark fruits, cocoa, creamy, vanilla, molasses, light rose, green tea, ginger, eucalyptus, mint, almonds, clove, spicy, pepper, faint hay, nicely balanced. Finish: Light spice, spicy, tobacco, slight oak, clean, smooth, elegant.
Gold Medal
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Rhum Clément Canne Bleue (Martinique)
Nose: Green tea, sweet grass, pineapple, citrus, butterscotch, buttery, creamy, honey, raw sugar, cane sugar, powdered sugar, toasted sugar, marshmallow, pastry dough, dusty. Palate: Dried fruit, figs, dates, coconut, toffee, butterscotch, faint chocolate, sugar cane, green apple, grassy, herbal, clove, eucalyptus, mint, cinnamon, nutmeg, pepper, spice, oak. Finish: Creamy, apple, lemon, sugarcane, cinnamon, spice, pepper, woody, tobacco, leather, smooth, mellow.
Gold Medal
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GOLD RUM
GOLD MEDAL WINNERS:
Rusticator (Maine, U.S.)
Nose: Molasses, sugar cane, faint vanilla, shortbread, caramel, fruity, banana, melon, tropical fruits, citrus, grass, pine, brine, smoky, oak, Vietnamese coffee, leather. Palate: Butterscotch, caramel, vanilla, spicy fudge, chocolate, hint of Kahlua, light nectar, prune, walnut, burnt toast, nutty, mint, licorice, black pepper, spice, oak, smoky. Finish: Allspice, buttery, nutty, woody, leather, charred barrel, soft.
Gold Medal
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Phraya (Thailand)
Nose: Light orange citrus, citrus, pineapple, preserved fruit, dried fruit, green apple, green tea leaves, cola, black walnut, toasted coconut, honey, brown sugar, molasses, maple, caramel, vanilla, cream, faint butter, tobacco, oak. Palate: Cream of coconut, toasted coconut, ripe banana, orange oil, vanilla, brown sugar, maple, bittersweet toffee, butterscotch, elderflower, grape jelly, sherry, cinnamon, nutmeg, mixed nuts, light spice, licorice, slight pine, tobacco. Finish: Apricot, coconut, ginger, almond, nutty, cinnamon, clove, spicy, toast, buttery, slight oak, very soft, gentle, clean.
Gold Medal
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![Gubba Gold Rum](//www.thefiftybest.com/content/spirits_archive/aged_rum_2014/images/gubba_gold_rum.jpg) |
Gubba Gold (Colorado, U.S.)
Nose: Sugar cane, confectioner's sugar, cake frosting, Golden Grahams cereal, cotton candy, subtle caramel, brown sugar, honey, vanilla beans, maple syrup, dried fruit, tropical fruit, wood. Palate: Apricot, banana, ripe fruits, vanilla, creamy, cotton candy, Krispy Kreme, cream soda, honey, molasses, maple syrup, chocolate. Finish: Floral, sweet, pepper, soft, very smooth.
Gold Medal
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Eight Bells (Maine, U.S.)
Nose: Butterscotch, caramel, vanilla, crystal sugar, cane sugar, treacle, toffee, fruity, pear, cherries, tropical fruit, fragrant cake, coconut, green apple, nutty, toast, oatmeal, hay, blossom, must, leather. Palate: Mango, melon, pear, topical fruit, citrus, dried fruits, prune, dates, molasses, honey, vanilla, toffee, caramel, buttery, creamy, cookie dough, oatmeal, toast, spicy clove, pepper, light sherry, nutty, oak, leather. Finish: Honey, nutty, floral, spicy, musty, smooth.
Gold Medal
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