Making a selection

Our contributing editor’s guide to finding the right rum for you

WORDS PETER HOLLAND

Understanding rum is not straightforward for the uninitiated. There are plenty of reviewers offering their feedback on tasting profiles, or their ratings. What does a 3/5 score mean to you if you do not understand the rum? The thing with technical reviews is that a high score generally means that the bottling is very well realised in what it is trying to be – but is that a guarantee you are going to like it? That very much depends on your preferences and where you are on your rum journey. Broad-brush colonial-model categorisations are often quoted and can be a good starting point, but are a little loose; the Gargano Classification (pictured right) gives more detail. SPANISH / LATIN STYLE Rums loosely grouped as Spanish or Latin in style tend to be…

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