12 members of the International Rum Expert Panel and 13 guest judges participated in 6 tasting sessions of 17 categories with 133 of the finest rums in the world presented for evaluation this year.

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The RumXPs were sequestered in their tasting room for three days of blind tasting trials. The rums were grouped and judged in categories according to their style.

Their collective expertise as a group of judges is unrivaled in the spirits world. Their combined experience spans many dozens of countries and hundreds of brands. They are authors, lecturers, trainers, historians, journalists, consultants, collectors, proprietors, mixologists and promoters of rum.


BEST IN CLASS Medals Agricole Rhum Best In Class - St. Barth Chic White Rum Best In Class - Ocumare Platino Premium White Rum Best In Class - Diplomatico Blanco Gold Rum Best In Class - Diplomatico Añejo Aged Rum Best In Class - Plantation Original Dark Aged Rum, 4-8 years Best In Class - Plantation 5 Aged Rum, 9-12 years Best In Class - Abuelo 12 Aged Rum, 13-18 years Best In Class - Pussers 15 Aged Rum, 19-21 years Best In Class - El Dorado 21 Premium Aged Rum Best In Class - Don Q Gran Anejo Super Premium Rum Best In Class - Mt Gay 1703 Ultra Premium Reserve Rum Best In Class - Brugal Papa Andres Family Reserve Special Cask Best In Class - Plantation Guyana 2005 Dark Rum Best In Class - Lost Spirits Navy Style Rum Flavored Rum Best In Class - Koloa Coconut Spiced Rum Best In Class - Bayou Spiced Overproof Rum Best In Class - Plantation Overproof Original Dark	GOLD Medals Agricole Rhum Gold - St. Barth Cool White Rum Gold - Skotlander RUM I Gold - Tanduay Silver Premium White Rum Gold - The Real McCoy 3 Gold - Plantation 3 Star Gold Rum Gold - Hampden Estate Gold Gold - Koloa Gold Aged Rum Gold - Pussers Gold - Appleton VX Aged Rum, 4-8 years Gold - El Dorado 8 Gold - Abuelo 7 Aged Rum, 9-12 years Gold - Real McCoy 12 Gold - Medellin 12 Aged Rum, 13-18 years Gold - El Dorado 15 Gold - Flor de Caña 18 Aged Rum, 19-21 years Gold - Centenario 20 Premium Aged Rum Gold - Ocumare Anejo Especial Golden Reserve Gold - Plantation 20th Anniversary Super Premium Rum Gold - Ron Barcelo Imperial Premium 30th Anniversary Gold - Centenario 25 Special Cask Gold - Plantation Jamaica 2001 Gold - Plantation Trinidad 1999 Dark Rum Gold - Koloa Dark Gold - Goslings Black Seal Flavored Rum Gold - Admiral Nelson Vanilla Gold - Blue Chair Bay Coconut Gold - Selvarey Cacao Spiced Rum Gold - Blue Chair Coconut Spiced Gold - Blackheart Overproof Rum Gold - Rum Fire Gold - Lost Spirits Navy Style Rum

2014 RumXP Judging Panel Dirk Becker, Germany Ian Burrell, UK Forrest Cokely, California John Gibbons, UK Javier Herrera, Spain Peter Holland, UK Tatu Kaarlas, Australia Bob Leonard, Key West Paul McFadyen, UK Leonardo Pinto, Italy Bernhard Schäfer, Germany Paul Senft, Atlanta	2014 Guest Judges Matt Robold, California Stefan Brinkmann, Germany Laine Doss, Miami Steve Drda, Chicago Johnny Drejer, Denmark Franco Gaspari, Italy Pauline Holland, UK Josh Miller, California Marco Pierini, Italy Nigel Sade, Ohio James Soper, Miami David Saffa, Italy Ingvar Thomsen, Denmark

Congratulations to all the fine rum brands and their outstanding spirits.

2014 RumXP Awards

BEST IN CLASS Medals

GOLD Medals

2014 RumXP Judging Panel

2014 Guest Judges