The results are in from this year’s RumXP rum jury at the Miami Rum Festival, and the winners include some established names and some new faces.
Barbados’ Mount Gay XO took home the top crown, winning best in class for the premium aged category, while Belize’s Tiburon Rum took home best in class in the aged rum category.
Martinique’s La Mauny took home the top honors in the agricole category for its Hors XO, while Jamaica’s Monymusk Classic Gold won best in class for the gold category.
Carmelita’s Spiced Orange won best in class in the flavored category, while Plantation OFTD won best for the overproof category.
RumXP is among the most prestigious rum competitions in the world and is held each year at the Miami Rum Festival.
See the full list of winners below:
White
Antelope Island Rum – Best In Class
Diplomatico Planas – Gold
Texas Silver – Gold
Plantation 3 Stars – Gold
Maggie’s Farm White – Gold
Overproof
Plantation OFTD 69% – Best In Class
Lost Spirit Navy Style 61% – Gold
Mantawny 47% – Gold
Florida Mermaid – Gold
Flavored
Carmelita’s Spiced Orange – Best In Class
Alligator Dark Chocolate – Gold
Plantation Pineapple – Gold
Rumjava Signature – Gold
Rumjava Cacao’mon – Gold
Spiced
Black Magic Black Spiced – Best In Class
Carmelita’s Dark Spiced – Gold
Brinley Gold Spiced – Gold
Agricole
Maison La Mauny 40% Hors XO – Best In Class
Trois Riveres VSOP 40% Reserve Speciale – Gold
Trois Riveres Rhum Vieux Agricole Hors D’Age 1998 2000 2007 – Gold
Trois Riveres 50% Rhum Blanc Agricole – Gold
Cachaca
Velho Barreiro Cachaca 40% – Best In Class
Paratiana Ouro Cachaca 42% – Gold
Werneck Gold 40% Cachaca – Gold
Gold
Monymusk Classic Gold – Best In Class
Maggie’s Farm Single Barrel – Gold
Plantation Original Dark – Gold
Aged Rum
Tiburon – Best In Class
Plantation Jamaican 2002 – Gold
Monymusk Special Reserve – Gold
Ron Del Barrilito – Gold
Plantiaton Barbados 5 Years – Gold
Premium Aged
Mount Gay XO – Best In Class
Cihuatan 12 – Gold
Centenario 20 – Gold
Plantation XO 20 – Gold
Centenario 25 – Gold
