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These are the 9 Best Rums In The World According To The 2020 International Wine & Spirits Competition

August 14, 2020

International Rum Day is just around the corner and Rums made a big statement for themselves as nine different bottlings scored 96 out of 100 points at the 2020 International Wine & Spirits Competition. While no Outstanding Gold medals were awarded in the category, the high scores still go to show that there are plenty of top of the line expressions to be found throughout the Rum world.

To no one’s surprise, it was the Carribean that shined the brightest at the annual event with eight of the nine top slots being awarded to the region. Martinique brought home four Golds, with Maison La Mauny Extra Old Rhum winning one and the other three going to Trois Rivières for their 12 Ans D’Age Rhum, Triple Millésime 1999-2000-2010 Rhum, and Trois Rivières Millésime 1999 Rhum. All three Gold medals handed out to Barbados went to R L Seale for their Foursquare Plenipotenziario Rum, Doorly’s 3 YO White Rum, and Foursquare Nobiliary Rum. Jamaica’s Worthy Park Estate Rum-Bar White Overproof Rum also took home one of the top ratings. The loan Rum not from the Caribbean directly, but with some Carribean roots in reality, was Equiano Rum, which is listed as from England.

Check out a complete list of the Gold medal winning Rums from the 2020 International Wine & Spirits Competition below:

Name	Country	Producer	Medal
Triple Millésime 99/00/10 Rhum	Martinique	Trois Rivières	Gold
Doorly’s 3 YO White Rum	Barbados	R L Seale	Gold
Foursquare Plenipotenziario Rum	Barbados	R L Seale	Gold
Extra Old Rhum	Martinique	Maison La Mauny	Gold
Foursquare Nobiliary Rum	Barbados	R L Seale	Gold
12 Ans D’Age Rhum	Martinique	Trois Rivières	Gold
Rum-Bar White Overproof Rum	Jamaica	Worthy Park Estate	Gold
Rum	England	Equiano	Gold
Millésime 1999 Rhum	Martinique	Trois Rivières	Gold
Foursquare 2007 Rum	Belarus	R L Seale	Gold
Tokyo Night Rum	Japan	BBC Spirits	Gold
8 YO Pure Single Jamaican Rum	Jamaica	Hampden Estate	Gold
Cask Strength Millésime 2006 Rhum	Martinique	Trois Rivières	Gold
Rum Cask Finish & Cask Strength Whiskey	USA	Westward Whiskey	Gold
Rum-Bar Silver Rum	Jamaica	Worthy Park Estate	Gold
Sweet Brown Rum	Laos	Lao Agro Organic Industries Limited	Gold
Chairman’s Reserve Master’s Selection Rum	Saint Lucia	St Lucia Distillers	Gold
Clairin Communal Rum	Haiti	Spirit of Haiti	Gold
VO – Cuvée Du Moulin Rhum	Martinique	Trois Rivières	Gold
Foursquare 2008 Rum	Barbados	R L Seale	Gold
Single Estate Reserve Rum	Jamaica	Worthy Park Estate	Gold

Elsewhere at the 2020 International Wine & Spirits Competition, High West Rendezvous Rye Whiskey was rated the top Rye Whiskey, receiving an Outstanding Gold and scored 99/100. Maison Prunier Tres Vieille Grande Champagne Cognac, meanwhile, was awarded an Outstanding Gold and rated the top Cognac with a score of 98/100. Château du Breuil Calvados Pays D’Auge 15 Ans was rated the best Calvados at the 2020 International Wine & Spirits Competition and scored a 99/100, winning an Outstanding Gold. Filliers Barrel Aged Genever 8 Years Old was ranked the world’s top Genever.

Eight Gins, meanwhile, were awarded Outstanding Gold medals. While 10 Vodkas were also given the contest’s highest prize, along with 8 Liqueurs.