RumFest wrapped up what has felt like a very long London Cocktail Week.
The first Golden Rum Barrel Awards, held at the Hilton in London, celebrated 23 categories of rum-related excellence. A full list of winners can be found below, and BarLifeUK would like to congratulate everyone who came top of their pile.
- Best white rum: Banks 5 Island
- Best super-premium white rum: Oronoco
- Best flavoured or spiced rum: Elements 8 Spiced
- Best gold rum up to six years: El Dorado 5 Year Old
- Best premium gold rum up to 12 years: Dos Maderas PX 5+5
- Best premium gold rum over 12 years: El Dorado 12 Year Old
- Best super-premium gold rum of at least 15 years: Mount Gay 1703
- Best solera rum: Ron Atlantico
- Best dark, black or navy-styled rum: Pusser’s 15 Year Old
- Best rhum agricole aged up to four years: Clément VSOP
- Best rhum agricole over four years: Plantation Guadeloupe
- Best cachaça: Beija Flor Reserva Especial • Best North American rum: Los Valientes 15 Year Old
- Best South American rum: Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva
- Best European Rum: Black Tot Last Consignment
- Best Australasian rum: Holey Dollar Rum Cask Strength
- Best Asian rum: Old Monk from India
- Best Caribbean rum: Mount Gay 1703
- Best Central American rum: Ron Abuelo 12 Year Old
- Best new rum brand: Zafra Master Reserve 21 from Panama
- Best rum packaging: St Nicholas Abbey
- UK rum ambassador of the year: Stefanie Holt from El Dorado
- Global rum ambassador of the year: Chesterfield Brown from Mount Gay
- Rum Influencer of the Year: Lorena Vasquez from Ron Zacapa