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Independent bottler · Based in: United Kingdom

Duncan Taylor

8.3/10 (545 reviews)

  • Single casks
  • Pot still
  • But: mostly over €50

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Is Duncan Taylor rum good?

Duncan Taylor wins the community over: 96% of 545 ratings are good or better.

A good fit if
  • you’re after single cask bottlings 98% of ratings are for single cask bottlings, all rums: 29%
  • you like pot still rum 68% of ratings are for pot still bottles, all rums: 33% Exceptions: Duncan Taylor Bellevue Single Cask Rum 1998, Duncan Taylor West Indies Single Cask Rum BRS 1986
  • you like it strong 95% of ratings are for bottles at 50% ABV or cask strength, all rums: 54%
  • high community scores matter to you 76% of ratings are very good (8/10 or more), all rums: 54%
Probably not if
  • you want to stay under €50 0% of ratings are for bottles under €50, all rums: 35%
  • you like it sweet Sweetness 1.8 out of 5 from 109 tastings, all rums: 2.3

People who like Duncan Taylor also rate these higher than other tasters do: Gleann Mor Spirits Company +0.8 J. Faria & Filhos +0.6

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Based on 545 ratings, including 109 with a flavour profile and 217 with a written review.

What is the best rum from Duncan Taylor?

Among rums with at least 30 ratings, Duncan Taylor Bellevue Single Cask Rum 1998 leads and is also the most rated: 8.5/10 from 35 ratings. The 74 bottlings with a known strength range from 37.5 to 56.7% ABV; half of them sit between 51.8 and 54.4%.

BottlingAgeABVRatingPriceincl. shipping
Duncan Taylor West Indies Single Cask Rum BRS 1986 Pot Still Rum25 years · 52,7%25 years52,7%9.2/10 (24 reviews)not available
Duncan Taylor Hampden Single Cask Rum C<>H 1990 Pot Still Rum22 years · 52,9%22 years52,9%9.0/10 (26 reviews)not available
Duncan Taylor Uitvlugt (Port Mourant) Single Cask Rum 1989 Pot Still Rum23 years · 54,9%23 years54,9%9.0/10 (14 reviews)not available
Duncan Taylor Enmore Single Cask Rum 1985 Pot Still Rum27 years · 52,5%27 years52,5%8.8/10 (11 reviews)not available
Duncan Taylor Caroni Single Cask Rum HTR 1997 Pot Still Rum16 years · 53,8%16 years53,8%8.7/10 (26 reviews)not available
Duncan Taylor Long Pond Single Cask Rum 2000 Pot Still Rum13 years · 54,6%13 years54,6%8.6/10 (15 reviews)not available
Duncan Taylor Bellevue Single Cask Rum 1998 Column Still Rum18 years · 52,8%18 years52,8%8.5/10 (35 reviews)not available
Duncan Taylor Caroni Single Cask Rum HTR 1997 Pot Still Rum16 years · 56,4%16 years56,4%8.5/10 (13 reviews)429.90 €
614.14 € per litre
Duncan Taylor Long Pond Single Cask Rum 2000 Pot Still Rum16 years · 54,1%16 years54,1%8.4/10 (11 reviews)199.99 €
399.98 € per litre
Duncan Taylor Hampden Quarterdeck Single Cask Jamaica Rum 2009 Pot Still Rum12 years · 50,8%12 years50,8%8.1/10 (23 reviews)162.50 €
207.14 € per litre

The table lists 19 of the 74 bottlings on RumX, the ones with at least 10 ratings.

How the community rates Duncan Taylor

The median score is 8.3, which means “Very good”.

Distribution of all 545 ratings across 74 rums
  • 9Excellent 12%
  • 8Very good 63%
  • 7Good 20%
  • 6Pleasant 3%
  • 5Average <1%
  • 4Drinkable <1%
  • Poor or worse 0%

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Flavour profile of Duncan Taylor

Top aromas · nose & palate
Woody40%
Fruity32%
Vanilla30%
Tropical fruits30%
Banana28%
Spicy · palate only24%
Pineapple · nose only22%

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Duncan Taylor in numbers

Duncan Taylor in the community's collections

378 bottles logged in tasters' collections, including opened and emptied ones.

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Duncan Taylor vintages

Single cask bottlings often carry the year of distillation. The vintage page shows what else went into cask that same year.

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Frequently asked questions about Duncan Taylor

There are currently 85 offers for Duncan Taylor across 8 partner shops, including Rum Stylez, Excellence Rhum, Whiskysite.nl, Slijterij & Wijnhuis Zeewijck, Whiskytempel, Inn-out-shop. A 0.7 l bottle starts at 70.00 € incl. shipping. On each product page, offers are sorted by total price including shipping.

No. Every partner shop pays us the same commission rate, so we sort offers purely by the total price including shipping. The scores come from the community, not from us or the shops.

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