Planteray Extra Old XO 20th Anniversary
Planteray
Planteray Extra Old XO 20th Anniversary8.0/10 (1,596 reviews)
Vanilla · Caramel · Coconut
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Barbados Rum
8.0/10 (26,321 reviews)
- Dry, unsweetened Foursquare bottlings
- Pot and column still blends
- Signature coconut-vanilla-oak profile
Bumbu The Original
7.0/10 (1,056 reviews)
Foursquare Doorly's 14 Years
8.1/10 (465 reviews)
Foursquare Wagemut PX-Cask
8.0/10 (465 reviews)
Mount Gay XO - Triple Cask Blend
7.8/10 (457 reviews)
Plantation Grande Réserve
7.0/10 (410 reviews)
Foursquare Doorly's 12 Years
7.8/10 (336 reviews)
Foursquare Doorly's XO Fine Old Barbados Rum
7.5/10 (313 reviews)
Foursquare ECS XVII 2009
8.6/10 (309 reviews)- All in the catalog ›
Barbados isn't just a rum island. It holds some of the earliest English-language records of rum and still makes some of the most elegant, food-friendly rum in the world.
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Barbados in one video
Twenty-two minutes on Barbados: Planteray XO versus Mount Gay XO, Foursquare and Doorly’s, the sugar dispute and bottle picks from entry level to ECS. Based on nearly 25,000 tastings. Spoken in German, with English subtitles.
Show 20 chapters
- 0:00 Planteray XO vs. Mount Gay XO
- 1:20 Barbados and its RumX ratings
- 2:09 What Barbados tastes like to the community
- 2:56 Sugar, slavery and Mount Gay
- 4:36 Georg Stade and the West Indies Rum Distillery
- 5:49 Foursquare and Doorly’s
- 6:28 How the two XOs are made
- 7:00 Sugar in rum
- 7:32 The dispute over Barbados Rum
- 8:46 What the head-to-head comparisons reveal
- 10:23 Rockley: honey, wax and smoke
- 10:38 Hogo Monsta: funk from Barbados
- 12:13 Bumbu and the entry-level bottles
- 14:41 Is Doorly’s 14 worth it?
- 15:37 Foursquare Exceptional Cask Selection
- 16:47 My Dominus moment
- 17:30 Foursquare × Velier
- 18:39 Which rum is right for you?
- 19:37 My personal recommendation
- 21:07 Your next country
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1,301 bottlings, 332 of them available, prices from 40 partner shops. As of October 2026.
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Bumbu The Original
Bumbu
Bumbu The Original7.0/10 (1,056 reviews)
Banana · Vanilla · Caramel
Foursquare Doorly's 14 Years
Doorly's
Foursquare Doorly's 14 Years8.1/10 (465 reviews)
Vanilla · Caramel · Coconut
Foursquare Wagemut PX-Cask
Wagemut
Foursquare Wagemut PX-Cask8.0/10 (465 reviews)
Sherry · Raisin · Vanilla
Mount Gay XO - Triple Cask Blend
Mount Gay
Mount Gay XO - Triple Cask Blend7.8/10 (457 reviews)
Vanilla · Caramel · Oak
Plantation Grande Réserve
Plantation
Plantation Grande Réserve7.0/10 (410 reviews)
Vanilla · Tropical fruits · Banana
Foursquare Doorly's 12 Years
Doorly's
Foursquare Doorly's 12 Years7.8/10 (336 reviews)
Vanilla · Caramel · Spicy
Foursquare Doorly's XO Fine Old Barbados Rum
Doorly's
Foursquare Doorly's XO Fine Old Barbados Rum7.5/10 (313 reviews)
Vanilla · Caramel · Spice
Foursquare ECS XVII 2009
Foursquare
Foursquare ECS XVII 20098.6/10 (309 reviews)
Vanilla · Coconut · Spicy
Plantation Barbados 5 Years
Plantation
Plantation Barbados 5 Years7.1/10 (282 reviews)
Vanilla · Coconut · Caramel
Velier Foursquare Absolutio 2009
Foursquare
Velier Foursquare Absolutio 20098.9/10 (258 reviews)
Port · Vanilla · Chocolate
Velier Foursquare Plenipotenziario 2007
Foursquare
Velier Foursquare Plenipotenziario 20078.8/10 (249 reviews)
Vanilla · Coconut · Tropical fruits
Foursquare ECS XIII 2008
Foursquare
Foursquare ECS XIII 20088.6/10 (246 reviews)
Vanilla · Coconut · Spice
Foursquare ECS XIX Sovereignty 2007
Foursquare
Foursquare ECS XIX Sovereignty 20078.6/10 (229 reviews)
Vanilla · Dried fruit · Spicy
Velier Foursquare Raconteur 2006
Foursquare
Velier Foursquare Raconteur 20068.8/10 (227 reviews)
Vanilla · Coconut · Caramel
Mount Gay Black Barrel
Mount Gay
Mount Gay Black Barrel7.0/10 (227 reviews)
Vanilla · Alcoholic · Caramel
Velier Foursquare Sassafras 2006
Foursquare
Velier Foursquare Sassafras 20068.8/10 (225 reviews)
Vanilla · Coconut · Caramel
Foursquare ECS XIV Détente 2010
Foursquare
Foursquare ECS XIV Détente 20108.4/10 (225 reviews)
Vanilla · Raisin · Coconut
Foursquare ECS XVIII Indelible
Foursquare
Foursquare ECS XVIII Indelible8.1/10 (216 reviews)
Vanilla · Caramel · Coconut
Planteray Cut and Dry Coconut Rum
Planteray
Planteray Cut and Dry Coconut Rum7.5/10 (213 reviews)
Coconut · Vanilla · Chocolate
Foursquare ECS XXI 2010
Foursquare
Foursquare ECS XXI 20108.5/10 (206 reviews)
Vanilla · Coconut · Caramel
Mount Gay Eclipse
Mount Gay
Mount Gay Eclipse6.5/10 (200 reviews)
Vanilla · Caramel · Alcoholic
Foursquare ECS XV Redoutable
Foursquare
Foursquare ECS XV Redoutable8.6/10 (191 reviews)
Vanilla · Coconut · Dark chocolate
Foursquare ECS XXVII Equidem 2010
Foursquare
Foursquare ECS XXVII Equidem 20108.9/10 (189 reviews)
Dried fruit · Caramel · Vanilla
Foursquare Doorly's 12 Years
Doorly's
Foursquare Doorly's 12 Years7.8/10 (189 reviews)
Vanilla · Caramel · Coconut
Foursquare ECS XVI Shibboleth 2005
Foursquare
Foursquare ECS XVI Shibboleth 20058.6/10 (184 reviews)
Vanilla · Coconut · Dried fruit
Foursquare ECS XII Nobiliary 2005
Foursquare
Foursquare ECS XII Nobiliary 20058.7/10 (175 reviews)
Vanilla · Coconut · Caramel
Foursquare ECS VI 2005
Foursquare
Foursquare ECS VI 20058.6/10 (172 reviews)
Vanilla · Caramel · Spice
Foursquare Wagemut PX-Cask Cask Strength (01 Edition 2026)
Wagemut
Foursquare Wagemut PX-Cask Cask Strength (01 Edition 2026)8.2/10 (170 reviews)
Raisin · Sherry · Dried fruit
Foursquare ECS X 2007
Foursquare
Foursquare ECS X 20078.5/10 (169 reviews)
Vanilla · Coconut · Caramel
Foursquare ECS XI Sagacity 2007
Foursquare
Foursquare ECS XI Sagacity 20078.4/10 (157 reviews)
Vanilla · Caramel · Coconut
Foursquare ECS XXII Touchstone 2008
Foursquare
Foursquare ECS XXII Touchstone 20088.5/10 (145 reviews)
Vanilla · Spice · Oak
Foursquare Wagemut The Origin (RumX Co-Bottling) 2026
Wagemut
Foursquare Wagemut The Origin (RumX Co-Bottling) 20268.0/10 (144 reviews)
Caramel · Dried fruit · Vanilla
Velier Foursquare Principia 2008
Foursquare
Velier Foursquare Principia 20088.7/10 (141 reviews)
Coconut · Dark chocolate · Caramel
Foursquare ECS XX Isonomy 2005
Foursquare
Foursquare ECS XX Isonomy 20058.7/10 (138 reviews)
Vanilla · Dried fruit · Caramel
Velier Foursquare Patrimonio 2004
Foursquare
Velier Foursquare Patrimonio 20048.6/10 (136 reviews)
Vanilla · Spicy · Dark chocolate
Foursquare ECS IX Empery 2004
Foursquare
Foursquare ECS IX Empery 20048.4/10 (133 reviews)
Dark chocolate · Vanilla · Raisin
Foursquare The Real McCoy 12 Years
The Real McCoy
Foursquare The Real McCoy 12 Years7.6/10 (130 reviews)
Vanilla · Coconut · Oak
Habitation Velier Foursquare Barbados 2013
Foursquare
Habitation Velier Foursquare Barbados 20138.0/10 (129 reviews)
Vanilla · Spicy · Alcoholic
Kaniché Double Wood XO
Kaniché
Kaniché Double Wood XO7.4/10 (126 reviews)
Vanilla · Caramel · Coconut
Velier Foursquare Triptych
Foursquare
Velier Foursquare Triptych8.9/10 (124 reviews)
Coconut · Vanilla · Caramel
R.L. Seale's Foursquare Finest Barbados Rum Export Proof
Foursquare
R.L. Seale's Foursquare Finest Barbados Rum Export Proof7.7/10 (122 reviews)
Oak · Vanilla · Caramel
Bentley Pipe Company B13 Rum
Bentley Pipe Company
Bentley Pipe Company B13 Rum7.2/10 (16 reviews)
Creme Brulee · Cinnamon · Custard
Rewe Foursquare Caribbean Rum (Rewe Feine Welt)
Foursquare
Rewe Foursquare Caribbean Rum (Rewe Feine Welt)6.8/10 (19 reviews)
Caramel · Coconut · Dried fruit
Foursquare Flensburg Rum Company Barbados MBFS
Flensburg Rum Company
Foursquare Flensburg Rum Company Barbados MBFS8.0/10 (17 reviews)
Vanilla · Orange · Dark chocolate
LohRum Foursquare Barbados 8Y
Foursquare
LohRum Foursquare Barbados 8Y7.5/10 (17 reviews)
Nutty · Spicy · Alcoholic
Foursquare Clifton Hall Great House (2022)
Foursquare
Foursquare Clifton Hall Great House (2022)8.0/10 (14 reviews)
Vanilla · Nutty
Plantation Grande Réserve
Plantation
Plantation Grande Réserve7.0/10 (14 reviews)
Burnt sugar · Alcoholic · Butterscotch
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What is the best rum from Barbados?
Among rums with at least 30 ratings, West Indies Rum Artesanal Barbados Rum Rockley Style BBR 1986 leads with 9.3/10 from 97 ratings. The most rated is Planteray Extra Old XO 20th Anniversary with 8.0/10 from 1,596.
| Bottling | Age | ABV | Rating | Priceincl. shipping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Indies Rum Artesanal Barbados Rum Rockley Style BBR 1986 Pot Still Rum | 34 years 1mo | 53,7% | 9.3/10 (97 reviews) | not available |
| Bedford Park Foursquare Single Barrel Barbados Rum “Pinball” 2006 Pot & Column Still Rum | 17 years 8mo | 58,8% | 9.3/10 (14 reviews) | not available |
| Velier Foursquare Destino Richard Seale 2003 Pot & Column Still Rum | 2–12 years | 61% | 9.2/10 (43 reviews) | 2,220.00 € 3,137.14 € per litre |
| Duncan Taylor West Indies Single Cask Rum BRS 1986 Pot Still Rum | 25 years | 52,7% | 9.2/10 (24 reviews) | not available |
| Nobilis West Indies No. 3 Rockley BBR 1986 Pot Still Rum | 34 years | 54,7% | 9.1/10 (80 reviews) | 1,350.00 € 1,928.57 € per litre |
| Silver Seal West Indies Barbados BRS 1986 Pot Still Rum | 33 years | 58,8% | 9.1/10 (66 reviews) | 1,490.00 € 2,128.57 € per litre |
| Velier Foursquare Destino 2003 Pot & Column Still Rum | 14 years | 61% | 9.0/10 (114 reviews) | 738.79 € 1,055.41 € per litre |
| Velier Foursquare 2006 Pot & Column Still Rum | 10 years | 62% | 9.0/10 (85 reviews) | 755.55 € 1,045.07 € per litre |
| Distilia Foursquare Mizunara & PX Cask Finish (Silver Seal) 1998 Pot & Column Still Rum | 25 years | 52,5% | 9.0/10 (42 reviews) | 795.00 € 1,135.71 € per litre |
| Rendsburger West Indies Rockley Still 1986 Pot Still Rum | 18 years | 63,8% | 9.0/10 (11 reviews) | not available |
| Velier Foursquare Absolutio 2009 Pot & Column Still Rum | 15 years | 62% | 8.9/10 (258 reviews) | 599.99 € 857.13 € per litre |
| Foursquare ECS XXVII Equidem 2010 Pot & Column Still Rum | 14 years | 61% | 8.9/10 (189 reviews) | 199.00 € 284.29 € per litre |
| Velier Foursquare Triptych Pot & Column Still Rum | 12 years | 56% | 8.9/10 (124 reviews) | 325.04 € 445.91 € per litre |
| Romdeluxe Foursquare Wild Series Rum Barbados No. 25 (Batch 1) 2007 Pot & Column Still Rum | 14 years | 62,3% | 8.9/10 (26 reviews) | not available |
| Velier Foursquare Plenipotenziario 2007 Pot & Column Still Rum | 12 years | 60% | 8.8/10 (249 reviews) | 295.00 € 421.43 € per litre |
| Velier Foursquare Raconteur 2006 Pot & Column Still Rum | 17 years | 61% | 8.8/10 (227 reviews) | 224.00 € 285.71 € per litre |
| Velier Foursquare Sassafras 2006 Pot & Column Still Rum | 3–11 years | 61% | 8.8/10 (225 reviews) | 295.00 € 421.43 € per litre |
| Velier Foursquare Fidelitas 2004 | 20 years | 55% | 8.8/10 (88 reviews) | not available |
| Swell de Spirits Foursquare Wonders of the World #7 2006 Pot Still Rum | 15 years | 60,6% | 8.8/10 (56 reviews) | not available |
| Velier Foursquare Elliott Erwitt 2005 Pot & Column Still Rum | 16 years | 61% | 8.8/10 (52 reviews) | 228.83 € 292.61 € per litre |
| Cadenhead's Rockley Green Label 1986 Pot Still Rum | 18 years | 46% | 8.8/10 (50 reviews) | 595.00 € 850.00 € per litre |
| Bristol West Indies Rockley Still 1986 Pot Still Rum | 26 years | 46% | 8.8/10 (46 reviews) | 595.00 € 850.00 € per litre |
| Velier Foursquare Elliott Erwitt (Magnum) 2005 Pot & Column Still Rum | — | 61% | 8.8/10 (40 reviews) | 445.43 € 279.62 € per litre |
| Ferroni Foursquare 2009 | 9 years | 63,5% | 8.8/10 (25 reviews) | not available |
| Planteray Extra Old XO 20th Anniversary Pot & Column Still Rum | 10–15 years | 40% | 8.0/10 (1,596 reviews) | 46.60 € 58.14 € per litre |
25 of the 433 bottlings with at least 10 ratings are listed here; the rest are in the catalog above.
Head to head
Doorly's 14 Years or Planteray Extra Old XO 20th Anniversary?
Here you see how the same people rated two rums from this selection.
Doorly's 14 Years
68.78 €incl. shipping · 89.83 € per litre
Planteray Extra Old XO 20th Anniversary
46.60 €incl. shipping · 58.14 € per litreOf 284 people who rated both, 185 gave Doorly's 14 Years the higher score, 60 gave it to Planteray Extra Old XO 20th Anniversary.
- 185Doorly's 14 Years higher
- 39same score
- 60Planteray Extra Old XO 20th Anniversary higher
Your Match Score estimates which of the two is more likely to suit your taste.
Is rum from Barbados good?
The median score is 8.0, which means “Very good”. 88% of ratings are good or better, 1% are below average.
Flavour profile of Barbados
What tasters say about Barbados
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Sep 2026
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Planteray Extreme Series VI (Legends of Rum N°3) 2022
8.1/10
... has something, lots of ester power, butter caramel. Papaya and pineapple and fresh young wood. Alcohol well integrated for its age.
Banana Joe
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Sep 2026
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Velier Foursquare Supernum 2004
8.8/10
21 years of tropical aging, you can tell right away from the nose. Great complexity, the Pineau finish brings a nice, sweet fruitiness that suits the Foursquare well. Beautiful balance between fruitiness, sweetness, and wood. It convinces me. Doesn't quite reach the top, but is …
Jakob
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Sep 2026
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Foursquare ECS XXI 2010
8.5/10
Much milder than the direct predecessor from 2009. Thanks to the very pronounced sweetness pleasantly uncomplicated to drink, significantly less spiciness than other bottlings of the Foursquare distillery. The profile holds few surprises, but quality definitely cannot be denied. …
Mirco
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Sep 2026
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Velier Foursquare Plenipotenziario 2007
8.7/10
Powerful and complex Foursquare with a distinctly fruity structure. Pineapple and tropical fruits meet vanilla, coconut, and a clear woody spice. On the palate, it shows a spicy creaminess with orange-like notes and milk chocolate. The aromas are well integrated, cleanly balanced …
F Kraemmer
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Sep 2026
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Foursquare ECS XXXI Epilogue 2026
8.7/10
Tasting date 04.09.2026 Barbados night with Mr. Daniel Jungberg. RX26386 ECS XXXI Epilogue. Nose: Caramelized, molasses. Vanilla and light burnt sugar. Dried fruits and light oak. Cake notes like the danish famous “brunsviger” Mouth: Balanced smoothness switch quick and dry oak …
Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
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Sep 2026
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Foursquare Wagemut The Origin (RumX Co-Bottling) 2026
8.4/10
#7237 30.08.2026 Tasted at the German Rum Festival 2026. Atypical Barbados with a very nice kick to it. The C1 is very light in comparison. Fruity and lightly spicy with nice caramel and roasted wood and a touch of pepper. I like these Foursquare that run off a bit. Needs …
Kevin Sorensen 🇩🇰
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Aug 2026
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Mount Gay Exceptionally Aged 15 Years
8.0/10
#7227 29.08.2026 VIP tasting at the German Rum Festival 2026. Surprisingly good rum with a pretty OK pice tag in my mind. My quick notes while tasting. Polish, fruits, coconut, orange, woody, roasted, spicy, naturally sweet, caramel, chocolate.
DutchRumPirate
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Jun 2026
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Foursquare ECS XXX Penultimus 2010
8.4/10
What a delicious rum. Not as sharp as you are used to from the ECS line. Delicious chocolate, vanilla, caramel, honey, wood with the typical Foursquare spices. This is a true connoisseur with the quality you can expect from FS. Thanks to this rum, I now also know that I love …
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Foursquare Wagemut The Origin (RumX Co-Bottling) 2026
Wagemut
Foursquare Wagemut The Origin (RumX Co-Bottling) 20268.0/10 (144 reviews)
Foursquare Wagemut PX-Cask
Wagemut
Foursquare Wagemut PX-Cask8.0/10 (465 reviews)
Foursquare Wagemut PX-Cask Cask Strength (01 Edition 2026)
Wagemut
Foursquare Wagemut PX-Cask Cask Strength (01 Edition 2026)8.2/10 (170 reviews)
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Plantation Grande Réserve
Plantation
Plantation Grande Réserve7.0/10 (410 reviews)
Foursquare Doorly's 5 Years
Doorly's
Foursquare Doorly's 5 Years7.1/10 (107 reviews)
The Liquor Company Cuate Anejo Reserva
The Liquor Company
The Liquor Company Cuate Anejo Reserva7.0/10 (15 reviews)
Barbados in the community's collections
52,336 bottles logged in tasters' collections, including opened and emptied ones.
+4,213 additions in the last 3 months.
Additions per month over the last 12 months; dark bars: the last 3.
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Barbados, explained
Which rum distilleries are on Barbados?
Barbados rum comes from four established distilleries: Mount Gay (the historic giant, records to 1703), Foursquare (known for its cask-strength single blends), the West Indies Rum Distillery (the island's bulk and blend powerhouse, now owned by Maison Ferrand, the house behind Planteray) and St. Nicholas Abbey (a tiny estate distillery). Alongside them, Hopewell now produces as well. In 2022 Mount Gay, Foursquare and St. Nicholas Abbey, the three houses behind the joint application for a protected Barbados origin, said they hold more than 90% of the island's maturing rum.
What does Barbados rum taste like?
Refined and balanced: ripe fruit, soft oak and gentle spice, without the heavy funk of Jamaica or the grassy bite of agricole. Where Jamaica leans into heavy, funky pot-still rum, the Bajan signature is the blend of pot-still and column-still rum, usually column-led, with pot-still character woven through for depth. The style runs from soft gateway rums like Planteray's 20th Anniversary to dry, complex "Rockley style" rums and cask-strength single blends.
Is Barbados the birthplace of rum?
In part: Barbados has some of the earliest English-language records of rum, for the word and for the craft, but cane spirit was distilled in Brazil and on the French islands at least as early. A plantation lease dated 1650 already lists cisterns "for liquor for rum", one of the earliest known uses of the word. Richard Ligon, who lived on the island from 1647 to 1650, described in detail in 1657 how a fiery spirit called "kill-devil" was distilled on the plantations, without ever using the word rum. Those early records are why Barbados rum carries a prestige that newer rum nations are still chasing.
What does "Barbados Rum" on the label guarantee?
No single legal recipe, but the CARICOM rum standards, which Barbados follows: made from sugarcane derivatives, bottled at a minimum of 40% ABV, and any age statement reflects the youngest rum in the blend. In practice the island's distillers hold each other to an unwritten standard of authenticity and production transparency that few rum nations can match.
Frequently asked questions about Barbados
Doorly’s 3-Year, Mount Gay Eclipse and R.L. Seale’s are classic starting points. They show the balanced Barbados style without extremes, and that balance makes the island one of the easiest ways into rum for beginners.
There are currently 968 offers for rums from Barbados across 42 partner shops, including Rum Piraten, delicando, Armagnac.de, Whiskysite.nl, Slijterij & Wijnhuis Zeewijck, Urban Drinks. A 0.7 l bottle starts at 16.00 € 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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