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It's time once again for our annual lookback at our favorite rums of the year! This time, we both select favorites from the following categories for 2025:

Value rum

"New to me" rum

Unaged rum

Aged rum

Blend

Single cask

"Am I the asshole?" rum

Overall rum

Bottler of the year

Distillery of the year

As mentioned during the show, you can donate to the American Friends of Jamaica's Hurricane Melissa relief fund here: https://theafj.app.neoncrm.com/forms/afj-disaster-relief-fund

Tune in and let us know your own favorites from 2025!

Thanks, as always, for listening and supporting the show throughout the year. We're looking forward to running it back with you in 2026.