Rum Fest Awards are the international blind tasting competition at Rum Fest Paris.
THE RUMS FEST AWARDS IN FIGURES
Launched in 2014, the RF awards have delivered their winners up to 2018, during which time their value has continued to grow as the show has grown in importance.
In 2018, the last year of the competition, we recorded:
– 352 entries
– 42 jurors for the pre-selections
– 27 jurors for the international finals
– 71 medals awarded
THE RUMS FEST AWARDS MODUS OPERANDI
The first task of the RF Awards steering committee is to categorise the eaux-de-vie in order to compare comparable juices.
In 2023, sugar legislation will make life easier, even if there are still 17 categories.
The tasting is blind, with the jury knowing only the category being tasted.
There are two phases: the pre-selections, which normally take place over 3 days, and the final, which takes place over 2 days.
The day is divided into 4 parts: 2 tasting sessions in the morning, a long lunch break and 2 tasting sessions in the afternoon.
The panel of judges, divided into small groups, are briefed before each session to explain the category they will be tasting and to ensure that they are able to assess the product in relation to the category they have entered.
The categories are divided up in such a way that each medal-winning rum will have been tasted at least three times.
Please register with : marc@rhumfestparis.com
KEY DATES
Registration :
– Last day to register: Friday 22 March 2024
– Last day for receiving bottles: Friday 29 March 2024



Gold medal: rums with a score between 16 and 20, Silver medal: rums with a score between 15 and 16 and Bronze medal: rums with a score between 14 and 15.
The Jury


Marc Battais


Alexandre Beudet


Alexandra Bernet


Wendy Billot


Justin Blanc


Adrien Bonetto


Nando Cordova


Jean Marc Cornec


Laurent Cuvier


Guillaume de Roany


Benoit Desprey


Nicolas Duberson


Marie El Hanafi


Marlène Eusebio


Laura Fournie


Jerry Gitany


Marco Graziano


Lucia Hava


Florence Hubert


Jo Killoughery


Simon Leroux


Cyrille Mald


Keegan Menezes


Pablo Mosquera


Mitsuhiro Nakamura


Adrien Nicoletti


Laurent Pineau


Léonardo Pinto


Fabe Ramon


Alban de Valence