I thought so too, especially since Iām currently transferring some really old RumRatings ratings 
. Itās quite interesting to see how some bottlings were perceived when someone tasted a profile for the first time.
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Is there any way to sort the tastings so the oldest one appears first? Then I could answer your question for you
Scrolling through ~2000 tastings right now is a bit too stressful for me
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A personal note about the rating system:
I prefer to use Rum-X via PC/desktop.
That works well for this forum (so Iām relatively active here), but not for the Rum rating system.
The app and thus the login is (to my knowledge) only accessible via mobile phone/tablet.
Personally, I donāt like to write as much on mobile, and I also prefer to view most websites via browser (and browser login) rather than apps.
I only log in via the app every few months, so accordingly I ācanātā participate in the Rum rating.
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Sounds like a nerd problem. 
I was just barely able to scroll through mine.
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Glad you like the format. Feel free to write and let us know what other behind-the-scenes analyses would interest you. Iāll add that to the roadmap. 
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Can the statistics also be used to determine which distilleries generally offer a good price-to-rating ratio?
And which of these, despite being reasonably available, remain stable but are not particularly frequently purchased and rated?
In other words: Good hidden gems and discovery recommendations?
(Of course, a minimum number of ratings is also necessary to rule out statistical rating errors from small samples)
Of course, this would have to be broken down by rum categories. Unaged rum, even with outstanding ratings, is significantly cheaper than long-aged rum with average ratings.
Because of the different preferences across rum categories, not everyone would necessarily go for a Pere Labat 59 (ā¬25, 8.0 points, 100 ratings) despite its good price-to-rating ratio.
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Today weāre doing another deep dive behind the scenes. How the Match Score came about and whatās behind it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=498oOAhs_e4
What do you think of these Ā»RumX DeconstructedĀ« formats? More of them or would you rather see top lists and such again? Iād love to hear your feedback in the YouTube comments. 
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Hi @Oliver the link doesnāt work for me.
I always end up at Don Papa.
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Iāll explain the Match Score using that one. 
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Sorry, my mistake.
I thought an interview was coming.
But it was still good, I didnāt rate some samples since a 4 or 5 wouldnāt make a difference to me anyway. But if it leads to better results, Iāll include those in the future too.
Thanks
Best regards,
Armin
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Since so many of you asked for Guyana as the next guide after Jamaica, hereās the deep dive for it today:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plTA1rZJq-k
Itās incredibly exciting what I was able to work out from all of your tastings. Iām looking forward to your feedback and the comments on YouTube 
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Itās a great video, very good job! I always like especially to see recommendations for beginners, besides El Dorado and Pusserās.
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Incredibly well-produced video. Hats off! Even as a nerd, I learned a ton of new things! 
I actually noticed pencil shavings the most with continental aged Uitvluigts and at Versailles of course as well. And ED Skeldon/Albion are absolutely the PLV monsters of the entire Rare Collection series and absolute delicacies in my opinion. Very cool video Oli! And thanks for featuring the Bellamy 2012 Guyana which is also a REV by the way 
As the next country, Iād be most excited about Trinidad! 
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP1A0v5jdKI
The first Ā«RumX on TourĀ» video just came out. Jakob and I tried to capture the impressions of the Whisky Live Paris for you and give you a Ā«weāre part of itĀ» feeling.
What do you think of the new format? Should we do something like this again in the future or stick with our proven data analyses? Iām looking forward to your comments on YouTube
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I really liked the vlog style, hope to see more in the future on other events, or why not at some distilleries!
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I really liked the video as well. What I think worked well, was the switch from location to studio/living room for information about the bottles you bought.
This can also be done for explanations on distilleries or processes, it doesnāt always have to be bottles.
But that is a nice way to tie it into the regular videos.
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Awesome video and great format! Love Maximeās comment comparing RumX to the PokĆ©dex 
as a former PokĆ©mon nerd and fan, I think the comparison is spot on. Maybe Iāll have to check out the WLP 2027 after all 
everything there already looks so sick!
And your scratchy voice on day 2 is beautifully authentic! 
I probably would have taken the eminente with me, but also very likely the new Velier Jamaica STCE2005 
Iām already really excited to try that one! Shakara 21 also really appeals to me!
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Just saw the video, Iām becoming famous ! 
Apart from that, the format is great, would love to see more of that for other exhibitions !
#GottaTasteThemAll
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Little fail with the third hand appearing but apart from that I love the design, as also a former PokƩmon fan (not so former as my kid took also the train ahah) I gotta say it suits well the Spirit 
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