{"id":60904,"date":"2025-11-26T13:30:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T13:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/post\/top-10-the-rum-you-need-to-buy-this-christmas\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T11:36:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T11:36:27","slug":"top-10-the-rum-you-need-to-buy-this-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/post\/top-10-the-rum-you-need-to-buy-this-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 The Rum You Need To Buy This Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Looking for the Top 10 best rum gifts for Christmas? Look no further. Shop more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/rum\/\">rum<\/a> here and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/christmas\/rum\/\">Christmas<\/a> selections here.<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong> Christmas<\/strong> and <strong>rum<\/strong> go together like mince pies and denial about how early it is to open the sherry.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether the reader is buying for a rum fan, a cocktail tinkerer, or that friend who claims they do not want anything but definitely does, this list rounds up the best rum gifts for Christmas with style.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also worth a festive drumroll is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/rum\/drinks-by-the-dram\/rum-advent-calendar\/\">Rum Advent Calendar (2025 Edition)<\/a>. Drinks by the Dram has packed it with 24 wax-sealed rums from across the world. It is a brilliant gift because it keeps giving all December and distracts from the in-laws.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Right then. Here are the ten bottles worth wrapping, sipping, or hiding from visiting relatives.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Top 10 best rum gifts for Christmas<\/b><\/h2>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-60909\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Project-173-Christmas-Pudding-v1-1024x760.jpg\" alt=\"Project #173 Christmas Pudding Rum with a Christmas pudding in a festive scene\" width=\"770\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Project-173-Christmas-Pudding-v1-1024x760.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Project-173-Christmas-Pudding-v1-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Project-173-Christmas-Pudding-v1-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Project-173-Christmas-Pudding-v1-337x250.jpg 337w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Project-173-Christmas-Pudding-v1-943x700.jpg 943w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Project-173-Christmas-Pudding-v1-1145x850.jpg 1145w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Project-173-Christmas-Pudding-v1.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><b>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/rum\/project-173\/project-173-christmas-pudding-rum\/\">Project #173 Christmas Pudding Rum<\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Project #173 has taken on Christmas itself and distilled it into a bottle. Built on a core of delicious rum and infused with proper yuletide flavours, it smells and tastes like someone has legally bottled Christmas Pudding. Great for sipping alongside an actual pudding or mixing into festive cocktails. Even better to gift to someone who takes dessert seriously.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-60910\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Takmaka-overproof-1024x653.jpg\" alt=\"Takamaka Overproof Rum on a beach in the Seychelles\" width=\"770\" height=\"491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Takmaka-overproof-1024x653.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Takmaka-overproof-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Takmaka-overproof-768x490.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Takmaka-overproof-380x242.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Takmaka-overproof-1097x700.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Takmaka-overproof-1200x765.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Takmaka-overproof.jpg 1204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><b>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/rum\/takamaka-rum\/takamaka-overproof-rum\/\">Takamaka Overproof Rum<\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All the way from the Seychelles comes this unapologetically hefty overproof rum at 69%. It is molasses-based, column-distilled, and full of power. No one should drink it neat unless they want to see the future, so dilute it in a punch, sling it into a tiki drink, or supercharge a festive rum punch at the Christmas party.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-60905\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Appleton-Estate-15-Year-Old-Black-River-Casks-1024x626.jpg\" alt=\"Appleton Estate 15 Year Old Black River Casks, one of Master of Malt's best rum gifts Christmas\" width=\"770\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Appleton-Estate-15-Year-Old-Black-River-Casks-1024x626.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Appleton-Estate-15-Year-Old-Black-River-Casks-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Appleton-Estate-15-Year-Old-Black-River-Casks-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Appleton-Estate-15-Year-Old-Black-River-Casks-380x232.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Appleton-Estate-15-Year-Old-Black-River-Casks-1100x672.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Appleton-Estate-15-Year-Old-Black-River-Casks-1200x733.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Appleton-Estate-15-Year-Old-Black-River-Casks.jpg 1227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><b>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/rum\/appleton-estate\/appleton-estate-15-year-old-black-river-casks-rum\/\">Appleton Estate 15 Year Old Black River Casks<\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This Jamaican beauty celebrates the Black River that flows through Appleton\u2019s history. A blend of pot and column distillates matured for a minimum of 15 tropical years, it delivers a full-bodied, opulent sip. Expect dark fruit, rich oak, and that signature Jamaican swagger. Perfect for someone who likes their rum bold, mature, and impressively put together.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-60911\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The-Premium-Rum-Signature-Collection-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Best rum gifts Christmas from Master of Malt include The Premium Rum Signature Collection\" width=\"770\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The-Premium-Rum-Signature-Collection-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The-Premium-Rum-Signature-Collection-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The-Premium-Rum-Signature-Collection-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The-Premium-Rum-Signature-Collection-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The-Premium-Rum-Signature-Collection-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The-Premium-Rum-Signature-Collection-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/The-Premium-Rum-Signature-Collection.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><b>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/tasting-set\/drinks-by-the-dram\/the-premium-rum-signature-collection-tasting-set\/\">The Premium Rum Signature Collection<\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A total gift win. The Drinks by the Dram 12 Dram Premium Rum Collection brings together a dozen wax-sealed tasters from some of the best rum makers across the globe. It suits picky rum fans, enthusiastic beginners, and anyone impossible to shop for. Also excellent for sharing with friends, preferably in the name of festive research.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-60457\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Mount-Gay-Photo-Visuel-image-SES-25_04-bottle-coffret-shot-sugar-canes-4.jpg\" alt=\"The Mount Gay Edition 3 (25_03_Vt24CF) from the Single Estate Series, pictured in a sugar cane field\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Mount-Gay-Photo-Visuel-image-SES-25_04-bottle-coffret-shot-sugar-canes-4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Mount-Gay-Photo-Visuel-image-SES-25_04-bottle-coffret-shot-sugar-canes-4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Mount-Gay-Photo-Visuel-image-SES-25_04-bottle-coffret-shot-sugar-canes-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Mount-Gay-Photo-Visuel-image-SES-25_04-bottle-coffret-shot-sugar-canes-4-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><b>5. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/rum\/mount-gay\/mount-gay-single-estate-edition-4-rum\/\">Mount Gay Single Estate Edition 4<\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A proper Christmas standout. Edition 4 continues the Barbados experiment in terroir-guided rum making. This chapter draws on the 2019 sugar cane harvest grown entirely on the Mount Gay Estate. Fermented for nine days, double pot distilled, and matured for five years in ex-bourbon casks, it is a layered, elegant, complex rum with notes of toffee, red fruits, floral lift, and bitter molasses. The bottle uses 70% recycled glass and a QR code unlocks deep production detail for the spirit nerds. A gift that shows thought and taste.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-45871\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rum-Fest-22-Ron-Zacapa-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ron Zacapa Centenario Sistema Solera 23\" width=\"770\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rum-Fest-22-Ron-Zacapa-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rum-Fest-22-Ron-Zacapa-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rum-Fest-22-Ron-Zacapa-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Rum-Fest-22-Ron-Zacapa.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><b>6. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/rum\/ron-zacapa\/ron-zacapa-centenario-sistema-solera-23-rum\/\">Ron Zacapa Centenario Sistema Solera 23<\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always a favourite. Zacapa 23 blends Guatemalan rums aged six to 23 years using the solera system, drawing character from bourbon and PX sherry casks. It is smooth, sweet-edged, and dangerously drinkable. A superb Christmas gift for anyone who prefers rum with finesse and a gentle sense of luxury.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-60906\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Black-Tears-Spiced-Rum-1024x621.jpg\" alt=\"Best rum gifts Christmas include Black Tears Spiced Rum from Master of Malt\" width=\"770\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Black-Tears-Spiced-Rum-1024x621.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Black-Tears-Spiced-Rum-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Black-Tears-Spiced-Rum-768x466.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Black-Tears-Spiced-Rum-380x230.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Black-Tears-Spiced-Rum-1100x667.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Black-Tears-Spiced-Rum-1200x728.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Black-Tears-Spiced-Rum.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><b>7. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/rum\/the-island-rum-company\/black-tears-spiced-rum\/\">Black Tears Spiced Rum<\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Cuban spiced rum with a grown-up profile. Coffee, cacao, and aj\u00ed dulce (a sweet chilli pepper) come together for a toasty, aromatic, not too sweet style that works wonders in a rum Old Fashioned. Add orange peel and pretend it is Christmas in Havana.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-49126\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Discarded-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Discarded Rum\" width=\"770\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Discarded-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Discarded-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Discarded-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Discarded-375x250.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Discarded-1050x700.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Discarded.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><b>8. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/rum\/discarded-spirits\/discarded-banana-peel-rum-70cl-rum\/\">Discarded Banana Peel Rum<\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A sustainable gem. Caribbean rum aged in whiskey casks meets banana peels rescued from a flavour house that normally bins them. The infusion transforms the liquid into a fruity, estery, pleasantly funky delight. Great in Daiquiris, punches, or neat in front of the telly with an open Quality Street tin. A cracking gift for eco-conscious drinkers and banana fans alike.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-60907\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Labourdonnais-14-Year-Old-2010-Master-of-Malt-1024x658.jpg\" alt=\"Best rum gifts Christmas from Master of Malt include Labourdonnais 14 Year Old 2010 (Master of Malt)\" width=\"770\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Labourdonnais-14-Year-Old-2010-Master-of-Malt-1024x658.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Labourdonnais-14-Year-Old-2010-Master-of-Malt-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Labourdonnais-14-Year-Old-2010-Master-of-Malt-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Labourdonnais-14-Year-Old-2010-Master-of-Malt-380x244.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Labourdonnais-14-Year-Old-2010-Master-of-Malt-1089x700.jpg 1089w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Labourdonnais-14-Year-Old-2010-Master-of-Malt-1200x771.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Labourdonnais-14-Year-Old-2010-Master-of-Malt.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><b>9. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/rum\/labourdonnais\/labourdonnais-14-year-old-2010-master-of-malt-rum\/\">Labourdonnais 14 Year Old 2010 (Master of Malt)<\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This limited release was matured in Mauritius and carries all that tropical intensity. Expect rich oak, caramelised fruit, and proper aged rum depth. It is the sort of bottle that makes a seasoned rum fan pause mid-sentence and go back for another sip. A gift for someone who knows their rums and likes to explore beyond the obvious picks.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-60908\" src=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mauritius-Dodo-Silver-Rum-Dodo-Bottle-1024x658.jpg\" alt=\"Best rum gifts Christmas from Master of Malt include Mauritius Dodo Silver Rum Dodo Bottle\" width=\"770\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mauritius-Dodo-Silver-Rum-Dodo-Bottle-1024x658.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mauritius-Dodo-Silver-Rum-Dodo-Bottle-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mauritius-Dodo-Silver-Rum-Dodo-Bottle-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mauritius-Dodo-Silver-Rum-Dodo-Bottle-380x244.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mauritius-Dodo-Silver-Rum-Dodo-Bottle-1089x700.jpg 1089w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mauritius-Dodo-Silver-Rum-Dodo-Bottle-1200x771.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Mauritius-Dodo-Silver-Rum-Dodo-Bottle.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><b>10. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterofmalt.com\/rum\/mauritius-dodo\/mauritius-dodo-silver-rum-dodo-bottle-rum\/\">Mauritius Dodo Silver Rum Dodo Bottle<\/a><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And now, the conversation starter. Mauritius Dodo Silver Rum arrives in an actual dodo-shaped bottle. It is crisp, clean, and mixable, but let\u2019s be honest, the bottle steals the show. This is the perfect Christmas present for someone who loves a talking point, a bird pun, or a display piece that doubles as a rum supply. The dodo may be extinct, but it lives on in cocktail form.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for the Top 10 best rum gifts for Christmas? Look no further. Shop more rum here and other Christmas selections here. 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