Alexandru Sandu

Review: MacNair’s 7 Years Old Panama vs. MacNair’s 7 Years Old Peated Panama

August 2, 2021

The GlenAllachie Distillers Company, led by industry veteran Billy Walker launched the very first rum trough their MacNair’s Spirit House. According to Billy Walker “Rum was an exciting prospect as, in a similar vein to whisky, it allows for greater scope of innovation and experimentation, particularly in regard to maturation.” MacNair’s Spirit House was founded … More Review: MacNair’s 7 Years Old Panama vs. MacNair’s 7 Years Old Peated Panama

Recipe: The Cocktail Barrel May-July 2021

August 1, 2021

I have been very busy lately for various reasons so I couldn’t update The Cocktail Barrel, so here are the recipes acquired over 3 months. For the full list of drink recipes visit The Cocktail Barrel section. Feel free to contact me for any questions. There aren’t a lot of drinks, but I still played … More Recipe: The Cocktail Barrel May-July 2021

My 7 Favourite Daiquiri White Rums

July 26, 2021

Firstly I would like to point out that I don’t fully agree with the white, golden, dark classification generally attributed to rum, I believe colour has little or even nothing to do with the flavour profile. Practices such as filtering aged distillate, or adding caramel colouring to unaged ones render this categorisation pretty much useless. … More My 7 Favourite Daiquiri White Rums

Review: Mezan Chiriqui

July 15, 2021

Mezan came to be in 2012 and market themselves as “unaltered” and “untouched” meaning that all the rums they bottle are free of any additives such as caramel colouring or sweeteners. They do not produce rum, but they source rum from various other producers which usually aged both in the tropical and continental climates. They … More Review: Mezan Chiriqui

Interview: Marlo Gamora – Brand Ambassador for Santa Teresa 1796

July 13, 2021

Santa Teresa 1796 was created to commemorate the bicentennial of the Hacienda Santa Teresa after the fourth generation of the Vollmer family (Alberto J. Vollmer) challenged the Master Distillers to elaborate the best crafted rum in the world. You can read more about this expression and some background information about the company in my review … More Interview: Marlo Gamora – Brand Ambassador for Santa Teresa 1796

The Barrel Sample: Havana Club Tributo 2021

July 1, 2021

I was stoked to find out I was sent a sample from Havana containing their 6th installment of their limited edition Tributo collection. The Tributo range, as the name might suggest, “pays tribute to the unrivaled excellence in Cuban rum and celebrates the know-how of the Maestros del Ron Cubano, Masters of Cuban Rum” – … More The Barrel Sample: Havana Club Tributo 2021

Review: Circumstantial Cane ‘Return of the Daiq’ – Batch 2

June 28, 2021

It’s been almost 3 years since I reviewed the very first rum distilled in Bristol, the Circumstantial Cane (Batch 1) and stated it was “one of my favourite rums”. As I also mentioned there, I was very much looking forward to a second batch and it’s finally here. It might seem odd I’m so excited … More Review: Circumstantial Cane ‘Return of the Daiq’ – Batch 2

Review: Smith & Cross vs Worthy Park 109

June 24, 2021

Anybody who is active on the rum part of social media at the moment has definitely seen at least one of the dark looking bottles of Worthy Park 109, the very new addition to the Worthy Park range, a Navy Style Jamaican rum. Most of the time, “Navy Style” blends have a component, if not … More Review: Smith & Cross vs Worthy Park 109

Review: A Bunch Of Flavoured Rum Samples

June 16, 2021

As the title suggests I have quite a few spiced/botanical/flavoured rum drams I have been given and I don’t want them to go to waste without writing about them, so here we are. Going to keep it pretty short, similar to my The Barrel Sample series, but with more offerings at once and a little … More Review: A Bunch Of Flavoured Rum Samples

Review: The Legendary Alnwick Rum

June 14, 2021

Legendary or not, I haven’t heard about this rum until now when I stumbled upon it on Amazon offers and just went with it. The brand itself is from Northumberland, England and was established in 1914. In time the rum went out of circulation and the recipe was lost until the 1980s when the original … More Review: The Legendary Alnwick Rum