Cocktail bartender and rum enthusiast.
Last summer I’ve been on a trip to Nice, France and while browsing supermarkets I’ve seen this rum quite a few times at a very cheap price. I couldn’t bring any with me due to my lack of luggage, but a I asked a very close person of mine to bring me one of the … More Review: Rhum Negrita Bardinet
This expression was launched for the That Boutique-y Whisky Company’s 20th anniversary. It’s a rum from the now defunct Caroni Distillery, Trinidad, baring the HTR marque – Heavy Trinidad Rum. This rum has been finished in a Islay whisky cask in order to see how the peatiness would work with Caroni’s intense profile. Molasses based, … More The Barrel Sample: That Boutique-y Rum Company – Caroni Distillery, Trinidad, 20 Year Old (Batch 12)
Well that’s a long title isn’t it? If you know me you’ll know I love unadultered rums from the Port Mourant still so this is a real treat for me. The Port Mourant is a historical double pot still made out of greenheart wood. It’s very unique as there are only two other stills made … More Review: That Boutique-y Rum Company – Diamond Distillery Port Mourant, 11 Year Old (Batch 2) vs. Master Of Malt – Diamond Distillery Port Mourant, 11 Year Old (2008)
Sugar House is a brand from Glasgow, Scotland established in 2017 that produces their own rum. I have previously reviewed their first batch of Blood Tub Rum and I found it absolutely stunning, so I’m very much looking forward to this one. Their brand name takes inspiration from the Glasgow Sugar Houses which were Scotland’s … More Review: Sugar House Blood Tub Rum (Batch 2)
Last year That Boutique-y Whisky Company celebrated it’s 10 year birthday and their younger sibling, That Boutique-y Rum Company, chipped in for their celebrations by adding 4 new rum bottlings to their 10th Birthday Release. Among those four we have this expression that was distilled in the Netherlands. The Flying Dutchman was distilled at Zuidam … More Review: That Boutique-y Rum Company – The Flying Dutchman 4 Years Old (Batch 2)
“New year, new me!” is the saying, but I think that’s something more likely to apply to rum rather than people. Even continuous bottlings are subject to change as time passes by and I’m going to test that theory with these two bottles of Bacardi. It is said that Bacardi 8 was created in 1862 … More Review: Bacardi Reserva Superior 8 Year Old vs Bacardi Reserva Ocho
Hope everyone is having a good start of the year! I’m starting off strong with some rum distilled at Foursquare Distillery (Barbados) that was bottled by The Good Spirits Co. (Glasgow). The Good Spirits Co. is a Glasgow based specialist drink retailer that was founded in 2011. They have three branches in the city and … More Review: The Good Spirits Co. – Foursquare Barbados 2006
Welcome to the first edition of The Rum Barrel Awards! For a while I was reluctant to make a sort of “rum of the year” post because it was already done by plenty of other people, but I decided I needed my own version so I had the idea to make it similar to a … More The Rum Barrel Awards 2022
I decided it was time to look into some of my samples for the end of this year and I chose this bottling from Bristol Spirits. This rum comes from Labourdonnais in Mauritius and was bottled by Bristol Classic Rums in the UK. The Mauritius 2010 uses cane juice as the raw material and was … More The Barrel Sample: Bristol Spirits – Mauritius 2010
Last night (Tuesday 20th of December) Pennyroyal Cardiff had a takeover at London’s rum capital, Trailer Happiness and it was a really good event – I should know, I was there shaking drinks alongside them. They did the takeover in order to promote their new collaboration with Saint Lucia Distillers, the Chairman’s Pennyroyal. Pennyroyal Cardiff … More Review: Chairman’s Reserve Master’s Selection – Pennyroyal