Guadeloupe – The Rum Barrel Blog

Review: Domaine De Courcelles (1972) 2022 Edition – Rhumhouse (Cane Spirit Society)

October 5, 2024

The Cane Spirit Society is a collection of rum enthusiasts that banded together in order to purchase rare, pricey bottles to be sampled and discussed. For our 5th session we went for this 1972 vintage from Guadeloupe that was distilled at a now defunct distillery. The story of Domaine De Courcelles starts in 1862 when … More Review: Domaine De Courcelles (1972) 2022 Edition – Rhumhouse (Cane Spirit Society)

Review: Gouverneur 1648 XO

November 28, 2022

A short while ago I attended a tasting of the Gouverneur rum held by Andrew Scutts, the man responsible for the Cocktails In The City event. It’s enough to say that the tasting got me interested in this bottle of rum I have never seen before on the market. Gouverneur comes from a new company … More Review: Gouverneur 1648 XO

Review: Bologne Rhum Vieux 3 Year Old

July 20, 2022

Rhum Bologne is one of the very reasonable priced agricole rhums that can be found online. I got this bottle from Amazon and I do think it’s fantastic value, especially as I’m a fan of the Bologne Blanc 55 for mixing into drinks. Now let’s see how their aged expression fares. Rhum Bologne‘s long history … More Review: Bologne Rhum Vieux 3 Year Old

Review: Damoiseau Rhum Vieux 12 Year Old

March 5, 2022

On February the 16th (2022) one of my favourite UK rum bars celebrated its 10 year anniversary. Milk Bar, which can be found conveniently close to the Reading train station, had an appropriate birthday party with a glorious tasting hosted by the rum heads from Skylark Spirits. Skylark Spirits are distributors of a variety of … More Review: Damoiseau Rhum Vieux 12 Year Old

Review: Lost Years Four Island

April 29, 2021

Lee and Trudy Smith have launched the independent rum house Cane & Able in November 2020 along with their Lost Years range of rum blends. I’ve already reviewed their Lost Years Navy Strength Rum which is currently one of my favourite white rum blends on the market. Their ethos is sustainability and saving endangered sea … More Review: Lost Years Four Island

Review: Threeways Rum

January 14, 2021

Limin’ Beach Club is a vibrant bar and restaurant situated on the South Bank, in London, UK. To my embarrassment I have yet to visit it, but it’s definitely on the list. Last year the people in charge of it, Sham ‘Mr. Limin’ Mahabir and Paolo ‘Mr. Rum’ Molinaro, began their rum venture with Threeways … More Review: Threeways Rum

Review: Rhum Bologne Blanc 55

January 3, 2021

Distillerie Bologne is situated on the Island of Guadeloupe on the western wing, called Basse-Terre, which features green, fertile vulcanic hills. The distillery is located in south-west of the Basse-Terre region, in the capital city of the island… also called Basse-Terre. De Bolognes were a Protestant family from the Dauphine region of France who migrated … More Review: Rhum Bologne Blanc 55

Review: Damoiseau Rhum Blanc 50

June 15, 2020

Damoiseau was bought in 1942 by Roger Damoiseau and is currently the largest distillery in Guadeloupe accounting for more than half of the island’s rhum production. While Damoiseau produces and sells agricole rhum, which is made from sugarcane juice, apparently in the sugarcane off season they do distill molasses. RumCask, the people responsible for the … More Review: Damoiseau Rhum Blanc 50

Review: Damoiseau Millesime 2009 Full Proof

November 22, 2019

Daimoiseau is an agricole rhum brand – made from sugarcane juice, produced at the Damoiseau Distillery in Guadeloupe – Le Moule. The distillery itself was bought by Roger Damoiseau in 1942 and nowadays it’s runned by his grandson Herve Damoiseau. The distillery is the largest on the island, producing about 55% of Guadeloupe’s rhum. The … More Review: Damoiseau Millesime 2009 Full Proof