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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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