Devon Rum Co was established in March 2020 and is located on Island Street in Salcombe, Devon. Despite the company’s name, they source their distillates from Jamaica and Guyana to which they add Devonian spring water that comes from Start Point, 10 miles away. Their range consists of 4 expressions: Gold Rum, Premium Spiced Rum, … More Review: Devon Rum Co Premium Gold Rum
Today is nice, fairly sunny day, so I thought I’d go through my samples and I found this Guyanese distillate bottled by the independent bottler Mezan. This rum was distilled in 2011 on one of Diamond Distillery’s heritage stills – the French Savalle. Molasses based, column still distilled and aged for 3 years in the … More The Barrel Sample: Mezan Guyana 2011
I’m a big fan of the Single Barrel Selection (S.B.S) brand from the Danish company, 1423 World Class Spirits. They have released an impressive portofolio of single cask rums, experimental series, interesting finishes/maturations and so on. The S.B.S Origin is showcasing a collection of four unaged rums that were/will be used as a base for … More Review: Single Barrel Selection Origin Rum – Guyana PM & Dominican Republic Aroma Grande
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)
“A naval phrase that celebrates courage, teamwork and friendship forged in the heart of battle. In the days of sail, the main sail was steadied, or braced, with a thick rope called the Mainbrace. If it was cut by enemy fire, a team of sailors had to splice the mainbrace back together whilst under fire … More Review: Mainbrace Navy Strength
My second review from their Autumn 2022 Rum Release, this time from Guyana which is a favourite of mine when it comes to rum – well, most of the time. I’ll say it from the get-go, keep an eye on Dram Mor, they are a Scottish independent bottler from Dumbarton Scotland bottling really good and … More Review: Dram Mor Guyana – Diamond Distillery – 2011 (Cask No. 20893)
An independent bottler on the rise in the rum world, Dram Mor Group from Dumbarton, Scotland, released 3 new rum bottlings this summer, two from Foursquare (one I already reviewed) and a 24 year old rum from the defunct distillery, Uitvlugt. The Uitvlugt Distillery was established around the 1750s in Guyana and it closed in … More Review: Dram Mor Guyana 24 Year Old – Uitvlugt Distillery
Sometimes obsessively browsing the rum section on Amazon pays off, this time with an offering from Berry Brothers & Rudd. After finding the Dram Mor Guyana on House of Malt for just £38, I came across this other steal, a single cask from Guyana for just £42 – unfortunately they have bumped the price at … More Review: Berry Bros. & Rudd Guyana 10 Year Old Cask No. 56
Been a while since I found an accessible Single Cask rum from Guyana, but thanks to the Internet and the word of mouth, here we are. First time I’ve purchased a bottle from Dram Mor, which is understandable given that they are a new company. Dram Mor Group Ltd. is an independent bottler from Dumbarton, … More Review: Dram Mor Guyana 10 Year Old – 2011
It was at the end of 2020, it was on Facebook, it was in a group of rum heads, it was thanks to the leading rum heads, that myself and other peers from the same community got the chance to purchase and try 4 different potent unaged Jamaican rum distillates, all from different distilleries. That … More Review: S.B.S x The UK Rum Club 2022 Charity Pack