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
Dram Mor from Scotland, one of my favourite independent bottlers as of lately, have launched their Autumn 2022 Rum Release and it looks fantastic. I have two of the four bottlings (not counting the European exclusives), the Diamond and the Mauritius. I will review both of them, but for now let’s go with the Mauritius. … More Review: Dram Mor Mauritius 7 Year Old – Secret Distillery
And now here is my second mini-review for the samples I received from the S.B.S bottlings chosen by Dawn Davies exclusively for TWE. S.B.S Mauritius comes from Grays Distillery, Mauritius, is molasses based, distilled in 2010 using a column still and aged on the island (probably using an ex-Bourbon cask) before being taken to Denmark … More The Barrel Sample: S.B.S Mauritius 2010 Moscatel Cask – The Whisky Exchange
I reviewed the Berry Bros. & Rudd (BBR) Fijian 11YO a few days ago and here’s another expression from them, this time from Mauritius – got one more up the sleeve, in case anyone was wondering. BBR already have an ongoing collaboration with the Medine Distillery from Mauritius since 2009 under The Indian Ocean Company … More Review: Berry Bros. & Rudd Mauritius 2010 9 Year Old
Penny Blue rum is a single estate rum (all the production happens on the estate) produced at Medine Distillery in Mauritius in collaboration with Berry Bros & Rudd, “Britain’s oldest wine and spirit merchant”. The distillery has been in continuous operation since 1926 making it the oldest working distillery in Mauritius. Medine Distillery and Berry … More Review: Penny Blue VSOP
The Penny Blue was a rare Mauritian stamp which had the inscription ‘Post Office’ on it rather than ‘Post Paid’ due to an engraving mistake. “Created as part of the inaugural postal service, in 1847, under the watchful eye of the Governor of Mauritius, the stamp was to be used for invitations to a fancy … More Review: Penny Blue XO – Batch #5