The O Reizinho is the name of a small distillery from Madeira which produces agricole rhum, but using a pot still rather than a column. It’s thanks to That Boutique-y Rum company that I know about O Reizinho in the first place – the advantage of having independent bottlers that bring rums on the UK … More The Barrel Sample: That Boutique-y Rum Company – O Reizinho (Batch 2)
Rum Show was upon us this weekend and while I attended only the trade session, I did manage to make the most of it. I took this opportunity to put together a review of the Sovereignty (among others to follow) ahead of its UK release. Foursquare Sovereignty is the 19th Exceptional Cask Selection, a range … More Review: Foursquare Sovereignty – Mark XIX
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
Manchester Rum Festival 2022 allowed me to reacquaint with a few rum brands as well as finding ones that I didn’t know about. One of such brands that flew under my radar is Streamertail rum. Archie Burden was a chef in London before he decided to follow his rum passion and make his own rum … More Review: Streamertail White Rum
This is The Barrel Sample review number 30 for the Foursquare Exceptional Cask number 20 – Isonomy. Having googling the name I found out the translation being “The principle of equality before the law of all the subjects or citizens of the state.” This is the oldest rum ECS rum from Foursquare so far so … More The Barrel Sample: Foursquare Isonomy – Mark XX
Two Drifters was established in 2019 and is the brainchild of Russ and Gemma Wakeham, a husband and wife team from Devon, UK. The idea behind it is to create a company that seeks out to constantly search and use new or improved sustainable technologies and to inspire others to be more sustainable while making … More Review: Two Drifters Signature Rum
My purpose as a rum blogger is to provide people with information and tasting notes about a rum brand for them to make an educated decision regarding purchasing the said brand. But sometimes that is not enough – the safest way to decide if you’re going to like something is to sample it yourself and … More Rum News: Little Rum Box Subscription Service & May’s Little Rum Box Review
That Boutique-y Rum Company (TBRC) and That Boutique-y Whisky Company joined forces once again to launch a range of new bottlings, this time playing on pairing the spirits with certain musical styles based on their origins and/or name – welcome to Boutique-y Records! In this review I will, obviously, be covering the rum range – … More Review: That Boutique-y Rum Company – Boutique-y Records
Was checking my samples and I was incredibly excited to have found this dram of the Mount Gilboa. Why? Because it’s somehow relevant to my next review, just keep an eye out on my website. This is a rum made at the Mount Gay Distillery before its ownership changed to Remy Cointreau and its production … More The Barrel Sample: Mount Gilboa Rum
Making sure you are supporting the right companies when you purchase something is very important nowadays, especially when it comes to them using ingredients and resources from countries with a developing economy. That’s exactly what Fairtrade is all about – a system of certification that aims to ensure a set of standards are met in … More Review: FAIR. Muscovado Rum Millesime 2016