Taking advantage of airport duty free shops is a fun little side-quest for a rum enthusiast and I’m sure most will agree. This bottle of Rhum J.M was a nice little find in the nice little airport in Nice, France – full disclosure, it wasn’t me who actually bought it, it was though my girlfriend … More Review: Rhum J.M Fumee Volcanique
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
I’m glad to be able to review a Scottish rum from an island which is mostly known for its whisky – Islay. Last year the Islay Rum Distillery, which was built on the site of the former Hastie’s Lemonade Factory in Port Ellen, released their very first bottling. For this project to come to life, … More Review: The Original Islay Rum Geal
A resolution I have for this year is to have more Ti’ Punch drinks because they are simply delicious. What you need for a good Ti’ Punch is a good rhum agricole that isn’t too wild but has enough body to provide the “punch”. One such rhum would be the Clement Canne Bleue from Martinique. … More Review: Clement Rhum Blanc Canne Bleue
Here’s a rum I only got to try thanks to the benevolence of a fellow rum enthusiast and, well, the Rum Show. By the time I got to the Foursquare stand at Rum Show to say hello to Peter Holland I was already a bit… over-sampled – hence the not-so-good pictures, so I apologise about … More Review: Foursquare LFT White – Habitation Velier
Last summer I’ve been on a trip to Nice, France and while browsing supermarkets I’ve seen this rum quite a few times at a very cheap price. I couldn’t bring any with me due to my lack of luggage, but a I asked a very close person of mine to bring me one of the … More Review: Rhum Negrita Bardinet
This expression was launched for the That Boutique-y Whisky Company’s 20th anniversary. It’s a rum from the now defunct Caroni Distillery, Trinidad, baring the HTR marque – Heavy Trinidad Rum. This rum has been finished in a Islay whisky cask in order to see how the peatiness would work with Caroni’s intense profile. Molasses based, … More The Barrel Sample: That Boutique-y Rum Company – Caroni Distillery, Trinidad, 20 Year Old (Batch 12)
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)
Sugar House is a brand from Glasgow, Scotland established in 2017 that produces their own rum. I have previously reviewed their first batch of Blood Tub Rum and I found it absolutely stunning, so I’m very much looking forward to this one. Their brand name takes inspiration from the Glasgow Sugar Houses which were Scotland’s … More Review: Sugar House Blood Tub Rum (Batch 2)