New year, old me! What a better way to kick start 2026 than with a very special bottle of rum from Ninefold Distillery. I have seen Dr. Kit Carruthers at the 2025 UK RumFest and, as promised, I purchased a bottle of his newest release – I haven’t opened it yet, so I thought my … More Review: Ninefold Scottish Oak 3 Years Old
Hello kids, I am back! For various personal reasons I have taken a break from most things rum (except drinking some) for about 6 months, but I never planned to let it go, so here I am with the first review of this year. I thought it was only appropriate to mark my “grand” comeback … More Review: Retribution Cask Aged Pure Single Rum – 3 Years Old (Cask 001 Rum Club Edition)
Described as the oldest UK produced rum on the market, J. Gow Fading Light XO is a bottle I just had to purchase. I’m a massive fan of Collin van Schayk and his J. Gow rums so I have quite the expectations from this one. J. Gow is made in Orkney, Scotland and its name … More Review: J. Gow Fading Light XO
It’s been 5 years since Black Tot launched their 50th Anniversary blend and it just snowballed from there yearly with their Master Blender’s Reserve. The branding of the rum comes from the Black Tot Day (31st July 1970) – this is the day when the British Royal Navy abolished the daily rum tot, a tradition … More Review: Black Tot Master Blender’s Reserve 2024 (Cane Spirit Society)
The Mamy Wata White Rum comes from a new company called Socially Spirited. Their aim is to provide easy to use ingredients for making drinks in the comfort of your home. They have visited multiple spirits producers for the past 18 months in order to create new and interesting bottlings – if you visit their … More Review: Mamy Wata White Rum
I’m back everyone, and this time with more British rum. Revival Rum is made in Northamptonshire by the founder of the company, James Singlehurst. He made the decision to start producing rum during the 2020 lockdown as his previous occupation, farming, wasn’t feasible during the COVID period. James took advantage of the government launching the … More Review: Revival Rum
I was first introduced to Outlier Distilling Company at the 2022 RumFest and their rum was easily my highlight of the event. Rick and Ian, who set up their distillery in a small milk shed on the Isle of Man, were very enthusiastic to talk about their products and I could tell they were very … More My News: Outlier Distilling New Brand Ambassador & Twisted Arm Spiced Manx Rum Review
Here’s a rum I’ve never heard of until David Flint Wood, one of the founders of the brand, came in touch with me about trying it. After looking into it I saw it has a somewhat weird story behind it and, I have to say, I absolutely love it. According to their website (and also … More Review: Idle Assembly Rum
It hasn’t even been 2 months since I posted about my visit at Abingdon Distillery where I announced that they will release a white rum for their core range and now it’s here. Time really flies I guess! I remember trying a sample during my visit and I know I enjoyed it, so let’s see … More Review: Wild Oxen Pure White Rum
Hannah Boon, a former sales manager for Diageo GB, launched Distinct Distillers in order to make a product that would challenge the norms (hence the name) while keeping it as sustainable as possible. I’ve first experienced the Distinct rums just ahead of my British Rum Expo event last year when Annie, their Head of On … More Review: Distinct British Rum – No.41 & No.57