Here’s an English rum made near Milton Keynes by someone with hospitality and culinary experience. Luke and Fiona Garnsworthy established Three Counties Spirits Co. and started making rum in September 2023. Luke’s background as a chef helped him a lot when it came to create Landlock, a molasses based rum made from scratch at their … More Review: Landlocked White Rum
Happy New Year everyone! Once again I’m starting the year with a rum from Foursquare Distillery – some would say it’s good luck. This is a private bottling made by Foursquare for Nickolls & Perks. Nickolls & Perks are wine and spirit merchants based in Stourbridge, England and were established in 1797 making them the … More Review: Foursquare 15 Year Old Private Cask Selection – Nickolls & Perks 225th Anniversary
This year has just been hit after hit when it comes to the British rum scene. Scratch Distillery, based in Hertfordshire, was founded in 2015 and now, 8 years later, they finally launched their first single cask. The reason it took so long is because Doug Miller, the owner and distiller of Scratch, is very … More Review: Scratch Distillery – Single Cask Winter 2023 Release
Lewis Hayes, the man behind Black Parrot and Merchant House rum bars in London, is also the person responsible for the biggest rum distillery in Europe, DropWorks. They are doing some very interesting experiments, with Shaun Smith as their Head Distiller, and this Super Funk Drop is one of them – I’ve already reviewed their … More Review: DropWorks Super Funk Drop
Finally doing a review of this year’s Black Tot Master Blender’s Reserve – better later than never. I have reviewed all the previous editions and I also did an interview with the Black Tot Master Blender, Oliver Chilton, so feel free to have a look if you’re looking for some more insight. Black Tot is … More Review: Black Tot Master Blender’s Reserve 2023
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
It’s that spooky time of the year when people like to outdo each other with scary outfits and daring make-up, but what’s more scary than not having some rum to drink? Well, thankfully, I don’t have that issue so I’m here to potentially suggest you to try this Boutique-y rum with both a Halloween and … More Review: That Boutique-y Rum Company – Haiti 18 Years Old (Batch 4)
DropWorks is the newest British rum brand to appear on the market – you could say it’s the new cool kid on the block. I went to their launch party earlier this year in May at the Merchant House and I have to say it piqued my interest. Well, I was already reeled in as … More Review: DropWorks Funk Drop Rum
This marks the 4th collaboration between the Facebook group The UK Rum Club and a rum brand. To make it even better, a portion of the profits from 3 of these collaborations, including this one, were donated to various charities. Pretty cool, eh? Collin van Schayk is the owner of the J. Gow brand and … More Review: J. Gow UKRC Single Cask Selection
This year’s Rum Show was packed with delicious and interesting cane spirits – which has both its ups and downs. The bright side is that I get to taste so many of them, the downside is that I want to purchase so many of them, but unfortunately I cannot – therefore I have to be … More Review: Ninefold 3 Year Old Single Pot Still – The Whisky Exchange vs Ninefold Experimental Cask Edition #3