Unaged blanc agricoles are the best expressions to try in order to experience the terroir of the sugar cane in rhum. Now how about comparing two different vintages from the same year and distillery? I have to say I’m intrigued and excited to get into these, but first some brief history about HSE. The story … More Review: HSE Cuvee De L’An 2016 vs HSE Parcellaire #1 2016
A cane juice rhum made by a Frenchman in Vietnam on the site of his hotel & bar by the sea. Antoine Poircuitte built the Distillerie d’Indochine in the late 2018 in the Quang Nam province in Vietnam. All the cane for the distillery is local from the area of Hoi An, 40km away. This … More Review: Sampan Vietnam Rhum Overpoof
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
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
While a square shaped bottle is not that unusual in the spirit world nowadays, it was quite innovative back in the days and it’s probably Saint James who is responsible for that. The shape of the bottle was meant to catch the eye, but also make it safer to transport it via ships. In 1765 … More Review: Saint James Imperial Blanc
I have recently been in holiday in France and I have to say the agricole selection and prices in supermarkets are ridiculously good. On that note I visited the airport duty-free shop on my way back and bought two 1 litre bottles of unaged agricole at a steal – guess a perk of UK not … More Review: Dillon Rhum Blanc 55
Michael Sager (Sager + Wilde), Alex Wolpert (East London Liquor Company) and Charlie McKay (indepedent creative director/photographer) are “responsible” for the London based El Destilado company/concept. They are independent bottlers and importers that work with various small producers, with their current range being sourced just from Oaxaca, Mexico. For the ones in the know, Oaxaca … More Review: El Destilado Overproof Oaxacan Rum
Now this is a rhum brand that had me research and read more than I was planning with their lack of website and social media not helping the issue either. Its history gets a bit confusing gradually to the point where various statements claim two different distilleries in Martinique where J. Bally is made nowadays. … More Review: J. Bally Rhum Agricole Blanc
Distillerie Bologne is situated on the Island of Guadeloupe on the western wing, called Basse-Terre, which features green, fertile vulcanic hills. The distillery is located in south-west of the Basse-Terre region, in the capital city of the island… also called Basse-Terre. De Bolognes were a Protestant family from the Dauphine region of France who migrated … More Review: Rhum Bologne Blanc 55
Damoiseau was bought in 1942 by Roger Damoiseau and is currently the largest distillery in Guadeloupe accounting for more than half of the island’s rhum production. While Damoiseau produces and sells agricole rhum, which is made from sugarcane juice, apparently in the sugarcane off season they do distill molasses. RumCask, the people responsible for the … More Review: Damoiseau Rhum Blanc 50