“A naval phrase that celebrates courage, teamwork and friendship forged in the heart of battle. In the days of sail, the main sail was steadied, or braced, with a thick rope called the Mainbrace. If it was cut by enemy fire, a team of sailors had to splice the mainbrace back together whilst under fire … More Review: Mainbrace Navy Strength
The Trinidad comes from a distillery many haven’t heard of – Ten Cane Distillery. Ten Cane Rum was introduced in 2005 by Moet-Hennesy Louis Vuitton and it was meant to use artisianal processes such as pot still distilling and tropical ageing but it never took off and so in was fully discontinued in 2015. This … More The Barrel Sample: The Duchess Trinidad 11 Year Old
Lee and Trudy Smith have launched the independent rum house Cane & Able in November 2020 along with their Lost Years range of rum blends. I’ve already reviewed their Lost Years Navy Strength Rum which is currently one of my favourite white rum blends on the market. Their ethos is sustainability and saving endangered sea … More Review: Lost Years Four Island
MOB33 is a new spirit brand on the block coming from the (also new) UK distributor, Legacy Brands – it was literally announced around a week ago. The MOB33 theme revolves around the American Prohibition with the “Mob” (gangsters) being the ones who were responsible for selling/making alcohol on the black market at the time … More Review: MOB33 Gold Heist Rum
I’ve recently praised Saint Lucia Distillers, the home of the Chairman’s Reserve rum (and many others), saying it’s a very versatile distillery, capable of producing a diverse range of rums by mastering their column still and three pot stills, various barrels and making use of both molasses and sugar cane juice distillates. Most of that … More Review: Chairman’s Reserve Legacy
Most of the people in the bar world know or at least heard about Plantation rums, one of their most famous bottlings (that every cocktail bar should have if you ask me) being the Plantation Pineapple Stiggins’ Fancy. Some would argue that their O.F.T.D. should be a must on the backbar too, but not many … More Review: Plantation Single Cask Barbados 7 Years