Mid July I have attended the Trade Session of the Rum Show. There were so many rums to try, but when the Buying Director of The Whisky Exchange, Dawn Davies, grabs you to try one of their exclusive bottlings, you’re trying one of their exclusive bottlings. I am talking about this bottle of Havana Club … More Review: Havana Club 11 Year Old – The Whisky Exchange
This sample is from one of the two bottlings that are part of Dram Mor’s Spring 2023 Release. I’ll be reviewing the 2nd bottling in due course, but for now let’s have a look at this rum from Trinidad. This is a single cask distilled at Trinidad Distillers Limited, same guys that make Angostura rums … More The Barrel Sample: Dram Mor Trinidad 2009 13 Year Old – TDL
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
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)
“New year, new me!” is the saying, but I think that’s something more likely to apply to rum rather than people. Even continuous bottlings are subject to change as time passes by and I’m going to test that theory with these two bottles of Bacardi. It is said that Bacardi 8 was created in 1862 … More Review: Bacardi Reserva Superior 8 Year Old vs Bacardi Reserva Ocho
My second review from their Autumn 2022 Rum Release, this time from Guyana which is a favourite of mine when it comes to rum – well, most of the time. I’ll say it from the get-go, keep an eye on Dram Mor, they are a Scottish independent bottler from Dumbarton Scotland bottling really good and … More Review: Dram Mor Guyana – Diamond Distillery – 2011 (Cask No. 20893)
John Barret formed Bristol Spirits Ltd. in 1993 in order to deal with spirits and ageing them in barrels to be released under their banner. Over the last 2 decades the Bristol Classic Rum selection has attracted the attention of many rum lovers with interesting vintages, most notable from Guyana or Trinidad (Caroni). Interestingly enough … More Review: Bristol Spirits – Trinidad 8 Year Old
Even the most casual rum drinker knows that Cuba is one of the most revered countries when it comes to rum (and of course cigars) and while many rum heads such as myself seek full bodied, nose killing ester rums that can give your breath the fragrance of a Caribbean distillery, sometimes something easier and … More Review: Ron Santiago De Cuba Range – Carta Blanca, 8 Year Old Anejo, 11 Year Old Extra Anejo
That Boutique-y Rum Company (TBRC) and That Boutique-y Whisky Company joined forces once again to launch a range of new bottlings, this time playing on pairing the spirits with certain musical styles based on their origins and/or name – welcome to Boutique-y Records! In this review I will, obviously, be covering the rum range – … More Review: That Boutique-y Rum Company – Boutique-y Records
Grander sources aged rums from Las Cabras Distillery, Panama and bottle them. This particular release is finished in rye casks, apparently from Heaven Hill (Rittenhouse, Pikesville eyc.) with a limited amount of 1680 bottles released. Molasses based, column still distilled and aged for 12 to 15 years in ex-Bourbon casks followed by 8 months in … More The Barrel Sample: Grander Barrel Series Rye Finished Rum – Batch 1908R