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The Barrel Sample: S.B.S French Antilles 2020 Port Cask Grand Arome – The Whisky Exchange

December 29, 2021

Here is one of my mini-reviews for one of the samples I received from the S.B.S bottlings chosen by Dawn Davies exclusively for TWE. S.B.S French Antilles comes from Le Galion Distillery, Martinique, is molasses based (rather than cane juice which is Martinique predominant), fermented for an extended amount of time, as it is a … More The Barrel Sample: S.B.S French Antilles 2020 Port Cask Grand Arome – The Whisky Exchange

Review: El Dorado 8 Year Old (2021)

August 27, 2021

El Dorado, of Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) is a brand that is made at Diamond Distillery in Guyana. In my opinion their range was the perfect rum brand metaphor of “you can’t have it all”. As in they a collection of amazing stills, some of them unique in the world, that can produce various delicious … More Review: El Dorado 8 Year Old (2021)

Review: Ron Larimar Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish

August 4, 2021

As per my previous review, this is another new rum brand that is owned by a Scotch whisky company. The Ron Larimar brand is owned by Angus Dundee Distillers – who also own the Tomintoul and Glencadam distilleries. According to their website, “Angus Dundeee Distillers has over 60 years of experience in distilling, bottling and … More Review: Ron Larimar Oloroso Sherry Cask Finish

Review: MacNair’s 7 Years Old Panama vs. MacNair’s 7 Years Old Peated Panama

August 2, 2021

The GlenAllachie Distillers Company, led by industry veteran Billy Walker launched the very first rum trough their MacNair’s Spirit House. According to Billy Walker “Rum was an exciting prospect as, in a similar vein to whisky, it allows for greater scope of innovation and experimentation, particularly in regard to maturation.” MacNair’s Spirit House was founded … More Review: MacNair’s 7 Years Old Panama vs. MacNair’s 7 Years Old Peated Panama

Review: Mezan Chiriqui

July 15, 2021

Mezan came to be in 2012 and market themselves as “unaltered” and “untouched” meaning that all the rums they bottle are free of any additives such as caramel colouring or sweeteners. They do not produce rum, but they source rum from various other producers which usually aged both in the tropical and continental climates. They … More Review: Mezan Chiriqui

The Barrel Sample: Havana Club Tributo 2021

July 1, 2021

I was stoked to find out I was sent a sample from Havana containing their 6th installment of their limited edition Tributo collection. The Tributo range, as the name might suggest, “pays tribute to the unrivaled excellence in Cuban rum and celebrates the know-how of the Maestros del Ron Cubano, Masters of Cuban Rum” – … More The Barrel Sample: Havana Club Tributo 2021

Review: Island Signature Rum Anacaona Gran Reserva Santo Domingo Rum

March 23, 2021

One thing I like to do when I get paid is periodically browse the “Today’s Deals” section on Amazon in the booze department which usually results in me ending up with a rum bottle that I can’t find anything about when I want to write about it, so I just describe the irony in it … More Review: Island Signature Rum Anacaona Gran Reserva Santo Domingo Rum

Review: Brugal Extra Viejo

February 26, 2021

Andres Brugal Montaner left Catalonia in the favour of the Caribbean in 1868 when he was only 18. He first settled in Cuba, in the Santiago coastal town, and then 20 years later in 1888 he moved to Puerto Plata in the Dominic Republic. In the same year he founded Brugal & Co and years … More Review: Brugal Extra Viejo

Review: Havana Club Especial vs Cuba Club

January 26, 2021

The USA prohibition in 1920 was the push the Cuban rum production needed as Americans were jumping boats to get to this paradise where rum was flowing to get the party started and its popularity remained even after the prohibition ended in 1933. One year later, the Archebala family established the Havana Club brand, which, … More Review: Havana Club Especial vs Cuba Club

Review: Ron La Progresiva De Vigia Mezcla 13

January 5, 2021

I first tried Ron La Progresiva at the 2019 RumFest at Skylark’s Black Tears Cuban Spiced launch (both hail from the same company). They whipped out this stubby, premium looking bottle from under the counter and gave me a little taste. At the time I wasn’t particularly impressed, but my palate already had a few … More Review: Ron La Progresiva De Vigia Mezcla 13