Dram Mor was established by the husband and wife team Viktorija and Kenny Macdonald as a training and whisky events business, but it eventually became a single cask whisky and rum bottler. Based in Dumbarton, Scotland, “Dram Mor” translates as “Big Whisky” from Scottish Gaelic. This is one of the two bottlings that are part … More Review: Dram Mor Fiji 2014 8 Year Old – Secret Distillery
“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
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
Appleton Estate, located in Jamaica’s Nassau Valley, is the oldest continuous sugar factory and rum distillery on the island, tracing its production back all the way to 1749 (although they are going to close the sugar factory soon). This year Appleton did some updates to their core range, from rebranding their Appleton White and Gold … More Review: Appleton Reserve Blend vs Appleton Estate 8 Year Old Reserve