Guess it’s that time of the year again, isn’t it? It’s getting colder by the day and the streets are slowly being decorated with colourful lights – yep. Christmas is coming! While I personally prefer hot, sunny days, I would lie if I said I didn’t like the Christmas period, especially when I also get … More Review: Rum Advent Calendar (2022 Edition) – Drinks By The Dram (Spoiler Free)
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
One of the newer TBRC bottlings, part of the Norwest Euroexpress collection which was released in collaboration with That Boutique-y Whisky Company. While it says just Haiti, this was definitely distilled at Barbancourt Distillery, in Haiti. Most likely cane juice based, column still distilled and aged for 17 years in total, with 6 years of … More The Barrel Sample: That Boutique-y Rum Company – Haiti 17 Year Old
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
The O Reizinho is the name of a small distillery from Madeira which produces agricole rhum, but using a pot still rather than a column. It’s thanks to That Boutique-y Rum company that I know about O Reizinho in the first place – the advantage of having independent bottlers that bring rums on the UK … More The Barrel Sample: That Boutique-y Rum Company – O Reizinho (Batch 2)
Rhum Bologne is one of the very reasonable priced agricole rhums that can be found online. I got this bottle from Amazon and I do think it’s fantastic value, especially as I’m a fan of the Bologne Blanc 55 for mixing into drinks. Now let’s see how their aged expression fares. Rhum Bologne‘s long history … More Review: Bologne Rhum Vieux 3 Year Old
On February the 16th (2022) one of my favourite UK rum bars celebrated its 10 year anniversary. Milk Bar, which can be found conveniently close to the Reading train station, had an appropriate birthday party with a glorious tasting hosted by the rum heads from Skylark Spirits. Skylark Spirits are distributors of a variety of … More Review: Damoiseau Rhum Vieux 12 Year Old
If you follow me, you know I’ve been posting quite a few recipes that use Copalli rums thanks to their seasonal Daiquiri Series they have been sharing. I also covered their white rum and now I will be having a look at their barrel rested one which I’m kinda excited for. The Copal Tree Distillery … More Review: Copalli Barrel Rested Rum
After I’ve been covering their “Daiquiri series” this year I decided it’s time to actually review their white rum. The Copal Tree Distillery was built in 2016 and is located in Southern Belize surrounded by 22000 acres of rainforest. Their Copal Tree farms is set on 3000 acres and it’s the first certified organic farm … More Review: Copalli White Rum
The coats are out of the closet, heating is turned on in the house and Halloween is just around the corner – so basically it’s time to get ready for Christmas! Drinks By The Dram are already one step ahead of that, as they just sent me a 2021 Rum Advent Calendar, so just like … More Review: Rum Advent Calendar (2021 Edition) – Drinks By The Dram (Spoiler Free)