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Review: The Royal Cane Cask Company – New Yarmouth 1994 (Cane Spirit Society)

July 18, 2024

The Cane Spirit Society is a group of rum enthusiasts that got together in order to purchase rare bottles, sample and discuss them. Our first session featured a couple of delicious rums from Belize (read about it here) and now, coming from the second session, I’ll be talking about a long-aged rum from the mysterious … More Review: The Royal Cane Cask Company – New Yarmouth 1994 (Cane Spirit Society)

Review: Foursquare Equipoise – Mark XXV

July 17, 2024

Another named Foursquare Exceptional Cask Selection release, another Google search to find out what it means. “Equipoise” means “balance of forces or interests” or simply “a state of equilibrium” – I just took the first two results, but it does make sense since most of the Foursquare limited edition releases are pretty well balanced in … More Review: Foursquare Equipoise – Mark XXV

Review: Mamy Wata White Rum

July 12, 2024

The Mamy Wata White Rum comes from a new company called Socially Spirited. Their aim is to provide easy to use ingredients for making drinks in the comfort of your home. They have visited multiple spirits producers for the past 18 months in order to create new and interesting bottlings – if you visit their … More Review: Mamy Wata White Rum

Review: Foursquare 2011 – Mark XXIV

July 4, 2024

It’s been around 6 years since I tried the Foursquare 2005 for the very first time and I remember how it blew my mind. That’s why, if nothing else, I always try to keep an eye out for these yearly vintages coming out of Barbados. This expression is part of Foursquare Distillery’s Exceptional Cask Selection … More Review: Foursquare 2011 – Mark XXIV

Review: Rump@blic Sicilian Legacy Line – Barbados, Jamaican & Jamaican & Venezuelan

June 12, 2024

Now here’s a rum I wasn’t really aware of until I attended the Paris Rhum Fest 2024. This is a brand hailing from Disaronno which might already raise some eyebrows, but you shouldn’t dismiss it until you try it. Rump@ablic was launched in 2022 in both Italy and France and it will make its debut … More Review: Rump@blic Sicilian Legacy Line – Barbados, Jamaican & Jamaican & Venezuelan

Review: Appleton Estate Rum Range

May 15, 2024

I’ve been a fan of the rums from Appleton Estate ever since I started my rum journey. In fact, some of my earliest reviews include a few of their expressions so I thought I need to have another look at the whole range. This write-up was something I wanted to do for a while now, … More Review: Appleton Estate Rum Range

Distillery Visit: Two Drifters Distillery (England)

March 8, 2024

This is the 4th visit from my English rum distilleries tour I did towards the end of last year. Two Drifters is one of the more well known English rum producers and I do admire their commitment to their rum craft and sustainability. Two Drifters is one of the (slightly) bigger rum distilleries I’ve visited … More Distillery Visit: Two Drifters Distillery (England)

Review: Idle Assembly Rum

February 16, 2024

Here’s a rum I’ve never heard of until David Flint Wood, one of the founders of the brand, came in touch with me about trying it. After looking into it I saw it has a somewhat weird story behind it and, I have to say, I absolutely love it. According to their website (and also … More Review: Idle Assembly Rum

Review: Hamilton 151 Overproof

January 11, 2024

Trailer Happiness (the bar where I currently work) does oftenly get American and Canadian guests that are very interested in rum and tiki drinks. They are quite recognisable from their flowery outfits, which often rival mine, and their desire to sit at the bar as close as possible to the rum selection. One such person … More Review: Hamilton 151 Overproof

Review: Foursquare 15 Year Old Private Cask Selection – Nickolls & Perks 225th Anniversary

January 3, 2024

Happy New Year everyone! Once again I’m starting the year with a rum from Foursquare Distillery – some would say it’s good luck. This is a private bottling made by Foursquare for Nickolls & Perks. Nickolls & Perks are wine and spirit merchants based in Stourbridge, England and were established in 1797 making them the … More Review: Foursquare 15 Year Old Private Cask Selection – Nickolls & Perks 225th Anniversary