Cotswolds Distillery located in, well, Cotswolds was established in 2014 and entered the market with their Cotswolds Dry Gin, although the main focus of the distillery was always whisky production. Their flagship, the award-winning Cotswolds Single Malt whisky launched in 2017, is one of my favourite single malts out there and when I saw they … More Review: Cotswolds Treacle Rum
Last year I had my first and only trip to the Caribbean, more exactly to Barbados where I genuinely fell in love with the place. I would go there every week if I could, but instead I have to settle with drinking rum made there from my cozy room while sitting in front of a … More Review: R.L. Seale’s Old Brigand
Neptune, whose name draws its inspiration from the Roman God of the seas rather than the celestial object, was established in 2017 in Cheltenham, UK. Their first product was Neptune Rum Barbados Gold which is distilled in Barbados at the Foursquare Distillery and bottled in the UK. This blend of 3, 5 and 8 year … More Review: Neptune Rum Caribbean Spiced
Black Tot Day is known as the day the British Royal Navy ended a over 300 years old (intermittent) tradition as on the 31st of July 1970 it stopped issuing rum rations to the sailors. This year’s 31st of July marked the 50th anniversary of the Black Tot Day and to celebrate it the Black … More Review: Black Tot 50th Anniversary
As the 2nd best selling rum brand in the world after Tanduay, reviewing a Bacardi offering, more so their Carta Blanca, doesn’t seem necessary – but I’ll do it anyway. Bacardy y Compania was founded in 1862 by Don Facundo Bacardi Masso in Santiago de Cuba. Cuba went through a few wars and the future … More Review: Bacardi Carta Blanca
Recently I have reviewed the Pampero Anejo Especial which wasn’t bad at all, and today I’m having a look at their “white rum” version, Pampero Blanco. As mentioned in the Anejo review, Industras Pampero Distillery was founded in Venezuela in 1938 by Alejandro Hernandez, the son of a fisherman from Margarita Island and it’s today … More Review: Pampero Blanco
When a spirit matures in oak a percentage of the liquid in the cask evaporates depending on the climate, pretty simple, right? Well on our side of the world the simpler explanation was that the angels were taking their share to make the spirit (most often whisky) taste good, hence the angels’ share. In the … More Review: The Duppy Share
I’ll be honest, I’ve never heard of this brand until I saw it on a shelf and took a sample with me. Google was equally ineffective, doesn’t look like the rum is in production anymore although it’s still available. Looks and it’s marketed like your usual supermarket rum with words like “smooth”, “mellow”, “superior” and … More Review: Cane Trader Dark Rum
Pampero is a Venezuelan rum bottled in Italy. Dived as deep as I could on google, but couldn’t find as much info as I would’ve liked. Industrias Pampero Distillery was established in 1938 by Alejandro Hernandez and his friend. Pampero was the very first Venezuelan rum to be given the “Anejo” denomination by the Venezuelan … More Review: Pampero Anejo Especial
Last year there was a question on the Foursquare Rum Appreciation Society on Facebook as to when to celebrate World Foursquare Day and how. Plenty of people came with suggestions for the date like 4th of February (because four-square) or the 30th of November as it’s the Barbados Independence Day. The date everyone agreed one … More Review: Foursquare Nosing & Tasting Set (Zeewijck)