Thameside Rum Company is a fairly young rum brand on the English market. Their inspiration is drawn from the good ol’ Navy rum ration that supposedly was blended in the Dockyards along the river Thames (therefore the name) after being brought from the Caribbean. Following the ‘tradition’, Thameside is comprised of rums sourced from the … More Review: Thameside Signature Blend
I’m on a Guyana Rum crave lately and when I saw this That Boutique-y Rum Company (TBRC from now on for obvious reasons) released I couldn’t stay away. I have a few TBRC reviews uploaded, but this bottle is quite intriguing at the very least. The rum is sourced from Diamond Distillery, Guyana (whose flagship … More Review: That Boutique-y Rum Company – Diamond Distillery, Unconfirmed Still, 18 Year Old (Batch 1)
Pusser’s marketing relies heavily on the Navy Rum story. They claim to be following the last Admiralty recipe for the Daily Tot that used to be issued to the British Sailors until it was discontinued (you could call it a Health and Safety issue) on the 31st of July 1970. While I’m not qualified enough … More Review: Pusser’s 50th Anniversary
A bit of a ‘white’ rum match-up, this is the first time I’m doing two rums from different countries so it should be fun. Wasn’t planning on it, but found myself with a bottle of each so why not. I know both of these are good… as good as aged and then filtered rum can … More Review: Doorly’s 3 Year Old vs El Dorado 3 Year Old
31st of July 1970, also known as the Black Tot Day, was the last day on which the Royal Navy issued the daily rum ration to the sailors. Not to be confused with the Black Tot: Last Consignment (£650) which is supposed to be the remaining Royal Navy rum stock since the day that lent … More Review: Black Tot Finest Caribbean
El Dorado is a pretty well known rum brand, their rich and sweet “dark” rums have won the hearts of many customers and enthusiasts. What most of the consumers don’t know is that under the roof of the Diamond Distillery in Guyana where El Dorado flows from there are 3 “heritage stills”. One double wooden … More Review: El Dorado Rare Collection Enmore 1996
My second review of a rum from The Duchess’ Tropical Flowers series. My previous review was about their 28 year old which was also from Guyana (Enmore Distillery) – you can find it here along with some intro on The Duchess. This 20 year old Guyanese juice was distilled in 1998 in the Enmore wooden … More Review: The Duchess 20 Year Old Armagnac Finish – Enmore
Now I know today is the Black Tot Day and unfortunately I don’t have any new bottle to review that has “Navy” on the label, but I guess a 28 year old Guyanese rum from the historical Enmore Distillery could do the trick. The Duchess is a dutch independent bottler, part of Best of Whiskies, … More Review: The Duchess 28 Year Old – Guyana, Versailles
While they’re both navy style rums (one more well known than the other), the Pusser’s 15 new blend comes exclusively from Guyana’s Diamond Distillery and the Ancient Mariner 16 is sourced from Trinidad’s Caroni Distillery which makes it quite special since it stopped production in 2002. In the mid 1600s the British Navy discovered rum, … More Review: Pusser’s 15 (2019) vs Ancient Mariner 16
Lately I’m having this crave for (unsweetened) Guyanese rums and in my search for a reasonable priced “navy style” rum online I’ve come across a bottle I haven’t heard of before – Ancient Mariner Navy Rum. This brand is part of The Hebridean Liqueur Company from Scotland which, from the website, deals with more than … More Review: Ancient Mariner Diamond Distillery Limited 10 Year