William George is a rum I wanted to get around to write about for a while now, so here we go. The name honours William Simpson and George Nicholls, who were grandfathers to Andrew Nicholls and Richard Nicholls, two of the founders of William George Rum. Andrew Nicholls was a bartender for over 18 years, … More Review: William George
While the current pandemic has seen the closure of multiple businesses, it looks like a multitude of rum brands are emerging through the chaos (if you follow my reviews you’ll know what I’m talking about). Lost Years comes from independent rum house Cane & Able and was launched in November 2020 by husband and wife … More Review: Lost Years Navy Strength Rum
Merser & Co. comes from the Hayman family (the same responsible for Hayman’s Gin). According to James Hayman, his family was involved in the rum trade and blending over 100 years ago. During the 18th and 19th century, London was full of blending houses that were sourcing the rums from the Caribbean via ships that … More Review: Merser & Co. Double Barrel Rum
Market Row is made in London, Brixton, by Brixton Distillery Company which is owned by Laurent Lacassagne, former CEO of Chivas Brothers, and Patrick Venning, former marketing director for Chivas Brothers. The distillery is located in the heart of Brixton within the Market Row arcade from where they are sourcing their botanicals. Botanical Rum is … More Review: Market Row Botanical Rum
Ron Colon’s story began in 2018 with two friends, Thurman and Pepijn Janssens, who worked in the spirit industry for over 20 years and were traveling around the world introducing various brands. After traveling to EL Salvador for another job in 2018 they became obsessed with the country and its culture and decided to create … More Review: Ron Colon Salvadoreno Coffee Infused Rum 81 Proof (Green) vs. 111 Proof (Red)
MOB33 is a new spirit brand on the block coming from the (also new) UK distributor, Legacy Brands – it was literally announced around a week ago. The MOB33 theme revolves around the American Prohibition with the “Mob” (gangsters) being the ones who were responsible for selling/making alcohol on the black market at the time … More Review: MOB33 Gold Heist Rum
The Rum-Bar range hails from Jamaica and it was launched in 2007 by the newly upgraded and re-opened Worthy Park distillery. Worthy Park was established as an estate since 1670, but unfortunately in 1962 it had to stop rum production due to a oversupply of Jamaican rum following World War II. It resumed production in … More Review: Rum-Bar Silver
Berry Bros. & Rudd (BBR) are not playing around when it comes to some of the stuff they’re releasing as independent bottlers and this batch of Jamaican rum distilled in 1982 is part of it. Funnily enough this is not the first 1982 rum I’ve reviewed, I also had a look at the Rum Nation … More Review: Berry Bros. & Rudd Exceptional Casks 1982 Jamaican Rum 33 Year Old Cask No. 14
Langs Rum is a brand that has been “revived” by Ian Macleod Distillers’ last year. According to them, the original Langs Banana Rum was being made in the 1860s with rum imported from the Caribbean in Glasgow. The Lang Brothers brand joined Ian Macleod Distillers’ portfolio in 2003 as part of the firm’s acquisition of … More Review: Langs Pineapple Rum
Limin’ Beach Club is a vibrant bar and restaurant situated on the South Bank, in London, UK. To my embarrassment I have yet to visit it, but it’s definitely on the list. Last year the people in charge of it, Sham ‘Mr. Limin’ Mahabir and Paolo ‘Mr. Rum’ Molinaro, began their rum venture with Threeways … More Review: Threeways Rum