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
A while ago, the Rum Reverend himself, Roger Barnes, told me he wants to put together a group of people with excellent taste in rum in order to do together what individually would be almost impossible. I know it sounds quite Avenger-y, but his idea was for all of us to pool money together in … More Review: Holmes Cay Belize 2006 16 Year Old vs Tamosi Obano-Oyo Belize 2006 (Cane Spirit Society)
A while ago last year I received a message on Instagram from Goldstone’s account saying I’m very welcomed to visit their distillery if I ever wish to do so. Fast forward a few months at the end of September 2023 and I finally managed to take them upon it. Goldstone Distillery is a small rum … More Distillery Visit: Goldstone Distillery (England)
At the beginning of July I’ve attended the German Rum Festival in Berlin and there were a couple of gems that caught my eye – these 2 bottlings from Isautier, Reunion island are two of those gems. In fact these are the only full bottles I purchased from the show in order to have a … More Review: Isautier Agent Double (Rhum Blanc De Degustation) – 01 vs 02
This sample is from one of the two bottlings that are part of Dram Mor’s Spring 2023 Release. I’ll be reviewing the 2nd bottling in due course, but for now let’s have a look at this rum from Trinidad. This is a single cask distilled at Trinidad Distillers Limited, same guys that make Angostura rums … More The Barrel Sample: Dram Mor Trinidad 2009 13 Year Old – TDL
Someone emailed me asking if I would consider reviewing the new Foursquare Clifton Hall and frankly I couldn’t resist. This might be the first time I’m writing a requested review and I’m happy to do more if anyone has any other rums they want to see on the blog. The Clifton Hall Great House is … More Review: Foursquare Clifton Hall Great House 12 Year Old – 40% ABV vs 46% ABV
Reitrbution Distilling Co is a company from Frome, Somerset, UK which started off as a brewing side-project and turned into a spirits producing company. They make pretty much anything, from gin to new make spirit soon-to-be-whisky and of course, rum. I did review their unaged expression and I have to say I was very much … More Review: Retribution Spiced Rum
Here’s a rum I only got to try thanks to the benevolence of a fellow rum enthusiast and, well, the Rum Show. By the time I got to the Foursquare stand at Rum Show to say hello to Peter Holland I was already a bit… over-sampled – hence the not-so-good pictures, so I apologise about … More Review: Foursquare LFT White – Habitation Velier
This year’s RumFest allowed me to taste and interact with a lot of rum brands, but if I were to highlight the most (pleasantly) surprising brand that I got to try, that would be the Outlier Distilling Company. They make rum (among other spirits) on an island, but not a particularly tropical one – the … More Review: Hurricane Overproof Manx Rum
“A naval phrase that celebrates courage, teamwork and friendship forged in the heart of battle. In the days of sail, the main sail was steadied, or braced, with a thick rope called the Mainbrace. If it was cut by enemy fire, a team of sailors had to splice the mainbrace back together whilst under fire … More Review: Mainbrace Navy Strength