Most of you know Diplomatico from their flagship Reserva Exclusiva, which while it’s… well… very sweet, it’s also one of the bottles that made me have a closer look at rum. The Diplomatico brand hails from Venezuela, more exactly from DUSA (Destillerias Unidas S.A.) which is also involved in the production of a couple other … More Review: Diplomatico Distillery Collection No3 (Pot Still)
That Boutique-y Rum Company focuses on bringing unusual and delicious rums on the market. Their small 50cl bottles and colourful labels can easily grab one’s attention, but the liquid inside is the real treat. The brand is part of Maverick Drinks and has the advantage of working with the charming Peter Holland, a “Writer, Presenter … More Review: That Boutique-y Rum Company – Secret Distillery #1 Jamaica (Batch 1)
The Penny Blue was a rare Mauritian stamp which had the inscription ‘Post Office’ on it rather than ‘Post Paid’ due to an engraving mistake. “Created as part of the inaugural postal service, in 1847, under the watchful eye of the Governor of Mauritius, the stamp was to be used for invitations to a fancy … More Review: Penny Blue XO – Batch #5
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
The Jamaica 5 Years Old comes from the Rum Exchange made in collaboration with the guys from 1423 World Class Spirits. Andreas Isopp is the Rum Exchange creator – which, besides the website linked, it’s also a Facebook group designed for selling and <surprise!> exchanging rums. Andreas (Dornbirn, Austria) started his rum journey around about … More Review: Jamaica 5 Years Old (Hampden) – Rum Exchange
The newest addition the the Doorly’s range released by Richard Seale from Foursquare Distillery, Barbados. I’ve covered other two Doorly’s last year along with an introduction about the brand and since I am excited to have this in my glass I’ll just leave it here. The positive feedback that Doorly’s XO and the 12 Year … More Review: Doorly’s 14 Year Old
Diving into Havana Club today, and if anyone from America reads this – it’s the one made in Cuba, not the one marketed as Havana Club from Bacardi. I won’t go into the whys and the whats of that issue as there are plenty of articles online about that and it might be a long … More Review: Havana Club Seleccion de Maestros
I’ve heard about this Bayou expression for a while now but I only got the chance to try it recently at the Manchester Rum Fest and that was enough to convince me to get myself a bottle. Bayou Rum is distilled in Louisiana, U.S.A at Louisiana Spirits Distillery using copper pot stills – the raw … More Review: Bayou Rum Single Barrel
I’ll mention the fact that this was also reviewed by Ivar De Laat about a month ago on his website. I’ll leave the link here as it is worth reading it here. S.B.S Jamaica 2018 comes from 1423 – World Class Spirits, a brand that I’ve mentioned before in a few other reviews. This time … More Review: S.B.S Jamaica 2018 (DOK)