Tag: pot still

The Barrel Sample: Dram Mor Barbados 15 Year Old – Foursquare Distillery

September 5, 2022

The final bottling from Dram Mor’s Summer 2022 Releases is this 15 year old cask strength from Foursquare Distillery, Barbados. ‘Nuff said, let’s get onto tasting the sample. This Dram Mor Barbados from Foursquare is molasses based, pot and column distilled and aged for 8 years in an ex-Bourbon cask in Barbados and the rest … More The Barrel Sample: Dram Mor Barbados 15 Year Old – Foursquare Distillery

Review: White Peak Distillery Cask Aged Rum – Batch 3

August 26, 2022

Been a while since I looked at a British rum so when I saw an email from White Peak Distillery saying their batch 3 of rum is available I had to get myself one. The White Peak Distillery is located in Derbyshire, England and it’s the county’s first full-scale craft distillery so I’m very curious … More Review: White Peak Distillery Cask Aged Rum – Batch 3

Review: Dram Mor Guyana 24 Year Old – Uitvlugt Distillery

August 23, 2022

An independent bottler on the rise in the rum world, Dram Mor Group from Dumbarton, Scotland, released 3 new rum bottlings this summer, two from Foursquare (one I already reviewed) and a 24 year old rum from the defunct distillery, Uitvlugt. The Uitvlugt Distillery was established around the 1750s in Guyana and it closed in … More Review: Dram Mor Guyana 24 Year Old – Uitvlugt Distillery

Review: Dram Mor Barbados 13 Year Old – Foursquare Distillery

August 22, 2022

Here is a rum from Barbados that have been aged both on the island and in the UK. I feel like a broken record, but every time I mention Foursquare Distillery I just have sudden flashes of “Out Of Stock” warnings. Jokes aside, Foursquare managed to become incredibly sought after in a relatively short amount … More Review: Dram Mor Barbados 13 Year Old – Foursquare Distillery

Review: Black Tot Master Blender’s Reserve 2022/ Interview: Oliver Chilton – Black Tot Master Blender

July 31, 2022

It’s that time of the year again, today (31st of July) we celebrate the day when the British Royal Navy stopped issuing the daily rum rations to its sailors in 1970. Also known as Black Tot Day, this year is its 52nd anniversary and it brings us yet another limited edition Black Tot Master Blender’s … More Review: Black Tot Master Blender’s Reserve 2022/ Interview: Oliver Chilton – Black Tot Master Blender

The Barrel Sample: That Boutique-y Rum Company – O Reizinho (Batch 2)

July 28, 2022

The O Reizinho is the name of a small distillery from Madeira which produces agricole rhum, but using a pot still rather than a column. It’s thanks to That Boutique-y Rum company that I know about O Reizinho in the first place – the advantage of having independent bottlers that bring rums on the UK … More The Barrel Sample: That Boutique-y Rum Company – O Reizinho (Batch 2)