The 5th edition of the Rum Show happened on the 18th and 19th of July at the same location, Glaziers Hall near London Bridge. I joined the trade session that took place on Friday between 12PM and 4PM and a little bit of the evening session for the public which happened between 5:30PM and 9:30PM. … More Review: The Whisky Exchange Rum Show 2025
Now this was amazing! After going for the first time at Paris Rhum Fest 2023 thanks to a bar takeover I decided to re-visit it, this time on my own time and terms. The sheer amount of quality rhums and rums was absolutely huge, not to mention the lovely people I got to socialise with. … More Review: Paris Rhum Fest 2024
Extra extra! Read all about it, fresh off the presses! The 2nd edition of The Rum Barrel Awards is here! This is my way of showcasing my personal highlights of the year by adopting a spirit format competition with awards by category. As I was going through my scores I noticed this year has been … More The Rum Barrel Awards 2023
Founded by Dupre Barbancourt in 1862, Rhum Barbancourt has remained in the Gardere family ever since, evolving throughout each generation whilst still retaining its historic origins. Founded in the “Pearl of the Antilles”, the award-winning Haitian export is prepared to establish itself overseas as a key player in the international field. I have personally attended … More Rum News: Rhum Barbancourt UK Launch
Here’s a Clement I don’t believe is readily available in the UK. I got myself a one litre bottle of this VO from the French duty free because it was really affordable (€25) and… well, it’s a litre of aged agricole rhum, that’s enough said. Clement’s story starts in 1887 when Homere Clement bought Domaine … More Review: Clement Rhum Vieux Agricole VO
July has been quite a busy month for me, hence the lack of writing on the blog. First I attended the German Rum Festival and after I pretty much had to jump straight into the Rum Show, both for pleasure and work. This is Rum Show’s 3rd edition, with it being the 2nd live iteration … More Review: The Whisky Exchange Rum Show 2023 (Trade Session)
A few months ago I decided I needed a holiday and what a better reason to travel abroad if not for drinking rum. I have been at the German Rum Festival once before and I had a lot of fun so I wanted to repeat the experience. This was their 12th edition and I made … More Review: German Rum Festival 2023
Unaged blanc agricoles are the best expressions to try in order to experience the terroir of the sugar cane in rhum. Now how about comparing two different vintages from the same year and distillery? I have to say I’m intrigued and excited to get into these, but first some brief history about HSE. The story … More Review: HSE Cuvee De L’An 2016 vs HSE Parcellaire #1 2016
A cane juice rhum made by a Frenchman in Vietnam on the site of his hotel & bar by the sea. Antoine Poircuitte built the Distillerie d’Indochine in the late 2018 in the Quang Nam province in Vietnam. All the cane for the distillery is local from the area of Hoi An, 40km away. This … More Review: Sampan Vietnam Rhum Overpoof
I finally managed to attend one of the best rum events in the world, the Paris Rhum Fest. It was my first time which is quite embarrassing considering this year was its 10th edition. The opportunity was created thanks to the wonderful people behind Stauning Whisky and the Copperbay venues from Marseilles and Paris. We … More Review: Paris Rhum Fest 2023