Dry January is gone (for some) so many of you might be tempted to treat yourselves with a new bottle of rum – yes, you always need more rum! So following the format of previous budget rums list I decided to write an updated and well needed part II. Below you might find familiar brands, … More Article: My Top 10 Value For Money Rums – Part II
Happy New Year everyone! Here are some cocktail recipes I came up with spanning over 3 months. For the full list of recipes go to The Cocktail Barrel section and if you have any questions feel free to contact me. After reviewing the Pusser’s 151 I had to use it in a drink. Pusser’s 151 … More The Cocktail Barrel #4
The Martinique hails from Rhumerie De Simon which produces AOC Rhum Agricole for the likes of Saint Clement and HSE. This bottling doesn’t fall under the agricole umbrella since it wasn’t fully aged and bottled in Martinique. Sugar cane juice based, column distilled in 2004, aged 4 years in the tropics and 11 years continentally … More The Barrel Sample: The Duchess Martinique 15 Year Old
Now this is a rhum brand that had me research and read more than I was planning with their lack of website and social media not helping the issue either. Its history gets a bit confusing gradually to the point where various statements claim two different distilleries in Martinique where J. Bally is made nowadays. … More Review: J. Bally Rhum Agricole Blanc
Distillerie Bologne is situated on the Island of Guadeloupe on the western wing, called Basse-Terre, which features green, fertile vulcanic hills. The distillery is located in south-west of the Basse-Terre region, in the capital city of the island… also called Basse-Terre. De Bolognes were a Protestant family from the Dauphine region of France who migrated … More Review: Rhum Bologne Blanc 55
Damoiseau was bought in 1942 by Roger Damoiseau and is currently the largest distillery in Guadeloupe accounting for more than half of the island’s rhum production. While Damoiseau produces and sells agricole rhum, which is made from sugarcane juice, apparently in the sugarcane off season they do distill molasses. RumCask, the people responsible for the … More Review: Damoiseau Rhum Blanc 50