This year has just been hit after hit when it comes to the British rum scene. Scratch Distillery, based in Hertfordshire, was founded in 2015 and now, 8 years later, they finally launched their first single cask. The reason it took so long is because Doug Miller, the owner and distiller of Scratch, is very … More Review: Scratch Distillery – Single Cask Winter 2023 Release
Lewis Hayes, the man behind Black Parrot and Merchant House rum bars in London, is also the person responsible for the biggest rum distillery in Europe, DropWorks. They are doing some very interesting experiments, with Shaun Smith as their Head Distiller, and this Super Funk Drop is one of them – I’ve already reviewed their … More Review: DropWorks Super Funk Drop
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
As some of you might know, I’m a big fan of UK distilled rums, the more local the best – but what if the rum is made in London one hour away via public transport from my place? Let’s just say I should’ve had a look at Cabby’s sooner. Dubbed as London’s first rum distillery, … More Review: Cabby’s Small Batch Rum
Banditti Club is a brand of spiced rum that is part of the Glasgow Distillery portofolio. It was launched in 2018 and since then it already gathered a couple of awards. If you know me, then you know I’m not too excited about spiced rums, but I’ll never dismiss them completely, I am a bartender … More Review: Banditti Club Spiced Rum & Banditti Club Smoky Rogues Rum Batch 01
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
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
Two Drifters was established in 2019 and is the brainchild of Russ and Gemma Wakeham, a husband and wife team from Devon, UK. The idea behind it is to create a company that seeks out to constantly search and use new or improved sustainable technologies and to inspire others to be more sustainable while making … More Review: Two Drifters Signature Rum
A three year old rum fermented, distilled and aged entirely in England? Yes, please! I pre-ordered this bottling a few weeks ago and now I’m excited to give it a try. The rum is made at the Portsmouth Distillery which was established in 2018 and is located on the Portsea Island in Hampshire, England. The … More Review: Portsmouth Distillery – 1812 3 Year Old Rum
Quite often I find myself browsing rum on Amazon (UK) just to see what offers are out there and what new brands are popping up. While the spiced rum offering is abundant, sometimes I see a bottle that I purchase hoping it will be at least somehow interesting – that’s how I got Tattu Rum. … More Review: Tattu Rum