J. Gow is one Scottish rum brand that’s on my radar, especially when it comes to new releases. The rum is named after an infamous Orkney pirate called John Gow. While most rum brands that use pirate lore as their marketing point are usually not worth checking out, J. Gow is the exception and, honestly, … More Review: J. Gow Culverin
While a square shaped bottle is not that unusual in the spirit world nowadays, it was quite innovative back in the days and it’s probably Saint James who is responsible for that. The shape of the bottle was meant to catch the eye, but also make it safer to transport it via ships. In 1765 … More Review: Saint James Imperial Blanc
I have recently been in holiday in France and I have to say the agricole selection and prices in supermarkets are ridiculously good. On that note I visited the airport duty-free shop on my way back and bought two 1 litre bottles of unaged agricole at a steal – guess a perk of UK not … More Review: Dillon Rhum Blanc 55
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)
Manchester Rum Festival 2022 allowed me to reacquaint with a few rum brands as well as finding ones that I didn’t know about. One of such brands that flew under my radar is Streamertail rum. Archie Burden was a chef in London before he decided to follow his rum passion and make his own rum … More Review: Streamertail White Rum
Making sure you are supporting the right companies when you purchase something is very important nowadays, especially when it comes to them using ingredients and resources from countries with a developing economy. That’s exactly what Fairtrade is all about – a system of certification that aims to ensure a set of standards are met in … More Review: FAIR. Muscovado Rum Millesime 2016
Decent Booze. For decent people. At decent prices. That’s the East London Liquor Company motto and if you have a look on their shop online you’ll see they have the “decent prices” bit down pretty well – hence why I bought one of their rums. East London Liquor Co. started 8 years ago and is … More Review: East London 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
It is interesting how rum comes my way once in a while. Sometimes I buy a bottle that piques my interest, sometimes I’m being sent stuff and sometimes, just sometimes, I find a sealed bottle behind the microwave of the flat I moved in. That was last year, but I finally ran out of stuff … More Review: Soca Light Rum
Retribution White Rum came out last year and I had the opportunity to sample it first at the UK RumFest 2021. Retribution is made at Retribution Distilling Co, in Frome, Somerset, UK, so this is another British rum to add to the growing list of “locally” produced cane distillates. Retribution Distilling Co started as a … More Review: Retribution White Rum