Tag: wooden pot still

Review: That Boutique-y Rum Company – Diamond Distillery Port Mourant, 11 Year Old (Batch 2) vs. Master Of Malt – Diamond Distillery Port Mourant, 11 Year Old (2008)

January 12, 2023

Well that’s a long title isn’t it? If you know me you’ll know I love unadultered rums from the Port Mourant still so this is a real treat for me. The Port Mourant is a historical double pot still made out of greenheart wood. It’s very unique as there are only two other stills made … More Review: That Boutique-y Rum Company – Diamond Distillery Port Mourant, 11 Year Old (Batch 2) vs. Master Of Malt – Diamond Distillery Port Mourant, 11 Year Old (2008)

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: Berry Bros. & Rudd Guyana 10 Year Old Cask No. 56

May 26, 2022

Sometimes obsessively browsing the rum section on Amazon pays off, this time with an offering from Berry Brothers & Rudd. After finding the Dram Mor Guyana on House of Malt for just £38, I came across this other steal, a single cask from Guyana for just £42 – unfortunately they have bumped the price at … More Review: Berry Bros. & Rudd Guyana 10 Year Old Cask No. 56

The Barrel Sample: The Scotch Malt Whisky Society – “Pleasing and Teasing” – Guyana 13 Year Old

March 20, 2021

Trying to find info on any SMWS rums proves itself challenging, but thanks to a review from Single Cask Rum I managed to gather more data. This is an independent bottling that contains rum from Guyana – cask number R2.7. “Pleasing and Teasing” is molasses based, distilled in 2004 using the Versailles still (single wooden … More The Barrel Sample: The Scotch Malt Whisky Society – “Pleasing and Teasing” – Guyana 13 Year Old

The Barrel Sample: The Duchess – 27 Year Old Guyana – Uitvlugt

January 27, 2021

A sample of a very old Guyanese single cask rum from the Dutch independent bottler, The Duchess – yes, please! Molasses based, distilled in the Port Mourant wooden pot still at the late Uitvlugt Distillery in Guyana and aged for 27 years in an ex-Bourbon cask. Distilled in 1993 and bottled in 2020 at 50.1% … More The Barrel Sample: The Duchess – 27 Year Old Guyana – Uitvlugt

The Barrel Sample: El Dorado Rare Collection Versailles 2002

November 8, 2020

El Dorado have launched limited edition rums called Rare Collection to highlight some of their marques and stills, just like the old Velier Demerara did. This one was distilled at Diamond Distillery (Guyana) in the Versailles Wooden Pot Still in 2002 and was a release of 3000 bottles. They are supposed to be additive-free, but … More The Barrel Sample: El Dorado Rare Collection Versailles 2002