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Rum Reviews
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Taste Testing Ron Zacapa's First Ever Private Blend Rum (Bottled for The Rum Cartel)
ย Ron Zacapa celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. We had the opportunity to join in the festivities with Master Blender Lorena Vรกsquez and o... -
Taste Testing The All-Hampden Velier Magnum Series #3 Cristina de Middel Edition: Hampden 4 Years DOK, 7 Years HGML, 8 Years <>H, 9 Years LROK
ย Velierโs Magnum Series is one of those projects where a drinks release is, very deliberately, also an art object. Itโs a collaboration between I... -
Taste Testing The Foursquare Mandamus ECS XXIX 16 Year Old (10 Years Ex-Bourbon, 6 Years Ex-Port)
ย Foursquare's new Exceptional Cask Selection (ECS) Mandamus was announced just slightly over a month ago, and this time we're so lucky to have Fo... -
Taste Testing The Iconic Appleton Estate 21 Year Old Jamaica Rum
ย Jamaica's Appleton Estate stands as one of the most emblematic rum producers of the Caribbean island - arguably the rum world at large - and yet... -
Taste Testing The Zacapa Edicion Negra
ย In the realm of Central American rums - rons as they call it - Zacapa has long stood out as being one of the key references of the region. If yo... -
A Study Of Savanna's Reunion Island Rums of 2025: Savanna Lontan Straight 74.9; Savanna L'Absolu; Savanna One Rum (Oneshoz); Savanna Art of Rum (Repy); Savanna HERRLINE Inbound; Savanna HERRLINE Outbound & Savanna The Very Rare Casks
ย Reunion Island is an incredibly small island off the east coast of Madagascar, and if you head four hours southwest from the island, you'd find ... -
Taste Testing Two Jamaica High Ester Papalin 5 Year Old Rums: Velier Papalin Jamaica High Ester 5 Year Old 47% ABV vs 57% ABV
ย Whilst the first Papalin blend - made of a Cuban rum, a Venezuelan rum, and a dash of Caroni - made its first debut in 2003, the Velier propriet... -
Taste Testing The Hampden Great House 2024 ft. Some Legendary DOK Marque
ย Amidst the multitude of rum bottlings vying for attention at Whisky Live Singapore 2024, itโs the familiar label with the silhouette of the Hamp... -
Taste Testing The Velier Magnum Series #2 Alex Webb Edition: Hampden 13 Years, Saint James 12 Years, Clarendon 10 Years, Beenleigh 8 Years
ย A good bottle of rum has a certain ability to transport us. It could whisk us to the distant shores of Haiti or Jamaica, express itself powerful... -
Foursquare Rum Magisterium ECS Mark XXVI, 58% ABV
ย Well, we're 26 releases into Foursquare's incredibly impressive Exceptional Cask Series (or ECS for short)! And here we have the Edition 26, or ... -
Velier Royal Navy Rum, 2nd Edition - Tiger Shark, 57.18% ABV
ย Ever wondered how did the term โNavy Rumโ come about? It all began with the traditions of the British Royal Navy in the 1700s. In the days of yo... -
Velier Veritas White Blended Rum, 47% ABV
ย White rumย is often overlooked, but when done right, it could be a revelation. For rum enthusiasts, names like Foursquare Distillery, Hampden Est...
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