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Rum Reviews
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Velier Albion AN 1994 17 Year Old Full Proof Old Demerara Rum
It isn’t everyday that we have the chance to taste a rum from the golden age of @velierspa’s Demeraras, when Velier brought to the world a sele... -
Old Cadenhead’s Demerara's: Cadenhead’s XPD 1971 from Enmore Distillery, 61.8% a.b.v. (32 years) & Cadenhead’s GM 1974 from Uitvlugt Distillery, 61.5% a.b.v. (30 years)
Background: a head-to-head between two old continentally-aged demerara rums of great repute. Much has been said of Velier’s contribution to “pr... -
Uitvlugt 1989, 32 Years Old, Corman Collins, 49.5% ABV
Here we have another single cask Uitvlugt 1989 for tasting, this one bottled by @cormancollins in 2022 at an abv of 49.5% (cask strength I pres... -
The Golden Age of Piracy Rums by Distilia - Foursquare 2005, “Calico Jack”; Caroni 1999, “Blackbeard”; Enmore 1992, “Anney”
(Image Source: Distilia) When it comes to rums, there’s an element that you can’t really escape, and that’s the often cited influence of the Na... -
Two More Silver Seals 2020: Silver Seal Demerara, Uitvlugt, 1989/2020 (30 years old) & Silver Seal Demerara, Diamond, 2002/2020 (17 years old)
Introduction: The Auld Alliance very recently put up a tasting set of six samples, one for each Silver Seal rum release this year. Three of the... -
Uitvlugt ULR 1997 Velier 17 Year Old
Rum drinkers today would know that the Golden Age of @velierspa Demerara rums was a pivotal moment in rum history, where the world was introduc... -
1998 Enmore and Port Mourant, EHPM, 16 Years Old, Guyana, Velier and Demerara Distillers Ltd, 62.2% ABV
One of the lesser known demerara bottlings from @velierspa, the EHPM 1998 was bottled in July 2014 at the tail-end if Velier’s age of demer... -
A trio of rums at D.Bespoke: 1990 Enmore (VSG), Guyana, Bottled for Bar Lamp Ginza; 2002 Port Mourant, Guyana, Bottled for Three Rivers Tokyo; 1998 Bellevue, "stoves", Damoiseau Distillery, Guadeloupe
That time when I joined @the_rum_cartel and @rum_ble_inthejungle at @d.bespoke for some rums bottled exclusively for the Japanese market.I thou... -
Diamond 2006, 15 Years Old, Versailles Still, REV, Guyana, Bottled by Nobilis Rum, 56.6% ABV
One of the latest releases from @nobilisrum, the Guyana Diamond 2006 REV is truly exceptional, perhaps one of the best demerara rums I’ve had o... -
Enmore 1988 32-year-old, Versailles Still AWM, Single Cask, Guyana, Bottled by Nobilis Rum, 50% ABV
In the last of my @nobilisrum review, we take a look at release no.5 - the single cask Enmore 1988 32-year-old, distilled from the Versailles s... -
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M&E Diamond 2003, in collaboration with Charles Fazzino (17 years)
Background: another local bottling, this time from the Uitvlugt French Savalle still. A friend passed me this sample in exchange for my tasting...
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