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Rum Reviews
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Long Pond Distillery Special Reserve 1941, bottled by Silver Seal (58 years)
Background: as far as age goes, this is probably unsurpassed. 58 years of cask influence to the dunder-y Jamaican distillate of singular charac... -
1977 Jamaican Rum "Overproof" by Berry Bros. & Rudd (36 years)
Background: A Berry Bros. & Rudd bottling of Jamaican rum of unknown provenance. Among the oldest (in both sense of the word) Jamaican rum ... -
Appleton Estate Hearts Collection 1984 & 2003, Jamaica Rum, in collaboration with Velier
The @appletonestateja’s Hearts Collection is a rather interesting collaboration with @velierspa, first launched in 2020 with three different vinta... -
Monymusk "Colours of Singapore", 2002, 18 Year Old Jamaican Rum, 60.5% ABV, Bottled by Interco-MLE and M&E Drinks
Jamaica has a few things in common with Singapore. Both are island states, enjoy tropical weather and share a British influence in their early hist... -
Flight of Rums - Diamond 1993, 21 Year Old Long Pond, 32 Year Old Enmore Demerara
What an amazing rum flight this evening thanks to @the_rum_cartel. Hard to pick a favourite among such great rums, but if I had to, the Diamo... -
Hampden HGML 1983, 58.9% ABV, Jamaica, Rum Artesanal
The 1983 Hampdens are some of the oldest Hampden casks found in the market today, and has been progressively released by a couple of independent b... -
1977 Jamaican Rum "Overproof", Berry Bros & Rudd; Enmore, 25 Year Old, Silver Seal; Uitvlugt 1993, Rum Sponge Edition No. 2, Decadent Drinks
Some of the rums at a midweek tasting with @the_rum_cartel at The Auld Alliance! A special mention for Berry Bros & Rudd’s 1977 Jamaican ... -
Appleton Estate 30 Year Old, Jamaica, 45% ABV
One of the oldest releases by Appleton Estate, and only the second time in their 272 years of distillation has Appleton Estate released their 30 y... -
Long Pond 1941, 58 Years Old, Jamaica, 50% ABV, Silver Seal
1941 is hardly a year that comes to mind when it comes to rum vintages, as most rums then were sold in bulk or blends, and there was simply no mar... -
1977 Jamaican “Overproof” Rum, Exceptional Casks, Berry Bros & Rudd Spirits
I’m starting this review rather in a rather unorthodox fashion, because I’ll be stating this upfront - that the 1977 Jamaican “Overproof” Rum bottl... -
Worthy Park Estate, 5 Year Old, Jamaica, Fair Drinks
A very interesting bottle of Fair Drinks' Jamaican rum, a 5-year-old Worthy Park Estate rum aged in American oak barrels and bottled in the Cognac... -
Black Tot Rum’s 50th Anniversary Rum
Saturday mornings are made for this - a little rum tasting of Black Tot Rum’s 50th Anniversary Rum, a blend of rums from the four cornerstones of ...
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