Rum Reviews

  I'll just come out and say it - these are some of the coolest labels I've seen on rum bottles. Now, bear in mind, unlike whiskies where the labe...

   @velierspa has always been synonymous with impressive Demerara rums, especially during its golden age between the mid-2000s and the early-2010s...

  We're back with another of Distilia's flagship series - one that has been quite popular for its extensive range and collection of Guyana's Demer...

  Background: these need no introduction. A friend happened to be at The Golden Promise in Paris, and asked if I were interested in any of their ...

  The last rum review of 2022 leads me back to one from the final chapter of the age of @velierspa’s demerara rums - the Diamond & Port Moura...

  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...

    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...

  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...

  Background: bought this on the recommendation of a few friends whose tastes I trust. Also, this is /u/Sea_Industry_7312’s favourite spirit of 2...

  In part two of my @nobilisrum tasting, we look at the Uitvlugt 1989 from the Port Mourant double wooden vat still, a single cask aged for 31 ye...

  Background: I figured it is time to start reviewing the white rums I have. It just seems natural to review a white Port Mourant as a follow-up ...

  Background: this is the second Masam rum bottling I tried, after the 1992 Hampden. I realised I had not written anything about the bottler in t...