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Rum Reviews
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Caroni Paradise #5, Caroni 2000, Full Proof Heavy Trinidad Rum
After a considerable period of time since tasting the Caroni Paradise #3 and #4 at Whisky Live Singapore last year, I’ve finally had the opportu... -
Taste Testing The Legendary 1935 Saint James Rhum
The bottle I have with me today needs no introduction - it is Saint James Rhum from the French Caribbean island of Martinique, whose rectangular... -
(Foursquare) Barbados 2002, 20 Year Pot Still, Holmes Cay
For the Foursquare rum lovers out there, it is common knowledge that @richardseale_foursquare’s rums are mostly a blend of pot and column still ... -
Fiji 2000, 21 Years Old, Dead Reckoning Rum's Mutiny South Pacific
Today’s rum is quite possibly one of the oldest rums bottled from the isle of Fiji - @dead_reckoning_rum’s Mutiny South Pacific, one of the f... -
Long Pond 2001, 21 Year Old, bottled by Precious Liquors for Auld Alliance, 51% ABV
I fondly remember the first Long Pond rums I had chanced upon during my initial foray into this rabbit hole of mine - Plantation’s (or now Plant... -
Habitation Velier Forsyths WP 151 Proof White 2015 Pure Jamaican Single Rum
What a throwback! Yes, yes, this Habitation Velier bottling of Jamaica's Worthy Park was only released in 2016, but in rum years, alot has happ... -
Neisson Dekolaj Rhum Agricole Blanc Clos Godinot Single Plot Cuvée, 52.5% ABV
Dekolaj refers to the first rum in the morning, where in Martinique tradition, it is taken neat and chased after by a gulp of fresh krazé water ... -
Dictador 1980, 39 Year Old, Cadenhead's, 59.9% ABV
I circle back to @wmcadenheads for one of their more eye-catching rum releases in recent years, and by that I meant an age statement of nearly f... -
Sangar Liberian White Rum
I can’t remember a time when I was so impressed with an unaged rum, but @sangarrum really did blow me away after tasting it at @tamba.singapore... -
Foursquare Destino - Velier
We're four releases into the Foursquare - Velier universe (and almost as if to be a time traveller of sorts, as of 2023 there will have been eig... -
Rhum Neisson Armada 88eme Anniversaire 4.4.8, 44.8% ABV
In 2020, @rhums_neisson celebrated its 88th anniversary with a special release - the Armada 88eme Anniversaire, or at times also referred to as ... -
A Velier Demerara Tasting For The Ages: 1991 Blairmont vs 1994 Albion vs 1995 Enmore & More
For aficionados of rum, it's widely acknowledged that Demerara Velier stands out as one of the most exceptional bottles in the world of rum. Thi...
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