Rum Reviews

  The second rum by Swell de Spirits I had at Hi Stranger hails from a distillery that has really grown on me over the recent years, and is best k...

  Since opening their doors and releasing their first spirit bottling in 2021, Swell de Spirits has undoubtedly developed quite a reputation for b...

  Nestled in the heart of Central Luzon’s sugarcane plains lies one of the Philippines’ largest and oldest rum distilleries — the Tarlac Distiller...

  We were at the The Spirits Library just the other weekend where we hosted by Lee Watson himself, founder of the Spirits Library, for an intrigui...

  Ron Zacapa celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. We had the opportunity to join in the festivities with Master Blender Lorena Vásquez and o...

  On the 50th year of Ron Zacapa, the distillery has, for the first time in its history, dipped its toes into the world of private blends. And who...

  It is always a happy occasion when a new bar opens its doors in the city, particularly more so when the bar in question places emphasis on servi...

  Ishigaki Island is a pure and pristine agricultural paradise with a subtropical oceanic climate that is painted by scenic beaches and crop field...

When you think of flavour diversity in the world of rum, you’d normally associate it with varying distillation marks, the use of different raw ma...

  The Black Tot Rum, since its debut launch in 2010, has come to arguably be the most prominent and also most trustworthy Navy Rum brand actively ...

  In the fall of 2025, a rather peculiar rum release from the Lowlands of Scotland really piqued my interest. Nestled within the grounds of the Do...

  For over six decades and counting, Cuba's illustrious rum-making had operated within the realms of state nationalisation kicked off by the famed...