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Rum Reviews
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Samaroli 1948 West Indies Dark Rum, 49% ABV
Β It was only a few days ago thatΒ @masamindependentbottlersΒ shared some photographs of the late Mr Silvano Samaroli with a selection of his bottl... -
Caroni, 24 Year Old, Heavy Trinidad Rum (HTR), bottled by That Boutique-y Rum Company (TBRC), 61.5% ABV
Β Back withΒ @boutiqueyrumΒ today as I taste something special from the Boutique-y Records - a series of rum and whisky bottlings that were special... -
The Golden Age of Piracy Rums by Distilia - Foursquare 2005, βCalico Jackβ; Caroni 1999, βBlackbeardβ; Enmore 1992, βAnneyβ
(Image Source: Distilia) Β When it comes to rums, thereβs an element that you canβt really escape, and thatβs the often cited influence of the Na... -
Rhum Lapalun 1952, Petit-Bourg, Martinique, Chantal Comte, 50% ABV
Β This oneβs a unicorn, Iβve been told. And because it was primarily meant for the Japanese market (more on that later), and the only known bottle... -
Clarendon 2010, 11 Years Old, bottled by Malt, Grain & Cane, 67.2% ABV
Β Jamaican rums are having a real moment - and for good reason, these ester fruit bombs are smack-you-in-the-face tasty and you donβt need to be b... -
Saint James Velier 15 Year Old Magnum Elliott Erwitt Series #1
Β Β AmongstΒ @velierspaβs Elliott Erwitt Edition Magnum SeriesΒ #1Β is, for the first time in its 257 years of history, an independent bottling ofΒ @r... -
Mount Gay 2007 Velier 14 Year Old Magnum Elliott Erwitt Series #1
Β @velierspa's Elliott Erwitt Magnum Series I am tasting today is one from theΒ @mountgayrumΒ distillery in Barbados. What makes it stand apart fro... -
Black Tot Last Consignment Royal Navy Rum
Β To honour Black Tot Day, it seemed only appropriate for me to come around tastingΒ @blacktotrumβs Last Consignment, a true expression of the Roy... -
Hampden Jamaican Rum by Corman-Collins and The Auld Alliance, 1982 + 1983 (35 years)
Β Background: this is a dram I had at The Auld Alliance, one of the great whisky bars of the world. An old Hampden bottled in 2019 from a vat of ... -
Two More Silver Seals 2020: Silver Seal Demerara, Uitvlugt, 1989/2020 (30 years old) & Silver Seal Demerara, Diamond, 2002/2020 (17 years old)
Β 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
Β Rum drinkers today would know that the Golden Age ofΒ @velierspaΒ Demerara rums was a pivotal moment in rum history, where the world was introduc... -
"Rum of The World" Fiji 6.5 Year Old, Single Cask for Shangri-La Singapore
Β Rum Review #1: "Rum of The World" Fiji 6.5yo single cask for Shangri-La Singapore Β I come from the Scotch side of things. My S/O likes rum a l...
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