Rum Reviews

  This is the second TDL rum (Trinidad Distillers Ltd) of what should be a total of six single casks that were all distilled on the very same day,...

  To be honest, people don't go loco for Trinidad's sole surviving rum-maker Angostura (or more specifically, its rum-producing subsidiary, TDL, ...

  @boutiqueyrum is no stranger to Caroni rums, having released at least 12 different bottlings since they started. Batch 8 was the first that I t...

  The second of @distilia_ rums that I had the privilege of tasting was one from their new Floral Rum series - the Caroni 1998 Chaconia exclusive...

  This was my maiden visit to @thewritingclubsg on the occasion of a special @valinchandmallet tasting, where we were treated to an excellent lin...

  During a recent masterclass with Phil Thompson of the Dornoch Distillery/Thompson Bros IB, I got to try a nice expression from the 1997 vintage...

  After the Caroni 1996 Guyana Blended Paradise #1, it was only natural to taste the second bottling of the Paradise range too - the Caroni 1998 ...

(Image Source: @exceptionaldrinks on Carousell)   Background: for my taste, 1996 is the best vintage for a Caroni rum. This particular one comes ...

  I’ve written several reviews now about how there is a sort of divide when it comes to rums – heavy style versus light style. Readers have put up...

  Back with @boutiqueyrum today as I taste something special from the Boutique-y Records - a series of rum and whisky bottlings that were special...

(Image Source: Distilia)   When it comes to rums, there’s an element that you can’t really escape, and that’s the often cited influence of the Na...

  Background: Master’s thesis has been a bitch. Time to unwind with some rum reviews, especially since my study cabinet is overcrowded with rum s...