Rum Reviews

Mhoba's rums can be quite commonly found on the shelves of specialist boutiques or rum bars today. But it wasn’t always the case; to my knowledge...

  By now the rum community is well aware that one of Japan's most artisanal rum producers, the one-man distillery that is Yoshiharu Takeuchi's Nin...

  On to the third bottling of Velier’s most recent Caroni Paradise releases, we are once again acquainted with the youngest vintages from the dist...

  With the Caroni Paradise #6 out of the way, we arrive at #10, a single cask bearing the numbers #3927, holding Caroni rums of the Heavy Trinidad...

  By now, many would be familiar with Velier’s Caroni Paradise series, introduced to the world in 2021, marking the very last casks of Caroni rums...

  @the_rum_cartel created quite a stir yesterday by unveiling Foursquare and @velierspa’s latest collaboration, Fidelitas. This is the oldest Four...

  As the Caroni story reaches its final chapter - its legend, of course, hopefully lives on - we're left with some 139 (originally 140, but one br...

  Few rums have garnered as much attention among consummate rum drinkers as the Skeldons, bottled by Velier in 2005. Back then, these bottles were...

  Whilst the first Papalin blend - made of a Cuban rum, a Venezuelan rum, and a dash of Caroni - made its first debut in 2003, the Velier propriet...

  A good bottle of rum has a certain ability to transport us. It could whisk us to the distant shores of Haiti or Jamaica, express itself powerful...

  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...

  Ever wondered how did the term “Navy Rum” come about? It all began with the traditions of the British Royal Navy in the 1700s. In the days of yo...