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@velierspa's Elliott Erwitt Magnum Series I am tasting today is one from the @mountgayrum distillery in Barbados. What makes it stand apart fro...
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Rum drinkers today would know that the Golden Age of @velierspa Demerara rums was a pivotal moment in rum history, where the world was introduc...
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(Image Source: Velier, Jonny Melon)
You’d be easily forgiven for not having heard of Takamaka.
Now, what about Beenleigh? Haven’t heard of them ...
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One of the lesser known demerara bottlings from @velierspa, the EHPM 1998 was bottled in July 2014 at the tail-end if Velier’s age of demer...
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Background: this is my first review of a Velier demerara rum. There is little to say of this Velier demeraras that has not already been said by...
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Background: Until recently, the enigmatic Nine Leaves distillery near Lake Biwa in Shiga prefecture, Japan, was wholly manned by a single per...
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In the colloquialisms of whisky talk, the word “Sherry” (and by extension, “Sherry Cask” or “Sherry finish”) simply cannot be used enough. A mer...
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Background: this one needs no introduction. Its reputation precedes it, but as they say, you can’t drink cachet. Does it taste as good as it so...
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Background: a Savanna head-to-head. The Velier HERR comes from a limited edition Japoniani series, with labels illustrated by Luca Gargano hims...
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Background: my third C<>H. This is the only fully tropical-aged exemplar of the mark I have tried. This one isn’t as universally loved as...
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Background: probably the only bottling of aged Worthy Park juice confirmed to be of the WPM mark. I have heard from trusted sources this is kin...
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Background: my first taste of Foursquare 2013 happened at The Bar at 15 Stamford, a cosy bar with an extensive rum menu located in The Capitol ...
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