Added Sugar In Rum - Fall Update
Calling this a fall update might trigger some bad feelings for people who are desperately holding on to the last signs of summer. Perhaps...
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For The Love Of Rum
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- Aug 30
- 3 min
Velier Foursquare Raconteur vs Foursquare Sovereignty
My expectations with new Foursquare releases are always high. That’s simply a result of them producing quality rum, year after year. I’ve...
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- Aug 8
- 4 min
Plantation And Their Misuse Of The Word Terroir
Last week, the Plantation rum brand posted a couple of tone deaf marketing videos about Barbados on their social media, using the...
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- Jul 26
- 12 min
The Rum Ministry Farce
I love rum groups on Facebook. That’s quite the statement to start with! Let me add a little nuance. I love quite a few rum groups, most...
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- Jul 17
- 5 min
Ernest Rum Marketing
I have a dislike for fancy, glitzy, misleading marketing. That’s probably not a surprise to anyone. Today I stumbled upon an ad for...
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- Jul 12
- 5 min
Colours Of Rum - Very Old Guyana Rum Review
Wealth Solutions was established in 2007 with a mission to provide luxury goods for demanding customers, according to their website. It’s...
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- Jul 3
- 2 min
Added Sugar In Rum - Summer Update
Time for a summery update of the sugar list. 24 new entries in total. Quite a few Plantation releases, some local Scandinavian brands, a...
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- Jun 19
- 11 min
St Lucia Distillers – One Of The Rum Jewels Of The Caribbean
Distillery visits are special to me. There is something magical about seeing the process of your favourite rum being produced in real...
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- May 3
- 3 min
Chairman's Reserve Single Cask Rum Review
I can’t deny I have a soft spot for Saint Lucia Distillers. I’ve written about them in more detail here and here. Their basic Chairman’s...
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- Apr 20
- 5 min
Can Foursquare Touchstone Touch 2006 Or Sassafras?
The Foursquare ECS series has become quite legendary in the rum world. The quality has been so high and consistent that each release is a...
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- Apr 4
- 11 min
Rum Review: Colombian Or Not Colombian?
I have a love hate relationship with Colombian rum. My partner is from Colombia, so I visit this beautiful country now and then. With my...
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- Feb 28
- 6 min
Flor de Caña 12 vs Flor de Caña 12 Years Old - Rum Review
Flor de Caña is a rum brand by Compañía Licorera de Nicaragua. Their story starts in 1890, when Italian Alfredo Francisco Pellas Canessa,...
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- Feb 21
- 1 min
Grays Rum Distillery Video - Cane Fields & Barrel Warehouse
Grays Rum Distillery in Mauritius is well known for its New Grove brand. A while ago, I visited them with Eric Kaye from Holmes Cay. We...
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- Feb 2
- 2 min
Added Sugar In Rum - New Years Update
The first update to the sugar list in 2023 brings us a few interesting entries. There's been lots of talk (partly by me) about El Dorado...
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- Jan 25
- 6 min
Holmes Cay Foursquare Pot Still 2002 & Fiji 2001
There are a lot of independent bottlers out there. The majority of them bottle good rum, as there is a lot of great product available...
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- Jan 11
- 7 min
The Big Daiquiri Challenge - Chapter 5
Last daiquiri challenge was a year and half ago. Time for another fun chapter! If you've never read any of the big daiquiri challenge...
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- Jan 4
- 8 min
2022 In Rum Revelations
Happy 2023! I see a lot of bloggers posting “best of” lists at this time of the year. Makes sense, as it’s fun and interesting to look...
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- Dec 15, 2022
- 5 min
A Day At Islay Rum Distillery
I recently spent a few days with Ben Ingles and his wonderful family on Islay, the island of peat and Scotch whisky......and rum! I had...
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- Nov 28, 2022
- 2 min
New Sugar List Entries: Don Papa - Canerock - Dos Maderas - Real McCoy & More
I’ve added a few more expressions to the sugar list, which has a total of 315 products on it now, as Alko and Sytembolaget have tested...
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- Nov 23, 2022
- 4 min
Foursquare 2009 VS 2010 - Barbados Rum Review
What can still be said about Foursquare Rum Distillery? They’ve put themselves on the map big time in the last five to ten years. Every...
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