Does The Double Cask Improve Appleton 8?
Cask finishes seem to be good marketing vehicles. People usually get excited about rums or whiskeys that have been finished in port or...
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For The Love Of Rum
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- May 21
- 3 min
Foursquare Absolutio Rum Review
It’s not every day that I spend time in Barbados with a group of friends and family. People who I love and cherish. They came from the...
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- Apr 30
- 4 min
Limited Edition Worthy Park Rum Review
Jamaican rum has a special place in my heart. I get asked what my favourite rum is all the time and I never have an answer for it....
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- Apr 15
- 4 min
Foursquare Rum Review: Mystique vs Sovereignty
I’m sure everyone has had a moment in their rum journey where they thought:“this rum is perfection”. When you think back to that...
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- Feb 14
- 6 min
Holmes Cay Foursquare 2009 Premier Cru & 10 Cane 2012
I’m impressed by Holmes Cay. There, I said it. I read somewhere that articles should start with a strong statement to get people...
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- Jan 24
- 5 min
Travelling Without Moving With 1423s S.B.S Origin Selection
The Single Barrel Selection (S.B.S.) Origin series from 1423 is a wonderful initiative in my opinion. I’ll try to explain why. Over the...
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- Nov 21, 2023
- 3 min
Foursquare Covenant - How Old Is Too Old?
There are a lot of certainties in life. I’m in the Netherlands when writing this and it’s raining almost every day. Soon it will be...
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- Oct 30, 2023
- 8 min
Viche - Colombia's Clairin
It’s not every day that I discover a new sugar cane juice based alcoholic beverage. That’s exactly what happened the last time I was in...
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- Jul 12, 2023
- 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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- May 3, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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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- Jan 25, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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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- 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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- Nov 15, 2022
- 16 min
Great Canadian Rum Review
When someone thinks about rum, Canada is likely not the first country they’d associate it with. There are no palm trees or white sandy...
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- Sep 20, 2022
- 5 min
Mount Gay Madeira Cask vs Port Cask Rum Review
For quite a while, Barbados rum talk in the rum enthusiast circles was mostly about Foursquare Distillery, not Mount Gay. I remember...
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- Sep 13, 2022
- 6 min
Velier Saint James AOC Anniversary Collection Rum Review
My last article covered the great Velier small bottle initiative. That time it was about Caroni expressions. The next release in the...
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- Aug 8, 2022
- 5 min
Savanna Single Cask Rum Review
I find a lot of rum distilleries interesting and fascinating. Their equipment, processes, history, smells, people and of course the...
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