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
- 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
- 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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- Jun 2
- 4 min
Foursquare Isonomy vs Foursquare Sovereignty
When I was in Barbados for the rum experience last November, all the attendees who visited Foursquare distillery got to taste a new, not...
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- May 5
- 5 min
Australian Rum Comparison - Velier - Valinch & Mallet - Transcontinental
Australian rum has seen a rise in popularity in rum enthusiast circles recently. So much so that I might be daring and use the word...
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- Apr 7
- 6 min
Mount Gay Andean Oak Cask & Pot Still Rum Review
I don’t think anyone will debate a statement like “Mount Gay is an iconic distillery”. Although, nowadays it seems anything is debated...
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- Feb 17
- 4 min
Sample Seventeen Pot Still vs Rum Fire - Rum Review
I’m very willing to admit that I love Jamaican rum. I like Worthy Park, Appleton and Long Pond. I love Hampden and New Yarmouth. Inside...
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- Dec 7, 2021
- 5 min
Mount Gay XO - Old vs New - Rum Review
Mount Gay XO is somewhat of an institution in the rum world. It’s been around for a very long time and has been one of the great examples...
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- Sep 1, 2021
- 6 min
Foursquare Shibboleth vs Nobiliary - Rum Review
I really enjoy following people’s rum journeys, especially when I’ve helped them a tiny bit along the way by giving information, rum...
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- Jul 8, 2021
- 8 min
BIRA! South Pacific 12yrs - Rum Review & Interview
When someone starts their own brand to bottle and sell rum independently, you might see that as a cool thing, but not as something truly...
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- Jun 24, 2021
- 5 min
Savanna Lontan 2007 & The Wild Parrot Savanna & Velier Savanna Indian Ocean Stills - Rum Review
La Réunion is a a beautiful volcanic island near Madagascar, in the Indian Ocean. Less than a million people live in this French...
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- May 21, 2021
- 3 min
Foursquare Sassafras vs Foursquare 2006 Rum Review
Foursquare 2006 is an iconic bottling that started the collaboration between the Barbados Distillery and Velier. It created quite the...
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- Apr 29, 2021
- 8 min
Ian Burrell's Equiano - Interview & Rum Review
Equiano is a new rum brand that is labeled as the world's first African & Caribbean rum. It's a blend of rums from Mauritius (Grays...
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- Mar 1, 2021
- 4 min
Foursquare Redoutable & Master Series Edition 1 - Rum Review
Writing about Foursquare Distillery rum is never a punishment. I’m still waiting for the first rum from them that I don’t enjoy. I’ve got...
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- Feb 23, 2021
- 6 min
Ron Malteco 5 vs Rum Malecon 25 - Blogger vs Industry
When I feel like sipping some rum, Panama is typically not the first country I’m thinking of. They can make decent rum, as these Grander...
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- Feb 9, 2021
- 6 min
Mhoba BushFire & Strand 101 Rum Review
Mhoba is a fairly young South African rum distillery that I like very much. Owner Robert Greaves is hands on and very innovative,...
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- Jan 22, 2021
- 7 min
Jamaican Overproof Rum Challenge - Wray & Nephew - Rum Fire - Rum Bar - Review
Jamaican Overproof Rum is strong, flavourful and special. I believe it’s so special that it should have it’s own building, street, island...
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- Jan 5, 2021
- 6 min
Top Rum Revelations Of 2020
What a year. A very challenging one for many. I have a lot of good things in my life, so I don’t and won’t complain much. I do see a lot...
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- Dec 29, 2020
- 6 min
Appleton Hearts Collection Rum Review - 1994 - 1995 - 1999
Jamaican’s Appleton Estate is one of the most recognizable names in rum. Their Signature, 8 year, 12 year and 21 year expressions are...
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- Dec 2, 2020
- 3 min
Doorly's 14 vs The Real McCoy 14 - Foursquare Rum Review
The tropical climate in the Caribbean has been proven to work very well for ageing rum. The high temperatures by day and the lower ones...
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