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For The Love Of Rum


Ron Millonario XO - A Transparent Review
Transparency is something I find important, especially when I buy food or drinks. Unfortunately it’s often nowhere to be found in rum. At...
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Apr 12, 20193 min read


Foursquare's Rum Treasures
Foursquare distillery in Barbados has really upped their game in the past few years. They always had a solid line of 40%ish rums but are...
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Apr 7, 20194 min read


The Rum Battle: Worthy Park Estate vs Hampden Estate
Worthy Park and Hampden Estate are both very old distilleries that each have something new about them. Worthy Park was founded in 1670,...
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Apr 3, 20193 min read


Funky Medicinal Jamaican - CDI New Yarmouth 12
There was a lot of excitement around the presentation of this rum. I heard about it when it was at London Rumfest in 2017. I wasn’t there...
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Mar 28, 20192 min read


El Dorado Rare Collection - Albion 2004
When photos of the El Dorado Albion 2004 and Skeldon 2000 surfaced you could feel the excitement in the online rum groups. This couldn’t...
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Mar 23, 20193 min read


Dictador 12 - Premium Or Pretty?
If person A likes a product and person B doesn’t, they’ll probably never agree on it. Nor would they have to, since there really isn’t...
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Mar 19, 20195 min read


S.B.S. Jamaica 2018 - Hampden DOK
When I went to London for UK Rumfest in October, I first visited a great tasting event on the Goldon Hind, set up by the guys from Rum...
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Mar 13, 20192 min read


Berry Bros. & Rudd - Fiji 8 Year
Berry Bros. & Rudd is Britain's oldest wine and spirits merchant, founded in London in 1698. In the world of rum they are known for...
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Mar 1, 20192 min read


Compagnie Des Indes - 20 Years - Barbados
French bottler Compagnie Des Indes has earned a good reputation in a somewhat short amount of time. They buy casks of rum, mostly through...
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Mar 1, 20192 min read


Foursquare 2005 - A Rummy Rum
First time I encountered Foursquare 2005 was in Barbados in the spring of 2018. We were there for a week to celebrate rum with a group of...
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Mar 1, 20192 min read


Botran Solera 1893 - Sistema Solera 18
Botran rum is made in Guatemala by the same people who make Zacapa. Therefore it’s made from cane syrup in a large multi column still....
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Feb 27, 20192 min read


Blind Rum Tasting: Appleton 21 - 15 - 12 - Reserve
Finding good rum in our Ontario liquor stores is like finding water after a 3 day walk in the desert. A second of intense happiness,...
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Feb 27, 20194 min read
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