Added Sugar In Rum - Final 2023 List
With Christmas soon upon us and the inevitable extreme intake of sugary drinks and snacks that go hand in hand with it, an update to the...
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For The Love Of Rum
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- Oct 30
- 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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- Oct 19
- 11 min
Jamaica GI Rumblings With A French Twist
Who doesn’t like Jamaican rum?! Fruity, funky, flavourful, expressive, bold, elegant, fragrant, light and heavy are all words that can be...
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- Sep 28
- 3 min
Mount Gay's Tribute To Blues
Many years ago I visited Mount Gay Distillery for the first time. I'm quite easily impressed when I see beautiful copper stills, but...
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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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- Sep 29, 2022
- 5 min
La Distillerie de Montréal Visit & Interview
A little while ago I went on my yearly trip to Montréal, in the province of Quebec. I love that city for its nice mix of North American...
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- Sep 25, 2022
- 1 min
Added Sugar List Update
It was time for another update of the added sugar list. Both Alko and Systembolaget have new rum expressions with sugar measurements,...
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- Jul 25, 2022
- 10 min
Rum Bucket List Visit To Distillerie De Savanna
This is a continuation of a story about a whirlwind trip to Mauritius and Réunion with Eric Kaye, owner of Holmes Cay rum. Part one and...
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- Jul 16, 2022
- 6 min
Progress In Barbados Rum GI Process
Finally there is some progress to report on the GI front in Barbados. The process to get the four distilleries on the island to agree on...
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- Jun 23, 2022
- 4 min
A Simple Home Test To Find Additives In Rum
Years ago, a very important occasion for rum enthusiasts was when Johnny Drejer started doing hydrometer tests on rum. All of a sudden...
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- Jun 16, 2022
- 8 min
Rum Travel - Grays Distillery - Mauritius
This is a continuation of a story about a whirlwind trip to Mauritius and Reunion with Eric Kaye, owner of Holmes Cay rum. Part one can...
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- May 25, 2022
- 6 min
Rum Travel - Distillery Saint Aubin - Mauritius
A trip to Mauritius and Reunion doesn’t just happen. It takes planning, dedication and quite a bit of money. It started when Eric Kaye,...
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