Live Q&A With Mhoba Rum Owner And Distiller Robert Greaves
I've always been a keen follower of Mhoba Rum and its owner, Robert Greaves. First time I was introduced to Mhoba was at UK Rumfest, a...
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For The Love Of Rum
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- Aug 16, 2021
- 1 min
Sugar List Updates
Happy rum day! I figured this would be a good moment for some updates to the sugar lists. Systembolaget seems to not test a lot of the...
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- Jul 22, 2021
- 6 min
The Big Daiquiri Challenge - Chapter 4
Welcome to the fourth chapter of The Big Daiquiri Challenge. It's been quite a while since the last time we did this. Thanks to the...
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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 1, 2021
- 1 min
Holmes Cay Rum Q&A With Eric Kaye
Holmes Cay is an independent bottler based in the US. Their first release was Foursquare 2005 in 2019, which was an immediate hit. Many...
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- May 24, 2021
- 1 min
Live Rum Q&A With Joshua Singh From 1423 (SBS/Compañero)
Joshua Singh is the owner of Danish rum company 1423. He tells the intriguing story of how his company started and why it's called 1423....
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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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- Apr 21, 2021
- 1 min
Fascinating Rum Q&A With E&A Scheer's Managing Director, Carsten Vlierboom
The name E&A Scheer doesn't always ring a bell, even with some seasoned rum enthusiasts. There is a good reason for that. They are...
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- Apr 9, 2021
- 1 min
Sugar In Rum - The Systembolaget Laboratory List
A lot of people have read and responded positively to the Alko sugar list. That's great to see. It motivated me to go a step further. To...
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- Apr 6, 2021
- 1 min
Sugar In Rum - The Alko Laboratory List
I've added a new section to the site called "sugar list". This has an easy to navigate list of all sugar measurements performed by Alko...
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- Jan 19, 2021
- 1 min
Live Q & A With Richard Seale - Foursquare Rum Distillery
One of the very few good things Covid 19 has brought us are live Q & A's with important people in the rum industry. So much information...
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- Jan 12, 2021
- 1 min
Worthy Park Changes Gunpowder Proof Name
I think there were quite a lot of people cheering when Jamaica's Worthy Park Estate announced a new release with the magical name...
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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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- Nov 20, 2020
- 10 min
The Rhum & Rum Passion Of Ben Jones
First time I contacted Ben Jones was when he was in Toronto a few years ago, giving a rum presentation at a whisky festival. I sent him a...
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- Jun 12, 2020
- 6 min
Joy Spence - 40 Years Of Rum Passion & Leadership
Joy Spence, Appleton's Master Blender, is an inspirational person. You can feel the respect people have for her, everywhere she goes....
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- May 15, 2020
- 1 min
Colour In Rum: Does It Mean Anything?!
When starting your rum journey, it's hard to navigate through the massive amount of different products. Rum is a category with a lot of...
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- May 6, 2020
- 1 min
Joy Spence - Age In Rum: A Numbers Game
Older doesn't always mean better. That's valid for many things in life and certainly applies to rum as well. So many factors come into...
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- Apr 29, 2020
- 1 min
Joy Spence Clarifying The Jamaica Rum GI
Geographical Indications have become a bit of a hot topic lately. This is primarily because of the ongoing process in Barbados to...
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- Apr 3, 2020
- 10 min
Mount Gay's Barbados Rum Vision - With Raphaël Grisoni
I've met Raphaël Grisoni, Managing Director of Mount Gay rum, on a few occasions and bugged him for an interview for some time. There are...
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- Mar 20, 2020
- 10 min
The Rise Of Worthy Park Estate - With Alexander Kong
Chatting about Worthy Park Estate is almost as good as drinking their rum. Especially when it is with Alexander Kong, their charismatic...
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