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...

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...

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...

Who doesn’t like Jamaican rum?! Fruity, funky, flavourful, expressive, bold, elegant, fragrant, light and heavy are all words that can be...

Many years ago I visited Mount Gay Distillery for the first time. I'm quite easily impressed when I see beautiful copper stills, but...

Calling this a fall update might trigger some bad feelings for people who are desperately holding on to the last signs of summer. Perhaps...

My expectations with new Foursquare releases are always high. That’s simply a result of them producing quality rum, year after year. I’ve...

Last week, the Plantation rum brand posted a couple of tone deaf marketing videos about Barbados on their social media, using the...

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...

I have a dislike for fancy, glitzy, misleading marketing. That’s probably not a surprise to anyone. Today I stumbled upon an ad for...

Wealth Solutions was established in 2007 with a mission to provide luxury goods for demanding customers, according to their website. It’s...

Time for a summery update of the sugar list. 24 new entries in total. Quite a few Plantation releases, some local Scandinavian brands, a...

Distillery visits are special to me. There is something magical about seeing the process of your favourite rum being produced in real...

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...

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...

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...

Flor de Caña is a rum brand by Compañía Licorera de Nicaragua. Their story starts in 1890, when Italian Alfredo Francisco Pellas Canessa,...

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...

The first update to the sugar list in 2023 brings us a few interesting entries. There's been lots of talk (partly by me) about El Dorado...

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...