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For The Love Of Rum


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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Jul 17, 20235 min read


Colours Of Rum - Very Old Guyana Rum Review
Wealth Solutions was established in 2007 with a mission to provide luxury goods for demanding customers, according to their website. It’s...
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Jul 12, 20235 min read


Added Sugar In Rum - Summer Update
Time for a summery update of the sugar list. 24 new entries in total. Quite a few Plantation releases, some local Scandinavian brands, a...
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Jul 3, 20232 min read


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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Jun 19, 202311 min read


Chairman's Reserve Single Cask Rum Review
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...
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May 3, 20233 min read


Can Foursquare Touchstone Touch 2006 Or Sassafras?
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...
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Apr 20, 20235 min read


Rum Review: Colombian Or Not Colombian?
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...
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Apr 4, 202311 min read


Flor de Caña 12 vs Flor de Caña 12 Years Old - Rum Review
Flor de Caña is a rum brand by Compañía Licorera de Nicaragua. Their story starts in 1890, when Italian Alfredo Francisco Pellas Canessa,...
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Feb 28, 20236 min read


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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Feb 21, 20231 min read


Added Sugar In Rum - New Years Update
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...
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Feb 2, 20232 min read


Holmes Cay Foursquare Pot Still 2002 & Fiji 2001
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...
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Jan 25, 20236 min read


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 11, 20237 min read


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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Jan 4, 20238 min read


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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Dec 15, 20225 min read


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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Nov 28, 20222 min read


Foursquare 2009 VS 2010 - Barbados Rum Review
What can still be said about Foursquare Rum Distillery? They’ve put themselves on the map big time in the last five to ten years. Every...
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Nov 23, 20224 min read


Great Canadian Rum Review
When someone thinks about rum, Canada is likely not the first country they’d associate it with. There are no palm trees or white sandy...
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Nov 15, 202216 min read


London Rum Store Inventory - UK Rumfest
Since UK Rumfest is on this weekend, I figured some people would like to know which rums can be bought where. I like going rum shopping,...
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Oct 14, 20221 min read


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 29, 20225 min read


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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Sep 25, 20221 min read
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