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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For The Love Of Rum
Ivar
- 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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Ivar
- Jun 24, 2021
- 5 min
Savanna Lontan 2007 & The Wild Parrot Savanna & Velier Savanna Indian Ocean Stills - Rum Review
La Réunion is a a beautiful volcanic island near Madagascar, in the Indian Ocean. Less than a million people live in this French...
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Ivar
- 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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Ivar
- 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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Ivar
- May 21, 2021
- 3 min
Foursquare Sassafras vs Foursquare 2006 Rum Review
Foursquare 2006 is an iconic bottling that started the collaboration between the Barbados Distillery and Velier. It created quite the...
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Ivar
- 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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Steve
- Apr 26, 2021
- 3 min
Steve's Rum Ruminations - Clement & Trois Rivieres & Rhum J.M
It's spring and that's the season to reach for Agricole. Its lighter character with grassy, earthy notes seems to suit the warming days....
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Ivar
- 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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Steve
- Apr 17, 2021
- 3 min
Steve's Rum Ruminations - El Dorado 15 vs Pusser's 15 vs Gregarious Grump Guyana 16
Steve Leukanech is a rum and bourbon enthusiast from Florida who I respect very much. He's incredibly knowledgeable, experienced and has...
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Ivar
- 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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Ivar
- 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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Ivar
- Mar 29, 2021
- 5 min
El Dorado 15 Rum Review - Old Vs New - Where's The Sugar?!
I have a bit of a love hate relationship when it comes to El Dorado. It’s a brand from a distiller with incredible pedigree. The company...
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Ivar
- Mar 1, 2021
- 4 min
Foursquare Redoutable & Master Series Edition 1 - Rum Review
Writing about Foursquare Distillery rum is never a punishment. I’m still waiting for the first rum from them that I don’t enjoy. I’ve got...
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Ivar
- Feb 23, 2021
- 6 min
Ron Malteco 5 vs Rum Malecon 25 - Blogger vs Industry
When I feel like sipping some rum, Panama is typically not the first country I’m thinking of. They can make decent rum, as these Grander...
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Ivar
- Feb 9, 2021
- 6 min
Mhoba BushFire & Strand 101 Rum Review
Mhoba is a fairly young South African rum distillery that I like very much. Owner Robert Greaves is hands on and very innovative,...
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Ivar
- Jan 22, 2021
- 7 min
Jamaican Overproof Rum Challenge - Wray & Nephew - Rum Fire - Rum Bar - Review
Jamaican Overproof Rum is strong, flavourful and special. I believe it’s so special that it should have it’s own building, street, island...
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Ivar
- 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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Ivar
- 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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Ivar
- 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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