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For The Love Of Rum


Mount Gay Madeira Cask vs Port Cask Rum Review
For quite a while, Barbados rum talk in the rum enthusiast circles was mostly about Foursquare Distillery, not Mount Gay. I remember...
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Sep 20, 20225 min read


Velier Saint James AOC Anniversary Collection Rum Review
My last article covered the great Velier small bottle initiative. That time it was about Caroni expressions. The next release in the...
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Sep 13, 20226 min read


Velier Caroni 1996 Rum Review
When writing about Caroni rum, I wonder what’s left to say? It’s been an interesting story to follow. Trinidad’s Caroni wasn’t a...
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Aug 23, 20226 min read


Savanna Single Cask Rum Review
I find a lot of rum distilleries interesting and fascinating. Their equipment, processes, history, smells, people and of course the...
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Aug 8, 20225 min read


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 25, 202210 min read


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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Jul 16, 20226 min read


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 23, 20224 min read


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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Jun 16, 20228 min read


Foursquare Isonomy vs Foursquare Sovereignty
When I was in Barbados for the rum experience last November, all the attendees who visited Foursquare distillery got to taste a new, not...
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Jun 2, 20224 min read


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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May 25, 20226 min read


Australian Rum Comparison - Velier - Valinch & Mallet - Transcontinental
Australian rum has seen a rise in popularity in rum enthusiast circles recently. So much so that I might be daring and use the word...
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May 5, 20225 min read


Rum Club Canada's Worst Rum Challenge
Something different, something fun. Apart from Rum Revelations, I also started a Canadian rum Facebook group, almost 5 years ago, called...
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Apr 19, 20227 min read


Mount Gay Andean Oak Cask & Pot Still Rum Review
I don’t think anyone will debate a statement like “Mount Gay is an iconic distillery”. Although, nowadays it seems anything is debated...
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Apr 7, 20226 min read


Added Sugar In Rum - List Update
It's been quite a few months since I updated the sugar list last, so it was time to get cracking and see what's changed. This list has...
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Feb 21, 20222 min read


Sample Seventeen Pot Still vs Rum Fire - Rum Review
I’m very willing to admit that I love Jamaican rum. I like Worthy Park, Appleton and Long Pond. I love Hampden and New Yarmouth. Inside...
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Feb 17, 20224 min read


Video Tour Of The Magic Rum Stills At Foursquare Distillery
One of the many things I like about Foursquare distillery is the fact that anyone can go there and walk around without needing a guide....
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Jan 14, 20222 min read


Foursquare Distillery Rum Ageing Bond 4 Video Tour
Merry Christmas! Getting original gifts for Christmas is something I really enjoy, but it is challenging at times. A gift for Rum...
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Dec 25, 20211 min read


Video Tour Of The Magic Pot Stills At Mount Gay Rum Distillery
For anyone who has been to Mount Gay Distillery in Barbados, you probably recognize the feeling I always have when I walk into the pot...
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Dec 22, 20211 min read


Foursquare Distillery Rum Ageing Bond 1 Video Tour
Foursquare rum distillery in Barbados has 4 rum ageing warehouses with a total of around 40000 casks resting in it (Dec 2021). I love...
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Dec 14, 20211 min read


Steve's Rum Ruminations - Père Labat vs Clement Private Cask vs Saint James Millésime 2000
It's a warm cloudy day here at Paradise Palms this morning and I'm determined to compare these three rums. Something I have been meaning...
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Dec 11, 20213 min read
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