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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For The Love Of Rum
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- Apr 1, 2020
- 3 min
The Duchess Foursquare 2001 18 Year Rum Review
The Duchess is an independent bottler from Holland. The company was founded in 2014 and the first rum was bottled in 2017. Nils van Rijn...
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- Mar 25, 2020
- 4 min
Caroni Rum Review - Velier vs Blackadder vs Duncan Taylor
A lot of people know Trinidad rum through Angostura, which makes sense as it’s the only rum distillery in the country. It’s been like...
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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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- Mar 6, 2020
- 8 min
The Big Daiquiri Challenge - Chapter 3
Our search for the ideal daiquiri rum is now in its third chapter. We keep doing this because we all feel it’s such an enjoyable...
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- Feb 11, 2020
- 4 min
A Barbados Love Story That Ends In A Battle - Mount Gay XO vs Doorly's XO Review
I love Barbados. Of course this site is about rum, but I want to share another reason why I love Barbados, and it’s more important than...
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- Feb 3, 2020
- 4 min
Ron Colón & The Scarlet Ibis Rum Review
First time I encountered The Scarlet Ibis was about 5 years ago. Picked it up in the US and drank the entire bottle with Colombian family...
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- Jan 27, 2020
- 5 min
Velier Hampden HLCF/DOK 2010 vs Hampden HLCF 2010 vs Kintra Hampden DOK 8 - Review
I’ve only been to UK rumfest twice so far. One thing I’ve done on both occassions is to be present at two Velier seminars. Why two?...
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- Jan 16, 2020
- 4 min
Joint Barbados GI Statement From Mount Gay, Foursquare & St Nicholas Abbey
For a while now, the people of Barbados have been trying to implement a GI for their rum. GI stands for Geographical Indication. “The use...
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- Jan 12, 2020
- 7 min
Velier Long Pond 2003 TECA & Duncan Taylor Long Pond 2000 Review & Jamaica GI At Risk
Long Pond is a Jamaican Distillery that hasn’t featured on Rum Revelations yet. I figured it was time to change that. Founded in 1759 and...
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- Dec 30, 2019
- 3 min
The Gayle Seale Daiquiri Challenge
People get honoured in so many ways. Statues are erected. Roads, buildings and parks are named after them. In football a certain turn is...
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- Dec 17, 2019
- 8 min
Advent Calendar Rum Review - The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
When I received the 1423.dk advent calendar, it presented me with a problem. It’s one of those western world problems that make you...
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- Dec 5, 2019
- 6 min
Top Rum Revelations Of 2019
It’s that time of the year where a lot of people reflect on what’s happened to them over the past 12 months. At least, that’s what I hear...
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- Nov 22, 2019
- 6 min
Going Spanish Style! Rum? Brugal Leyenda - Santa Teresa 1796 - Pampero Aniversario Review
Today I’m tasting three Spanish style rums from companies with a long history in rum making. Brugal, Pampero and Santa Teresa. Brugal is...
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- Nov 17, 2019
- 7 min
Barbados Rum Identity - Richard Seale
In Barbados, a lot of work has been done recently in regards to establishing an identity protecting geographical indication for Barbados...
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- Nov 12, 2019
- 3 min
24 Days Of Rum - 1423.DK Advent Calendar
I’ve never cared much for advent calendars, but when they are filled with rum it becomes a whole different story! The guys and girls from...
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- Nov 6, 2019
- 3 min
A Jamaican Rum Journey - Three Worthy Parks
Worthy Park is a Jamaican distillery and sugar producer that seems to be gaining more and more momentum. Over the past years we’ve seen a...
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- Oct 31, 2019
- 5 min
Foursquare Plenipotenziario vs Holmes Cay Barbados 2005 vs The Duchess Barbados vs Foursquare 2005
Plenipotenziario, every time I write that name I triple check if I got the spelling correct. When I first saw it, I thought it’s either...
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- Oct 14, 2019
- 11 min
Geeking Out About Sugar Cane - Montanya's Karen Hoskin
Can you please give a short introduction to who you are and how you gained all your rum knowledge and experience? My love affair with...
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- Oct 9, 2019
- 6 min
The Big Daiquiri Challenge - Chapter 2
Back in June we had an evening of daiquiri tastings and it was tons of fun. We named it the big daiquiri challenge chapter 1. We enjoyed...
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