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For The Love Of Rum


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...
Ivar
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...
Ivar
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...
Ivar
Dec 11, 20213 min read


Mount Gay XO - Old vs New - Rum Review
Mount Gay XO is somewhat of an institution in the rum world. It’s been around for a very long time and has been one of the great examples...
Ivar
Dec 7, 20215 min read


Chairman's Reserve St Lucia Rum Q&A With Ben Jones
Another educational Q&A for you. This time mainly about St Lucian rum, with agricole rhum thrown in here and there. Ben Jones, Spiribam’s...
Ivar
Dec 6, 20211 min read


Part 2 - Barbados Rum GI Panel With Richard Seale & Raphaël Grisoni & Larry Warren
Here's part 2 of the great Barbados GI debate with Richard Seale, Raphaël Grisoni and Larry Warren. Seems very appropriate to post this...
Ivar
Nov 30, 20211 min read


Barbados Rum GI Panel With Richard Seale & Raphaël Grisoni & Larry Warren - Part 1
The debate about a Geographical Indication (GI) for Barbados rum is still going and it doesn't seem like there will be a resolution any...
Ivar
Nov 23, 20215 min read


Live Q&A With Mhoba Rum Owner And Distiller Robert Greaves
I've always been a keen follower of Mhoba Rum and its owner, Robert Greaves. First time I was introduced to Mhoba was at UK Rumfest, a...
Ivar
Sep 22, 20211 min read


Foursquare Shibboleth vs Nobiliary - Rum Review
I really enjoy following people’s rum journeys, especially when I’ve helped them a tiny bit along the way by giving information, rum...
Ivar
Sep 1, 20216 min read


Sugar List Updates
Happy rum day! I figured this would be a good moment for some updates to the sugar lists. Systembolaget seems to not test a lot of the...
Ivar
Aug 16, 20211 min read


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...
Ivar
Jul 22, 20216 min read


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...
Ivar
Jul 8, 20218 min read


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...
Ivar
Jun 24, 20215 min read


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...
Ivar
Jun 1, 20211 min read


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....
Ivar
May 24, 20211 min read


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...
Ivar
May 21, 20213 min read


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...
Ivar
Apr 29, 20218 min read


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....
Steve
Apr 26, 20213 min read


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...
Ivar
Apr 21, 20211 min read


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...
Steve
Apr 17, 20213 min read
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