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For The Love Of Rum


Foursquare Nobiliary Compared With Criterion & 2007
Nobiliary is the new kid on the Foursquare block. Although that is a dangerous remark to make and already partially untrue. It’s going...
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Jul 15, 20204 min read


Battle Of The Port Mourants - El Dorado vs Holmes Cay vs Bristol - Rum Review
Demerara Distillers Ltd, famous for their El Dorado line, has been the only rum distillery in Guyana since late 1999. This used to be...
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Jun 25, 20204 min read


Joy Spence - 40 Years Of Rum Passion & Leadership
Joy Spence, Appleton's Master Blender, is an inspirational person. You can feel the respect people have for her, everywhere she goes....
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Jun 12, 20206 min read


Goslings Papa Seal Review
Goslings is a rum blender from Bermuda. Mostly known for their Black Seal rum and for the Dark 'N Stormy cocktail. When it comes to their...
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Jun 9, 20204 min read


Kill Devil Hampden 16 vs Velier Hampden 2010 vs Rum Exchange Jamaica 5 Review
Tasting Hampden rums is always a joy. Actually, I often have to tell myself that I should review rum from other countries more….but it’s...
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Jun 4, 20204 min read


Colour In Rum: Does It Mean Anything?!
When starting your rum journey, it's hard to navigate through the massive amount of different products. Rum is a category with a lot of...
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May 15, 20201 min read


Privateer Rum Review - Distiller’s Drawer #10 & #27 & #28 - Queen’s Share P239
What more can I write about Privateer rum and Maggie Campbell?! They were already climbing the rum ranks at bullet train speed and now a...
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May 7, 20205 min read


Joy Spence - Age In Rum: A Numbers Game
Older doesn't always mean better. That's valid for many things in life and certainly applies to rum as well. So many factors come into...
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May 6, 20201 min read


Joy Spence Clarifying The Jamaica Rum GI
Geographical Indications have become a bit of a hot topic lately. This is primarily because of the ongoing process in Barbados to...
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Apr 29, 20201 min read


Belize Rum Review - A Sleeping Giant?
Belize has never been on my rum radar and I’m not entirely sure why. It’s very likely because I find it very hard to find good rums...
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Apr 20, 20204 min read


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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Apr 3, 202010 min read


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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Apr 1, 20203 min read


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 25, 20204 min read


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 20, 202010 min read


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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Mar 6, 20208 min read


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 11, 20204 min read


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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Feb 3, 20204 min read


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 27, 20205 min read


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 16, 20204 min read


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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Jan 12, 20207 min read
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