Today I’m tasting three Spanish style rums from companies with a long history in rum making. Brugal, Pampero and Santa Teresa. Brugal is...

In Barbados, a lot of work has been done recently in regards to establishing an identity protecting geographical indication for Barbados...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

In Ipswich, a stone’s throw from Boston, is Privateer rum distillery. Founded by Andrew Cabot in 2011. He walked away from a tech career...

I recently visited my friend Steve Leukanech in Florida, a long time spirits collector with an incredible nose and palate. He has a great...

I have reviewed quite a few Foursquare Rum Distillery bottles already. There are a couple of reasons for this. First because they tend to...

Greg and Jody are avid rock climbers and have a passion for spirits. The first passion made them open a climbing gym, the second made...

Can you please give a short summary of who you are, what you do and how you acquired your extensive knowledge? I'm the President and Head...

When I pick a rum or two to write something about it is usually a spur of the moment kind of thing. I look around my cabinet and pick...

On Sunday August 4th there was a rum festival in Toronto. A first! The idea of a rum event being organized should excite every local rum...

St Lucia Distillers was formed in 1972, by the merger of two existing distilleries on the island. Since the late 50’s the Dennery...

The first times I heard about Grander was through rum aficionados Steve Leukanech and Russ Ganz. I’ve sipped rum with Steve on several...

Comparing Rhum JM XO at 45%, HSE XO at 43% and Neisson XO at 48.5%.

Hunter Laing is a family owned business mostly known for their blending and ageing of whisky. In 1949 Frederick Laing started the...

Since my other half is from Colombia and I visit her beautiful country on occasion, I figured it was about time to compare some Colombian...

I’m not much of a cocktail drinker. I respect the art of creating cocktails, but don’t enjoy them as much as sipping rum neat. My gf,...