I've managed to avoid writing about Bumbu so far, just like I've been avoiding drinking it. But, it came up as an entry in the latest update of the sugar list . The largest update so far! Which sounds like a great marketing slogan, but it really means I simply haven’t updated it in a while. I like to try different rums for two reasons. Curiosity is the main driver behind everything rum that I do, including the drinking. Next to that, I also like to know what I'm talking about, which isn't...

You might be able to guess what the question is that I get asked most when it comes to rum. “What is your favourite rum?”. Problem is, I don’t have a favourite rum. I might consider one the best today and something completely different next week. What I can give a satisfying answer to is when someone asks about my preference for a rum country. Nobody ever asks that question though. Damn! The answer to it is Jamaica. I simply love the wide variety of fruity flavours in Jamaican rum. It takes...

Life is full of twists and turns. Sometimes they are good, at times they are bad. Thanks to a variety of these I’ve put rum on the 3 rd row for a while. Actually, more likely the 7 th row. Moving houses is one of the things that’s keeping me pretty occupied. The prospect of living somewhere else is great, but packing and unpacking is definitely not my favourite hobby, certainly not when hundreds of rum bottles need to be stored somewhere safely. I’m now living in my house without lots of...