Review #1512; Rum #811 This is the final release from the Foursquare Exceptional Cask series. This rum is a blend of pot and column distillate aged in ex-bourbon casks at origin for 19 years in a tropical climate before being bottled at a high proof with no additives. Distillery: Foursquare Bottler: Foursquare Region: Barbados Still: Pot &
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Review #1511; Rum #810 From American Independent bottler Down Island this is a rum from the Liberia. This rum was distilled at Sangarplay Distillery in Nimba County, Liberia. They used fresh pressed cane juice from the Saccharum Officinarum / Spontaneum hybrid can varietal. It fermented for 120 hours with Wild and Commercial yeast and was
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Review #1510 Rum #809 Here we have one of the last releases of rum from the Exceptional Cask Series from Richard Seale at Foursquare. Now, he has said recently on the Rumcast that a new line of bottlings will replace the ECS. Which makes sense given the number of casks at Foursquare. Soon come, as
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(Above photo taken by Jessie Fox) Boston Rum Week is a relatively new rum festival located in Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States of America. This year was my first opportunity to go, and so I took it and was able to attend the Friday and Saturday events that were held. I thought I could
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Review #1509; Rum #808 This is the 3rd edition of the Cartier 30 release from the Krassel brothers. This aguardiente is fermented naturally and distilled in the Krassel column still. It is made from fresh pressed cane juice from java grown in Santa Maria Tlalixtac, Oaxaca 4,000 feet above sea level. Cartier scale refers to
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Review #1508; Rum #807 This is an unaged cane juice rum from Copalli whichi distills at Copal Tree Distillery in Belize. This rum is made from fresh pressed cane juice, is a blend of pot and column distillate, and is bottled with no additives. Distillery: Copal Tree Distillery Bottler: Copal Tree Distillery Region: Belize Still: Column and Pot ABV: 42%
Review #1507; Rum #806 This is a cane juice rum from D’Indochine Distillery in Vietnam. This rum was made from fresh pressed cane juice and distillated on an alembic copper still. It then aged for 5 years at origin in a Cognac-plum liqueur cask before being botlted with no colouring. Distillery: D’Indochine Distillery Bottler: D’Indochine Distillery Region: Vietnam
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Review #1506; Rum #805 Here we have a bottling of rum from New Orleans, Louisiana distillery Porchjam, bottling under the Cheramie brand. This rum is made from fresh pressed Louisiana cane juice and has been aged in ex-bourbon casks at origin and selected for Keife and Co, a liquor store in New Orleans. This has
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Review #1505; Rum #804 This bottling here comes from La Vicheria, a portfolio of Viches from Colombia. This Viche was distilled by Ana Riascos Hurtado in Santa Rosa de Saija – Timbiquí, Cauca. Ana learned to distill from her parents and grandparents. The cane is milled with a mechanical mill and is pressed for its
Review #1504; Rum #803 Here we have an unaged rum that is a blend of cane and molasses based distillate from Chiapas Mexico. Distillery: Rones de México Bottler: Pa’Lante Region: Mexico Still: Pot & Column ABV: 40% Nose: Salt, Vanilla, Lime Pith, Lemongrass, Earthy, Bell Pepper Palate: Light mouthfeel, Vanilla, Lemongrass, Earthy, Bell Pepper Finish: Medium length Finish, Vanilla, Lemongrass, Earth, Brine,
