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,

Review #1503; Rum #802 Here we have another release from the Krassel Brothers outside Santa Maria Tlalixtac Oaxaca, Mexico.  This rum came from fresh pressed cane juice grown on the mountainside. The juice was fermented for 10 days in pine vats, with much added during the final 3 days of fermentation. It was then distilled

Review #1502; Rum #801 This is a single cask of rum from Trinidad Distillery Limited. This rum was distilled in 2008 and aged for 11 years in tropical weather before aging the rest of the time in Europe. It was bottled at cask strength with no additives for Spirit of the Day. It is the

Review #1501; Rum #800 This is a bottle from independent bottlers “The Last Drop” who work in the space of very old expressions that command a high dollar due to age and scarcity. This bottling is similar to the Holmes Cay Infinity from a few years ago in that it is a blend of rums

Review #1500; Rum #799 This is a bottling of rum done by the Savanna distillery for RumX. This is a single cask of Grand Arôme marque rum from Savanna, which is one of their higher ester production styles. This rum is distilled from molasses and aged for 17 years at Savanna in tropical conditions first

Review #1499; Rum #798 This is unaged cane juice aguardiente from the Krassel brothers distillery. This aguardiente came from cane harvested in their fields on their Palenque several thousand feet in the air. The cane is crushed by trapiche before fermenting in steel tanks with wild yeast for 6-10 days. It is then distilled on […]

Review #1498; Rum #797 This is an independent bottling of rum from Decadent Drinks bottled under their Rum Sponge labels. This is a multi-vintage bottling created from two different barrels of Clarendon. A 2013 1st fill barrel of EMB Clarendon which was matured in Jamaica before being landed in the UK in 2019, combined with

Review #1497; Rum #796 Probitas Green is a new version of the blend of Hampden and Foursquare rums bottled by Velier. This rum is a blend of rums from Hampden Estate and Foursquare aged entirely in the Caribbean, but this new version has caramel coloring added that was made at Foursquare. The blend of rums

This sample was provided to me by a producer, distributor, or some other industry source free-of-charge. No compensation, outside of the sample, was received and there were no strings attached. Review #1496; Rum #795 This is a bottling of rum from Independent bottler Bedford Park. This comes from the Distillerie Bellevue on Capesterre, Marie-Galante, Guadeloupe.