The Auditor

Review #1339; Rum #643 Here we have another bottling form Diplomatico, well known for the divisive (and not looked well upon to put it mildly) by me bottling the Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva. This is a bottling of their rum that is 100% from their pot still from molasses. It aged for 8 years in ex-bourbon […]

Review #1335; Rum #640 Review #1338; Rum #642 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. This is a rum from Spain (distillery unknown) that was distilled from molasses on a column still

Review #1336; Rum #641 Here we have a rum that is well known, a starting point for a lot of folks in their rum tasting journey, and a lightning rod. In addition to all that, it serves as a microcosm of rum in general, with a large well regarded brand at one point having the

Review #1335; Rum #640 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. This is a special release from Hampden Estate released in honor of Maverick Hann, the son of Christelle & Mathew who

Review #1334; Rum #639 Here we have a bottling done by dependent bottler (Velier’s Term) from the now closed Nine Leaves distillery that was located in Otsu, Japan. Velier bought the entire stock of their rums that was a one man operation run by Yoshiharu Takeuchi. This rum was fermented from Kokuto sugar from the

Review #1333; Rum #638 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. This is a molasses rum from Belize that was distilled on a column still, aged for 18 years in an ex-bourbon

Review #1332; Rum #637 This rum comes from the Pacheco family Sol Tarasco in Uruapan, Michoacán. This rum is made from fresh pressed cane juice of the Mayari varietal that is estate grown at 4,000 feet above sea level. The sugarcane is pressed by a water powered mill and fermented in the air for at

Review #1331; Rum #636 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. These bottling here is a blend from Raising Glasses, an American Independent bottler from Massachusetts. This particular bottling is an 8

Review #1330; Rum #635 Rollins Distillery is a craft distillery located in the Florida Panhandle in Midway, Florida. Though they make a few products, this particular offering was a limited release in 2024. This cane juice rum was dharvested from 250 gallons of fresh-pressed cane juice from Presley Farms located in Perdido, AL. The juice