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Review #1341; Rum #645 Here we have a new to me rum, Monymusk overproof from the Clarendon distillery in Jamaica. This rum is a blend of pot and column distillation from molasses and bottled, like the other great Jamaica overproofs, at a hefty 63% with no additives.   Distillery: Clarendon Bottler: Clarendon Region:  Jamaica Still: Pot & Column ABV: 63% […]

Review #1340; Rum #644 This is another bottling of rum from Alambique Serrano, that brand the bottles rum from the Krassel brothers distillery in Mexico. This rum comes from the Java sugar cane varietal, distilled in a pot still, was aged in Virgin French Oak casks, and bottled at cask strength with no additives. This

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