Review #1248; Rum #557 This single barrel of Jamaican rum is from the Long Pond Distillery. It was aged for 15 years in an ex-bourbon barrel and bottled for The Whisky Agency. This is a re-review, as I tried over 2 years ago Distillery: Long Pond Bottler: Whisky Agency Region: Jamaica Still: Pot ABV: 49.3% Nose: Grilled Pineapple, Mango, Toasted Coconut,
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Review #1247; Rum #556 This is a ron distilled from local panela sugarcane honey, distilled on a copper pot still, and matured in American White oak for at least 6 months at 1700 meters above sea level. No additives or sugar. This ron comes from Colombia. Distillery: Amuleto Bottler: Amuleto Region: Colombia Still: Pot ABV: 40% Nose: Floral, Vanilla, Touch
Review #1246; Rum #555 Here we have a bottling of rum from Demerara Distillers Diamond Distillery from Guyana. This rum was distilled from molasses on a Copper Pot Still (DHE) and a French Savalle still (LBI). DHE is Damond High Ester and comes in at 1,500 g/hLAA and is blended with the la Bonne Intention
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Review #1221; Rum #535 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 bottle here was bottled by Raising Glasses, an American independent rum bottler located in Boston. This rum was distilled at
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Review #1244; Rum #553 Here we have a limited run of rum from Emmanuel Camut, known more for their Calvados. This rum was double distilled from 100% molasses from Reunion island on a copper pot still. It was fermented for 5 weeks with spontaneous fermentation and aged for at least 4 years in a 225
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Review #1243; Rum #552 Here we have a bottling of rum that is a product of Colombia. This is a rum that is marketed as being produced via the “solero” method and claims rums aged between 12 and 21 years. Per various online sugar testings and the website, this rum has no additives as far
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The Third Annual Rum Fantasy Draft Grades Hello folks, Auditor here. Every year, the Rumcast holds its Rum Fantasy Draft, and through a mix of categories and fan voting, a winner is crowned. Like any good fantasy sport, a post-draft, pre-results evaluation is needed, based on highly biased opinions with no journalistic credibility. So today,
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Review #1242; Rum #551 This rum here was distilled at the Saint James distillery on Martinique from fresh pressed cane juice. However, this rum was not distilled on the traditional column still, instead this was distilled on a pot still and bottled with no additives at a high proof. Distillery: Saint James Bottler: Saint James Region: Martinique Still: Pot
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Review #1241; Mezcal #81 Here we have another bottling of from Neta done for Astor wines and spirits. This mezcal was produced by Primitivo Vásquez Vásquez. This is equal parts Madrecuixe, Mexicano Verde and rare Penca Larga. All the plants were cooked , fermented, and distilled together. He uses a conical earthen oven for cooked,
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Review #1240; Rum #550 This bottling is a new edition of rum from the Worthy Park distillery in Jamaica. This is a new blend of molasses and cane juice rums meant to replace the Rum Bar Overproof blend. This rum was distilled on a copper bot still, blended in Jamaica, and bottled with no additives
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