Review #1033; Rum #362 Hampden HLCF Classic 4yr This rum comes to us from Hampden Estate located in Trelawney in Jamaica. This rum will be replacing the old Hampden 8 year overproof that has been a mainstay for the past few years. This bottling is of the HLCF (Hampden Light Continental Flavor) mark which clocks […]
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Review #1032; Rum #361 Pere Labat Single Cask Rhum 12yr 2009 This rhum comes to us from the Poisson Distillerie located on the island of Marie-Galante which is a part of Guadeloupe. This rum was distilled in 2009 from fresh pressed sugar cane juice. It then aged in an ex-bourbon cask for 12 years in
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Review #1031; Rum #360 Velier Isautier Traditional 16yr 2006 This rum comes to us from Isautier, a distillery located on Reunion Island. This molasses rum was produced from Reunion cane and distilled on a column still. It was aged for 16 years before being bottled at cask strength with no additives. ABV: 57% Nose: Raspberry, Allspice, blackberry,
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Review #1030; Rum Review #359 La Masion and Velier Flag Series Guyana 24yr 1998 Port Mourant This rum comes to us from La Masion and Velier the dependent bottler. This rum was bottled to celebrate LM&V 5 year anniversary in the USA. This single cask is from Demerara Distillers Limited which is the only rum
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Velier Isautier 16yr Reunion Rum Sugarcane Juice 2006 This rum comes to us from Isautier, a little known distillery located on the Island of La Reunion. I will link Single Cask Rum’s fantastic article on the distillery. This rum we have in front of us today was aged for 16 years in Reunion after being distilled from
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Faraday West Indies Rum Redux Single Cask Dominican Republic 11yr 2011 NOTE: Faraday sent me this bottle free of charge This is a single cask of rum from Faraday, an independent rum bottler who is just now sticking their toes into the single cask rum game. This single cask comes from Alcoholes Fino Dominicanos, a
Domaine D’Esperance Folle Blanche 2001 Cask 75 PM Spirits Select Notice: I was sent this sample by PM Spirits to try This is a Bas Armagnac that was distilled from Folle Blanche grapes. It was distilled once on a traditional Armagnac column still and aged for 21 years in Gascon oak before being selected for PM
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Velier Flag Series Trinidad 20yr 2002 This rum is a molasses based rum from Trinidad (TDL). It was aged for 15 years in ex-bourbon in Trinidad then sent to Europe for an additional 5 years of ageing. It was then bottled at cask strength with no additives. ABV: 63.1% Nose: Cherry Robitussin, Raspberry, Mint, Lime Juice, Nuttiness,
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Faraday Redux Limited Release – Martinique Single Cask 5yr 2018 Disclosure: I was sent this bottle by Faraday, who asked me to review it. This rum comes to us from a new American Independent bottler, Faraday. This is one of their first two single cask rums that they have released. This Rhum was distilled from
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El Dorado Cask Strength Single Still Versailles VSG 12yr 2009 This rum comes to us from Diamond Distillery located in Guyana. This molasses based rum was distilled on the famous “Versailles” single wooden pot still, aged for 12 years in Guyana, then bottled at cask strength with caramel coloring. ABV: 56.2% Nose: Dried Fruits, Mango, dark Chocolate,
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