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SBS Antigua 2015 This bottling is a single barrel of rum from 1423 a Danish independent bottler. Of note this is my first rum from Antigua I have tried. This is a column distilled molasses rum that was aged for 6-7 years in ex-bourbon before being bottled at cask strength with no additives. ABV: 64.9% Nose: A

Down Island Barbados 20yr 2002 (Foursquare) DISCLAIMER: I received this sample from Down Island Spirits. This is a bottling from new independent rum bottler Down Island who is based in Florida. This rum is a single cask of Foursquare rum that, unlike almost all other releases, is 100% pot still. This rum from molasses was distilled

Atelier Vie Calio Rum This rum comes from Atelier Vie located in New Orleans. This rum was made from Louisiana molasses, was distilled on a pot still, and bottled with no additives or coloring. ABV: 45% Nose: Lemony, passionfruit, Palate: Thin, slight lemon. Finish: Short finish, lemon, slight passionfruit. Rating: 3/10 Overall not good, there just is almost nothing here

Raising Glasses Moongazer Guyana 9yr This is a rum from the independent bottlers at Raising Glasses. Branching out from their scotch origins, they have brought a selection of rums to market. This molasses based rum was distilled in 2012 on DDL’s Versailles Pot Still and aged in the UK for 9 years before being bottled

Savanna High Ester Reunion Rum 2017 vs 2022 releases So, Savanna is that magical distillery located on La Reunion that makes quite a few different styles of rum. This offering here is their High Ester Reunion Rum (HERR) which quite different from the distilleries other offerings. This kind of experimental rum that is made from

Kohana Koho Rum This rum comes to us from a distillery located on the Island of Oahu in the Pacific. This rum comes from fresh pressed cane juice. Kohana is very passionate about their sugar cane varietals that they cultivate. This varietal is the Ko Kea sugarcane. After distillation, it is aged in American Oak