This comes to us from Barbados distiller Foursquare. It Is 12 years old, aged entirely in ex-bourbon casks, and is a blend of pot and column distillate. Compared to the 2005 offering, this has more Pot Still rum in the blend. This has no additives and was bottled at 59%. ABV: 59% Nose: Vanilla cream, caramel, coconut, […]
Review #563; Rum #82: Foursquare ECS 12yr 2007 Read More »
XXX/Four (Fiji 15 Year) and Holmes Cay Fiji 2004 (16 Year) Blind Thanks to some people I am trying these 2 semi-blind to get my true feelings on them. I was revealed the bottlings after I wrote my notes down. XXX/Four is a 15 year old bottling selected by r/rum and the Aficionados. It was rebarreled in
Review #561-562; Rum #80-81: XXX/4 (15yr Fiji) and Holmes Cay (16yr Fiji) Read More »
This comes to us from American IB Holmes Cay. This bottling was aged for 15 years in ex-bourbon casks in Belize at the Traveller distillery before being bottled with no additives from Cask number 6. ABV: 61% Nose: Heavy Vanilla Bean, Caramel, Black Pepper. Cinnamon. Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel. Toffee, vanilla bean, tobacco leaf, black pepper, cinnamon. Finish: Medium
Review #560; Rum #79: Holmes Cay Belize 15yr (Travelers) Read More »
This bottling comes to us from American bottler Holmes Cay. It was a single barrel of Jamaican rum from the Clarendon distillery, picked for the Rochester Elite Barrel Pickers. Aged for 9 years it was bottled with no additives. Let’s see how well they chose. ABV: 59% Nose: Tropical fruits, pineapple, touch of banana, both slightly over-ripe.
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This is an exclusive bottling for the Madre restaurant. This 100 liter batch was cooked for 3 days in a conical oak fired oven,imll with machetes and darn Tahona, single distilled on copper, and the agave was grown for 13 – 25 years. Mezcalero:Simeon & Apolonio Ramierz Batch: Rezpiral Series 5 ABV: 52.4% Nose: Autumnal leaves, raspberries, Green
Review #558; Mezcal #62: Rezpiral Mexicano & Tepeztate by Simeon & Apolonio Read More »
This bottling comes to us via Grosperrin and was selected by the Aficionados group. Coming in at 24 years old, this was aged from a small cellar and has no additives. ABV: 53.1 % Nose: Rich and Decadent, Dark Chocolate, Vanilla Frosting, figs, orange peel Palate: Thick oily mouthfeel. Rich vanilla frosting, dark chocolate, figs, orange peel, allspice,
Review #557; Brandy #20: Grosperrin Bas Armagnac Lot 1996 (Aficionados) Read More »
This comes to us from the Barbados rum producer foursquare. Distilled in 2005 then bottled in 2017, this was tropically aged for 12 years in ex-bourbon barrels. A blend of pot and column still rums, it was bottled at cask strength with no sugar and no additives. This is the first of a small number
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Mezcalero: Tio Pedro Hernandez Batch: MDRLA 01-19 ABV: 47.1% Nose: Raw Green Peppers, fruits, blueberries, apple, orange peel, Minerality. Palate: Thick, oily mouthfeel. Heavy blueberry, crisp rainwater, light leather, tart rasberries, raw green vegetalness, wildflower. Finish: Medium length finish. Warm, Crisp Rainwater, fresh cut green peppers, tart rasberries, faint earthiness, strong raspberries and blueberry. Rating: 9/10 This is a rich and delicious
Review #555; Mezcal #61: Cinco Sentidos Tobala + Tobasziche Tio Pedro Hernandez Read More »
This bottling comes to us from famed bottler Velier. This bottling coming from Privateer, that American rum producer based out of Ipswich Massachusetts. This bottling was made using 100% imported molasses which was fermented for 6 days, then double distilled through a Vendome Pot Still then a custom Batch still. It is a blend of
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This is a molasses based rum from the Reunion distillery. This rum has been produced in the Grand Arome method, whhre it was fermented for 6 days to encourage the development of esters. Clocking in at 578.7 grams per hectoliter, this rates up there with the likes of Rumfire in terms of funky level. Let’s
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