Review #1384; Rum #687 Here we have a bottling of Viche (a Colombian cane spirit) produced by Viche Master Vicky Martínez Cuenú. This viche is produced in Sivirú, Bajo Baudó, Chocó. This viche is produced from “pateperro” sugarcane and “coibatores” varietal, with the pateperro having been planted for over 100 years. It is milled in […]
Viche Le Esperanza Read More »
Review #1383; Rum #686 Here we have rum from Bacardi, that giant multinational brand that somehow has its bottles all over the world. This is their “Anejo Cuatro” which purports per their website to have undergone a minimum of for years ageing in the tropics in American White Oask casks, and is filtered through charcoal
Bacardi Anejo Cuatro Read More »
Review #1382; Rum #685 This is a bottling of rum from Independent bottler Bedford Park. This rum was distilled at Long Pond on a column still from molasses and is the CRV Marque, a very low ester Marque coming in between 0-20 gr/hLAA. This rum was then aged in Jamaica for 13 years in a
Bedford Park Long Pond CRV 19 Year 2004 Read More »
Review #1381; Rum #684 Here we have a single cask of New Yarmouth rum bottled by Gregarious Grump, an independent bottler located in the United States. This rum was distilled from molasses at the New Yarmouth distillery on a column still and probably part of that parcel of tropically aged New Yarmouths that all came
Gregarious Grump New Yarmouth 1994 27 Year Read More »
Review #1380; Rum #683 Bounty White is a rum made at the Saint Lucia Distillers rum distillery on the island of Saint Lucia. This rum is distilled from molasses on a 100% column still, aged for 2 years in ex-bourbon casks on the island, then charcoal filtered to remove the color. Distillery: Saint Lucia Distillers Bottler:Saint
Review #1379; Rum #682 This is a bottle of rum that is distilled from molasses as a pot and column blend pre-cask at the Foursquare distillery on Barbados. This rum is aged for at least 5 years, likely in ex-bourbon, and bottled with no additives. Distillery: Foursquare Bottler: Foursquare Region: Barbados Still: Pot & Column Blend ABV: 43% Nose: Vanilla, Toffee,
Old Brigand Black Label Read More »
Review #1378; Rum #681 Here we have a limited release of an unaged cane juice rum from Alambique Serrano. This release was fermented for 25 days with wild yeast in open pine vats before being double distilled in a copper pot still and bottled at a high proof with no additives. Distillery: Krassel Brothers Distillery Bottler: Alambique
Alambique Serrano Altos Esteres Read More »
Review #1377; Rum #680 This Viche from Colombia is produced by Mercedes González Ibargüen, who learned Viche production from her mother. Mercedes and her dog sail upriver where they harvest the sugarcane from the sugarcane fields for 3-5 days at a time. After returning home, the sugarcane is ground in a mechanical mill in Virudó.
Review #1376; Rum #679 Mater has the two single varietal releases out the yellow and purple cane, this bottling is a blend of the two to create a single rum from their 2024 harvest. The rum comes from the Almba Distilleria Artigianale, a distillery located on the island of Sicily in Italy. Here, the single estate
Mater Blended Sugarcane Rum Read More »
Review #1375; Rum #678 Mater is a new rum brand that comes from the Almba Distilleria Artigianale, a distillery located on the island of Sicily in Italy. Here, the single estate grows and harvest their cane by hand, crush the cane with a small mill, and ferment with oenological yeasts, for 72-96 hours. It is
