Rum

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. Review #1441; Rum #740 Here we have a new project from PM sprits,The Rums of Mexico (MX Rums). From the same folks that brought you […]

Review #1440; Rum #739 Here we have a special release from Holmes Cay, an American independent bottler based out of New York. This rum was distilled from molasses on a French Savalle copper column still at Diamond Distillery. The rum was put into ex-bourbon casks for 2 years in Guyana at origin before ageing a

Review #1439; Rum #738 The Velier Magnum series is an interesting collaboration between rum and photography. Spanish photographer Cristina De Middle, president of Magnum photos, came and took pictures of Hampden distillery. Four of these photos were selected for this Velier Jamaican series highlighting the famed Jamaican distillery. This rum was distilled from molasses on

Review #1438; Rum #737 Well, I forgot I have tried this before but that was about 3.5 years and many rums ago. So let’s see how my tastes may have shifted. This is a rum from Appleton Estate, that famed Jamaican distillery. This is a 100% pot still rum distilled from molasses that was aged

Review #1437; Rum #736 The Velier Magnum series is an interesting collaboration between rum and photography. Spanish photographer Cristina De Middle, president of Magnum photos, came and took pictures of Hampden distillery. Four of these photos were selected for this Velier Jamaican series highlighting the famed Jamaican distillery. This botting of rum was distilled from

Review #1436; Rum #: 735 The Velier Magnum series is an interesting collaboration between rum and photography. Spanish photographer Cristina De Middle, president of Magnum photos, came and took pictures of Hampden distillery. Four of these photos were selected for this Velier Jamaican series highlighting the famed Jamaican distillery. This rum from Hampden Estate was

Review #1435; Rum #734 This rum comes from Independent bottler Bedford Park, who has quickly put together quite a reputation for bottling rum. This rum comes from the Savanna distillery and is of the High Ester Reunion Rum marque. It aged for 5 years in ex-bourbon in Europe before being bottled at cask strength with

Review #1434; Rum #733 The Velier Magnum series is an interesting collaboration between rum and photography. Spanish photographer Cristina De Middle, president of Magnum photos, came and took pictures of Hampden distillery. Four of these photos were selected for this Velier Jamaican series highlighting the famed Jamaican distillery. Working with Hampden, this bottling is rum

Review #1433; Rum #732 Here we have a bottle of rum from the folks at Bristol Spirits, one of the earliest players in the independent bottler game. This is an unaged cane juice Rhum from Labourdonnais Distillery located on Mauritius island in the Indian ocean. This rhum was bottled with no additives. Distillery: Labourdonnais Bottler: Bristol Spirirts

Review #1432; Rum #731 This bottle of rum from Hampden Estate is the distillery’s oldest expression to date. This rum was distilled from molasses on a copper pot still in 2010 after fermenting wildly with cane vinegar, dunder, and muck. Put into an ex-bourbon barrel it aged for 15 years at origin in Jamaica before