Rum

Review #1335; Rum #640 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. This is a special release from Hampden Estate released in honor of Maverick Hann, the son of Christelle & Mathew who […]

Review #1334; Rum #639 Here we have a bottling done by dependent bottler (Velier’s Term) from the now closed Nine Leaves distillery that was located in Otsu, Japan. Velier bought the entire stock of their rums that was a one man operation run by Yoshiharu Takeuchi. This rum was fermented from Kokuto sugar from the

Review #1333; Rum #638 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. This is a molasses rum from Belize that was distilled on a column still, aged for 18 years in an ex-bourbon

Review #1332; Rum #637 This rum comes from the Pacheco family Sol Tarasco in Uruapan, Michoacán. This rum is made from fresh pressed cane juice of the Mayari varietal that is estate grown at 4,000 feet above sea level. The sugarcane is pressed by a water powered mill and fermented in the air for at

Review #1331; Rum #636 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. These bottling here is a blend from Raising Glasses, an American Independent bottler from Massachusetts. This particular bottling is an 8

Review #1330; Rum #635 Rollins Distillery is a craft distillery located in the Florida Panhandle in Midway, Florida. Though they make a few products, this particular offering was a limited release in 2024. This cane juice rum was dharvested from 250 gallons of fresh-pressed cane juice from Presley Farms located in Perdido, AL. The juice

Review #1329; Rum #634 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. Here we have a bottle of rum from Roaming Road, an American Independent bottler based out of Wyoming. This rum was

Review #1328; Rum #633 This is one of the many many bottlings of Alambique Serrano rums that have come to market recently. This is made from fresh pressed cane juice that was distilled in a custom copper pot still before being bottled at still strength. It was bottled for Baytowne in Rochester New York in

Review #1327; Rum #632 Here we have rum bottled by Velier from the now shuttered Nine Leaves distillery that was located in Otsu Japan. This bottle of rum was distilled from Kokuto sugar from Okinawa, it fermented for four days and was double distilled in two Forsyth’s Scottish pot stills. It then aged in ex-bourbon

Review #1326; Rum #631 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. This is a single cask of Rum bottled by Roaming Road from the island of Mauritius. Roaming Road is a relatively