Rum

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

Review #1325; Rum #630 Here we have a bottle of rum bottled by The Whisky Agency to celebrate their 15th anniversary. This is a rum from Cuba that was aged in oak for 60 years before being bottled by the Whiskey Agency. Distillery: Unknown Bottler: The Whisky Agency Region:  Cuba Still: Unknown (probably column) ABV: 48.5% Nose: Dark Chocolate, Sandalwood, Toasted

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 #1324; Rum #629 Here we have a bottling of rum from the Renaissance distillery located in southern Taiwan. This rum was distilled from molasses,

Review #1323 Rum #628 This is a single cask of rum from the Krassel family distillery located in Santa Maria Tlalixtac, Oaxaca Mexico. This rum was pressed from cane juice of the Java varietal grown at 2,500-3,800 feet. It was then fermented in stainless steek tanks with wild yeast and distilled in an 8-plate column

Review #1322; Rum #627 This rum here was distilled at Nine Leaves, a Japanese rum distillery that close din 2023 and whose stock was bought by Velier. This rum was distilled from Kokuto sugar and fermented for four days. It was then distilled in two Forsyth’s Scottish Pot Stills, and bottled unaged with no additives.

Review #1321; Rum #626 Worthy Park 109 is a rum produced by the Worthy Park distillery in Jamaica. This rum is distilled from molasses on a copper pot still, aged for 3 years in ex-bourbon casks along with some unaged WPE, and bottled with spirit caramel at high proof for use in cocktails.  Let’s see

Review #1320; Rum #325 This rum comes from the Pacheco family Sol Tarasco in Uruapan, Michoacán. This rum is made from fresh pressed cane juice of the Morada 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

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 #1319; Rum #624 This rum comes from the Renaissance distillery located in southern Taiwan. This rum was distilled from molasses that was fermented for 13

Review #1318; Rum #623 This bottling of rum here was distilled and aged at the Savanna distillery located on tReuion Island. This is Savanna’s yearly blend where they play with traditional and grand arome rums aged for 10-16 years in ex-cognac and ex-port casks and 8 year old HERR. It is then bottled no additives.