Rum

Warehouse #1 Overproof (Worthy Park Cane Juice) This rum comes to us from the independent bottlers Warehouse #1 who I don’t know much about to be honest. However, this rum was distilled at Worthy Park and is made from fresh pressed cane juice that has been been bottled. Not having had any Cane Juice from […]

Bielle Blanc Premium This Rum comes to us from the Bielle distillery located on Marie-Galante, Guadeloupe. This cane juice based rum comes from fresh pressed cane juice that is distilled on a column still then through a pot still and bottled with no additives. ABV: 59% Nose: Vegetal, like walking in a grove of pine trees, Lemon

Probitas Rum This rum is a cool project done between two of the powerhouses in the rum world. Those powerhouses being the Foursquare distillery on Barbados and the Hampden distillery on Jamaica. This rum is a blend of unaged Pot Still rum from Hampden of the OWH Marque, unaged Coffey Column Still rum from Foursquare,

Hampden Great House 2022 This is part of the ongoing series from Hampden Estate that distillery in Jamaica. This rum is a blend of 74% HGML 2019 3yr (1000-1100 gr/hLAA) and 26% 2011 11yr LFCH (90-120 gr/hLAA) that is bottled with no additives. ABV: 55% Nose: Familiar Over-Ripe fruits, Caramelized Banana, Cement Glue, Grilled Pineapple, Allspice, Apple

Kohana Kea This is a bottling from the Kohana distillery, located on Oahu, of their fresh pressed cane juice rum. I did not get the cane varietal that this is made from. Let us see how it is. ABV: 40% Nose: Lemongrass, Bell Pepper Palate: Thin mouthfeel, Lemongrass, bit of chalk, bell pepper Finish: Short, Lemongrass, chalk. Slight minerality

Kohana Koa This rum comes to us from the Kohana distillery located on the island of Oahu in the Pacific. This rum is made from fresh pressed cane juice. The Koa bottlings have been finished in Koa Casks, a wood endemic to Hawaii and bottled at a robust 50%. ABV: 50% Nose: Raspberry, slight olive, vegetal, milk

SBS Antigua 2015 This bottling is a single barrel of rum from 1423 a Danish independent bottler. Of note this is my first rum from Antigua I have tried. This is a column distilled molasses rum that was aged for 6-7 years in ex-bourbon before being bottled at cask strength with no additives. ABV: 64.9% Nose: A

Down Island Barbados 20yr 2002 (Foursquare) DISCLAIMER: I received this sample from Down Island Spirits. This is a bottling from new independent rum bottler Down Island who is based in Florida. This rum is a single cask of Foursquare rum that, unlike almost all other releases, is 100% pot still. This rum from molasses was distilled

Atelier Vie Calio Rum This rum comes from Atelier Vie located in New Orleans. This rum was made from Louisiana molasses, was distilled on a pot still, and bottled with no additives or coloring. ABV: 45% Nose: Lemony, passionfruit, Palate: Thin, slight lemon. Finish: Short finish, lemon, slight passionfruit. Rating: 3/10 Overall not good, there just is almost nothing here

Raising Glasses Moongazer Guyana 9yr This is a rum from the independent bottlers at Raising Glasses. Branching out from their scotch origins, they have brought a selection of rums to market. This molasses based rum was distilled in 2012 on DDL’s Versailles Pot Still and aged in the UK for 9 years before being bottled