Rum

Review #1045; Rum #373 I was sent this sample by La Maison & Velier. Here we go again with me reviewing yet more Hampden. I consider it the best rum distillery in the world so expect to see it pop up fairly often. This is something somewhat new though, as this is only the 2nd […]

Review: #1044; Rum #372 This spirit here is Viche, a sugar cane spirit from the Colombian Pacific. Being that it is a Viche, it can only be crafted by those of Afro-Colombian decent in the Colombian Pacific as it is part of their culture and heritage. This falls in the departments (states) of Narino, Cauca,

Review #1043; Rum #371 We have something very unique here in my glass thanks to a local friend. This is a Destilado Artesanal De Cana Amarilla from Colombia. This bottling is done by a very small but organized entrepreneur that has several bottlings from across the Colombian Pacific. This particular bottling was distilled by the

Review #1042; Rum #370 Holmes Cay Monymusk 8yr 2014 EMB Over the past week I have had the good fortune to try a couple of tropically aged rums from Habitation Velier from this distillery, why not try a similar bottlings from Holmes Cay. This rum, also from Monymusk / Clarendon, was distilled in 2014, aged

Review #1041, Rum #369 Habitaton Velier Monymusk 7 Year 2015 MMW This rum comes to us from the dependent bottler Habitation Velier. This molasses based rum was distilled on a pot still, aged for 7 years entirely in Jamaica in an ex-bourbon cask, then bottled strength with no additives. This rum is one of the

Review #1040; Rum #368 Papalin 4 year Haiti (2017) Papalin is a project from Velier that is dedicated to blended rums. With this project Velier, who purports themselves as a “tropical dependent bottler” works in tandem with the distilleries to craft these blended products where the ageing takes place on their site. Previously in this

Reviews #1038/1039; Rums #366/367 I was sent this by Raising Glasses to try Raising Glasses Thailand 9 Year (2014) “Kinnara” & Kinnaree” Single Casks I was sent these samples by Raising Glasses. Here we have something that is a bit of rarity for me now, but happens enough I am still excited about it. A

Review #1037; Rum #365 I was sent this sample by Raising Glasses and asked to try it This rum comes to us from Beenleigh distillery located in Eagleby Queensland, Australia. This rum was fermented with the S. Pombe yeast, distilled from molasses on a Pot and Column still. It was then aged for 11 years

This rum was sent to me by the folks at Raising Glasses to try Review #1036; Rum #364 Raising Glasses Whistler 14 year (2009) Venezuela I was sent this sample by the folks at Raising Glasses to try This bottle of rum (or sample in this case) we have here is from Raising Glasses, an

Review #1034; Rum #363 Habitation Velier Monymusk EMB 8yr 2014 Cask 1 This rum was bottled by Habitation Velier a dependent bottler. This rum comes from the Clarendon distillery which is located in the Southeast part of Jamaica. This rum was distilled from molasses on the distilleries 2 pot stills, put into an ex-bourbon cask,