Rum

This is a rum from the village of San Cristobal Lachirioag. Using sugarcane and piloncillo (sticky brick of raw brown sugar) that has been sourced from mountainside plantings and fermented spontaneously in fermented wood vats where it is then distilled twice in a small pot still. The sugarcane is crushed fresh for distillation. ABV: 49% Nose: Heavy […]

This unaged rum was bottled by dependent bottler Habitation Velier and distilled at Long Pond Distillery in Jamaica. Clocking in at 674 gr/hlpa ester count with no additives, let us see how it stands up against other unaged funky Jamaican rums. ABV: 62.5% Nose: Lemon Zest, over ripe banana, mango, grilled pineapple bark, slight olive oil, rubber

This rum comes to us from Ipswich distiller Privateer. This was double distilled on a pot still, aged in New American Oak for 4 years and 6 months. It was bottled with no additives. Let’s see how they did. ABV: 50% Nose: Crème Brulee, black pepper, nutmeg, raisins. Palate: Medium mouthfeel. Vanilla bean, black pepper, nutmeg, toasted coconut,

This rum comes to us from Independent Bottler Whisky and Rum. This Port Mourant from Demerara distillers was distilled at Demerara distillers, aged for 12 years in Europe, then bottled at 58% with no additives. This was a sample, picture was provided by the generous fellow who shared the sample with me. I had this

This Clairin is made from a small farm using local cane varietals. Once harvested it is taken to the distillery by donkey and crushed before besing fermented with some sugar cane syrup added and fermented naturally. It is distilled in a pot still twice before being bottled at full proof. ABV: 55% Nose: Briney, Olive Oil, Minerality,

This is a single cask from Privateer, a rum distiller located in Ipswich Massachusetts. This rum was distilled on a column still before being put in New American Oak for 5 years and 3 months. It was then bottled at cask strength with no additives. ABV: 57.4% Nose: Caramel, Black Pepper, Toasted Coconut, fig, blackberry. Palate: Thick oily

This is a sugarcane distillate that can only be made in 16 municipalities in Michoacán. This is a blend of 50% column-distilled molasses and 50% long fermented pot-distilled cane juice and piloncillo. This rum is bottled with no additives. ABV: 46% Nose: Briney, Lemon Zest, Paint Glue, Mango, Minerality, faint green vegetalness, Palate: Medium mouthfeel. Briney, Lemon Zest,

This is a bottling of Foursquare rum from American independent bottler Holmes Cay. This rum which is a blend of pot and column blend that was aged for 8 years in Barbados in ex-bourbon casks before being aged for 2 years in the U.K. This rum was then finished for an additional year in an

This rum comes to us from the Bielle distillery on Guadeloupe. Using a Mueller still to distill fresh cange juice, this is rested for a year in stainless steel tanks before bottling. This is a collaboration between Luca Gargano and Italian Eau de Vie producer Gianni Vittorio Capovilla. ABV: 56% Nose: Red Berries, Clay, Salt, Lemon Zest,

This comes from a non-disclosed distiller, this 23 year old rum is from the Navazos Palazzi line selected by PM Spirits. This was distilled from Molasses using a column still, aged for 5 years in ex-bourbon in the tropics before a further 18 in oloroso casks in Spain. This was then bottled with no coloring,