Rum

I had this blind and then was revealed the bottle so keep that in mind while reading these notes This is a sugar cane spirit from Haiti. It was made from fresh sugarcane then aged for 4 years in French Oak. ABV: 43% Nose: Burnt brown sugar, Black Pepper, Oak Spice, Palate: . Light mouthfeel, oak spice, light […]

This is a 2 year old Jamaican rum from a Distillery located in St. Catherine. It was made using a pot still and molasses before being aged for 2 years in Jamaica. It was then chosen by the r/rum selection committee and bottled at cask strength with no color added, no sugar added, and non-chill filtered. ABV: 65%

Barrel P370 This is a single cask offering from Privateer. This cask was aged for 3 years and 2 days. This rum was aged the entire time in a second fill ex-rum cask. This Queens share line is made up o fthe tails of distillation rums that are set aside then redstilled and aged for

This is a rum from the Barbados distiller Foursquare. It is the 8th bottling in the exception cask series. This rum was aged for 3 years in ex-bourbon casks then aged another 7 years in ex-sherry cask. It is a blend of column and pot distilled rums. ABV: 46% Nose: Burnt Brown Sugar, Black Pepper, Vanilla Frosting,

This is the DOK from the Fine Drams x Aficionados collaboration. However, unlike the retail offering which was bottled at 69%, this is that at still strength, which clocks in at a staggering 85% ABV. Consesus among the selection panel for this held it is much better at 69%. We shall see how that holds

XXX/Six is an Agricole style rum distilled in Mauritius. XXX/Six was distilled on a column still using cane juice. This bottling was aged in oak casks in Mauritius from 2010 to 2018. In 2018, it was shipped to England where it finished aging in a first-fill Bourbon whiskey cask for 2 years. Bottled on January

This is a traditional pot still rum that is distilled at Worthy Park in Jamaica and then imported to the states and partially aged in Moscatel barrels. This offering was a “Single-Barrel” for the state of Oregon that was bottled at Cask Strength. ABV: 59.2% Nose: Pungent Rotting fruits, motor oil, Pepper, heavy sweet grapes, slight floralness,

This is an offering from Foursquare, bottled exclusively for The Whiskey Exchanged. It was aged for 14 years in a combination of bourbon and sherry casks, and is a mix of Pot and Column Still distillation. ABV: 56% Nose: Toasted Brown Sugar, Vanilla, Oak Spice, Pepper, Pineapple, Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Palate: Medium Mouthfeel, “Dry”, Orange Peel, Brown Sugar, pineapple,

This is an annual release from Balcones, a Texas Distillery of their rum. It is made from molasses and double distilled in pot stills, then aged for 18 months in new charred oak. Let’s see how it holds up. ABV: 65.3% Nose: Vanilla Bomb, Heavy Oak Spice, Black Pepper, sawdust Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Vanilla, pepper, oak spice, ,

This is an offering from Privateer of their rum. The spirit must be distilled by a single distiller, in a single season, at a single distillery and aged no less than 4 years at a federally bonded warehouse and bottled at 100 proof at the same distillery. We usually see this from American bourbon producers,