Rum

This rum comes to us by way of Hampden distillery (secret) and is their C<>H mark (1300-1400 ester count) selected by K&L wines in California. Let’s see how it turned out. ABV: 64.1% Nose: Heavy Funk, over-ripe fruits. Heavy banana, mango, guava, nutmeg, lime zest, slight vanilla. Palate: Thick mouthfeel. Heavy over ripe / rotting tropical fruits. Heavy […]

This rum comes to us from LM&V, rum from Haiti from the Vaval producer that has been aged for 34 months in ex-bourbon casks from Buffalo Trace. This cask was selected be retailer Astor Wines and Spirits based out of New York. ABV: 50.4% Nose: Oak Spice, Vanilla, Grassy, peppery, Palate: Medium mouthfeel. Vanilla, Grassy, Black Pepper, nutmeg,

This rum comes to us from Jamaican distiller Worthy Park, bottled by Habitation Velier. This rum had a 3 month fermentation which allowed its Congeners to come in at 502 gr/laa when it was distilled and bottled in 2015. With no color added and non-chill filtered let’s see how it holds up. ABV: 57% Nose: Floralness, over-ripe

This comes to us from Velier Royal Navy, a blend of rums from the countries that used to supply rums for the Royal Navy. This one comes to us as a lend of Worthy Park and Demarara Distillers. I had this blind, so keep that in mind while reading my notes. ABV: 57.18% Nose: Floralness, Brown Sugar,

This rum comes to us from Haiti from Distillerie de Port-au-Prince, a collaboration between Barbancourt and La Masion & Veiler. This is unaged rum distilled from Syrup and Fresh Cane Juice, with the sugar cane coming from Michel Sajous’s farm. They are then fermented for 10-12 days with yeast and made separately and end up

This is an aged Clairin from the Casimir producer. It was aged in an ex-Caroni cask for 16 months before being bottled. Let’s see how it turned out. ABV: 50.3% Nose: Black Pepper, oak spice, vanilla frosting. Palate: Medium mouthfeel. Motor Oil, light black pepper, oak spice. Finish: Short finish. Black Pepper, light motor oil, faint grass. Rating: 5/10 I

This is a single cask bottling picked by Astor. This Sajous was aged for 28 months in an ex-Caroni cask then bottled at cask strength with no color added and was non-chill filtered. ABV: 54.7% Nose: Brine, Olive Oil, Guava, green apple, light diesel fuel, bubblegum. Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel. Motor Oil, Olive Oil, Briney, mango, Finish: Medium length

This comes from America rum producer Richland, which is based in Georgia. This is interesting as it is produced using sugar cane syrup in a pot still, so a bit of the agricole style is used. The new make is aged in new charred oak, then that barrel is used to age port, then that

This is a rum from Haiti, made by Fritz Vaval. This rum is fermented with wild yeast, uses 100% sugar cane juice, is distilled on pot still, and bottled at still strength. Harvest: 2018 ABV: 48.7% Nose: Floralness, vegetal, vanilla bean, guava, light motor oil. Palate: Medium mouthfeel, Vegetalness, light floralness. Vanilla bean, heavy cream cheese ,brine, nutmeg, lactic

This is a rum from Haiti. This is made with Sugar Cane Juice, uses wild yeast, distilled on a pot still, and made by Maser Distiller Michel Sajous. Bottled at still proof with no color or sugar added, let’s see how this rum stacks up. Harvest: 2017 ABV: 56.2% Nose: Olives, brine, light cream cheese, green bell peppers,