Rum

Velier Royal Navy Very Old Rum This is a blend of rums from Italian Bottler, Veiler. It has 3 well aged rums in it • Guayanese Rum; Aged for 15+ years in Europe (Enmore?) • Jamaica pot still: Tropical Aged 12+ years (Worthy Park + others) • Caroni: Tropically aged 20+years The label claims the […]

451 Spirits Pipe Dream Rum This is a Pot Still Rum made by 451 Spirits in Columbus Ohio. The use “Extra Long Fermentation with natural bacteria. It is then aged for a time in new charred oak for 1.5 years, then six months in ex bourbon barrels. ABV: 45% Nose: Molasses, slight funk, slight green wood, banana

The Ohio Rum Society ORS is a group of enthusiasts in Ohio dedicated to spreading the knowledge of rum and educating people on it. The group currently stands at 93 paid members as of this writing and recently celebrated turning 3 years old in August. The group has 3 main goals: • Elevate the Rum

This is an 8 year old blend of multiple Marques from Hampden Estate that has been aged in Jamaica. ABV: 60% Nose: Sweet Molasses, Rotting Tropical Fruits, Vegetation, Caramel, Funk Palate: Thick, oily mouthfeel. Funky rotting fruits, bananas, pineapple, molasses, toasted brown sugar. Finish: Medium Length, funky fruits, bananas, warm oak, vanilla, toasted brown sugar, and funk. Rating: 7/10 I

Plantation Pineapple Fancy Stiggins Per Master of Malt “ To make it, they infuse the rinds of Queen Victoria pineapples in their white rum for a week then distil it, and infuse the fruit of the pineapples in dark rum for three months. These are married together and left to age in casks for three

Plantation Original Dark 73 % Overproof Rum This is the predecessor to the now standard Plantation OFTD 69% offering. Lets see how it holds up ABV: 73% Nose: Heat, Caramel, Dark Chocolate, Fruity. Palate: Thick and oily, Heat, Dark Chocolate, slight funk, spice. Dry heat lingers Finish: Long, caramel, dark chocolate, funk, vanilla, spice. Rating: 6/10 Having had this back

Plantation O.F.T.D (Old Fashioned Traditional Dark) or (Oh Fuck That’s Delicious) is a blend of rums from Barbados, Guyana, and Jamaica. The high proof of this suggests a use in Tiki recipes and other cocktails, but let’s see how it holds up on it’s own. This rum has no dosing added to it. ABV: 69% Nose: Citrus,

This is the R/Rum private pick from Foursquare. Several others and I drank through this bottle quickly, so Im glad I had just enough to capture my thoughts on this bottle before it was gone. This was distilled in 2005, bottled in 2018. It has no additives, no sugar, and no coloring added (thank you

Background: This rum comes to us by way of American independent bottler Hamilton. This particular rum comes from Demerara distillers located in Guyana. This rum has been aged for a short time, had caramel coloring added to it, then bottled mainly for the bartender / cocktail market. I had this blind so keep that in

Background: This is a 14 year single cask from the Clarendon/Monymusk distillery. , aged in a refill sherry cask, with only 346 bottles coming out of the cask. This was aged in Europe and bottled at cask strength with no additives. ABV: 58.8% Nose: Butterscotch, toffee, dark berries, funk, vanilla, Palate: Funky, Pineapple plum hint, Sherry and funk