Rum

This rum comes to us from legendary producers out of Guyana Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL). This rum was distilled in 2004, aged in the tropics in ex-bourbon barrels, then bottled at cask strength with no additives in 2018. Let’s see how it holds up. ABV: 60.1% Nose: Burnt Caramel, Crème brûlée, Blackberry compote, espresso, Dark Chocolate, Caramelized […]

This rhum comes to us from the Bellevue au Moule Distiller in Grande-Terre. This rhum is produced on column stills from fresh estate sugar cane juice, fermented for 24-36 hours, and distilled to 86 or 88% abv. It was distilled in 1995 and bottled in 2010. This bottling came from an outlay of 42 casks

This is a cool rum collaboration between Velier (that great Italian IB) and E&A Scheer those rum sourcing folks. They took some rum from Monymusk and bottled it. However, these are the same rum with the same Marque that have been aged an identical set of time. The major difference was the climate as one

Samaroli is an independent bottler based out of Italy that usually selects Scotch. This bottling is a blend of rums from various distilleries and countries. The rums were vatted in 2009, and then aged in new American oak barrels until bottling in 2011. They are as follows • Barbados 1996 • Barbados 2002 • Demerara

This Rhum comes to us from the Bielle distillery located on Guadeloupe. Made from fresh pressed sugar cane juice and then distilled on a column still, let’s see how this high proof Rhum delivers. ABV: 59% Nose: Lemon Zest, a bit of moss, orange slice, raspberries, slight olive oil, Sea Salt, Minerality Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel, Lemon Zest,

This rum comes to us from Smooth Ambler, a distillery located in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. While they did not distill this rum, they did bottle and source a very interesting bottling. This rum, with a 1990 vintage year on it, is actually the youngest rum in the bottle! This is a blend of rums,

This rum comes to us by way on European Independent bottler Rum Nation. Sourced from the Savanna distillery, this traditional rum (molasses) from savanna was aged for 12 years (ex-cognac barrels?) in the tropics before being moved to Europe for an additional 5 years of ageing in ex-whisky casks. Also rum review 200 whew, what

This rum comes to us from the Vaval Clairin producer located in Haiti. This is part of a small segment of Clairin that has been aged in a small Warehouse located in Port-au-Prince. Before this warehouse being built in 2015, Clairin had never been aged before. This particular cask was barreled into an ex-rum cask

This rum is a new mainstay product line from Appleton Estate. A 15 year rum aged entirely in Jamaica in 40 gallon American Oak Barrels. The distillate is a blend of pot and column still rums. It is bottled with no additives. ABV: 43% Nose: Black Tea, Toffee, Black Pepper, Orange Zest Palate: Light mouthfeel, Toffee, Orange Zest,

This rum comes to us by way of St. Lucia distillers Chairmans Reserve label. This rum has been distilled on the legendary Vendome pot still from molasses before being aged for 9 years in an ex bourbon barrel. It was then bottled with no additives at a high proof. ABV: 61.6% Nose: Star Anise, Black Berry, burnt