Rum

This is a bottling from Dom De Luxe of a still strength, unaged DOK. Coming in at a searing ABV and full of ester that clock in at 1600, this was released in a limited count of 150 bottles. Let us see if this fares better than the last still strength DOK I tasted. ABV: 85.6% […]

This is a rum from the now closed Caroni distillery based in Trinidad. Divisive amongst the rum community, some people see this as a bad rum that has been marketed to success, some see this an a great rum that is vastly different from current offerings. This bottling was aged for 16 years in ex-bourbon

This is my second review of Mhoba High Ester rum, a different batch from the first one I tried. What is Mhoba rum? Mhoba is a South African rum distillery that makes all of its rum from fresh pressed sugarcane juice utilizing a pot still for all of it. This particular High Ester variant follows

Here we have another offering from Foursquare in Barbados through the Real McCoy line. It’s a tale as old as time, pot and column blend, ex-bourbon barrels, tropical ageing! All aged in Barbados before being bottled with no additives. Let’s see if it stands up to other Foursquare offerings. ABV: 46% Nose: Vanilla, Dark Chocolate, Raspberry, Black

Clairin Le Rocher Aficionados x Seelbachs Select This is a selection of Le Rocher from Clairin slected by Aficionados and Seelbachs. This is unaged pot still cane sryp from 3 different varietals. During fermentation some of the residue from the previous distillation are left in the pot still to add to the distillate. This is

This is a limited bottling from Real McCoy referencing the 100-year anniversary of Prohibition. This is a 12-year-old rum from Foursquare distillery in Barbados. It has no color added, is a blend of Pot and Column distillate, and bottled with no additives. It is bottled at a slightly higher proof than standard Real McCoy. ABV: 50%

This is a blind comparsion of the EU and US versions of the Savanna HERR Rum from Savanna distillery on La Reunion, bottled by Habitation Velier. This was done semi-blind so keep that in mind while reading my notes. HERR is High Ester Reunion Rum, and is the highest ester count of any bottlings by

This is a rum from the Foursquare distillery located in Barbados. It is a Pot/Column blend of rum aged for 14 years in ex-bourbon casks and and Pot/Column blend aged for 10 years in ex-bourbon then another 4 in ex sherry casks before being bottled. ABV: 56% Nose: Raisins, Raspberry, Toffee, Toasted Brown Sugar, Coconut, Nutmeg Palate: Medium

This comes to us from Nashville Barrel Company and Is a single cask sourced from an undisclosed distillery in Venezuela. This was aged for 4.5 years in the Caribbean then finished for 2 years in Ex-Bourbon casks in Nashville before being bottled with no additives. ABV: 66.7% Nose: Vanilla Frosting, Dark Chocolate, Black Pepper, Oak Spice, faint

This is a 14 year old rum bottled by Holmes Cay and produced at the Foursquare distillery in Barbados. This was aged for 11 years in Barbados and 3 years in the UK before being bottled with no additives. It was aged its entire life in ex-bourbon casks. ABV: 63.8% Nose: Rich Baking Spices, allspice, nutmeg, black