Rum

This rum comes to us from Guadeloupe, and is made from the blue cane varietal. I had this blind so keep that in mind while reading my notes. ABV: 60% Nose: Strong fresh cut grass, lemon zest, Brine. Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel. Lemon Zest, orange peel, brine, fresh cut grass, brine. Finish: Medium length finish. Warm and moist. Lemon […]

This comes to us from IB Cadenhead’s. This rum is sourced from the now closed distillery Caroni based out of Trinidad. It was distilled on a column still in January of 1998 then bottled in June of 2018. ABV: 62.4% Nose: Diesel fuel, motor oil, vanilla cream, mango, black pepper, orange peel, Palate: Medium oily mouthfeel. Diesel Fuel,

This comes to us from La Masion & Velier, and was distilled and fully tropically aged for 17 years in Trinidad, then bottled at 55%. This was bottled for the US market, and came from 7 barrels. I tasted this blind and took these notes before I was revealed the bottle, so keep that in

This rhum comes to us from 2 small producers on Martinique. It meets the requirements to be considered rum agricole, it is made from fresh extracted sugar cane juice, distilled once in a column still, then rested in stainless steel tanks for 3 years. It is then blended and proofed down slowly over time before

This comes to us from La Favorite, and comes from Cane Red, which is grown for its sugar content. Long fermentation, and being AOC protected agricole, let’s see how it tastes. ABV: 53% Nose: Brine, Cheese funk, Black Pepper, floralness. Palate: Medium mouthfeel, brine, lemon zest, cheese funk, floralness Finish: Medium length finish, lemon and lime zest, briney, black

This 22 year old Caroni comes to us from K&L. From the closed distiller, this was bottled at cask strength with no additives, distilled from local cane, and aged in ex-bourbon barrels. Let’s see how it holds up. ABV: 62.1% Nose: Industrial funk, burnt plastic, diesel fuel, Vanilla, Cream, industrial smoke, Palate: Thick oily mouthfeel, diesel fuel, vanilla

This comes to us from K&L once again, part of their Golden Devil line. This particular offering is a 27 year aged Hampden. This offering was aged continentally, comes from a pot still, and is one of the oldest rums I have tried to this date from my favorite distillery, just to get my bias

This rum comes to us via the Golden Devil line and picked for K&L. Through many hints dropped in the product description, we know this comes to us (assumedly) from an Unnamed Cuban Distillery. This was presumably distilled on a Column still, aged for 21 years in an ex-whiskey cask in a combination of tropical

This blend comes to us from Black Tot, and was created for the 50th anniversary of the end of the British Navy Rum Ration. It is a blend of quite of number of rums, with varying ages and sources, which I will list below. Guyana: 28% 12 Year old Demerara Distillers Savalle Column 27% 9

This rum, selected by K&L Wines and bottled under Golden Devil, comes to us from Demerara Distiller Inc. This rum was distilled on the Versailles wooden pot still, aged for 16 years in a presumed Ex-Whiskey cask, and aged in what I presume in Europe. ABV: 61.4% Nose: Vanilla, honey, slight pepper, mango, Palate: Medium mouthfeel, a bit