Review #1171; Rum #486 This is a bottling of cane spirit from Colombia produced by El Cruce de las Rocas, who works with farmers in the region of Choachí, Cundinamarca, Colombia to ferment and distill their produce. This bottling was made from cane that was crushed using a mechanical trapiche and the juice was boiled […]

Review #1170; Rum #485 This is a rum produced by Hampden Estate and bottled under their Hampden brand as part of their agreement with La Maison & Velier. This bottling is distilled from molasses on a pot still and put into ex-bourbon casks for ageing. LROK stands for Light Rum Owen Kelly and has an

Review #1169; Rum #484 Here we have a bottling of cane juice rum from Mexico. Alambique Serrano is a brand that was started by the same folks behind the Cinco Sentidos mezcal brand. This rum is distilled by third generation distillers with a history that goes back to the 1930s.  This particular bottling comes from

Review #1168; Rum #483 This sample was provided to me by a producer, distributor, or some other industry source free-of-charge. No compensation, outside of the sample, was received and there were no strings attached. Here we have a very interesting bottle of rum from American independent bottler Raising Glasses. This rum comes from Rummieclub Distillery,

Review #1167; Rum #482 Here we have another Viche from Colombia to try. This fresh pressed cane juice spirit was distilled by maestras vicheras Sofía Arroyo & Rogelia Quiñonez. The cane used was POJ 2878 and it was crushed by a traditional trapiche into juice. The juice was boiled cane juice that was fermented for

Review #1166; Rum #481 Here we have a bottling of Viche from Colombia. Viche is the sugar cane spirit distilled by Afrocolombian communities in the Colombian Pacific coast. This bottling was produced by maestro vichero Diego González.  Diego González is a 3rd generation maestro vichero in Chocó, the state with the largest Afrocolombian population. After

Review #1165 Rum #480 Here we have a bottling of cane juice rum from Mexico. Alambique Serrano is a brand that was started by the same folks behind the Cinco Sentidos mezcal brand. This rum is distilled by third generation distillers with a history that goes back to the 1930s.  This particular bottling comes from

Review #1164; Rum #479 This sample was provided to me by a producer, distributor, or some other industry source free-of-charge. No compensation, outside of the sample, was received and there were no strings attached. Shakara is a rum that is born out of a collaboration with La Maison & Velier. This rum was produced from

Review #1163; Rum #478 Here we have a cane juice based rum from Colombia. This was produced by Destilería Agrícola de Córdoba located in Montería, Córdoba, Colombia. This was made from cane sourced from a local co-op. The cane was crushed into a juice with a mechanical trapiche, fermented for 7 days with brewer’s yeast

Review #1162; Rum #477 Here we have an offering from the Mount Gay distillery located in Barbados. Per my  internet sleuthing this is the old label of Black Barrel, at least compared to the new bottles I see in my local liquor stores. This rum is a molasses based blend of aged boule pot distillates