Rum Reviews

  J. Bally is one of the more prominent rhum agricoles, most of which comes from either the islands of Martinique or Guadeloupe. Rhum agricoles th...

  I never thought I’d have the opportunity to taste this rhum, not only because of its scarcity, but also the price that comes along with a rhum ...

  It was only a few days ago that @masamindependentbottlers shared some photographs of the late Mr Silvano Samaroli with a selection of his bottl...

  This one’s a unicorn, I’ve been told. And because it was primarily meant for the Japanese market (more on that later), and the only known bottle...

   Amongst @velierspa’s Elliott Erwitt Edition Magnum Series #1 is, for the first time in its 257 years of history, an independent bottling of @r...

  Its been awhile since my last review, thus I thought I would do something old, something special, like an old agricole rhum that dates back to ...

  Background: I recently pulled the trigger on two sets of rare rum samples curated for the upcoming TWE Rum Show. So, 5 very rare rums, 20ml eac...

    Background: a pure canne bleue distillate, tropically aged in an ex-bourbon cask for 11 years and 7 months. I have not tried any rum from Cle...

  Background: my first rhum agricole. What else to start with but the Rolls-Royce of rum brands? EDIT: This is a blend of distillates from 2004, ...

  When we speak of mythical or unicorn rums, rhum Lapalun 1952 from Petit Bourg, Martinique, by @chantalcomte is one that remains relatively well...

I really enjoyed @rhumtroisrivieres’ Cuvée Bèlè from Martinique, selected from the single limousine cognac cask no. 22-4 and bottled at 52% abv by...

Thank you @the_rum_cartel for introducing me to one of the most unique Rhum Agricoles I’ve tasted - La Favorite’s 1984 Cuvée Speciale de la Flibus...