Rum Reviews

  After the Caroni 1996 Guyana Blended Paradise #1, it was only natural to taste the second bottling of the Paradise range too - the Caroni 1998 ...

(Image Source: @exceptionaldrinks on Carousell)   Background: for my taste, 1996 is the best vintage for a Caroni rum. This particular one comes ...

  I’ve written several reviews now about how there is a sort of divide when it comes to rums – heavy style versus light style. Readers have put up...

  Back with @boutiqueyrum today as I taste something special from the Boutique-y Records - a series of rum and whisky bottlings that were special...

(Image Source: Distilia)   When it comes to rums, there’s an element that you can’t really escape, and that’s the often cited influence of the Na...

  Background: Master’s thesis has been a bitch. Time to unwind with some rum reviews, especially since my study cabinet is overcrowded with rum s...

  Background: this one needs no introduction. Its reputation precedes it, but as they say, you can’t drink cachet. Does it taste as good as it so...

    Background: I am practically new to rum, and have been mostly a whisk(e)y drinker for the past few years. I started with bourbon, moved int...

It was an absolute treat to have tasted this wonderful caroni again at @theauldalliance, one of the few single-cask caronis that were specially bo...

  Finally The Rum Show is happening tonight! Very much looking forward to joining Luca Gargano and Dave Broom to open some very special bottles...

You can imagine my surprise and excitement when this 1950s Caroni Navy Rum 75 Proof came into my possession. This is one of the official bottlings...

  Joined @the_rum_cartel for the launch of Lime House Asia’s very first bottling - a 1998 Caroni cask no. 2211, limited to only 174 bottle...