Rum Reviews

  Few rums have garnered as much attention among consummate rum drinkers as the Skeldons, bottled by Velier in 2005. Back then, these bottles were...

  Whilst the first Papalin blend - made of a Cuban rum, a Venezuelan rum, and a dash of Caroni - made its first debut in 2003, the Velier propriet...

  A good bottle of rum has a certain ability to transport us. It could whisk us to the distant shores of Haiti or Jamaica, express itself powerful...

  After a considerable period of time since tasting the Caroni Paradise #3 and #4 at Whisky Live Singapore last year, I’ve finally had the opportu...

  Ever wondered how did the term “Navy Rum” come about? It all began with the traditions of the British Royal Navy in the 1700s. In the days of yo...

  White rum is often overlooked, but when done right, it could be a revelation. For rum enthusiasts, names like Foursquare Distillery, Hampden Est...

  What do we have here! What is said to be the last distillation at the Enmore estate in Guyana, before all of the consolidation that has led the ...

  What a throwback!  Yes, yes, this Habitation Velier bottling of Jamaica's Worthy Park was only released in 2016, but in rum years, alot has happ...

  We are now officially 9 bottles into the Foursquare - Velier collaboration, with the release of Absolutio, a 15 Year Old Double Maturation blend...

  We're headed to Ecuador, courtesy of Velier! Well, our noses and palate anyway. This is El Amparo, Velier's latest haul from Ecuador's Jipijapa ...

  With every passing year, the opportunity to taste some of @velierspa’s early Caroni rum bottlings gets only more difficult, with most bottles ei...

  We're four releases into the Foursquare - Velier universe (and almost as if to be a time traveller of sorts, as of 2023 there will have been eig...