Rum Reviews

  It isn’t everyday that we have the chance to taste a rum from the golden age of @velierspa’s Demeraras, when Velier brought to the world a sele...

  Here we have another single cask Uitvlugt 1989 for tasting, this one bottled by @cormancollins in 2022 at an abv of 49.5% (cask strength I pres...

  Last night’s affair at @mandalaclub.sg was an excellent one with @matthieugouze who brought us through the various rums from Jamaica, Barbados,...

  The final piece in my Barbancourt rhum tasting is one from the 2004 vintage that has been rather comprehensively bottled by various independent...

  The second @barbancourthaiti sample I had was probably their most exquisite release yet - the Reserve Veronelli. This was borne from a once-off...

  In the first of a three-part review, I thought I’d share my experience with @barbancourthaiti - a rhum brand that many of us would be familiar ...

  In the year 1987, Jamaica celebrated its 25th anniversary of independence from the United Kingdom, and for that very poignant occasion, @jwncor...

  After nearly a year of waiting and enquiring, I was very pleased when I finally acquired a bottle of this 38-year-old rum distilled at the Gard...

  After tasting @rhumj.bally’s 1929 millesime, it seemed appropriate for me to follow-up with a review of another old rhum from J. Bally’s select...

  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...

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