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Bielle Rums Review
6 Bielle rums for today's tasting article Happy New Year, and Feliz Ano Novo to my new Madeiran friends. I hope you had a great festive...
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Dec 9, 20245 min read
Trinidad Rum, it's not all Caroni - part 3: TenCane
The third and final episode reviewing this selection of non-Caroni Trinidadian rums... Now we focus on Ten Cane, a unique and interesting...
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Dec 3, 20243 min read
Trinidad Rum, it's not all Caroni - part 2: TDL
Following last week's TDL:Fernandes tasting ( here ), today we have four single-cask independent bottlings from the TDL distillery. ...
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Nov 29, 20244 min read
Trinidad Rum, it's not all Caroni - part 1: TDL Fernandes
Hi folks. Â For the next couple of weeks, I'm off to work remotely from our new home in Madeira, and to check the progress of the...
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Nov 6, 20243 min read
Foursquare Rum & Calvados - Equipoise Vs Drouin
Apple-tastic! I've been looking forward to these for years. Add to the lengthy anticipation a recent blockbuster 99 points and 2024 Rum...
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Oct 18, 20243 min read
Hampden HGML - the greatest mark
Inspired by our recent trip to Jamaica ( overview & insights here ) I'm revisiting my favourite Hampden mark with a side-by-side of these...
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Oct 8, 20245 min read
Transporting and storing rum - 2 experiments!
Oak barrels at Bielle distillery in Marie-Galante. Nothing to do with the article, just a great day at an awesome distillery Experiment...
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Sep 2, 20248 min read
Barrel aged Eau de Vie!
Side by side review of 8 barrel aged Eau de Vie
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Aug 10, 20248 min read
Let's get fruity episode 9 - other fruit!
Side by side review of tropical fruit distillates & eau de vie
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Aug 6, 20247 min read
Let's get fruity episode 8 - other Drupe (stone fruit)
Side by side review of some incredible peach, cherry and mango fruit distillates
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Aug 2, 20247 min read
Let's get fruity episode 7 - Plum
What's up, my fruity friends. Another week, another fruit distillate review. Today is a big one.... Plums . A very important stop on...
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Jul 26, 20246 min read
Let's get fruity episode 6 - Apple
A side-by-side tasting and review of 5 apple eau de vie / fruit distillates ...
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Jul 14, 20246 min read
Let's get fruity episode 5 - Other Berries
Another week, another fruity lineup. Following last week's raspberry-fest, today we wrap up the remaining berry samples & bottles
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Jul 5, 20245 min read
Let's get fruity episode 4 - Raspberry!
Round 4 of 9 ... and the excitement is palpable ;-) Haha This should be a slightly easier weekend after last weekend's epic 14 distillate...
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Jul 1, 202414 min read
Let's get fruity episode 3 - Pear!
14 pear distillates tasted & reviewed side by side
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Jun 21, 20246 min read
Let's get fruity episode 2 - Apricot!
Next stop on the fruity fun bus is Apricot, and a mini-profile of Greensand Ridge Distillery. In today's lineup... Capovilla is back,...
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Jun 15, 20249 min read
Let's get fruity, episode 1 - Quince
Quince Eau de Vie review. Side by side fruit distillate tasting. Blog article
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Jun 10, 20246 min read
Ultimate Fruit Distillate Review Series
Wake up and smell the fruit! A delicious summer sojourn, exploring
the incredible quality and value available in fruit distillates
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May 26, 20246 min read
Rum Travels - Jamaica
Rum travel hints and tips from the incredible island of Jamaica
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Apr 27, 20244 min read
Experimental rum cask finished Christian Drouin Calvados
Calvados aged in rum barrels. What's not to like. Four of the best reviewed side by side
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