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Jan 188 min read
Hampden C<>H blind side-by-side tasting review
A monster high ester mark ... a monster tasting. 8 outstanding Hampden C<>H - it's a knockout!! (hope not literally) Starting the year...
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Jan 11 min read
Would you like to try my rums of the year?
Rum is for drinking. Rum is for sharing. So I'm offering a set of samples of these amazing drams to one of my readers. No catches. No...
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Dec 27, 20235 min read
Rum Of The Year 2023
What a year. Scarily quick. Scary generally. Personally a milestone year, saying goodbye to our beloved home and basement bar. And a...
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Dec 16, 20235 min read
Vieux Sajous side-by-side review
Clairin (or Kleren) - the artisan sugar cane spirit of Haiti. Made by over 500 tiny agricultural producers across the island, this unaged...
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Dec 8, 20235 min read
Demerara Reviews 2023 - Secret Rum Bar Finale
The stand-out rums from 4 previous tastings - it's going to be fascinating pitching these side by side today to see how they fare....
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Nov 29, 20235 min read
Continental Aged Guyana - Silver Seal & Rum Shark
For my final set of new rums in this Guyana series, we have four more Port Mourants. Three of these were majority (80%+) 'continentally...
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Nov 23, 20235 min read
Continental Aged Guyana - Colours Of Rum
Following my comprehensive El Dorado Rare Collection reviews (here and here), I'm going to stick with Guyana for a few more articles....
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Nov 18, 20234 min read
El Dorado Rare Collection - The Finale!
Exciting doesn't come near ... it's time for my champion to be decided! Following last weekend's comprehensive run down of the full Rare...
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Dec 27, 20225 min read
Rum Of The Year - 2022
What an amazing year - this year I have reviewed a quite astonishing 110 rums from 16 different countries!! That fact alone really...
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Dec 3, 20223 min read
Hampden Great House 2022 - review
A firmly established and much anticipated date in the rum calendar - release of the new Hampden Great House! 2022 being the 4th rum in...
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Oct 7, 20224 min read
Foursquare LFT and Habitation Velier friends
LFT - Long Fermentation Type. A new, super unique, highly anticipated, likely unobtainable 2022 release from Foursquare (and Habitation...
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Oct 1, 20225 min read
Velier Magnum Series Review - Elliot Erwitt
Well the buzz words are all there ... Velier, limited edition, bigger bottles! But do these recent releases contain juice that warrants...
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Jul 17, 20224 min read
Antigua High Ester Rum Battle
Column stilled, molasses based rums from English Harbour distillery on the beautiful island of Antigua. High ester, high congener - what?...
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Feb 27, 20224 min read
Père Labat - 5 rhums reviewed
Père Labat or father Labat is a rhum brand of the Poisson distillery in Marie Galante. A small picturesque island off the coast of...
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