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Providence Rum pt2 - uncasked
Three 'unaged' Haitian rums for today's side-by-side Following last week's review of 4 cask aged Providence rums, it's only natural that...
Mar 143 min read


Providence Rum - making magic in Haiti
4 cask-aged Providence rums tasted side-by-side Some reviews and tastings are new and require time and research. In other lineups, like...
Mar 25 min read


Cane juice rum - from Italy!?!
3 cane juice rums from Mater in Sicily Yes, you read that correctly. Cane grown on the Mediterranean island of Sicily - pressed,...
Feb 74 min read


Rum vs Armagnac
10 Armagnacs and a random Scottish bottled brandy, let's get stuck in A rum drinker's thoughts on some Armagnacs - whether they compare...
Jan 2411 min read


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...
Jan 174 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...
Dec 9, 20245 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. ...
Dec 3, 20243 min read


Trinidad Rum, it's not all Caroni - part 1: TDL Fernandes
Hi folks. 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...
Nov 29, 20244 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...
Nov 6, 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...
Oct 18, 20243 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...
Oct 8, 20245 min read


Barrel aged Eau de Vie!
Side by side review of 8 barrel aged Eau de Vie
Sep 2, 20248 min read


Let's get fruity episode 9 - other fruit!
Side by side review of tropical fruit distillates & eau de vie
Aug 10, 20248 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
Aug 6, 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...
Aug 2, 20247 min read


Let's get fruity episode 6 - Apple
A side-by-side tasting and review of 5 apple eau de vie / fruit distillates ...
Jul 26, 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
Jul 14, 20246 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...
Jul 5, 20245 min read


Let's get fruity episode 3 - Pear!
14 pear distillates tasted & reviewed side by side
Jul 1, 202414 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,...
Jun 21, 20246 min read
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