Hampden C<>H blind side-by-side tasting review
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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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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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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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Continental Aged Guyana - Colours Of Rum
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J Gow Rum - Special Single Casks
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Foursquare Covenant Vs Isonomy
Covenant - release 23 of the Exceptional Cask Series from Foursquare distillery in Barbados. Another year on, another Foursquare...
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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...
Nov 11, 202311 min read
El Dorado Rare Collection side-by-side tasting
A very special review this weekend of these iconic, limited release, Guyanese rums. Tasting reviews are obviously subjective, however [as...
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Is this the end for Secret Rum Bar?
After years of blog articles, over 250 rum reviews and tasting events for more than 200 people, I have made the huge decision to sell my...
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Foursquare Criterion - Madeira Cask side by side
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Le Galion rums reviewed
Summer has finally arrived in the UK so unaged rums are most definitely order of the day. Today I'm reviewing a pair of white rums from...
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Neisson Bio - red hot or red herring?
An interesting little experiment today, a bio-off if you like. Regular readers might remember from my 'big Neisson tasting' last year...
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