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Montebello - Aged Rhums Review
Following last week's review of unaged Montebello rums, it'll be no surprise to see me reviewing a wee bundle of aged rums from the...
Sep 9, 20233 min read
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Montebello - Unaged Rhums Review
Another installment in my Guadeloupe mini-series. After initial articles providing an overview and travel tips on Marie Galante, and the...
Sep 3, 20232 min read
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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...
Aug 27, 20232 min read
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Foursquare Criterion - Madeira Cask side by side
A big one today. Three Foursquare ex-Madeira cask aged giants side by side. Foursquare Distillery, Barbados. No. Introduction....
Jul 15, 20233 min read
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Aged Papa Rouyo Review + a little bonus
As promised, following my recent travel & rum blog articles of Guadeloupe - Marie Galante and Guadeloupe - Basse Terre & Grand Terre, I...
Jul 8, 20234 min read
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Rum Travels: Guadeloupe - Part2 Basse Terre & Grand Terre
A quick 1hr ferry back from dreamy Marie Galante to Pointe-Ã -Pitre and we're ready for part 2 of my Guadeloupe rum travels blog. If you...
Jun 25, 20237 min read
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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...
May 28, 20233 min read
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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...
May 14, 20232 min read
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Rum Travels: Guadeloupe - Part1 Marie Galante
What a dream trip. 2 weeks in Carribean rhum heaven. It would be a travesty not to share what I learned and experienced. Getting there -...
May 10, 20237 min read
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Epic Mhoba - THE FINAL (tasted blind)!!
Twelve bottles of the very best Mhoba rum started the knockout. We're down to these final 4, and today the champion will be crowned!! A...
Apr 23, 20233 min read
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Epic Mhoba - Round 3 'Bourbon Cask'
Round 3, the final heat in this epic knockout Mhoba tasting. Which ex-Bourbon cask aged rum will take the prized remaining slot in the...
Apr 16, 20234 min read
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Epic Mhoba - Round 2 'Wine/Whisky cask'
Round 2 of this epic knockout Mhoba tasting. Which of these four will go through to the final?? Missed Round 1 (Glass cask)? Find it...
Apr 16, 20235 min read
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Epic Mhoba - Round 1 'Glass Cask'
The first round of an epic knockout Mhoba tasting. Which of these four will go through to the final?? A teaser of what's to come, here's...
Apr 15, 20235 min read
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New rums from down under
A quick-fire review of 5 {mostly} new Aussie rums released by independent bottlers S.B.S and TBRC. It's been a couple of years since I...
Mar 25, 20235 min read
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Battle of the blends
With all the hysteria about chasing the latest single distillery, single marque, even single cask rums it's easy to forget that some of...
Mar 18, 20237 min read
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Foursquare Touchstone vs Sassafras vs Dominus
22nd release of Foursquare's highly acclaimed Exceptional Cask Series, and only the second to be aged in ex-cognac casks. A much...
Mar 4, 20234 min read
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Ultimate Mount Gay Tasting Review
Mount Gay distillery Barbados - The world's oldest commercial rum company! Dating back to at least 1703 (potentially 1654 - although...
Feb 19, 20237 min read
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Warehouse1 - unaged lineup tasting & scores
Warehouse#1 - A new and exciting independent bottler based in the Czech Republic. Their first foray into rum bottling is this line of...
Feb 12, 20235 min read
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Paranubes Rum - Full lineup review
Oaxaca [pronounced wa-haka] - a rugged, mountainous, isolated state in the deep south of Mexico. Best known for it's indigenous people...
Feb 11, 20235 min read
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Papa Rouyo unaged side by side review
A super interesting new distillery creating quite a stir in the rum world. Papa Rouyo, located on the east coast of Guadeloupe's...
Feb 5, 20234 min read
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