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2005 vs Nobiliary vs Shibboleth aka 2005v2005v2005
Shibboleth - might as well be call Coveteth. Without doubt the hardest new ECS release to get your hands on. And, sadly, so many...
Jul 13, 20214 min read
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Falernum - Bring the tropics to your cocktails
This bar staple has been really popular in our online rum & cocktail tastings. I'm always asked about it so thought I'd do a really...
Jul 10, 20212 min read
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Quick review - L'Encantada Pibous 1995 Bas-Armagnac
Thanks to a very generous rum friend I'm able to try, and review, this rare armagnac. Bottled at cask strength of 56.1%, only a few...
Jul 4, 20211 min read
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The Big Clairin Tasting
Clairin - a funky, full flavoured style of rum made in Haiti, generally from fresh crushed cane juice. These spirits are made in tiny...
Jul 3, 20215 min read
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Mhoba tasting
Mhoba rums reviewed
Jun 30, 20210 min read
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A1710 rums from Martinique
A1710 Martinique rum agricole tasting review ti punch
Jun 27, 20215 min read
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The best value rum in the world (well, in Reigate) ...
So, what's the best value rum in the world? Or, more realistically, what's the best value rum behind a small but rather well-endowed bar...
Jun 26, 20215 min read
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Port Cask Battle
Today is a side by side tasting of two recent port cask rums. I'm looking forward to this as I've always found that a few years in an...
Jun 20, 20212 min read
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A data geek's paradise
Rum is a wild child. There are no control. No rules. There's gems out there, in amongst the sweetened , coloured, flavoured gloup....
Jun 19, 20211 min read
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A Worthy afternoon
Worthy Park Jamaica rum tasting review
Jun 17, 20213 min read
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Online Rum Tastings
During lockdown I decided to spread the rum love through a series of online tastings. These were not for profit, local, very informal...
Jun 17, 20211 min read
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DIY rum bar
Yes, I built my own rum bar. No, I'm not a carpenter. Yes, it took 3 times as long as expected. No, I'm not building you one 😂
Jun 16, 20211 min read
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