A monster high ester mark ... a monster tasting. 8 outstanding Hampden C<>H - it's a knockout!! (hope not literally) Starting 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...

What a year. Scarily quick. Scary generally. Personally a milestone year, saying goodbye to our beloved home and basement bar. And a...

Clairin (or Kleren) - the artisan sugar cane spirit of Haiti. Made by over 500 tiny agricultural producers across the island, this unaged...

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....

For my final set of new rums in this Guyana series, we have four more Port Mourants. Three of these were majority (80%+) 'continentally...

Following my comprehensive El Dorado Rare Collection reviews (here and here), I'm going to stick with Guyana for a few more articles....

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...

What an amazing year - this year I have reviewed a quite astonishing 110 rums from 16 different countries!! That fact alone really...

A firmly established and much anticipated date in the rum calendar - release of the new Hampden Great House! 2022 being the 4th rum in...

LFT - Long Fermentation Type. A new, super unique, highly anticipated, likely unobtainable 2022 release from Foursquare (and Habitation...

Well the buzz words are all there ... Velier, limited edition, bigger bottles! But do these recent releases contain juice that warrants...

Column stilled, molasses based rums from English Harbour distillery on the beautiful island of Antigua. High ester, high congener - what?...

Père Labat or father Labat is a rhum brand of the Poisson distillery in Marie Galante. A small picturesque island off the coast of...