Month: April 2023

Providence

The “First Drops” were already quite good. These are the distillery’s subsequent two releases, one from another batch and one that builds on the 2019 cane harvest. Providence “Dunder & Syrup” 2021 (56%): Nose: Very crisp and clear and yet still ample aromatic. I get a hint of varnish, ripe apples, green mango, vanilla, rich…

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Savanna at random

Let’s have some Savanna and let’s also throw in some stuff from the times before the distillery was hip. If only they had never started with marketing… But we shall have some newish stuff first. Savanna Bois Rouge 1992/2022 (57%): Contrary to what you might believe, this is a five year old Agricole. I must…

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US Rums

Once, the US, or much rather New England, was one of the Rum distilling places in the world. As you know, a lot has changed since then but many new distilleries are popping up in the US these days. We have to work with the few samples we get on this side of the pond….

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Demerara 151

Demerara 151, it kinda sounds like a bad TV series, eh!? Anyway, it is the name of a series of Rums that all chose this strength as its proof (remember abv = American proof/2). While we are only dealing with a mere a pair of Rums today, one of them is supposed to be a…

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Appleton

Appleton is on the agenda and we have a lineup that couldn’t be much more diverse. The new 8YO makes the start. Appleton 8YO (bottled 2022, 43%): This is a recent addition to the core range and it replaced the V/X if I understand correctly. The V/X was a blend of five and ten year…

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