It has been a while my friends, but I am not going to get into that. Anyway, we have four old Demeraras on the agenda, which may have been distilled in four different centuries. Bristol Enmore 1980 18YO (46%): I’ve only heard good things about this but given that the only other 1980 Enmore I…
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HSE 2016 Parcellaire #1
Three HSEs at different ages from the same cane variety, from the same piece of land and the same vintage today. More precisely, we are talking about the year 2016, canne d’Or and the so called “parcellaire #1”, and even more precisely, the plots “Verger” and “Coulon”. HSE Parcellaire #1 Cannde d’Or 2016 (55%): A…
To Jamaica on New Year’s Eve
“I hate New Year’s Eve, it’s when even the amateurs drink”. These are famous words from a famous German alcoholic actor. M.E. Bellows’ Son Jamaica 1834 (40%): A special one and one of the oldest Rums (by vintage) I have ever tasted. Nose: Despite the low abv, the Rum is very dense and aromatic. At…
A few Hampdens
It has been a while. My apologies! RomDeLuxe Hampden “LROK” 2020 2YO (61,4%): A two year old LROK!? I am not sure if we need this but let’s taste it first! Nose: Lots of fruits such as pineapple, banana, strawberry but also honey, macadamia and many more. Something is odd here so I had to…
J.Bally 2007
I remember that I wasn’t a huge Bally fan when I started my Rum journey and that didn’t really change until the brand started releasing the first couple of full proof Rums, most notably the 1998 and 1999 vintages. Those two absolutely blew me away, as did the 2000 by Corman Collins andnthe more recent…
Braud & Quennesson
Braud & Quennesson is a new brand from Martinique that is currently produced at Le Simon, the distillery that is responsible for, among others, Clément, HSE and the early A1710. While Braud & Quennesson are looking to distill themselves, their operations permit demands the usage of hydrogen or electricity for heating. The problem is that…
Rumming Around the World
It is time for a few more “Exotics”, i.e. Rums from countries all over the world that we either a) typically do not associate with Rum producing countries or b) do not get many expressions from. By the way, this is our first attempt to work with AI for the featured image. Crazy technology, if…
Welcome back, Foursquare
Yes, Foursquare is back. And no, nothing has changed. But heck, we’ve got a bunch of samples around (though not many anymore these days) so why not talk about them!? After all, we are all grown-ups, right? At least the majority of us is. And if you are reading this, I hope you are! Velier…
WIRD Stuff
Different kind of Rums from the West Indies Rum Distillery today. Plantation WIRD “Arran Whisky Cask” 2013 10YO (51,2%): We mostly have issues with these Whisky cask finishes but maybe something like Arran will not overtake the Rum, let’s see. Nose: Rum with a Whisky finish, Whisky with a Rum finish, this could be anything….
More Mount Gay
Let’s go back to Mount Gay. We have a few interesting bottlings that just want to be tasted. Mount Gay Black Barrel (43%): A not so newish anymore expression by Mount Gay that we haven’t had to date. I think this replaced the ‘Eclipse’, which was subpar, at best. This should be young Rum from…
Enmore (Versailles) “KFM” 1991 encore une fois
PFM was Peyton Freaking Manning (Go Broncos). KFM is Kenneth Francis Mackenzie, the owner of the Lusignan plantation. As often in history, Enmore probably tried to mimic the Lusignan distillery’s style. Samaroli Demerara Dark (Enmore “KFM”) 1991 14YO (45%): A bottling from back when Samaroli still used to be someone, well, Samaroli! Nose: An absolutely…
A pair from Mexico
Just a small pair today, one that we have been extremely interested in, however. Paranubes Anejo (54,8%): This is 18 months old. Wow! I hope you understand my sarcasm. After all, that’s still less than some “White” Rums. Please note that there have been several 18 months Anejos. I am aware of at least an…
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