“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…
Category: The Colours of Rum
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…
A bunch of Caroni 1998
We still have plenty of Caronis in our sample library and today it is tome for one of the lesser vintages in my book, namely 1998. Wu Dram Clan Caroni 1998 23YO “Kyoto Fine Wine and Spirits” (62,2%): This has been released together with a 1997 Caroni. Nose: I almost forgot how “dirty” this particular…
Port Mourant in pairs (1990s edition)
The initial plan was to review pairs of all available vintages from the 1990s but I’ve quickly dismissed that thought as that would have been way too much for a single post. Alas, let’s just have just a few of them, shall we!? And 1999 seems to be the perfect start! The Colours of Rum…
New Year – New Yarmouth
Yes, that title was stupid, but what shall we do!? S.B.S New Yarmouth “WK” (PX Sherry) 2020 2YO (58,3%): While we still do not know what WK stands for, it denotes the ultra high ester marque of New Yarmouth, with a registered ester range of 1500-1600 gr/hlaa. This one aged entirely in a former PX…
Single Cask Rum 