There never have been many, and they are getting fewer and fewer, a dying species if you want: truly independent bottlings from Saint Lucia. The Secret Treasures St. Lucia 2008/9 6YO (52%): Bottled in 2015, we don’t know for sure when this Vendome Pot Still Rum has been distilled with certainty. Nose: Herbal rubber, paired…
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Bag of Beenleigh
Actually this was supposed to be a bigger session but as you may have noticed, we have been extremely busy once again. It does has been an incredibly crazy year for us! That said, I thought it is better to give you this small session than nothing at all. Please do not expect much from…
Caroni, different vintages
More or less at random today. I am thinking different vintages and not resorting to Velier this time. I am not sure if that is going to work out, after all it is mostly best of the rest these days but every now and then we find a real gem among these. M.Wigman Caroni Precious…
Cognac: Through the Grapevine
Through the Grapevine is LMDW’s Cognac range and today we shall check out what we have! We’ve had a few rather nice ones, but not that many samples left over, unfortunately. Through the Grapevine Francois Voyer Cask 88 (Grande Champagne, 1988-2017, 42,7%): Cask 88 refers to the vintage, of course. Nose: Quite a bit of…
Grays (New Grove)
According to Wikipedia, the distillery was created in 1931, when Harel Frères bought the Mauritius OK Distillery. In 1939, with the difficulties of the WW2, the island had problems importing petroleum products and the distillery produced fuel as a substitute. The plant was later renovated to produce rum and other spirits and in 1980 a…
J.Bally 2000
Oh how I wish that more bottlers would do vintage bottlings like J.Bally, for example. And then we even get the luxury of being able to compare the official releases with an independent bottling. Just the way we like it. J.Bally 2000 (43%): This is a release from their “standard” vintage series and as you…
A pair from Sancti Spiritus
Cuba’s Sancti Spiritus distillery is no stranger to us and while we are not too fond of most rums from Cuba in general, Sancti Spiritus seens to be the exception to the rule. As we didn’t write about them too much in the past, let me just refer you to this review, where some more…
Bielle Extra Vieux 2010 6YO (LMDW 60th anniversaire)
We take a trip to Marie-Galante, a dependency of Guadeloupe and hence an overseas department of France. Well, actually we shall just taste a rhum from over there. However, the temperatures over here are also adjusting to what they are over there so we do indeed get some holiday vibes. The Bottling The Bielle Extra Vieux 2010…
How about these Transcontinental Rum Lines?
I usually don’t see a lot of use in reviewing the line of a single bottler because, well, there’s just not a whole lot to learn from that. Cross-tasting the rums of a single distillery between and even more so within vintages makes much more sense to me. Nevertheless, I participated in a larger bottle…
J.Bally 1999 18YO Brut de Fût
The last tasting session was not a great success for me. The happier I am to introduce you to another very special rhum, the J.Bally 1999 18YO Brut de Fût! The Bottling After the J.Bally 1998, this is only the second Brut de Fût released by J.Bally ever! If you haven’t read last week’s review or are unfamiliar…
Savanna HERR 2006 10YO
If you like high-ester rums today’s bottling might be of interest to you. By Jamaican standards, it should be at least continental flavoured. Moreover, we once again walk on the hidden path of not extremely popular distilleries. It’s time for the Savanna HERR 2006 10YO. The Bottling Savanna is one of three distilleries on La…
Single Cask Rum 