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…
Tag: The Nectar
La Bonne Intention 2012 vs 2013
La Bonne Intention (LBI)… probably the Guyanese marque we know the least about. At least it is the marque we’ve (consciously) had the fewest expressions of. That said, a lonely pair has to do the job today. But at least we have two different batches. The Nectar La Bonne Intention 2012 10YO (62,6%): Nose: Urgh,…
Hampden: 2016 vs 2013
There have been so many Hampden bottlings lately which makes it incredibly hard to keep track and I must say that I kinda enjoy these two by two sessions where we compare two different vintages to get an idea of the bigger picture and then two bottlings within a single vintage to get a feel…
Antigua 2015
Together with Belize’s Travellers Distillery, Antigua Distillers Limited might be our favorite distillery that produces these types of Rums (rather light, “Spanish style”, column still Rums, typically without a very long fermentation). Now there’s a new batch that has been released by two bottlers so far. S.B.S Antigua 2015 7YO (64,9%): Nose: A very typical…
Albion 2012
There have been the legendary Velier bottlings and an outstanding El Dorado but other than that, we never got any Albions. At least we were not aware of any. After all, we often times do not get to know a Rum’s marque and as we’ve learned, profiles change over time as production equipment and human…
Caroni 2000
2000 is the last known Caroni vintage and somewhat ironically, also my first encounter with the distillery back then. It was love at first sight if you want and I will probably never forget my very first sip of the Velier Caroni 2000 12YO. This was so unique, lovely and just different from all other…
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…
Single Cask Rum 