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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Three new Habitation Veliers
Getting your hands on a bottle of Habitation Velier has never been this difficult, has it!? Anyway, we managed to get a bundle of all three new releases -we’ve split them of course- and are keen to check them out. Habitation Velier Privateer 2017 3YO (55,6%): I’ve read that this one contains not only the…
Bourbons Part I
Our dear correspondant Johannes is diving deeeep into Bourbon right now and was splitting more than we could digest in years (of Bourbon, that is). Alas, I participated in the first two sets and Johannes and me are going to give you our opinions on the WhiskEys. I do hope that he will continue with…
Entry-Level Rye Blind Tasting
Waaaay ago, I’ve participated in an entry-level Rye blind tasting. Being a fan of Rye in mixed drinks but not necessarily one of sipping them straight convinced me to broaden my horizon. After all, the worst that could happen is that we are starting to like these Ryes… Since this was blind tasting, I had…
Single Cask Rum 