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For The Love Of Rum
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Nov 74 min read
Holmes Cay Infinity Provides A Journey Into Rum's Past
American bottler Holmes Cay has released a rum named Infinity. With that name I instantly think about an infinity bottle. I bet a lot of...
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Jul 85 min read
Does The Double Cask Improve Appleton 8?
Cask finishes seem to be good marketing vehicles. People usually get excited about rums or whiskeys that have been finished in port or...
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May 213 min read
Foursquare Absolutio Rum Review
It’s not every day that I spend time in Barbados with a group of friends and family. People who I love and cherish. They came from the...
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Apr 304 min read
Limited Edition Worthy Park Rum Review
Jamaican rum has a special place in my heart. I get asked what my favourite rum is all the time and I never have an answer for it....
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Apr 154 min read
Foursquare Rum Review: Mystique vs Sovereignty
I’m sure everyone has had a moment in their rum journey where they thought:“this rum is perfection”. When you think back to that...
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Feb 146 min read
Holmes Cay Foursquare 2009 Premier Cru & 10 Cane 2012
I’m impressed by Holmes Cay. There, I said it. I read somewhere that articles should start with a strong statement to get people...
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Jan 245 min read
Travelling Without Moving With 1423s S.B.S Origin Selection
The Single Barrel Selection (S.B.S.) Origin series from 1423 is a wonderful initiative in my opinion. I’ll try to explain why. Over the...
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Nov 21, 20233 min read
Foursquare Covenant - How Old Is Too Old?
There are a lot of certainties in life. I’m in the Netherlands when writing this and it’s raining almost every day. Soon it will be...
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Ivar
Oct 30, 20238 min read
Viche - Colombia's Clairin
It’s not every day that I discover a new sugar cane juice based alcoholic beverage. That’s exactly what happened the last time I was in...
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Ivar
Jul 12, 20235 min read
Colours Of Rum - Very Old Guyana Rum Review
Wealth Solutions was established in 2007 with a mission to provide luxury goods for demanding customers, according to their website. It’s...
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May 3, 20233 min read
Chairman's Reserve Single Cask Rum Review
I can’t deny I have a soft spot for Saint Lucia Distillers. I’ve written about them in more detail here and here. Their basic Chairman’s...
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Apr 20, 20235 min read
Can Foursquare Touchstone Touch 2006 Or Sassafras?
The Foursquare ECS series has become quite legendary in the rum world. The quality has been so high and consistent that each release is a...
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Ivar
Apr 4, 202311 min read
Rum Review: Colombian Or Not Colombian?
I have a love hate relationship with Colombian rum. My partner is from Colombia, so I visit this beautiful country now and then. With my...
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Feb 28, 20236 min read
Flor de Caña 12 vs Flor de Caña 12 Years Old - Rum Review
Flor de Caña is a rum brand by Compañía Licorera de Nicaragua. Their story starts in 1890, when Italian Alfredo Francisco Pellas Canessa,...
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Ivar
Jan 25, 20236 min read
Holmes Cay Foursquare Pot Still 2002 & Fiji 2001
There are a lot of independent bottlers out there. The majority of them bottle good rum, as there is a lot of great product available...
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Ivar
Jan 11, 20237 min read
The Big Daiquiri Challenge - Chapter 5
Last daiquiri challenge was a year and half ago. Time for another fun chapter! If you've never read any of the big daiquiri challenge...
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Nov 23, 20224 min read
Foursquare 2009 VS 2010 - Barbados Rum Review
What can still be said about Foursquare Rum Distillery? They’ve put themselves on the map big time in the last five to ten years. Every...
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Ivar
Nov 15, 202216 min read
Great Canadian Rum Review
When someone thinks about rum, Canada is likely not the first country they’d associate it with. There are no palm trees or white sandy...
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Sep 20, 20225 min read
Mount Gay Madeira Cask vs Port Cask Rum Review
For quite a while, Barbados rum talk in the rum enthusiast circles was mostly about Foursquare Distillery, not Mount Gay. I remember...
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Ivar
Sep 13, 20226 min read
Velier Saint James AOC Anniversary Collection Rum Review
My last article covered the great Velier small bottle initiative. That time it was about Caroni expressions. The next release in the...
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