For quite a while, Barbados rum talk in the rum enthusiast circles was mostly about Foursquare Distillery, not Mount Gay. I remember...

My last article covered the great Velier small bottle initiative. That time it was about Caroni expressions. The next release in the...

I find a lot of rum distilleries interesting and fascinating. Their equipment, processes, history, smells, people and of course the...

When I was in Barbados for the rum experience last November, all the attendees who visited Foursquare distillery got to taste a new, not...

Australian rum has seen a rise in popularity in rum enthusiast circles recently. So much so that I might be daring and use the word...

I don’t think anyone will debate a statement like “Mount Gay is an iconic distillery”. Although, nowadays it seems anything is debated...

I’m very willing to admit that I love Jamaican rum. I like Worthy Park, Appleton and Long Pond. I love Hampden and New Yarmouth. Inside...

Mount Gay XO is somewhat of an institution in the rum world. It’s been around for a very long time and has been one of the great examples...

I really enjoy following people’s rum journeys, especially when I’ve helped them a tiny bit along the way by giving information, rum...

When someone starts their own brand to bottle and sell rum independently, you might see that as a cool thing, but not as something truly...

La Réunion is a a beautiful volcanic island near Madagascar, in the Indian Ocean. Less than a million people live in this French...

Foursquare 2006 is an iconic bottling that started the collaboration between the Barbados Distillery and Velier. It created quite the...

Equiano is a new rum brand that is labeled as the world's first African & Caribbean rum. It's a blend of rums from Mauritius (Grays...

Writing about Foursquare Distillery rum is never a punishment. I’m still waiting for the first rum from them that I don’t enjoy. I’ve got...

When I feel like sipping some rum, Panama is typically not the first country I’m thinking of. They can make decent rum, as these Grander...

Mhoba is a fairly young South African rum distillery that I like very much. Owner Robert Greaves is hands on and very innovative,...

Jamaican Overproof Rum is strong, flavourful and special. I believe it’s so special that it should have it’s own building, street, island...

What a year. A very challenging one for many. I have a lot of good things in my life, so I don’t and won’t complain much. I do see a lot...

Jamaican’s Appleton Estate is one of the most recognizable names in rum. Their Signature, 8 year, 12 year and 21 year expressions are...

The tropical climate in the Caribbean has been proven to work very well for ageing rum. The high temperatures by day and the lower ones...