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For The Love Of Rum


Public Sugar Announcement
The public interest in knowing what's in a bottle of rum remains high it seems. The Rum Revelations sugar list is a popular part of the...
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Feb 111 min read
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Planteray's Addiction To Sugar & One Big Surprise
New year, new sugar list additions. Let’s start with some of the good ones. Mount Gay Eclipse Navy Strength, Doorly’s 14, Equiano...
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Jan 83 min read
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Rum Revelations Best Of 2024
When looking back at my website activity I always wonder if I could have done more. I mean, this year I only wrote 16 articles. My goal...
Ivar
Dec 31, 20244 min read
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El Dorado High Ester Blend & Skeldon 2000: A Rum Review That Sparked Thoughts on Influencer & Blogger Trustworthiness
Historically, high ester rums were made for blending. Super intense, super fruity concoctions that were mixed with more neutral rums to...
Ivar
Oct 29, 202412 min read
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Saint Lucia's Rum GI Proposal
Geographical Indications (GI) seem to become more and more common, or popular, in the rum world these days. Several countries have them...
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Oct 17, 20247 min read
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Oliver & Oliver's Fake Premium Rums
This was going to be a regular sugar list update, but I decided to focus a bit on one manufacturer. Certain rums pop up a lot in various...
Ivar
Jun 7, 20243 min read
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Distilling Dreams: A Journey into the Heart of Mhoba Rum
When thinking about rum destinations, South Africa might not be the first one on your mind. However, I’m hoping that your mind might be...
Ivar
Mar 22, 202415 min read
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Rum Revelations - Best Of 2023 Ramblings
The end of another year. Let's call it a rum year, as that's the theme of this website. I'm sure none of you are here to read about my...
Ivar
Dec 31, 20232 min read
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Added Sugar In Rum - Final 2023 List
With Christmas soon upon us and the inevitable extreme intake of sugary drinks and snacks that go hand in hand with it, an update to the...
Ivar
Nov 30, 20233 min read
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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...
Ivar
Oct 30, 20238 min read
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Jamaica GI Rumblings With A French Twist
Who doesn’t like Jamaican rum?! Fruity, funky, flavourful, expressive, bold, elegant, fragrant, light and heavy are all words that can be...
Ivar
Oct 19, 202311 min read
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Mount Gay's Tribute To Blues
Many years ago I visited Mount Gay Distillery for the first time. I'm quite easily impressed when I see beautiful copper stills, but...
Ivar
Sep 28, 20233 min read
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Plantation And Their Misuse Of The Word Terroir
Last week, the Plantation rum brand posted a couple of tone deaf marketing videos about Barbados on their social media, using the...
Ivar
Aug 8, 20234 min read
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The Rum Ministry Farce
I love rum groups on Facebook. That’s quite the statement to start with! Let me add a little nuance. I love quite a few rum groups, most...
Ivar
Jul 26, 202312 min read
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Ernest Rum Marketing
I have a dislike for fancy, glitzy, misleading marketing. That’s probably not a surprise to anyone. Today I stumbled upon an ad for...
Ivar
Jul 17, 20235 min read
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St Lucia Distillers – One Of The Rum Jewels Of The Caribbean
Distillery visits are special to me. There is something magical about seeing the process of your favourite rum being produced in real...
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Jun 19, 202311 min read
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Grays Rum Distillery Video - Cane Fields & Barrel Warehouse
Grays Rum Distillery in Mauritius is well known for its New Grove brand. A while ago, I visited them with Eric Kaye from Holmes Cay. We...
Ivar
Feb 21, 20231 min read
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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...
Ivar
Jan 11, 20237 min read
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2022 In Rum Revelations
Happy 2023! I see a lot of bloggers posting “best of” lists at this time of the year. Makes sense, as it’s fun and interesting to look...
Ivar
Jan 4, 20238 min read
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A Day At Islay Rum Distillery
I recently spent a few days with Ben Ingles and his wonderful family on Islay, the island of peat and Scotch whisky......and rum! I had...
Ivar
Dec 15, 20225 min read
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