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Holmes Cay Rum Q&A With Eric Kaye
Holmes Cay is an independent bottler based in the US. Their first release was Foursquare 2005 in 2019, which was an immediate hit. Many...
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Jun 1, 20211 min read
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Live Rum Q&A With Joshua Singh From 1423 (SBS/Compañero)
Joshua Singh is the owner of Danish rum company 1423. He tells the intriguing story of how his company started and why it's called 1423....
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May 24, 20211 min read
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Ian Burrell's Equiano - Interview & Rum Review
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...
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Apr 29, 20218 min read
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Fascinating Rum Q&A With E&A Scheer's Managing Director, Carsten Vlierboom
The name E&A Scheer doesn't always ring a bell, even with some seasoned rum enthusiasts. There is a good reason for that. They are...
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Apr 21, 20211 min read
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Sugar In Rum - The Systembolaget Laboratory List
A lot of people have read and responded positively to the Alko sugar list. That's great to see. It motivated me to go a step further. To...
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Apr 9, 20211 min read
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Sugar In Rum - The Alko Laboratory List
I've added a new section to the site called "sugar list". This has an easy to navigate list of all sugar measurements performed by Alko...
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Apr 6, 20211 min read
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Live Q & A With Richard Seale - Foursquare Rum Distillery
One of the very few good things Covid 19 has brought us are live Q & A's with important people in the rum industry. So much information...
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Jan 19, 20211 min read
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Worthy Park Changes Gunpowder Proof Name
I think there were quite a lot of people cheering when Jamaica's Worthy Park Estate announced a new release with the magical name...
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Jan 12, 20211 min read
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Top Rum Revelations Of 2020
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...
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Jan 5, 20216 min read
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The Rhum & Rum Passion Of Ben Jones
First time I contacted Ben Jones was when he was in Toronto a few years ago, giving a rum presentation at a whisky festival. I sent him a...
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Nov 20, 202010 min read
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Joy Spence - 40 Years Of Rum Passion & Leadership
Joy Spence, Appleton's Master Blender, is an inspirational person. You can feel the respect people have for her, everywhere she goes....
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Jun 12, 20206 min read
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Colour In Rum: Does It Mean Anything?!
When starting your rum journey, it's hard to navigate through the massive amount of different products. Rum is a category with a lot of...
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May 15, 20201 min read
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Joy Spence - Age In Rum: A Numbers Game
Older doesn't always mean better. That's valid for many things in life and certainly applies to rum as well. So many factors come into...
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May 6, 20201 min read
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Joy Spence Clarifying The Jamaica Rum GI
Geographical Indications have become a bit of a hot topic lately. This is primarily because of the ongoing process in Barbados to...
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Apr 29, 20201 min read
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Mount Gay's Barbados Rum Vision - With Raphaël Grisoni
I've met Raphaël Grisoni, Managing Director of Mount Gay rum, on a few occasions and bugged him for an interview for some time. There are...
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Apr 3, 202010 min read
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The Rise Of Worthy Park Estate - With Alexander Kong
Chatting about Worthy Park Estate is almost as good as drinking their rum. Especially when it is with Alexander Kong, their charismatic...
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Mar 20, 202010 min read
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The Big Daiquiri Challenge - Chapter 3
Our search for the ideal daiquiri rum is now in its third chapter. We keep doing this because we all feel it’s such an enjoyable...
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Mar 6, 20208 min read
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Joint Barbados GI Statement From Mount Gay, Foursquare & St Nicholas Abbey
For a while now, the people of Barbados have been trying to implement a GI for their rum. GI stands for Geographical Indication. “The use...
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Jan 16, 20204 min read
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Velier Long Pond 2003 TECA & Duncan Taylor Long Pond 2000 Review & Jamaica GI At Risk
Long Pond is a Jamaican Distillery that hasn’t featured on Rum Revelations yet. I figured it was time to change that. Founded in 1759 and...
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Jan 12, 20207 min read
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The Gayle Seale Daiquiri Challenge
People get honoured in so many ways. Statues are erected. Roads, buildings and parks are named after them. In football a certain turn is...
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Dec 30, 20193 min read
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