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For The Love Of Rum


Sugary El Dorado Port Mourant And Versailles Rums
Quite a lot has been said about El Dorado adding less sugar to their rums, especially their 12 and 15 year old. That's all positive....
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Feb 6, 20242 min read
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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...
Ivar
Jan 24, 20245 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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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...
Ivar
Nov 21, 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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Added Sugar In Rum - Fall Update
Calling this a fall update might trigger some bad feelings for people who are desperately holding on to the last signs of summer. Perhaps...
Ivar
Sep 25, 20231 min read
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Velier Foursquare Raconteur vs Foursquare Sovereignty
My expectations with new Foursquare releases are always high. That’s simply a result of them producing quality rum, year after year. I’ve...
Ivar
Aug 30, 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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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...
Ivar
Jul 12, 20235 min read
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Added Sugar In Rum - Summer Update
Time for a summery update of the sugar list. 24 new entries in total. Quite a few Plantation releases, some local Scandinavian brands, a...
Ivar
Jul 3, 20232 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...
Ivar
Jun 19, 202311 min read
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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...
Ivar
May 3, 20233 min read
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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...
Ivar
Apr 20, 20235 min read
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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...
Ivar
Apr 4, 202311 min read
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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,...
Ivar
Feb 28, 20236 min read
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