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...

Holmes Cay is an independent bottler based in the US. Their first release was Foursquare 2005 in 2019, which was an immediate hit. Many...

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....

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...

It's spring and that's the season to reach for Agricole. Its lighter character with grassy, earthy notes seems to suit the warming days....

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...

Steve Leukanech is a rum and bourbon enthusiast from Florida who I respect very much. He's incredibly knowledgeable, experienced and has...

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...

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...

I have a bit of a love hate relationship when it comes to El Dorado. It’s a brand from a distiller with incredible pedigree. The company...

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...

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...

I think there were quite a lot of people cheering when Jamaica's Worthy Park Estate announced a new release with the magical name...

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...