Hampden 2010 LROK Pure Single Rum and Foursquare 2013

Velier at RumFest2016

Mount Gay Tasting: RumFest 2016

  “There’s a time and a place”…..SOMEWHERE 😉 Mount Gay claim the title of oldest rum producer in the world dating back to 1703. But the brand has only actually existed for about 100years. Mount Gay Master Distiller Alan Smith (above). He explained that if you eat enough molasses it puts lead in your pencil… Continue reading Mount Gay Tasting: RumFest 2016

Velier tasting 2 @ RumFest 2016

Unfortunately all RumFest tasting sessions run late and today is no exception. Ian Burrell’s rare rums talk overran although it was a great tasting so that’s not a problem. I’m quite excited as this is my first Velier session at Rumfest. I’ve long been a fan of Velier’s bottlings…I’ve just bought two bottles of the… Continue reading Velier tasting 2 @ RumFest 2016

Cadenhead’s Single Cask Rum FSPD South Pacific Distillery (Fiji)

Cadenhead’s Single Cask Rum FSPD Fiji 60.7% £45 100% Pot Still (Pure Single Rum) ABV Hydrometer Test: ? * P Cadenhead describes itself as “Scotland’s oldest independent bottler, established 1828 in Campbeltown.” They have a shop in London and pride themselves on offering pure, unaltered spirits of the finest calibre, including rum. This particular rum from the… Continue reading Cadenhead’s Single Cask Rum FSPD South Pacific Distillery (Fiji)

Medford Rum

Medford Rum USA (New England) 40% £38 100% Pot Still (Pure Single Rum) ABV Hydrometer Test: ? * P Instinctively, I would say that America is not the sort of place where you are going to find a top quality rum. Sorry, but I think a big US nation-wide distributor would only have something that… Continue reading Medford Rum