Overripe bananas. Tropical fruit. Fermented fruit. And sometimes aromas that are almost impossible to describe. If you’ve ever opened a particularly characterful Jamaican rum, you’ll probably know exactly what I’m talking about. It’s what rum enthusiasts often call Jamaican funk. Some people absolutely love it. Others find it a little challenging. But where does that… Continue reading What Makes Jamaican Rum Taste So Funky?
Category: Jamaica
Appleton, Hampden, Worthy Park, Long Pond, Monymusk, Clarendon, Blackwell, Myers’s, J Wray and Nephew, Smith and Cross, Coruba,
Comparing Barbados and Jamaica Rum: Who Wins?
An answer to the age-old question of which is better?
Rum from Barbados or Jamaica.
Black Tot Rum: A Tasting From 2020 to 2025
A Tasting Session of 2025’s Black Tot Master Blender’s Reserve and A Look Back at Earlier Black Tot Editions.
Tasting Highlights from The Whisky Exchange Rum Show 2025
Rum Tastings at The Whisky Exchange Rum Show 2025
Black Tot Day Infinity Bottle 2023
My good friend, fellow rum-geek, Mr. Kevin Brooks has created an infinity bottle of navy strength rums for Black Tot July 31st 2023. Here is his story!
Rums of the Year: 2020
Rums of the Year: 2020.
A brief look back at a few of my rum highlights of 2020.
https://rumshopboy.com/2020/12/31/rumsoftheyear2020/
Ron Colón Salvadoreño Rum
Rum from El Salvador blended with Jamaican pot still and presented at 55.5%.
https://rumshopboy.com/2020/07/28/ron-colon-salvadoreno-rum/
Compagnie des Indes Kaiman
An exceptional blend of rums from Guadeloupe, Guyana and Jamaica.
Is Compagnie des Indes Kaiman a ferocious old alligator? Or has old age turned Kaiman into a mellow, pleasant experience?
https://rumshopboy.com/2020/07/21/compagnie-des-indes-kaiman/
