Mount Gay Port Cask Expression

Posted in Barbados, Mount Gay, Port Cask Expression, Rum, Single Blended Rum3 Comments

Mount Gay rum…..finished in Port Casks…..at cask strength…..
What else could one want?

https://rumshopboy.com/2021/01/13/mountgay-portcask

Chairman’s Reserve Legacy

Posted in Chairman's Reserve, Legacy, Rum, Saint Lucia Distillers, Single Blended Rum, St Lucia1 Comment

Reviewing Chairman’s Reserve Legacy. Saint Lucia Distillers’ latest tasty tipple.

https://rumshopboy.com/2021/01/09/chairmans-reserve-legacy/

Rums of the Year: 2020

Posted in 2008, A1710, Admiral Rodney, Aged In Portuguese Fortified Wine Casks, Appleton, Barbados, Chairman's Reserve, Détente, Exceptional Cask Selection, Foursquare, Hampden, Hearts Collection, Jamaica, Madeira, Martinique, Mount Gay, Nobiliary, Nuée Ardente, Plenipotenziario, Private Cask Selection, Private Cask Selection / V and B, Richard Seale, Rum, Rum 970, Rums of the Year, Rums of the Year 2020, Saint Lucia, Saint Lucia Distillers, The Whisky Exchange, Velier, William Hinton, Worthy Park, XO3 Comments

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/

La Hechicera Banana Infused Rum

Posted in Banana Infused Rum, Colombia, La Hechicera, Rum, Serie Experimental No.2, Solera, Uncategorised2 Comments

Banana infused rum from La Hechicera in Colombia.

If you love bananas and rum, this is as good as it gets!

https://rumshopboy.com/2020/12/29/la-hechicera-banana-infused-rum/

Chairman’s Reserve Original

Posted in Chairman's Reserve, Original, Rum, Saint Lucia, Saint Lucia Distillers, Single Blended Rum, St Lucia5 Comments

Writing about a modern classic, Chairman’s Reserve Original whilst visiting its home, Saint Lucia.

https://rumshopboy.com/2020/12/20/chairmans-reserve-original/

Foursquare Exceptional Cask Selection XIV “Détente” (Detente)

Posted in 10 Year Old Rum, Aged in Port Casks, Barbados, Détente, Exceptional Cask Selection, Foursquare, Richard Seale, Rum, Single Blended Rum3 Comments

Foursquare’s ECS XIV “Détente.” A superb rum aged in ex-Bourbon and ex-Port Casks. Way too easy to drink!

https://rumshopboy.com/2020/12/03/foursquare-detente/

Foursquare Private Cask Selection “Diadem”

Posted in Rum1 Comment

Catching up on a couple of Foursquare releases starting with The Whisky Exchange’s Private Cask Selection “Diadem”.

https://rumshopboy.com/2020/11/30/foursquare-diadem/

William Hinton: Lisbon Fortified Wine Cask

Posted in Aged in Lisbon Fortified Wine Cask, Carcavelos, Madeira, Rum, Traditional agricultural rhum from a traditional column still., William Hinton1 Comment

William Hinton Agricole Rum – finished in Lisbon Fortified Wine Cask (Carcavelos).

A very special rum from Madeira.

https://rumshopboy.com/2020/11/18/william-hinton-lisbon-fortified-wine-cask/

Rum 970: 15yo Cask Strength (Pure Single Agricole Rum)

Posted in 100% Pot Distilled Rum, 15 Year Old Rum, Aged In Madeira Casks, Agricole Rhum, Madeira, Pure Single Agricole Rhum, Rum, Rum 9701 Comment

Rum 970: 15yo Cask Strength (Pure Single Agricole Rum)

Review of batch distilled agricole, aged for a minimum of 15 years in Madeira and presented at 50.9%.

https://rumshopboy.com/2020/09/05/rum-970-15yo-cask-strength-pure-single-agricole-rum/

Foursquare 2008

Posted in 12 Year Old Rum, 2008, Barbados, Foursquare, Richard Seale, Rum, Single Blended Rum2 Comments

Foursquare’s ECS XIII “2008”. 60% ABV – an instant classic!

https://rumshopboy.com/2020/09/01/foursquare-2008/