RSB Originals

Some rum questions don’t quite fit into a review, a journey or a Rum Knowledge episode.

That’s where RSB Originals comes in.

These are my more personal takes on the world of rum — the bottles I’d choose for myself, the questions that get rum drinkers talking, and the occasional challenge that makes me look at my own collection a little differently.

From choosing just five rums I couldn’t live without to asking whether a £60 bottle really tastes better than a £20 one, RSB Originals is where opinion, experience and rum come together.


🎬 RSB Originals

Personal choices, opinions and rum questions — these are the videos where I step outside the regular RumShopBoy series and tackle the subjects that get me thinking and, hopefully, get you talking too.

🍹 Welcome To RumShopBoy 🥃

RSB Originals #1

Rum Reviews, Rum Analysis & Rum Fun

Welcome to RumShopBoy.

An introduction to the channel, my love of rum and what you can expect from RumShopBoy — honest rum reviews, rum analysis, recommendations and, most importantly, a bit of rum fun.


🍹 Discovering Rum Aged 8

RSB Originals #2

My rum journey began much earlier than you might expect.

In 1980, aged eight, I travelled to Jamaica with my parents and had my first tiny taste of Appleton Jamaican rum. Years later, I sought out Appleton again – and eventually discovered just how diverse the world of rum could be.

This is the story of where my fascination with rum began and the journey that eventually led to RumShopBoy.


🍹 Drink More Rum (Caricature)

RSB Originals #3

Something a little different from RumShopBoy.

A caricature take on the RumShopBoy mantra and the philosophy behind three very important words:

Drink More Rum!


🍹If I Could Only Have 5 Rums… These Are the Ones I’d Choose

RSB Originals #4

If I had to reduce my entire rum collection to just five bottles, which ones would survive?
Not necessarily the rarest or most expensive — these are simply five rums I genuinely wouldn’t want to be without.


🍹What Is a Unicorn Rum Bottle?

RSB Originals #5

Rum collectors often talk about “unicorn bottles” — but what actually makes a bottle a unicorn?
A quick look at those elusive bottles that rum enthusiasts search for, dream about and sometimes spend years trying to find.

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🥃 What Do You Think?

RSB Originals is as much about your opinions as mine.

If one of these videos gets you thinking, disagreeing or reconsidering what’s in your own rum collection, let me know in the comments on YouTube.

And if there’s a rum question, personal choice or challenge you’d like to see me tackle in a future RSB Original, I’d love to hear it.

For more rum reviews, recommendations and Rum Knowledge, explore RumShopBoy or subscribe to the YouTube channel.

🍹 Drink More Rum!

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