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Dictador: Best Of…..1981

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Dictador: Best Of…..1981 Colombia 44% €140 (£126, October 2016) Single Blended Rum – a blend of only pot still and traditional column still ABV Hydrometer Test: ? * B S In 1913 Don Julio Arango y Parra founded Destileria Colombiana, producers of Dictador ron. Based in Cartagena Colombia, Dictador produces gin, cigars and coffee as well as… Continue reading Dictador: Best Of…..1981

3 Days till RUMFEST 2016

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Three days till the Rum University (Friday 21st), followed by the Boutique RumFest. Four days till RumFest proper on Saturday 22nd. Five days till RumFest proper on Sunday 23rd. RumFest RumFest2015

4 Days till RUMFEST 2016

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Four days till the Rum University (Friday 21st), followed by the Boutique RumFest. Five days till RumFest proper on Saturday 22nd. Six days till RumFest proper on Sunday 23rd. RumFest RumFest2015

Flor de Caña: Centenario 21

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Flor de Caña: Centenario 21 Nicaragua 40% £70 Industrial Rum – from a modern multi column still. ABV Hydrometer Test: ? * M This rum is from Compañia Licorera de Nicaragua, SA in Central America who have been producing rum since 1890. When I first went to RumFest in London, 2010, this was a new brand… Continue reading Flor de Caña: Centenario 21

5 Days till RUMFEST 2016

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Five days till the Rum University (Friday 21st), followed by the Boutique RumFest. Six days till RumFest proper on Saturday 22nd. Seven days till RumFest proper on Sunday 23rd. RumFest RumFest2015

Arehucas: Capitán Kidd Ron

Posted in Arehucas, Capitán Kidd, Gran Canaria, Industrial Rum (From A Modern Multi Column Still), Ron5 Comments

Arehucas: Capitán Kidd Ron Gran Canaria 40% €95.50 (December 2015) Industrial Rum – from a modern multi column still. ABV Hydrometer Test: ? * M Capitán Kidd is the jewel in the crown of all Arehucas Rums. Well, that is the description from Destilerias Arehucas, the Spanish name for the Arehucas distillery in Arucas, Gran Canaria.… Continue reading Arehucas: Capitán Kidd Ron

When is a distillery NOT a distillery?

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Speaking as a rum drinker, taster, enthusiast, crazy person…..call me what you like in this regards, if I get the chance to try a new rum, I jump at the chance. This counts double when the chance to go and visit an actual distillery is offered as not only do you get to try the… Continue reading When is a distillery NOT a distillery?

Ron Cartavio XO

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Ron Cartavio XO Peru 40% £67 Industrial Rum – from a modern multi column still. ABV Hydrometer Test: ? * M S Peru is not somewhere that you would associate with rum production, unless of course as you spend more time drinking different rums, you learn that just about everywhere in the world produces rum… Continue reading Ron Cartavio XO