Conor (@thatrumdrinker)

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How I approach too much choice

Whether I’m browsing online or you take me to a physical store it’s fair to say I’m like a child

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Multi-Country Blends Rum tasting

Copeland smugglers reserve, Oloroso Sherry

A few friends in the rum community had been talking about Copeland’s Smuggler’s Reserve Oloroso Sherry Cask, so it didn’t

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Black Tot Day

A daily measure. Rum’s relationship with the British Royal Navy is well known and pretty well documented, but it’s often

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Multi-Country Blends Rum tasting

Hell or High Water XO

Hell or High Water recently sent me a bottle of their XO to taste and share my honest thoughts, which

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Barbados Rum tasting

Foursquare Penultimus

I picked up this bottle of Foursquare Penultimus out of curiosity about the influence a Moscatel cask finish would have,

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Cuba Rum tasting

Eminente Reserva, 7 year

Eminente is a Cuban rum brand with a focus on aguardiente, a raw cane spirit distilled at lower strength to

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The Rum Show 2026

Highlights, top picks and reflections from The Whisky Exchange Rum Show 2026 at Glaziers Hall, including standout bottles from Eminente,

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Mauritius Rum tasting

Bristol Classic Rum, Mauritius

My collection of Bristol Classic Rum bottles has been steadily growing over the past couple of years, and this bottle

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