Conor (@thatrumdrinker)

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Manchester Rum Festival 2026

This weekend I was back at New Century Hall in Manchester for the 10th anniversary of Manchester Rum Festival, created

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Multi-Country Blends Rum tasting

Copeland smugglers reserve, Overproof

A few years ago a friend recommended I try Copeland’s Smugglers’ Reserve Overproof, and it’s the bottle that got me

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Do I Have What It Takes to Be a Master Blender?

If you caught my post last year, The Art of the Blend: Diplomático Rum Real Rum Experience, you’ll know I

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Puerto Rico Rum tasting

Don Q Gran Anejo XO

One of the challenges of having a large rum collection is finding time to revisit everything. I’d say it had

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Cuba in a Glass: Summer 2026 Tasting Flight

I’ve wanted to do a series like this for a while. Less focused on tasting notes or scores, and more

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Rum tasting Trinidad

Outlaw Rum, The Flagship

Outlaw Rum very kindly sent me a bottle of their Flagship bottling to try and share my honest thoughts on.

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Belize Rum tasting

Bristol Classic, Belize vs Belize

It’s not often that I do a comparison post, usually because there are such a large number of factors that

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Do scores matter in Rum Reviews?

At the bottom of most rum reviews (including mine) you’ll find a score. Sometimes it’s out of 10, sometimes 100,

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