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Best Rum Gifts 2025: The Ultimate Rum Gift Guide

Choosing the right rum gift can feel a bit overwhelming if you are not a rum drinker yourself, especially when

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Santiago de Cuba, 12 year

ABV: 40% Country: Cuba Age: 12 years Cask: White oak Still: Column Price: £48 Distillery: Rum Factories of Santiago De

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Flor de Cana 18

ABV: 40% Country: Nicaragua  Age: 18 years Cask: Small white oak Still: Multi-column Price: £60 Distillery: Compañía Licorera de Nicaragua,

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How to buy rum at auction: Tips for first-time bidders

Buying rum at auction is a bit like stepping into Aladdin’s cave. Rare bottles everywhere, that one release you missed

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A taste of Africa – Kakira Spirits

When you think of rum, it’s pretty normal to think of the Caribbean – but as you probably already know,

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Plantation Panama 2010

ABV: 51.4% Country: Panama Age: 13 years Cask: Bourbon (8 years) and Ferrand (5 years) Still: Column Still Price: £65

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Real Rum Experience present “Spirit Icons: With Dave Marsland”

Last Wednesday (15th October), I had the pleasure of attending a truly unique evening: Spirit Icons: With Dave Marsland, hosted

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The Art of the Blend: Diplomatico Rum & Real Rum Experience

On Friday I had the chance to head along to a fantastic event put on by the Real Rum Experience

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