Molasses

Rum tasting Venezuela

Holmes Cay Venezuela 2007

I asked my family for a bottle of Holmes Cay Venezuela 2007 for my birthday last year, having previously tasted

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Barbados Rum tasting

Cockspur XO

Cockspur XO was a gift from a friend and my first opportunity to try a rum from the brand. Although

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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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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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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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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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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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Cuba Rum tasting

SBS Cuba 2012

I spotted this one on a shop shelf and picked it up without any hesitation. This particular bottle only usually

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