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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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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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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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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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Copeland smugglers reserve, Double Wood

A friend pointed me towards Copeland a few years ago (it was the overproof that first caught my attention) and

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Auténtico Nativo 20 year

This bottle was a gift from a friend and I went into tasting it quite curious and with no real

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Peggy Dark Rum Spirit Drink

I was kindly gifted a bottle of Peggy Dark Rum Spirit Drink to try and share my honest thoughts. I’m

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