Category Archives: – Rum
Caroni ‘Venus’ 25, 1997-2023, Cask 81, 60.1% – Jack Tar
This Caroni, from the sadly closed distillery in Trinidad and Tobago, was bottled last year by Polish bottler Jack Tar. It’s from their ‘Cosmic series’ which, in the 2023 release added this one and another Caroni ‘Mars’ to the line-up. … Continue reading
Posted in - Rum, Caroni
Tagged 1997, Caroni, Cosmic Series, Jack Tar, Rum, Trinidad & Tobago, Venus
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Uitvlugt 30, 1991-2022, ‘Dreamcatcher’, Cask 3, 56% – Jack Tar
When digging through tasting notes I found this one from a sample I got a LONG time ago. Back in the day I probably thought it was a good idea to wait with posting this until I had something to … Continue reading
Long Pond rums, a 3 and a 22 year old
The 22 year old one is a bottling by Wu Dram Clan, which makes my expectations go way up to begin with. The age doesn’t bring it down either. Then the other one is a three year old from Habitation … Continue reading
Posted in - Rum, Long Pond
Tagged 2001, 2019, Jamaica, Long Pond, Rum, Velier, Wu Dram Clan
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Caroni 31, 1991-2023, Cask 6, 54.1% – The Duchess ‘Nautilus’
The Duchess is at it again, and have bottled another cask of Caroni. And not one of those Caronis from the last years of the distillery, but one from 1991! A 31 year old rum is nothing to scoff at … Continue reading
Posted in - Rum, Caroni
Tagged Best of Wines, Caroni, Closed Distillery, Hans Dillesse, Rum, The Duchess, Trinidad, Trinidad & Tobago
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Two sort-of new rums by The Duchess: Uitvlugt 27 and ‘Savannah’ 19
A while ago I got two samples from rums released late last year by The Duchess. The Dutch bottler regularly puts out awesome rums and when I got these I planned to review them soon-ish, but things happened and life … Continue reading
Posted in - Rum, Savannah, Uitvlugt
Tagged 1995, 2003, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Bourbon Cask, Guyana, Hans Dillesse, La Reunion, Port Mourant Still, Rum, Savannah, The Duchess, Uitvlugt
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Enmore Alpha & Omega 1988/1990, casks 40, 42 and 55, 51.6% – Jack Tar
Enmore Distillery in Guyana is an interesting one. With a quite well known brand in El Dorado, they also produce some different distillates, from the range of their setups. With that I mean that they don’t have a single distilling … Continue reading
Tres Caroni, La Lune, Limbo y Le Soleil, by Jack Tar
A new bottler announced itself a little while ago. A few years ago that would have been something quite regular, but it’s happening less and less. Probably because of a rather full market and getting hold of barrels of anything … Continue reading
The Nectar 15 Years Tasting Box
Premise Last year my friend JPH and I bought a set of samples from Jon Beach, of Fiddler’s in Drumnadrochit. A massive splurge, but a series of great whiskies being surpassed by even better ones. This year, with Brexit being … Continue reading
Posted in - Grappa, - Rum
Tagged Amrut, Anniversary, BenRiach, Brewdog, Compass Box, Fettercairn, Nardini, Paul John, Plantation, The Nectar
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Finest Jamaican Rum, Over 25 Years Old, 50.1% – Wu Dram Clan
I guess the ‘expensive rum bug’ has bitten me too. After Michiel Wigman’s Precious Moments, which I still need to review, there’s this oldie. From an undisclosed distillery on/in Jamaica, to the Wu Dram Clan. On their Facebook page there’s … Continue reading
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