Category Archives: – Rum
Dictador 1976, 40 years old, cask SHC 394, 46.4%
Some months ago I blogged about a rum bottle share that more or less lacked in interestingness. There were various levels of quality and age to those rums, but the similarity between all of them was that I wouldn’t spend … Continue reading
Posted in - Rum, Dictador
Tagged 1976, Best of 1976, Bottle Share, Colombia, Dictador, Rum
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Two new releases from The Duchess
Since Best of Wines in Bussum, The Netherlands, has been bottling whisky, they’ve not released a lot. As far as I know there have been only three bottlings prior to these. Three are in their Shieldmaidens range, and one was … Continue reading
Posted in - Rum, Glenrothes
Tagged 1996, 1998, Bellevue, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Bourbon Cask, Glenrothes, Guadeloupe, Rum, Shieldmaidens, Speyside, The Duchess
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Master of Malt’s Dramcrackers
Last week I received a package from Master of Malt with their dramcrackers inside. Pretty cool, right? I’m not sure what to do with it though. Generally, when shops or bottlers send me booze they want a review of it … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Other Distilleries, - Other Spirits, - Rum, Arran, Smooth Ambler
Tagged Arran, Bathtub Gin, Bourbon, Brandy, Free Sample, Master of Malt, Maverick Drinks, Old Scout, Professor Cornelius Ampleforth, Rum, Rumbullion, Sloe Gin, Smooth Ambler, That Boutique-y Whisky Company, Whiskey, Whisky
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Pyrat Rum, XO Reserve, 40%
My sister and her boyfriend went to New York last week for both their birthdays, I believe. They were kind enough to ask me what they could bring and after some asking around I settled on Brenne whisky, and Kings … Continue reading
Whisky en Rum aan Zee 2014
This year saw the 9th edition of Whisky en Rum aan Zee (Whisky and Rum at Sea), not to be confused with Whisky by the Sea, and several other whisky festivals in coastal venues. Since my brother in law is … Continue reading
Posted in - American Whiskey, - Festival, - Other Distilleries, - Other Spirits, - Rum, Arran, Auchentoshan, Glen Garioch, Millstone, Zuidam
Tagged Borgoe, Don Abuelo, El Dorado, Genever, Jenever, Millstone, Ron de Mulata, Ron Prohibido, Rum, Whiskey, Whisky, Zacapa, Zuidam
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Havana Club Selección de Maestros
A short while ago Shai, from Israel, sent me a sample of Havana Club’s Selección de Maestros. It’s Havana Club’s new premium rum. He had been given a bottle to spread among the more public drinkers amongst his friends. I … Continue reading
Posted in - Rum, Havana Club
Tagged Cuba, Free Sample, Havana Club, Rum, Selección de Maestros
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Malt Fascination 