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Tag Archives: Rum
Ten Cane 11 years old, 2008-2019, 63% – The Duchess ‘Hummingbirds’
Normally I would have been happy with a sample arriving in the mail from the rather excellent rums bottled by The Duchess. Also normally, I wouldn’t really be in the know of upcoming bottlings unless Nils announced them to me. … Continue reading
Posted in - Rum, Ten Cane
Tagged 2008, Best of Wines, Bourbon Cask, Closed Distillery, Duchess, Free Sample, Rum, Ten Cane, The Duchess, Trinidad
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Diamond Distillery 20yo, Guyana, 50.8% – The Duchess
This is a bit of an interesting one, as was the Foursquare from a few days ago. The Foursquare was matured in both bourbon casks (fairly regular) and sherry casks (fairly unique). This one is matured in Armagnac casks, even … Continue reading
Posted in - Rum, Diamond Distillery
Tagged 1998, Armagnac cask, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Diamond Distillery, Free Sample, Guyana, Rum
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Caroni 21yo, Trinidad, 64.1% – The Duchess
Caroni is more or less the Port Ellen of the rum world. It’s been closed for a decade or two, and prices are soaring since most people are only now (the last couple of years) discovering the quality of the … Continue reading
Posted in - Rum, Caroni
Tagged 1998, Best of Whiskies, Best of Wines, Caroni, Closed Distillery, Free Sample, Rum, The Duchess, Trinidad
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Travellers Distillery 10yo, Belize, 66.6% – The Duchess Rum
My whisky buddy Nils keeps releasing some nice casks of high end, and in this case high ABV, booze. Well, actually, Best of Wines in Bussum is, but he is more or less in charge of the spirits there. This … Continue reading
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Tagged 2007, Belize, Best of Wines, Free Sample, Rum, The Duchess, Travellers Distillery
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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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