24 Days of Rum Blue Edition - Rum Advent Calendar filled with 24 x 2cl

Rum speaks in many accents. One day it's warm molasses and Caribbean sun, the next it's spice from across Asia or the cellar-cool character of a European take on the category. 24 Days of Rum Blue Edition gathers 24 of those voices in one box, opened one country at a time through December.

Expert's Description

24 Days of Rum Blue Edition is a rum tasting calendar from the Danish spirits house 1423, made up of 24 miniature bottles at 2cl each from 24 different countries and bottled at 42.5%. The idea is simple: open a new bottle each day in December and travel to a new country – from classic Caribbean and Latin American sugarcane and molasses rums to takes on the category from Asia and Europe, plus a few rum-based spirits along the way that borrow rum's sweetness without quite being rum. Every miniature carries its own label and a QR code that opens the background story of that particular rum house, so the box works as much as a travel guide as a tasting kit. Two glasses and a tasting-notes guide are included, making it easier to put words to the differences from one day to the next.

1423 started as a group of friends who actually bonded over whisky, until rum caught their attention at a Danish spirits fair around the turn of the millennium. What began as curiosity has grown into a Danish spirits house with its own cask warehouse, built around selecting and maturing rum from all over the world – and side projects like this calendar are where that breadth gets poured into one box.

Tasting Notes

Nose

There's no single scent to expect here – that's the whole point. Some bottles bring warm molasses and brown sugar, others fresh sugarcane and citrus, and a handful lean toward spice and smoke, closer to rum-based spirits than classic rum.

Palate

The same spread carries through to the glass. Some of the 24 are light and soft with a touch of vanilla, others dry and oak-driven with caramel and dried fruit, and a few bring a spiced, almost peppery edge.

Finish

Short and fresh at one end of the box, long and woody at the other – the finish is the clearest reminder of just how differently rum can turn out, even when it all starts from the same sugarcane.

Specifications

Name: 24 Days of Rum Blue Edition
Bottler: 1423
Region/Country: Denmark
Type: Rum Advent Calendar
ABV: 42.5%
Size: 48 CL (24 x 2cl)
Edition: Blue Edition
EAN No.: 5712718007824
Serving suggestion: Best tasted neat at room temperature, one bottle at a time, using the two included glasses – save the bolder rums for later in the calendar.

Flavour Profile

Versatile · Exotic · Global · Fruity · Spiced

Did You Know?

The name 1423 actually comes from a mistake. When the team bottled their first rum – a Barbados-Trinidad blend – in November 2008, a note on the bottle got mistaken for a name. The mix-up stuck, and the whole spirits house has been called 1423 ever since.

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Frequently Asked Questions About 24 Days of Rum Blue Edition

What's included in 24 Days of Rum Blue Edition?

The calendar holds 24 miniature 2cl rum bottles from 24 different countries, two tasting glasses and a guide with notes for each day. Every bottle also carries its own QR code linking to the story behind that particular rum house.

Is 24 Days of Rum Blue Edition a good starting point for rum beginners?

Yes, precisely because it covers so much ground. Some days bring light, fruity rums, others lean spiced or oak-driven – a low-risk way to work out which style actually suits your palate before committing to a full bottle.

Should the rum be drunk neat, or can it go into cocktails?

Most of the bottles are meant to be tasted neat, so the differences between them come through clearly – but there's enough in each miniature to try a couple of them in a simple mixed drink instead, if that's more your thing.

Can the bottles be saved for later, or do all 24 need to be opened in December?

The miniatures keep perfectly well in a cool, dark spot once the calendar is opened – rum doesn't have a shelf life to race against, and several of the bottles are just as good months after Christmas.

Is 24 Days of Rum Blue Edition a good gift?

It's built for exactly that. The day-by-day format, the two glasses and the story behind each bottle turn it into a gift that unfolds through December rather than being unwrapped all at once.

Who is behind 1423, and how do they approach rum?

1423 is a Danish spirits house that started as a group of friends who got curious about rum and now runs its own cask warehouse in Denmark. Rather than distilling themselves, they select and mature rum from around the world, and that same approach shapes this calendar.

What styles of rum turn up in 24 Days of Rum Blue Edition?

The calendar mixes classic sugarcane and molasses rums from the Caribbean and Latin America with entries from Asia and Europe, alongside a few rum-based spirits that borrow the sweetness without being rum in the strict sense.