There is a reason Mezclado calls this its most luxurious release - 8 to 10 year old rum from the Dominican Republic meets a top-quality Spanish rum.

Expert description

Mezclado Prestige Edition is a Rum Liqueur from the Danish rum blendery Mezclado, bottled at 40%.

Prestige Edition is carefully composed from rum aged between 8 and 10 years from the Dominican Republic, blended with a high-quality Spanish rum. The idea is to find the perfect balance between the two rum styles, so the bottle offers layers of complex caramel and vanilla alongside deeper notes of tropical fruit and spice - a clear step up from the other releases in the Mezclado series.

Behind the bottle is Radoslaw Nowacki and the small rum blendery in Løsning near Vejle, where imported barrels from several countries are composed and bottled without leaning on one particular Caribbean tradition.

Tasting notes

Nose

Complex caramel and vanilla with deeper tones of tropical fruit.

Palate

Round and layered, with spice building underneath the sweetness.

Finish

Medium to long, warm and spiced.

Specifications

Name: Prestige Edition
Distillery: Mezclado
Region/Country: Dominican Republic & Spain
Type: Rum Liqueur
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Serving suggestion: Neat at room temperature

Flavour profile

Complex · Caramel · Tropical fruit · Spiced

Did you know?

Prestige Edition is the only release in the Mezclado series that combines rum from two different countries in the blend itself - the Dominican Republic and Spain - rather than building on a single origin.

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Vanilla and coconut first, then apricot and honey. Barbados 2013 is a rum where pot still and column still shared the work.

Expert Description

S.B.S Barbados 2013 Bourbon and Moscatel Cask is a Barbados Rum matured in ex-Bourbon and Moscatel casks and bottled at cask strength, 52%. It is a single cask rum made from molasses and distilled in both pot still and column still in 2013. After 12 years in cask, 1423 World Class Spirits bottled it in September 2025 as part of the S.B.S Single Barrel Selection series, non chill filtered.

Moscatel is a sweet wine made from muscat grapes, and its cask has added a fruity stamp with pear, dried apricot and orange peel. The Bourbon cask brings vanilla and coconut, and toasted oak gives spice.

The flavour is full and dry, and only 198 bottles were filled.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Vanilla and coconut with toasted oak, apricot and honey.

Palate

Full and dry with toffee, spicy oak, pear, dried apricot and orange peel.

Finish

Fruity.

Specifications

Name: S.B.S Barbados 2013 Bourbon and Moscatel Cask
Bottler: 1423 World Class Spirits
Region/Country: Barbados
Type: Barbados Rum
Age: 12 years
ABV: 52%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Ex-Bourbon and Moscatel casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Distillation method: Pot still and column still
Distilled: 2013
Bottled: September 2025
Number of bottles: 198
Serving suggestion: Neat at room temperature in a small glass, with a few drops of water if you like

Flavour Profile

Vanilla · Coconut · Apricot · Spicy oak · Fruity

Did you know?

Many people count Barbados as the birthplace of rum. The oldest written mentions of rum come from the island in the 1600s.

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Molasses, brown sugar, raisins and a thread of liquorice. Twenty-four years in tropical heat have made this Guyanese rum dark, dense and deep.

Expert Description

S.B.S Guyana 2001 SVL Bourbon Cask is a Guyanese Rum matured in an ex-Bourbon cask and bottled at cask strength, 52.3%. It is a single cask rum made from molasses and distilled in a column still in 2001. After 24 years in cask, 1423 World Class Spirits bottled it in September 2025 as part of the S.B.S Single Barrel Selection series, non chill filtered.

The palate is full and complex: dark caramel, coffee, dried fruit and vanilla, then a long, spicy finish. The nose is intense, with molasses, brown sugar and raisins.

Only 186 bottles were filled.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Intense and deep with molasses, caramel, brown sugar, raisins and a hint of liquorice.

Palate

Full and complex with dark caramel, coffee, dried fruit and vanilla.

Finish

Long and spicy.

Specifications

Name: S.B.S Guyana 2001 SVL Bourbon Cask
Bottler: 1423 World Class Spirits
Region/Country: Guyana
Type: Guyanese Rum
Age: 24 years
ABV: 52.3%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Ex-Bourbon cask
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Distillation method: Column still
Distilled: 2001
Bottled: September 2025
Number of bottles: 186

Flavour Profile

Molasses · Brown sugar · Raisins · Liquorice · Coffee

Investment Potential

Medium. 24 years in cask and only 186 bottles. Old Guyanese rum at cask strength in a run this small does not keep turning up.

Did you know?

Guyana means roughly land of many waters. It fits a country cut through by big rivers, where sugar cane has grown for centuries.

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Ripe banana, pineapple and papaya. Jamaican rum at its most tropical, with nuts and honey underneath.

Expert Description

S.B.S Jamaica 2016 WPL Bourbon and Marsala Cask is a Jamaican Rum matured in ex-Bourbon and Marsala casks and bottled at cask strength, 52%. It is a single cask rum made from molasses and distilled in a pot still in 2016. After 9 years in cask, 1423 World Class Spirits bottled it in September 2025 as part of the S.B.S Single Barrel Selection series, non chill filtered.

WPL stands for Worthy Park Light. It is a mark that refers to the ester content of the rum, the aroma compounds that give Jamaican rum its fruity character. The flavour moves from tropical fruit into caramel and toasted nuts.

The finish is long and spicy. Only 396 bottles were filled.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Ripe banana, pineapple and papaya, with dried fruit, nuts and a hint of honey.

Palate

Tropical fruits such as mango and pineapple, combined with caramel and toasted nuts.

Finish

Long and spicy.

Specifications

Name: S.B.S Jamaica 2016 WPL Bourbon and Marsala Cask
Bottler: 1423 World Class Spirits
Region/Country: Jamaica
Type: Jamaican Rum
Age: 9 years
ABV: 52%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Ex-Bourbon and Marsala casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Distillation method: Pot still
Distilled: 2016
Bottled: September 2025
Number of bottles: 396
Serving suggestion: Neat at room temperature in a small glass, with a few drops of water if you like

Flavour Profile

Tropical fruit · Banana · Pineapple · Honey · Spicy

Did you know?

Marsala is a fortified wine from Sicily. It is mostly known from the kitchen, but its casks can also end up lending a Jamaican rum a bit of sweetness and a nutty touch.

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Sharp citrus, toasted nuts and leather, wrapped in the smell of freshly cut oak. Ecuador is not the first country you think of when someone mentions rum.

Expert Description

S.B.S Ecuador 2016 Bourbon and Virgin Oak Cask is an Ecuadorian Rum matured in ex-Bourbon and virgin oak casks and bottled at 57%. It is a single cask rum made from molasses and distilled in a column still in 2016. After 8 years in cask, 1423 World Class Spirits bottled it in August 2024 as part of the S.B.S Single Barrel Selection series.

Ecuador does not show up much in the rum world, but that is changing. S.B.S Origin Ecuador Malacatos won the award for best Daiquiri rum in a competition run by Rum Explorer, with judges from all over Europe. This bottle is a different style: dry and spicy, with a soft nutty character.

The finish is sweet, with caramel and vanilla.

Only 298 bottles were filled.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Light and fresh with sharp citrus, toasted nuts and earthy leather, all wrapped in the scent of freshly cut oak.

Palate

Dry and spicy with a soft, nutty character.

Finish

Lingering, with sweet caramel and vanilla.

Specifications

Name: S.B.S Ecuador 2016 Bourbon and Virgin Oak Cask
Bottler: 1423 World Class Spirits
Region/Country: Ecuador
Type: Ecuadorian Rum
Age: 8 years
ABV: 57%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Ex-Bourbon and virgin oak casks
Distillation method: Column still
Distilled: 2016
Bottled: August 2024
Number of bottles: 298
Serving suggestion: Neat at room temperature in a small glass, with a few drops of water if you like

Flavour Profile

Citrus · Toasted nuts · Leather · Spicy · Caramel

Did you know?

Ecuador is Spanish for equator, and the country is named after the line that runs through it.

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Mint, molasses and dry wood. Panama 2012 smells fresh, tastes tight and finishes in a long, round caramel.

Expert Description

S.B.S Panama 2012 Bourbon Cask is a Panamanian Rum matured in an ex-Bourbon cask and bottled at cask strength, 55%. It is a single cask rum made from molasses and distilled in a column still in 2012. 1423 World Class Spirits bottled it in January 2024 as part of the S.B.S Single Barrel Selection series, non chill filtered.

The palate is dry and rich in tannin. The tannins come from the oak and give that tight, slightly grippy feel in the mouth you know from strong tea. Vanilla sweetness and a hint of white pepper soften it, and in the end it is the caramel that stays.

Only 282 bottles were filled, all of them bottled exclusively for the Danish market.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Refreshing mint, sweetness from molasses and quiet, woody notes.

Palate

Dry and rich in tannin, with vanilla sweetness and a touch of white pepper.

Finish

Lingering, with rich caramel.

Specifications

Name: S.B.S Panama 2012 Bourbon Cask
Bottler: 1423 World Class Spirits
Region/Country: Panama
Type: Panamanian Rum
ABV: 55%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Ex-Bourbon cask
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Distillation method: Column still
Distilled: 2012
Bottled: January 2024
Number of bottles: 282
Edition: Exclusively bottled for the Danish market
Serving suggestion: Neat at room temperature in a small glass, with a few drops of water if you like

Flavour Profile

Mint · Molasses · Dry · White pepper · Caramel

Did you know?

The word tannin goes back to tanning leather, where people used substances from oak bark. It is the same stuff that makes a rum dry in the mouth.

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Coffee, chocolate, dried fruit and sweet vanilla. SWR is on the label, and at 27 years it is the oldest SWR S.B.S has let loose.

Expert Description

S.B.S Guyana 1997 SWR Bourbon Cask is a Guyanese Rum matured in an ex-Bourbon cask and bottled at cask strength, 48.1%. It is a single cask rum made from molasses and distilled in a column still in 1997. After 27 years in cask, 1423 World Class Spirits bottled it in January 2024 as part of the S.B.S Single Barrel Selection series, non chill filtered.

SWR is a Guyanese mark that stands for Skeldon William Ross. It is the oldest SWR from Guyana ever released in the S.B.S series. The rum is a blend of spicy and sweet shades with hints of coffee and chocolate.

Only 195 bottles were filled.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Inviting aromas of dried fruit, sweet vanilla and a hint of woody notes.

Palate

A harmonious blend of spicy and sweet shades, with subtle hints of coffee and chocolate.

Specifications

Name: S.B.S Guyana 1997 SWR Bourbon Cask
Bottler: 1423 World Class Spirits
Region/Country: Guyana
Type: Guyanese Rum
Age: 27 years
ABV: 48.1%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Ex-Bourbon cask
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Distillation method: Column still
Distilled: 1997
Bottled: January 2024
Number of bottles: 195

Flavour Profile

Dried fruit · Vanilla · Coffee · Chocolate · Harmonious

Investment Potential

Medium. 27 years in cask, only 195 bottles and the oldest SWR in the S.B.S series.

Did you know?

In humid tropical climates, alcohol often leaves a cask faster than water, so the strength drops over the years. That is one reason old tropical rums can end up below 50%.

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Green apples, dried fruit and a touch of almonds. Panama makes rum in a light, fresh style, and here virgin oak has added spice on top.

Expert Description

S.B.S Panama 2010 Bourbon and Virgin Oak Cask is a Panamanian Rum matured in ex-Bourbon and virgin oak casks and bottled at 55%. It is a single cask rum made from molasses and distilled in a column still in 2010. After 13 years in cask, 1423 World Class Spirits bottled it in August 2023 as part of the S.B.S Single Barrel Selection series, non chill filtered and with no additives.

The virgin oak gives a spicy, woody character, which the bourbon cask rounds off with sweet caramel. The result is a dry rum with a fresh start and a finish that lasts.

Only 419 bottles were filled, all of them bottled exclusively for the Danish market.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Refreshing aroma of green apples, followed by a harmonious mix of dried fruits, with a delicate hint of almonds.

Palate

Spicy, woody elements with a touch of sweet caramel.

Finish

Lasting and delicately dry.

Specifications

Name: S.B.S Panama 2010 Bourbon and Virgin Oak Cask
Bottler: 1423 World Class Spirits
Region/Country: Panama
Type: Panamanian Rum
Age: 13 years
ABV: 55%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Ex-Bourbon cask and virgin oak cask
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Distillation method: Column still
Distilled: 2010
Bottled: August 2023
Number of bottles: 419
Edition: Exclusively bottled for the Danish market
Serving suggestion: Neat at room temperature in a small glass, with a few drops of water if you like

Flavour Profile

Green apples · Dried fruit · Almonds · Spicy · Dry

Did you know?

The Panama Canal opened in 1914 and linked the Atlantic and the Pacific. The country has been a crossroads for trade ever since, and rum is part of that story.

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Thirty years in tropical heat is not thirty years in Scotland. A lot of the cask disappeared into the air along the way, and what is left is sweet fruit, vanilla and toffee.

Expert Description

S.B.S Guyana 1993 Bourbon Cask is a Guyanese Rum matured in an ex-Bourbon cask and bottled at cask strength, 59.2%. It is a single cask rum made from molasses and distilled in a column still in 1993. After 30 years in cask, 1423 World Class Spirits bottled it in August 2023 as part of the S.B.S Single Barrel Selection series, non chill filtered and with no additives.

The long maturation in an ex-Bourbon cask has given a calm, harmonious rum where fruit and spice hang together, and where the oak sits in the background as a gentle scent rather than a heavy flavour. The finish ends in toffee.

Only 136 bottles were filled.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Notes of sweet fruit unfold, with subtle hints of vanilla and a gentle scent of oak.

Palate

A harmonious blend of fruity and spicy flavours.

Finish

Toffee-filled and satisfying.

Specifications

Name: S.B.S Guyana 1993 Bourbon Cask
Bottler: 1423 World Class Spirits
Region/Country: Guyana
Type: Guyanese Rum
Age: 30 years
ABV: 59.2%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Ex-Bourbon cask
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Distillation method: Column still
Distilled: 1993
Bottled: August 2023
Number of bottles: 136

Flavour Profile

Sweet fruit · Vanilla · Spicy · Toffee · Harmonious

Investment Potential

High. Thirty years in cask and only 136 bottles. Rums this old from Guyana are getting scarcer, and this run is small.

Did you know?

Guyana is the only country in South America where English is the official language. Sugarcane and rum have been part of the country's history for centuries.

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Dark forest berries, molasses and a dry Madeira edge. Venezuela rarely makes a loud rum, and here 17 years in cask has done the rest.

Expert Description

S.B.S Venezuela 2006 Bourbon and Madeira Cask is a Venezuelan Rum matured in ex-Bourbon and Madeira casks and bottled at cask strength, 52%. It is a single cask rum made from molasses and distilled in a column still in 2006. After 17 years in cask, 1423 World Class Spirits bottled it in January 2023 as part of the S.B.S Single Barrel Selection series, non chill filtered and with no additives.

The Madeira cask leaves its mark on the palate, which is dry and a little sour, with burnt sugar and caramel behind it. The nose is dark and sweet at the same time.

Only 334 bottles were filled, all of them bottled exclusively for the Danish market.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Dark forest berries and molasses.

Palate

Dry, with clear notes from the Madeira cask followed by burnt sugar and caramel.

Specifications

Name: S.B.S Venezuela 2006 Bourbon and Madeira Cask
Bottler: 1423 World Class Spirits
Region/Country: Venezuela
Type: Venezuelan Rum
Age: 17 years
ABV: 52%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Ex-Bourbon cask and Madeira cask
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Distillation method: Column still
Distilled: 2006
Bottled: January 2023
Number of bottles: 334
Edition: Exclusively bottled for the Danish market
Serving suggestion: Neat at room temperature in a small glass, with a few drops of water if you like

Flavour Profile

Dark berries · Molasses · Dry · Madeira · Burnt sugar

Did you know?

Madeira is heated while it matures, something that would ruin most wines. The heat is part of the wine's style, and it leaves its mark on the cask wood too.

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Caroni closed long ago, but the casks from the old Trinidad distillery are still out there. This is one of them, finally poured after 24 years: green apples, burnt caramel and something that smells like honey-glazed barbecue.

Expert Description

S.B.S Trinidad 1998 Caroni Bourbon Cask is a Trinidadian Rum matured in an ex-Bourbon cask and bottled at cask strength, 62.9%. It is a single cask rum made from molasses and distilled in a column still in 1998 at the now closed Caroni. After 24 years in cask, 1423 World Class Spirits bottled it as part of the S.B.S Single Barrel Selection series, non chill filtered and with no additives.

Twenty-four years in an ex-Bourbon cask has left a rum with a clear voice of its own: sour fruit on the nose, roasted coffee and leather on the palate and a silky texture that gives no hint of nearly 63 percent.

Only 245 bottles were filled.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Fruity and slightly sour, with a hint of rubber at first. Green apples and honey-glazed BBQ.

Palate

Complex notes of roasted coffee and leather with a touch of burnt caramel. Silky mouthfeel.

Finish

Long.

Specifications

Name: S.B.S Trinidad 1998 Caroni Bourbon Cask
Distillery: Caroni
Bottler: 1423 World Class Spirits
Region/Country: Trinidad
Type: Trinidadian Rum
Age: 24 years
ABV: 62.9%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Ex-Bourbon cask
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Distillation method: Column still
Distilled: 1998
Number of bottles: 245

Flavour Profile

Fruity · Sour · Roasted coffee · Leather · Silky

Investment Potential

High. Caroni is closed, the rum is 24 years old and only 245 bottles exist. That kind of combination rarely gets bigger.

Did you know?

Caroni closed in 2003. Since then, rum from the distillery has gained almost cult status among collectors, because no more is coming.

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In 1628 the Spanish silver fleet was trapped in the bay of Matanzas on Cuba when Dutch admiral Piet Hein came sailing in. He left with more than 11 million guilders in gold, silver and trade goods. On board were falconets, small and accurate naval cannons with falcons cast on the barrel. That's where this bottle gets its name.

Expert's Description

Bombarda Falconet is a Caribbean Rum blended from rums from Panama, the Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Guyana, aged 8-15 years in white oak and Ex-bourbon casks and bottled at 43%.

The man behind Bombarda is James Papagno from Florida. He started the brand to honour his father George, a US Navy veteran who lived to almost 102. The two of them shared rum together for 39 years. The blend was put together with experienced rum blenders in the Netherlands, and the rules are simple: no added sugar, no caramel colouring and no chill filtration.

The four origins pull in different directions. Panama and the Dominican Republic bring the soft, rounded sweetness of Latin American rum. Trinidad and Guyana add the English style, including pot still rum from Guyana, which gives more weight and edge. The rum is double aged, first in white oak and then in Ex-bourbon casks, and it's the bourbon casks you notice in the vanilla and the warm spice on the finish.

The bottle is shaped like a black cannon barrel, and in the US this release goes by the name Midnight Battle Edition. Tastings.com named Falconet the best dark rum for a Daiquiri.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Surprisingly green for a dark rum. Kiwi and unripe plantain up front, then sarsaparilla, a touch of cola and a cool cinnamon with a breath of mint. Vanilla sits underneath it all.

Palate

Satiny and drier than you'd expect. Medium body with grilled pineapple, raisins, roasted nuts and butterscotch, while allspice slowly takes over.

Finish

Long and warming. Roasted pineapple and tamarind, spiced oak and, right at the end, something close to toasted brioche with cinnamon sugar.

Specifications

Name: Bombarda Falconet Caribbean Rum
Bottler: Bombarda Rum
Region/Country: Panama, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Guyana
Type: Caribbean Rum
Age: 8-15 years
ABV: 43%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: White oak casks and Ex-bourbon casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
EAN no.: 8710631123000
Serving suggestion: Neat with a single ice cube or in a classic Daiquiri

Flavour Profile

Fruity · Tropical · Spicy · Dry · Oak

Did You Know?

The idea for Bombarda came on a family trip to Dry Tortugas National Park off the Florida Keys in 2019. The old cannons out there gave the brand its name, which is why every Bombarda rum is named after a type of cannon or a famous warship.

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In 1628 the Spanish silver fleet was trapped in the bay of Matanzas on Cuba when Dutch admiral Piet Hein came sailing in. He left with more than 11 million guilders in gold, silver and trade goods. On board were falconets, small and accurate naval cannons with falcons cast on the barrel. That's where this bottle gets its name.

Expert's Description

Bombarda Falconet is a Caribbean Rum blended from rums from Panama, the Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Guyana, aged 8-15 years in white oak and Ex-bourbon casks and bottled at 43%.

The man behind Bombarda is James Papagno from Florida. He started the brand to honour his father George, a US Navy veteran who lived to almost 102. The two of them shared rum together for 39 years. The blend was put together with experienced rum blenders in the Netherlands, and the rules are simple: no added sugar, no caramel colouring and no chill filtration.

The four origins pull in different directions. Panama and the Dominican Republic bring the soft, rounded sweetness of Latin American rum. Trinidad and Guyana add the English style, including pot still rum from Guyana, which gives more weight and edge. The rum is double aged, first in white oak and then in Ex-bourbon casks, and it's the bourbon casks you notice in the vanilla and the warm spice on the finish.

The bottle is shaped like a black cannon barrel, and in the US this release goes by the name Midnight Battle Edition. Tastings.com named Falconet the best dark rum for a Daiquiri.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Surprisingly green for a dark rum. Kiwi and unripe plantain up front, then sarsaparilla, a touch of cola and a cool cinnamon with a breath of mint. Vanilla sits underneath it all.

Palate

Satiny and drier than you'd expect. Medium body with grilled pineapple, raisins, roasted nuts and butterscotch, while allspice slowly takes over.

Finish

Long and warming. Roasted pineapple and tamarind, spiced oak and, right at the end, something close to toasted brioche with cinnamon sugar.

Specifications

Name: Bombarda Falconet Caribbean Rum
Bottler: Bombarda Rum
Region/Country: Panama, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Guyana
Type: Caribbean Rum
Age: 8-15 years
ABV: 43%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: White oak casks and Ex-bourbon casks
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
EAN no.: 8710631123000
Serving suggestion: Neat with a single ice cube or in a classic Daiquiri

Flavour Profile

Fruity · Tropical · Spicy · Dry · Oak

Did You Know?

The idea for Bombarda came on a family trip to Dry Tortugas National Park off the Florida Keys in 2019. The old cannons out there gave the brand its name, which is why every Bombarda rum is named after a type of cannon or a famous warship.

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The rum starts out in Guatemala and Belize, where heat and humidity make casks work fast. Then it boards a ship for south-west France and Maison Ferrand's cellars, where Cognac is usually the guest of honour. Here it gets one more chapter.

Expert's Description

Planteray Gran Añejo Guatemala & Belize is a blended Rum from Guatemala and Belize, aged in bourbon casks, finished in Cognac casks in France and bottled at 42%.

You may know it as Plantation Gran Añejo. Maison Ferrand changed the brand name to Planteray in 2024. This Guatemala and Belize version has been around since 2015 and is the house's Central American Signature Blend.

It's made from molasses, fermented for four days and distilled in column stills. According to the producer, the Guatemalan part comes from a four-column still and the Belizean part from a two-column one.

The first ageing takes place in bourbon casks in a tropical climate, where rum matures quickly and picks up vanilla and coconut. It then travels by ship to France and rests further in Ferrand oak casks that have held Cognac, overseen by the house's Master Blender. Planteray calls this double ageing. The cooler climate slows things down and rounds off the edges, and the Cognac casks add plums, dried fruit and a discreet oak.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Round and slightly Sherry-like, with roasted spices in the background. Vanilla, ripe pear and green apple step forward over time, along with a touch of coconut.

Palate

Full and well structured. Caramel sauce, baked apples and molasses, with hints of old port and dark dried fruit such as plums.

Finish

A distinct finish of Virginia tobacco, liquorice and sweet oak.

Specifications

Name: Planteray Gran Añejo Guatemala & Belize
Bottler: Maison Ferrand
Region/Country: Guatemala and Belize
Type: Guatemala & Belize Rum
ABV: 42%
Size: 70 CL
Cask Type: Bourbon Casks, Finished in Cognac Casks
Distillation Method: Column Distillation
Edition: Signature Blend
EAN no.: 3460410538949
Serving Suggestion: Neat, on ice or in an Old Fashioned

Flavour Profile

Rich · Spiced · Fruity · Vanilla · Oak

Did You Know?

The French cellar where the rum finishes its ageing is at Château de Bonbonnet in the town of Ars, in the heart of Cognac country. It's the same place Ferrand Cognac calls home.

Cool and high up in the Guatemalan mountains, 2,300 metres above sea level. This is where the rum takes its time, cask by cask, and here it sits in a round midnight-blue box with a woven pattern and a Zacapa glass on either side.

Expert description

Ron Zacapa 23 Sistema Solera Collector's Edition is a Guatemala Solera Rum matured in casks that previously held American whiskey, sherry and Pedro Ximénez wine, bottled at 40%.

The rum is a blend of rums between 6 and 23 years old, put together through the Sistema Solera, where rums of different ages are blended and then matured further in fresh casks, again and again. The 23 refers to the oldest rums in the blend, not to an average age. The base is not molasses but virgin sugar cane honey, the first pressing of the cane. Maturation takes place at 2,300 metres, and master blender Lorena Vásquez guides the composition.

The Collector's Edition comes in a round, midnight-blue box with a woven pattern and laced edges. Inside, the bottle sits in the centre between layered wooden tiers, with a Zacapa glass on each side carrying the rum's logo. Around the bottle sits the hand-woven petate band.

Zacapa Centenario was created in 1976 to mark the hundredth anniversary of the town of Zacapa in eastern Guatemala. The rum won its premium rum category at the International Rum Festival four years running, from 1998 to 2001. Today it is distributed by Diageo.

Tasting notes

Nose

Honey and caramel lead the way, followed by dried fruit and soft vanilla.

Palate

Sweet and round, with butterscotch, cocoa and a warm sherry note.

Finish

Soft and calm. Cocoa and sherry sweetness fade slowly.

Specifications

Name: Ron Zacapa 23 Sistema Solera Collector's Edition with 2 Glasses
Distillery: Ron Zacapa
Region/Country: Guatemala
Type: Solera Rum
Age: Blend of rums between 6 and 23 years
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Casks that previously held American whiskey, sherry and Pedro Ximénez wine
Edition: Collector's Edition with two Zacapa glasses in a gift box
EAN no.: 7401005004506
Serving suggestion: At room temperature or with one large ice cube

Flavour profile

Sweet · Sherry-matured · Caramel · Cocoa · Smooth

Did you know?

The petate band around the bottle is woven by hand by a Guatemalan weaver. In Mayan belief, a petate mat symbolises the bond between earth and sky.

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A seven-year-old molasses rum forms the foundation of this liqueur, where soft, exotic coconut meets the rum's depth and complexity.

Expert Description

A. Michler Ron Espero Coconut & Rum is a Coconut Rum Liqueur from the Dominican Republic, bottled at 40%.

The liqueur is made on the basis of a seven-year-old molasses rum, combined with natural coconut to create a balance between the rum's depth and the coconut's soft, exotic sweetness. The result is a liqueur where the mature rum base adds complexity, while the coconut provides a light, tropical airiness.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Intense coconut aroma accompanied by vanilla, caramel and lightly spiced notes.

Palate

Soft and full-bodied with creamy coconut, sweet vanilla and a mild spiciness, where the mature rum base adds depth and complexity, complemented by fruity notes of ripe berries, raisins, fresh coconut milk and nuts.

Finish

Long-lasting, smooth and sweet with tropical flavours and a hint of oak.

Specifications

Name: A. Michler Ron Espero Coconut & Rum
Region/Country: Dominican Republic
Type: Rum Liqueur
Age: 7 years
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
EAN no.: 0742832833271
Serving suggestion: Enjoy chilled, on the rocks or as a base for tropical cocktails

Distillery: Ron Espero

Flavour Profile

Coconut · Sweet · Full-bodied · Spicy · Tropical

Did You Know?

The Ron Espero range includes several fruit and coconut liqueurs, all built on the same seven-year-old Dominican rum base, ensuring a recognisable quality across the flavour variants.

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In 1830s London there was a drink most people have since forgotten: a sweet, pineapple-scented rum that passed as a mark of good taste among the city's gentlemen. Charles Dickens wrote it into literary history when he had the hypocritical Reverend Stiggins enjoy it in secret at Mrs. Weller's pub. Nearly two centuries later, Planteray dug the old recipe back out of history's drawer.

Expert description

Planteray Stiggins' Fancy Pineapple Rum is a Flavoured Rum from Barbados and Jamaica, bottled at 40%.

In 2015, master blender Alexandre Gabriel teamed up with spirits historian David Wondrich to bring the drink back to life, originally as a thank-you gift for the bartenders at Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans. The pair dug through old sources such as the 1824 Journal of Patents and Inventions and the 1844 Journal of the Agricultural Society to work out what pineapple rum actually tasted like back then.

Ripe Victoria pineapple flesh is steeped in Planteray Original Dark Rum for several months, while the rind – where the fruit's essential oils are concentrated – is macerated separately and then redistilled through Planteray 3 Stars white rum. The two parts are finally blended together and left to rest further in cask before bottling. The rum won Best New Spirit at Tales of the Cocktail in 2016 and has since become a fixture in Planteray's range – no age statement, but a clear signature of tropical fruit and spice.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Dried pineapple and grilled peach meet overripe banana and caramelised sugar, with a hint of clove, cinnamon and black pepper in the background.

Palate

Grilled pineapple and flambéed peach unfold alongside tangerine and scorched brown sugar, spiced with clove, cinnamon and black pepper.

Finish

Caramel and grilled pineapple fade into warm cinnamon and a lingering, citrusy orange note.

Specifications

Name: Planteray Stiggins' Fancy Pineapple Rum
Distillery: Planteray
Region/Country: Barbados and Jamaica
Type: Flavoured Rum
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Oak casks
EAN no.: 3460410538505
Serving suggestion: Best enjoyed over ice in a tumbler, or as the base of a Daiquiri or Old Fashioned.

Flavour Profile

Tropical · Fruity · Spiced · Rich

Did you know?

Reverend Stiggins in Charles Dickens' Pickwick Papers preferred his pineapple rum warm – with a splash of boiling water and three lumps of sugar stirred into the glass.

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On the east bank of the Demerara River in Guyana, the world's last working wooden stills are still turning, just as they have for more than a hundred years. This rum came off one of them, the Enmore column, back in February 2002 - and was then left alone on a single cask for two decades.

Expert's Description

Rom De Luxe Wild Series Rum No. 34 Diamond 20 Year is a Single Cask Guyana Rum aged in an Ex-Bourbon cask and bottled at cask strength 59.8%.

This bottle is No. 34 in Rom De Luxe's acclaimed Wild Series, a range reserved for the house's oldest and most distinctive casks. It carries the mark MEE, which comes from the Enmore column - a Coffey-style wooden column still and one of the very last of its kind anywhere in the world, since Diamond Distillery is now the only distillery remaining in Guyana. The rum was distilled in February 2002 and matured its entire life on one single Ex-Bourbon cask, aged fully continentally in the Danish climate rather than in the tropics. That means a slower, gentler maturation, with the wood working on the spirit gradually over the years rather than through the fierce evaporation of tropical ageing. The cask was emptied in October 2022, yielding a total of 195 bottles.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Overripe banana and dark brown sugar arrive first, meeting a touch of polish and varnish typical of Enmore distillate, with dried apricot and a hint of smoked oak sitting underneath.

Palate

Full-bodied and oily, with caramelised sugar, black pepper and a whisper of tobacco, carried by the high strength without ever turning harsh.

Finish

Long, dry and spicy with oak and a lingering sweetness of dark molasses that stays for several minutes.

Specifications

Name: Rom De Luxe Wild Series Rum No. 34 Diamond 20 Year
Distillery: Diamond Distillery
Bottler: Rom De Luxe
Region/Country: Guyana
Type: Single Cask Guyana Rum
Age: 20 Years
ABV: 59.8%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Ex-Bourbon cask
Distillation method: Enmore wooden column (Marque MEE)
Distilled: February 2002
Bottled: October 2022
Number of bottles: 195
Edition: Wild Series Rum No. 34

Flavour Profile

Fruity · Spicy · Full-bodied · Oak-driven · Sweet

Investment Potential

Medium - a single cask release of just 195 bottles from one of the world's most sought-after wooden stills, bottled by a Danish independent bottler with a growing reputation among rum collectors.

Did You Know?

Every bottle in the Wild Series carries its own wild animal on the label - this one bears a wolf, while other releases in the series have featured everything from tigers to bison.

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On the banks of the Demerara River in Guyana stands one of the world's last surviving wooden pot stills, holding a story few rum drinkers ever get to taste in its purest form. This is where the legendary Versailles still comes from — the source of this 18-year-old single cask, brought home by Danish bottler Rom De Luxe and bottled under the cryptic mark MDXC. A wolf stares out from the label. Behind it sits a cask that was left to mature undisturbed.

Expert's Description

Rom De Luxe Wild Series Rum Diamond MDXC Guyana is a Single Cask Rum from Diamond Distillery in Guyana, matured for 18 years and bottled at cask strength 54.9%. The rum comes from the iconic Versailles pot still, a single wooden pot still that survives today only at Diamond Distillery, after several of Guyana's historic plantation distilleries closed and their stills were gathered under one roof. The MDXC mark identifies this exact still, making the bottle a pure representative of Demerara rum's most characterful style.

The rum was distilled in July 2004 and matured for 18 years in a European, continental climate rather than Guyana's tropical heat. Barrel number 5 yielded 195 bottles in total, originally released as part of the Wild Series Unicorn box alongside two other Diamond marks from the same vintage. Today the bottle is sold individually, without the original box.

Behind the bottling is Rom De Luxe, the Danish rum house that has sought out rare single casks from around the world since 2016 and bottled them without added sugar or colouring, letting the raw character of the distillate and the cask's work speak for themselves in the glass.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is heavy with wet oak and roasted coffee, spiced with a touch of leather and a hint of dark caramel from the long time in cask.

Palate

On the palate it's powerful and oily, with charred wood and pepper up front, while a sweetness of muscovado sugar keeps the strength in check.

Finish

The finish is long and dry, trailing off with liquorice and a light bitterness reminiscent of the strong coffee the nose promised.

Specifications

Name: Rom De Luxe Wild Series Rum Diamond MDXC Guyana
Distillery: Diamond Distillery
Bottler: Rom De Luxe
Region/Country: Guyana
Type: Single Cask Rum
Age: 18 years
ABV: 54.9%
Size: 70 CL
Distillation method: Pot still (the Versailles still)
Distilled: July 2004
Bottled: October 2022
Number of bottles: 195
Edition: Wild Series

Flavour Profile

Woody · Powerful · Spicy · Coffee-forward · Dry

Investment Potential

Medium — single cask rum from a respected independent bottler, released in a very limited run of 195 bottles, tends to be sought after by collectors, especially when it comes from as well-documented a still as Diamond Distillery's Versailles still.

Did You Know?

The Versailles still, on which this rum was distilled, is the last surviving example of its kind in the world — a single wooden pot still that originally belonged to a completely different plantation, before being moved to Diamond Distillery when Guyana's many small distilleries were consolidated into one.

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There's something wonderfully unhinged about a German metal band picking out sherry casks with a team of Danish rum blenders. Somehow it works. This release sends Rammstein's tropical rum blend through Spanish sherry wood one more time, and the result lands darker and heavier than most of its siblings in the range.

The Expert's Description

Rammstein Limited Edition Oloroso Cask Finish is a Blended Rum made from rum sourced in Jamaica, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago, finished in Ex-Oloroso casks and bottled at 46%. The base blend has spent up to 12 years in ex-bourbon casks before receiving an additional 32 months in casks that previously held Spanish Oloroso sherry - the same approach the band has used for the sibling releases finished in cognac, Sauternes, Limoux and port casks, just with a different cask and therefore a different direction in the glass.

The rum belongs to Rammstein's Limited Edition series, where the band works together with the Danish spirits house 1423 to select and mature rum released under the Rammstein name. The Jamaican, Guyanese and Trinidadian base blend runs through the whole series, but it's the final stretch in cask that gives each release its own character - here, it's the dried fruit and nutty edge of Oloroso sherry that leaves its mark.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose offers full aromas of dried fruit, roasted nuts and orange peel, spiced with warm notes leaning towards cinnamon and clove from the sherry casks.

Palate

On the palate the rum is full-bodied and intense, with notes of raisins, dark chocolate, caramel and roasted nuts - a rich, sweet profile that never tips into cloying.

Finish

The finish is long and warm, with a dry, faintly bitter edge of dark chocolate and oak that lingers well after the sweet raisin note has faded.

Specifications

Name: Rammstein Limited Edition Oloroso Cask Finish Blended Rum
Bottler: Rammstein
Region/Country: Jamaica, Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago (blend)
Type: Blended Rum
Age: Up to 12 years
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Ex-bourbon casks, finished 32 months in Ex-Oloroso casks
Edition: Oloroso Cask Finish
EAN no.: 5712718012101
Serving suggestion: Best enjoyed at room temperature, neat or with a single ice cube, ideally in one of the two included Rammstein glasses.

Flavour Profile

Sherry-matured · Full-bodied · Fruity · Spiced

Did You Know?

Every bottle of Rammstein Limited Edition Oloroso Cask Finish ships with two official Rammstein tumblers in the box - the band has clearly put as much thought into how you drink it as into the rum itself.

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Every door is its own small journey. One day you land in the Caribbean with warm molasses and brown sugar, the next in Scotland or on Madeira, where rum picks up an entirely different accent. 24 Days of Rum Green Edition gathers that spread in one box, opened one country at a time through December.

Expert's Description

24 Days of Rum Green Edition - Rum Advent Calendar filled with 24 x 2cl is a rum advent calendar with 24 different rums and rum-based spirits from the Danish spirits house 1423, in miniature bottles at 2cl each and bottled at 43.7%.

The idea is the same as elsewhere in the family: one window a day, one new country, a new style. The journey passes the Caribbean classic Plantation Barbados 5 YO from Barbados, moves on to 1731 Fine & Rare Guatemala Grand Reserva from Guatemala, and takes in two entirely different expressions from Cane Island – one from Trinidad, one from Australia. Naga Siam draws its rum from Thailand, Rhum J.M and Damoiseau represent the French agricole style from Martinique and Guadeloupe respectively, Worthy Park and Chairman's Reserve stand for Jamaica and Saint Lucia respectively, and Novo Fogo brings Brazilian cachaça into the mix. Whistler, usually known for Irish whiskey from Boann Distillery, appears here in a rum expression, while Batavia Arrack from By the Dutch draws on the Javanese arrack tradition. The strength spans just as widely as the geography: from several of the milder bottles at 40% to Pusser's Rum Gunpowder Proof at 54.5% and the calendar's peak, Patridom XO Cask from the Dominican Republic, bottled at a full 65%. Two glasses and a tasting-notes guide are included, making it easy to follow the differences from day to day – and every miniature carries its own QR code with the background story of that particular rum house.

Behind the calendar is 1423, founded in 2008 in Odense by Bintu, Joshua and Glenn under the original name BJG. Shortly before their first rum release, Parminder S. Bhatia joined, and the company became 1423 ApS. In 2012, Thomas Vogensen, a trained accountant, came on board and helped turn the dream into a proper business. 24 Days of Rum launched in 2015, and today 1423 is one of the most respected names in independent rum bottling in Europe. For corporate gifts, the shop takes orders from 6 units upwards at ordre@whisky.dk.

Tasting Notes

Nose

There's no single scent to expect in this calendar – strength ranges from 40% to 65%, and you can tell before a drop is poured. Some bottles bring warm molasses, brown sugar and toasted coconut, others fresh sugarcane, citrus and green notes from the French agricole styles, and a couple of the strongest send up a dry, almost peppery spice note alongside freshly cut oak.

Palate

On the palate the spread continues. Some of the 24 are light and soft with a touch of vanilla and tropical fruit, others dry and oak-driven with caramel, tobacco and dark fruit, and the strongest – led by Patridom XO Cask and Pusser's Gunpowder Proof – bite straight back with pepper and spice.

Finish

Short and fresh on some, long and woody on others. The closer you get to the calendar's strongest bottles, the longer the warmth lingers after the last sip.

Specifications

Name: 24 Days of Rum Green Edition - Rum Advent Calendar filled with 24 x 2cl
Bottler: 1423
Region/Country: Denmark
Type: Rum Advent Calendar
ABV: 43.7%
Size: 48 CL (24 x 2cl)
Edition: Green Edition
EAN No.: 5712718006780
Serving suggestion: Best enjoyed neat at room temperature, one bottle at a time, using the two included glasses.

Flavour Profile

Versatile · Global · Sweet · Spiced · Fruity

Did You Know?

Every new edition of 24 Days of Rum gets its own colour. This edition is dark green with a shiny silver hotfoil on the front of the box – earlier editions have included black and burgundy (Red Edition).

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A single cask has been waiting since 1993, while Cuba changed shape outside the warehouse walls. The tropical heat has taken its toll every single year, and only twenty-four bottles remain to tell the story.

Expert Description

Woodrow's of Edinburgh Warehouse Reserve Caribbean Rum 32 Years Old is a Cuban Rum matured in a single cask and bottled at cask strength of 58.8%. The distillery itself is undisclosed - a common choice for the independent bottler Woodrow's of Edinburgh when the source prefers to stay anonymous.

The rum was put into wood on the 30th of September 1993 and bottled on the 18th of August 2026, giving it a full 32 years of maturation in a tropical climate. Cuba's heat accelerates maturation considerably compared to a cooler Scottish warehouse, but it also claims far more of the cask's contents to evaporation each year - which explains the unusually small yield from cask number 6402.

Woodrow's of Edinburgh is best known as a Scotch whisky bottler based in Leith, but occasionally reaches for interesting casks outside the whisky world too. Everything the house releases is bottled at cask strength, without chill filtration and with natural colour - this rum is no exception. The bottle is marked as a Denmark Exclusive.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Dark and rich with muscovado sugar and dark chocolate, spiced with ginger and dates. A whisper of unlit cigar rounds off the depth.

Palate

Silky and rounded, opening with muscovado sugar and caramelised treacle. Coffee and ginger biscuits follow, while cloves and tropical pineapple bring the mid-palate to life, underpinned by hints of leather and herbs.

Finish

Long and warming, with dark chocolate and vanilla slowly giving way to cinnamon, cloves and candied ginger.

Specifications

Name: Woodrow's of Edinburgh Warehouse Reserve Caribbean Rum 32 Years Old
Distillery: Undisclosed Cuban Distillery
Bottler: Woodrow's of Edinburgh
Region/Country: Cuba
Type: Cuban Rum
Age: 32 Years
ABV: 58.8%
Size: 70 CL
Cask Type: Barrel
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural Colour: Yes
Bottled: 18/08/2026
Number of bottles: 24
Edition: Warehouse Reserve
EAN no.: 5060769810895

Flavour Profile

Spiced · Fruity · Rich · Woody

Investment Potential

High. A yield of just twenty-four bottles from a single cask after 32 years of maturation makes this rum a genuine rarity, and Woodrow's of Edinburgh holds a strong reputation among collectors of independent bottlings.

Did You Know?

The twenty-four bottles are all that remain of a cask that held far more back in 1993. Cuba's tropical heat evaporates considerably more of a cask's contents each year than the Scottish climate does - the so-called "angel's share" takes a serious bite in the Caribbean.

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Trinidad sits at the southern edge of the Caribbean, where the sun bakes a cask harder than almost anywhere else on earth. This rum was distilled here at Trinidad Distillers Limited back in 2016 – and has since travelled from that tropical heat to European cellars, where Virgin Oak and Spanish Moscatel casks added a whole new layer to its character.

Expert's Description

Infernal Rum IPS 3 is a Trinidad Rum distilled at Trinidad Distillers Limited and bottled at 52%, aged in Ex-bourbon casks and finished in Virgin Oak and Moscatel casks.

This bottle marks the third release in the IPS series – Infernal Personal Selection – where Danish pop duo Infernal, Lina Rafn and Paw Lagermann, are given free rein to hand-pick the cask that will carry their name. This time the choice landed on a rum from Trinidad Distillers Limited, distilled in 2016 and first matured tropically in Ex-bourbon casks, before crossing the Atlantic for four further years of ageing in Europe – first in Virgin Oak, then in Spanish Moscatel casks.

Behind the actual selection stands the Danish independent bottler 1423.dk, which specialises in exactly this kind of branded collaboration and made the cask available to Infernal. The result is a rum that carries both the power of tropical maturation and the finesse of European finishing – every bottle is individually numbered and comes with a personal certificate.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Vanilla and brown sugar arrive first, quickly followed by dried fruit and orange peel, while a hint of spiced oak waits in the background.

Palate

Full-bodied on the palate with caramel and honey, and the ripe grapes and apricots from the Moscatel casks shine clearly through alongside warm spices.

Finish

Long and warm, with spiced oak and a wine-like sweetness that lingers well after the last sip.

Specifications

Name: Infernal Rum IPS 3 - Infernal Personal Selection Trinidad Rum
Distillery: Trinidad Distillers Limited
Bottler: Infernal
Region/Country: Trinidad
Type: Trinidad Rum
ABV: 52%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Ex-bourbon, finished in Virgin Oak and Moscatel casks
Distilled: 2016
Edition: IPS 3 - Infernal Personal Selection

Flavour Profile

Full-bodied · Spicy · Fruity · Wine-like · Sweet

Investment Potential

Medium – IPS 3 is a numbered release with an unusual cask journey of tropical Ex-bourbon ageing followed by European finishing in Virgin Oak and Moscatel, and Infernal's growing following among rum collectors makes it an attractive bottle to hold onto.

Did You Know?

Infernal, the duo behind the selection of IPS 3, are best known for the hit "From Paris to Berlin", which reached number two on the UK charts in 2004 and sold over a million copies worldwide – an unusual road from Danish pop stardom to a rum cellar in Trinidad.

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Some rums tell wildly different stories, even when they come from the same corner of the world. 24 Days of Rum S.B.S. Edition is 24 single casks from 24 different corners of rum's map – each one bottled at the exact moment the cask had the most to say, and never to be found in that precise form again.

Expert's Description

24 Days of Rum S.B.S. Edition - Rum Advent Calendar filled with 24 x 2cl is a rum advent calendar with 24 different rums in miniature bottles at 2cl each, each from a single cask, with strengths from 46% to 62.8% and an average around 50.7%, and with two glasses in the box.

S.B.S. Edition sets itself apart from the rest of the family. Where Blue, Mocha and Black Edition line up 24 different rum brands side by side, every single window here comes from one individual cask from S.B.S. – 1423's own Single Barrel Selection series. No blending, no added sugar, no filtration – just each cask's own character, from tapping to bottle. The journey runs through Mauritius, Nicaragua, Guyana, Tahiti, four separate Jamaica casks, a Caribbean Blend, India, an Indonesia Blend, Fiji, Denmark, Panama, the Philippines, French Antilles, Scotland, Ecuador, Ghana, Réunion, Colombia, yet another Jamaica cask, Guatemala, Trinidad and Venezuela. The ages range from 4 to 28 years, and the casks themselves from 130 to as much as 250 litres – the smaller the cask, the faster and more forceful the influence of the wood.

Behind the concept is 1423 World Class Spirits from Odense, founded in 2008 by Bintu, Joshua and Glenn under the original name BJG. Shortly before their first rum release, Parminder S. Bhatia joined, and the company became 1423 ApS. In 2012, Thomas Vogensen, a trained accountant, came on board and helped turn the dream into a proper business, and 1423's has since become one of the most respected names in independent rum bottling in Europe – with S.B.S. as their own line of single-cask bottlings. For corporate gifts, the shop takes orders from 6 units upwards at ordre@whisky.dk.

Tasting Notes

Nose

There's no shared scent to expect here – that's the whole point of a set built from single casks. Some lean towards fresh coconut, vanilla pod and green banana, others bring heavy molasses, toasted coconut and caramel, and a few of the strongest casks send up a dry, almost peppery spice note alongside freshly cut oak.

Palate

On the palate the 24 range from light and creamy with toffee and a touch of cocoa to dry and bitter with roasted nuts, tobacco and dark fruit. The highest strengths bite back immediately – pepper, spice and a clear cask structure – while the milder casks bring softer fruit and a rounder sweetness, all without any added sugar.

Finish

Short and spiced on some, long and woody on others, but with the same underlying intensity regardless of which country or cask you land on. Several of the strongest casks keep the warmth going long after the last drop is gone.

Specifications

Name: 24 Days of Rum S.B.S. Edition - Rum Advent Calendar filled with 24 x 2cl
Producer: 1423 World Class Spirits
Region/Country: Rum from all over the world
Type: Rum Advent Calendar
ABV: 46-62.8% (cask strength, varies from cask to cask – average 50.7%)
Size: 2 CL per bottle
Number of bottles in the calendar: 24
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Edition: S.B.S. Edition
Serving suggestion: Best enjoyed neat at room temperature, one cask at a time – start with the mildest casks, and save the strongest, near-cask-strength expressions for last. A few drops of water can be added to the strongest to good effect.

Flavour Profile

Bold · Cask-Driven · Global · Raw · Versatile

Did You Know?

Some of the casks in this calendar hold just 130 litres – less than a quarter of a standard bourbon barrel. The smaller the cask, the greater the surface area the rum has against the wood relative to its own volume, so the smallest casks in S.B.S. Edition have picked up a far faster and more pronounced wood influence than the larger ones.

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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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There's a story that you can taste the sun on Barbados in this bottle. Coconuts are cut open and left to dry under the Caribbean sun before they're allowed to steep, on their own terms, in good Barbadian rum – no shortcuts, no bottled essence.

The Expert's Description

Planteray Cut & Dry Coconut is a Barbados Coconut Rum infused with hand-cut, sun-dried coconut and bottled at 40%.

The bottle also marks something bigger: it was one of the first releases under the new Planteray name, launched in early 2024 when the brand retired the old Plantation name. Behind the recipe sit four years of experimentation at Maison Ferrand under master blender Alexandre Gabriel, who set out to build a coconut rum without artificial flavouring – a real-ingredient answer to Malibu rather than a syrup-based one.

The coconuts are grown by local farmers on Barbados and cut open by hand before drying in the sun to concentrate their flavour. The dried pieces are then infused in a blend of column and pot still rum from Stade's West Indies Rum Distillery, and the infusion is finally blended with Barbados rum aged up to three years. One whole coconut goes into every litre of rum in the bottle – no added coconut essence, no shortcuts.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Coconut and vanilla pod meet butterscotch, cinnamon and a touch of sesame oil.

Palate

Rich and oily in texture, with coconut milk, ripe banana, green ginger and a base note of dark molasses.

Finish

Long and buttery smooth, with coconut, pepper and vanilla lingering well after the last sip.

Specifications

Name: Planteray Cut & Dry Coconut
Distillery: Stade's West Indies Rum Distillery
Bottler: Planteray Rum
Region/Country: Barbados
Type: Barbados Coconut Rum
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Distillation method: Blend of column and pot still rum, infused with sun-dried coconut
EAN no.: 3460410538611
Serving suggestion: On the rocks, in a Rum & Coke, or as the base for a Piña Colada

Flavour Profile

Coconut · Sweet · Spiced · Tropical · Rich

Did You Know?

The coconuts for Cut & Dry are sourced through a partnership with local farmers on Barbados and Caribbean agricultural organisations working to develop the island's own coconut growing – so every bottle also puts something back into Barbados' agriculture, not just its rum.

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From green and sharp to deep and round. Clément VSOP shows what French oak can do for a rhum agricole when it's given at least four years to settle.

Expert Description

Clément Rhum Vieux Agricole VSOP is a Martinique Rhum Agricole aged at least four years in French oak casks and bottled at 42-45%.

The rum is distilled from fresh cane juice at Habitation Clément in Le François and then aged under Martinique's tropical sun, where evaporation is far faster than in a colder climate. The tropical climate forces the rum to absorb colour and flavour from the oak in a shorter time, giving VSOP surprising depth for its age. The casks have often previously held cognac or other French spirits, adding a light winey character to the agricole's typically green base.

The result balances the raw, herbal cane character with dried fruit, spice and a soft wood sweetness.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Dried fruit and light vanilla, with a lingering hint of cane and freshly planed wood underneath.

Palate

Round and spiced with brown sugar, toasted oak and a hint of apricot.

Finish

Medium length, dry and lightly spiced, with a closing herbal freshness from the cane.

Specifications

Name: Clément Rhum Vieux Agricole VSOP
Distillery: Clément
Region/Country: Martinique
Type: Rhum Agricole
Age: Minimum 4 Years
ABV: 42-45%
Size: 70 CL
Cask Type: French oak casks
Distillation Method: Column distillation of fresh cane juice
EAN: 3107460004528
Serving Suggestion: Neat at room temperature or in an aged Ti' Punch

Flavour Profile

Dried Fruit · Spiced · Oaky · Round · Herbal Base

Did You Know?

Because of Martinique's tropical heat, far more rum evaporates from the casks each year than in Scottish or Irish climates, the so-called "angels' share", meaning rhum agricole matures faster and more intensely than whisky of the same age.

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Flensburg's harbour once smelled of molasses and wet oak casks – the town was Northern Germany's centre of the rum trade, and ships sailed out for sugarcane and came home laden with rum. That's the air this bottle comes from: a Pott, likely from the 1960s, from an era when the name was synonymous with tea, punch bowls and an entire postwar generation of Germans.

The Expert's Description

Der Gute Pott 54% is a German rum blend from the trading house H.H. Pott in Flensburg, bottled at 54%.

"Verschnitt" is the German term for a rum assembled from imported overseas rum – in Pott's case rooted in a Jamaican-style profile – then cut down to drinking strength on German soil. The bottle itself even states that it's a foreign product reduced to drinking strength in Germany. The company was founded in 1848 by the sea captain and merchant Hans Hinrich Pott, whose thoroughness and expertise earned him the nickname "Der Gute" – the Good One. The name was registered as a trademark in 1923, and after the Second World War it became the best-selling rum brand in West Germany.

This bottle is an older run of the 54% expression, which the house has always marketed as the stronger of its two standard strengths – built for more than sipping neat. The back label itself recommends it for tea, rum pot preserves, mulled punch and flambéing, and that's still the role this rum plays in German kitchens today.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Warm amber and dark molasses, with a hint of the punch you'd associate with a robust Jamaican-style rum.

Palate

Full and round, with a complex sweetness that clearly carries the character of the overseas rum behind the blend.

Finish

Warming and slightly spirituous, better suited to punch, baking and flambéed dishes than to sipping neat.

Specifications

Name: Der Gute Pott 54%
Bottler: H.H. Pott
Region/Country: Flensburg, Germany
Type: Rum Blend (Verschnitt)
ABV: 54%
Bottled: 1960s
Serving Suggestion: In tea, rum pot preserves, mulled punch or for flambéing

Flavour Profile

Full-bodied · Molasses · Warming · Classic

Did You Know?

Pott was such a postwar success that in 1965 the company opened its own distillery on the Caribbean island of Sint Maarten, to produce the overseas rum behind the blend itself – a plant that ran right up until the 1980s.

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At Worthy Park Estate, right in the middle of Jamaica, molasses gets boiled down into a rum so heavy on esters it practically announces itself from across the room. That's the raw spirit four different virgin oak casks have since been left to shape, each in its own way, and this bottle is the American one.

The Expert's Description

SBS Jamaica 2021 WPE American Virgin Oak is a Jamaica Rum distilled at Worthy Park Estate and bottled at cask strength, 61.2%, from an American Virgin Oak cask.

This bottle is one quarter of 1423's "Experimental Cask Series" – a box of four identical 20 cl bottles drawn from the same molasses-based distillate, where each bottle was instead matured in its own virgin oak cask: Spanish, Danish, French and American. The idea is simple and rather clever: same raw rum, same year of distillation, but four different origins of oak, so you can taste exactly what the wood itself does to the spirit without the distillery's style or age getting in the way.

The WPE mark signals that the rum comes from Worthy Park's heaviest ester profile, the style the distillery is best known for among rum enthusiasts. The spirit ran through a copper pot still in 2021 and was then left to rest in the American Virgin Oak cask until bottling in August 2023, unfiltered and with nothing added.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Overripe banana and pineapple meet a clear ester funk, with a sweet vanilla note from the fresh oak sitting just underneath.

Palate

Tropical fruit and a lightly fermented sweetness, followed by spiced wood and a warm, peppery edge from the virgin timber.

Finish

Toasted and wood-driven, with a lingering ester sweetness that stays in the mouth.

Specifications

Name: SBS Jamaica 2021 WPE American Virgin Oak
Distillery: Worthy Park Estate
Bottler: 1423 (S.B.S.)
Region/Country: Saint Catherine, Jamaica
Type: Jamaica Rum
ABV: 61.2%
Size: 20 CL
Cask Type: American Virgin Oak Cask
Non-chill Filtered: Yes
Distillation method: Pot still
Distilled: 2021
Bottled: August 2023
EAN no.: 5712718008203
Serving suggestion: Best enjoyed neat or with a single drop of water, which opens the esters up without washing them out

Flavour Profile

Estery · Tropical Fruit · Spiced · Bold · Oak-Driven

Did You Know?

This bottle is just one of four in 1423's experiment: the same raw Worthy Park distillate was split across four casks from four different countries, so you can compare Spanish, Danish, French and American oak side by side in the same tasting.

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Four bottles, one and the same rum, four different casks. That's the idea behind this small release from the Danish bottler 1423, where a single Jamaican rum from Worthy Park was split across four virgin oak casks from four different countries — Spanish, Danish, French and American. This bottle is the French edition.

The Expert's Description

S.B.S 1423 Jamaica 2021 WPE French Virgin Oak is a Jamaica Single Cask Rum from Worthy Park, aged in a French virgin oak cask and bottled at cask strength, 63.6%.

The rum carries the WPE mark, which at Worthy Park denotes the highest-ester style the distillery produces — a profile known for its powerful, almost perfumed fruitiness. The base is molasses, distilled on a traditional pot still in 2021. Rather than resting the rum in a used bourbon or sherry cask, the standard route for most rum, 1423 filled it into a brand-new, unused oak cask sourced from a French cooperage. Casks like that give up their character far quicker and more intensely than seasoned wood, so even a relatively short maturation leaves a clear mark on the rum.

The bottle belongs to 1423's experimental box series from autumn 2023, where four identical 20cl bottles show what the origin of the wood alone changes in one and the same rum. Non-chill filtered and free of additives, like the rest of the S.B.S range.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Overripe banana and pineapple meet a whiff of nail polish remover, softened by sweet, fresh wood from the new oak.

Palate

Tropical fruit and spicy young oak, with a hint of vanilla that just about keeps the ester power in check.

Finish

Long and oak-tight, with lingering, ester-driven fruit sweetness that stays in the mouth.

Specifications

Name: S.B.S 1423 Jamaica 2021 WPE French Virgin Oak
Distillery: Worthy Park
Bottler: 1423 / S.B.S
Region/Country: Jamaica
Type: Jamaica Single Cask Rum
ABV: 63.6%
Size: 20 CL
Cask Type: French Virgin Oak
Non-chill Filtered: Yes
Distillation Method: Pot Still
Distilled: 2021
Bottled: August 2023
EAN no.: 5712718008197
Serving Suggestion: Best enjoyed neat in a small glass, perhaps with a few drops of water to open up the fruit

Flavour Profile

Ester-rich · Fruity · Spiced · Oak-driven · Powerful

Did You Know?

The four bottles in the series — Spanish, Danish, French and American virgin oak — come from exactly the same batch of rum before ageing. That makes them a rare example of a controlled tasting, where only the nationality of the wood sets the bottles apart.

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