John Aylesbury has taken the classic Corsario Reserve Cask and wrapped it in pineapple, passion fruit and ripe oranges – a summer edition that lives up to its name.

Expert Description

Corsario Reserve Cask Limited Summer Edition is a Rum-based Spirit Drink from the US Virgin Islands, bottled at 40.5%.

This limited summer release is based on the classic Corsario Reserve Cask, adding fruity and exotic tones of pineapple, passion fruit and ripe oranges to achieve the right "summer feeling". The rum is selected and bottled by independent bottler John Aylesbury, who specialises in Caribbean rum releases with a distinct theme.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Caribbean fruitiness, light and pleasantly sweet.

Palate

Full-bodied with notes of juicy oranges, mango, ripe peaches, apricot, passion fruit and vanilla.

Finish

Silky soft and mild with a pleasant aftertaste.

Specifications

Name: Corsario Reserve Cask Limited Summer Edition
Bottler: John Aylesbury
Region/Country: US Virgin Islands
Type: Rum-based Spirit Drink
ABV: 40.5%
Size: 50 CL
Edition: Limited Summer Edition
Serving suggestion: Enjoy on the rocks or in summer cocktails

Bottler: John Aylesbury

Flavour Profile

Fruity · Tropical · Sweet · Gentle · Fresh

Did You Know?

The name Corsario means "privateer" or "pirate" in Spanish – a nod to the Caribbean's long history of privateering and smuggling, which many rum brands still draw their branding from today.

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Five botanicals from three continents and salt from a seabed millions of years old – not the recipe you would normally associate with rum.

Expert description

Spirited Union Spice and Sea Salt is a botanical Rum based on Caribbean rum from Barbados, infused with five selected botanicals and bottled at 41%.

The Dutch spirits house Spirited Union builds its botanical rums on a principle borrowed from the world of gin: a rum base is infused with a handful of carefully chosen botanicals rather than a single flavouring. In the Spice and Sea Salt expression, Guatemalan cardamom, Madagascan clove and vanilla, and Peruvian cacao meet organic Anana salt from a seabed millions of years old, giving the rum a character that is at once sweet, spiced and salted.

Tasting notes

Nose

Mellow warmth of spice and fruity molasses, complemented by tropical fruit, bright spices, cocoa powder and cardamom.

Palate

Harmonious blend of sweetness, spice and salt, opening with citrus and floral tones before moving into rich vanilla, fragrant spice and a subtly nutty close.

Finish

Round and spiced with a pronounced but well-judged salinity from the sea salt tying it all together.

Specifications

Bottler: Spirited Union
Region/Country: Barbados / Netherlands
Type: Botanical Rum
ABV: 41%
Size: 70 CL
EAN no.: 8720299046320
Serving suggestion: Over ice or in a Rum & Tonic

Flavour profile

Spiced · Salted · Vanilla · Cocoa · Creamy

Did you know?

The salt in Spice and Sea Salt comes from Anana salt, mined from a seabed that is millions of years old – a raw material usually reserved for fine gastronomy rather than spirits.

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The Santa Maria series is Ron Cristobal's experimental side, where each edition is its own vintage project. This one starts at the source: pure bourbon cask, no extra finish.

Expert description

Ron Cristobal Santa Maria 2009 Vintage is a Rum from the Dominican Republic, distilled in 2009 and matured in bourbon casks, bottled at 46%.

The rum forms the cornerstone of the Santa Maria series, where a single 2009 distillate is matured exclusively in bourbon casks with no further cask finish. The series is known for using this 2009 distillate as the base for numerous finished variants, but this edition represents the rum in its purest, most unfiltered form. Only 2063 bottles were released.

Tasting notes

Nose

Sweet and pleasant with marzipan and almond, with a hint of citrus and coconut.

Palate

Full-bodied with ripe apricots and vanilla fudge.

Finish

Surprisingly spicy, with notes of white pepper.

Region/Country: Dominican Republic
Type: Rum
ABV: 46%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Bourbon casks
Distilled: 2009
Number of bottles: 2063
EAN no.: 5712718007374
Serving suggestion: Neat, as a digestif

Flavour profile

Nutty · Fruity · Spiced · Clean

Did you know?

The same 2009 distillate that forms the base for this pure bourbon cask edition is also used as the foundation for several finished Santa Maria variants with finishes including port, sherry and moscatel, making this bottle an interesting starting point for comparing the whole series.

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Two friends with a combined 20 years of experience in the spirits industry took a 22-day bar-hopping trip across 16 Latin American countries, and it was on that trip that El Salvador caught their attention.

Expert Description

Ron Colon Salvadoreno Red Banana Oleo is an El Salvador Rum with banana oleo, bottled at 40.5%.

The rum is produced by Ron Colón, founded in 2018 by Thurman Wise and Pepijn Janssens, and is blended from aged column-still rum from the Licorera Cihuatán distillery in El Salvador with unaged and aged rum from the Jamaican distilleries Worthy Park, Hampden and Monymusk. The master distiller and blender is Gabriella Ayala. The Red Banana edition adds an "oleo saccharum" of red bananas, a classic bartending technique where the fruit's oils and sweetness are extracted and infused into the rum, giving a pronounced fruity layer on top of the Central American-Jamaican base.

The result is a sweet, fruity rum, where ripe banana meets the rum's classic spice and molasses base.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Ripe banana, molasses and light spice.

Palate

Sweet and fruity with banana and a hint of oak.

Finish

Medium length with lingering banana fruit.

Specifications

Name: Ron Colon Salvadoreno Red Banana Oleo
Distillery: Licorera Cihuatán
Region/Country: El Salvador and Jamaica
Type: El Salvador Rum
ABV: 40.5%
Size: 70 CL
EAN No.: 8710631621964
Serving Suggestion: Over ice or in a tropical cocktail

Flavour Profile

Sweet · Banana-forward · Fruity · Spiced · Approachable

Did You Know?

Ron Colón's founders discovered El Salvador during a 22-day bar-hopping trip across 16 Latin American countries, where the country's rum potential made a particular impression on them.

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The same dark chocolate process as the small 25 cl edition, just in the house's standard size: a full-bodied rum liqueur, where the chocolate is allowed to steep a little longer.

Expert Description

Mezclado Dark C is a Spain Danish Rum Blendery Rum Liqueur flavoured with dark chocolate and bottled at 35%.

This 70 cl edition of Dark C is the house's standard size and is classified as a rum liqueur rather than pure rum due to its slightly lower alcohol content. Like the smaller edition, dark chocolate is continuously added to the rum over about a month at Mezclado's blendery in Løsning, giving an even, pervasive chocolate character.

The result is a sweet, round rum liqueur, where dark chocolate dominates from first aroma to last sip.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Intense dark chocolate with a creamy sweetness.

Palate

Sweet and round with full-bodied chocolate and a hint of caramel.

Finish

Smooth and long-lasting chocolate sweetness.

Specifications

Name: Mezclado Dark C Rum Liqueur
Bottler: Mezclado
Region/Country: Spain
Type: Danish Rum Blendery Rum Liqueur
ABV: 35%
Size: 70 CL
Serving Suggestion: Neat, with desserts, over ice, or with a cup of coffee

Flavour Profile

Sweet · Chocolatey · Round · Creamy · Approachable

Did You Know?

Because Dark C in 70 cl format has a lower alcohol content than many traditional rums, it's classified as a rum liqueur, while the smaller 25 cl edition is sold as rum.

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Over roughly a month, dark chocolate is continuously added to the rum at Mezclado's blendery in Løsning, until the two flavours melt together into a rich, chocolate-driven rum, here in a smaller 25 cl bottle.

Expert Description

Mezclado Dark C is a Spain Danish Rum Blendery Rum flavoured with dark chocolate and bottled at 38%.

The rum is the Spanish base in Mezclado's range, matured here together with dark chocolate in a process that takes about a month, where the chocolate is continuously added to achieve a careful blend. This 25 cl edition is a compact version of the house's popular Dark C, suited as a sample size or small gift. The name Dark C refers directly to the dark chocolate that defines the flavour.

The result is a sweet, full-bodied rum, where dark chocolate carries the flavour from nose to finish.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Dark chocolate with a light sweetness.

Palate

Sweet and full-bodied with pronounced dark chocolate.

Finish

Smooth and lingering chocolate sweetness.

Specifications

Name: Mezclado Dark C 25 cl
Bottler: Mezclado
Region/Country: Spain
Type: Danish Rum Blendery Rum
ABV: 38%
Size: 25 CL
Serving Suggestion: Neat, with desserts, or with a cup of coffee

Flavour Profile

Sweet · Chocolatey · Full-bodied · Smooth · Approachable

Did You Know?

Dark C is made by continuously adding dark chocolate to the rum over a month, a slower and more artisanal process than a simple flavour addition.

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Where Mez 1 leans on sweetness and fullness from Cuba and Panama, No 2 takes a drier path, blending Spanish and Dominican rum into a classic, oak-driven style.

Expert Description

Mezclado No 2 is a Spain and Dominican Republic Danish Rum Blendery Rum, blended from rum aged 6 and 8 years and bottled at 40%.

The blend consists of 75% rum from the Dominican Republic and 25% rum from Spain, with the two components aged 6 and 8 years respectively before being combined at Mezclado's blendery in Løsning. Unlike the sweeter Mez 1, No 2 is designed as a classic, dry rum with pronounced oak character, spiced with a touch of sweetness that creates the balance.

The result is a dry, characterful rum, where oak and spice carry the flavour rather than pure sweetness.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Dry aroma of oak with a hint of spice.

Palate

Classic and dry with pronounced oak character and light sweetness.

Finish

Spiced and well-balanced.

Specifications

Name: Mezclado No 2
Bottler: Mezclado
Region/Country: Spain And Dominican Republic
Type: Danish Rum Blendery Rum
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Serving Suggestion: Neat over ice or in a classic rum cocktail

Flavour Profile

Dry · Oak-driven · Spiced · Classic · Balanced

Did You Know?

Mezclado No 2 combines two countries with very different rum traditions, Spain and the Dominican Republic, giving the blend a unique dual character that stands apart from the house's sweeter Mez 1.

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In a small blending house in Løsning near Vejle, a single rum enthusiast combines casks from Cuba and Panama into a sweet, round rum liqueur rooted in two of rum's classic home countries.

Expert Description

Mezclado Mez 1 is a Danish Rum Blendery Rum Liqueur blended from rum sourced from Cuba and Panama and bottled at 36%.

Mez 1 is the first in Mezclado's popular Original series and is blended at the East Jutland spirits blendery in Løsning. The name Mezclado means "blended" in Spanish and describes the very concept, where the man behind the brand, Radoslaw, carefully selects and blends rums from several countries based on popularity and demand for a refined flavour profile.

The result is a wonderfully full-bodied rum liqueur with sweetness, softly rounded off by light, dry nuances.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Sweet with ripe plum and a hint of caramel.

Palate

Round and full-bodied with ripe plum, good sweetness and light, dry nuances.

Finish

Smooth and well-balanced with lingering sweetness.

Specifications

Name: Mezclado Mez 1
Bottler: Mezclado
Region/Country: Cuba And Panama
Type: Danish Rum Blendery Rum Liqueur
ABV: 36%
Size: 70 CL
Serving Suggestion: Neat, with light sweet desserts, cheese and ham tapas, or a cup of coffee

Flavour Profile

Sweet · Full-bodied · Plum-forward · Round · Approachable

Did You Know?

Mezclado is one of the few Danish rum blenderies where rum from several countries is blended in-house in Løsning, rather than being resold unchanged from the original distillery.

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Water from Bornholm in a rum made from sugarcane from Guatemala, Nicaragua and Trinidad and Tobago – Pope Rum blends the Danish and the Caribbean in a way not seen before.

Expert Description

Pope Rum Spiced is a Spiced Rum made from sugarcane from Guatemala, Nicaragua and Trinidad and Tobago, bottled at 35%.

Behind the brand stands the Wilms family, who have run a wine and spirits wholesale business for generations and put their combined experience into developing Pope Rum. What sets the bottle apart is the use of water from Bornholm, which according to the company helps give the rum its characteristic taste and balance. The rum is sweetened, giving it a soft, gentle character designed to work broadly in cocktails.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Soft vanilla and caramel with a hint of spice.

Palate

Sweet and round with brown sugar, a hint of nuts and a light spiced warmth.

Finish

Soft, sweet finish with no sharpness.

Specifications

Name: Pope Rum Spiced
Bottler: Pope Spirits
Region/Country: Guatemala, Nicaragua, Trinidad and Tobago
Type: Spiced Rum
ABV: 35%
Size: 70 CL
Serving suggestion: On ice or as a base in cocktails like a Hurricane or Negroni

Bottler: Pope Spirits

Flavour Profile

Sweet · Soft · Spiced · Vanilla · Creamy

Did You Know?

Pope Rum deliberately uses water from Bornholm in its production – a detail that gives the bottle a very concrete Danish anchor in the middle of an otherwise Caribbean rum recipe.

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Named after the voodoo priest who lit the spark for Haiti's fight for freedom in 1791, this rum combines fresh sugar cane juice with local bark and botanical herbs in a vivid, rustic style.

Expert Description

Boukman Haiti Botanical Rum is a Haiti Botanical Spirit Drink in "clairin trempé" style, infused with bark, citrus peel and botanical herbs, bottled at 45%.

The rum starts from clairin, Haiti's raw, unaged sugar cane distillate, which is then infused with bark, citrus peel and a range of local botanical herbs using the traditional "trempé" method. The name Boukman honours Dutty Boukman, the voodoo priest who led the ceremony that sparked the Haitian Revolution. The method gives the rum a rustic, spiced complexity far removed from the smoother style often found in Caribbean rum.

The result is an intense, spiced spirit drink with pronounced herbal and citrus notes and a long, dry finish.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Vanilla, bitter orange and cinnamon.

Palate

Spiced like jerk seasoning with notes of wood, chocolate and fruit.

Finish

Long, crisp and dry with a hint of lime.

Specifications

Name: Boukman Haiti Botanical Rum
Bottler: Boukman
Region/Country: Haiti
Type: Botanical Spirit Drink
ABV: 45%
Size: 70 CL
Serving Suggestion: In a Ti Punch or neat over ice

Flavour Profile

Spiced · Botanical · Rustic · Citrus-forward · Complex

Did You Know?

Dutty Boukman, after whom the rum is named, led the voodoo ceremony at Bois Caïman in August 1791, considered the spark of the Haitian Revolution and the world's only successful slave revolt that led to an independent nation.

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At the sustainability-certified distillery in San Pedro de Macoris, the sugar cane is grown in-house, becoming this full-bodied, fruity spirit drink from the Dominican Republic.

Expert Description

Patridom XO is a Dominican Republic Rum-based Spirit Drink aged up to 12-15 years in American and French oak casks and bottled at 42%.

The rum is produced by Alcoholes Finos Dominicanos, which harvests its own sugar cane, ensuring that the entire production comes from the Dominican Republic. The name Patridom combines the Spanish words "patrimonio" and "dominicano", meaning Dominican heritage. The distillery is noted for its sustainability, producing almost no waste and being 100% energy self-sufficient.

The result is a full-bodied, balanced spirit drink where a spicy nose meets juicy, ripe fruit notes.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Spicy with a hint of beeswax and ripe, juicy fruits in the background.

Palate

Full-bodied and balanced with fruitiness, vanilla and coconut.

Finish

Smooth and warm with lingering vanilla and fruit notes.

Specifications

Name: Patridom XO
Distillery: Alcoholes Finos Dominicanos
Region/Country: Dominican Republic
Type: Rum-based Spirit Drink
ABV: 42%
Size: 70 CL
Cask Type: American and French oak
EAN No.: 5712718005240
Serving Suggestion: Neat at room temperature or in a rum cocktail

Flavour Profile

Full-bodied · Fruity · Spiced · Sweet · Balanced

Did You Know?

Alcoholes Finos Dominicanos is considered one of the world's most sustainable distilleries, being 100% energy self-sufficient and producing almost no waste in the process.

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There is rum you pour, and there is rum you approach carefully. DOK belongs firmly to the second group. Overripe banana, varnish, olive brine and something like fruit that went one step too far, pressed into two bottles, one of which has never seen the inside of a cask.

The expert's description

Rum4u Jamaica Dok Gift Set w. Miniature Single Cask Rum 5+50 cl 79% is a gift set holding a Single Cask Rum from Jamaica finished in an ex-Madeira cask and bottled at cask strength, 79%, alongside a miniature of unaged distillate at 80%.

The set contains Rum4u Jamaica Dok 2022 Single Cask Rum 50 cl 79% and Rum4u Jamaica Dok Miniature Unaged Distillate 5 cl 80%. The large bottle is matured rum with six extra months in a used Madeira cask, the small one is the spirit in its raw state. It is rare to taste a Jamaican high ester rum before and after the cask in one sitting.

DOK is an ester mark from Hampden Estate in Trelawny, Jamaica, and it sits at the top of the distillery's scale. This bottling is marked 1500-1600 g/hLAA esters, meaning ester content per hectolitre of pure alcohol. For comparison, most light rum styles sit well below 100. Esters are what gave the Jamaican style its reputation: banana skin, glue, lacquer and overripe pineapple, at a volume that cannot be ignored.

Rum4u is a Danish rum importer run by Lasse, Kim and Brian, who buy single casks and bottle them themselves. This cask carries the number 1.1-22 and produced 79 bottles, which happens to match the strength. The Madeira cask was chosen as a counterweight: it lays dried fruit and a tart sweetness beneath the esters without muting them.

Tasting notes

Nose

Ferocious from the first second. Banana skin, acetone, brined olive and overripe pineapple, with tar and old timber underneath. The miniature is even more direct, sour and green, while the matured version has picked up raisin and fig from the Madeira cask.

Palate

With water in the glass it spreads out: fermented fruit, brine, black pepper and an oily texture that clings to the tongue. Neat, it is mostly the strength doing the talking. The Madeira runs through the middle as a dry, tart stripe of fruit and keeps the esters from reading as pure solvent.

Finish

Very long. Liquorice root, burnt sugar and a saline, almost mineral edge that stays for minutes. The mouth feels warm long afterwards, and the finish shifts character every time you come back to the glass.

Specifications

Name: Rum4u Jamaica Dok Gift Set w. Miniature Single Cask Rum 5+50 cl 79%
Bottler: Rum4u
Region/Country: Jamaica
Type: Single Cask Rum
ABV: 79% and 80%
Size: 5 + 50 CL
Cask type: Ex-Madeira cask, Cask No. 1.1-22
Number of bottles: 79
Edition: 2022 Gift Set with Miniature

Flavour profile

High ester · Cask strength · Tropical fruit · Saline · Liquorice

Investment potential

Medium. The cask yielded only 79 bottles, DOK is the most sought after ester mark among Jamaican rum collectors, and a 79% release with the unaged distillate preserved beside it belongs to the sets that do not come round twice.

Did you know?

DOK stands for the initials of Dermot Owen Kelly-Lawson, a former owner of Hampden Estate. The distillery's marks are named after people and abbreviations from the estate's history, and DOK is the most powerful of them all.

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Barbados has a reputation as the well dressed one among the Caribbean rum islands. Clean lines, dry wood, no tricks. Three Danes found a single cask at W.I.R.D., left it eighteen extra months on oloroso and set a bottle of raw distillate beside it, so you can see for yourself what the wood changed.

The expert's description

Rum4u Barbados W.I.R.D. Gift Set w. Miniature Single Cask Rum 5+50 cl 60.5% is a gift set holding a Single Cask Rum from Barbados finished in an ex-Oloroso cask and bottled at cask strength, 60.5%, alongside a miniature of unaged distillate from the same source at 60%.

The set contains Rum4u Barbados W.I.R.D. 2022 Single Cask Rum 50 cl 60.5% and Rum4u Barbados W.I.R.D. Miniature Unaged Distillate 5 cl 60%. The small bottle is the spirit straight off the still, without an hour in wood. The large bottle is that same spirit after maturation, the final 18 months of it in a used oloroso sherry cask. Two glasses, one starting point, and a very direct answer to what wood and time actually do.

The rum comes from West Indies Rum Distillery at Brighton, just north of Bridgetown on Barbados. The distillery runs both pot stills and columns and supplies a long list of independent bottlers around the world, which is why W.I.R.D. turns up far more often as distillate than as a brand of its own.

Rum4u is a Danish rum importer run by Lasse, Kim and Brian, who hunt down single casks and bottle them under their own name, preferably at full cask strength with nothing taken off. This cask carries the number 4.1-22 and yielded 63 bottles. Once the cask is dry, no more of exactly this rum will appear.

Tasting notes

Nose

The miniature is sharp and green with cane juice, olive and a faint whiff of glue. The matured rum stands somewhere else entirely: dried figs, walnut, orange peel and a dark, nutty tone from the sherry cask, with 60.5% sitting behind it all as warmth.

Palate

Dry and broad shouldered. Oloroso lays raisin and walnut shell beneath the banana and coconut of the Barbados spirit, and the cask strength drives everything forward. A few drops of water open it up into dark marmalade, cinnamon and bitter oak.

Finish

Long, dry and peppery. Walnut hangs on longest, and a faint saline edge arrives at the end, the kind you know from proper oloroso. Go back to the miniature afterwards and it tastes almost raw by comparison.

Specifications

Name: Rum4u Barbados W.I.R.D. Gift Set w. Miniature Single Cask Rum 5+50 cl 60.5%
Distillery: West Indies Rum Distillery
Bottler: Rum4u
Region/Country: Barbados
Type: Single Cask Rum
ABV: 60.5% and 60%
Size: 5 + 50 CL
Cask type: Ex-Oloroso cask, Cask No. 4.1-22
Number of bottles: 63
Edition: 2022 Gift Set with Miniature
EAN no.: 5782001254888

Flavour profile

Dry · Sherry matured · Nutty · Cask strength · Spiced

Investment potential

Medium. The cask gave 63 bottles, the release is a Single Cask at cask strength from a distillery that rarely appears under its own name, and sets that preserve the unaged distillate next to the matured rum cannot be rebuilt once the cask is empty.

Did you know?

West Indies Rum Distillery was founded in 1893, making it older than most rum houses people can name. Maison Ferrand of France has owned the site since 2017, and several of the early twentieth century columns are still in service.

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Bill McCoy ran liquor up the American east coast during Prohibition and never watered it down. That reputation followed him ashore and lodged itself in the language. Four bottlings from Barbados stand side by side here, from young and sharp to twelve years under a Caribbean roof.

The expert's description

The Real McCoy Tasting Collection Barbados Rum 4x10 cl 40-50% is a tasting set of four Barbados Single Blended Rums matured in ex-bourbon casks and bottled between 40 and 50%.

The set holds four 10 cl bottles: The Real McCoy 3 years old Single Blended Rum 40%, The Real McCoy 5 years old Single Blended Rum 40%, The Real McCoy 12 years old Single Blended Rum 40% and The Real McCoy 12 years old Prohibition Tradition Limited Edition Single Blended Rum 50%. Line up four glasses and the whole span of ages sits open in front of you.

The rum comes from Foursquare Distillery in St. Philip, Barbados, where Richard Seale runs production. Single Blended means the pot still and the column still both belong to that one distillery, and the two distillates are married without buying anything in from elsewhere. No sugar and no flavouring go in after maturation. That rule is what the brand is built on, and it is why the name lands: the genuine article, undiluted.

Maturation happens on Barbados in American oak ex-bourbon casks. The tropical climate works fast and the angels take a far larger share than they would in Scotland, so twelve Caribbean years leave a deeper mark than twelve years in a cool warehouse. Prohibition Tradition is pitched at the strength Bill McCoy himself sold, and 50% lifts both spice and oak.

Tasting notes

Nose

The young bottlings open dry and light with coconut, banana and fresh oak. The twelve year old expressions sit darker, with vanilla, dried apricot and a note of tobacco leaf. Prohibition Tradition is the most gathered of the four, tighter and more resinous.

Palate

Dry the whole way through. The three year old is sharp and direct with green banana and pepper, the five year old slides rounder caramel underneath, and at twelve years dark toffee, orange peel and baked apple arrive. The 50% in Prohibition Tradition pushes cinnamon and oak bitterness right to the front.

Finish

Short and peppery at the young end, long and dry at the old. Oak hangs on without anything turning sweet along the way, and that shift is exactly what the four glasses side by side let you follow.

Specifications

Name: The Real McCoy Tasting Collection Barbados Rum 4x10 cl 40-50%
Distillery: Foursquare Distillery
Producer: The Real McCoy
Region/Country: Barbados
Type: Barbados Single Blended Rum
Age: 3, 5 and 12 years
ABV: 40-50%
Size: 4 x 10 CL
Cask type: Ex-bourbon casks
Edition: Tasting Collection
Serving suggestion: Neat in tulip glasses, in rising age order with water alongside

Flavour profile

Dry · Vanilla · Oak · Spiced · Tropical fruit

Did you know?

Foursquare Distillery was built in 1996, yet it stands on the grounds of a sugar plantation dating back to 1636. The old windmill and part of the original estate buildings survive and now serve as a museum on the distillery site.

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Australian rum is a rarity on Danish shelves, and this bottle from the Beenleigh distillery is one of the more obscure styles RomDeLuxe has brought home.

Expert Description

RomDeLuxe Wild Series Rum #40 is an Australian Single Cask Rum distilled at Beenleigh Artisan Distillery and bottled at cask strength 67%.

The rum carries the mark MAIC10 and is made from molasses, distilled in August 2007. It first matured for 10 years in an American ex-bourbon cask, number 25, in Australia, before the cask was sent to Europe, where it matured for a further 5 years, bringing the rum to a total age of 15 years. From this single cask, only 259 numbered bottles were produced, bottled brut de fût, meaning straight from the cask without filtration or additives.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Dark molasses, tropical fruit and a hint of eucalyptus.

Palate

Powerful and oily with caramel, spice and an intense cask-strength warmth.

Finish

Very long, spiced finish with lingering warmth.

Specifications

Name: RomDeLuxe Wild Series Rum #40
Distillery: Beenleigh Artisan Distillery
Bottler: RomDeLuxe
Region/Country: Australia
Type: Single Cask Rum
Age: 15 Years
ABV: 67%
Size: 70 CL
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distillation method: Marque MAIC10
Distilled: 2007
Number of bottles: 259
Serving suggestion: Enjoy neat in a rum glass, ideally with a few drops of water

Bottler: RomDeLuxe

Flavour Profile

Cask Strength · Molasses · Spiced · Powerful · Rare

Investment Potential

High. Australian rum is rare in Europe, and with only 259 bottles from a single cask and 15 years of maturation, this is one of the more exclusive releases in the Wild Series.

Did You Know?

Beenleigh Artisan Distillery is one of Australia's oldest distilleries and one of the few sources of Australian rum to find its way to independent bottlers like RomDeLuxe at all.

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17 years in the making, from a column at the Travellers distillery in Belize to a single cask in Denmark – only 269 bottles came out of the journey.

Expert Description

RomDeLuxe Wild Series Rum #41 is a Belizean Single Cask Rum distilled on the Travellers distillery's column still and bottled at cask strength 65.4%.

The rum carries the mark MBT12 and was distilled from molasses in February 2006 on a column still at Travellers Ltd. The cask, an American ex-bourbon barrel, first matured in tropical Belize for 5 years, before being sent to Europe, where maturation continued for a further 12 years, bringing the rum to a total age of 17 years. From this single cask, number 5, only 269 numbered bottles were produced, bottled at cask strength and without filtration.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Dark molasses, tropical fruit and a touch of oak.

Palate

Powerful and oily with caramel, spice and a clear cask-strength warmth.

Finish

Long, intense finish with lingering spice.

Specifications

Name: RomDeLuxe Wild Series Rum #41
Distillery: Travellers
Bottler: RomDeLuxe
Region/Country: Belize
Type: Single Cask Rum
Age: 17 Years
ABV: 65.4%
Size: 70 CL
Non-chill filtered: Yes
Natural colour: Yes
Distillation method: Column still, marque MBT12
Distilled: 2006
Number of bottles: 269
Serving suggestion: Enjoy neat in a rum glass, ideally with a few drops of water

Distillery: Travellers
Bottler: RomDeLuxe

Flavour Profile

Cask Strength · Molasses · Spiced · Powerful · Rare

Investment Potential

High. With only 269 bottles from a single cask, 17 years of maturation and a well-regarded independent bottler, this is one of the rarer single cask releases from RomDeLuxe.

Did You Know?

The cask for this rum literally travelled halfway around the world during its maturation: 5 years under Belize's tropical sun, then 12 years in the cooler Danish climate, giving the rum an unusual maturation journey through two vastly different climates.

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From the highlands of Costa Rica comes this solera-aged rum, where casks up to twenty years old are blended to create a deep, brandy-like character rarely seen in Caribbean rum.

Expert Description

Ron Centenario Fundacion 20 Year Aniversario is a Costa Rica Rum aged up to 20 years in American white oak casks and bottled at 40%.

The rum is produced using the solera method, where 80% of the casks originate from Costa Rica's highland distilleries and 20% from the lowlands. In solera blending, younger and older distillates are continuously combined, so the oldest content in the bottle can be up to 20 years old, while the overall character achieves a complexity typically associated with Spanish brandy tradition.

The result is a mahogany-coloured, full-bodied rum with a hint of tobacco and brandy beneath the classic caramel and vanilla sweetness.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Caramel, oak, vanilla and a touch of black pepper and cinnamon.

Palate

Elegant and sweet, full-bodied with notes of brandy and tobacco.

Finish

Long with toasted almonds and warm oaky sweetness.

Specifications

Name: Ron Centenario Fundacion 20 Year Aniversario
Region/Country: Costa Rica
Type: Costa Rica Rum
Age: Up To 20 Years
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Cask Type: American white oak casks
Distillation Method: Solera method
Serving Suggestion: Neat at room temperature or in a brandy snifter

Flavour Profile

Full-bodied · Brandy-like · Sweet · Complex · Elegant

Did You Know?

The solera method used by Ron Centenario is the same cask-blending technique traditionally used to produce Spanish sherry and brandy, which explains the rum's brandy-like character.

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Freshly pressed sugar cane juice, distilled without ageing and bottled straight away, gives this Guadeloupe rum a raw, green character that only rhum agricole can deliver.

Expert Description

Rum Nation 2015 Guadeloupe Blanc Single Domaine is a Guadeloupe Rhum Agricole, unaged and bottled at 50%.

The rum is distilled by Rum Nation from freshly pressed sugar cane juice from a single estate on Guadeloupe, vintage 2015. As an unaged blanc-style rhum agricole, it goes straight from distillation to bottle without any time in cask, preserving the sugar cane's green, vegetal character in its purest form. This style stands in sharp contrast to molasses-based rums and highlights terroir over cask influence.

The result is an intense, aromatic rum with pronounced herbal notes and a dry, mineral finish.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Fresh and green with sugar cane, citrus and a hint of florals.

Palate

Powerful and vegetal with sugar cane, tart citrus and a light saline note.

Finish

Dry and mineral with lingering herbal notes.

Specifications

Name: Rum Nation 2015 Guadeloupe Blanc Single Domaine
Bottler: Rum Nation
Region/Country: Guadeloupe
Type: Guadeloupe Rhum Agricole
ABV: 50%
Size: 70 CL
Distillation Method: Distilled from freshly pressed sugar cane juice
Serving Suggestion: In a Ti Punch or other classic rhum agricole cocktail

Flavour Profile

Green · Vegetal · Aromatic · Dry · Mineral

Did You Know?

Under French law, rhum agricole may only be distilled from fresh sugar cane juice rather than molasses, making the style unique to the French overseas territories such as Guadeloupe and Martinique.

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From Panama's rich rum tradition comes this molasses-based rum, where five years on oak casks yields a gentle sweetness with roots reaching back to Cuban distilling style.

Expert Description

Iguana 5 Year Reserva Especial is a Panama Rum aged 5 years on oak casks and bottled at 40%.

The rum is distilled from molasses following a tradition that stems from Cuban distillers who brought their knowledge to Panama. The Reserva Especial edition is aged for at least five years, giving the rum time to absorb vanilla and spice from the oak casks, while retaining the light, dry style that Panama is known for in the world of rum.

The result is a smooth, approachable rum with warm cane sugar sweetness and a hint of spice from the cask ageing.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Gentle notes of cane sugar, vanilla and light oak.

Palate

Round and sweet with cane sugar, vanilla and a touch of spice.

Finish

Short to medium with a hint of oak and warm sweetness.

Specifications

Name: Iguana 5 Year Reserva Especial
Region/Country: Panama
Type: Panama Rum
Age: 5 Years
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Cask Type: Oak casks
Serving Suggestion: Over ice or in a classic rum cocktail

Flavour Profile

Smooth · Sweet · Cane Sugar-forward · Lightly Spiced · Approachable

Did You Know?

Panama's rum tradition has strong roots in Cuba, as many Cuban distillers relocated to Panama after the 1959 revolution and brought their knowledge of molasses-based distillation with them.

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Gayuma means "love potion" in Filipino – a rum that seduces with smoke from Islay and sweetness from Rioja, born on the slopes of the dormant volcano Kanlaon.

Expert Description

Don Papa Gayuma is a Filipino Rum made from 100% Negros sugarcane molasses and bottled at 40%.

The rum first matures in the volcanic climate at the foot of Mount Kanlaon on the island of Negros, before being finished in a double finish in ex-Rioja and Islay whisky casks. This gives Gayuma its dark amber colour and a character that blends the rum's natural sweetness with a distinct touch of peat smoke – an unusual combination for a Filipino rum. The Don Papa brand is named after Papa Isio, a Filipino freedom fighter and local hero figure from Negros.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Powerful and full, with peat, vanilla and orange peel, supported by dried flowers, delicate oak and dried fruit.

Palate

The smoke wraps around creamy tones of exotic fruit and vanilla, while light orange zest and deep cocoa unfold with a touch of clove and mint.

Finish

Smoky and spicy finish moving toward cocoa, with red and tropical fruit, before the peat takes over in a long conclusion.

Specifications

Name: Don Papa Gayuma
Bottler: Don Papa Rum
Region/Country: Philippines
Type: Rum
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Ex-Rioja and Islay whisky casks
EAN no.: 4809015157831
Serving suggestion: Enjoy neat or on the rocks

Bottler: Don Papa Rum

Flavour Profile

Peated · Sherry-matured · Full-bodied · Spicy · Fruity

Did You Know?

The name Don Papa honours Papa Isio, a Filipino freedom fighter who led resistance against the colonial powers on Negros in the late 1800s and is still seen as a local hero figure on the island.

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Three Jamaican rums from three iconic distilleries, blended at a distillery in East London – East London Liquor Co's white rum is a journey through Jamaica's rum tradition in one glass.

Expert Description

East London Liquor Co Jamaican Blend is a Jamaican White Rum bottled at 40%.

The blend consists of three Jamaican white rums, where 80% is distilled through a combination of pot and column still, while the remaining 20% is pure Jamaican pot still rum. The result is a full and fruity rum carrying the rich, funky character Jamaica is known for. East London Liquor Company was founded in 2014 by drinks veteran Alex Wolpert and is based in a former glue factory complex at Bow Wharf, London.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Tropical fruit and a light funky, fermented sweetness.

Palate

Full and fruity with a distinct touch of classic Jamaican pot still character.

Finish

Fresh, funky finish with lingering tropical fruit.

Specifications

Name: East London Liquor Co Jamaican Blend
Bottler: East London Liquor Company
Region/Country: Jamaica / England
Type: White Rum
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
EAN no.: 5060403210173
Serving suggestion: Enjoy neat, or use to "tame the funk" in cocktails

Bottler: East London Liquor Company

Flavour Profile

Funky · Fruity · Full-bodied · Fresh · Jamaican

Did You Know?

The blend draws on rum from three of Jamaica's most iconic distilleries, brought together in one bottle by a distillery located thousands of kilometres from the Caribbean, in the middle of East London.

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The world's last surviving wooden column still is not found in Guyana, but in an old glue factory complex in East London – East London Liquor Company has brought it to the city.

Expert Description

East London Rarer Rum Demerara is a Rum made from Guyanese Demerara sugar and bottled at 40%.

The rum is distilled on the world's last surviving wooden column still, a historic piece of distillation technology that East London Liquor Company has brought into use at its distillery in Bow Wharf, East London. After distillation, the rum matures for 3 years in ex-bourbon casks. The company was founded in 2014 and was the first distillery in the East End for over 100 years, built on the idea of "decent booze, for a decent price, from decent people".

Tasting Notes

Nose

Butterscotch, toffee and a hint of tropical fruit.

Palate

Classic, smooth Demerara character with vanilla, coffee, toffee and raisins.

Finish

Toasty vanilla finish with lingering sweetness.

Specifications

Name: East London Rarer Rum Demerara
Bottler: East London Liquor Company
Region/Country: Guyana / England
Type: Rum
Age: 3 Years
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Cask type: Ex-bourbon casks
Distillation method: Wooden column still
Serving suggestion: Enjoy neat or in a Dark 'n' Stormy

Bottler: East London Liquor Company

Flavour Profile

Classic · Vanilla · Toffee · Coffee · Rounded

Did You Know?

The rum is distilled on what is considered the world's last surviving working wooden column still, a technology historically native to Guyana that East London Liquor Company has transported to their own distillery in London.

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Velier, the man behind some of the rum world's most legendary bottlings, turned his attention to Haiti, and the result was a rum aged in casks from the iconic, now-closed Caroni distillery.

Expert Description

Providence Haiti Pure Single Rum 2019 is a Haiti Rum, distilled from sugar cane juice and sugar cane syrup on a copper Müller pot still with a bain-marie water bath and aged 3 years, bottled at 52%.

The rum is bottled by Velier in collaboration with Providence, the small distillery in Port-au-Prince, and matured in casks from the legendary, now-closed Caroni distillery in Trinidad. The distillation process with a bain-marie water bath produces an unusually pure and crystal-clear distillate character, allowing the sugar cane juice's pure expression to take centre stage.

The result is a complex, aromatic rum that develops from fresh, tropical tones to a deeper, more oriental spiced finish.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Medicinal balm, floral geranium and lime blossom, with flambéed banana and cigar leaves.

Palate

Fresh and exotic with roasted pineapple, spicy and vegetal sugar cane juice, sweetness and citrus.

Finish

Long and floral, with rose petals, dried wood, tobacco and a hint of roasted tones.

Specifications

Name: Providence Haiti Pure Single Rum 2019
Distillery: Providence
Region/Country: Haiti
Type: Rum
Age: 3 Years
ABV: 52%
Size: 70 CL
Distillation Method: Copper Müller pot still with bain-marie
Cask Type: Ex-Caroni casks
Distilled: 2019
Serving Suggestion: Neat for exploration

Flavour Profile

Complex · Floral · Spiced · Pure · Tropical

Did You Know?

The casks this rum is aged in come from the legendary Caroni distillery in Trinidad, which closed in 2003 and today holds cult status among rum collectors worldwide for its powerful, industrial rums.

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Named after the flightless bird that went extinct on Mauritius in the 1600s, this rum draws its calm from a minimum of 13 years ageing at a single estate under 175 years of distilling tradition.

Expert Description

Lazy Dodo XO Chronicles Grays Mauritius Island Single Estate Rom is a Mauritius Rum, a single estate rum aged a minimum of 13 years, bottled at 40%.

The rum comes from the Grays distillery, founded in 1848 in northern Mauritius, and carries the name Lazy Dodo as a tribute to the island's iconic, extinct bird, which could not fly and was therefore nicknamed "the lazy dodo". XO Chronicles is aged in French and American oak, including ex-cognac and ex-bourbon casks, where the best vintages are carefully selected and blended to achieve a balanced, well-structured whole.

The result is a fresh, generous rum, where citrus notes meet a powerful, spiced finish.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Fresh with citrus and caramel.

Palate

Generous with orange, sugar and mint.

Finish

Powerful with lemongrass, brown sugar and orange zest.

Specifications

Name: Lazy Dodo XO Chronicles
Distillery: Grays Distillery
Region/Country: Mauritius
Type: Single Estate Rum
Age: Minimum 13 Years
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Cask Type: French and American oak, including ex-cognac and ex-bourbon casks

Flavour Profile

Fresh · Citrus-forward · Powerful · Spiced · Balanced

Did You Know?

The dodo bird, after which the rum is named, was unique to Mauritius and went extinct already by the late 1600s, making it one of the earliest known examples of human-caused extinction.

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Where the house's Original Spiced leans on classic cinnamon and vanilla, Series No 02 lets ripe mango take the lead in a tropical, colourful take on the spiced rum spirit drink.

Expert Description

The Bush Rum Series No 02 Mango Spiced is a Caribbean Rum-based Spirit Drink, infused with natural mango flavour and spices, bottled at 37.5%.

The Bush Rum Co. builds this edition of its spiced rum series on ripe mango as the driving element, supported by a gentler spice profile than the house's Original Spiced. The deep amber colour and the tropical fruit sweetness make Mango Spiced a more colourful, summery take on the brand's spiced style.

The result is a rich, fruity spirit drink, where tropical mango is carried by warm spices and a gentle vanilla sweetness.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Rich and fruity with ripe mango and a hint of spice.

Palate

Smooth and well-balanced with mango, caramel and a touch of spice.

Finish

Long and warming with a fruity, lightly spiced conclusion.

Specifications

Name: The Bush Rum Series No 02 Mango Spiced
Bottler: The Bush Rum Co.
Region/Country: Caribbean
Type: Rum-based Spirit Drink
ABV: 37.5%
Size: 70 CL
Serving Suggestion: Over ice, with cola, or in a tropical rum cocktail

Flavour Profile

Mango-forward · Fruity · Spiced · Sweet · Tropical

Did You Know?

The Bush Rum Series is the house's experimental line, where different fruit profiles are tried against the same base Caribbean rum used for Original Spiced.

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The solera system, used by Spanish sherry houses for centuries, is allowed here to shape a Dominican rum through a gradual blend of young and old vintages.

Expert Description

Patridom 12 Year Seleccion Exclusiva is a Dominican Republic Rum-based Spirit Drink, a blend of rum distilled from both pure sugar cane juice and molasses, aged 6 to 12 years via the solera method in French and American oak casks, bottled at 40%.

The solera system, where younger and older rums are gradually blended through multiple levels of ageing in the tropical climate of the Dominican Republic, gives Seleccion Exclusiva its depth and round character. Only 2,000 bottles of this release were produced, making it one of the more sought-after bottles in the Patridom range.

The result is a deep golden rum with a bakery-like sweetness and a long, softly rounded finish.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Warm pies, fruitcake and pudding, with abundant vanilla and caramel.

Palate

Thick and sweet with brown sugar, vanilla and coconut, supported by milk chocolate and caramel.

Finish

Long with raisins, coffee and a toasted oak edge.

Specifications

Name: Patridom 12 Year Seleccion Exclusiva
Distillery: Alcoholes Finos Dominicanos
Region/Country: Dominican Republic
Type: Rum-based Spirit Drink
Age: 6-12 Years
ABV: 40%
Size: 70 CL
Cask Type: French and American oak
Number of Bottles: 2000
Serving Suggestion: Neat at room temperature or over ice

Flavour Profile

Sweet · Bakery-like · Round · Caramel-forward · Soft

Did You Know?

The solera system used by Patridom for this release originally comes from the Spanish sherry tradition, where rums of different ages are continuously blended through multiple levels of casks to ensure an even, consistent flavour year after year.

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