Category: Rum

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April 22, 2018

Kill Devil Hampden 2007 10 year old

We’re back on the hunt for rum to kill.

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March 29, 2018

The Whisky Barrel 17 Year Old Hampden 2000 Berry Bros & Rudd

A fine single cask rum from the Hampden distillery in Jamaica.

Sainsburys Superior RumS
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January 22, 2018

Sainsbury’s Superior Dark Rum

Can a supermarket bargain rum deliver value?

El Dorado RumE
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November 21, 2017

El Dorado Rum Tasting

It’s rum time, and we take a comprehensive look at the world of El Dorado rums, all the way up to 25 years of age.

Caroni 19 year oldB
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November 3, 2017

Berry Bros & Rudd Caroni 19 year old Whisky Barrel Anniversary

Time for some rum – this time it’s a single cask Trinidadian rum from Berry Bro & Rudd, bottled for The Whisky Barrel.

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October 11, 2017

Wood’s Old Navy Rum

From time to time we like to cover malterntaives – something that whisky drinkers might enjoy too. And so today we’re looking at another rum.

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October 11, 2017

Mezan Rum Tasting

A big old tasting of rums from Mezan – we sit down with several rums from the current range and form an appreciation of their rum styles.

Cadenhead 30th tasting3
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July 2, 2017

30th Anniversary Edinburgh Cadenhead Tasting

A celebration of the Cadenhead’s Edinburgh shop.

Kill Devil Rum3
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June 22, 2017

3 Kill Devil Rums: Guyana, Jamaica & Guadalupe

Three very interesting and tasty rums – whisky alternatives – from Hunter Laing’s Kill Devil range

Samaroli Panama Rum 2004S
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March 16, 2017

Samaroli Panama Rum 2004

A review of a single cask rum bottled by the legendary company Samaroli – this is a 2004 rum, 12 years old, from Panama

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March 13, 2017

Kill Devil Nicaragua 2004 – 11 Year Old

Hunter Laing & Co are well-known for their whiskies, but they also release a range of single cask rums – the Kill Devil series – so here’s a look at one from Nicaragua

Samaroli Trinidad RumS
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February 16, 2017

Samaroli Trinidad Rum 1999 – Cask No 11

A very tasty rum from cult independent rum and whisky merchants Samaroli

Foursquare Rum ZinfandelF
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January 23, 2017

Foursquare Rum – 11 Year Old Zinfandel Cask Blend

An interesting rum from Barbados, made using both a column still and a pot still – and partly matured in a Zinfandel cask

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December 19, 2016

Balcones Whisky Tasting

This Balcones whisky tasting was organised by the Whisky Wire and was held online with the input from the head distiller Jared Himstedt and brand ambassador Winston Edwards. It’s a year since I participated in the 2015 Balcones tweet tasting event offering a snapshot of their varied range of whiskies. On paper you may have thought that it […]

Caroni Dornoch rumC
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November 20, 2016

Caroni 18 and 19 years old

Yes, you read that right, Caroni and sure that’s not a whisky or a distillery but actually a rum. I’ve seen an increasing number of friends switch to rum or cognac because of the rising tide of whisky pricing. Effectively they’ve been priced out of the market and have the added ball and chain of […]

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July 1, 2014

Flaviar Rum Selection

It’s not often I stray from the safe, trustworthy path of whisky on Malt, but today it’s time for something a little different. Rum, in fact. Flaviar – the drinks tasting subscription service – sent me a ‘Smuggler’s Cove’ Rum tasting selection, which was rather nice of them. There was something in the press information […]