From mid-2022, the Rum Wonk Substack has added many more in-depth articles. Also, many of the articles below are expanded on in my book, Modern Caribbean Rum. Begone “Overproof” Rum! Age Statements: Not Worth the Paper They’re Printed On? Can Rum Survive Its Moment in the Sun? Ooh LAA LAA – What’s It Mean? Is Rum Made From Sugar or Not?

2025年1月15日 · The IWSC has unveiled its 2024 Rums of the Year. Below are tasting notes on these rums and insightful commentary from Ian Burrell on current rum industry trends.

2025年1月11日 · Here is a Rums of the Year list drawn from the results of the top international spirit competitions. Below is a concise overview of the current rum industry trends and tasting notes on the 2024...

Many producers, commentators and reviewers, myself among them, have occasionally referred to the pot still distillate from WIRR/WIRD as a Rockley Still rum, and there are several who conflate this with “Blackrock”, which would include Cadenhead and Samaroli (but not 1423, who refer to their 2000 rum specifically as simply coming from a ...

2017年4月29日 · In early 2017, I visited the islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe with Spiribam’s Benjamin Jones to tour the distilleries whose products are imported to the U.S. by his company. As a prelude to my individual distillery write-ups, this post introduces the key concepts of …

This is a re-post of an addendum to the review of the Cadenhead Green Label Barbados 1986 18 YO Rum, which went up in August 2021. At that time, although much had been written or quoted about the “Rockley still rums”, some of it was out of date and some was plain wrong.

2013年7月10日 · In order to remedy this, I’m going to take a couple weeks to write up some classic rum-based cocktails, going back to their classic roots, and giving them the respect they deserve. To start off, this week I am presenting the classic Daiquiri cocktail, a remarkably refreshing drink that is undergoing a surge in popularity.

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Round two of my Jamaican rum distillery write-ups from our Authentic Caribbean Rum tour. Innswood belongs to the National Rums of Jamaica, making it a...

2010年1月19日 · They key write-ups that currently exist online are the articles that are based on the research published by Cedrik (in 2018) and Nick Arvanitis (in 2015) — adding to it now with some digging around on my own, here are some clarifications. None of it is new, but some re-posting is occasionally necessary for such articles to refresh and ...