Cargo Cult is a brand started by Jonny Croft (Small Batch Spirits Company) and was inspired by the stories told to him by his father who was a doctor at an Australian base in Papua New Guinea during the 1960s. Apparently with the arrival of the US troops in the South Pacific islands during World … More Review: Cargo Cult Navy Strength Rum ..read more

Hello and welcome to a new yearly episode of “Christmas is here so I’m going to talk about the Rum Advent Calendar from Drinks By The Dram.”! Of course, as per usual, I won’t spoil anything, I’ll just give an overall description of the contents. Drinks By The Dram is under the Atom Brands umbrella … More Rum Advent Calendar (2024 Edition) – Drinks By The Dram (Spoiler Free ..read more

Described as the oldest UK produced rum on the market, J. Gow Fading Light XO is a bottle I just had to purchase. I’m a massive fan of Collin van Schayk and his J. Gow rums so I have quite the expectations from this one. J. Gow is made in Orkney, Scotland and its name … More Review: J. Gow Fading Light XO ..read more

The Cane Spirit Society is a collection of rum enthusiasts that banded together in order to purchase rare, pricey bottles to be sampled and discussed. For our 5th session we went for this 1972 vintage from Guadeloupe that was distilled at a now defunct distillery. The story of Domaine De Courcelles starts in 1862 when … More Review: Domaine De Courcelles (1972) 2022 Edition – Rhumhouse (Cane Spirit Society ..read more

Last month I attended the launch party for Anne Bonny which took place at Laki Kane in London. It’s needless to say I had a great time enjoying their drinks and, to top it off, everyone was gifted a tote bag which contained a full bottle of Anne Bonny – hence why I decided to … More Review: Anne Bonny Spiced ..read more

The Kakira rums have recently arrived on the UK market and I’ve been given the opportunity to review the full range which consists of 3 expressions: Kakira Silver 5 Year Old, Kakira Gold 7 Year Old and Kakira Dark 5 Year Old. The Kakira rums are made by Kakira Spirits which was started on the … More Review: Kakira Rum Range ..read more

It’s been 5 years since Black Tot launched their 50th Anniversary blend and it just snowballed from there yearly with their Master Blender’s Reserve. The branding of the rum comes from the Black Tot Day (31st July 1970) – this is the day when the British Royal Navy abolished the daily rum tot, a tradition … More Review: Black Tot Master Blender’s Reserve 2024 (Cane Spirit Society ..read more

The Cane Spirit Society is a group of rum enthusiasts that got together in order to purchase rare bottles, sample and discuss them. Our first session featured a couple of delicious rums from Belize (read about it here) and now, coming from the second session, I’ll be talking about a long-aged rum from the mysterious New Yarmouth Distillery. For those you haven’t hear about New Yarmouth, it’s a distillery located in the Clarendon Parish in Jamaica and it’s owned by the Campari Group alongside Appleton – this is where the legendary Wray & Nephew Overproof Rum is made. There aren’t a lot of ..read more

Another named Foursquare Exceptional Cask Selection release, another Google search to find out what it means. “Equipoise” means “balance of forces or interests” or simply “a state of equilibrium” – I just took the first two results, but it does make sense since most of the Foursquare limited edition releases are pretty well balanced in flavour profile. This marks (hehe) the 25th bottling from the well regarded Exceptional Cask Selection and the very first release from the distillery that uses maturation in Calvados barrels. This is a blend of two components, one that has been aged for 10 year ..read more

I have to say the Rum Show is easily one of my favourite rum events out there, hence why I’m doing my best to experience it every year. This year I was there both days, one of them enjoying the event to the fullest and the other just working the bar on site on behalf of Trailer Happiness. This was the 4th Rum Show, with the first one being an online session during the Covid period. Once again the event took place at the Glaziers Hall near London Bridge and it featured over 350 different rums. The schedule was as it follows: Friday 5th of July: 12:00pm to 4:00pm open for trade/industry and 5p ..read more