Rum

I’ve often noticed that rums that would display lovely photographs or paintings, or drawings of animals, especially birds, were better than the others. Why that? Because of a better care for Nature? Aesthetics? Good sentiments? COLOUR: gold. NOSE:...

Once, New Rome was the centre of the world. Ships from everywhere would make port at Constantinople, on the Bosphorus. Even the Vikings reached this place via the rivers of what today is known as Russia. Arabs, Iberians, peoples from the Italian...

A Single Blended Rum consisting of both Artisanal Pot and Traditional Twin Column Coffey distilled molasses rums. Matured for a minimum of 12 years in Ex-Bourbon Barrels. All aging, blending and bottling occurring entirely on-site, at Foursquare Rum...

A Single Blended Rum consisting of both Artisanal Pot and Traditional Twin Column Coffey distilled molasses rums. Matured for a minimum of 12 years in Ex-Bourbon Barrels. All aging, blending and bottling occurring entirely on-site, at Foursquare Rum...

This rum has been exclusively selected for the 12th edition of the “Whisky & Rum aan Zee festival” 2018. It is from a single cask (number 44) yielding 294 bottles and is from one of my favourite distilleries in the world, Foursquare in...

A Single Blended Rum consisting of both Artisanal Pot and Traditional Twin Column Cofey distiled molases rums. Aged 14 years in a combination of first, second and third fill Ex-Bourbon barels. All aging, blending and botling ocuring entirely on-site, at...

A Single Blended Rum consisting of both Artisanal Pot and Traditional Twin Column Coffey distilled molasses rums. A blend of two rums - both 14 years of Age. One Aged 14 Years entirely in Ex-Bourbon Barrels, and a second, Aged 14 Years entirely in...

Patrimonio is a subtle blend of rums from the legendary Foursquare distillery in Barbados. The secret of its finesse lies in the mastery of its blending with rums that have reached their peak in high quality barrels: a 14-year-old rum exclusively aged in...

This second offering by Foursquare was distilled in 2005 with pot and columns stills. It matured for 11 years in the tropics in an ex-Bourbon cask. The cask yielded 272 bottles that are presented in gold labelled bottles inspired by the vertical band of...

A Single Blended Rum consisting of both Artisanal Pot and Traditional Twin Column Coffey distilled molasses rums. Matured for a minimum of 16 years in Ex-Bourbon Barrels. All aging, blending and bottling occurring entirely on-site, at Foursquare Rum...

I suppose this is the usual blend of ex-column and ex-pot-still Foursquare (blended at birth) the proportions of which are being guarded by half a dozen Dobermans that are only fed once a week. COLOUR: gold. NOSE: coffee, caraway, liquorice, wormwood...

Until the beginning of the 20th century, the Hampden distillery stored its casks in the “Great House”, where they would wait before being shipped to Europe or America. Released every year and available only at the distillery and on selected...

Why is a Sicilian icon to be found along the banks of the river Don? Simple: persecuted Orthodox Christians escaped east from southern Italy and took what was most sacred with them. Spirituality is constituent to humans, and makes us capable of...

COLOUR: gold. NOSE: gentler, less extreme than that Hampden, more complex as well, with some smoky earthiness, no acetone this time, rather a feeling of smoked banana cake, cigar ashes, a mild oliveness, and whiffs of camphor an eucalyptus wood...

Hidden Spirits Independent Label is an Italian Company with the mission to discover and select the finest casks of Single Malt Scotch Whisky and Rum in order to create unforgettable independent bottlings, in limited edition. Their passion and carefulness...

This baby aged in the tropics for 4 years and was then shipped to Europe. Rather Holland, I suppose, since this excellent wee bottler is Dutch. Rhumerie/Habitation du Simon is the place where they make the new A170 rhums, and produce some new-make...

The Mauritius is a nine year old cane juice rum with seven years of tropical aging, distilled in a column still and bottled at a cask strength of 57.9%. This remarkable rum comes from Mauritius and was distilled by the Distillerie de Labourdonnais, who...

Nicaragua. The land in between. So sweet despite herself, and despite a history rife with all possible clashes between wealth and poverty, dictatorship and democracy, inhuman predicaments and collectivist thrusts. A land mirrored in its ability to be...