Tell some people that you are enjoying a Bacardi rum and they’ll likely scoff. It has become a popular trend to look down your rum sipping nose at the Bacardi brand as a pedestrian rum for the masses. However, if you’re really in this hobby for the flavors, you won’t pay any attention to the … Read more
What can be said about Flor de Caña rums that hasn’t already been said? Known internationally for a robust blend of fine rums for mixing and sipping alike, the Flor de Cana 18 Year Rum is a superb entry on the existing menu of full and rich flavors available from the Flor de Cana distilleries. … Read more
Diplomatico rums are known for setting a fine example of what a good sipping rum should be. Venezuelan rum at its finest, the Diplomatico Mantuano Extra Anejo is another product of the fine pedigree of rums distillery that now brings us a great sipping rum at a lower price point that the elusive “Exclusiva” bottles … Read more
Don’t be confused by the recent name change, “recent” always a relative term, but Appleton Estate 12 Years Rare Blend is the same as the Appleton Estate Extra 12 Year, so if you’re already familiar with this fine sipping rum, you already know how good it is. One of the oldest rums on the market … Read more
Venezuelan rums are something you must try neat if you want to get the full rum sipping experience. The Santa Teresa Rum1796 is a strong contender to represent the best of these South American rums as the distinct flavors of this Solera rum will have you enjoying the drink and forgetting all the concerns of … Read more
There is a river in Guyana named the Demerara and along its banks grow some of the finest sugarcane in the world. Sadly, this is no indication that the rum produced there is distilled from that cane. All rum produced in Guyana claim that distinction of Demerara Rums, but El Dorado 12 Year Rum is … Read more
Calypso Gold Rum is a pretty good example of how you can’t judge the contents of a bottle by the price tag. Inexpensive does not always mean bad. No one is going to tell you to compare this against your top shelf sipping rums, and no one is even going to admit to ever having … Read more
Depending on how far back you want to look into this rum’s pedigree, once upon a time the Havana Club rums were indeed a Cuban rum. With the rapid political changes, one party fled to Europe, another to Puerto Rico, and the name stuck around because it was known as a good recipe. Havana Club … Read more
Re-branding is a difficult decision and sometimes it goes right, sometimes wrong. Mount Gay Rum Black Barrel is a success story in that the new Black Barrel rum is a distinct improvement over the previous incarnation which itself was no slouch. A new master blender and a change in recipe stirs up the fans of … Read more
Following your favorite sipping rum’s pedigree can be a difficult task as many distillers obscure the age behind confounding facts. Plantation 5 Year Rum states plainly that it is a five year rum and that most of the aging happened on site in Barbados before being transported to a chateau in France for finishing in … Read more
