A Caroni rum for 350€, a golden bargain! But don’t get too excited, this is…
Rum is definitely in fashion! Frenchmen Eric Judor and Joey Starr have launched their own…
Rhum Longueteau presents its very first association with the art world. A fusion of two…
The Mondial du Rhum will be held for the first time next week at the…
Be Spirit, the area dedicated to spirits (but also beer and cider) at Wine Paris…
To coincide with the global launch of 100% Barbadian coconut-infused rum, Alexandre Gabriel has announced…
Drinks International magazine has unveiled its top 10 most trendy rums in mixology. Plantation rums…
By Asim Raza with Alexandre Vingtier Based on the indigenous plants of Rwanda, Imizi forest…
By Asim Raza, with Alexandre Vingtier The United States is a complicated market for rum.…
Discover the fascinating journey of Sri Lankan Arrack (Ceylon Arrack), a timeless spirit distilled from…
Developed using sugar cane grown by the Arts verts family in Toreilles in the Pyrénées-Orientales,…
Sugar cane arrived in the Canaries ten years before it was transported to the Caribbean…
The rums known as “grands arôme” in the French tradition, or “high esters” in the…
What is a grand arôme rum? According to French legislation, which has not been transposed…
What is the definition of a high ester rum? As far as I know, there…
How did your passion for chemistry begin? My passion for chemistry began after reading the…
Michael Barbaria, the founder of Swell de Spirits, has been delighting us for some years…
By Fabien Humbert with Matthieu Lange Venezuela’s largest rum producer, which has also remained a…
The Alcatraz Project is a programme that recruits former gang members, rehabilitates them and reintegrates…
Our contributor Matthieu Lange was lucky enough to visit the mountainous Aragua valley. Follow the…
After the USA, the Filipino brand is in the process of establishing itself in Europe,…
For a long time, E&A Scheer and its subsidiary The Main Rum Company navigated a…
Benjamin Rousseaux, second-in-command to Michelin-starred chef Simon Scott at Bistrot Saveurs in Saint-Avit, is passionate…
Les Bienheureux, the company behind Bellevoye whisky as well as Pasador de Oro and Embargo…
Brugal is successfully establishing itself in the premium rum segment of the French market. We…
This Dominican molasses rum, traditionally aged using the Solera method in French oak casks, has…
A limited edition 2023, a blend of rums from Barbados (West Indies Rum Distillery) and…
An organic rum aged in ex-Bourbon casks and finished in ex-mate liqueur casks. Mate is…
La Maison du Rhum returns for a sixth batch with no fewer than 7 new…
The distillery in Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe), which recently celebrated its 90th anniversary, is in the process…
Now that we’ve had a quick look at the history of the distillery and how…
Three destinations on the programme: Barbados, Fiji and Mauritius. A new vintage blended by Master…
Spiced rum made in Louisiana is the perfect accompaniment to your end-of-year meals, with vanilla…
And age has a name at Baie des Trésors: Karakoli. This is in fact…
A brut de fût joins the standard range of Montebello rums, a 3-year-old distilled in…
A special cuvée in tribute to Gabriel’s 40 years at the distillery. It is a…
This new ‘Signature Series’ collection was launched by Luc Litschgi, the renowned barman who has…
Checks, age of rum, presence of sugar and additives, misleading claims, distributor liability… Benjamin Nardeux,…
A newcomer to the arranged drinks sector: Maël, a 40% premium range developed by five…
This higher proof range (35%) is aimed at discerning consumers. Yek’Wana is based on a…
Les arrangés Kevas have created a new mango-vanilla jam, made from the fruit used to…
A new addition to the Rare Blend collection, a rum aged for 8 to 10…
Two new plot-based white rums from La Favorite, with a special feature: two varieties of…
Even the most blasé of us succumb to the magic of Christmas when the magical…
Botran is spoiling you at the end of the year with two new products: a…
A new range from Bologne, ‘Les Exclusifs’, 2014 marks the genesis of Bologne’s 100% black…
The second vintage in the range is a 2019, aged in ex-cognac casks for 3…
This is the fifth reference for Halto, which is continuing its tour of French culinary…
The first signature cocktail from Damoiseau rums has a name: “Pas loma”. Made with agricole…
Coloma Coffee smoked has been aged in American oak casks for 8 years and then…
New limited editions from A1710: ‘Le Temps des Secrets’, a brut de fût aged under…
“Three Angels” is a molasses rum aged for 12 years in white oak casks, then…
6 years after its last bottling, Rhum Rhum PMG is back on the market. This…
This spirit called ‘Kuytchi’ is made from Peruvian and Caribbean rums infused with natural flavours…
On the menu: Jamaica, Trinidad and Barbados. Jamaica, a 2016 vintage, is a molasses rum…
A rum made from local molasses, then distilled in a column still and aged for…
Rhums J.M recently unveiled the second opus of their Dame Jeanne N°2. Dame Jeanne N°…
With this new section, Rumporter is going to dig deeper into the furrow opened by…
Image Credits, Conrad Braganza. Growing up in Madhya Pradesh, India, a region deeply intertwined with…
Rum is not condemned to be consumed only as an aperitif or digestif. It can…
Even if Christian has lived through the years with unrivalled freshness, as you’ll have gathered,…
Rum is not condemned to be consumed only as an aperitif or digestif. It can…
In this new section, we explore the different styles of rum that exist on the…
We’ve selected 10 vintages of single-varietal rums (some made from individual plots of land, some…
After Marie-Galante, Excellence Rhum is back in Guadeloupe with two new selections. The first stop…
A first for Santa Teresa with a Speyside Whisky Cask Finish. A limited edition crafted…
The Payen family, who have owned the Bel-Air estate in Anse-Bertrand since the 1970s, are…
J.Bally has created an exceptional decanter to celebrate the brand’s 100th anniversary. The famous pyramid-shaped…
Zetwal, which means star in Creole, is a blend of different rums distilled between 2000…
Saint James has created a new brut de fût, paying tribute to the distillery’s great…
Rum is not condemned to be consumed only as an aperitif or digestif. It can…
Founded by two Frenchmen advised by Christian Vergier, this rum brand, which blends rums distilled…
The Ricci Family’s ‘Zodiac’ range is expanding, with three new signs for three new destinations.…
Here’s a look behind the scenes at the organisation of the Mondial du Rhum, one…
its huge local market potential, its proximity to the Indian, Chinese and Japanese markets, and…
Meet Antoine Poircuitte co-creator of Sampan Rums and The Indochine Distillery. How did you come…
Meet Yann Triffe co-founder of Kosapan. How did you go about creating Kosapan? We were…
Meet Sébastien Follope, creator of the Naga brand What was your background before embarking on…
Founded in 2011, the Bayou distillery (Louisiana) is making its mark on the American market…
Since September 2022, the Managing Director of Mount Gay, which has been distilling in Barbados…
The annual tasting of Plantation Single Casks is always an enriching experience, with its share…
Christian Drouin’s Expérimental makes a stopover in Barbados This is the fifth ‘Experimental’ cuvée in…
The design of the famous Havana Club Máximo Extra Añejo has just changed. We asked…
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This third series of vintage rums celebrates the terroirs and local characteristics that give these…
Here’s a guided tour of the largest distillery on the Portuguese island of Madeira. You’ll…
Jean Claude Benoit, director of the Saint James distillery, has been awarded the Icons of…
2015: We begin the discovery of this Saint-James verticale by tasting the youngest rhum of…
Joseph de Bologne, a largely forgotten figure in French history, was a fixture at the…
90% of the rum produced on the planet is made from sugar cane molasses. Yet…
The quota system (which allows the overseas departments to send given quantities of rum to…
To better understand the problems related to the restoration of old distilling equipment, we called…
In order to better understand the issues of using different types of distilling apparatus and…
National Rums of Jamaica (NRJ) rums are emerging from limbo to take their place as…
A host of technical inventions have allowed the passage from the terracotta alembic of Tepe…
The Martiniquaise has acquired the company Ôdevie Creative Spirits, whose portfolio includes Island Signature rums…
How did a rum produced in a village deep in the Sierra Matazeca (southern Mexico)…
Very much appreciated by rum geeks for its most cutting-edge and crazy ranges, Famille Ricci…
The man who is an unparalleled connoisseur of rum and its behind-the-scenes aspects, an advisor…
Kristyna Tumpachova of Spirit Radar, and Federico Ahmed Garcia of Rum Trades, give us some…
Although it is not yet as speculative as wine or whisky, rum is becoming increasingly…
As one of the best-selling rum brands in mass distribution, the Basse-Pointe-based brand had begun…
Even if the question of the carbon footprint of rums is not yet one of…
Meeting with Jean-Pierre Cointreau (JPC) president of the French Spirits Federation and Thomas Gauthier (TG)…
Feni is the only spirit to have a Geographical Indication (GI) status in India. Even…
On the occasion of International Women’s Rights Day, Rumporter focuses on some of the women…
On the occasion of International Women’s Rights Day, Rumporter focuses on some of the women…
On the occasion of the International Women’s Rights Day, Rumporter focuses on some of the…
On the occasion of the International Women’s Rights Day, Rumporter focuses on some of the…
Established on the island of Palma for four generations, the Quevedo family has given the…
This micro-distillery was born in 2021 from the association of four planters from Le Moule…
More and more distilleries are starting to produce rums, made from molasses, imported of course,…
The end of the year and Christmas are traditionally THE time of year when sales…
Carúpano, the rum produced by Venezuelans, for Venezuelans, in Venezuela… wants to conquer the world
When you think of Venezuela and rum, you immediately think of Diplomatico, possibly Santa Teresa,…
Rumporter met Grégory Vernant in a Japanese restaurant in the 3rd district of Paris, during…
In barely 20 years, Cihuatan has managed to build a diversified, complex, qualitative and eye-catching…
How did you develop an interest for rum ? Where does it came from? My…
More and more online auction sites allow you to have your bottles evaluated and to…
What a pleasure to discover a new rum day after day. There’s no need to…
The range of gins from the south (of Japan) has just been extended with the…
If today spirit tourism around rum is no longer a debate in Martinique, it has…
This month, we cross the English Channel, and even the North Sea, to Scotland, more…
Let’s dive together into the mysteries of the AOC Martinique and the different GIs that…
The nuggets of the GBH (JM) and Bardinet (Depaz) groups can boast exceptional terroirs. This…
Thailand is one of the biggest sugar cane producers in the world, but until now…
A non-producing rum country, the Ivory Coast is in the process of opening up to…
After launching their range of premium Mexican Agave distillates, Alex Wolpert, Michael Sager and Carina…
While organic winegrowing in France is a great success, with 15% of its vineyards obtaining…
Barceló Organic was launched in 2020. It is the first organic rum in the Dominican…
Why did you decide to switch part of your vineyards to organic production? The Bologne…
If the West Indies (Martinique and Guadeloupe) have taken a clear lead over Reunion in…
The International Rum Summit (SIR), of which Rumporter is a partner, will no longer be…
After Plantation, Alexandre Gabriel is launching a new rum brand, Canerock, which is intended to…
The famous Haitian brand celebrates its 160th anniversary this year. And yet, it has all…
After a year 2020 strongly marked by the covid, with a collapse of the sales…
Rum cannot be reduced to a series of figures, so to better grasp the trends…
Rum is finally going to have its international summit. Be careful, this is not the…
Based in the Gers, Laurent Sicard and Joffrey Tristan offer not only rums, but also…
Since its takeover by Bardinet in 2001, Habitation Bellevue has made a spectacular recovery, and…
It’s no secret that rum has entered the era of financialisation, even speculation. Many of…
The first rum fest in West and Central Africa will take place in Côte d’Ivoire,…
Two years after a pandemic that put the spirits market on hold, Ian Matthews, head…
Caroni, the famous distillery of Trinidad, which closed its doors in 2002 has now a…
With their book Rum Rebels, published by Mango, Martyna Halas and René van Hoven give…
Swell de Spirits, a relatively new player in the world of independent bottlling but with…
While sugar cane has long been cultivated in French Polynesia, it was not until the…
Alcools Vivant stands out for its uncompromising and virtuous approach to the world of spirits.…
An To, as he is frequently referred to on the networks, made a name for…
Sodade Isalia, a Cape Verdean grogue liqueur with cane sugar syrup that was suggested to…
Every 10 years, Barceló celebrates the creation of its flagship product, the Imperial vintage by…
They surprised us in 2018 with a “rhum arrangé,” sorry cooked (!) with lobster, and…
Eminente Reserva 7 years, is the last Cuban nugget that really inspired me during the…
With his sparkling blue eyes, a smile that says a lot about his hospitality spirit,…
Three years ago, the Poisson de Père Labat distillery decided to devote some of its…
With its creators coming from Argentina (from D. Cordoba) and India (from A. Bose), this…
Marotea Vitrac, Farm Manager of Mana’o and President of the Syndicat de Défense de l’Indication…
MANA’O (since 2015) The production of Mana’o rum is a challenge. The brand is sourced…
No, you are not dreaming, this rum has been aged for 30 years in American…
Cut is the natural rum of excellence. The brand proclaims itself “without artifice”, i.e. without…
The smallest country in Central America, El Salvador, is full of majestic landscapes and culinary…
With this rum aged 7 year minimum in American white oak barrels, Don Q proposes…
The J.Bally house offers a second exclusive and limited edition of 6,000 numbered bottles of…
As we warned, Tahiti has many surprises in stock! Manutea offers us its new interesting…
Saint Lucia Distillers wishes to pay tribute to its flagship rum created in 1999 and…
Canada is a huge market that great international brands such as Bacardí or Captain Morgan…
Simon Bourbeau, Account Director, Supply Management at SAQ: “Rum is the 3rd most sold category…
The brand was named after Kosa Pan, one of the very first Siamese diplomats who…
Greatly known in the world of spirits, the Sans family wanted to create a new…
The Trois Rivières Rhum Vieux de l’Océan vintage, inspired me to create this Marine Old…
In VSOP or XO version, the Saint Aubin distillery launches limited editions of their batch…
Welcome to Santa Cruz do Escalvado: in a hilly and green setting with red earth…
The Discovery Rum range has a new reference: pineapple! Discovery Pineapple is a spirit drink…
This blend is made of three Jamaican rums all handcrafted in the pure local tradition,…
But why 1731? Because it is from this date that the sailors of the British…
Interview with Steven Magarry, group distiller for the Australian rum Beenleigh. Rumporter : First rigorous…
New partnership for Malorhum, this time with the Sorre cider factory, in activity since 1952.…
No, the giant Bundaberg is not the only Australian rum! Next to it is the…
Yes, Rumporter wishes you good morning in Tahitian and not in Creole. Indeed, the Polynesian…
Les Canailles are back with three new flavors, three new fruity punches made with AOC…
After Hampden, “L’Expérimental” by Christian Drouin is back in Jamaica, this time at Long Pond.…
The Diplomático Single Vintage 2007 is a blend of rums aged for 12 years in…
Presented by Daniel Baudin as “Rich, powerful and complex”, this exceptional Single Cask was casked…
Cabrakán, a new player in the world of “arrangé”, created by Pauline and Romain in…
The Perle Rare B59.92 (Canne Roseau) comes from a plot of organic cane, certified by…
Txikiteo, a new brand created by Bruant, offers two new amber rums. The first is…
HSE – Marquis de Terme finish 2007 The third vintage for the Marquis de Terme…
Advent calendars dedicated to rum have been multiplying in recent years. Ideal to discover new…
KitKat, the famous chocolate covered crispy wafer, is unveiling a special range of rum infused…
Two new references are available from November 2, 2021, exclusively for ExcellenceRhum: two Savanna White…
Dugas has unveiled the fourth batch of La Maison du Rhum. Seven new expressions, with…
A new expression of the Novo Fogo Cachaça: Chameleon. It is the Novo Fogo…
Cavaillon melon, limelon (between lime and Galia melon), grapefruit, red currant, tarragon, cane sugar syrup,…
“Pace yourself”… Quite an art! And an art that must be cultivated. In Barbados, the…
Let’s go to Panama with a new nugget, Authentico Nativo ( 54% ABV ), selected…
This former professional drummer turned spirit connoisseur joins us in the very rock universe of…
With this new Don Papa Port Cask, the brand commemorates the 500th anniversary of the…
This molasses rum, distilled in 2009, has been aged for 12 years in American oak…
The Dugas company distributes about forty brands of rum, mainly to wine shops, restaurants and…
The 10th edition of the SOWINE / Dynata barometer contains valuable information about rum. They…
Rum sales continue to rise, despite the pandemic and the downturn in the on-trade. In…
Jonathan Chauve, founder of Chais du Malanga and co-creator of Sodade Cape Verdean rums, tells…
O Reizinho white is a rum whose cane is pressed without the addition of water…
Let’s go to Cuba, the biggest island in the Caribbean, the one that makes every…
The distillery La Favorite has unveiled its new products but also a new packaging for…
Trois Rivières rums unveil a new Triple Vintage (the fourth), a new blend by Daniel…
Puppa Rhums is a new independent bottler from the south of France with two products…
Our historian made a remarkable discovery at the end of the nineteenth century while consulting…
Head bartender at the Michelin-starred Castelbrac Hotel in Dinard, Antony Bertin is one of the…
A new AOC rum, this brand is made up of two products with the sweet…
Direction Martinique with the new vintage pure organic cane rum Saint James, all in finesse…
The Confrérie du Rhum presents its latest product in partnership with Les Rhums de Ced…
Guillaume de Roany is launching its products under the name “Collection Guillaume de Roany” in…
He is Martinique’s oracle, the one who can predict whether it will be sunny and…
The rum used this time is from Paraguay and certified organic, it has aged in…
The Kraken Mule is the ideal long drink for a festive evening to change the…
Les Rhums du Sud, a brand known for its “arrangés”, has expanded its activity to…
Kasturi Banerjee, Founder & Director of Stilldistilling Spirits India, discusses with Rojita Tiwari about the…
The Naga brand produces batavia arracks, these Indonesian rums have a certain particularity as the…
Few rums are produced in Scotland and even fewer are produced on the uninhabited island…
Ced’s rums have celebrated their 10th anniversary, and to celebrate a new product was created…
After their multi-medal winning rum, Equiano Original, the brand is releasing a new younger reference,…
Tia is the first rum produced in Corsica! It is fermented and distilled in the…
Saint Benevolence’s Clairin is a blend of sugarcane juice and syrup, a bottle of the…
Maison La Mauny unveils, in a beautiful oak box, their new “grand cru” collection. Released…
This is a rum that has stayed 15 months in stainless steel tanks for…
Rumporter, your indispensable ray of sunshine, is back in great shape for some supercharged columns,…
New independent bottler, Swell de Spirits, creates a new product, a 10 years old Jamaican.…
Renegade Cane Rum has recently launched its first two expressions: Pearls and New Bacolet. Renegade…
In the wake of its latest VSOP SAINT JAMES, launched at the end of 2020…
New Profile 62 for Neisson Neisson Profil 62, an agricultural rum aged 12 months in…
Pineau des Charentes, wine, whiskies, bourbon… and beer, are on the menu of these limited…
Ti’Arrangés de Ced, a true model company in the rhum arrangés sector, was founded by…
Savanna – Rhum Vieux 5 year This Savanna product is a blend of molasses…
On August 16, International Rum Day, the National Rums of Jamaica (NRJ) presented the first…
There’s no stopping the Ricci Family! This independent bottling house, launched barely a year ago,…
Since May 2020, Arnaud Lintilhac has created a new French spirits brand composed of whiskies…
The sixth and last Plantation reference of the “birds of paradise” collection takes us to…
The Belgian bottler of the oldest Saint James (up to 21 years old for Rotary)…
Second reference of the brand, Tijuca Single Organic is a blend of three cachaças. It…
Two new releases from Excellence Rhum, both from Trinidad, more precisely Caroni 1998 23 year…
Maison La Mauny enriches its range of original creations with a new recipe, Passion. For…
A new collection of rum-based spirits: Flavors Island, from the Indian Ocean. Made from fresh…
On their 20th anniversary, V and B franchise unveiled the first Saint James arrangé. Pineapple…
The Bar 1802 of the Monte Cristo Hotel in Paris is no stranger to collaborations.…
Arhumatic, created in 2014 by Clémence and Thierry Ogez, is adding new products to its…
“Ron de Jeremy” is renamed “Hell or High Water.” Following the serious allegations leveled against…
Savanna has recently released a new collection of four vintages: the Métissage collection. Like a…
Offrian, the Panama rum bottler, is back with a new finish but not the last:…
Behind Navi are two well-known personalities in “the business”: Baptiste Bochet, creator of Colada Cocktails…
The Ti Spicy from Ced’ Rhums is back with a new outfit created by Nantes-based…
Havana Club signs a new collaboration with an artist to promote Cuban culture. The designer…
J.M Rums unveiled a new reference, “Terroir Volcanique” not to be confused with “Fumée Volcanique”.…
Chatel’s punches and blends, from Reunion Island, unveil four new products: two punches and two…
Zacapa inaugurates its “Heavenly Cask” collection with “La Doma”, the first blend imagined and created…
Saint James rums offers not one but two organic and A.O.C Martinique references: a 40%…
Nicolas Barikenn offers us two new selections. After Barbados and Jamaica, let’s go to Fiji…
The South African rums Mhoba and Bar 1802 sign a beautiful collaboration: the oldest Mhoba…
Excellent news for lovers of rums selected by Chantal Comte: a new Caribaea vintage white…
7 years ago, Cédric Brément and his team unveiled the first Point G vintage. This…
The second novelty of the year for Père Labat –after the “brut de fût”– is…
After the Sajous, Clairins from Saint-Michel-de-l’Attalaye, Vaval from Cavaillon, Casimir from Barradères, and Le Rocher…
Two new references in this collection: “Expression Brut de fût” and “Expression 45”. The latter…
Malorhum Rums have created “Les Imbibés”; pastries soaked in their own rum punches. Once again,…
New at Plantation Rum: the collection of “Birds of Paradise” is made in Trinidad. As…
The exhibition created by The Whisky Exchange, Rum Show, will take place from July 29th…
After the white and the amber, it is natural that the old will take a…
President and CEO, quality controller or marketing and communication director: at Plantation Rum, women have…
This is the second batch for La Perle Fine’s A1710 rums. For the harvest of…
Catherine Arnold has done it again and offers us the second batch of her Toucan…
Two years after acquiring Ced Rums, Dugas is launching the brand “Les Arrangés Divins”, which…
It is about time Père Labat released its “brut de colonne”. After 72 hours of…
Engenhos do Norte, under the brand 970, offers a new extremely limited edition rum aged…
The 2020 confidentials of the Bologne house are now available. Honor “the old” with the…
After “La Coulisse”, one of the oldest plots of the estate, Bologne is back with…
La Progresiva is a 100% Cuban rum, produced in the Vigia distillery located in the…
After the “New Old” and the “Bio”, a new Bologne reference will soon be available…
The highly expected results of the 2020 International Sugarcane Spirits Awards are in the air.…
The results of the 2020 International Sugarcane Spirits Awards are in! We unveil the Top…
By Fabien Humbert & Alexandre Vingtier What is a rum? This question is always on…
Martha Miller has been appointed Executive Director of NRJ (National Rums of Jamaica), the first…
Meeting with Béatrice Clément, sales and communication manager of Lyspackaging. Fabien Humbert: What are the…
Sugarcane is the green gold of the century, it is already used to make sugar,…
Black Tears, the only spiced rum brand in the top 10 trendiest rums in mixology…
Less than forty kilometers from Papeete, between mountains and lagoon, the Domaine d’Atimaono offers a…
Bacardí is undoubtedly the most famous rum brand in the world. But more than a…
We first met Italian bartender Danilo Grenci at the Moonshiner, the temple of speakeasy-style whiskey,…
Rhum and it – Damoiseau VO Rum – Vermouth of your choice Directions: Mix equal…
Par Laurence Marot et Alexandre Vingtier Since April 2019, Trudiann Branker has been at the…
As unveiled a few days ago, Maison Ferrand will soon install the first floating ageing…
Maison Ferrand will soon install the first floating ageing cellar in France. This 1948 Freycinet…
Chalong Bay is expanding its range by releasing the first and, today, only Thai spirit…
This is the competition’s first year, and it already boasts more than 260 registered references.…
The “Music! series” are back: three new styles, three new Caroni. Proposed by Jack Tar Holding…
Rum Tasting Notes is a complete rum application, available on IOS and Android. With RTN,…
Vaughn Renwick is the CEO of WIRSPA wich stands for West Indies Rum Producers Association.…
*Terroir is a term invented by the French to describe the complex interconnection of microclimate,…
Bridgetown, Barbados – 3 July 2020: Despite changes coming as a result of Brexit, Caribbean…
Rumporter: Hello Cyrille, you’ve announced recently to our colleagues at Singlecast the creation of the…
Sustainability is a fashionable word but when it comes to acts it is another piece…
By Alexandre Vingtier & Baptiste Bochet As the Covid19, the map we created is without…
For over a year already, Mount Gay has been dabbling in a stylistic exercise: the…
As the market leader of agricole rums in Martinique, and as one of its precursors,…
Alejandro Bolivar, head bartender at the legendary Cuban bar El Floridita likes to talk cocktails…
The end of the year is approaching and the special rum Advent calendar is back.…
Despite its age, the history of this mythical Jamaican distillery is mostly unknown. Its rums…
Glen Moray Scotch whisky welcomes a new addition to the Elgin Curiosity range: a single…
Disclaimer: this is not a rum bottle! As time goes by, it becomes more and…
After working for Hart Brothers and Ian Macleod, independent blenders and bottlers from Scotland, Anthony…
Dos Maderas, a Bodegas Williams & Humbert brand, has managed to find its place in…
This is a limited edition with “xxx” bottles! – is “xxx” a misprint or does…
Jamaica Long Pond 2000 is Mezan’s new cuvée, produced by the Long Pond distillery (aged…
Appleton is not the most extrovert Jamaican, nor one to speak louder than everybody else…
After creating its 10 Aniversario Reserva (ABV: 40%) to appeal to the general public, Millonario…
Yet another white rum released by Habitation Velier. As a reminder, a previous collection saw…
Doesn’t Steve Remsberg look a little like “Doc” in Back to the Future? Let’s present…
Founded by Barcelo, this distillery only processes Dominican sugar cane. Fun fact: in the early…
What does “Botran Cobre” mean? Those unfortunate who picked German as a second language may…
Our dear Global Brand Ambassador, Stephen Martin has rolled up his sleeves and has presented…
Let’s put it bluntly, the content hasn’t changed, but the packaging has. Colours, colours and…
These spiced rums, aptly named “Botafogo” (which means “set on fire” in Portuguese), are built…
Here’s a style suggestion for the ladies from Dictador at the next Whisky Live event!…
Personally, I like it when rum is dirty… This white rum is called “Kiyomi”, which…
This new New Grove Savoir Faire from Mauritius is a treat. Aged in 2009 Limousin…
In the SiSwati language, “Mhoba” means… sugar cane! Furthermore, this South African pot distilled rum…
Naga is an Indonesian rum made by fermenting molasses with Javanese red rice yeast and…
Plantation cleared the 6-metre bar with their Extrême series (already in its 3rd season). So…
… and wins a few awards in the process. Cane Island has been around for…
This is the Indies column, so let’s talk about an independent producer… Oops! They’ve done…
Save the date if you haven’t already: Rhum Fest Paris is taking over the Grande…
As rum consumption increases and interest in the spirit gains global traction, naturally, it’s seeping…
Read part one of the interview here Meeting between Cyrille Lawson, one of HSE Rum’s…
Read part one of the interview here Meeting between Cyrille Lawson, one of HSE Rum’s…
Meeting between Cyrille Lawson, one of HSE Rum’s figureheads and Cyrille Mald, for a frank…
Mount Gay is located in the north of the island, in the parish of St…
If there is one job that fascinates in the world of rum, it is that…
The most certain mark of wisdom is cheerfulness.¹ ¹ Montaigne, Essays These are 5 new…
When the acclaimed single malt producer from India, Amrut Distilleries, decided to produce the country’s…
It is this time of the year again where the team from 1423.dk – World…
Bruant has taken over the distribution of products by William Hinton, one of the five…
On this island, the birthplace of rum, as Barbados has been called for centuries, Mount…
For a country that produces some 2.2 million tons of sugar per season, South Africa…
Did I say “more wisdom”? More time certainly! What do I mean? Three Clairins, two…
Since he treated us to a high ester Habitation Velier HLCF, Luca Gargano has kept…
2018 vintages by the shoveful! Talking about the new blends by A1710: Nuée Ardente and…
Thinking of the way Plantation communicates with their audience, everything is carefully thought out… The…
Cambodian distillery Samai (which means “modernity” in Cambodian) has released two rums. How Samai Gold…
16-year-old, peach-fuzzed Dictador, described by its producer as having notes of coffee and almond, is…
Caroni started distilling, blending and bottling rum in 1918. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of…
Maison Ferrand has raised the bar higher for the 3rd edition of its Extrême series,…
Cabin boy, get ready, there isn’t one but three Admiral Rodney’s mooring at quay. FYI,…
For your reference, Chairman’s Reserve 1931 is a limited edition by Saint Lucia Distillers, a…
From now on, Maison La Mauny Signature du Maître de Chais will be sold under…
Hampden has appointed LM&V, a joint venture of Italian company Velier and French company La…
Trois Rivières goes swimming with… diving bottles! Trois Rivières goes swimming with… diving bottles! First…
This is a dream combination, Foursquare meets Hampden, Barbados meets Jamaica… Coffey column in the…
Neisson has released a Neisson Blanc « Parcelles en conversion bio » bottled at 52.5%. This rum…
There is something new in terms of transparency, regulation and protection of rum producing areas,…
Once again, Guatemalan rums are distinguishing themselves. And once again, it’s about sugarcane honey, when…
Manutea hails from Tahiti and represents everything we like, like the single variety O’Tahiti, the…
Les Whiskies du Monde offers a new line of a little rum hailing from Honduras…
The little Martinican distillery never ceases to amaze. It celebrates its first anniversary this year…
Conde de Cuba was named after an important figure of the island, Francisco Dionisio Vives…
Pagès-Védrenne, the almost century-old liquor maker, has acquired the distribution rights of Bielle distillery in…
La Favorite, a rum producer on the rise among rum lovers, has set aside 5,000…
For the 20th anniversary of the AOC and following the recent election of Saint James’…
Armade, or the 4 decanters of the Apocalypse, are enough to get your bank privileges…
Staying at the top is hard. Trois Rivières knows that and always launches new products…
The Worthy Park distillery is the only genuine “single estate” rum producer in Jamaica. Single…
Distillery Chamarel launched four limited-edition offerings: one new single cask and three original finishes. The…
Jamaica… an island lost in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba and off the coast of Haiti. Colonized in 1494 by the Spanish, the island officially became English in 1670 and finally gained independence in 1962 and remains part of the Commonwealth.
Elements Eight have launched Republica, a brand-new addition to their range which sees them move beyond St Lucia for the first time.
In March 2016, Groupe Bernard Hayot announced their acquisition of St Lucia Distillers, and now with the news of this packaging update we are starting to see the signs of the new owner’s influence coming though
Rhum Fest awards : This year, the organizers felt it important to consider the sugar content and have further sub-grouped the rums.
HSE further complements its range with its Ragtime but before talking about the product, let’s…
In the 19th century, Habitation Saint-Etienne was one of Martinique’s main sugar mills. Like many others, it was converted into an agricole rum distillery at the end of the same century, and ceased production in 1988.
Rhum Fest Paris – Masterclasses: Ian Burrell, Guillaume Ferroni, Richard Seale, Jesús Bernad , Mario Navarro, Jaiker Soto , Simone Bodini, Matthieu Lange, Alex Bobi & Julie Mocquot
When Tiki Bars and Rums Brands Collide… Mahiki Coconut Rum Liqueur has been around for a long time and has been previously presented in several different ways.
The second instalment of the Tributo Collection, a series of the finest rums from Havana Club’s aged reserves, was recently unveiled at the Cuban Habanos Festival and will have a limited release of 2,500 bottles globally.
Gruppo Campari have released the Appleton Estate Joy Anniversary Blend, a 25-year-old limited edition rum, which celebrates Joy Spence’s 20th anniversary as Master Blender.
October 2016… A unique rum was revealed to the world at the Boutique RumFest in London. An expression of rum that has a rather amazing providence, but is both extremely small batch and not released by a multinational drinks corporation.
Tasting of 2 HSE wine Finish : a feat of strength – Château Marquis de Terme Finish 2005 & Sauternes Finish 2005.
The recent release of an India Spiced Rum extends the range and wears a red fur coat to help distinguish it from its brother.
With all the bottles the rum world has to offer, it’s hard to choose a real top ten. Taste varies from person to person and therefore this list is not definitive, but rather a reflection of rums that have been tested and approved by rumporter in each category.
In the rum corner at the last Whisky Live Paris, Pernod unveiled their latest creation, the Pacto Navio rum, in the presence of the famous Maestro Ronero Asbel Morales.
The Martinican Rhum Agricole Trois Rivières is once again creating a buzz as the year draws to an end.
Good news for rum in general and French rhum in particular: following last year’s 7 year old Isauter from Réunion, it is J.M of Martinique who has most recently won the Spirits Selection 2016 Trophy at the awards held in Tequila, Mexico at the end of August.
Barbados, dubbed the birthplace of rum, required a lord to play the role of its…