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S.B.S. Guadeloupe Red Cane Single Origin Rum

S.B.S. Guadeloupe Red Cane Single Origin Rum review by the fat rum pirateS.B.S. Guadeloupe Red Cane Single Origin Rum.

S.B.S or Single Barrel Selection are part of the Danish outfit 1423 World Class Spirits. An Independent bottler that has spent the last few years building a reputation for doing things properly transparent rum, no additives, no nonsense and a portfolio stretching across more than 50 distilleries worldwide. Read more to see the fatrumpirate rating

Raising Glasses Clouded Leopard Renaissance Distillery Bordeaux Cask

Raising Glasses Clouded Leopard Renaissance Distillery Bordeaux CaskRaising Glasses Clouded Leopard Renaissance Distillery Bordeaux Cask. Rums from Renaissance Distillery have been attracting a lot of attention among rum enthusiasts over the last few years.

Located in southern Taiwan, the distillery has built something of a cult reputation for producing bold, experimental pot-still rums using long fermentations, dunder and unusual maturation casks. Production numbers are tiny and most bottles rarely leave Taiwan, which only adds to the mystique surrounding the brand. Read more to see the fatrumpirate rating

Berry Bros & Rudd Caribbean XO Rum

Berry Bros & Rudd Caribbean XO Rum review by the fat rum pirateBerry Bros & Rudd Caribbean XO Rum.

Berry Bros. & Rudd have been in the wine and spirits trade since 1698 and still operate from their historic shop in London. Over the centuries they’ve bottled a wide range of wines and spirits and in more recent years they’ve released several rums under their own label sourced from all across the Caribbean. Read more to see the fatrumpirate rating

Geographic Indications (GIs) : The Jamaican Rum GI Explained

Geographic Indications (GIs) : The Jamaican Rum GI Explained article by the fat rum pirateGeographic Indications (GIs) : The Jamaican Rum GI Explained

A Geographical Indication (GI) is a form of intellectual property linking a product to a specific geographic origin and production method. For Jamaica, a GI was registered for “Jamaican Rum” in 2016 by the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office (JIPO) and is administered by the Spirits Pool Association, which represents rum producers on the island (Jamaica Gleaner). Read more to see the fatrumpirate rating

DropWorks Distillers Drop #001

DropWorks Distillers Drop #001 rum review by the fat rum pirateDropWorks Distillers Drop #001. DropWorks are one of those new‑wave British rum distilleries determined to prove the UK can do more than just drink rum badly.

Distillers Drop #001 is their first proper “let’s have a play and see what happens” release. Instead of oak, they’ve gone with English Sweet Chestnut which, if you’ve never had rum from Chestnut before should give things a softer, sweeter and nuttier edge. It’s not common in rum. Read more to see the fatrumpirate rating

Geographic Indications (GIs): What Frameworks Exist?

Geographic Indications (GIs): What Frameworks Exist.? artcicle by the fat rum pirateGeographic Indications (GIs): What Frameworks Exist?

Rum has no rules. So the story goes. The story isn’t true though. Not entirely at least. Today I’ll show you what rules do exist. Mostly.

You see what I’ll be covering today as a follow up to my earlier article Geographic Indications (GIs): The End of Creative Geography in the Rum World will be the “the rules”. Read more to see the fatrumpirate rating

House of Rum Barbados Rum 2010 Foursquare Distillery

House of Rum Barbados Rum 2010 Foursquare Distillery review by the fat rum pirateHouse of Rum Barbados Rum 2010 Foursquare Distillery. If i have one negative thing to say about Independent bottlers and it is something that is consistent across 99% of them………

They play hell with the titles for my reviews. You see I need to put the name of the bottler, the name of the vintage and the name of the distillery. If I don’t include one of these I feel like I’ve left out vital information. Occasionally I feel the need to add the cask number. Sometimes even if its a collaborative bottle who its been bottled for. Read more to see the fatrumpirate rating

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