I’m sure we have all seen the gold medals before, either on the actual bottle or for more premium offerings, on the box.
Indicating success at numerous competitions and award ceremonies. Proof beyond all proof that what you have just shelled all that money out for is the crème de la crème of the rum world.
This April, UK distributor Emporia Brands have put together a calendar of events involving its award-winning St Lucia Distillers range.
Brand Ambassador Dave Marsland will be touring four Northern cities as he brings together the Chairman’s Reserve range, which includes Gold, Spiced, White Label and Forgotten Cask, the Admiral Rodney, and the latest edition of 1931, the 4th release.
In the Rum world Dave Broom is famous for his coffee table opus “Rum” which is a staple publication for most rum enthusiasts. I myself have been influenced in particular by the reviews contained in the book.
In addition to his responsibilities as contributing editor of Whisky Magazine and editor in chief of its Japanese sister title, Broom is a columnist and taster for US publication Whisky Advocate, as well as writing for German’s Mixology, China’s Drink! and French magazines Fine Spirits and Ginger.
On the 14th January 2016 Demerara Distillers Limited announced their first foray into the world of Cask Strength bottlings. Except they didn’t, well not directly anyway.
As of today (15th January 2016) the only place you will readily find information relating to these releases in any kind of “official” capacity is on the Velier website. Yes I know its in Italian. So here is a translation (it’s not perfect but you should get the general message)
Today we have an interview with one of the most recognisable personalities in the Rum World – Robert A Burr.
In the online world Robert is responsible for publishing Rob’s Rum Guide and the National Rum Examiner
In the real world together with his wife Robin and son Robert V Burr , Robert hosts and organises the annual Miami Rum Renaissance Festival the largest gathering of rum lovers in the world. They also host the Rum Renaissance Caribbean Cruise, an adventure for rum enthusiasts to visit distilleries and rum shops on many islands.
Rum of the Month has been a feature which we ran on the site from January to October. Rum of the Year 2015 its logical conclusion.
Rum of the Month gave a solid selection of 10 very good rums, which I hope people took the time to seek out if they hadn’t already tried them.
Which led me to one of the sticking points I had about producing a list of Rums of the Year. As the site has only been live since early 2014 and only really getting a noticeable amount of hits since the December 2014 re-vamp, it seemed a little daft for me to recommend a list of rums. A lot of you have probably been buying these rums for years and years.
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