Rum of the Year 2017. It’s that time again when I look over the rums I have tried in the past 12 months and decide which one fits the bill as Rum of the Year.
Now I’ll let you all know the criteria for this years selection has changed – slightly. This is basically because the Rum World is evolving and changing. Producers are taking more risks and producing more varied and interesting rums.
MANCHESTER RUM FESTIVAL RETURNS FOR ITS SECOND YEAR
Manchester Rum Festival to host round two at Manchester Cathedral
Manchester Rum Festival, the cities only official festival of its kind for the rum category, is returning Friday 1st June 2018, heading to the iconic Manchester Cathedral.
With the 2017 launch of Manchester’s first dedicated rum festival turning out to be a sell-out success, organizer and owner Dave Marsland of Drinks Enthusiast has turned to the historic venue to house over 75 brands of rum from all over the world, a dedicated cocktail bar for classic signature serves, and the chance to purchase via local independent retailer Riddles Emporium’s on-site shop.
Worst Ten Rums is probably an article a lot of you have been expecting for a while. In fairness it has been in the pipeline a long time. With around 300 reviews in the bag, I thought it might be useful to look back and see which rums I truly hated.
You see a lot of the rum I have reviewed I have found to be pretty mediocre. Maybe I could compile a list of the Ten most boring rums as well? When all is said and done, not that many rums have truly offended me or surprised me. Often I’ve bought cheaply and pretty much got what I paid for.
Exotic Tramp is the brainchild of Sian Petter. You may have come across Sian and her husband James at one of the numerous Rum Festivals in the UK or at a variety of markets in her local area.
Exotic Tramp produce Cocktail Truffles and Gifts. For those into the Tiki scene they have also recently produced a number of Tiki style mugs, to add to their portfolio.
The site is now over 3 years old. The site as it appears now was “re-booted” back in December 2014. Which was pretty much when it began getting a meaningful amount of views. We’ve now reviewed over 300 different rums, with many more in the pipeline. Out of curiosity I thought I would see how many rums I have given the 5 star treatment. The search was quite interesting. I was quite surprised by some of the omissions – only garnering 4 or 4.5 stars. I’ve also tried not to flood the list with rums from the same distillery to keep a bit of variety.
Until just a few weeks ago I had never visited Bristol before. The first time I visited was for a training course with work. The second time was to visit the Bristol Rum Festival. Needless to say the visits were quite different……
Bristol Rum Festival was held on the 9th September 2017 at The Paintworks event space. The event was part of the UK Rum Festivals series of events which have taken on the cities of Cardiff, Exeter and finally Bristol. Giving the South West of England a taste of the Caribbean. The events were organised by Rum and Tiki Enthusiast and Rum Importer Jon Rees. We interviewed Jon earlier in the year.
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