Today’s interviewee is Johnny Drejer, who has been publishing information regarding additives in rum since 2013. Specifically sugar using a Hydrometer method.
Johnny’s site is brief and to the point and I would strongly recommend spending time to read all the articles and information. The site can be found at http://www.drecon.dk/
Pusser’s “Nelson’s Blood” Aged 15 Years is their marquee expression. I think, (and I will get this all confirmed) that the rum is a different blend to the Blue Label. It is not just a more aged version of it. However, I also understand that despite this it is still a blend of Trini rum with a hefty dose of the famous Port Mourant wooden still distillate.
In 2011 after numerous “flavoured” expressions and a couple of rum “liqueurs” Bacardi finally released a Spiced rum to the market. Except at only 35% they aren’t legally allowed to market it as a Spiced rum so it becomes a Smooth and Spiced Spirit Drink.
Oakheart takes its name from the charred white oak barrels that the rum, sorry spirit drink is housed in. The rums contained within the blend are aged between 1-3 years. Bacardi were hoping upon its release that the tagline “Oak and Coke” would be heard in bars all over the world. I don’t think that has quite worked.
Brugal are one of the big three “B’s” in rum production on the Dominican Republic. (Barceló and Bermudez are the other two) For those who do not know the Domician Republic is the politically divided island of Hispaniola. The remaining part of the island is Haiti.
A couple of years ago Brugal began re-branding their slightly dated bottles. This coincided (no doubt deliberately) as they began to expand into Europe. Since the re-launch Brugal can now be seen in most style and cocktail bars in the UK. More often than not it will be this rum and the XV which will be stocked.
Here we have the cream of the crop of the Pampero line. Aniversario Reserva Exclusiva. For those not familiar with Pampero the other rums in the line up are the Pampero Anejo Especial and the difficult to find Pampero Seleccion 1938. I have experience of the Anejo but I have yet to try the 1938. It is very much a bottle which if I see I will buy instantly, such is its rarity in the UK and online.
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Richard Seale is in the UK next week on a bit of a mini-tour. Sadly the nearest he is coming to thefatrumpirate’s neck of the woods is Edinburgh. Which due to work commitments means missing out on meeting the man himself. More details of Richard’s tour can be found 
Bristol’s 1998 Diamond Distillery Demerara rum has got to be up there as one of the longest titles I’ve put up, but I felt all the information was valid. Over the next few months I will be putting up my usual “commercial” rum reviews alongside a number of “independent” bottlings.