Angostura Aged 3 Years Superior White Rum. Angostura is a distillery with a long, storied history in the rum world. Founded in 1824 in Trinidad, it’s best known for its aromatic bitters but it also produces a range of rums that span from entry-level mixers to aged spirits. Blends such as its flagship 1919 and 1824.
S.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.
Raising 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.
Berry 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.
Geographic 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.
DropWorks 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.
Raising Glasses Puyuma Renaissance Distillery Cognac Cask Rum.