Haiti occupies the smaller Western part of the Island of Hispaniola (the island is shared with the Dominican Republic. Despite this Haiti is the most populated full-member state in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). It is famous for exports of cotton clothing, coffee, mangoes and to a lesser degree r(h)um.
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Much to my uncontrollable excitement Pusser’s Rum Ltd, recently re-vamped (and to be fair tidied up) their range of rums. This was done partly to introduce new expressions but also to avoid confusion caused by the numerous “Blue Label” versions on offer in varying territories.
EL Dorado 15 Rum Review
By luck rather than judgement (very questionable if you read my El Dorado 12 review) the “Special Reserve” became the first El Dorado rum I ever tried. Having just received an expensive consignment of rum I happened to stroll into a well known discount store (Aldi) in a not so well known seaside town (Seaham Harbour). I found on their shelves El Dorado 8 Year Old. Obviously I immediately picked up a bottle and strode to the counter………
Rum Sixty Six is a 12 year old Bajan Rum from Richard Seale’s Foursquare Distillery who also produce Doorlys amongst others. The Foursquare distilleries rum are at the forefront of Bajan rum production and are respected and reviewed accordingly the world over.
Once again a discount led me to try this rum. Not online or in a Supermarket but in a local wine merchant I have recently discovered. If you are interested (and live in the North East of England) then here is the website http://www.thewinechambers.co.uk/. Please note the website shows only 4 rums but he does stock around 20. As good a selection as I’ve found in a physical shop. The rum was reduced to £30.99 (I’m such a sucker for a sale sticker I can’t even tell you what it was reduced from!).
Pusser’s Gunpowder Proof Rum (it has recently been re-branded in the UK) is as near to the rum issued to sailors in the British Navy as you will get. The “tot” was abolished in 1970. Black Tot Day as it was called being 31 July 1970.
The rum is steeped in tradition and the website is very “naval” as is the packaging. It’s very distinctive and slightly (IMO) gaudy. However you do get a nice corked closure, which I always prefer. You don’t get any fancy cardboard packaging with this rum just the bottle. The rum hasn’t hit the supermarkets over here as yet. This surprises me somewhat but it has found its way into most independent retailers. The rum retails at around the £30 mark. This seems a little expensive for a Navy Rum but it is 54.5% abv so it should last a bit longer.