In late 2015 a curious bottling of Trinidad rum – Providence Estate arrived on the scene from Bristol Classic Rum. It certainly caught my attention somewhat more than perhaps yet another Caroni offering. Which turned out to be a bit of shame for me as this is in fact another Caroni Offering (we think)! Providence Estate was/is…
The Rockley Still from which this Bristol Classic Rum takes its name is quite a mythical creature. Fortunately for me it has been explored in great detail by Nikos Arvantis and published over at Steve James’ Rum Diaries Blog. Bristol Classic Rum have released a good few variations of this Rockley Still 1986 distillate over the years. …
The Rum Swedes Barbados 2000 hails from the West Indies Rum Distillery (WIRD) who are responsible for the Cockspur brand. The Rum Swedes brand is part of Svenksa Eldvatten (Swedish Firewater). They are independent bottlers of Whisky, Rum and Gin. Ran by Tommy Andersen and Peter Sjögren,who both have a long history with Scotch Whisky. Which may…