Diplomatico Ambassador was launched in London, England in 2011. It is currently the most expensive of the various rums available under the Diplomatico brand.
Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva is regularly cited as being one of the best rums in the world. In all fairness it isn’t really but what it does offer is a soft, easy and very sugary entry into “sipping rums”. Having said that many will stay loyal to rums such as Diplomatico.
Old Port Imported East Indian Rum hails from the Amrut Distillery in Kambipura, Bangalore, India.
The Indian rum market is huge (India is huge). Until very recently Old Monk was the biggest selling dark rum in India. In more recent times McDowells No1 Rum has replaced Old Monk at the top of the charts. For one reason or another Old Port seems to be more appreciated amongst rum lovers outside of India, than in its home country.
Ron de Jeremy XO was released in the UK on the 26th October 2015. With the original Ron de Jeremy and the Spiced variants already available, this “ron” is One Eyed Spirits’ attempt to break in the more “Premium” end of the market.
In the UK the market is saturated with “Premium” rums in the £35-55 price range. Rums such as Pyrat XO. Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva, Ron Zacapa et al.
Gold of Mauritius quite a grandiose title and one which certainly sets this rum up as one that really needs to impress! Mauritian rum has come to our attention before we have reviewed two Penny Blue expressions from the Medine Distillery.
Gold of Mauritus offers a slightly different take on rum – but lets not say too much at this point.
Plantation Rum, as well as offering their more usual fair have now introduced a Single Cask Collection. I was quite surprised to see a Guatemala XO as part of this collection. This is because recently Plantation stopped producing a sole Guatemalan Anejo and had begun producing a mixed Guatemala/Belize blend.
Cadenhead’s or Wm Cadenhead are an independent bottler of Scotch Whisky and other Fine Spirits based in Campbeltown, Argyle in Scotland. The company has been operating since 1842 and some of their more idiosyncratic blended whiskies and rums are currently available under the brands 1842 Live Cask range.
Another try out with a Mezan rum. At these prices it would simply have been rude not to give Mezan a fair crack of the whip. With Mezan trying to do things the “right way” (in many peoples eyes – including their own) I simply had to persevere with their range.
This Panama 1999 is another one of my more unusual purchases. The original idea was to finally try one of Francisco “Don Pancho” Fernandez’s rums. I’d focused on the reasonably priced 7 year old celebrity cash in Ron De Jeremy. Then I saw this Mezan distilled in 1999 and bottled between 2012 and 2014 (I have only seen that around on the net so it may well be wrong I cannot find a definitive age).
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