DropWorks Distillers Drop #002. DropWorks are clearly not hanging about. Distillers Drop #002 arrives off the back of a debut that sold out quickly and earned a fair bit of attention.
Rather than playing that safe they’ve leaned further into the experimental side of things. For Drop #002 they’ve gone down the Bordeaux Red wine cask route. Not a short finish, not a token influence either. This has spent 28 months in ex-Bordeaux casks from the Fronsac region. Casks which previously held Merlot.
Diplomatico Reerva Exclusiva. In many ways my days of reviewing these “kind” of rums should perhaps have been pretty much numbered.
However, this website is now over 12 years old. Now I’ve seen plenty websites come and go in that time. So I’m having quite a good innings to use a cricketing (or rounders, sorry Baseball) analogy.
F
oursquare Penultimus. Ah yes I’m ahjead of the game with this Exceptional Cask Series release. In fact I am reviewing this using the final 30ml of it currently available in the UK.
You’re quite correct it hasn’t been released in blighty yet. However I have contacts, influential contacts. Step forward the wonderful Peter Holland who is the UK (and possibly European) Rum Ambassador for Doorly’s and all things Foursquare delivery.
House of Rum Jamaica Rum 2013. House of Rum are a UK‑based independent bottler specialising in single cask releases.
Their approach is straightforward they source characterful barrels, bottle them without additives. Then present the rum at or near cask strength. Each release comes from a single numbered cask. With a relatively small outturn, and the emphasis is firmly on transparency and letting the spirit speak for itself.
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.
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.
Copyright © 2026 thefatrumpirate.com. All Rights Reserved. Premium WordPress Plugins