J Gow Hidden Depths Vol 3. Big claims are coming with this particular bottling from Collin at J Gow. “Our first and the UKs first ever 8 year old rum” the website proclaims.
I’ve been running this website since late 2014 and had an interest in rum from I woud say around 2011. I can’t recall seeing any “aged” rum actually produced here in the UK being as old as this particular bottling. In fact nothing really close. So I think Collin is likely 100% correct with is claim. Pretty remarkable really especially bearing in mind just how far North Orkney is. Its certainly not the Caribbean.
Dead Reckoning Venezuela 11.5 Years. If there is one particular “Rum Nation” that leaves me a little conflicted or is a “guilty pleasure”, it would have to be Venezuela.
Ninefold Scottish Oak Aged 3 Years
Raising Glasses Jablesse Trinidad 21 Year Old. I’m reviewing another bottling from US Independent bottler Raising Glasses today. This was originally released in 2024 and is now sold out.
Raising Glasses The Yowie Strikes Back 17 Year Single Cask Rum Australia. Star Wars themed….urgh.
Hurricane Overproof Manx Rum. Outlier Distilling Company first came to my attention at the 2023 (I think) London Rum Festival. There was quite a bit of talk at that festival about their bottlings. In particular this Overproof Rum.
Mount Gay Eclipse Navy Strength Barbados Rum. I don’t spend as much time reading about Rum as I used to. Two young children have partly seen to that! Due to this I was under the mis-conception that this new release from Mount Gay was only available in Barbados!