Bristol Classic Rum are an Independent bottler based unsurprisingly in Bristol, England. Over the years they have released several variations of their 1990 and 1999 Port Morant Demerara rums. NB Port Morant is their spelling error not mine I’m aware it should really be Mourant.
This is the latest release of their 1990 distillate and it comes in the typical red colour scheme. Much like Veliers bottlings they stick to certain colours for rums from a particular still.
Sainsbury’s Golden Rum is a product of Trinidad and more specifically Angostura. Sainsbury’s have long been stockists of Angostura’s 1919 rum.
This rum is aged for 8 years and is the oldest rum Sainsbury’s currently stocks, excluding the 1919. It’s almost as if Angostura have introduced a direct competitor to the store. Which does seem a bit strange.
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.
La Favorite hailing from Martinique will be a familiar name to those of you who enjoy French Rhum or Agricole Rhum as it is more commonly known.
Agricole Rhum (agricultural rum) differs from Molasses based rum in that it is produced from Sugar Cane Juice rather than molasses. You may also have heard of a spirits called Cachaca which is made from Sugar Cane Juice. I’m not entirely sure what the difference is but other than in Brasil Agricole Rhum is much more popular. Molasses based rum in contract to “agricole” rum can be called “industrial” rum. I’m sure you can understand why most rum producers don’t opt to categorise their rum in such a way!
Berry’s Bros & Rudd (BBR for short) is London’s oldest and one of its most respected wine and spirits merchants. They have traded from the same shop in St James Street since 1698.
They hold two warrants to supply wines and spirits to the Prince of Wales and the Queen! So if I don’t give this bottle of rum a good review I might end up in the tower….
Plantation Rum should need little introduction. Part of Cognac Ferrand, they finish and/or age rum they procure from all around the globe in cognac and other wine casks.
They also add “dosage” (a practice used in Cognac where sugar is added post distillation). Plantation tend to add around 16g/L on average. Their rums nearly always gain positive reviews and they have quite an extensive network of representatives and they are not afraid to promote the brand. They have a large presence at all the more prestigious Rum Festivals and Competitions. More often than not coming home with an array of awards.
J Wray and Nephew’s White Overproof Rum is highly acclaimed and widely available just about everywhere.
Further down the ABV scale J Wray and Nephew also bottle this entry level Jamaican Appleton Rum. Like the Special Appleton Jamaica Rum this is not bottled as part of the Estate series and as a result does not benefit from the wonderful stubby bottle treatment.
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