Lamb’s Navy Rum is seen in just about every Supermarket off-license, public house and Working Mens Club (WMC) the length and breadth of England (and quite possible Scotland and Wales too).
Originally created in 1849 from a blend of new fewer than 18 rums from Barbados, Trinidad, Jamaica and Guyana by Alfred Lamb. The rum has been available in the UK pretty much unbroken since 1872. The rum was originally stored in the famous West India Dock Warehouse just off the Thames. The rum was then aged for 4 years. For more information please see the Lamb’s Navy Rum site.
Havana Club Anejo 3 Anos (Aged 3 years) is a white rum from the Cuban rum producers. With news of a possible embargo on Cuban products in the US I felt it a good time to review this staple of the UK and Europe’s style bars.
No your eyes do not deceive you. Along with the outdated Caribbean stereotype so loved by my European cousins we have here a Room rather than a Rum. From Maraska.
What’s that? Is usually the refrain I hear from my less rum orientated visitors (most people to be honest, unfortunately). My reply is that it is a bottle of fine Bajan Rum is often met with a rather dismissive shake of the head.
Saint James Royal Ambre is a Rhum Agricole from the French speaking island of Martinique.
I’m one of those people with a very short attention span who easily becomes bored or disinterested. Fortunately I’m also one of those people blessed with no fear when it comes to trying new things. If I go the bar for a drink and it’s well stocked with rum you would never guess what I might come back with. If the bar isn’t well stocked with rum the guessing game becomes even more difficult. I love rum but I have plenty of it at home. I don’t always have to drink rum.