Bacardi Carta Fuego – Red Spiced Rum to give it it’s full moniker. In 2011 Bacardi moved away from creating weird and wonderful Flavoured Rums and introduced their competitor in the Spiced Rum market – Bacardi Oakheart. If things had went to plan then we would all be at least familiar with, if not drinking…
Dark Matter: Inspired by Science, Driven by Curiosty. Is the tagline for this newly released Spiced Rum which hails from the less than Caribbean like island of Great Britain. More precisely from Aberdeen, Scotland. Yes that hotbed of rum production. Dark Matter Distillery is actually the first rum producing distillery in Scotland. When you consider…
Admiral Edward Vernon AKA “Old Grog” was responsible for a reduction in the British Royal Navy’s rum ration in 1740. Many of the sailors were dissatisfied with the dilution of their rum ration and legend has it that Admiral Vernon suggested the men spruce up their “tot” with sugar and limes. Now that in itself…