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Hampden Estate Great House Distillery 2021 Edition

Brings a slight liquorice note to Hampden. A beautiful synchronicity. This is really rather special. All the typical Hampden flavours but with its own delicious spin on things. The funk is there along with something sl

Clairin 2018 Sonson

Another pot still cocktail extravaganza - a fiesta for my tastebuds! This is the first clairin that I could enjoy a dram neat, and it really shows up the difference a pot still does for depth and complexity of flavour.

Clairin Le Rocher

Makes amazing mojitos Ultimately I bought this off the back of the recommendations on here, and I wasn't disappointed. Drunk neat, it's intense in it's phenolic tar-i-ness

Chairman's Reserve 1931 6-12 Years

Hey, it's not like anything else out there I love trying samples! It always seems expensive, and objectivity it is, but I always enjoy the compare and contrast. Running low on rum, I bought a c

Doorly's 14-year

Foursquare's finest non ECS Couldn't get a bottle of Sovereignty or Isonomy, so decided to give this a whirl. Immediately struck by how different to the 12 this is. Smell brings

Foursquare 2009 12-year

Like Doorlys 12, but nicer I think I like the smell best about this. Rich and complex mix of brown sugar, solvent and oak; layered, potent and inviting. Dipping my nose in

Plantation 2007 Jamaica Clarendon MSP 15-year

Classy, soft Jamaican flavours with an incredible finish. This is one of Plantation's zero added sugar (dosage), limited release rums. Pure pot still, open fermentation, it's pretty low on the esters at about

Clairin 2018 Casimir

Pungent cane juice layers with a gentle overlay of melted rubber. If you've never tried a clairin, then there really is no way I can do it any justice by trying to describe it beyond saying they represent the most in

Rum Fire White Overproof

Takes mojitos to another level Came across this as a recommendation when looking for Clairins on Les Maison du Whisky website. Saw the reviews on here, and took a punt. Mixed in a

Foursquare 2007 Sagacity 12-year

Ah, so this is what spicy tastes like. Had a sample of this, and was different from anything I've had before. What I got was spicy, spicy, spicy. Yet, somehow it strayed in balance. Not t

Hampden Estate 2010 LROK 11-year

A finish that goes on forever Wanted to dip my toes into a higher price band to see what we get for our hard earned cash, so bought a few samples. First up, Hampden 2010 LROK.

Velier 2005 Royal Navy Tiger Shark 14-year

My new benchmark for navy rum Tried another sample of a higher end rum, so see what it's all about. This time, Velier Tiger Shark Smells slightly herbal. A subtle blend of flav

Hampden Estate 8-year

Deep and rich and long On first acquaintance I knew I could sip it ,but it's taken coming back to it over a couple of weeks to really appreciate it. Very dry, with quite

El Dorado 15 (Onwards 2020) 15-year

Deep, rich, dirty, complex and so distinctive. This is definitely a step up from the 12 year old. This adds significantly more complexity and depth, while being recognisably from the same stable. I

Chairman's 2005 Reserve 14-year

Rich, Marmalade-y and a bit weird. This is definitely a bit strange. Smell is deep and rich, brown sugar, solvent and something I can best describe as marmalade. Very slight funk waft

Foursquare Elysium 12-year

Exclusive to The Whisky Exchange. Very Nice. This is a Private Cask Selection rum. Typically Foursquare, but half the casks are sherry, giving it a spicy, slightly sweet vibe, along with the usu

Foursquare 2010 Indelible 11-year

Artfully blended and uniquely itself. Smelling this at first it seemed muted, then out of alcohol rose up the soft red wine, gentle but clear. Keeping going, a few sniffs later, the sugar

Foursquare 2010 Exceptional Cask Selection XXI 12-year

Layers of brown sugar with a subtle oak. Nicely balanced As I has an open Doorlys 14, I was curious to see how they compare. 2010 : alcohol, complex fruit, touch of citrus and dark brown sugar. A subtle wh

Clairin 2020 Sonson

A very good vintage, but lacking true greatness A rather different affair to the 2018 vintage, this is like it's little brother. Smell is pretty mild for a clairin. Something briny, a touch of ble

RL Seale ABV 43 10-year

Very drinkable Different days I get a different impression from this. Today, I'm getting sugar, spice, a bit of varnish and lots of heat, and bone dryness, with

Black Tot Finest Carribean 5-year

On the right track, but... This is pretty young, but much more cohesive than Smith & Cross for example. Smell is quite solvent-y with a backdrop of layered sugar. Taste brings

Depaz Grande Reserve XO Blue Label 8-year

Nice blend of fruit and wood. Compared to the VSOP, this lacks the fiery ness but adds more flavour and depth. Smell is subtly fruity - like a summer fruit jus - along with the

Depaz VSOP 7-year

Curious, challenging, but with such a long rich finish I've come back to this a few times now, and I'm still not sure how to describe it. The nose is inviting. Difficult to describe, but perhaps a bala

HSE XO Grande Reserve 8-year

Soft, subtle complex brown sugar and oak After trying a few VSOPs, I wanted to try something with a bit more age on it. Looked around for a few recommendations on here, and saw positive revie

Clairin Communal

Full on strange, in a good way Dry, grassy, almost savoury. You could drink it neat although I wouldn't choose to. Instead, make unusual and amazing mojitos. Having now also tri

El Dorado 8-year

Classy, understated and slightly weird Initially I felt like all the goodness - the depth, complexity, the dark brown sugar, strange funk - was kinda buried under too low ABV and too much

Smith and Cross Traditional Jamaica Navy Strength

Yep. This is it. This is where it's at I'm really surprised people have said this isn't a sipper. This is much less harsh than El Dorado 8 for example. Yes, the banana funk is there in

Chairman's Reserve Legacy 5-8 Years

Deserves to be much more widely known An intriguing balance of flavours. Lighter high notes of brown sugar, a rich subtle sweetness overlaying some grassy notes and the influence of the ca

Equiano Original 8-year

Easy drinking Tastes to me like a smoother, slightly sweeter Doorly's XO. Well rounded, bit of a tingle on the tongue, some dark brown sugar.. Perhaps a bit simp

El Dorado (2020 Onwards) 12-year

Rich, dark, woody and slightly dirty I've not tried the previous ED12, so I can't compare. The added sugar put me off before, but the prospect of tasting something of DDLs unique stills r

Rivers Royal Granadian White 69

Smoothly enjoyable Wanted to try this for a while, and was lucky to be given a sample. Really smooth considering the strength. Easy drinking neat. Mineral tones and mild

Hampden Estate 2017 HLCF Classic Overproof

An experience alright, but a very challenging sipper I've had this bottle a while now, and it's still two thirds full. I seem to pour a shot now and again, and try and work it out all over again, but no

Real McCoy Single Blended 12-year

A tasty dram with a distinctive burn, but perhaps lacking a little too Like many folk, I really enjoy Foursquare's special releases but it's getting very hard to get them, and at £75 and up, I could really do with a cheap

Rhum JM XO 6-year

Rich and complex and enjoyably different from the molasses based usual suspects Oh, the smell is inviting on this one! Aniseed and slightly solvent, rich and a little bit sweet, its definitely complex and pungent enough to reach o

Master of Malt 2008 Port Mourant Pot Still 11-year

Continental aging at the fore. An interesting anomaly I've only tried a couple of continental aged rums so far, and there is definitely a similarity between them, and a distinctive difference to tropical

Doorly's ABV43 12-year

Both reassuring and slightly disappointing all at the same time Dark brown sugar all the way This is easily the sweetest unsweetened rum I've tried. Layers upon layers of dark brown sugar, on the nose and on the p

Chairman's The Forgotten Cask 6-11 Years

Good, but missing something This is right in the sweet spot, price wise, and having a liking for their other rums, it seemed it was about time I tried this. Smell is pretty subtl

Santa Teresa 1796

Very drinkable, but a bit boring It's been a while since i tried something new, but got a sample of this. Smell is pretty subtle, but reminiscent of demerera in its dark sugar, sligh

Pusser's Gunpowder Proof 3-year

Enjoyable dram. Rich, sweet, but pleasantly so. Has that typical demerera smell and taste. Has a bit of sharpness from it's youth and ABV, and the added sugar is definitely evident, but none of detr

Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva

Surprisingly quaffable. Expected not to like this at all. Surprisingly not that sweet, and much less sweet than it's big brother. Touch of liquorice and some burnt sugar bu

Clement VSOP 4-year

There's something about this I like! My first aged agricole, and I'm really impressed. I found the reviews on here a little hard to interpret, so went and tasted a couple at the shop an

Mount Gay XO Triple Cask

Doesn't really do it for me Had a sample of this, which confirmed what I suspected - that Mount Gay isn't for me. Very much as a distinctively different flavour to Foursquare -

Makes a tasty Hurricane Packs an alcohol punch, though surprisingly restrained in flavour. I don't really detect grass at all. Taste reminds me a bit of slivovic; it has th

Worthy Park Single Estate Reserve 6-10 Years

Bit of funk, varnish and wood. Balanced. The nose is pretty restrained. Mild funk, bit of solvent, and an undercurrent of oak. Taste is similar, though just as I swallow, there's a brief pas

Hampden Estate 2016 The Younger LROK 5-year

Classy banana juice. I really like the 8YO, so had to get a sample of this. Nose is pungent banana funk, with a bit of solvent and varnish. The taste has a bit of oak b

Depaz 2002 Hors d'Age 11-year

In this case, age hasn't improved it. Bought a sample of this to see what a bit more age in the cask brings to the Depaz party. I really rather like the VSOP, but with this, I'm not convin

Diplomatico Planas

Benchmark white mixer Somehow combines subtle with rich and interesting, with inoffensive and unchallenging. When it comes to mojitos, I figure no-one will complain, and

La Hechicera Extra Anejo

Happily drinkable, but maybe my palate needs to evolve a bit before I truly appreciat Light, dry, vanilla oak. Bit of burn. Very dry finish. Apart from the vanilla, get a little bit of dried fruit, and lighter volatile top notes - ic

Germana Caetano's

Pungent, pokey and always interesting Rich, complex inviting smell Weird kiddie boiled sweet taste. Kinda synthetic. Pungent. Lingering finish. Potent taste, dominates a caprinha or

Started me on the Rum road Popped the cork, and straight away - wow, that's what I've been looking for. Bit of funk, and complexity that straight away got me excited to try new

Diplomatico Selección de Familia

Without all the sugar, it'd be fantastic Loved the complexity and the balance. Felt like a perfect digestif, or cigar accompaniment. But as the glass emptied, I found the sweetness more and m

Havana Club 7-year

It ticked the boxes Needed something to pass round the campfire. Limited options in the village. The reviews here suggested this would be the best bet - and they were rig

Longueteau Concerto

Tastes young, but priced premium. Read the various Longueteau reviews and thought I needed to try one, so picked up a sample of this. The nose in an inviting blend of brown sugar an

Hampden Estate Great House Distillery 2020 Edition

A very expensive Smith & Cross Part of my sample introduction to higher price rums. Liking the 8YO, and reading the glowing reviews, I had to try this before taking a £100 punt on t

Havana Club Anejo Especial

Best bargain sipper out there I was pleasantly surprised by this. Pretty similar flavours to the 7YO. Smell and taste of molasses with some volatile top notes. More burn than the 7

Chairman's Reserve Original 4-6 Years

Super dry but very tasty The first thing that hit me was a surprising funk in this. It's a Hampden 8YO or Worthy Park level of funk, and overall, it's very reminiscent of WP S

Neisson Blanc 52.5

Classy juice, bright and fresh Typical agricole flavours, with a touch of softness. Appealing and obviously a step up from HSE, for example, in quality. The only issue is that, fo

Wray & Nephew White Overproof

A citrus, perfume-y vibe, more than outright funk. Hey, all things are relative! If you've picked this up after previously buying Bicardi, this is going to blow your mind. Fire, brimstone, lemon and th

Santiago de Cuba Anejo Superior 11-year

Distinctively Cuban. Mild, very smooth yet not sweet. Has a kinship with Havana Club that I assume is the Cuban style, yet noticeably a step up compared to HC7 which makes

Cadenhead's Classic

Interesting and distinctive, though not really for me This is a very distinctive rum, not like anything else I've had, though I'm not sure whether that's a good thing or not! Smell is quite rich, with a n

Like drinking banoffee pie. My friend bought me a shot of this. Sweet, but not overwhelmingly so. Smooth, as the sugar is intended to do. I can see why people like it. Taste was

Reimonenq Premiere Cuvee 3-year

Is this indicative of Guadalupe, of Reimonenq, or is it just me? I've been trying to work this one out for the past week, but it's still grass meets boiled sweets. Considering it's pretty young, there's really not

Habitation Velier 2007 Last Ward 10-year

Really struggled with this one Drank this straight after Clairin Sajous, and yet found this much more challenging! Liked the complexity and depth, but felt the concentration of fl

A taste that won't go away! With flavours this strong, I guess there can be a fine line between the sublime and the repellent. Only had a single shot, and didn't get to pop it

Mount Gay Eclipse

It'll be fine for sharing round the campfire Limited rum options out here in the sticks, but saw Tesco will deliver this for £17.50. Wanted a couple of options to have ready for catching up aroun

Rum SixtySix Family Reserve ABV43 12-year

Easy drinking, but also lacking in depth and interest Has the distinctive Foursquare smell and flavour - I don't know how to describe it, except that it's a beautiful balance of brown sugar, cask and some

Mount Gay Black Barrel

The barrel char doesn't do enough to make up for the youth of this Bought a bottle of this. Took it round to friends. Didn't get to sampling much of it, but enough to be satisfied I tried it, but happy not to buy it a

Old J TIki Fire Spiced

Medicinal Spotted this at the back of the bar. Had no idea what to expect. The bar man said it was 75%, so thought 50/50 with lemonade was wise. Tasted like Do

Decent white rum - just not what I was looking for. Very much has a junior clairin vibe. Smell is pretty restrained by clairin/agricole standards - that 42% noticeably dilutes the experience from the t

Santiago de Cuba Anejo 8-year

Drinkable in a bind somes it up Weird. Just had a sample of Angostura 1787 and this has the same floral sweetness about it that I've only ever come across before in Havana Club Espec

Kept us warm when the weather turned. Reminds me of Havana Club. Liked it more than Santiago de Cuba and 1888. Dry, slightly smoky, easy drinking. Bought it for peanuts in Lidl in Romania

Kraken Black Spiced

Thank God for Rum Ratings Rum really is the pirate spirit. With no rules about what is rum, it's like the Wild West out there, and without this site, I wouldn't have had any id

Boukman Botanical

Botanical indeed Very much in the vein of amaro or other such liqueurs. All about the spices/herbs. Very distinctive but spiced/flavoured rums are really not for me.

So weird, and this time, not in a good way Had a sample of this. Not like anything else I have tried. Smelt of very soft mild hot chocolate. Tasted pretty much the same, though those flavou

Doorly's XO 6-year

My changing palate relegates this to bottom of the class Smelling it, I get a bit of glue, but mostly icing sugar. The typical foursquare smell isn't really detectable. Taste is more complex than that. The

Too much icing sugar and a burning finish I get subtle top notes of brown and icing sugars. Some dryness and wood, particularly on the finish. There's a little sweetness. It doesn't balance ou

Appleton Estate White

Doesn't really taste of much Drunk neat, it's inoffensive. In a mojito, it murders it by being tasteless. I guess it turns out I like rich and complex rums that shine in a cockta

Mezan XO Jamaica

Alcoholic banana juice. I find this pretty one dimensional. For me the nose is the best bit. A pleasant subtle amalgam of acetone, varnish and banana. The taste thoug

Angostura 1787 15-year

15 years wasted I really don't get this! Doesn't taste like the reviews at all to me. It's like a combination of Reimonenq and Havana Club. I don't know what happened

Appleton Estate Rare Blend 12-year

The more I drink it, the less I like it Saw this at a bargain price, and was hoping for a bargain Jamaican sipper. I get a sharp attack of column still top notes with a kinda varnish like

Mama Thames' Reserve Rum 1-year

Made by Greensand Ridge Distillery This was commissioned by the author, Ben Aaronovitch, and given to independent bookshops. The bottle doesn't say much other than it was aged in a bour

Chairman's Reserve Spiced

Yeah, spiced rum is not for me! Whoa, you ain't in Kansas anymore! I don't know what this smells like - Christmas chocolate box maybe. Orange and spice and Lots of sugar. Tastewise,

Don Papa Small Batch

WTF Smells like some kinda kiddie sweets - maybe it's just the sweet volitiles on the top notes, but they taste saccharine and artificial to me, and they

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