Last summer, Alexandre Gabriel, Master Blender of Maison Ferrand and Stade’s West Indies Distillery, introduced the Planteray Jamaica 1984 Rum, its most distinguished rum to date. A testament to Jamaican distilling excellence and heritage and […]
Venezuela’s ultra-premium and award-winning rum Ron Carúpano, is for the first time now available to buy here in the UK, and just in time for Christmas, making it the perfect gift for any rum aficionado. […]
Last month I went to the launch of CASA BARÚ Rum here in the UK which was held at Asian bar Lucy Wong in Fitzrovia. Not only did I get the opportunity to taste CASA […]
A fairly recent addition to the spirits market is boutique Rum bottler House of Rum, specialising in limited-edition natural and exclusive single-vintage, single-cask, cask-strength rums that highlight the regions they are created from aimed at […]
Toast World Rum Day today with a Dark ‘n’ Swarmy. To create it you will need a highball glass, a lime wedge, some ice, half an ounce of lime juice, ginger beer to taste and […]
Captain Jack Sparrow aka Johnny Depp once said “Always be yourself. Unless you can be a pirate.” At this time of year, he might change that to “Unless you can be a ghost”. Or a […]
Isle of Barra Distillers recently announced the launch of its very first Island Dark Rum. Inspiration for the rum comes from the connection between Isle of Barra Distillers’ island home and the surrounding expansive ocean. […]
With Valentine’s Day just two days away, we have put together some last minute gift ideas of some drinks we hope will suit pretty much every taste and personality. First up is Darnley’s Gin Pouches, […]
We thought we would cheer you up this Blue Monday with some exciting new lifestyle cocktails from Don Papa Rum, the premium single island rum from the Philippines. Four new Don Papa cocktails have been […]
This year’s London Cocktail Week, which took place in October and actually lasted for a full month, and why not, seeing as last year was pretty much a write off, was a wonderful opportunity to […]
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