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Event Schedule

Upcoming:
-Dec 7th, 4pm – Introducing Spinnaker Rum
-Dec 14th, 12pm – 5th Annual Holiday Hang at Half Step


Past Events:
2025
-Aug 28th, 7pm – The Lost Mai Tai Rum Virtual Class
-Aug 16th, 6pm – National Rum Day “Rum Swap”
-April 27th, 3pm – Around the World w/ Raising Glasses

2024
-Dec 10th, 5-7pm – 4th Annual Holiday Hang at Small Victory
-August 15th, 7:30pm – Recent Acquisitions
-March 18th, 5pm – Mount Gay w/ Master Blender Trudiann Branker
-March 17th, 5pm – New Origins w/ Main Rum Company’s Ian Hoyles and E&A Scheer’s Niels Benschop
-January 29th, 7:30pm – Unpacking the Hampden 8 Marks Collection w/ LM&V’s Kate Perry

2023
-December 18th, 7:30pm – Dead Reckoning Rum Tasting w/ Justin Boseley
-November 28th, 6-9pm- Holmes Cay Albion barrel pick launch party at Honey Moon Spirit Lounge
-October 9th, 7-9pm – In-person event with Dan DeHart of Grander Rum
-September 11th, 7:30pm [POSTPONED] – Kuleana Rum Works w/ founder Steve Jefferson
-August 21st, 7:30pm – Raising Glasses w/ founders John and Lorrie Hsu
-July 17th, 7:30pm – Honoring Homère: History of Rhum Clément with Ben Jones
-June 12th, 7:30pm – Exploring Oxbow Estate Rum w/ Olivia Stewart
-May 15th, 7:30pm – Samaroli Rum Tasting w/ importer Chris Bittner
-April 10th, 7:30pm – Flor de Cana Premium Rum Tasting w/ Global Brand Ambassador Luis Baez
-March 20th, 7:30pm – Bailey Pryor: The Real McCoy (with special guest Richard Seale)
-February 20th, 7:30pm – Down Island Single Cask Rum Tasting w/ Mike Streeter
-January 16th, 7:00pm – Impex/Rum & Cane Premium Rum Tasting

2022
-December 12th, 7:00pm – In-person Holiday Hang at The Stay Put
-November 14th, 7:30pm – Novo Fogo Cachaca w/ Luke McKinley
-October 17, 7:30pm – Grander Panama Rum Tasting w/ Dan DeHart
-September 19, 7:30pm – Don Q Premium Offerings and Cocktail Contest (details)
-August 22nd, 7:30pm – Blackadder Raw Cask Rum Tasting
-July 18th, 7:30pm – Black Tot Rum Masterclass w/ Mitch Wilson
-June 22nd, 7:00pm – In-person Holmes Cay Tasting w/ Eric Kaye at Cana
-June 13th, 7:30pm – Taste of Place: Guyana w/ DDL Master Blender Shaun Caleb
-May 16th, 7:30pm – Privateer Rum w/ CEO Andrew Cabot
-April 11th, 7:30pm – Gregarious Grump Virtual Tasting w/ Kristopher Hart
-March 14th, 7:00pm – Margaret Monplaisir & Deny Duplessis of St Lucia Distillers
-March 3rd, 6pm – Cana meet-up w/ Worthy Park CEO Gordon Clarke and export manager Zan Kong
-February 28th, 7:30pm – Global Rum Ambassador Ian Burrell & Equiano virtual tasting
-January 10th, 7:30pm – Ed Hamilton’s Single Cask Strength Collection Tasting

2021
-December 17th, 7:30pm – In-Person meet up at Cana Rum Bar
-November 29th, 7:30pm – Taste of Place: Barbados w/ Richard Seale
-November 15th, 7:30pm – Bottle Talk: Hampden LROK
-November 1st, 7:30pm – What’s the WIRD w/ Master Distiller Don Benn
-October 18th, 7:30pm – Rum 101: The Fundamentals
-October 4th, 7:30pm – Taste of Place: Mexico w/ Judah Kuper of Paranubes
-September 20th, 7:30pm – Recent Acquisitions
-September 6th, 7:30pm – Introducing Rolling Fork Spirits
-August 23rd, 7:30pm – Cocktail of the Month: Corn N Oil
-August 9th, 7:30pm – Holmes Cay Virtual Tasting w/ Eric Kaye
-July 26th, 7:30pm – Taste of Place: St Lucia w/ Ania Robbins (Spiribam)
-July 19th, 7:30pm – Creating the Perfect Zombie (Blend) w/ Jeff “Beachbum” Berry
-July 12th, 7:30pm – Taste of Place: Clairin w/ Jan Warren (La Maison & Velier)
-June 28th, 7:30pm – Exploring Worthy Park w/ Zan Kong
-June 14th, 7:30pm – Cocktail of the Month: Jungle Bird
-May 31th, 7:30pm – Discovering Hampden Estate w/ Christelle Harris
-May 17th, 7:30pm – Recent Acquisitions
-May 3rd, 7:30pm – Taste of Place: French West Indies w/ Ania Robbins (Spiribam)
-April 26th, 7:30pm – Cocktail of the Month: Mai Tai
-April 19th, 7:30pm – Deconstructing Kohala Bay w/ Hurricane Hayward (Atomic Grog)
-April 12th, 7:30pm – Bottle Talk: Blackadder Guyana 15 (Port Mourant)
-April 5th, 7:30pm – Recent Acquisitions
-March 29th, 7:30pm – Taste of Place: Navy Style Rum w/ Matt Pietrek
-March 22nd, 7:30pm – Cocktail of the Month: Daiquiri
-March 15th, 7:30pm – Bottle Talk: Cadenhead’s Classic Rum
-March 8th, 7pm – Recent Acquisitions
-March 1st, 7pm – Taste of Place: Jamaica Unaged Overproof
-February 22nd, 7pm – Cocktail of the Month: Rum Old Fashioned
-February 15th, 7pm- Bottle Talk: Foursquare Redoutable
-February 8th, 7pm – Recent Acquisitions
-February 1st, 7pm – Bottle Talk: Smith & Cross
-January 25th, 7pm – Recent Acquisitions

Latest Rum reviews

Faultline Demerara Rum (Guyana) 1989 Enmore Distillery 25 Year – 51.3%

Stats: This is an old selection from Faultline, the house label from K&L Wines in CA that has released ~60 independent bottlings covering a wide spectrum of spirits, 9 of which were rum. I’ve had a few of them including a 1994 Guyana from Uitvlugt, a St Lucia pot still, and a couple 2000 Hampden’s.…

Whiskey Broker Guyana 2003 Port Mourant 17 Year – 50.2%

Whiskey Broker Guyana 2003 Port Mourant 17 Year – 50.2% Stats: Independent bottling of 2003 distillate from Diamond Distillery in Guyana that ran through the storied Port Mourant double wooden pot still before aging 17 years, presumably in Europe. It is the MPM marque from a barrel that produced 199 bottles and is presented at cask…

The Colours of Rum 2003 Guyana (Versailles Still) 18 Year – 54.2% 

The Colours of Rum 2003 Guyana (Versailles Still) 18 Year – 54.2%  Stats: Independent Bottling from The Colours of Rum, a project from Wealth Solutions, an investment company “with a mission to provide luxury goods for demanding customers.” This bottling is Edition No. 5 and contains a single cask distillate from Diamond Distillery in Guyana…