Category: Jamaica

  • Golden Devil Jamaica 2006 Worthy Park 10 Year – 50%

    Golden Devil Jamaica 2006 Worthy Park 10 Year – 50%

    Golden Devil Jamaica 2006 Worthy Park 10 Year – 50% Stats: Independent bottling of Worthy Park pot-still Jamaican rum that was distilled in 2006 and aged 10 years before being released at 50% ABV. This single cask produced 296 bottles. Conditions: Enjoyed neat in a Glencairn Nose: Aquarium, minerality, toffee, saffron, leather, milk chocolate, under-ripe banana, baby powder…

  • NRJ Cambridge 2005 Long Pond STC<3E 13 Year Old Jamaica Pot Still Rum – 62.5%

    NRJ Cambridge 2005 Long Pond STC<3E 13 Year Old Jamaica Pot Still Rum – 62.5%

    NRJ Cambridge 2005 Long Pond STC<3E 13 Year Old Jamaica Pot Still Rum – 62.5% Note: This review was first published on Reddit July 21st, 2021. The stats below have been revised with more details. Stats: Part of the National Rums of Jamaica bottling series from Velier, this was my first experience with single Long…

  • Habitation Velier Long Pond 2005 Jamaica Pure Single Rum 14 Year TECA – 62%

    Habitation Velier Long Pond 2005 Jamaica Pure Single Rum 14 Year TECA – 62%

    Habitation Velier Long Pond 2005 Jamaica Pure Single Rum 14 Year TECA – 62% Stats: Independent Bottling of Long Pond rum from Jamaica that was distilled in a double retort pot still in 2005 following a fermentation process involving dunder and muck, aged 14 years at origin with an angel’s share greater than 80%. It was…

  • Black Tot “Last Consignment” British Royal Navy Rum – 54.3%

    Black Tot “Last Consignment” British Royal Navy Rum – 54.3%

    Black Tot “Last Consignment” British Royal Navy Rum – 54.3% Background: July 31st, 1970 is known as Black Tot Day, marking the abolishment of the British Royal Navy’s several hundred year tradition of a daily rum ration. While the sailors daily allowance had been radically reduced over time before it was finally outlawed, it’s worth noting…

  • Holmes Cay Jamaica 2011 Wedderburn (Clarendon) 10 year – 59%

    Holmes Cay Jamaica 2011 Wedderburn (Clarendon) 10 year – 59%

    Holmes Cay Jamaica 2011 Wedderburn (Clarendon) 10 year – 59% Stats: Independent bottling of 2011 pot distilled rum from Clarendon/Monymusk in the medium ester Wedderburn style. This rum aged in ex-Bourbon casks for 3 years in Jamaica’s tropical climate followed by 7 additional years in the UK. Four casks were purchased by Holmes Cay, producing 1,050…

  • Blackadder Raw Cask Finest Jamaica 2000 Hampden 14 Year – 57.4%

    Blackadder Raw Cask Finest Jamaica 2000 Hampden 14 Year – 57.4%

    Blackadder Raw Cask Finest Jamaica 2000 Hampden 14 Year – 57.4% Stats: Independent bottling of a single cask Hampden distillate from September 2000 that aged 14 years continentally, rumored to be the LROK marque. Only 202 bottles were produced with no filtration or additives. Background: I first got to try this expression several years back in the…

  • Worthy Park 2007 WPM 13 Year Florida Rum Society Gemini Barrel – 56%

    Worthy Park 2007 WPM 13 Year Florida Rum Society Gemini Barrel – 56%

    Worthy Park 2007 WPM 13 Year Florida Rum Society Gemini Barrel – 56% Stats: A twin barrel release of 432 bottles selected by the Florida Rum Society, this is a true “estate” rum with 100% of the molasses coming from Worthy Park grown cane. It was pot distilled and aged 13 long years in St Catherine’s…

  • Hampden 2011 Endemic Bird Series “Pewee” 9 Year LFCH – 61.2%

    Hampden 2011 Endemic Bird Series “Pewee” 9 Year LFCH – 61.2%

    Hampden 2011 Endemic Bird Series “Pewee” 9 Year LFCH – 61.2% Stats: This was a limited edition bottling as part of the Trelawny Endemic Bird Series. Certain markets in the US and abroad received single casks (~250 bottles each) of different single marque expressions from Hampden Estate. These were all distillery releases, not IB’s, and priced…

  • Faultline Jamaica Rum (Hampden) 14 Year vs 16 Year

    Faultline Jamaica Rum (Hampden) 14 Year vs 16 Year

    Faultline Jamaica Rum (Hampden) 14 Year vs 16 Year I was fortunate enough to be sent a sample of the Faultline 16 year old Hampden from a fellow r/rum Reddit companion so I thought it would be fun to do a comparison of it to my 14 year old Faultline/Hampden. Here we go! ***** Faultline Jamaica Rum…

  • Hampden Great House – Distillery Edition 2020 – 59%

    Hampden Great House – Distillery Edition 2020 – 59%

    Stats: A limited release of 3000 bottles, made in copper pot stills, aged entirely in Jamaica, and bottled at 59% ABV, this blend consists of 80% of their lowest ester mark (OWH) from 2013 and 20% <>H (between 900-1000 esters) from 2017. Originally only available at the distillery, this is the second release that has…