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It's fucking delicious

Hm I have the 12 and a fruitier version sounds very nice indeed

I just saw this at TW yesterday. Didn't buy it as I was getting enough other stuff - but does anyone know about it? I didn't know it existed until then

Just picked up both of these. Mezan is very explicit right on the bottle about no added coloring, no added flavorings, and only minimal filtration. Good on them. My one complaint is that they're a mere 40% ABV, and rums of this character really should be bottled higher. Not doing a real review now, ...

The Bristol Classic Vale Royal Wedderburn is a Long Pond, as Cocktailwonk confirmed in his recent write up. Being classed as a Wedderburn means it has very high ester count (from what I've gathered). It's a beauty, and it was pretty cheap and available in the UK at least a little while ago. I still...

How would you compare the 2000 and the XO side by side?

Saint James is great, especially the middle-aged ones (4 years maybe?). The white is nice but not special, the older ones are too oaky.

Damoiseau is great across the board.

Both are in the Barbancourt price range if not cheaper, and are markedly different.

Cocktail Wonk just concluded a multi-distillery tour of Jamaica (along with Martin Cate, Camper English, Wayne Curtis, and others), and is the ONLY one of them to have seriously documented it online. He goes deep into Jamaican rum history, lore, and facts on the ground (for example, Hampden is the o...

Fuck i wish I could afford that Enmore....

Does Samaroli say what distilleries/stills they get their stuff from? I've just seen it as "Demerara Dark", "Caribbean" etc.

Let's also remember Blackadder doesn't specify which distilleries their malts come from.

By the way, I am within a couple hour drive of them (presumably, they're not that deep in WV). My friend is opening a distillery in DC and wants to visit as many local distillers as he can. I might be able to visit SA sometime in the next few weeks and can ask as many questions as the forum wants.

I don't really care what the reps say. The bottle and the SA people themselves say 1990 and that's good enough for me. I've had enough high quality rum by now to know what real, authentic age tastes like, and this hits the mark. Again, isn't objective info on the label required to be true by TTB? Fu...

...it's time to hide your wallet... Why? It is AMAZING rum, at a reasonable price. When the options for something comparable are at least as much, and this is much easier to find, my wallet is open. I pay that much, and more for single malts, and that much (and more) for other indie rums. My other ...

You'll have to drive to a state that has spirit-carrying Total Wines, such as Maryland

I don't think Velier is officially imported into the US at all :/