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The latest Exceptional Cask Selection from Barbados's finest — Sovereignty is Richard Seale's masterwork, a rum of stagg...
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Joe Whitfield
October 14, 2026
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From the sugarcane fields of Martinique to the glass — HSE VSOP is a masterfully aged agricole that bridges the gap betw...
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A stalwart of the British navy rum tradition — Wood's is dark, rich, and unapologetically powerful at 57%, a rum that de...
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Fifteen years in the tropical heat of Guyana — El Dorado 15 is a sumptuous, richly complex aged rum that has earned its ...
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The flagship expression from the world's oldest rum distillery — Mount Gay 1703 is a masterclass in blending that honour...
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October 7, 2026
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An unsung stalwart of the dark rum shelf — Skipper Demerara is an honest, muscular Guyanese rum that punches well above ...
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A collaboration between two legendary Caribbean distilleries — Probitas proves that unaged rum can be a spirit of genuin...
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A Caribbean spiced rum with bold branding and bolder flavour — Bumbu divides opinion, but there is no denying its crowd-...
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The pinnacle of the Diplomático range — a single-vintage, pot still expression aged for twelve years that reveals the de...
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September 30, 2026
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From Hampden Estate's sister distillery — Rum Fire is a raw, unaged overproof white rum that delivers an explosion of Ja...
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Nicaragua's most famous rum export — a volcano-aged white rum with a clean, dry character that makes it one of Central A...
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Puerto Rico's favourite rum family ventures into spiced territory — Don Q Oak Barrel Spiced combines genuine barrel agei...
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