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Rum Review, English Harbour 5 yr (4/5)

English Harbour is a rum hailing from the island of Antigua, named for the town of English Harbour, a town and port used heavily by the British Navy during the time of Admiral Nelson. The rum is molasses based, distilled in copper, and aged 5 years in used Bourbon barrels. Antigua Distillery is the only [...]

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Rum Review, Saint James Royal Ambre (3/5)

St. James Royal Ambre has been readily available on the shelves for the past few months here in Oregon. After drinking my dear departed bottle of Hors D’Age until it was no more, I was happy to see its younger brother on the shelf of my favorite liquor store. Not every Donn drink calling for [...]

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Rum Review, The Scarlet Ibis (5/5)

The Scarlet Ibis is a rum I kept a distance from for quite awhile, but just recently became very good friends with. Originally produced for use at Death & Co. in New York, this rum is now in limited quantities across the country. Even in Oregon we got a special order approved for this steamroller [...]

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Pride of Barbados, featuring Mount Gay Rums

In its homeland, the Pride of Barbados is a flowering shrub that serves as a medicine, reducing fever, healing wounds, and curing breathing ailments. I can’t say the same for the drink I made to share the name, but I can personally guarantee that it will certainly make you forget about whatever ails you. This [...]

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Rum Review, Ron Abuelo 12 year (2/5)

Ron Abuelo 12 aÃ±os is a rum I recently received from Panama. Panama, is not an exceptionally well known rum producer, but the distillery there, Valera Hermanos, does have several product lines available, most of which are never seen stateside. Abuelo in EspaÃ±ol means “Grandfather” in English, and the label depicts the drawing of an [...]

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Rum Review, El Dorado 15 (5/5)

El Dorado 15 is one of the aged rum offerings from the fine folks at Demerara Distillers. Currently operating the only distillery in Guyana, Demerara Distillers provides the rum behind any number of labels on the U.S. and european markets. El Dorado is their own premier product line, and is quite a good one to [...]

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Rum Review, DiplomÃ¡tico Reserva Exclusiva (4/5)

DiplomÃ¡tico is a line of rich rums from Venezuela, which includes a blanco I’ve never seen. More than likely, you’ll easily get your hands on a bottle of the Reserva or Reserva Exclusiva. Reserva Exclusiva is a molasses based blended rum made of rums aged up to 12 years in former American Bourbon barrels. 12 [...]

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