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A bottle of Hampden 8 Marks OWH next to a glass of rum

Review #140: Hampden 8 Marks Collection - OWH

OWH contains 40-80 g/hLAA, the lowest of the eight Hampden marques

8 Marks Month kickoff image; credit: Velier

Announcing Hampden 8 Marks Month

Throughout February, we sample through Hampden's 8 Marks Collection, from OWH to DOK

Year in Review 2023 text with 'rewind' icon

2023 Year in Review

Let's reflect on the previous year's activities

A bottle of TCRL Fiji 2014 next to a glencairn of rum

Review #139: Transcontinental Rum Line Fiji 2014

We take a look at a young pot still rum from this Pacific island

2023 Quarter 4 report

2023 Q4 Memphis Quarterly Market Report

What's new in Memphis for Q4 of 2023

Sample bottle of The Exclusive Rums Caroni 1997 next to a glass of rum

Review #138: The Exclusive Rums Caroni 1997

The HTR marque this rum bears is known to provide tire fire and rubber notes

Sample bottle of Mhoba Peated on a tabletop next to a glencairn with rum poured in it

Review #137: Mhoba Peated

This South African rum was aged in casks formerly containing peated whisky

A bottle of Chairman's Reserve Master's Selection next to a glencairn of rum on a table

Review #136: Chairman's Reserve Master's Selection 11 year - Lincoln Road Single Barrel

A pure column still, cask strength rum from Saint Lucia Distiller's flagship brand

A bottle of Treaty Oak Single Barrel No. 334 next to a glencairn of rum

Review #135: Treaty Oak Barrel Reserve Rum - Barrel No. 344

One of the Texas-based distillery's dwindling supply of rum barrels

A sample bottle of Tale of Two Islands next to a glass of rum on a tabletop

Review #134: Barrell Tale of Two Islands

Funky Jamaican rum meets an Islay scotch cask in this critically-acclaimed release