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Bottle of Habitation Velier WPL 2007 next to a glass of rum

Review #106: Habitation Velier Worthy Park WPL 2007

Some of the first contemporarily aged rum from Worthy Park was sourced for this release

Down Island Spirits Brazil 2011 bottle next to a glass of rum

Review #105: Down Island Spirits Brazil 2011

Pre-cask blending of cane juice and molasses distillates create this unique rum

Down Island Spirits SJ 2017 bottle next to a glass of rum

Review #104: Down Island Spirits Martinique SJ 2017

This rum was produced by a Martinique distillery with limited Stateside distribution

A bottle of Foursquare Détente next to a glencairn of rum on a kitchen counter

Review #103: Foursquare Détente

Port casks were used in the maturation of this single blended rum

A bottle of Isautier 16 year Traditional next to a glencairn of rum on a kitchen counter

Review #102: Isautier 16 year Traditional Rum

A long-aged rum from a seldom-seen Réunion distillery

A bottle of Angostura 7 next to a glencairn of rum

Review #101: Angostura 7

A self release from Trindad's last remaining distillery

Bottle of Habitation Velier Forsyths WP 502 next to a glass of rum

Review #100: Habitation Velier Forsyths WP 502

We celebrate hitting a big milestone with this special rum

A bottle of Neisson Vieux next to a glencairn of rum on a kitchen counter

Review #099: Neisson Vieux Single Barrel 2014

This particular rhum vieux agricole was specially bottled for Ed Hamilton

A bottle of Blackwell rum next to a glencairn of rum

Review #098: Blackwell Fine Jamaican Rum

This brand has ties to the island's musical traditions

Bottle of Hamilton Saint Lucia 8 year next to a glass of rum

Review #097: Hamilton Saint Lucia Pot Still 2006 8 year

A sought-after bottling from Ed Hamilton with a cult following