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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

A bottle of Foursquare 2007 next to a glencairn of rum on a kitchen counter

Review #096: Foursquare 2007

The earliest ECS vintage I have gets a look

Bottle of TCRL Mauritius 2017 sitting next to a rum-filled glencairn

Review #095: Transcontinental Rum Line Mauritius 2017

The first Mauritian rum in the independent bottler's portfolio

A bottle of Ten to One White next to a glencairn of rum

Review #094: Ten to One Caribbean White Rum

Jamaican and Dominican rum are combined to achieve an ideal blend

A bottle of Doorly's XO next to a glencairn of rum

Review #093: Doorly's 8 year

Another mixable rum from Foursquare gets evaluated