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A bottle of Privateer DD Homeward next to a glencairn of rum on a kitchen counter

Review #122: Privateer Distiller's Drawer - "Homeward"

Back-to-back pot distillation runs were employed in the creation of this rum

Smooth Ambler sample bottle next to a glass of rum

Review #121: Smooth Ambler Revelation Rum 1990 Rye Finish

A long-aged, pot & column blended Jamaican rum, independently bottled by a West Virginia whiskey distiller. No, really.

2023 Quarters 2 & 3 report

2023 Q2 & Q3 Memphis Quarterly Market Report

What's new in Memphis for Q2 & Q3 of 2023

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

Review #120: Chairman's Reserve Master's Selection 13 year - Gordon's Single Barrel

This cask strength single barrel was selected by Gordon's in Boston

A bottle of Foursquare 2008 next to a glencairn of rum on a kitchen counter

Review #119: Foursquare 2008

Another critically-acclaimed vintage release from the Bajan distiller

Sample bottle of NRJ Cambridge STC<3E 2005 next to a glass of rum

Review #118: National Rums of Jamaica Cambridge STC<3E 2005

We take a look at this iconic bottling of a high ester Jamaican rum marque

Bapt & Clem's bottle sitting next to a glencairn filled with rum

Review #117: Bapt & Clem's Angostura 4 year

Multiple types of wine casks were used to age this Trinidadian rum

Bottle of TCRL Jamaica WP 2013 sitting next to a rum-filled glencairn

Review #116: Transcontinental Rum Line Jamaica WP 2013

Worthy Park distilled this medium-aged pot still rum

A bottle of Rolling Fork Dominican Republic 7 year next to a glencairn of rum

Review #115: Rolling Fork Single Cask Dominican Republic 7 year

Additive-free Dominican rum was selected for this release

A bottle of Cheramie Blanc next to a glencairn of rum

Review #114: Cheramie Blanc

Sugarcane juice is the base for this rum from the Gulf Coast