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The latest posts, reviews, and news from the Memphis Rum Club.

A bottle of Hampden 8 year next to a glencairn of rum on a kitchen counter

Review #020: Hampden 8 year

Our first review of this Jamaican distillery's self-released lineup

Bottle of Hamilton 86 next to a glass of rum

Review #019: Hamilton 86

A budget-friendly staple of home and professional bars alike

Privateer rum bottle sitting on a kitchen counter, next to a glencairn glass with rum in it

Review #018: Privateer Distiller's Drawer - "Respite"

Another special release from an American distillery

Blackadder Raw Cask Foursquare 10 year bottle next to a glass of rum

Review #017: Blackadder Raw Cask Barbados Foursquare Rum 10 year

An independently-bottled Foursquare rum that offers a unique experience

A bottle of Cruzan Single Barrel rum on a kitchen counter

Review #016: Cruzan Single Barrel

We visit the island of St. Croix to taste a premium offering from a well-known brand

Bottle of Holmes Cay Trinidad 2012 sitting next to a rum-filled glencairn

Review #015: Holmes Cay Trinidad Ten Cane 2012

Our first review of a Trinidad rum, from a unique (and defunct) distillery

Bottle of Worthy Park

Review #014: Worthy Park 14yr K&L Wines x Smuggler's Cove "Worthy Then"

A special collaboration yields another release of the WPM marque

Bottle of Worthy Park

Review #013: Worthy Park 13yr Florida Rum Society "Gemini Barrel"

A very special standalone release of the elusive WPM marque

Bottle of Grander Speyside Single Barrel rum on a countertop

Review #012: Grander Speyside Single Barrel

Our first look at a release from Grander

Bottle of Holmes Cay Guyana rum on a countertop next to a Glencairn of rum

Review #011: Holmes Cay Guyana Uitvlugt 2003

An independent bottling of a Demerara rum bearing the name of a defunct distillery