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Sample bottle of Appleton Hearts 1999 on a counter next to a glencairn with rum poured in it

Review #033: Appleton Estate Hearts Collection 1999

A familiar age statement from Appleton, but offered at a higher proof

Sample bottle of Appleton Hearts 1995 on a counter next to a glencairn with rum poured in it

Review #032: Appleton Estate Hearts Collection 1995

The next 2020 Hearts Collection bottling gets sampled

Sample bottle of Appleton Hearts 1994 on a counter next to a glencairn with rum poured in it

Review #031: Appleton Estate Hearts Collection 1994

Velier collaborates with Joy Spence for this exquisite collection

Sample bottle of Foursquare Plenipotenziario next to a glass of rum

Review #030: Foursquare Plenipotenziario

A European-only release of highly favored Foursquare rum

Sample September next to sample bottle icons

Sample September Kicks Off!

Marking the first themed month of rum reviews

Bottle of Grander Single Barrel P2203 rum next to a snifter of rum on a countertop

Review #029: Grander Single Barrel P2203 - Madeira Finish

A slight accident leads to a wonderful single barrel selection by Yorkshire Liquors

A bottle of Trois Rivières next to a glencairn of rum on a kitchen counter

Review #028: Trois Rivières 2005 Single Cask 14 year

Our first rhum agricole is an aged single cask expression

Announcing the Rum Consumers Alliance

Please read this special announcement detailing the launch of a rum advocacy group

A bottle of TCRL Jamaica HD 2012 next to a glencairn of rum on a kitchen counter

Review #027: Transcontinental Rum Line Jamaica HD 2012 Single Barrel

A reputable independent bottler's bottling of a Jamaican rum, picked by FORT

A bottle of Foursquare Sovereignty next to a glencairn of rum

Review #026: Foursquare Sovereignty

A celebration of rum and Barbados becoming a republic