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A little tasting review of some Armagnacs. Is there any cross over with rum? Is this an interesting rum alternative?

Rum vs Armagnac A rum drinker's thoughts on some Armagnacs - whether they compare to rums / are pleasing to this rum drinker's palate.I'll start by saying that I know nothing about Armagnac, Cognac, or Brandy, but I love rum. An occasional diversion from your core interest has got to be healthy, so let's dive into....

Third and final in my Trinidad mini-series is a side-by-side of 6 Ten Cane single casks, and a few conclusions of the full lineup

Trinidad Rum, it's not all Caroni - part 3: TenCane The third and final episode reviewing this selection of non-Caroni Trinidadian rums...Now we focus on Ten Cane, a unique and interesting distillery that arrived and then disappeared over a very short space of time.Named to recognise the idea behind this concept, 10 cane distillery was established in...

Great memories of an amazing visit to Hampden Estate Rum inspired a re-taste of some HGML

Hampden HGML - the greatest mark Inspired by our recent trip to Jamaica (overview & insights here) I'm revisiting my favourite Hampden mark with a side-by-side of these three beauties.Right up there on the funk-o-meter, HGML or Hampden George MacFarquhar Lawson is not a character from Shrek, its a style of rum recognised as having....

Back to the world of rum reviewing. Kicking things off with a couple of experiments in storing rum..

Transporting and storing rum - 2 experiments! Oak barrels at Bielle distillery in Marie-Galante. Nothing to do with the article, just a great day at an awesome distilleryExperiment I - a great solution to posting and sharing samplesPrelude - Some years back, lady K suggested a genius solution to the problem of sharing and posting samples amongs...