Oh Soon We’ll Hear the Old Man Say

Leave her, Johnny, leave her.
As September fades into October, so, too does Rum Month here at the Dram fade away. I’ve had a blast putting up all these cocktails and rums. We sipped a dozen rums, tried over a dozen rum cocktails, examined barware, watched TV, and generally carried on. I’ve also been averaging two [...]

That Clear Crystal Fountain

A while back, as I mentioned, Spirit Sippers sent me their full line of…well…Spirit Sippers. Here I review their rum glass:
Spirit Sippers Inc.: The Flare Rum Tasting Glass
Eye: The glass has a gorgeous hourglass shape. While I did not get much of a presentation, it [...]

There Were Four Lofty Rums from Around the World Came

Oh gosh…Four rums and all of them on this side of yummy. Where to start? I guess we’ll begin with the Single Barrel, which was by far my least favorite. Next, but only a scosh behind is the Temptryst Peachwood. In first were the El Dorado and Temptryst Hickory. I know, it’s a hard decision [...]

Young Man, You’re Rather High

So two days ago we covered the Temptryst Peachwood, and tonight we get to see another Au Natural product. This of all the Au Natural products, this has gotten the best reviews, so I am quite excited to try it. I give you:
Au Natural Spirits Co.: Temptryst Hickory Rum
Tasting Conditions: I enjoyed this fine rum [...]

A Cargo Gold

For those of you in the know, you will know that Dr. Daniel Watson of Angelsword fame has begun a distillery for the purpose, at least initially, of producing rums. These rums are not yet available, but I was lucky enough to get my hands on a bottle of two of his rums: the peachwood [...]

I’d Load Her With Guyana Rum

Next up on our round the world in a bottle of really tasty rum is the rum bottle that is currently my most prized bottle. This rum is considered one of the better Demerara rums. What is a Demerara rum, you might ask. I would respond that rum started, as best we can tell, in [...]

It’s There We’ll Sit and Take Our Ease

Now we are into the creme de la creme, the ultra-premium sippers. I have four lined up for you: Cruzan Single Barrel, El Dorado 15, and two offerings from Au Natural’s Temptryst line. I’m pretty excited. Now in the rum world, one major course of debate is whether so called “single barrel” offerings are really [...]

I See Jerusalem and Madagascar

Good evening everyone. I just thought I would share some rum-related TV that I have been watching lately. There’s a wonderful show about drinking called Three Sheets. Think of it as a more alcoholic version of Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations. The idea is that the host, comedian Zane Lamprey, travels around the world and in [...]

To Go With Sweet Oranges and Apples

This was a hard decision. Each rum had its merits. While I think the Pusser’s is the best quality rum, and, indeed, is my quotidian sipper, I think that the V/X is actually a better mixing rum. On the other hand, when you want a lighter rum, saw for a rum sour, the Mount Gay [...]

Oh A Drop of Nelson’s Blood Wouldn’t Do Us Any Harm

The story goes that after the Battle of Trafalgar, instead of burying him at sea, as was their tradition, the sailors who had fought wanted Nelson, who had fallen in the battle, to be brought home to England to be buried. In order to preserve the body for the journey home, it was placed in [...]