Velho Barreiro Cachaça is produced by Indústrias Reunidas de Bebidas Tatuzinho – a São Paulo based spirits company. Originally founded in 1950, Velho Barreiro remains one of the most well known cachaça brands in Brazil. Surprisingly, this is the first cachaça that I’ve reviewed on the blog, although it’s certainly not the first time I’ve tried the spirit. If you’re not familiar with cachaça, it’s a Brazilian liquor similar to rum, but made with fresh sugar cane juice instead of molasses. This particular bottle is also made with sugar cane juice, which is fermented, double distilled, and then rested in oak vats before bottling. Bottle Specs […]
Wray & Nephew White Overproof Rum is produced by J. Wray & Nephew – a Kingston, Jamaica-based spirits company founded in 1825. The name of the brand refers to founder John Wray and his nephew, C.J. Ward, who joined the business in 1860. It is currently owned by Grupo Campari. As a brand, Wray & Nephew carries great cultural significance in Jamaica. Their rum is popular as a drink, and also used for various other things such as medicinal purposes and warding off evil spirits. Wray & Nephew’s master blender, Joy Spence, was also the world’s first female master blender when appointed back in 1997. This bottle of overproof white rum is made using […]
Kasama Small Batch Rum is produced by Kasama Rum – a Phillipines based spirits brand that currently focuses on one expression of small batch aged rum. As a brand, Kasama aims to bring a different energy and flavor to the rum category, bringing a fun and laid-back feel to their product and marketing. Their rum is made using cane juice from the noble variety of sugar cane, which is harvested locally and freshly pressed. It is distilled in a column still in the Phillippines, and aged for 7 years in American Oak barrels, before being transported to Poland for blending and bottling. Bottle Specs ❖ ABV: 40% ❖ Distillery: undisclosed (The Phillipines) […]
Captain Morgan White Rum is produced by Captain Morgan – a spirits brand founded by Seagram in the 1940s, and acquired by Diageo in 2001. Though it was originally produced in Jamaica, it is currently produced in St. Croix. This particular bottle of white rum is made using molasses, and distilled 5 times in column stills. It is aged for about 1 year in white oak barrels. Bottle Specs ❖ ABV: 40% ❖ Distillery: Captain Morgan Rum Distillery ❖ Aging: 1 year ❖ Price Point: low price My Tasting notes I took a whiff of this rum, and the aroma was somewhat fruity, with a bit of a unique mustiness that reminded me of black olives. I took my first […]
Brugal Añejo Superior Rum is produced by Brugal & Co. – a Dominican Republic based rum brand. Founded as a family-run company in 1888 by Don Andres Brugal Montaner, it was acquired by Edrington Group in 2008. Still, the rum production is done under the guidance of 5th generation master “roneros” Jassil Villanueva and Miguel Ripoll. Each of their rums are made using locally-sourced molasses, fermented with a proprietary yeast strain, and then distilled twice in steel column stills. It is then diluted and aged. Brugal takes extra pride in the wood casks used to age their rum, which include both American Oak ex-bourbon and European Oak ex-sherry […]