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Review: Thrasher’s Rums – Green Spiced, Relaxed, Coconut, and Spiced (2024)

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before turning to distilling in 2018 and opening the Potomac Distilling Company in DC’s riverside District Wharf neighborhood. He produces a Guyanese-style rum in a variety of expressions, all of which form the bulk of the backbar at his distillery’s in-house tiki lounge, Tiki TNT. 100 proof.

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Review: Hampden Rums – “Great House” 2023, Pagos, and 8 Years Old

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There’s little we like more than checking out goodies from Jamaica’s Hampden Estate , which only began releasing its stock under its own name in 2018. Hampden “Great House” Rum Distillery Edition 2023 – This is the fifth edition of Great House , and these are always outstanding rums. 114 proof.

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Next Wave Awards Bartender of the Year: Garret Richard

VinePair

Raised among the retro culture of Los Angeles and a tiki enthusiast before he was old enough to drink — he came to the culture via exotica music in high school — Richard ditched his focus on a radio career to get into bartending. A year later he started a “Tiki Takeover” series at Prime Meats in Brooklyn.

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Could Now Be the Time for Baijiu to Shine?

VinePair

When asked to think about the world’s most popular spirit, American minds will likely drift to liquors like vodka or whiskey , maybe even rum if they’re being ambitious. Should they put it next to the rum? So most would likely be shocked to learn that the spirit claiming the No. Sandhaus says yes. Can Now Be the Time?

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Notes From the Past: Modern Spirits Makers Are Recreating (and Reinventing) Long-Forgotten Products

VinePair

Rum makers have offered emulations of legendary releases even the most fanatic of tiki enthusiasts have never encountered. The fourth, Delos, was based on Compass Box’s own bottling, Asyla, which was retired in 2018. “We Compass Box is not alone in putting out modern bottles that echo flavors from the past.