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Review: Papa’s Pilar Rum Legacy Edition 2023

Drinkhacker

The latest rum from the Hemingway-inspired Papa’s Pilar Rum brand is another luxe bottling that not only honors the company’s namesake but also another man, surfing legend Greg Noll. Some background: Papa’s Pilar Rum was created alongside the Hemingway family to celebrate Hemingway’s life.

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The Top 10 Rums of 2023

Drinkhacker

Top shelf rum is becoming easier and easier to find — and harder and harder to pin down into a cohesive top 10 list. For the fifth year, we’ve tried all the same, looking back at the year that just ended to select our 10 favorite bottlings. The spicy, earthy, peppery qualities of the rum worked perfectly in the drink.

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Review: Renegade Rums – Aura, Nova, Dunfermline, and Hope – Swimming Pool

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Drew has been dutifully chronicling the many releases of the terroir-obsessed Renegade Rum , a Grenada-based operation that specializes in products with incredibly specific provenances. All 700ml bottles. Pure and inviting, the rum has a power on the palate that wanders through coconut husk, green pineapple, and touches of florals.

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Mount Gay Reveals 2024 Master Blender Collection Rum

Cheers

This years Master Blender Collection is meant to offer a glimpse into how rum was made back in the 19th century when the coffey still was invented. He contributed to the craftsmanship of Mount Gay until his passing in 2021. The result is a floral and round rum. On the nose is pear, vanilla, nutmeg and light leather aromas. .

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We Celebrate 90 Years of Hood River Distillers with President and CEO David Ballew

Chilled Magazine

By the late 50s Hood River Distillers had begun blending and bottling spirits for distribution throughout the Pacific Northwest. Our stunning homebase in the shadow of Oregon’s Mount Hood provides us access to glacier-fed spring water, and this water is used in all products that are produced and bottled at Hood River Distillers.

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Review: A. Smith Bowman Abraham Bowman Oak Series: French Oak

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The annual Cask Strength releases, each impressive, have become instant unicorns, and the most recent Abraham Bowman , a rum-finished 15-year-old bourbon released in 2021, was similarly spot on. Notes of caramelized sugar, warm gingerbread, and sandalwood ooze out of the glass, presenting like a well-aged rum.

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The West Coast Mainland Revival: Ardnamurchan & Nc’Nean

The Whiskey Wash

Ardnamurchan The style of liquid that the Ardnamurchan Distillery has been producing and has bottled in the last few years is classic Highland, but with a West Coast flavor making its way through. If you’re looking to treat yourself then I’d chase down the sherry cask or the rum cask releases. Cast your mind back to 2021.

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