Review: Monkey Spiced Rum
Monkey Spiced Rum was created and financed by Zane Lamprey the host of cable TV shows Three Sheets, Drinking Made Easy, and Chug. He also makes the previously reviewed Monkey Toasted Coconut Rum. The brand is named for his stuffed monkey, TV companion. Monkey Spiced Rum is distilled at the Angostura Distillery in Trinidad with molasses mostly sourced from Dominican Republic grown sugar cane, and a proprietary yeast strain. The rum is distilled in a continuous distillation column still. Pure filtered water is blended to reduce to proof, before aged for 2-3 years in American oak barrels previously used to mature Jack Daniels. Natural flavors and spice including cassia from Burma, Tahitian Vanilla Bean, and a hint of coconut flavor are added before bottling at 70 proof in Rochester New York. The Monkey Rum line of products is currently available in California, Florida, New York, and New Jersey. There are several on-line sources. Read more 
Review: 3 Howls Spiced Rum
3 Howls Spiced Rum was introduced in 2014. The inspiration came when Local 360, a Seattle restaurant that sources all ingredients served at the restaurant within a 360 mile radius, commented that no one locally made a spiced rum. The 3 Howls Distillery currently crafts 3 whiskeys, 3 vodkas, 2 gins, and 2 rums in the Soho neighborhood of Seattle Washington. 3 Howls Spiced Rum is made with sweet molasses from Barbados that is fermented with Scottish ale yeast in an open 600 gallon cypress wood tank. The spirit is twice distilled in a 300 gallon hybrid pot/column still. Fresh botanicals including vanilla bean, cinnamon, coffee, mace, allspice, and urfa biber are macerated with the rum for 7 days. A third distillation follows. Caramelized sugar and sweet Barbados molasses are then blended before the rum is hand bottled and labeled at 80 proof. Read more
Review: Foursquare Spiced Rum
Foursquare Spiced Rum is one of a dozen rums created at the Foursquare Distillery in Barbados. Some of the other rum brands include Doorly’s, RL Seale, Tommy Bahama, and Real McCoy. The Seale Family acquired the Foursquare Distillery, a former sugar factory that dates back to 1636, in 1995. By 1996 they were creating rum. Master Distiller Richard Seale is a fourth generation distiller who’s family dates back to 1650 on the island, and has been distilling rum since 1820. Foursquare Spiced Rum is made with rum distilled from molasses imported from Guyana. The rum is fermented with yeast imported from South Africa in a two step fermentation process. The rum is a blend of column still and copper pot still distilled rum. The rum is blended both before and after aging a minimum two years in American oak barrels previously used to age bourbon or Jack Daniels Whiskey. Spice including cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla are infused before bottling at 70 proof. Read more
Review: Crusoe Organic Spiced Rum
Crusoe Organic Spiced Rum is one of two rums handcrafted by the husband and wife team of Melkon Khosrovian and Litty Mathew at the Greenbar Distillery, the first legal distillery in Los Angeles since prohibition. The other rum is an Organic Silver. The Crusoe name and bottles label are inspired by Robinson Crusoe. The Greenbar Distillery also creates IXA Organic Tequila, Slow Hand Organic Whiskey, Fruitlab Organic Liqueurs, and Tru Organic Gin and Vodka. Crusoe Organic Rum is made with organic molasses and sugarcane. To retain the flavor they use a micro oxygenation process. Hand sliced and crushed whole allspice, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, and vanilla, along with hand zested oranges, osmanthus flower, and molasses are macerated with the rum for 3-4 weeks before bottling at 70 proof. The bottles are light weight, the labels are made with 100% recycled material, and they plant a tree for each bottle sold. Read more
Review: George Ocean Spiced Rum
George Ocean Spiced Rum is one of five rum varieties made in Dallas Texas by Dynasty Spirits. The other rums include Coconut, Coffee, White and Gold. The rum base is distilled in the West Indies with George Ocean Spiced rum using their Gold rum as a base. Natural flavors and spice are blended in Dallas before bottling at 70 proof. The brother team of Dusty and Devin O’Dell not only create the George Ocean line of rum, but also Greenhouse Gin, Henderson Whiskey and Nue Vodka. Read more
Review: Siesta Key Spiced Rum
Siesta Key Spiced Rum was introduced in 2010. it is one of six rums crafted in Sarasota Florida at the Drum Circle Distillery. The other varieties include Toasted Coconut, Distillers Reserve Spiced, Beer Barrel Finish Spiced, Silver and Gold. Master Distiller and CEO Tony Roberts uses a blend of his Silver and Gold rum as a base. These rums are hand crafted with molasses made from 100% Florida grown sugar cane, and triple filtered water. The rum is distilled in small batches in a copper pot still and aged in a variety of American oak barrels. The rums are then blended before infusing with honey and real spices and then bottled at 70 proof. Read more
Review: Tortuga Banana Rum
Tortuga Banana Rum is one of five rums made in the Cayman Islands by the Tortuga Rum Company. The Tortuga Rum company was founded by Cayman Airways Captain Robert Hamaty and his wife Carlene, an inflight supervisor. The other flavors include Coconut, Spiced, Gold, and Light. The company is also know for its world famous Tortuga Caribbean Rum Cakes. Read more
Review: George Ocean Coconut Rum
George Ocean Coconut Rum is one of five rum varieties made in Texas by Dynasty Spirits. The rum is created by the brother team of Dusty and Devin O’Dell. The other rums include, Spiced, Coffee, White, and Gold. Dynasty also creates The Nue Vodka, Greenhouse Gin, and Henderson Whiskey lines of spirits. George Ocean Coconut is made with their white rum as a base, blended with fresh natural coconut flavor. Read more
Review: Captain Morgan Private Stock Rum
Captain Morgan Private Stock Rum is made from the finest Captain Morgan Reserves. Those reserves are made with Caribbean sugar cane molasses and the rum is distilled in a continuous still. It is aged for 2 years in barrels formerly used to age bourbon. Captain Morgan Original is aged for 1 year. A proprietary blend of Caribbean spice is added before bottling at 80 proof. Captain Morgan Original is bottled at 70 proof. Captain Morgan has been distilling their rum in St. Croix since 2012, prior to that it was distilled in Puerto Rico. Read more
Review: Don Q Limon Rum
Don Q Limon Rum was introduced in 1998. It was the first of four flavored rums created in Puerto Rico by the Serralles family. The other flavors include Coco, Mojito, and Pasion. The Serralles family has been distilling rum in Puerto Rico since 1865 using a copper pot still imported from France. Don Q Limon rum is made with the finest molasses, fresh volcanic mountain water from the Rio Inabon, and a unique strain of yeast kept active and in use for over 75 years. After fermentation the rum is distilled five times before aging up to 1 1/2 years in American White Oak barrels. The rum is charcoal filtered before Island Key Limes, tangy citrus, and natural essential flavors are infused. Read more