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: Cruzan Estate Diamond Light Rum
Cruzan Estate Diamond Light Rum is one of three rums in their Distillers Collection. It is named after the original sugar mill that began crushing cane in 1760 at the current site of the Cruzan Rum Distillery. The rum is triple distilled in a five column continuous still and is a blend of rum that has been aged in American Oak Barrels for between 5-12 years. The rum is then charcoal filtered for a smoother cleaner finish, and to strip away the color. 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
Review: Shellback Spiced Rum
Shellback Spiced Rum was introduced in 2012. It is part of E&J Gallo’s growing line of spirits that include E&J Gallo Brandy, New Amsterdam Vodka and Gin, and Camarena Tequila. Shellback Spiced rum is made in Barbados at the West Indies Rum Distillery with Caribbean grown sugar cane that is pressed into molasses. After fermentation it is distilled in a combination of column and pot stills and then aged for 12 months in American white oak barrels formerly used to age American Whiskey. No sugar is added, but 12 exotic spices including allspice, cassia, cinnamon bark oil, ginger oil, clove, nutmeg, and vanilla are blended before bottling at 80 proof. Read more