Review: Flor de Cana Extra Seco Rum
Flor de Cana Extra Seco rum is one of ten rums crafted with molasses from estate grown sugar cane in Chichigalpa Nicaragua. The Pellas family has been distilling rum for five generations dating back to 1890. The Flor de Cana brand was introduced in 1937. Their Extra Seco rum was originally called Extra Dry. It is distilled five times in a continuous column still and slow aged in American White oak barrels for four years. It is charcoal filtered to strip the color before bottling at 80 proof. Read more 
Review: Sammys Beach Bar Rum
Sammys Beach Bar Rum was launched in Hawaii in 2011 and nationally 2012. It is a collaboration between Sammy Hagar and Mark Nigbur, the master distiller at the Haliimaile Distillery in Maui Hawaii. This is the distillery that creates Pau Maui vodka. It is crafted with Hawaiian grown sugar cane, not molasses like most rums use. The canes are harvested and then gently pressed near the distillery. The pressing extracts the first press sugar cane juice. The juice is fermented for five days. The master distiller hand distills the mash once in small batches using handmade pot stills. Sammy does not provide any information as to how long their rum is aged. Read more
Review: Blue Chair Bay Vanilla Rum
Blue Chair Bay Vanilla rum was just released along with a seasonal Banana Rum Cream flavor. Vanilla joins their unflavored white, banana, coconut, and coconut spiced rums that are available year round. The brand is owned by Kenny Chesney, and the rum is distilled and aged in oak barrels at the West Indies rum distillery in Barbados. Natural vanilla flavor is added before bottling at a former Kodak plant in Rochester New York at 53 proof. Read more
Review: Blue Chair Bay Banana Rum Cream
Blue Chair Bay Banana Rum Cream was just released along with a Vanilla flavored rum. While Vanilla joins their previous four year round rum varieties, Banana Rum Cream is a limited release, following their Coconut Rum Cream which was offered last fall and winter. It is crafted with their white rum that is distilled and aged in oak barrels at the West Indies Rum Distillery in Barbados. Real cream and caramelized banana flavors are then blended before bottling at 30 proof. Read more
Review: Banks Five Island Rum
Banks Five Island rum was introduced in 2010. It is named after the British explorer Sir Joseph Banks. It is a unique blend of 21 rums, some pot distilled and some column distilled, from 6 distilleries from five islands. Those islands include Trinidad, Jamaica, Guyana, Barbados, and Java. Each rum is aged between 3-12 years and the rums are blended together in Holland and then charcoal filtered to remove the color before bottling at 86 proof. Read more
Review: Selvarey Cacao Rum
Selvarey Cacao rum was introduced in 2014 along with a white rum. It is co-owned by three brothers and Bruno Mars. Selvarey is crafted with sugarcane grown in the small town of Pese Panama. The sugar cane is pressed through rollers and boiled. The raw sugar is removed creating a grade A molasses. A natural yeast derived from pineapple is added. A four column copper still built in 1922 is used before the rum is aged for five years in American White Oak barrels previously used to age bourbon. Pure water and Panamanian cocoa is added before bottling at 70 proof. Read more
Review: Blue Chair Bay White Rum
Blue Chair Bay White rum was introduced May 2013. It is one of four rums created by country music star Kenny Chesney and Mike Booth the master distiller at the West Indies Rum Distillery in Barbados. This is the same distillery that makes the Malibu and Cockspur brands of rum. Read more
Review: Brugal Especial Extra Dry Rum
Brugal Especial Extra Dry rum is made with 100% Dominican Republic grown sugar cane molasses. It is distilled twice using their proprietary methods to remove some of the sweetness from the alcohol. They age the rum in American white oak barrels for 2-5 years. The barrels are blended and then triple charcoal filtered to remove impurities and color. Pure spring water from Puerto Plata is added to reduce to 80 proof before bottling. Read more
Review: The Real McCoy 3 Year Old Rum
The Real McCoy 3 year old rum was introduced November 2013. They also make a 5 and 12 year old rum. It is named after Bill McCoy the pioneer rum runner of the prohibition era. He operated a legal floating liquor store 3 miles off the coast of New York selling rum sourced from Barbados. It is crafted at the Four Square Distillery in Barbados, at the same distillery that supplied rum to Bill McCoy. It is made with black strap molasses, a proprietary strain of yeast, and pure spring water. It is small batch, single distilled in a combination of column and pot stills. The rum is aged 3 years in American oak bourbon barrels, and then charcoal filtered to remove the color. No sugar or flavors are added. Read more
Review: Shellback Silver Rum
Shellback Silver Rum was introduced in 2012. It is part of E&J Gallo’s growing line of spirits that includes New Amsterdam Vodka, and Gin, and Camarena Tequila. The Shellback name comes from a term used to call sailors who had crossed the equator. It is made in Barbados at the West Indies Rum Distillery. If the name sounds familiar it is where Malibu and Cockspur Rum is created. The West Indies Rum Distillery has a history dating back to 1893 when the Stades Brothers built the distillery to create rum to ship back to their native Germany. Shellback Silver is made with Caribbean sugarcane that is pressed into molasses. Yeast is added to the molasses and after fermentation it is distilled and then aged for 12 months in American white oak barrels formerly used to age American Whiskey. The rum is then charcoal filtered to a clear color before bottling at 80 proof. Read more