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Review: Cruzan Watermelon Rum

Jeff Ellingson — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 01:40:42 +0000

Cruzan Watermelon Rum is a Limited Edition release that was announced in July. It has had a very limited presence as we just located a bottle last week. Cruzan currently features 15 flavored rums on their website. Watermelon is not one of them. In 1760 a sugar mill began crushing cane at the site of […]

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Review: Big Spring Spirits Coconut Rum

Jeff Ellingson — Fri, 28 Jun 2019 22:38:34 +0000

Big Spring Spirits Coconut Rum was released December 2014, along with a Spiced Rum, and Seven Governors Gin. Big Spring Spirits is named for Bellefonte’s Big Spring. This spring was awarded the Best Tasting Water in the State by the Pennsylvania Rural Water Association. The distillery also received a Gold rating from LEED, considered the […]

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Review: Pinkertons Coconut Rum

Jeff Ellingson — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 02:43:55 +0000

Pinkertons Coconut Rum was released March 2017. It joins Pinkertons Platinum Rum and was followed by Pinkertons Gold Rum. Each rum starts with a base made from Texas grown cane sugar molasses from the Rio Grande Valley, water, and yeast. The molasses and yeast ferment for a week. Distillation follows in a still designed and built by Founder and Master Distiller […]

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Review: Malibu Lime Rum

Jeff Ellingson — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 03:44:13 +0000

Malibu Lime Rum was just released. This is not the first time Malibu has created a lime flavored rum. A previous Malibu Lime was produced until 2003. This is one of 15 rum varieties Malibu currently produces. With lime being such a popular flavor to mix with rum, I’m a little surprised Malibu went 15 years without having […]

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Review: Bacardi Banana Rum

Jeff Ellingson — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 21:00:35 +0000

Bacardi Banana Rum was just released. This is one of ten flavored rums in their current product line. If you thought they had more, they did at one time, but several flavors have been dropped. Bacardi Banana starts with a rum base made from molasses, and a single strain of yeast, Le Levadura Bacardi. After fermenting […]

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Review: Muddy River Coconut Carolina Rum

Jeff Ellingson — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 01:43:54 +0000

Muddy River Coconut Carolina Rum was released June 2015. It is one of four rums crafted at a distillery that is located 50 yards from the Catawba River. Hence the name. They also produce two Moonshine varieties. The husband and wife team of Robbie and Caroline Delaney moved into 500 feet of warehouse space they found on […]

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Review: Plantation Stiggins Fancy Pineapple Rum

Jeff Ellingson — Sat, 24 Dec 2016 04:31:37 +0000

Plantation Stiggins Fancy Pineapple Rum was created by Alexandre Gabriel, Cellar Master of Plantation and David Wondrich, author of the book Imbibe. This rum was not intended for sale it was created to share among colleagues and friends at Tales of Cocktail 2014. The rum is named for Reverend Stiggins whose favorite drink was Pineapple […]

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Review: Toppers White Chocolate Raspberry Rhum

Jeff Ellingson — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 01:22:41 +0000

Toppers White Chocolate Raspberry Rhum is one of six handcrafted rhums produced on the island of St Maarten at the Toppers Distillery. Rhum is the French spelling of rum. The other Toppers rhums include Coconut, Spiced, Mocha Mama, Banana Vanilla Cinnamon, and Caribbean White. These rhums are based on recipes Melanie Daboul has been perfecting […]

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Review: Toppers Coconut Rhum

Jeff Ellingson — Sat, 03 Dec 2016 01:59:42 +0000

Toppers Coconut Rhum is one of six handcrafted rhums produced on the island of St Maarten at the Topper’s Distillery. Their other rhums include Spiced, Mocha Mama, White Chocolate Raspberry, Banana Vanilla Cinnamon, and Caribbean White. Each flavor is handmade with natural ingredients, and hand bottled in it’s own beautifully colored bottle on the Dutch […]

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Review: Toppers Banana Vanilla Cinnamon Rhum

Jeff Ellingson — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 00:43:09 +0000

Toppers Banana Vanilla Cinnamon Rhum is one of six handcrafted rhums produced on the Island of St Maarten at the Topper’s Distillery. Rhum is the French spelling of rum. The other varieties include their unflavored Caribbean White, Coconut, Mocha Mama, Spiced, and White Chocolate Raspberry. The rhums are based on recipes Melanie Daboul has been perfecting since 1994. […]

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