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Review: Timber Creek Florida Rum

Jeff Ellingson — Fri, 01 May 2020 17:13:13 +0000

Timber Creek Florida Rum was first released October 2017. You may ask what is Florida rum. In order to be designated a Florida rum, a distiller must use 100% natural Florida limestone spring water and 100% natural Gulf Coast grown sugar cane. If aged, it must be barrel aged in the heat and humidity of […]

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Review: Maggies Farm White Rum

Jeff Ellingson — Mon, 23 Mar 2020 21:29:07 +0000

Maggies Farm White Rum is crafted in the Historic Strip District of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. The rum and distillery are named for a Bob Dylan penned song, later covered by Rage Against the Machine. The distillery began production October 2013. It is made from Louisiana grown turbinado cane sugar. The sugar is open air fermented with […]

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Review: SoCal Silver Rum

Jeff Ellingson — Sat, 08 Feb 2020 00:05:50 +0000

SoCal Silver Rum was released in 2019. It has already received critical acclaim picking up several Gold Medals along the way. It all started when Glenn Wilson’s wife purchased a home brew kit for him about five years ago. Glenn soon decided he wanted to create a beverage he had a real passion for, rum. […]

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Review: Kulu Organic Rum

Jeff Ellingson — Sat, 25 Jan 2020 17:24:11 +0000

Kulu Organic Rum is one of three rums crafted at Hawaii Sea Spirits on the island of Maui. The others include Kula Dark Rum, and Kula Toasted Coconut Rum. Until recently they were just available on the island of Hawaii. The distillery also makes Ocean Organic Vodka. Kula is made from organic sugar cane grown […]

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Review: Puerto Angel Blanco Rum

Jeff Ellingson — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 01:49:24 +0000

Puerto Angel Blanco Rum was launched in the US the summer of 2015. It is crafted at a distillery founded in 1938 by the Krassel family. The family also grows their own sugarcane in the Oaxaca Mountains of Mexico. The hand harvested cane sugar is delivered by donkey down the mountain side to the distillery. The […]

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Review: Toppers Caribbean White Rhum

Jeff Ellingson — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 21:04:35 +0000

Toppers Caribbean White Rhum is crafted with blackstrap molasses, reverse osmosis water sourced from the Caribbean sea, sugar, and a special yeast blend. The rhum is column distilled and charcoal filtered before bottling at 80 proof at the 6000 square foot Toppers Distillery in St Maarten. Topper’s is best know for their line of flavored rhums […]

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Review: J Wray Silver Rum

Jeff Ellingson — Fri, 19 May 2017 01:11:11 +0000

J Wray Silver Rum was launched June 2016. It is made at Jamaica’s number one rum producing distillery in the oldest continuously operated rum distillery in the Caribbean. Rum has been made at this site since 1749. J Wray Silver Rum has replaced Appleton White Rum in the Campari America product portfolio. I have been told J Wray Silver […]

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Review: Bear Creek Silver Rum

Jeff Ellingson — Mon, 02 Jan 2017 01:42:09 +0000

Bear Creek Silver Rum is crafted at the Bear Creek Distillery in Denver Colorado. The distillery is named for the Bear Creek. With it’s headwaters at the base of Mount Evans, one of Colorado’s tallest peaks, Bear Creek flows east and eventually joins the South Platte River near Denver. The distillery currently creates 3 whiskey’s, 3 […]

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Review: Crusoe Organic Silver Rum

Jeff Ellingson — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 02:05:56 +0000

Crusoe Organic Silver Rum is hand crafted by the husband and wife team of Melkon Khosrovian and Litty Mathew at the Greenbar Distillery. Tru Organic Vodka and Gin, Slow Hand Organic Whiskey and IXA Organic Tequila are also crafted by this team. Greenbar was the first legal distillery in Los Angeles California since prohibition. The […]

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Review: Naked Turtle White Rum

Jeff Ellingson — Wed, 05 Oct 2016 00:22:31 +0000

Naked Turtle White Rum was launched by Diageo in 2012 to compete with Bacardi. It is distilled five times with sugarcane molasses and the pristine water of the Virgin Islands, at the same St. Croix distillery where Captain Morgan is made. The Naked Rum Company thinks that rum, like life is best enjoyed naked. That’s […]

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