Category: Jamaican Rum

Rum from Jamaica

Long Pond Distillery, Fermentation room, 2018 July 17th. Photo credit: Long Pond Distillery

Jamaica’s Long Pond Rum Distillery Damaged by Fire

According to the Jamaica Observer, Jamaica’s Long Pond rum distillery…

Are High Ester Rums for Drinking? Richard Seale Weighs In

Recently I’ve had the opportunity to try out a good…

Plantation Xaymaca front label

Plantation’s New Xaymaca Special Dry – Deeply Deconstructed

When Maison Ferrand (parent company of Plantation Rum) purchased the…

Long Pond rums at Maison Ferrand

The Case of the Missing Marque – The Barrel Did It

During my recent visit to Maison Ferrand (home of Cognac…

Beyond Jamaican Funk – Next Level Hogo

With the current era of rum gathering steam toward a…

Why You’re Not Making Wray & Nephew 17 at Home

I came across a Facebook post recently: “I’ve been dabbling…

Lost Spirits Jamaica rum

Lost Spirits Jamaica Rum: First Look

Longtime readers of this site know well that mad scientist…

The Rum Nut’s Quick-Ref Guide to Visiting Jamaica

I first posted this in 2018 the same four questions…