Longtime readers of this site know well that mad scientist Bryan Davis and his Lost Spirits distillery supply a steady stream of newsworthy stories to this little corner of the blogosphere. From a radical hyper-speed aging reactor (dubbed “THEA”), to an ambitious plan to license reactors to other distilleries, abandoning that, and moving operations to... Continue Reading →
Inside Jamaica’s Clarendon Distillery: Home to Monymusk Rum and a Certain Captain
In early 2016, I toured a number of Jamaican rum distilleries as part of a tour organized by WIRSPA and their Authentic Caribbean Rum (ACR) program. What follows is my take on one of the distilleries we visited--in this case, Clarendon, part of National Rums of Jamaica. Rum isn’t always pretty. Awash with images of... Continue Reading →