FOURSQUARE 2004 STYLE: RUM ABV: 59% DISTILLER: Foursquare Rum Distillery, St. Philp, Barbados AGE: 11 Years The 2004 vintage from Foursquare Rum Distillery in Barbados comes in as Mark III of the Exceptional Cask Series. Released in September of 2015, is a single blended rum produced by Foursquare from their pot and traditional twin column (Coffey) still and was aged in the tropics for 11 years in a combination of 1st, 2nd and 3rd fill ex-bourbon barrels. Because...
The Sazerac Cocktail: Une Queue de Chanticleer Thanks to the recent boom in bourbon and the revival of cocktail culture, there are not many who are unfamiliar with the New Orleans classic: The Sazerac Cocktail. A potent concoction of spicy rye whiskey, sugar and water brought to life by the sweet anise flavor of absinthe and a pop of bright lemon oil. No proper Sazerac would be complete without the addition Peychaud’s Aromatic Bitters, an ingredient that pulls all of...
As some of you may already know from previous blogs, interviews and personal conversation; Elijah Craig is/was the quintessential bourbon for me. When I first began drinking bourbon 13 years ago, I ran I my way through the typical gambit. Jim Beam, Knob Creek, Buffalo Trace, Jack Daniels (hush), Evan Williams, Eagle Rare and the such. For me though, it was Elijah Craig that cemented what a quality bourbon was to me. So, I thought it would be perfect...
ENGLISH HARBOUR PORT CASK FINISH STYLE: Rum ABV: 46% DISTILLER: Antigua Distillery Ltd, St. John’s, Antigua AGE: 5 Year (Finished three to six months in Port Butts). Bottled November 2016. English Harbour is a newer rum for me and I am kicking myself for not having discovered them sooner. Although the brand has only existed since the early 1990’s, Antigua Distillery Ltd has a history dating back to 1932 and includes a five and 10-year rum in their...
PLANTATION O.F.T.D. RUM STYLE: Overproof Rum PRODUCER: PLANTATION (Sourced) REGION: GUYANA (DDL), JAMAICA (Long Pond) & BARBADOS (WID) AGE: NAS ABV: 69% (138 Proof) As someone who got into spirits because of cocktail culture; it is impossible not to love this rum for multiple reasons. From what I have gathered in; in 2016 Plantation released this rum line up with the 2016 Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans. For those of you who do not know about...