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Rhum JM: Joyau Macouba Limited Edition

This past winter, my manager, a fellow r(h)um and cocktail nerd traveled to Martinique in an attempt to escape the hellish landscape that is the Midwest in late January/ early February. A time where sunlight seems to no longer exist and purpose has lost its place in life… Anywho! The week before his departure he asked me if there was anything in particular, I wanted to keep an eye for. The answer to that question is always “yes”, but having...

My Minimalist Home Bar Project

PT 1: LESS IS MORE I love spirits. That should come as no surprise to a lot of you. I have found it to be so much fun to learn about and there are so many options and combinations to try that it can truly make one’s head spin. The possibilities are limitless. And it is really, really easy to get carried away with it. I have amassed such an array of bottles over the years that after a while;...

An Evening with Chairman’s Reserve

Happy 2020 everyone. A lot has transpired since my last post so we have quite a bit to catch up on. The first thing I would like to touch base on is that I am no longer in Nashville. While I did love living in Tennessee, the work culture there is pretty toxic. More on that in another post. Although the Nashville experiment did not pan out, I am happy to say that I am back in Chicago for the...

Fondation Clément

One of the things that draw me to a particular brand is how it gives back to the world. Spirits, like most things, has fallen to the monster of cheap production, mass marketing and brands become a ghost of their former self. Unlike those brands, Clement is dedicated to not only protecting its own legacy and heritage but also of those that bring meaning and joy to others on Martinique. The most important way that Clément does this is through...

Rhum Clément Binny’s Single Barrel #50

If it comes to Rhum Agricole, you shouldn’t be surprised that I think that Habitation Clément is the best in the game. You can read more about their history and all of the wonderful things that they are doing in a previous write up I did here. So, when I found out that I was going to be able to get my hands on a single barrel selection of one of their rhums, I became all the more excited. Even...