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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...

St. Lucia Distiller’s Group 1931 Edition No. 2

STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND Typically, I have been trying to save these “life update” posts while I review something from the Exceptional Cask Selection from Foursquare. Alas, I do not have one of those bottles. I do, however, have the amazing Second Edition 1931 from St. Lucia Distillers. I picked it up in Vienna, Austria as my “travel bottle” to help cut costs as I travel abroad. Ultimately, $60 for a bottle is much, much cheaper than spending $10-$13...

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...

Rhum J.M. Binny’s Single Barrel #158

Sometimes it is hard to not look back at the could’ve should’ve beens and wonder how things could have been different. That is exactly how I feel right now as I hold this bottle of Rhum J.M. Single Barrel Rum Reserve Speciale Rhum Agricole Vieux. To think that a year ago, with the help of my Rhum buddy (Rhummie? Rhumddy? Rhum BFF?) Melissa Pinkerton, I pulled together the Evening of Funk-n-Rhum in Chicago before departing for Nashville. Never once did...