Rum Reviews | Drunken Diplomacy - Part 3

Bottle of rum on top of mat at bar

Review #54: Monoplane Jamaican Rum 1960s

Ancient Jamaican rum from a long lost distillery.

Review #53: Ron Navazos Palazzi 15

Blackberry lost in Jerez.

Rum Sixty Six 12 year (left) and Rum Sixty Six 6 year (right), Foursquare Distillery

Review #52: Rum SixtySix Barbados Foursquare Cask 12 Year

Not saccharine but also uninteresting.

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