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Review #107: Black Tot Finest Carribean Rum

We attended a virtual scotch tasting the other day, organized by Impex Beverages, Scotch Club of San Francisco, and Elixir Distillers. It was everything a whisky nerd heart dreams about. Our guide was Oliver Chilton, who works for both …

Cocktails

Gravitational Constant Cocktail

The Gravitational Constant Cocktail features Jamaican rum, PX Sherry, and a touch of Allspice dram.

Groovy appeal cocktail with lemon wheel garnish

Cocktails

Groove Appeal Cocktail

The Groove Appeal is simple, just three ingredients and a topping of champagne, and it tastes delicious. you can pre-batch for a brunch.

Bottle of Samaroli rum next to glass of rum

Rum Reviews

Review #88: Samaroli Jamaica Rhapsody

Samaroli Jamaica Rhapsody is one of those bottles that rum nerds whisper about. For the uninitiated, Samaroli is an independent bottler located in Scotland

Rum Reviews

Review #59: Faultline Jamaican 16

Dunder, for scotch drinkers, is slightly analogous to the rum-world equivalent of peat. Except instead of moss, it is a fermenting pit of rotting waste.

Cocktails

Crocodile Slipper

Original cocktail featuring Amer Picon, Jamaican rum, Green Chartreuse and banana liqueur.

Rum glass in front of rum bottle next to red light

Rum Reviews

Review #55: Habitation Velier Forsyths Worthy Park 2005

Independent bottling of a high ester Jamaican rum.

Pandan Express Cocktail Recipe
2022-01-02
I've experimented with infusing a few spirits, but I find it plays incredibly well with high-proof American Applejack and with some bourbon whiskies. For this one, I used cask strength Bullet Bourbon, Vermouth Terino and Carpano Antica, along with Tom Foolery Applejack. If you can't find Tom Foolery, check out Copper & Kings Butchertown brandy as well. […]
Eastern Cork, Riff on the Corktown Cocktail
2021-08-09
A few years back we visited Boston's Eastern Standard […]
Birch Tree by Nomad Bar
2021-07-31
Coffee liqueuer, Amaro Nonino, sweet vermouth, aged aquavit, and cognac […]
Review #128: Edradour: The Fairy Flag 15 Year Review
2021-07-18
Sylvia received a handful of samples when she visited […]
Review #127: Sovereign Laphroaig Single Cask Whisky Review
2021-06-22
The Sovereign is a sub-brand of the venerable Hunter […]
Breakfast Negroni Cocktail – A Fistfull of Cocoa Puffs
2021-06-13
the highlight of the last Negroni Week was Wildhawk's Breakfast Negroni cocktail. The star ingredient is the Cocoa Puff infused Sweet Vermouth. […]
Review #126: Balcones Healthy Spirits Bottle
2021-06-06
It's exciting to try local products when you travel. […]
Review #125: Heaven Hill Bottled in Bond
2021-05-30
Heaven Hill used to release a 6 year old Bottled in Bond bourbon only in Kentucky. In 2019 the company started releasing a new Bottled in Bond whisky, now aged for 7 years. […]