Our bottles rated by WhiskyFun.com:
This 1995 Clarendon is a true heavyweight, spending a whopping 23 years maturing under the tropical sun. The EMB mark brings a unique profile - think bold, funky, and utterly captivating. On the nose, there’s a surprising hint of fresh mint, followed by rich, polished wood and a touch of earthy tobacco. Dig deeper, and you’ll find layers of overripe bananas, pineapple, and a whisper of molasses. The tropical aging has worked its magic, adding a velvety texture and a long, spicy finish.
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WhiskyFun.com, one of the most respected and influential whisky review sites, was created by Serge Valentin, a whisky critic from Alsace, France. Since its launch in 2002, WhiskyFun.com has become a trusted resource for spirits enthusiasts worldwide, with over 20,000 reviews published on the site to date.
Serge Valentin is known for his honest, unpretentious reviews, often accompanied by humorous remarks and personal anecdotes. While his focus is on whisky, he also explores other spirits, which he calls “malternatives”—primarily rum, cognac, and armagnac.
Valentin scores each spirit on a scale of 1 to 100, with 80–89 indicating high quality and 90+ reserved for truly exceptional spirits. We’re proud to feature WhiskyFun.com scores for our rums on our website and in our informational materials. As Serge noted in an interview, “A high score doesn’t mean you should rush out and buy a bottle or a pallet; it means that, in my opinion, you too should maybe try the spirit in question, provided we have similar tastes.”
Since the launch of The Colours of Rum, we have shared our releases with Serge Valentin to gain his individual, unbiased opinions. This helps you, our valued rum enthusiasts, make informed choices. We’re pleased to hold high scores for our rums, with many rated above 90 points and some reaching 92 or even 93.
This Hampden 2023 release was aged for 9 months in Europe in a 1st fill Pedro Ximénez Sherry Hogshead cask. Distilled in April 2023, with the highest possible esters' content (DOK mark), it was bottled in May 2024 at 62.9% ABV. This edition of 329 bottles captures the nuanced influence of the sherry cask on the bold, high ester, Jamaican rum.
The Foursquare distillery in Barbados was founded by the Seale family in the mid-1990s. The Seales, having bottled rum in Barbados for over five generations, own a string of traditional brands which now feature Foursquare rum as their main component.
Barbados 2002 has been distilled by Foursquare on pot still only and matured in the ex-rum cask. This Foursquare is 100% contintenaly aged. The cask yielded 208 bottles containing spirit at 49% ABV.
A new exciting blend of four Jamaican rums: Long Pond 2005 Pot Still, Monymusk 2007 Pot & Column Still, New Yarmouth 2005 Pot Still, Worthy Park 2008 Pot Still. 14 years of continental aging in an ex-rum cask and bottled at 58.9% ABV.