While Hampden’s appearance hadn’t changed dramatically since 2016, there is plenty to see with fresh eyes. Two 23,000 liter (5000 imperial gallons) double retort stills were installed circa 2020, increasing Hampden’s batch distillation capacity to the same level as Appleton’s. Two recently built aging warehouses enable a significant quantity of rum on-site for the first time in the estate’s history.| www.rumwonk.com
An annotated English language translation of the 2014 Martinique Rhum Agricole AOC regulations.| Cocktail Wonk
Besides its Rhum Agricole AOC regulation, Martinique also has a Protected GI covering the highly flavorful "Grand Arôme" and other molasses rums made at the Le Galion distillery.| Cocktail Wonk
An in depth look at the what's in Denizen Merchant's Reserve Rum. Also, we'll learn more about E&A Scheer, the Dutch company that blends it.| Cocktail Wonk
Outside of locales where French is the local tongue, Réunion Island rum gets little fanfare from enthusiasts obsessed with the latest limited editions from Barbados, Jamaica, Guyana, Martinique, etc.| www.rumwonk.com
Something that became clear while writing Modern Caribbean Rum is just how siloed the global rum industry is.| www.rumwonk.com