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Will Hoekenga and John Gulla

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00:22:31

Semi-Blind Rum Review #5: Roulaison Overproof Rum

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2024/07/20

Want to see video of this episode? Check it out on YouTube and subscribe to our channel! We're back with another bite-sized episode in our Semi-Blind Rum Reviews series. This time, John braved the challenge of blind-tasting and attempting to identify Roulaison Overproof, a pot-distilled, molasses-based rum from Roulaison Distilling out of Louisiana. Along the way, we both share our overall thoughts on the rum as John tries to uncover its identity.Have a listen and let us know what you think of this

01:25:15

112: Managing Rum’s Most Famous Single Cask...

The Rumcast ·

2024/07/14

Note:See the end of this episode description for the Hurricane Beryl aid links we mention in the intro.In this episode we revisited one of rum's iconic institutions from a totally different perspective from our previous episode (from over 2 years ago!) on it. We're talking, of course, about The Main Rum Company — keepers of E&A Scheer's boutique single cask program, and possibly the most extensive collection of single cask rum (excluding distilleries) in the world. You know all those great

00:25:18

Semi-Blind Rum Review #4: Down Island Ghana 2020

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2024/06/29

Want to see video of this episode? Check it out on YouTube and subscribe to our channel! https://youtu.be/8b99b-s4isgWe're back with another episode in our Semi-Blind Reviews series — this time with a rum sourced from a region that came up quite a bit in our 100th episode a few months back: Ghana!From Down Island Spirits, this is a 4-year-old pot still cane juice rum sourced from Ghana's MIM Distillery. John shares his thoughts knowing full well what the rum is and Will shares his thoughts while

01:49:17

111: The Legacy of Angostura Rum and Trinidad’s...

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2024/06/23

In this episode, we sat down with John Georges, former master distiller of Angostura Rum / Trinidad Distillers Ltd. to discuss his 40+ year career in rum, all things Angostura, and much more.This episode is sponsored by Nossa Cachaça — Get 10% off any order at NossaCachaca.com with promo code RUMCAST.We discussed:The evolution of rum-making at Angostura over the yearsAngostura's involvement with Bacardi in the 1980sWhy pot stills have yet to catch on at Angostura, despite a few attemptsWhat changed

01:52:52

110: Alambique Serrano and Cañada Rum: Tradition...

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2024/06/10

In this episode, we chatted with Jason Paul Cox and Isidoro Krassel Jr. of Alambique Serrano and Cañada Rum — two exciting projects featuring cane juice rum from Mexico. Jason is the founder of the brands and Isidoro is one of the four brothers from a family that has been producing aguardiente de caña in Oaxaca's mountainous cloud forest for over 100 years.This episode is sponsored by Nossa Cachaça — Get 10% off any order at NossaCachaca.com with promo code RUMCAST.These are truly fascinating rum

01:45:03

109: Rolling Fork Rum and the Complexities of Barrel...

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2024/05/25

This episode is sponsored by Nossa Cachaça — Get 10% off any order at NossaCachaca.com with promo code RUMCAST.In this episode, we talked to Turner Wathen and Jordan Morris, the co-founders of Rolling Fork Rum, and went DEEP on everything the Kentucky-based independent bottler has learned about secondary maturation (and more) since getting started in 2017. We discussed:Rolling Fork's focus on utilizing an array of ex-bourbon and ex-whiskey casks for secondary maturationHow much of a difference do

00:24:25

Semi-Blind Rum Review #3: English Harbour 1981

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2024/05/18

We're back with another episode in our Semi-Blind Rum Reviews series. This time, we swapped roles with Will as the blind taster and John as the rum selector. It turned out to be a quite rare rum — English Harbour 1981, a 25-year-old rum from Antigua Distillery Limited, bottled all the way back in 2006!You can also view the video version of this episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36qPUvfw5vYBe sure to subscribe to us there as well for more video content!P.S.Did you know you can

01:24:42

108: Tales from the Back of the Cabinet: Revisiting 6...

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2024/05/11

For this episode, we reached DEEP into the backs of our cabinets and pulled out a selection of rums we had long overlooked, neglected, or even forgotten about in our bars to see how our thoughts have evolved (or IF they have at all).The rules were simple: it just had to be a bottle we hadn't tasted in at least two years.Along the way, we discuss everything from market correcting Myers's Original Dark to John discovering (re-discovering?) one of the three best rums he's tried all year to packaging

01:37:11

107: San Juan Artisan Distillers & the Emerging...

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2024/04/27

In this episode we talked to Pepe Álvarez, founder of San Juan Artisan Distillers, the only Puerto Rican distillery making pot still rum from fresh sugarcane juice in a true farm-to-bottle setting.You may recall we featured Pepe as one of three interviewees in an episode back in 2021, but we wanted to bring him back for a solo interview so we could take a deeper dive into what we both think is a super interesting distillery making great rum.It was also a chance to speak more broadly about the new

01:50:32

106: Kuleana Rum Works: Discovering the Big Island's...

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2024/04/14

In this episode, we sat down with Steve Jefferson, co-founder and CEO of Kuleana Rum Works, a distillery on Hawaii's Big Island that's putting their own spin on fresh cane juice rum. From growing their own heirloom Hawaiian sugarcane to sourcing and blending rums from around the world, they have a unique approach that's resulting in some pretty damn good rum. We chatted about:Going from sailing around the Caribbean to starting a rum distillery in HawaiiWorking with a 30+ year veteran of Martinique

01:24:45

105: Inside The Islay Rum Company: A Unique Take on...

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2024/03/30

With John on vacation, I flew solo on this episode to welcome Ben Inglis, distillery manager and co-founder of The Islay Rum Company, to the show to get the full story on his unique approach to Scottish rum.If you listened to our Guide to UK Rum episode, you'll remember that John and I rated both of the Islay Rum Company rums we tried quite favorably, so we'd been hoping to talk to Ben ever since. We discussed:How Ben convinced the Vintage Malt Whisky Company to back his vision of Islay's first rum

00:58:11

104: Introducing Semi-Blind Rum Reviews: Shakara...

The Rumcast ·

2024/03/16

This week, we’re introducing a new episode format — the Semi-Blind Rum Review!In these reviews, one of us will know the identity of the rum being reviewed and one of us will be going in with no information about the rum whatsoever, besides its color in the glass.Our goal is to hopefully provide an unbiased and fun look at new(ish) rums you might be curious about. We'll also be publishing video versions to YouTube.In this episode, we reviewed:Shakara 12-Year Thailand Rum (the new release from La

01:23:56

103: Bira Rum and the Emerging Canadian Rum Scene...

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2024/03/03

In this episode, we explore the impressive start of possibly the only independent rum bottler in Canada, Bira Rum. Founder Karl Mudzamba took us inside his journey from Zimbabwe, to playing professional rugby in New Zealand, to starting Bira in his current home of Vancouver, BC. Bira has hit the ground running with unadulterated, cask strength releases from Fiji and South Africa, with much more to come.Along the way, fellow resident of Canada Ivar de Laat of Rum Revelations hopped on the call with

02:34:06

102: The Rumcast Guide to UK Rum

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2024/02/18

In this episode, we're back with a fresh entry in our Rumcast Guides series — and this time we're taking on the rums of the United Kingdom!Over the last 12 years or so, the UK has seen an explosion of domestic rum distilleries, with the number now reaching over 25 (and counting). We set out to taste a wide selection of these rums to get a sense of the emerging category's characteristics, standout bottles, and notable distilleries, encountering everything from straightforward crowdpleasers, to long

00:51:55

[Free Bonus Episode] Ian Burrell's Full 100th Episode...

The Rumcast ·

2024/02/06

In this free bonus episode, we're releasing global rum ambassador and Equiano co-founder Ian Burrell's full interview from our 100th episode, which was full of interesting nuggets about the development of Equiano, rum education, where we can expect to see exciting new rums come from over the next several years, and much more!Also, we try to guess our way through a mystery sample provided by Rumcast Patron Kyle in DC, only to fail spectacularly.P.S. Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon

01:36:55

100: The 100th Episode! A Toast to Rum’s Recent Past,...

The Rumcast ·

2024/01/28

Without further delay, we're super excited to share our 100th episode of The Rumcast with you!As we've hinted, this episode is special to us, and was really a labor of love. Rather than going with the typical format, we invited a dozen past guests to return for individual interviews where we looked back at how rum has evolved since 2019 (when we started working on the show), and where they think rum is headed over the next 5 years or so. You'll hear from:Kate Perry of La Maison and VelierZan Kong of

01:14:02

99: Our Top 6 Rum Predictions for 2024

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2024/01/06

Per tradition, we're back with our predictions for what will happen in the world of rum in 2024 — from trends, to releases, to new projects, and beyond.In the spirit of accountability, we also take a look back at last year's predictions for 2023 and grade how close each one came.Have a listen and send us an email at host@rumcast.com to let us know your predictions for the new year!P.S. Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can

01:45:04

98: 2023 in Review: Our 16 Favorite Rums of the Year

The Rumcast ·

2023/12/23

Happy holidays and New Year (in advance), everyone!In our fourth annual Year in Review episode we take a look back at our favorite rums of the year in the following categories:Unaged molasses rumUnaged cane juice rumAged rum (5 years or less)Aged rum (Over 5 years)“New to me” rumBest value rumMost surprising rumOverall rumPlus, we each throw in picks for Distillery of the Year, along with another round of "Am I the a**hole for not liking this rum?"Have a listen, and let us know your favorites in

01:29:29

97: Inside the Hampden 8 Marks Collection with Peppie...

The Rumcast ·

2023/12/10

In this episode, we went deep on the eight marks of Jamaica's Hampden Estate and the making of the recently released 8 Marks Collection with Peppie Grant (Tour Manager at Hampden), Daniele Biondi (Export Manager at La Maison & Velier), and Howard McCalla (Production Manager at Hampden).Speaking with people from both Hampden and La Maison & Velier allowed us to get the full story behind the 8 Marks Collection, from the rum itself to how the release came together in the first place. We

02:16:00

96: The Search for the Best 80 Proof Rums: A...

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2023/11/25

This episode is sponsored by Wonk Press — Get 10% off Modern Caribbean Rum by Matt Pietrek and Carrie Smith now through December 10 with promo code RUMCAST. Plus, Matt and Carrie will sign your book at no additional cost!In this episode, we set out to answer a surprisingly interesting question — which 80 proof rums are the best values? Which ones punch above their weight? Which ones should we not ignore just because they're 80 proof?We selected a group of 10 popular aged molasses-based rums we had

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