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Rum Reviews & Ramblings

Describing rums in a way that paints a picture as well as gives the everyday reader references that are both familiar and relatable

I started in the world of wine tasting around 2006. These tastings were always blinded, so you had to work on finding and building a repertoire of a broad range of descriptors in order to piece together what you had in your glass...So when it comes to smell and flavour description, I’ve been doing it for quite a few years. In 2015, my interest in rum was sparked and since then I have thrown myself deep in to the world of this amazing spirit and wonderful people.

/Kris von Stedingk

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Kris von Stedingk

Nov 3, 2018

Worthy Park Cask Selection Series #5 - Port - 56% abv.

Worthy Park Cask Selection Series #5 - Port - 56% abv. Now down to the last of the 3 new Cask Selection releases from Worthy Park, one that I have heard only great things about, and the one that on my initial run-though of the bunch, was my favourite…Today it’s time for the Port cask finish. Bottled at 56% abv. and only 585 bottles produced. Again, as with the other cask selection releases, this has seen both American ex-bourbon barrels as well as a finish in ex-Port ca

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Kris von Stedingk

Nov 1, 2018

Worthy Park Cask Selection Series #4 - Madeira - 58% abv.

Worthy Park Cask Selection Series #4 - Madeira - 58% abv. Following up on the Worthy Park Cask Selection #3 Sherry cask, today we take a deeper look at Cask #4 Madeira Finish! As with the other Cask Selections, this juice has spent time in both American ex-bourbon casks and then finished off in ex-Madeira casks. It is bottled at cask strength, which in this case is 58% abv. This round of bottling resulted in only 677 bottles, so get ‘em when you can! Now the fun part! - St

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Kris von Stedingk

Oct 30, 2018

Worthy Park Cask Selection Series #3 - Sherry - 57% abv.

Worthy Park Cask Selection Series #3 - Sherry - 57% abv. I’m sure many people have seen these flashing across their screens recently, so I thought I would sit down with the first of the new series of casks selections from Jamaica’s wonderful Worthy Park. Traditionally, Worthy Park (and pretty much all Jamaican rums for that matter) are aged solely in American ex-bourbon barrels, as was also the case for Worthy Park’s Signature release that was bottled at 45%. However, r

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