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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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  • Dec 19, 2018

1423 Single Barrel Selection - Venezuela 2006 (12 yo) - 55% abv.

Rum-Review-A-Day: Day 19 - 1423 Single Barrel Selection - Venezuela 2006 (12 yo) - 55% abv. Slowly, and happily, working my way through the 1423 Single Barrel Selections. Today I will have my first taste of their new release from Venezuela. The rum comes from an undisclosed distillery (I’m working on it…). It is 100% Column still, 100% tropically aged for 12 years. It is then caramel coloured in the barrel resulting in a dark, mahogany coloured liquid. Bottled at 55% in

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