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Rum Journal: Tasting a Guadeloupe Rhum From 1991

By Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Far on the eastern end of Guadeloupe’s butterflied island pair is Le Moule. It is a nondescript place of farms and palm trees, quiet and breezy. But it has a secret. In a lush hilltop next to an old mill is one of the Caribbean’s best rum distilleries: Damoiseau. It’s long been a Rum Journal favorite, whether the ...

L’Esprit de Damoiseau – Cocktail Competition!

By Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Damoiseau Cocktail Competition to Win a trip to Guadeloupe About Damoiseau Rhum Rhum Damoiseau is the most popular rhum known in the French archipelago of Guadeloupe. The brand embodies the rich, quality-driven approach to French Caribbean Rhum while still maintaining a sense of humor and humility that is so prevalent in the sporty and casual culture of ...

Rum Journal: HSE Porto Finish

By Monday, November 23, 2015

It’s no secret we’re big fans of Martinique’s Habitation Saint-Etienne, or Rhum HSE. It’s a distillery we’ve often praised for its creativity, particularly for its pioneering work in finishing traditional rhums agricoles in barrels like sherry and malt whisky. The sherry-finish editions, particularly, were particularly good. So we were delighted to discover that the company had added a ...

True Caribbean spirits: Rum distillery tours that rock

By Thursday, October 29, 2015

Nothing beats discovering rum on its home turf. Shaken and stirred with some of the finest spirits in the world, there is no shortage of rum-fueled cocktails and rummy punches in the Caribbean. Although they're popular crowd-pleasers, those familiar fruity watered-down concoctions served in coconut shells can get old. For something a little stronger, head ...

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