Rum’sploration : Pusser’s Deptford Dockyard Reserve

This was a random pickup that just so happened to look good at a good price at the right time. I enjoy Pusser’s even though they get a good amount of hate in the rum world. I won’t dive deeper into that here, you can do your own research. But I’m often intrigued by their …

Rum’sploration : Duppy Share

Ya know those bottles you buy and are super excited to try but then you start thinking, “Oh, I should wait for a good reason/special occasion” and then you never open them? They sit there, languishing on the bar, screaming silently into the void “Drink me! Love me!” Yea, I have plenty of those bottles. …

Rum’sploration : Banks 7 Island

I'm still drying out from the end of year shenanigans I put myself though but I have to be careful not to dry out too much. That wouldn't be smart for any of us. So today, I'm returning to the Banks lineup- I wrote about the 5 Island blend a while back so now it's …

Rum’sploration : Zabana Blanco

Just about a year ago, I left Guam in a small propeller driven aircraft for a long adventure over the open ocean. My thoughts went back to the early aviators and what they went through for similar flights well before iPad flight plans, instant comms across the open seas, and plenty of divert airfields in …

Rum’sploration : Banks 5 Island

Patience isn't always my strong suit. I'm not necessarily ever in a hurry, but when a store makes shelf space for a new bottle of rum and then that spot sits empty for multiple months, my calm composure gets tested. Thankfully, the spot was finally filled with both the Banks 5 and 7 Island rums …

Rum’sploration : Black Tot

What better way to celebrate Black Tot Day than with a rum blend inspired by the Royal Navy's offering to its Sailors before that dark day.  Black Tot Day, for those who don't know, was July 31, 1970. It was the last day that the British Royal Navy served its Sailors their daily rum ration, …