Review: Bacoo 8 Year Old Rum
Two years ago I reviewed Bacoo 5 year old rum. It is one of the best tasting 5 year old rums I’ve tried. While I was anxious to find Bacoo 8 year old rum, distribution is limited and it took until now to get my hands on a bottle. Bacoo is named for a mischievous mythological spirit claimed to be found in empty corked rum bottles floating in the Caribbean. Once freed he lives on banana’s and milk. As long as you keep your Bacoo happy and well fed he will grant your wishes. Bacoo rum is made from estate grown cane sugar grown on the island of Dominican Republic. The fresh cane juice is fermented, then distilled in unique copper stills, and aged in ex-bourbon barrels for 8 years in before bottling at 80 proof. Read more 
Review: Grander 8 Year Old Panama Rum
Grander 8 Year Old Panama Rum is the result of Dan Dehart, a Louisville native and lifelong bourbon fan search through the Caribbean basin for the best tasting rum. A rum with no coloring, flavoring, or sweeteners added. Dan wanted to find a distillery capable of producing a true cane to glass rum. This search led him to Ingenio San Carlos Distillery in Panama were this, Grander 12 Year Old, and Grander Single Barrel rums are also crafted. Made from sugar cane grown in Herrara Panama, the cane is harvested and transformed into Grade A molasses. The molasses is fermented with a proprietary locally grown yeast. Distillation follows with a 1922 American Copper and Brass Works copper still. The rum is aged for eight years in previously used bourbon barrels. Panama’s climate provides an intense environment for the rum and barrels to interact. After blending, the rum is filtered through cellulose plates and than chill filtered and bottled at 90 proof. Grander is named for the 1000 pound marlins, anglers dream of catching off the coast of Florida. Read more