Review: Miami Club Rum
Miami Club Rum was originally produced at the first legal distillery in the history of Miami. The distillery opened in 2011 and is located in the heart of Miami’s famous Wynwood Arts District. Production has moved to a larger facility in Miami. Miami Club is made from sugar cane harvested from local fields. A 2/3 molasses, 1/3 cane juice blend is fermented and double distilled using a family recipe dating back to 1911 in Puerto Rico. The rum is slow aged in French Limousine and American White oak for 2 years while it is simultaneously infused with the music of Miami. Salsa, Samba, and other Caribbean rhythms are played to the rum 24-7 through vintage Bose 901 speakers to activate the barrels for a richer deeper flavor yield. A seven step filtration process follows including among other things, coconut shells, and a secret oxygenation technique used to aerate the spirit. Read more 
Review: Bacardi Coquito
Bacardi Coquito was just released. It is a Coconut Cream Liqueur and a Limited Edition release. Coquito translates in English to Little Coconut. Coquito originated in Puerto Rico and it is a traditional Christmas drink often referred to as Puerto Rican eggnog. A traditional Coquito is made with white rum, evaporated milk, cream of coconut, cinnamon, condensed milk, vanilla, and coconut milk. Bacardi Coquito is made from a base of Bacardi Superior White rum. Toasted spices, coconut cream, vanilla, and cinnamon are blended with the rum before bottling at 30 proof. Bacardi is partnering with New York Bakery Brooklyn Cupcake in December to offer a Limited Edition Bacardi Coquito Cupcake. Read more
Review: Members Mark Eggnog
Members Mark Eggnog as the name would suggest can be found at Sam’s Club’s. It is sold in a 1.75 liter plastic bottle, and priced at $9.98. At one time Sam’s Club’s also sold a private label Irish Cream liqueur under the O’Dowd’s label. O’Dowd’s Irish Cream and O’Dowd’s Pumpkin Irish Cream, which they also sold, were two of our highest scoring Irish Cream liqueurs. I was a little sad when Sam’s pull the plug on the brand. Members Mark Eggnog is made in Kentucky with Caribbean rum, real cream, cane sugar, and a medley of other classic ingredients. Some adult eggnog’s are made with brandy or bourbon and some have a blend of all three spirits. Read more
Review: Single Prop Rum
Single Prop Rum was launched in Pennsylvania April 2018. Certified organic coconut water from 10 month old coconuts grown on a Nicaraguan plantation is blended onsite with rum distilled in Nicaragua. The rum is shipped to Pennsylvania where it is blended with rum distilled in the Virgin Islands. Single Prop is bottled unaged at 80 proof. Single Prop rum is named for and inspired by trips to the Caribbean in a single prop plane taken by the founders of Single Prop Rum. Anthony Lorubbio and Casey Parzych fell in love with what the locals where drinking. Coconut water and rum. Read more
Review: Gaspars Coconut Rum
Gaspars Coconut Rum was released in 2018 along with Gaspars Spiced Rum. Both are made at Tampa Bay Rum Company located in the historic Ybor City district of Tampa. The rum is named for the infamous Spanish pirate Jose Gaspar. Each year Tampa celebrates Jose with the Gasparilla Pirate Festival. Since opening the distillery in 2018, they have added Gaspars Silver rum, Scurvy Lime Rum, and Gasparilla Spiced Rum. The distillery was founded by former chiropractor Samuel Meyers. The rums are made from the highest grade sugar cane molasses and fermented in one of four 1000 gallon fermenters. The spirit is distilled in a 1000 gallon steel and copper pot still with 24 plate vodka columns. Natural flavors are added before bottling at 80 proof. Gaspars is currently only available for sale at the distillery, in the Tampa area, or from b21.com who will ship Gaspars anywhere in Florida. Read more
Review: Cruzan Coconut Rum
We reviewed Cruzan Coconut Rum several years ago. At that time it was bottled at 55 proof. It is currently sold at 42 proof, so we thought this would be a good time to check out the lower octane Cruzan Coconut. Coconut is one of 16 flavored rums crafted in St. Croix with a rum base made from tropical rainwater and high quality molasses. The spirit is distilled in a 5 column still and aged in oak barrels. The rum is shipped at barrel proof to Florida where it is reduced to proof. Natural flavors are blended before bottling at 42 proof. Read more
Review: Kingston Coconut Rum
Kingston Coconut Rum is produced by Prestige Wine and Spirits Group in Princeton Minnesota from rum distilled in Barbados, coconut liqueur, and natural flavors. It is bottled at 48 proof. Prestige produces several value priced spirits including Kinky Liqueur, Merry’s Irish Cream Liqueur, Opulent Vodka, and Glen Moray Malt Scotch. I picked up my white plastic label wrapped 1 Liter bottle for 11.99. Read more
Review: The Kraken Black Roast Coffee Rum
The Kraken Black Roast Coffee Rum was just released. It is a Limited Edition release that joins the 94 proof Kraken Original, and 70 proof Kraken Dark Label. It is made from a Caribbean rum base distilled at Trinidad Distillers in Trinidad and Tobago. The rum is infused with natural flavors, coffee bean essence and artificial colors. It is bottled at a devilish 66.6 proof. Read more
Review: Kalani Coconut Liqueur
Kalani Coconut Liqueur is a 100% natural coconut rum liqueur made from fresh coconut milk extracted from a special hybrid of coconut brought over to the Yucatan by Rafael Aristi, nicknamed Malayan Dwarf Coconuts. The fruits of the Yucatan are pollinated by the rare stingless bees, a treasure of the knowledge of Mayan tradition. The Aristi family grows the organic coconuts on their plantation called Oxtapacab in the Yucatan. Oxtapacab was originally a Dutch sisal factory for rope making. The hand picked coconuts are shelled, shredded and pressed to release their milk and pulp, which is then fermented. The fermented coconut milk is macerated with Mexican sugarcane rum and sugar. Kalani is bottled onsite at Casa D’Aristi at 60 proof. Read more
Review: Cruzan Watermelon Rum
Cruzan Watermelon Rum is a Limited Edition release that was announced in July. It has had a very limited presence as we just located a bottle last week. Cruzan currently features 15 flavored rums on their website. Watermelon is not one of them. In 1760 a sugar mill began crushing cane at the site of the Cruzan Rum Distillery on the island of St. Croix. The Nelthropp family built a distillery at the site in the early 1800’s. Today the eighth generation of the family still works at the distillery. Cruzan Watermelon is made from a rum base made from sugar cane molasses and tropical rainwater. The rum is distilled in a five column distillation process and aged in oak barrels. The rum is shipped in bulk at barrel proof to Florida where it is reduced to proof. Natural flavors are blended before bottling at 42 proof. Read more