European Rums I, Scotland: Sugar House, Islay Rum Company, Ninefold, J. Gow x5 скачать в хорошем качестве

European Rums I, Scotland: Sugar House, Islay Rum Company, Ninefold, J. Gow x5

This week we're tackling an especially fun and slightly off-the-radar topic, namely European rum. No, not rum bottled in Europe, I'm talking about rum made in Europe. There's quite a lot of it these days, and I've assembled enough samples for a full week on the stuff. And because quite a disproportionate amount of Eurum is coming from Scotland we may as well start there! Four distilleries spread across two flights, for a total of nine bottlings. Here we go: ROUND 1 (2:42): Sugar House Scottish Pure Single White Rum (Dumbarton; pot-distilled molasses, bottled circa 2023; 43% ABV), 81/100 Islay Rum Company "Gael" Pure Single Rum, 2022 Inaugural Release (Port Ellen; molasses distilled in double retort pot still; 45% ABV), 82+/100 Ninefold Distillery Pure Single Rum, Unaged (Dalton, Dumfries & Galloway; molasses distilled in hybrid pot still, bottled circa 2023; 46% ABV), 83-/100 Ninefold Distillery Cask Aged Rum (Dalton, Dumfries & Galloway; molasses distilled in hybrid pot still and aged in American oak, bottled circa 2023; 45% ABV), 83+/100 ROUND 1 (27:27): J. Gow Distillery "Culverin" Unaged Scottish Pure Single Rum (Lamb Holm; hybrid-distilled molasses, bottled circa 2022; 50% ABV), 84/100 J. Gow Distillery "Kveik 2022" Unaged Scottish Pure Single Rum (Lamb Holm; hybrid-distilled molasses fermented with Norwegian Kveik yeast, bottled circa 2022; 62% ABV), 87/100 J. Gow Distillery "Revenge" 3 Year Old Pure Single Rum (Lamb Holm; pot distilled molasses aged three years in ex-bourbon and virgin oak, bottled circa 2022; 43% ABV), 82+/100 J. Gow Distillery "Fading Light" Chestnut Cask Aged Pure Single Rum (Lamb Holm; pot distilled molasses aged three years in chestnut, bottled circa 2022; 43% ABV), 83/100 J. Gow Distillery "Hidden Depths Vol. 2" 5 Year Old Single Cask Pure Single Rum (Lamb Holm; pot distilled molasses aged in an "ex bere whisky/OWC oak cask," bottled circa 2022; 51.2% ABV), 86/100 A lot of these - a lot of these - were basically well-made and totally serviceable but ultimately unremarkable "craft" rums, blending whipped cream, citrus, and a bit of minerality with solid mouth presence. I think the J. Gow Culverin was the best of that style, and the aged Ninefold was my favorite of the basic aged bottlings (yes it's oaky, but it maintains a certain brightness that adds depth). The standouts were really the J. Gow special bottlings: the Kveik has a really fun fruit-compost-on-fire character, especially on the finish, while the Hidden Depths 2 has some terrific texture and a lovely sour note. So overall, not an amazing showing from Scottish rum but there's certainly some promise! Next time, on to the continent... Extra special thanks to my Different Spirits on Patreon (  / differentspirits  ) - Gerard-Paul Aman Eric Amig Anthony Darcy Bean Chris Bobby Jamie Brown Kingsbury bushcraft William Christopher Clematis Rob D Liam Davitt Joe Devine Samuel Dose eon Ingmar nine Steve Frazee Ian Gendler Solomon Grundy John Halliday Alex Hurd Trevor Jarrait Jonathan Lestingi Kyaru Ariel Mserious Craig Nielsen Jason Newquist No Thanks Chris Rhodes Randy Rice Lael Rios RumSquirrel Gordon W Zach W Mean Will