El Dorado: the Demerara revisits its classics

For more than two years now, the El Dorado brand has revised the recipe for its three flagship blends, which are the 12, 15 and 21 years. This development took place discreetly, during a small makeover, and the famous Demerara distillers have not communicated at all on the subject. […]

Festive rums

At Rhum Attitude, we like tasting rums, great vintages, geek rums. But we don't forget the festive rums, those rums that we share with friends, in the evening, on the terrace, by the pool, quite simply to party. The explosion of the last 10 years has been accompanied by a […]

The history of Madeira agricultural rum

Discovered in 1419 by the Portuguese, the small island of Madeira was immediately put into cultivation and found itself covered with vines, wheat and cane, the first stems of which were imported from Sicily. Sugar cane requires a lot of water. The tiny terraced plots (“poios”) are established in […]

The Caroni Ceremony

At the time of the release of the 38th and 39th editions, respectively entitled “Tasting Gang” and “Last Caroni”, I suggest you find out a little more about the future of the Caroni by Velier. I indeed had the honor and privilege of participating in the “Caroni Ceremony”. Organized in the region […]

TOWT rum imported 100% by sailboat!

TOWT, for TransOceanic Wind Transport, is a French carrier that is a few nautical miles ahead of its time. Paradoxical you might say when we talk about transport under sail on old rigs. However, as sailors, the TOWT crew knows the metaphor well: humanity would be the crew of the Titanic heading straight […]

A look back at the Black Sheriff from HSE

The Saint-Etienne habitation It was born at the beginning of the 19th century in Gros Morne, in Martinique. After some turbulence, the distillery stopped smoking in 1988. Then after being bought by the Hayot family in 1994, its production was transferred to the Simon distillery, in François (which also distills […]