The Rumcast

Nov 10 2024 126 ep. 79 mins 198

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Explore the world of rum by hearing from the people who are shaping it.

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A Flag Series Tasting Guide: Trying 3 New Rums from La Maison & Velier

Nov 10 2024 47 mins

Want to see video of this episode? Go here to watch on YouTube and subscribe to our channel: https://youtu.be/9XzPKQV2kQU Check out the Rumcast Patreon community for more bonus content like this: patreon.com/therumcast In this free edition of our monthly bonus Patreon episode, we taste through three highly anticipated new rums in La Maison & Velier's Flag Series: Cambodia 2016:

Semi-Blind Rum Review #7: Compagnie Des Indes Trinidad 2003 (TDL)

Nov 03 2024 22 mins

Want to see video of this episode? Go here to watch on YouTube and subscribe to our channel: https://youtu.be/efPj4pXerVI We're back with our semi-blind reviews series — but with a twist! In this mystery sample edition, both of us have no idea what the identity of this rum is before diving in headfirst for a review. Along the way, we offer our best guesses as to the rum's orig

119: Introducing the Rumcast Single Cask Project: Part 1 - What's in a Name?

Oct 27 2024 65 mins

Want to watch the video version of this episode? Head to YouTube to watch and subscribe: https://youtu.be/Az6e2uYGL4s Big news: we're buying a cask and branding, bottling, labeling, and releasing our own single cask rum! Throughout this process, we'll be taking you along on the journey as we conceptualize the rum, travel to the Main Rum Company in Liverpool to find the perfect cas

118: Putting Sicilian Rum on the Map: The Making of Mater Rum with Hugo Gallardo

Oct 12 2024 87 mins

Want to watch the video version of this episode? Head to YouTube to watch and subscribe: https://youtu.be/884PXOYoaU0 In this episode, we're excited to take you inside a very new emerging rum locale — Sicily, the Italian island where Distilleria Alma is bringing back sugarcane cultivation. Since 2021, Hugo Gallardo and his co-founders have been crafting cane juice rum from multi

RESULTS SHOW: Crowning the 2024 Rumcast Fantasy Rum Draft Champion

Oct 06 2024 40 mins

In this special mini-episode, we reveal the full results and official WINNER of the 2024 Rumcast Fantasy Rum Draft! You can view the official results totals here (Spoiler Warning, obviously): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GA4_PEkFFA8Nj7ciWN1kEk3MyH_0xA8RnIxvjRfCdR8/edit?usp=sharing As always, THANK YOU to everyone who listened and voted, and a special shout out to our spec

117: The 3rd Annual Rumcast Fantasy Rum Draft

Sep 22 2024 137 mins

Note: We need your help to make the most of this episode! Go to rumcast.com/vote after listening to help determine the winner of this year's Fantasy Rum Draft. Thank you! Want to watch the video version of this episode? Head to YouTube and subscribe: https://youtu.be/ZMT9r_GXk0w For the third year in a row, we're back with our annual Rumcast Fantasy Rum Draft. In this annual comp

116: Inside PM Spirits, Providers of Geeky Rums (and More) w/ Nicolas Palazzi

Sep 08 2024 85 mins

Note: Watch this episode on YouTube for video of the whole interview: https://youtu.be/WMcAPf4mS6c In this episode, we sat down with Nicolas Palazzi, the founder of PM Spirits. As a self-proclaimed "provider of geeky spirits" PM is an importer/distributor known for supplying the US with many sought-after rum releases thanks to relationships with brands like La Maison & Velier, Pè

Semi-Blind Rum Review #6: The Rhum JM Atelier Series

Sep 02 2024 31 mins

Want to see video of this episode? Go here to watch on YouTube and subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYXt562x3oE In this edition of our Semi-Blind Reviews series, we blind taste Rhum JM Fumée Volcanique (not to be confused with Rhum JM Terroir Volcanique), followed by the other two bottles in the distillery's new Atelier series — Jardin Fruité and Épic

115: Behind the Bottle: Holmes Cay Infinity Cask with Eric Kaye

Aug 25 2024 84 mins

Note: Watch this episode on YouTube for video of the whole interview: https://youtu.be/KA4_5kEqvQU In this episode, after a quick look at some of our favorite reactions to the Best Designed Bottles episode, we get the behind-the-scenes story of one of the year's most unique rum releases — the Holmes Cay Infinity Cask bottle. This bottle features a blend of exceedingly rare rums

114: The 10 Best Designed Rum Bottles in 2024 (Or at Least Our Favorites, Anyway)

Aug 11 2024 105 mins

Note: Watch this episode on YouTube to see all the bottles we discuss: https://youtu.be/OGoRu3eMWns In this episode we have something completely different — rather than talking about the rum in the bottle, we're talking about the bottle itself! We each selected our five current favorite bottle designs, considering a range of factors like bottle aesthetics, functionality, label