Fareham Wine Cellar Rum Tasting 2018 EVENT SOLD OUT With Ian Robinson and Peter Thornton of Cellar Trends Wednesday 16th May 2018 @ Lysses House Hotel, 51 High Street Fareham, PO16 7BQ 7.30 pm (prompt) to 9.15pm (ish) Following on from previous Rum tastings (Foursquare Rum in 2017 and Botran / Pusser’s Rum in 2016), this year we […]
Foursquare Rum Tasting Tuesday 9th May 2017
With Peter Holland Foursquare Rum Advocate Tuesday 9th May 2017 @ 7.30pm The Hampshire Room @ Lysses House Hotel Peter is the newly appointed Foursquare Rum Advocate in the UK. He is also the nose behind the extremely successful rum review website, The Floating Rum Shack. Foursquare is one of the best rum producers in […]
Pussers Rum Blue Label 40%
Pussers Rum Blue Label 40% Pussers Rum Blue Label has been relaunched in the UK bottled at 40% abv rather than the old 54.5%. Do not worry however, the Pussers Rum bottled at 54.5% will not disappear from the UK markets, so there is succour for all those old sailors out there. It is being […]
Pussers Rum Gunpowder Proof
A new name and packaging for Pussers Rum Blue Label 54.5%. Pussers Rum Gunpowder Proof will be launched in the UK in early 2015. As I write both Blue Labels (one at 40% and one at 54.5%) are available, so be careful which one you are buying! Edit: 31/07/15 Pussers Rum Gunpowder Proof Original Admiralty […]
Pussers Spiced Rum Launched
Pussers Spiced Rum now available in the UK Last week, I was lucky enough to meet George Freegard, the International Brand Manager for Sales and Procurement, and Gary Rogalski, President and CEO of Pussers Rum. They were on a whistle stop tour of the UK visiting various suppliers, retailers and bars that distribute Pussers rum. […]
Ron Zacapa XO Centenario
Ron Zacapa XO Centenario Ron Zacapa XO Centenario was created in 1976 to celebrate the the centenary of the town of Zacapa in eastern Guatemala. It is a blend of rums aged from 6 to 25 years and, after blending, the rum is finished in French oak barrels that have previously been used to age […]
R L Seales Rum
R L Seale & Co Ltd There are many producers of rum on the island of Barbados, but one of the oldest is the family-owned R L Seale & Co Ltd, a company that has been passed down from father to son since 1820. The current man in charge, and head distiller, is Richard Seale […]
Ron Millonario XO
Check Fareham Wine Cellar’s current stock of rums here. If you are looking for other Solera style rums the Ron Zacapa 23 and Botran 18 are worth looking at. The Ron Zacapa is closer in style. Ron Millonario XO Reserva Especial is a super-premium rum from Peru. Like its little brother, the Ron Millonario Solera […]
Pussers Rum Yachting Decanter
The Pussers Rum Yachting Decanter is a commemoration of the sport of modern yacht racing, which can trace its history back to the 1600s. The decanter depicts many of the modern rigs used in sailing and some one-off designs. The artwork was painted by one of the world’s most famous marine artists A.D. Blake from […]
Pusser’s Rum Available at Fareham Wine Cellar
Pusser’s Rum – A Brief History See the current range of Pusser’s Rum available to buy here. Pusser’s Rum is produced on Tortola in the British Virgin Islands and is named after the Royal Naval Slang for a purser, a ship’s supply officer. For more than 300 years sailors of the Royal Navy were issued […]