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Tiki Tasting: Chivas Regal Mizunara

While we have a lot of rum in our bar, we also have plenty of other spirits, liqueurs and elixirs and decided it was time that we give some of them a moment in the spotlight. To put it another way, we are opening up our review section to more…

Tiki Tasting: Stolen Overproof Rum

Overproof rum is one of the most important ingredients in a tiki-phile's rum collection. Overproof rum is powerful - both in alcohol content and flavor - and it can make or break a drink by balancing out sweeter, fruitier ingredients or simply punching up the volume on the booze. We have a…

Tiki Tasting: Lemon Hart 151

Tiki fans and rum-lovers both were excited to hear that Lemon Hart 151 was coming back to the US market and, over the course of many months, it trickled into widespread availability. Stores in California (or certainly liquor stores in So Cal) seemed to be a bit slow on the…

Tiki Tasting: The Cane Mill Rum, 8 year

When we're shopping for rum, we are always on the lookout for something new to add to our collection. Since rums are so unique, you never know (ok, sometimes you know) when you will stumble upon one that will bring your Rum Barrel to the next level. The Cane Mill…

Tiki Tasting: Lucky Falernum, reviewed

Falernum is a vital component of any tiki bar. The sugar, spice and citrus-infused rum-based syrup can inject a tremendous amount of flavor (or subtly add spice) to any cocktail. We've made our own falernum and tried both alcoholic and non-alcoholic versions. There aren't all that many options out there…

Tiki Tastings: Foursquare Rum Distillery Port Cask Finish

We've been on a bit of a hiatus from our Tiki Tastings rum/spirits review posts for the past few months. It isn't because we haven't been buying new rum, either! Not to worry, however, because the reviews are back and we promise to post them on a more regular basis…

Tiki Tastings: Lost Spirits Distillery Cuban-Inspired 151-Proof Rum

It's difficult to find high quality 151 proof rums, now that Lemon Hart isn't readily available in the US, so we always have our eyes out for bottles to try. The Lost Spirits Distillery Cuban-Inspired 151-Proof Rum isn't a brand new release, however it is a rum that we don't…

Tiki Tastings: Stark Spirits California Silver Rum

Stark Spirits is a distillery in Pasadena, California that only recently pushed their first product to market: Stark Spirits California Silver Rum. There is very little information about the rum on the company's website, but we were looking forward to trying the offerings from a local (to us, here in…

Tiki Tastings: Giffard Orgeat

Giffard Orgeat is an pearlescent pinkish-white liquid that immediately stands out from other syrups when you see it on the shelf. We immediately gravitated towards it, both because it was so pretty and because it looked so different from the other orgeat syrups we have seen. When it comes to…

Tiki Tastings: Kronan Swedish Punsch

Punsch is a traditional liqueur in Sweden and it has a long history. It begins with a spirit known as Arrack, a rum-like spirit from South East Asia that was imported by the Swedish East India Company around 1733. The spirit was infused with sugar, citrus and spices to make…