Opinion
This page contains those essays on matters of rum which are subjective and opiniated by their very nature. It’s great to see more and more rum reviewers on the internet; yet I feel that there’s still space for some work on the underlying philosophy, on concepts, ideas and opinions as to where the world of rum is going, or can go. We should never cease questioning ourselves as writers (and possibly as shapers) of discussions regarding our drink of choice.
These are my own ideas, and my own thoughts. It’s inevitable that some of these essays will draw occasional fire and criticism, but the idea is simply to air out some issues I feel worth commenting on (much like the NAS imbroglio of the whisky world).
[NB: As far as possible I have tried and will try to adhere to a personal creed best expressed as follows: You have no right to an uninformed opinion. Opinions should be supported by such facts and reasoning as to permit the reader to understand why the opinion is being expressed. An unsupported opinion is, to me, worthless (I cannot begin to tell you how much the shrug-off comment “I’m entitled…” irritates me). A reader may not agree with it, but at least he can follow the critical reasoning behind the thought.]
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- Jan 2010 – The Labelling of Rums – A quick look at standards and confusions in the rum world
- Mar 2015 – How to Start Reviewing Rums – Part 1: Philosophy & Getting Started
- Mar 2015 – How to Start Reviewing Rums – Part 2: The Website, the writing and your postings
- Mar 2015 – How to Start Reviewing Rums – Part 3: Sampling, and the Review Itself
- Mar 2015 – How to Start Reviewing Rums – Part 4: Which Rums to Start With
- Mar 2015 – How to Start Reviewing Rums – Part 5: Keeping Things Going
- Aug 2015 – In Defense of Rum Bloggers
- Dec 2015 – The Wasted Potential of DDL’s Single Barrel Rums
- Jan 2016 – The Flawed Introduction of DDL’s “Rare Collection”
- Jan 2016 – A Conversation with Luca: Velier, DDL and the “Rare Collection”
- Jun 2017 – Why Negative Reviews Matter (and should be written)
- Aug 2018 – The El Dorado 15 YO “Wine Finished” Rums – A recap of the series
- Jan 2019 – A Brief Recap of El Dorado’s Rare Collection, Releases I, II and III
- Dec 2020 – Tony Sachs should not be asking
- Jan 2021 – Flipping: Love, Loathe or Leave
- Feb 2021 – The Implications of Superfast Ageing and the Alteration of Rum
- Aug 2021 – Beware of Lists
- Nov 2021 – One Year Into /r/RumSerious
- Nov 2021 – Canny or Crazy? Dark Matter’s Auction Prices
- Jan 2022 – Plantation’s 3-Star Rum: Not Yet In Decline
- Mar 2022 – The 2022 Spirits Business Rum & Cachaca Masters
- Aug 2022 – The 2021 Advent Calendar & The Rums of the New Australians
Love the web site . How can I contact the lone caner
Any comment on this site is seen fairly quickly and responded to here; email is thelonecaner@gmail.com for anything private
This is off topic, and I apologize.
Does anyone know if Planetrum in Guadaloupe FWI has had an event causing them to close?
I placed an order, they accepted my payment, and now no – product, response to emails, chat lines, phone calls etc.
Thank you, and sorry again, sorry for the intrusion.
You’d be better off also placing this question on one of the various Rum Clubs on Facebook like Ministry of Rum, Global Rum Club or La Confrerie du Rhum whre there are thousands and thousands of users. Commentary on this site is very quiet.
Speaking for myself, I’ve never used Planetrum so I can’t answer, sorry. Hope you get it sorted out.
I am a Canadian who lives in the province of Saskatchewan. I have drunk your Rum for 60 years. I am a retired broadcaster by profession.
My comment is not about your product because it is the best in the world. My comment is about the tardy nature of your supplying us. Your product for the past couple of years of being regularly available is that it disappears from our shelves for prolonged periods and no one here understands why there are such gaps in you suppling us. It has enjoyed wide popularity here but you would think that you are no longer interested in our business.
Somehow I don’t think I am who you think I am.