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The Rumcast
by Will Hoekenga and John Gulla
Explore the world of rum by hearing from the people who are shaping it.
Episodes
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160: [Free Bonus Episode] Blind Tasting Alambique Serrano's New Vida Nativa Series Rums
Note: As a reminder, Rumcast Reserve bottles are officially available in stores and shipping from our online retailer! You can grab your bottles here. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. For more bonus episodes like this one, subscribe to the Rumcast Patreon community. In...
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159: Kate Perry's Next Chapter + Looking Back on 9 Years at Velier
Note: As a reminder, Rumcast Reserve bottles are officially available in stores and shipping from our online retailer! You can grab your bottles here. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. Hey all! It's time for a bittersweet episode — this month, we sat down with Rumcast...
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158: The Ultimate Blind Rum Tasting: 6 Incredibly Old & Rare Single Casks from Caroni, Hampden, DDL, and Beyond
Note: As a reminder, Rumcast Reserve bottles are officially available in stores and shipping from our online retailer! You can grab your bottles here. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. This is an episode that's been months in the making. After our Rumcast Reserve…
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157: What's After Black Tot + the Real Life of a Rum Brand Ambassador with Mitch Wilson
Note: As a reminder, Rumcast Reserve bottles are officially available in stores and shipping from our online retailer! You can grab your bottles here. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. In this episode, we caught up with Mitch Wilson just a week before the end of his…
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156: The Rumcast Daiquiri Bracket Round 2: Modern Daiquiris
Note: As a reminder, Rumcast Reserve bottles are officially available in stores and shipping from our online retailer! You can grab your bottles here. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. It's time: we're back with the second entry in our series to determine the best…
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155: The Search for the Best American Rums with Mainland Rum's Seth Benhaim
Note: As a reminder, Rumcast Reserve bottles are officially available in stores and shipping from our online retailer! You can grab your bottles here. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. In this episode, we sat down with the founder of the only independent rum bottler...
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154: Classic Daiquiris: Which Rum Makes the Best One?
Note: As a reminder, Rumcast Reserve bottles are officially available in stores and shipping from our online retailer! You can grab your bottles here. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. This episode is the first entry in our ongoing Daiquiri Bracket series. Join us for a...
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153: The Rumcast Daiquiri Bracket Part 1: The 32-Rum Selection Show
Note: As a reminder, Rumcast Reserve bottles are officially available in stores and shipping from our online retailer! You can grab your bottles here. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. We've got something totally different for you today — a new series of episodes to...
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152: Behind The Rums of Mexico Series with Jason Cox
Note: As a reminder, Rumcast Reserve bottles are officially available in stores and shipping from our online retailer! You can grab your bottles here. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. In this episode, we caught up with Alambique Serrano founder Jason Cox about his…
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151: Blind Tasting & Selecting La Maison & Velier's Next Flag Series Rums
Note: As a reminder, Rumcast Reserve bottles are officially available in stores and shipping from our online retailer! You can grab your bottles here. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. This episode is something fun we've never done before: Kate Perry (La Maison & Velier)...
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150: Richard Seale & Ian Burrell Part 2: Jamaica Rum GI Debates, Aging Myths, and History vs. Tradition
Note: As a reminder, Rumcast Reserve bottles are officially available in stores and shipping from our online retailer! You can grab your bottles here. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. We're back with Part 2 of our conversation with Foursquare's Richard Seale and Ian...
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150: Richard Seale & Ian Burrell Part 1: Their New Project, the Future of Foursquare's ECS, & More
Note: As a reminder, Rumcast Reserve bottles are officially available in stores and shipping from our online retailer! You can grab your bottles here. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. In this episode we sat down with the dynamic duo of Foursquare's Richard Seale and the...
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149: Our Top 8 Predictions & Questions for Rum in 2026
Note: As a reminder, Rumcast Reserve bottles are officially available in stores and shipping from our online retailer! You can grab your bottles here. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. It's time for our annual predictions for the rum world in 2026, but with a slight…
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148: The Rumcast's Favorite Rums of 2025
Note: As a reminder, Rumcast Reserve bottles are officially available in stores and shipping from our online retailer! You can grab your bottles here. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. It's time once again for our annual lookback at our favorite rums of the year! This...
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147: Carrying on the Mount Gay Legacy with Trudiann Branker, Master Blender
Note: As a reminder, Rumcast Reserve bottles are officially available in stores and shipping from our online retailer! You can grab your bottles here. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. In this episode we sat down with Trudiann Branker to go inside her role as master...
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146: O Reizinho and the Tradition of Madeira Rum Making (with Pedro Ferreira)
Note: As a reminder, Rumcast Reserve bottles are officially available in stores and shipping from our online retailer! You can grab your bottles here. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. In this episode, we sat down with Pedro Ferreira, founder and distiller of O Reizinho,...
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145: Building a Beginner's Rum Bar in 2025
Note: As a reminder, Rumcast Reserve bottles are officially available in stores and shipping from our online retailer! You can grab your bottles here. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. In this episode, we discussed something that we've somehow never dedicated a show to...
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Announcement: The Rumcast Reserve Pre-Sale Is Live!
Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out. You can now pre-order our first-ever Rumcast Reserve single cask releases online! Head to our online retailer to grab your bottles today.
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144: Adventures in Rum Experimentation at South Africa's Mhoba Distillery
Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. In this episode we finally caught up with Robert Greaves, founder of Mhoba…
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143: Unveiling the 2025 Rumcast Fantasy Rum Draft Champion + Results Breakdown
Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. We've tallied the votes and are ready to reveal the champion of the 4th…
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142: Habitation Velier: Tasting Their 2025 Releases + a Brief History of an Iconic Rum Series
Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. In this episode, we take a deep dive into one of the iconic series of the rum...
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141: The 4th Annual Rumcast Fantasy Rum Draft
Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. Note: We need your help to make the most of this episode! Go to...
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140: Behind Our 2nd Cask Selection + the Rumcast Reserve Label Reveal
Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. Today's the day! We’re revealing the identity of the second cask selection…
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139: Inside Rum Buying at The Whisky Exchange, with Dawn Davies
Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. In this episode, we caught up with Dawn Davies, head buyer for The Whisky...
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138: The Rumcast Guide to Guyana Rum (Part 2)
Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. After releasing Part 1 last week, we're back with the second installment of…
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137: The Rumcast Guide to Guyana Rum (Part 1)
Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. In the latest chapter in our Rumcast Guides series, we turn our eyes to…
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Blind Rum Reviews #9 & 10: Dead Reckoning "The Black Pit" & Roaming Road 17-Year Spain Rum
Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. We're back with another chapter in our series of blind rum reviews — this…
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136: Roaming Road Spirits: From Liquor Store Owner to Rum Bottler with Mike Gilmore
Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. In this episode, we sat down with Mike Gilmore, founder of Roaming Road...
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135: Revealing the Identity of Our First Ever Single Cask Release (and Why We Picked It)
Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. It's finally time — we're revealing which rum we will be releasing for the...
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134: Behind the Blends at Black Tot Rum with Head Blender Oliver Chilton
Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. In this episode, we sat down with Oliver Chilton, the head blender at Black…
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133: The Rumcast 2025 Hot List: The Top 20(ish) Buzziest Bottles (and Upcoming Releases) of the Year
Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. In this episode, we attempted a new mid-year exercise — picking 10 bottles…
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132: Inside rum et al. — Los Angeles's Must-Watch Experimental Rum Distillery, with Robyn Smith
Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. In this episode, we sat down with the founder and distiller behind one of the...
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131: 20 Rums in 60 Minutes: The First Rumcast Sample Extravaganza!
Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. Sometimes we get in the mood to do something a little crazy, and this episode...
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130: The Alambique Serrano Vida Nativa Series Tasting Guide
Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. If you keep up with rum releases it's been pretty hard to ignore the arrival…
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129: Heavy Rum from Panama? The Making of Grander's New Cane Harvest Rum
Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. In this episode, we invited Grander founder Dan DeHart on the show to break...
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128: Uruapan Charanda: 100+ Years of Making Mexico's Other "Rum" with Miriam Pacheco
Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. In this episode, after a quick discussion of potential bottles for our…
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127: American Cane: A New Chapter in the American Rum Revival with Maggie Campbell & Darin Vest
Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. In this episode, we're excited to bring you the first public window into...
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126: Inside Our Trip to Liverpool's Main Rum Company: The Rumcast Single Cask Project Part 3
Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. At long last, the day arrived — we visited the Main Rum Company in person to...
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125: Our Top 6 Rum Predictions for 2025 (Plus Grading Our 2024 Predictions)
Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out. You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube. It's that time of the year again! Per our annual tradition, we each make…
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124: The Future of the Jamaica Rum GI with Christopher Gentles, GM of the Spirits Pool Association
Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out. In this episode we get an inside look at the status and future of the Jamaica Rum GI (Geographic Indicator) with Christopher Gentles,...
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123: The Rumcast Single Cask Project Part 2: Name Update + Bottle Possibilities
Click here to watch this episode on YouTube and subscribe to our channel! Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out. In the second installment of our Rumcast Single Cask Project...
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122: 2024 Favorites: Our Top Rums, Distilleries, and Bottlers of the Year
Click here to watch this episode on YouTube and subscribe to our channel! Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out. Happy holidays and New Year (in advance), everyone! In our…
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Semi-Blind Rum Review #8: Swell de Spirits Réunion Rhum Agricole 2011 (Isautier)
Click here to watch this episode on YouTube and subscribe to our channel! Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out. We're back with another entry in our semi-blind reviews series…
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121: Introducing Rosalie Bay: Dominica's First-of-Its-Kind Rum Distillery
Click here to watch this episode on YouTube and subscribe to our channel! Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out. In this episode, we went inside a brand new distillery in a...
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120: The Rumcast Guide to Madeira Rum
Click here to watch this episode on YouTube and subscribe to our channel! In this return to our Rumcast Guides series, we dive into Portugal's twist on agricole rum — Madeira! Madeira has been producing amazing cane juice rums for a very long time, but has only started becoming more well known in...
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A Flag Series Tasting Guide: Trying 3 New Rums from La Maison & Velier
Want to see video of this episode? Click here to watch on YouTube and subscribe to our channel! Check out the Rumcast Patreon community for more bonus content like this! In this free edition of our monthly bonus Patreon episode, we taste through three highly anticipated new rums in La Maison &...
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Semi-Blind Rum Review #7: Compagnie Des Indes Trinidad 2003 (TDL)
Want to see video of this episode? Click here to watch on YouTube and subscribe to our channel! 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...
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119: Introducing the Rumcast Single Cask Project: Part 1 - What's in a Name?
Want to watch the video version of this episode? Head to YouTube to watch and subscribe. 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...
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118: Putting Sicilian Rum on the Map: The Making of Mater Rum with Hugo Gallardo
Want to watch the video version of this episode? Head to YouTube to watch and subscribe. 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...
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RESULTS SHOW: Crowning the 2024 Rumcast Fantasy Rum Draft Champion
Want to watch the video version of this episode? Head to YouTube to watch and subscribe. 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). As always, THANK...
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What is The Rumcast about?
Explore the world of rum by hearing from the people who are shaping it.
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