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The Rumcast

Will Hoekenga and John Gulla

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

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172 episodes

  1. 161: The 5th Annual Rumcast Fantasy Rum Draft Live from Boston Rum Week 1:49:33
  2. 160: [Free Bonus Episode] Blind Tasting Alambique Serrano's New Vida Nativa Series Rums 1:00:10
  3. 159: Kate Perry's Next Chapter + Looking Back on 9 Years at Velier 1:23:07
  4. 158: The Ultimate Blind Rum Tasting: 6 Incredibly Old & Rare Single Casks from Caroni, Hampden, DDL, and Beyond 1:49:59
  5. 157: What's After Black Tot + the Real Life of a Rum Brand Ambassador with Mitch Wilson 1:51:34
  6. 156: The Rumcast Daiquiri Bracket Round 2: Modern Daiquiris 1:13:11
  7. 155: The Search for the Best American Rums with Mainland Rum's Seth Benhaim 1:25:23
  8. 154: Classic Daiquiris: Which Rum Makes the Best One? 1:20:15
  9. 153: The Rumcast Daiquiri Bracket Part 1: The 32-Rum Selection Show 1:24:35
  10. 152: Behind The Rums of Mexico Series with Jason Cox 1:20:30
  11. 151: Blind Tasting & Selecting La Maison & Velier's Next Flag Series Rums 2:02:40
  12. 150: Richard Seale & Ian Burrell Part 2: Jamaica Rum GI Debates, Aging Myths, and History vs. Tradition 1:15:20
  13. 150: Richard Seale & Ian Burrell Part 1: Their New Project, the Future of Foursquare's ECS, & More 1:19:24
  14. 149: Our Top 8 Predictions & Questions for Rum in 2026 1:26:27
  15. 148: The Rumcast's Favorite Rums of 2025 1:42:47
  16. 147: Carrying on the Mount Gay Legacy with Trudiann Branker, Master Blender 1:20:59
  17. 146: O Reizinho and the Tradition of Madeira Rum Making (with Pedro Ferreira) 1:24:38
  18. 145: Building a Beginner's Rum Bar in 2025 1:25:49
  19. Announcement: The Rumcast Reserve Pre-Sale Is Live! 11:09
  20. 144: Adventures in Rum Experimentation at South Africa's Mhoba Distillery 1:33:00
  21. 143: Unveiling the 2025 Rumcast Fantasy Rum Draft Champion + Results Breakdown 1:07:19
  22. 142: Habitation Velier: Tasting Their 2025 Releases + a Brief History of an Iconic Rum Series 1:27:15
  23. 141: The 4th Annual Rumcast Fantasy Rum Draft 2:08:43
  24. 140: Behind Our 2nd Cask Selection + the Rumcast Reserve Label Reveal 1:30:47
  25. 139: Inside Rum Buying at The Whisky Exchange, with Dawn Davies 1:24:40
  26. 138: The Rumcast Guide to Guyana Rum (Part 2) 1:24:42
  27. 137: The Rumcast Guide to Guyana Rum (Part 1) 1:18:08
  28. Blind Rum Reviews #9 & 10: Dead Reckoning "The Black Pit" & Roaming Road 17-Year Spain Rum 59:15
  29. 136: Roaming Road Spirits: From Liquor Store Owner to Rum Bottler with Mike Gilmore 1:34:48
  30. 135: Revealing the Identity of Our First Ever Single Cask Release (and Why We Picked It) 51:40
  31. 134: Behind the Blends at Black Tot Rum with Head Blender Oliver Chilton 1:34:44
  32. 133: The Rumcast 2025 Hot List: The Top 20(ish) Buzziest Bottles (and Upcoming Releases) of the Year 1:33:09
  33. 132: Inside rum et al. — Los Angeles's Must-Watch Experimental Rum Distillery, with Robyn Smith 1:45:06
  34. 131: 20 Rums in 60 Minutes: The First Rumcast Sample Extravaganza! 1:21:03
  35. 130: The Alambique Serrano Vida Nativa Series Tasting Guide 1:06:55
  36. 129: Heavy Rum from Panama? The Making of Grander's New Cane Harvest Rum 1:26:08
  37. 128: Uruapan Charanda: 100+ Years of Making Mexico's Other "Rum" with Miriam Pacheco 1:35:12
  38. 127: American Cane: A New Chapter in the American Rum Revival with Maggie Campbell & Darin Vest 1:41:58
  39. 126: Inside Our Trip to Liverpool's Main Rum Company: The Rumcast Single Cask Project Part 3 1:23:38
  40. 125: Our Top 6 Rum Predictions for 2025 (Plus Grading Our 2024 Predictions) 1:21:57
  41. 124: The Future of the Jamaica Rum GI with Christopher Gentles, GM of the Spirits Pool Association 1:05:08
  42. 123: The Rumcast Single Cask Project Part 2: Name Update + Bottle Possibilities 1:12:44
  43. 122: 2024 Favorites: Our Top Rums, Distilleries, and Bottlers of the Year 1:43:55
  44. Semi-Blind Rum Review #8: Swell de Spirits Réunion Rhum Agricole 2011 (Isautier) 24:19
  45. 121: Introducing Rosalie Bay: Dominica's First-of-Its-Kind Rum Distillery 1:49:35
  46. 120: The Rumcast Guide to Madeira Rum 1:57:33
  47. A Flag Series Tasting Guide: Trying 3 New Rums from La Maison & Velier 47:34
  48. Semi-Blind Rum Review #7: Compagnie Des Indes Trinidad 2003 (TDL) 22:24
  49. 119: Introducing the Rumcast Single Cask Project: Part 1 - What's in a Name? 1:05:37
  50. 118: Putting Sicilian Rum on the Map: The Making of Mater Rum with Hugo Gallardo 1:27:26