Here’s a new list of upcoming rum releases for the US market compiled from TTB label certifications approved in August 2024. These are only label approvals recorded at the US TTB, so none of these are likely to be available yet and it’s anyone’s guess when they might appear in stores.
This doesn’t include every rum label approval, I’ve tried to triage the approvals to the brands that people would recognize, while also including other labels that might be interesting but excluding spiced/flavored products and most cachacas.
The TTB approved 96 rum labels in total this month, 27 are covered here.
This month’s highlights include: a Black Tot solera system release, the 4th edition of Foursquare’s Master Series, new Papalin bottlings, new rums from India and Tahiti, another Sicilian rum, and a question about who’s actually the Real McCoy..
Written over a daiquiri at Richland Rum and a lager at Silver Bluff Brewery. Hey! I’ve finally caught up and completed all of the backlogged reports! Well, until next week when the October report is due…
You can find the August 2024 edition of this report here.
Bacardi
Spirit of a Woman – Beyond Triathlon, Approved 26 August 2024.
Black Tot
Historic Solera, Approved 14 August 2024.
I’m always skeptical when I see the word “Solera” on a spirit label, but I have confidence that if anyone can do it right it’ll be Mitch and the rest of the team at Black Tot.
Cihuatán
Cinabrio 12 YO, Approved 13 August 2024.
English Harbour
90th Anniversary Release, Approved 1 August 2024.
Foursquare
Master Series Edition 4, Approved 22 August 2024.
A new Foursquare release for Total Wine’s Concierge program. The WordPress Gallery plugin cut off some details from the front label – it’s bottled at 62%.
Kuleana
Pacifica Paradise, Approved 5 August 2024.
Member’s Mark
Silver, Approved 30 August 2024.
I’m not including this because I expect it to be a great rum, but as a heads-up that you’ll start seeing posts in Facebook rum groups asking “Hey, I’m at Sam’s Club and I saw this. Is it any good?” at some point in the future. The “slightly sweet flavor” remark on the front label doesn’t sound promising.
Mount Gay
Silver, Approved 15 August 2024.
I admit to being a little confused about this. I bought a bottle of this in Barbados a few years ago and at the time I’m pretty sure I was told this wasn’t available in the US. Since then I think I’ve seen this start popping up in the US, so I assumed it had made it to the market here. But I might be mistaken…
Papalin
Jamaica High Ester 5 YO, Approved 30 August 2024.
Jamaica High Esters 5 YO, Approved 16 August 2024.
Privateer
Letter of Marque: Rumdemption SC ’24, Approved 22 August 2024.
For the Florida Rum Society.
Ten to One
Oloroso Sherry Cask Select, Approved 21 August 2024.
Thomas Tew
Cooper’s Blend Voyage 3, Approved 7 August 2024.
The side label says this is Voyage 4, but the text calls it Voyage 3 and there’s a separate label approval for Voyage 4 where all the text agrees so this is what I’m going with..
Cooper’s Blend Voyage 4, Approved 2 August 2024.
Other Releases of Interest
Mater Harvest ’24, Approved 20 August 2024.
Garça Salute White, Approved 16 August 2024.
A new grogue in the US market.
Garça Salute Old/Velho, Approved 15 August 2024.
Pōmarae VI Single Cask, Approved 8 August 2024.
Another release from this producer we first heard from in last month’s report. This release appears to honor Tahitian royalty.
Rustic Earth Gold, Approved 14 August 2024.
Kohinoor Reserve, Approved 1 August 2024.
Marsh House Single Barrel, 14 August 2024.
Marsh House 5 YO Blend, Approved 15 August 2024.
Houseness Piebob’s Dram Travellers 16 YO, Approved 24 August 2024.
I honestly don’t know what this is, but I’m pretty sure it’s not an official Travellers release. It looks to be a single cask. Google isn’t helping me with the rest of the label, this could be a private release for a store or a new/small regional IB.
Houseness Piebob’s Dram Mauritius 16 YO, Approved 23 August 2024.
Botran Oro No. 5, Approved 15 August 2024.
Botran Infinito, Approved 2 August 2024.
Profile Spirits Real McCoy Batch 1, Approved 23 August 2024.
This certainly isn’t Bailey Pryor’s brand. I’m not an intellectual property lawyer, so I’m just including this label here as something interesting to watch. Now let me go pop some popcorn..
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