07/03/2026
Very excited to announce a BRAND NEW RUM!
In October of 2024, we traveled to Main Rum Company in Liverpool to do some rum hunting. Main Rum is the primary source for most of the world’s single cask rums, with thousands of barrels from thirty-five different countries. While we tasted a few dozen (hic!), we were really only there to pick one thing…
Since first visiting in 2016, we have been enamored with the traditional Blair two column Coffey still at Long Pond Distillery in Jamaica. While Long Pond is famous for their pot still rums, this column represented a vanishing style in the Caribbean: the characterful and rich output of a smaller, less efficient column still. Subtle, nuanced, but still unmistakably Jamaican.
We’ve carried a handful of this marque (CRV) over the years, but so much of it was sold as a blending component that it rarely gets bottled by itself. Additionally, the still has been non-operational since 2009 and was in a terrible state of disrepair. Alexander Gabriel, part owner of Long Pond, had expressed an interest in restoring the still. However, that dream was forever dashed in October of 2025 when Hurricane Melissa permanently destroyed the still.
So we are thrilled to present this very special, never-to-be-replaced rum: Smuggler’s Cove Long Pond 20. The latest in our quest to select single barrels from very special stills, this one is perhaps the most special yet. Not only will it never be replaced (Main Rum has no more CRV in stock), this is the first ever barrel pick to be bottled under our own name. Aged thirteen years in ex-bourbon cask in Jamaica, then seven (nearly eight) more years in Liverpool. Bottled unfiltered and unadulterated at a cask strength of 63.21%. Only 226 bottles exist. The front label (art by Dave Stolte) pays tribute to the still itself, while the back label features details from the dilapidated control panel. Available now only at Smuggler's Cove by the pour or by the bottle. In-store only, not available to ship.
Celebrate 250 years of America's original spirit with some good rum! The Cove will be open July 3rd, closed July 4th. Have an amazing & safe holiday weekend!
