Here’s a new list of upcoming rum releases for the US market compiled from TTB label certifications approved in February 2025. 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 123 rum labels in total this month, 67 (!!!) are covered here.

This month’s highlights include two new IBs in the US market (Bedford Park and Colours of Rum) with several Caroni casks sprinkled around, Admiral Rodney’s rebrand, a blend from the Mai-Kai, a new rum brand created with Frank Ward’s guidance, Hampden’s 2025 Great House release, Roaming Road’s second release of casks, and so much more!

You can find the February 2025 edition of this report here.

Commentary and Interesting Things

I’m moving this section to the top, I think people didn’t notice it when it was at the very end.

The American rum scene has come a long way, and this month’s release report shows it – this is probably the largest report yet, and we can thank independent bottlers for it! Boston’s Raising Glasses is becoming a force in the market as not only an independent bottler but also an importer and distributor of other brands and IBs. If you’re not sure what I mean you will by the time you finish reading this report – They’re importing IBs Colours of Rum and Bedford Park to the US. They also import Rosalie Bay, Renaissance, and distribute Roaming Roads in some New England markets. I’m sure I’m missing several things here. And last month we saw the OG US IB Holmes Cay start to import Mhoba’s releases to the US market.

Think back to where we were just a few years ago. American IBs have had a huge impact on what’s available here. Not just due to what they bottle, but also because of their enthusiasm in getting out in the market and spreading the word about how great rum can be!

Chalong Bay: Back in November and December 2023 I was excited to see the first US OB releases from Chalong Bay get label approval. This month we see those labels surrendered. Here’s the filing for standard, high proof, and Double Barrel. I’m not sure what’s happening here, but it’s disappointing to see that they’re apparently not coming to the US at the moment. Cask Cartel still has their high proof release listed, but Javascript on the page blanks the page with a “you don’t have access to this content” message a few seconds after loading.

Bogus label application update: It seems like the weird trend of companies receiving label approvals for brands that aren’t theirs may have come to an end. In the past few months, a company in Ohio and an importer in Florida filed for and received label approvals for all sorts of things that don’t belong to them (Worthy Park, Wrayj & Nephew, Chairman’s Reserve, Captain Morgan, etc). Our friends in Ohio have been quiet this month, and the folks at Twenty One Wine and Spirits in Florida surrendered their previous approval for Bacardi 151 this month. Hopefully this is the last we see of bogus registrations for a while, though I still really wonder what was going on and why this happened.

Bacardi Superior’s label will receive a seasonal update that I assume is for Halloween this year.

PM Spirits is getting re-approvals for existing labels as LMV and PM Spirits’ portfolios come together. This includes Rivers from Grenada and the 8 YO Hampden Estate bottling.

Releases of Interest

Admiral Rodney / Admiral’s Rum

This seems like a sure sign that Spiribam is about to rebrand Admiral Rodney rum as simply “Admiral’s Rum”.

Formidable, Approved 6 February 2025.

Princess, Approved 7 February 2025.

Royal Oak, Approved 7 February 2025.

Alambique Serrano

3 Anos 1st Edition, Approved 10 February 2025.

Blend #7: Muertos Vivientes Night on Earth, Approved 11 February 2025.

Appleton Estate

Cask Collection Spanish Sherry Finish, Approved 20 February 2025.

Balcones

Prohibida Texas Rum, Approved 10 February 2025.

Bedford Park

This is a new IB in the US market, brought to the US by Raising Glasses.

Westerhall 1996 for Rum Club Canada, Approved 21 February 2025.

Single Barrel Jamaican Long Pond 2004, Approved 25 February 2025.

Single Barrel Trinidad Caroni 1998, Approved 25 February 2025.

Single Barrel Fiji 2004, Approved 25 February 2025.

From South Pacific Distillery.

Single Barrel Barbados Foursquare 2006, Approved 25 February 2025.

Single Barrel Barbados Foursquare 2006, Approved 25 February 2025.

Single Barrel French Antilles 2017, Approved 25 February 2025.

Single Barrel Jamaican 2000, Approved 25 February 2025.

Single Barrel Jamaican 2014, Approved 25 February 2025.

Black Tot

2025 Master Blender’s Reserve, Approved 24 February 2025.

Centenario

20 Aniversario Fundacion, Approved 20 February 2025.

25 Aniversario Gran Reserva, Approved 20 February 2025.

Colours of Rum

This brand is making its American debut thanks to Raising Glasses.

Barbados Foursquare 1999 13th Edition, Approved 19 February 2025.

Barbados Foursquare 2005 7th Edition, Approved 18 February 2025.

Barbados Foursquare 2006 15th Edition, Approved 26 February 2025.

Barbados Foursquare 2006 16th Edition, Approved 24 February 2025.

Barbados Foursquare 1999 14th Edition, Approved 25 February 2025.

Guadeloupe Bellevue 1998 3rd Edition, Approved 24 February 2025.

Guyana DDL Uitvlugt 1989 3rd Edition, Approved 18 February 2025.

Guyana DDL 2003 5th Edition, Approved 24 February 2025.

Guyana DDL Uitvlugt 1997 6th Edition, Approved 24 February 2025.

Guyana DDL Uitvlugt 1991 7th Edition, Approved 25 February 2025.

Jamaica Clarendon 1996 3rd Edition, Approved 26 February 2025.

Jamaica 1992 4th Edition, Approved 26 February 2025.

Most likely Hampden Estate.

Jamaica 1998 7th Edition, Approved 26 February 2025.

Most likely Hampden Estate.

Jamaica Long Pond 2000 11th Edition, Approved 26 February 2025.

Jamaica Clarendon 1997 13th Edition, Approved 26 February 2025.

Jamaica Hampden OWH 2012 14th Edition, Approved 26 February 2025.

Jamaica Premium Blend 2008 1st Edition, Approved 26 February 2025.

Trinidad Caroni 1998 3rd Edition, Approved 26 February 2025.

Trinidad Caroni 1998 4th Edition, Approved 26 February 2025.

Trinidad TDL 2009 5th Edition, Approved 26 February 2025.

Oloroso Single Cask Jamaican Hampden, Approved 26 February 2025.

Most likely Hampden Estate’s DOK marque based on the ester levels.

Crooked Island

This is a new brand from Bo Walker. I went back and forth on whether to file this under Crooked Island (the name of the company and future distillery) or Waterman (the brand on the front). I went with Crooked Island because that’s the brand given on the filing, but I might move future releases under Waterman.

Notably, these releases are blended by Frank Ward (of Mount Gay fame) who serves as an advisor to the company.

Waterman Four Bells, Approved 25 February 2025.