My plans for Salon du Rhum did not work due to a flu infection in my family. Finally, I could join the first day only, could not stay overnight in Spa and the worse: I had to drive back directly from there.
So I had a limit of 4 tastings a 1cl only in the first hour and no alcohol in the next 3-4 hours. Not the best starting point for a rum festival 
But I enjoyed it as far as possible. The location is very nice and also the atmosphere was good.
And it was great to meet Tom there 
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I had a very nice time at the Dram Mor yesterday. Nice guy and very good stuff.
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I’m glad they put this into table format. Genius. 
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It was just a quick selection of pictures… what info do you want? 
Nevermind, I was just mocking the fact that every table row is identical, which makes the use of the table format somewhat pointless.
Thanks for the pics and the reports! 
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The (Velier) Hampden masterclass was actually really great for rum nerds like us/this community.
It was like a history rum lesson combined with chemistry and a personal travel blog.
I can’t even come close to repeating everything Daniele said, but it felt like hanging on the lips of a teacher and feeling a bit let down when class was over, wanting more
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Towards the end of the masterclass I quickly went to the collector stand for the two last rums on my list: the 1990 C<>H and the 2018 HLCF. The 5 unaged ones were OWH, LROK, HLCF, C<>H and DOK. And then Daniele poured the 2010 HLCF.
I liked every single one of them. It was interesting to taste them next to each other.
But to be honest: my palate was already messed up from tasting so many things. And by that time I was definitely not sober anymore. Nonetheless I enjoyed it very, very much.
And to finish: mandatory haul photo
It was a great weekend 
Cheers guys
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A very fine yield:+1:
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Exceptional rums, enjoy every drop. Cheers!
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thanks for the updates! The Salon du Rum seems to be the best fair for my taste, it’s not focussed on the super exclusive bottlings as the Whisky Live and has more IBs than the GRF.
Are there affordable accommodations near there during the fair?
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Yes, the town of Spa is a tourist spot. So it’s quite easy to find a hotel or something like that (for example trough booking.com). We did it as well this year.
Definitely going back next year.
But now first Spirits in the sky next month in Brussels 
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