This was amazing! Thanks for everything you do! I know how much work goes into creating videos, but yours are such high quality that I’m sure it takes so much more effort than I can even imagine! So honored to get to be a part of this award ceremony and even more honored to have dunderclap nominated for best unaged molasses rum of the year alongside all those other amazing rums!
It's hard to believe that you've only been doing these videos for such a short time - the presentation and production are fantastic. Hope after you take a break in the new year, you decide to come back. This channel is my go to to learn about the more hard to find and new rums coming out that don't get covered by others.
A MASTERPIECE! This was like the Rum Avengers assembling, incredible you got so many amazing people to come together for this. Unbelievable the amount of effort and work put into this and all your other videos. You have been massively influential in helping me discover the amazing world of rum. Take a well deserved break but I sincerely hope you return Arminder! You are one of my favorite and most watched UA-cam channels.
Thank you!! Very nice of you to say. And yeah, it still blows my mind that all those folks agreed to be in the video. I'm not sure how I'd ever top that....maybe I should stop lol Thanks for all your support, and hopefully be back at it in a month or so.
Glad to see you didn't miss out on the whole 2024 trend of making a "I'm Quitting UA-cam" video... Was convinced Derek's highlight was gonna be his bloody Slushie. See ya in the DMs big guy. Loves ya 😘
Thanks Arminder for this great show, for being such a sympathetic host, for the painstakingly curated shortlist, for your appreciative and cheerful words for all your guests and co-hosts. Take a nap, take a break, take a sabbatical … but please: come back. Cheers from the German-Danish border, Lutz
A couple years ago, I had just tried rum neat for the first time and wanted to learn more. I found your channel and after watching the first video proceeded to binge all the rest. Rum has now become one of my favorite things and it’s thanks to you! You have such an infectious and joyful passion for the spirit and no one can put out the kind of content that you do. Because of your videos, myself and so many others have become lovers of rum. You are truly a light in the world of rum nerds and on UA-cam in general. I totally get the need to take a break and I hope you find lots of rest. Please be encouraged by the fact that the rum community and this platform wouldn’t be the same without you! This is a channel to be proud of.
I hope this isn't goodbye forever! Enjoy your break and hope to see you back! I have loved this channel and learned so much about new rums and rum releases
Cheers! Excited you selected on of our FRS Single Barrel selections as your Single Cask of the Year! Working with Down Island is amazing and the collab with The Rum Curious Club is a partnership we plan to continue to nurture! Rum Friends are the Best Friends!
Bro! Go try some Senegalese mint tea!! 😂 It's yummy and more importantly you're secretly tasting it all the time in aged pot-distilled molasses without knowing it! This was delightful, well done for putting all of this together. And indeed a big thanks for inviting me, and for saying nice things about my pokey low-fi little channel. 😁 Good luck in your battle with the couch! [EDIT: also I'm sorry I can't pronounce Alambique, I spend too much time dealing with things in French]
Amazing format. Love that you pulled this off. We cracked our blend #5 half way through and enjoyed some while we finished the video. Does not disappoint, thanks for the tip! Please don’t stop making videos! But if you do, thanks for everything you’ve done.
Best overall rum-related content winner goes to: The Rum Revival! The videos are informative, engaging, well-produced, and have something for every level of rum enthusiast, from rum curious all the way up to full rum geek mode. May 2025 bring all the best and more :) Thanks for all of the must-watch content!
I hope you do choose to come back after taking some time to rest and regroup. However, if you stay on the couch, I want to thank you for the quality content and for sharing your passion for rum with the rum community. Cheers!
Amazing, as always! Was pleasantly surprised to see the Okinawan rums get a shout-out - had the pleasure of trying both recently in Japan, and they really ARE weird and wonderful! Looking forward to seeing more amazing content on this channel, and from the extended rum community. Happy new year to you and yours, Arminder!
Great video! I’ve tried a few of your recommendations that I’ve been able to get my hand on and they are always incredible! Thank you for putting in the time to make the incredible content you do. I hope to see more soon. You quickly became my favorite creator and every week I look forward to your videos!
Five minutes in and I can already tell this video is going to be a complete banger. Can't wait to finish watching! Here's to a great year for rum and, I hope, for you, Arminder. And best wishes for 2025 and beyond! EDIT: Back after finishing. It was indeed a banger. That "in memoriam" to our wallets is too real. I agree 100% with your pick for rum of the year and I'm so grateful that picking up a bottle was painless for me, as I know it'll be more involved/expensive for many of your viewers. I hope you enjoy your time away and I do hope we see you back sooner or later. Your channel has been such a tremendous source of knowledge and entertainment. My bar would be a lot less interesting if not for your channel.
Always happy to hear when people say they've had that rum of the year. I really should pick up a couple more before they're all done. And that last sentence might be the best compliment I could get. Thank YOU.
I am truly sorry to see you go but of course you must if you need to. Your videos have been more than entertainment. They are interesting and educational. Above all you come across as a thoroughly nice guy.
Mate, i hear you about not wanting to get off the couch while watching tv 😂 Some nights you really want a rum after dinner but the thought of getting up, going to the rum room (my wife calls it a "study", she's a bit odd) and choosing a rum from the 10,000,000 bottles that have supplanted the 15 year old's college fund can be a bridge too far. Having said that, if you do decide to bin the UA-cam videos hopefully you will maintain a presence on Instagram. A three line review of a rum there is still something many of us would appreciate. Happy new year from Oz.
The comforts of the couch will often trump pretty much anything else. Dangerous place, the couch lol. Thanks for the feedback regarding IG. Happy New Year!
Great video as always! So many absolutely amazing rum releases this year. Also sad how exclusive the blend 5 is wish we could get it on the other side of the country
This was amazing! Thanks for everything you do! I know how much work goes into creating videos, but yours are such high quality that I’m sure it takes so much more effort than I can even imagine! So honored to get to be a part of this award ceremony and even more honored to have dunderclap nominated for best unaged molasses rum of the year alongside all those other amazing rums!
Thanks, Robyn. I'm so happy that you were a part of this. I appreciate you and am excited for your future releases
It's hard to believe that you've only been doing these videos for such a short time - the presentation and production are fantastic. Hope after you take a break in the new year, you decide to come back. This channel is my go to to learn about the more hard to find and new rums coming out that don't get covered by others.
That's very nice of you to say. Thank you much.
This is so fun! Thanks so much for having me on, this years winners sound incredible!
Thank you soo much for being a part of it. Appreciate you!
A MASTERPIECE! This was like the Rum Avengers assembling, incredible you got so many amazing people to come together for this. Unbelievable the amount of effort and work put into this and all your other videos. You have been massively influential in helping me discover the amazing world of rum. Take a well deserved break but I sincerely hope you return Arminder! You are one of my favorite and most watched UA-cam channels.
Thank you!! Very nice of you to say. And yeah, it still blows my mind that all those folks agreed to be in the video. I'm not sure how I'd ever top that....maybe I should stop lol Thanks for all your support, and hopefully be back at it in a month or so.
Glad to see you didn't miss out on the whole 2024 trend of making a "I'm Quitting UA-cam" video...
Was convinced Derek's highlight was gonna be his bloody Slushie.
See ya in the DMs big guy. Loves ya 😘
Love your content
Someone has slush envy
Seriously, what is up with Derek and his damn slushies. Appreciate you Steve!
Thanks Arminder for this great show, for being such a sympathetic host, for the painstakingly curated shortlist, for your appreciative and cheerful words for all your guests and co-hosts. Take a nap, take a break, take a sabbatical … but please: come back. Cheers from the German-Danish border, Lutz
A couple years ago, I had just tried rum neat for the first time and wanted to learn more. I found your channel and after watching the first video proceeded to binge all the rest. Rum has now become one of my favorite things and it’s thanks to you! You have such an infectious and joyful passion for the spirit and no one can put out the kind of content that you do. Because of your videos, myself and so many others have become lovers of rum. You are truly a light in the world of rum nerds and on UA-cam in general. I totally get the need to take a break and I hope you find lots of rest. Please be encouraged by the fact that the rum community and this platform wouldn’t be the same without you! This is a channel to be proud of.
I hope this isn't goodbye forever! Enjoy your break and hope to see you back!
I have loved this channel and learned so much about new rums and rum releases
Thanks so much. Hope to be back soon!
This is crazy, this is a round up of literally every youtube cocktail channel I watch. What a great video! Every creator!
Cheers! Excited you selected on of our FRS Single Barrel selections as your Single Cask of the Year! Working with Down Island is amazing and the collab with The Rum Curious Club is a partnership we plan to continue to nurture! Rum Friends are the Best Friends!
Bro! Go try some Senegalese mint tea!! 😂 It's yummy and more importantly you're secretly tasting it all the time in aged pot-distilled molasses without knowing it!
This was delightful, well done for putting all of this together. And indeed a big thanks for inviting me, and for saying nice things about my pokey low-fi little channel. 😁 Good luck in your battle with the couch! [EDIT: also I'm sorry I can't pronounce Alambique, I spend too much time dealing with things in French]
Thanks again for being a part of this Scott. Appreciate you! So far, the couch is winning!
Always enjoy and appreciate your content. Thank you!
Amazing format. Love that you pulled this off.
We cracked our blend #5 half way through and enjoyed some while we finished the video. Does not disappoint, thanks for the tip!
Please don’t stop making videos! But if you do, thanks for everything you’ve done.
It's so awesome to see so many rum lovers come together for this amazing event. I was shocked that I could be a part of it.
Thank you so much for being a part of it. Appreciate you!
Best overall rum-related content winner goes to: The Rum Revival! The videos are informative, engaging, well-produced, and have something for every level of rum enthusiast, from rum curious all the way up to full rum geek mode. May 2025 bring all the best and more :) Thanks for all of the must-watch content!
Arminder! Please keep the channel going. You’re one of my favorite UA-camrs. Best wishes for 2025.
Thank you so much! I hope to be back at it soon.
I hope you do choose to come back after taking some time to rest and regroup. However, if you stay on the couch, I want to thank you for the quality content and for sharing your passion for rum with the rum community. Cheers!
Yet another banger; great job! Happy New Year!!! 🎉🎉
This was soooo fun. So fun seeing all the rum nerds in one place. Thank you, Arminder!
You’re welcome! Rum nerds, unite and take over!
Amazing, as always! Was pleasantly surprised to see the Okinawan rums get a shout-out - had the pleasure of trying both recently in Japan, and they really ARE weird and wonderful! Looking forward to seeing more amazing content on this channel, and from the extended rum community. Happy new year to you and yours, Arminder!
I've only had a few Okinawan rums, but definitely need to get my hands on more. Thanks for watching and happy new year!
We will always be together in spirit
cheers to that!
Great video! I’ve tried a few of your recommendations that I’ve been able to get my hand on and they are always incredible! Thank you for putting in the time to make the incredible content you do. I hope to see more soon. You quickly became my favorite creator and every week I look forward to your videos!
I had fun watching it, great production, thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it! Cheers!
Great video! I learned so much from watching your videos, really enjoyed the collabs and broadened my view of spirits. Have a great 2025.
thank you, Remender for each and every video.
please don’t go, if at all possible.
i will miss you!
n8
Thank you! hopefully be back at it in a month or so.
Five minutes in and I can already tell this video is going to be a complete banger. Can't wait to finish watching! Here's to a great year for rum and, I hope, for you, Arminder. And best wishes for 2025 and beyond!
EDIT: Back after finishing. It was indeed a banger. That "in memoriam" to our wallets is too real. I agree 100% with your pick for rum of the year and I'm so grateful that picking up a bottle was painless for me, as I know it'll be more involved/expensive for many of your viewers. I hope you enjoy your time away and I do hope we see you back sooner or later. Your channel has been such a tremendous source of knowledge and entertainment. My bar would be a lot less interesting if not for your channel.
Always happy to hear when people say they've had that rum of the year. I really should pick up a couple more before they're all done. And that last sentence might be the best compliment I could get. Thank YOU.
great content
It’s the whole rum family! This was fun!
I am truly sorry to see you go but of course you must if you need to. Your videos have been more than entertainment. They are interesting and educational. Above all you come across as a thoroughly nice guy.
As always a great video and a fantastic year in reveiw. Thanks for talking so much about rum.
Thank you sir!
Thanks for all the great videos! I learnt a lot and had fun . Enjoy your break and pleeaase come back!!
Thanks so much. I hope to come back.
You honestly got me with the Steve The Barman in memoriam. I thought I surely missed something lol
lol I'm glad to hear it.. I was hoping it would land.
It’s a shame more ppl aren’t into rum because Arminder brings some next level quality to these videos
Mate, i hear you about not wanting to get off the couch while watching tv 😂 Some nights you really want a rum after dinner but the thought of getting up, going to the rum room (my wife calls it a "study", she's a bit odd) and choosing a rum from the 10,000,000 bottles that have supplanted the 15 year old's college fund can be a bridge too far. Having said that, if you do decide to bin the UA-cam videos hopefully you will maintain a presence on Instagram. A three line review of a rum there is still something many of us would appreciate. Happy new year from Oz.
The comforts of the couch will often trump pretty much anything else. Dangerous place, the couch lol. Thanks for the feedback regarding IG. Happy New Year!
Great video as always! So many absolutely amazing rum releases this year. Also sad how exclusive the blend 5 is wish we could get it on the other side of the country
Thank you! Yeah, bummer those can't try it but at least the 6 is fairly close
@ yeah I got the 6 and the Cartier 30 cause your videos and they are fantastic
The rum balls is the gift that keeps on giving lol
Haha it sure does
Great vid! Looks like this took a ton of effort. Need to find some el dorado high ester
Thanks! Having to reshoot my parts twice didn't help lol
Scott is the man!
Indeed!
@@iantighe6356 But so is everyone else here! 😁
Worthy Park Overproof is my overall rum of the year based on price and performance and it's making a lot of lists for awards for this year
Such a great rum. I hope it starts popping up on more cocktail menus this year
"Absolute cinema" happy new year Arminder
wow. thanks and happy new year
Proud to be one of the 15
Amen to Oakland’s Kon-Tiki!
all I got from this is I think I need to get Raising glasses rum haha
if that was the main takeaway... then I'm okay with that lol
Bro you better not stop
Losing your rum-nerdyness would be a great loss! See you in a month!
Wow what a dramatic ending….. hopefully the Trinidad 21 year from Raising Glasses will inspire a review 🙏
Cheers 🥃
I'm nothing if not dramatic lol
"You can't go! All the plants are gonna die!!!!!"
And who's going to feed the fish?!
If it is goodbye forever, we’re going to miss your goofy ass! Rest up, and hope to see you again on the tubes
ha, thanks Rob!
What rum did you get from exotic Canada?lol was it the Romero?
haha yes! good stuff
I didn’t realize this was a black tie event. Let me go put on the tux.
black tie optional 😉
First
You'll always be first, even when you're not. (I think that made sense?)
It’s JAH-bless, like diablesse
thank you!
Say it isn’t so…NO Good Byes Please!
just for now.....hopefully, maybe lol
A barrel proof 12 year Appleton? STFU and take my money!!!
haha I know right?
#8th
Second
Third lol
Excellent @cocktailsandcharacters!
excellent indeed!
Great tutorial video as ever, unfortunately I don't think any of the category winners are available here in the UK.
ah that's a real bummer...hope that changes soon