Some sad news from Belgium: Corman Collins, our partner from Battice, is closing its online shop on Monday. Their bottles have been on RumX since November 2024. Many of you know them from their own C’RHUM casks. This weekend (today and Sunday) is the last chance to order from their remaining stock.
I went through their full inventory this afternoon and compared every bottle against all other partner shops on RumX. Including shipping (flat €15 to most EU countries, €8.60 within Belgium). 265 rums are still in stock, almost all of them single bottles. Two findings worth sharing:
1. Cheaper at Corman Collins than at any other shop on RumX
Prices below are what you see with a German delivery address, incl. shipping; France is within 1–2 %. The last column is the difference to the next-cheapest RumX partner offer, also incl. shipping.
| Bottle | Rating | Price incl. shipping | vs. next-best offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Velier UPM 1997 (Port Mourant, 65.7%) | 9.1 (52) | ~€1,441 | −€559 |
| Bristol Long Pond 1985 (btl. 2022) | 8.5 (62) | ~€600 | −€220 |
| Bristol Caroni 1998, 24 y | 8.5 (21) | ~€761 | −€206 |
| Silver Seal T.D.L. 1991 (Wildlife Series) | 8.1 (13) | ~€792 | −€179 |
| Savanna Unshared Cask for France (Compagnons du Rhum, 62.1%) | 8.4 (47) | ~€211 | −€118 |
| Bristol T.D.L. 2006 for Haromex (59.8%) | 8.2 (62) | ~€134 | −€41 |
| Saint James Brut de Colonne Bio (74.2%) | 8.2 (68) | ~€64 | −€17 |
One more in this group: the Verytresbon Blend (C’RHUM × Le Blog à Roger) — 8.1 (41) is one of the very few positions with real quantity behind it (12 bottles, ~€132 incl. shipping).
2. Currently only at Corman Collins
58 of the 265 rums are not in stock at any other partner shop right now. The ones I’d look at first (prices excl. shipping, German delivery address):
| Bottle | Rating | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Rhum Rhum Libération Intégrale 2012 (Velier / Bielle) | 9.0 (98) | ~€738 |
| Rum Nation Hampden 1992 HLCF, 24 y | 9.0 (48) | ~€447 |
| Bristol Caroni 1974 | 8.9 (52) | ~€2,164 |
| Silver Seal Hampden 21 y (Whisky Antique, 110 btls) | 8.8 (6) | ~€885 |
| Hampden <>H 2014 Trelawny, 11 y — their own C’RHUM cask | 8.6 (5) | ~€152 |
| La Confrérie du Rhum × Clément, Sélection Exclusive Batch 2 | 8.5 (82) | ~€88 |
| Savanna 2010 Unshared Cask for France (LMDW), 9 y | 8.1 (61) | ~€177 |
| Clairin Sonson 2018 (Velier) | 8.0 (131) | ~€47 |
| Rhum J.M Jungle Joyau Macouba (blanc) | 8.0 (35) | ~€31 |
Two caveats so you can judge for yourselves: I compared prices across RumX partner shops only, not the entire market. And ratings are community medians. Open the tasting notes before you buy a name you don’t know.
Full remaining stock (265 bottles): Buy Rum from Corman Collins – Prices & Reviews | RumX
Shipping is charged once per order, so if several bottles caught your eye, one combined order is the way to go.
A big thank you to the Corman Collins team for almost two years of partnership! 
Santé,
Oliver
