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Sugarcane: When Sweet Meets Sour For centur ies, su g a rca n e , a s a crop , h a s been a driver of eco n o mic g rowt h , p rosper ity, emplo yme n t, and tra d e .

Al cohol pr odu ced fro m it, refined s ugar and r esidual co -pro d u cts h a v e a lso played key ro les in ma n y o ther i ndustr ies as well.

But sugar cane, like oth e r cro p s, re qui r es plannin g and a heavy d o s e o f i nvestm ent ( new equip ment purchas e , re pai r s and for fe rtilize rs/pesticid e s ).

Fai l ur e to pr operly in vest capital re sults in lower ca n e yield s a n d , c onsequentl y, lowe r p rofita b ility.

C uba was once th e wo rld ’s larg e st s ugar expor te r b u t, as re p o rte d by M ike Kunetka on p a g e 43, th e mo s t re cent cane ha rve st will b e th e lo we s t o n r ecor d sinc e 1900, fo rcing the g o ver nm ent to imp o rt su g a r in o rder t o m eet its dome stic dema n d .

I t i s easy to se e th e re sults from t he lack of r egula r inve stment in th e a g r i cultur e sector and it is h a rd to b e l i eve that th e fo rme r s uga r c a pita l of t he wor ld is now bein g fo rce d to i m por t sugar to make ends me e t. T h e e ffect of this d e ficit will have fa rre achi ng consequence s thro u g h o u t C uba, fr om foo d pro cessin g pla n ts t o p h ar m aceutica l a n d ru m p roductio n .

I ’ ve m entione d on n u mero u s o cca s io n s t hat the sugarcane industry is in cris is w or l dwide, with mills struggling to o p er ate pr ofitably a n d frequent re p o rt s o f plants closin g eve ry ye a r.

M y hom e sta te of Texa s lost its last re m aini ng su g a rca n e mill a co u p le o f

mo n t h s a g o , d u e t o la c k o f a c c e s s t o wa t e r a lo n g t h e US-M e x ic o b o rd e r, s t e mmin g f ro m n o n -c o mp lia n c e b y t h e M e x ic a n g o v e rn me n t o f a n in t e rn a t i o n a l t re a t y t h a t c o n t ro lle d s h a re d a c c e ss t o t h e wa t e r.

Clima t e c h a n g e , la c k o f wa t e r a n d la c k o f in v e s t me n t a re re a l a la rm be l l s t h a t s h o u ld b e c a u s in g n ig h t ma re s t o g o v e rn me n t s a ro u n d t h e wo rld .

We n e e d b rig h t min d s a n d lo n g -t e rm v is io n a rie s t o t u rn t h in g s a ro u n d .

M a y o u r f u t u re b e s we e t a g a in !

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Got Rum? June 2024 - 5

T HE A NGEL’ S SH A RE

by Paul S e nf t

Rhum J.M Atelier Jardin Fr uité R hum J. M Ate li e r J ar din Fr uité i s c r e ate d us in g f re sh su g arc ane jui c e t hat i s fe r m e nte d us in g a bake r ’s ye ast w it hin 24 h o ur s of b e in g har ve ste d. It i s t h e n di st i ll e d us in g a C re o l e c o lumn st ill an d ag e d fo r 24 m o nt hs in A m e r i c an an d Fre nc h o ak bar re ls. A f te r t h e m atur at i o n p r o c e s s i s c o mp l ete, t h e R hum i s b l e n de d to 42% A BV an d b ot t l e d.

Appearance

M y nam e i s Paul S enf t - Rum Rev i ewer, Tast ing h o st , J udg e and Wr iter. M y ex p l o r at i o n of Rums b e gan by l ear ning to c r af t T ik i c o c k t ails fo r f r i ends. I qui c k ly l ear ne d t hat n ot all r ums are c reate d e qually and t hat t he uni quene s s of t he spir it c an b e as var i e d as t he l o c al e s t hey are f r o m. T hi s inspire d m e to t r ave l w it h my w i fe ar ound t he C ar ibb ean, C ent r al A m er i c a, and U nite d S t ate s v i sit ing di st ill er i e s and l ear ning ab out h ow eac h o ne c reate s t heir r ums. I have als o had t he p l easure of l ear ning f r o m bar tender s, b r and ambas s ado r s, and ot her ent husiast s f r o m ar ound t he wo r l d; eac h o ne p r ov i ding t heir ow n uni que p o int of v i ew, adding an ot her c hapter to t he m o der n sto r y of r um.

T he de sire to share t hi s info r mat i o n l e d m e to c reate w w w. Ru m Jo u r n ey.c o m w here I share my ex p er i enc e s and rev i ews in t he h o p e s t hat I woul d inspire ot her s in t heir ow n ex p l o r at i o ns.

It i s my w i sh in t he pag e s of “ G ot Rum? ” to b e your h o st and p r ov i de you w it h my imp re s si o ns of r ums availab l e in t he wo r l d mar ket . H o p ef ully my t ast ing n ote s w ill inspire you to t r y t he r ums and make your ow n o pini o ns. T he wo r l d i s f ull of g o o d r ums and t he j our ney i s al ways b e st ex p er i enc e d w it h ot her s.

Che er s!

Got Rum ? June 2 0 2 4 - 6

T h e t inte d 70 0 m l b ot t l e o bf us c ate s t h e c o l o r of t h e R hum. T h e lab e l s p r ov i d e t h e bas i c info r m at i o n ab o ut t h e R hum, p r e s e nt in g a b r i ef m ar ket in g st ate m e nt o n t h e bac k t hat d o e s a p ret t y g o o d j o b of e st ab li shin g t h e ex p e c t at i o n of t hi s ex p re s s i o n. T h e b ot t l e i s s e al e d w it h a re d s e c ur it y w r ap t hat s e c ure s a p last i c s c rew c ap to t h e b ot t l e.

T h e li qui d has a dar k amb e r c o l o r w it h g o l de n hi ghli ght s. S w ir lin g t h e t ast in g glas s c re ate s a t hi c k ban d t hat re l e as e s f ast m ov in g l e g s d ow n t h e s i de of t h e glas s.

Nose W h e n t h e R hum was p o ure d into t h e glas s, t h e ar o m a of f l o r al t r o p i c al f r uit an d wo o d f ill e d t h e air. T hi s r o bust ar o m a qui c k ly s et t l e d, an d in t h e g las s, I di s c ove re d vanilla, b e r r i e s, t ar t f r uit , an d w i sps of wo o d sp i c e.

Pa l a t e T h e f ir st s ip was way m o re subt l e t han I ex p e c te d it to b e c o ns i de r in g t h e r o bust ne s s of t h e ar o m a. T h e hi gh n ote of vanilla l e ads t h e way imm e di ate ly fo ll owe d by m an g o, t an gy l e m o n, an d a b e r r y m e dl ey of t ar t r asp b e r r i e s,

st r aw b e r r i e s, an d b lu e b e r r i e s. A s f r uit n ote s d o minate, t h e vani lla f lavo r de e p e ns an d b e c o m e s r i c h e r r e ali g nin g to t h e mi dlin e of t h e f lavo r p r of i l e int r o duc e d a b it of h o n ey to t h e p r of i l e.

A s t h e wo o d n ote s m ani fe st , t h ey c re ate t h e bas e lin e of t h e f lavo r ex p e r i e nc e, ad din g a t w i st of li g ht ly ac i di c wo o d t annins, nut m e g, c har r an d al c o h o l to t h e mi x. T h e s e n ote s sub du e t h e swe ete r f r uit n ote s in t h e f lavo r p r of i l e as t h ey lin g e r in a l o n g inte r e st in g l e av in g an alc o h o l t wan g b e hin d.

I b e c am e awar e of t hi s R hum ex p r e s s i o n at t h e 2 0 2 3 Tal e s of t h e C o c k t ai l c o nfe re nc e an d was int r i g u e d to evaluate it in an i s o late d t ast in g e nv ir o nm e nt af te r re ally e nj oy in g R hum J. M ’s Te r r o ir Vo lc ani qu e re l e as e last ye ar. T hi s R hum i s par t of a t r i l o g y of sp ir it s t hat inc lu de s Fum é e Vo lc ani qu e an d Ep i c e s Cr é o l e s t hat we re c re ate d fo r t h e c o m pany ’s p o r t fo li o as par t of t h e ir n ew bar r an g e of p r o duc t s. O ve r all, t h e f lavo r st r uc ture i s a b it di f fe re nt t han ot h e r R hum J. M p r o duc t s I have ex p e r i e nc e d, an d t h e l eve l of c o mp l ex it y was a t ad sur p r i s in g, e sp e c ially t h e way t h e al c o h o l, vani lla, an d wo o d n ote s hit an d c o nt r ibute d to t h e ove r all f lavo r ex p e r i e nc e. M o d e r ate ly p r i c e d, it i s ap p r o ac hab l e w h e n l o o k in g fo r a n ew p r o duc t to ex p e r i e nc e. By de si g n, t hi s R hum m e l ds we ll w it h ot h e r f r uit f lavo r s, e sp e c i ally c it r us bas e d dr inks, w it h t h e b e r r y n ote s r e ally p unc hin g up t h e c o c k t ai l. I w i ll b e c ur i o us to s e e w hat c o c k t ai l c r e ato r s d o w it h t hi s p r o duc t an d w hat of fe r in g s we w ill s e e p re s e nte d in bar s an d r e st aur ant s.

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T HE A NGEL’ S SH A RE

by Paul S e nf t

Venado Rum Especial Sello de Oro T he Venado r um line is pro duc e d at Lic o rer a Z ac apane c a in t he Q uet z altenang o hi ghlands of G uatemala. T he s ame c o mpany pr o duc e s Ro n Z ac apa. T his c o lumn st ill r um is ag e d fo r 18 m o nt hs in use d A m er ic an w hite oak B our b o n c ask. It is f iltere d and blende d to 4 0% A BV. Appearance T he r um is so l d in a sh o r t- ne c ke d 75 0 ml b ot t l e w it h a g o ld plast ic sc rew c ap w it h t he wo rd “ Esp e c ial ” around t he ne c k. T he lab e ls provi de ver y few det ails ab out t he r um, but t hey at least pr ovi de t he dist iller y of o r i gin.

T he li qui d is c lear in t he b ot t le and glas s. S w ir ling t he r um c reate s a t hic k band ar ound t he glas s t hat release s sever al wave s of equally t hic k, fastm oving le gs.

Nose T he ar o ma of t he r um leads w it h a st r o ng ho neye d vanilla note t hat is fo ll owe d by et hy l alc o ho l and ac eto ne note s. A f ter t he alc o ho l note s subsi de, faint miner al note s mani fe st and quic k ly fade.

Pa l a t e T he palate leads w it h t he swe et aro ma note f r o m t he aro ma, blac k p epp er and alc o h o l note s p o ps mi dpalate fo ll owe d by ac i di c oak t annins and li ght miner al note s. T he se f lavo r s mingle and fo r m a li ght ly ast r ingent f inish t hat ling er s o n t he palate.

Got Rum ? June 2 0 2 4 - 8

Rev i ew I was sh o pping at a l o c al sto re and c ame ac ro s s t his r um. Unfamiliar w it h it and se eing t he dist iller y of o r i gin I de c i de d to pic k it up. M inimally ag e d r ums c an b e hit and mis s dep ending o n w h o make s it , and my c ur i o sit y woul d not let me pas s it up. I found t his o ne to b e an intere st ing f lavo r ex p er i enc e, but found t he ast r ing ency and ac i dit y were unex p e c te dly di f f ic ult c o mp o nent s of t he f lavo r p rof ile. I adde d a dr o p of water and t he h o ney vanilla note f ro m t he aro ma fo r me d balanc e d by a c hemic al laden lem o n p e e l ast r ing ency t hat was not p leas ant .

O ver all, t his r um woul d b e ser v ic eable as a base fo r any c o c k t ail t hat had heavi er c o mp o nent s suc h as grenadine, t hat woul d c ounter t he ast r ing ent note s. I found t hat t he r um give s you a lit t le m o re to wo r k w it h f lavo r w ise c o mpare d to ot her r ums t hat are at a similar p r ic e p o int . I was simp ly happy to disc over t hat it had s o me uni que c har ac ter ist ic s in t he f lavo r p rof il e and was not a neut r al spir it .

If you enj oy minimally ag e d S panish st y le r ums, you mi ght enj oy t his spir it .

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COOKING WITH RUM Bringing the Spirit of the Cane Into the Hear t of the Kitchen!

by Chef Susan W hitley

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Slow Cooker Braised Pork with a Rum- Orange Sauce I n g r e di e nt s: •

2 T b s p. Tur b i n ad o S u g a r

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1 t s p. G r o un d Ci nn a m o n

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½ t s p. G r o un d N ut m e g

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1 t s p. A ll s p i c e Powd e r

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3 lb s. Po r k S h o ul d e r (w i t h o ut r i n d, f at r e m ove d)

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1 L a r g e W hi te O ni o n, s li c e d

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⅓ C. O r a n g e M a r m a l ad e

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½ C. D a r k Rum

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⅓ C. Wate r

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S a lt a n d B l ac k Pe p p e r, to t aste

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2 T b s p. A r r ow r o ot

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1 S m a ll O r a n g e, s li c e d f o r g a r ni s h

D i r e c t i o ns: 1. C o m b i n e t h e su g a r c i nn a m o n, nut m e g a n d a ll s p i c e to g et h e r. Us e t hi s m i x t ur e to c o at t h e m e at . Pl ac e m e at i n a l a r g e di s h a n d r ef r i g e r ate f o r 4 h o ur s (c a n l e ave ove r ni g ht).

2. S li c e t h e o ni o n a n d p l ac e i ns i d e t h e c e r a m i c b ow l of yo ur s l ow c o o ke r.

Pl ac e t h e m e at o n to p of t h e o ni o n.

3. I n a s m a ll b ow l, m i x t h e o r a n g e m a r m a l ad e, r um a n d wate r, t h e n p o ur t h e m i x t ur e ove r t h e m e at . Pl ac e li d o n yo ur s l ow c o o ke r a n d s et o n “ l ow ” a n d c o o k f o r 9 h o ur s, o r unt i l t h e m e at i s ve r y te n d e r.

4. Tr a ns fe r t h e m e at to a c ut t i n g b o a r d a n d ove r i t w i t h f o i l. Let st a n d f o r a b o ut 10 m i nute s b ef o r e s li c i n g.

5. Tr a ns fe r t h e j ui c e s f r o m t h e s l ow c o o ke r to a s m a ll s au c e p a n. S t i r i n t h e a r r ow r o ot a n d c o o k ove r m e di um h e at unt i l t h e s au c e t hi c ke ns, a b o ut 5 m i nute s.

6. S e r ve t h e m e at w i t h t h e s au c e a n d g a r ni s h w i t h o r a n g e s li c e s.

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Phi li p I li B a r ake, “ G ot Rum? ” m a g a zi n e’s R u m a nd C i g a r Pa i r i ng c o nt r i b ut i n g w r i te r, s h a r e d w i t h us i n t h e M ay 2 0 2 2 i s su e a d e li c i o us c o c k t ai l us i n g t wo r um s, o n e of w hi c h i s a n o r a n g e f l avo r e d r um. T hi s c o c k t ai l w i ll g o qui te ni c e ly w i t h t hi s m o nt h’s r e c i p e.

B e l ow i s t h e c o c k t ai l r e c i p e: O r a n g e Ru s t y N a i l I n g r e di e nt s: •

2 oz. S a nt a Te r e s a 179 6 Rum

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1 oz. S a nt a Te r e s a R hum O r a n g e

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½ oz. S i m p l e S y r up

D i r e c t i o ns: 1. Po ur a ll i n g r e di e nt s di r e c t ly i nto a Ro c ks g l as s a n d m i x t h o r o u g h ly 2. Ad d i c e a n d g a r ni s h t h e c o c k t ai l w i t h a f r e s h s li c e of o r a n g e p e e l, w hi c h h e lp s i n c r e as e t h e i nte ns i t y of t h e o r a n g e a r o m as. * * I f yo u wo ul d like to r e ad Phi li p’s a r t i c l e, p l e as e v i s i t t h e f o ll ow i n g li nk : ht t p s: // w w w.g ot r u m.c o m /e di to r i a l s / to b ac c o - - r u m /o r a n g e - r u st y - n a i l /

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Spiced Rum Cider (June 3rd)

Rum a n d A p p l e Ci d e r a r e f r e qu e nt ly c o m b i n e d i n h ot / wa r m dr i nks dur i n g t h e w i nte r h o li day s e as o n. H e r e i s a r e c i p e to e nj oy t hi s exc e ll e nt c o m b i n at i o n of f l avo r s dur i n g t h e h ot sum m e r days.

I n g r e d i e n t s: •

1 ½ oz. S p i c e d Rum

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3 oz. A p p l e Ci d e r

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1 oz. Fr e s h Le m o n J ui c e

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1 t s p. M a p l e S y r up (p r efe r r e d) o r S i m p l e S y r up

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A das h of O r a n g e B i t te r s

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Ice

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O pt i o n a l g a r ni s h e s: A p p l e S li c e s, Ci nn a m o n S t i c ks, S t a r A ni s e a n d B r ow n Sugar for the rim

D i r e c t i o n s: 1. Ad d a ll t h e i n g r e di e nt s (exc e pt t h e g a r ni s h e s) i nto a c o c k t ai l s h ake r, ad d a few i c e c ub e s. S h ake v i g o r o us ly f o r a few s e c o n ds a n d p o ur i nto a g l as s ove r i c e. I f yo u d o n’ t h ave a c o c k t ai l s h ake r, yo u c a n m i x eve r y t hi n g i n t h e g l as s.

J ust st i r i t r e a lly we ll a n d ad d i c e.

2. Ad d t h e g a r ni s h e s a n d r i m t h e g l as s w i t h su g a r, i f d e s i r e d. Enj oy !

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TH E M U S E OF MI XOLOGY

by Cr i s D e h l av i

Fog Cutter FOG CUTT E R . Read t hat out l oud.

J ust t he name al o ne t ake s me to a dar k and fo g gy ni ght o n a ship o n t he o p en sea w it h no land in si ght .

T here are many t ik i c o c k t ail nam e s t hat have similar c o nnot at i o ns: Paink iller, N av y G ro g g, Dar k and S to r my- but no ne are as c o mpl ex.

T he F o g Cu t ter is a c las sic c o c k t ail f ro m V ic to r “ Tr ader V ic ” B erg er o n and is a uni que dr ink t hat use s not o nly r u m but als o g i n, br andy, and s her r y !

A lit t le bac kground o n Tr ader V i c and his s o met ime s arc h enemy D o n t he B eac hc o mb er :

H i, my n a m e i s C r i s D e h l av i, a n d I h ave b e e n w r i t i n g f o r G o t R u m? f o r a l m o st 8 ye a r s. Fo r n e a r l y 2 0 ye a r s , I r a n a b a r p r o g r a m at t h e p r e s t i g i o u s 4 - D i a m o n d O h i o r e st au r a nt “ M at M i r a n ova .” I t wa s o n e of t h e f i r st c r a f t c o c k t a i l b a r s i n C o l u m b u s a n d g a r n e r e d d oze n s of awa r d s . T h e r e st au r a nt c l o s e d i n 2 0 2 0, a n d i t wa s t h e n t h at I m a d e a m ove f r o m b e i n g b e h i n d t h e st i c k to wo r k i n g a s B r a n d Ed u c ato r f o r D i a g e o H o s p i t a l i t y Pa r t n e r s h i p.

I h ave b e e n c o m m i t te d to m e nto r s h i p my e nt i r e p r ofe s s i o n a l l i f e a n d h ave b e e n o n e of t h e l e a d e r s of t h e C o c k t a i l A p p r e nt i c e Pr o g r a m at Ta l e s of t h e C o c k t a i l s i n c e 2 015 . I n 2 013 I c o m p l ete d t h e B A R 5 - D ay p r o g r a m, a n d I a m h a p py to a n n o u n c e t h at I p a s s e d my WSE T Leve l 3 i n S p i r i t s t h i s p a st f a l l.

O n e of my p r o u d e st m o m e nt s wa s b e i n g i n d u c te d i nto t h e D a m e H a l l of Fa m e i n 2 016 .

I h o p e yo u e n j oy my sto r i e s a b o u t c o c k t a i l s a n d r u m!

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D o n o p ene d t he f ir st A mer ic an t ik i bar just af ter Pro hibit i o n ende d. V i c B erg ero n v isite d t he bar and was s o inspire d t hat he revamp e d his ow n bar in Oak land and purc hase d over $ 8 ,0 0 0 wo r t h of Po ly ne sian ar t i fac t s f ro m D o nn to de c o r ate it . V ic re c reate d many of D o nn’s dr inks but t he re c ip e s were not easily par te d w it h, s o V ic use d t hem as a base and t weake d t hem to his ow n t aste.

A n examp le is D o nn’s “ Q. B. C o o ler w hic h b e c ame V ic’s wo r l d fam ous M ai Tai. V ic als o l ove d t he use of lem o n in dr inks, w hic h is in c o nt r ast to D o nn B eac h, w h o p refer re d lim e.

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Bar tender ’s G ui de, he was qu ote d as s ay ing “Fo g c ut ter, hel l. Af ter t wo of thes e you wo n’ t even s ee the s tu f f.” M ar t in Cate, ow ner of Fo r bidden Is land in A lame da, Califo r nia, has his ow n ver si o n and has even re gistere d t he name o n his c ar lic ense p late, FGCUTTR . T his c o c k t ail is a p er fe c t example of t he imp o r t anc e of measur ing - given t he use of r um, gin, br andy, A ND sher r y. W hen made c o r re c t ly all 4 spir it s should be p re sent , and t he c it r us c o mbine d w it h t he o rgeat adds t he c las sic t ro pic al, c o mp lex layer s of f lavo r you ex p e c t in t his st y le of dr ink. T here are many var iat i o ns of t his c las sic , b e c ause all of us in t he mi x ing busine s s t ake an o r i ginal re c ip e and c hange a few ingre di ent s to make it our ow n. I p er so nally prefer t he Tr ader V ic ver si o n but have inc lude d a c ouple of ot her s t hat are also de lic i ous.

S a m o a n Fo g Cu t t e r f ro m Tr a d e r V i c’s B a r t e n d e r ’s G ui d e ½ oz. O rgeat Sy r up 2 oz. Lem o n J uic e 1 oz. O r ange J uic e ½ oz. D r y G in ½ oz. B r andy 1 ½ oz. Li ght Puer to R ic an Rum ¼ oz. D r y Sher r y M int , fo r gar nish B lend all ingre di ent s exc ept sher r y in blender w it h o ne sc o o p of shave i c e. Pour into mug. Add ic e c ub e s and f l oat sher r y. D e c o r ate w it h mint and sw iz zle.

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Lo s t L a ke Ch i c a g o’s Fo g Cu t t e r Re c i p e 1 oz. G in 1 oz. Ag e d Rum (Lo st L ake use s El D o r ado 3 Year) 1 oz. C o gnac 2 oz. Fre sh Lime J uic e 1 oz. O rg eat ½ oz. S her r y (Lo st L ake use s Lust au East India) ½ oz. Cur aç ao (Lo st L ake use s Pi er re Fer r and D r y) ½ oz. S imp le S y r up 1 dash A ng o stur a B it ter s C o mbine all ingre di ent s in a shaker t in w it h c r ushe d ic e and shake hard. S t r ain into t ik i mug w it h m o re c r ushe d i c e, gar nish w it h all t hings t ik i - - f l ower s, mint , umb re llas.

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LI BR A RY Rev i ew s of b o o ks r e l ate d to su g a r c a n e, m i lli n g, fe r m e nt at i o n, di st i ll at i o n, a g i n g, b l e n di n g a n d ot h e r to p i c s r e l ate d to t h e p r o du c t i o n o r hi sto r y of r um. w w w. Rum U ni ve r s i t y.c o m

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Rum Histories: Drinking in Atlantic Literature and Culture (New World Studies) by Jennifer Poulos Nesbitt (Pub li s h e r ’s Rev i ew) W h e n yo u dr i nk r um, yo u dr i nk hi sto r y. M o r e t h a n m e r e ly a p o p ul a r s p i r i t i n t h e t r a ns at l a nt i c , r um b e c a m e a c ult ur a l sy m b o l of t h e C a r i b b e a n. W hi l e r um i s of te n di s m i s s e d as s et dr e s s i n g i n tex t s a b o ut t h e r e g i o n, t h e hi sto r i c a l a n d m o r a l as s o c i at i o ns of a l c o h o l g e n e r a lly― a n d r um s p e c i f i c a lly― c u e p owe r f ul ste r e ot y p e s, f r o m to ur i st i c h e d o ni s m to s o c i a l d e g e n e r ac y.

Rum H i sto r i e s exa m i n e s t h e dr i nk i n a n g l o p h o n e At l a nt i c li te r at ur e i n t h e p e r i o d of d e c o l o niz at i o n to c o m p li c ate a n d e l evate t h e sy m b o li c c ur r e n c y of a c o m m o di t y t h at i n f ac t r ef l e c t s t h e p e r s i ste n c e of c o l o ni a li s m i n s h a p i n g t h e m ate r i a l a n d m e nt a l li ve s of p o stc o l o ni a l sub j e c t s.

A s a p r o du c t of t h e p l a nt at i o n a n d as a n i ntox i c a nt , r um was a c e nt r a l lub r i c a nt of t h e c o l o ni a l e c o n o my as we ll as of c ult ur a l m e m o r y. D i s c us s i n g a w i d e s p e c t r um of w r i t i n g, f r o m p o p ul a r c o nte m p o r a r y wo r ks su c h as C h r i sto p h e r M o o r e’s Fluke a n d J o s e p h O ’ N e i ll ’s N et h e r l a n d to c l as s i c s by M i c h e ll e C li f f, V. S. N ai p aul, a n d ot h e r lum i n a r i e s of t h e C a r i b b e a n di as p o r a, J e nni fe r N e s b i t t i nve st i g ate s h ow r um’s s p e c i f i c r o l e i n e c o n o m i c ex p l o i t at i o n i s mu d dl e d by m o r a l at t i t u d e s a b o ut t h e c o ns e qu e n c e s of dr i nk i n g. T h e c e nt r a li t y of a l c o h o l us e to r ac i a lize d a n d g e n d e r e d n o r m s g ui d e s N e s b i t t ’s ex p l o r at i o n of h ow t h e g l o ba l c o m m o di t i e s t r ad e c o nn e c t s di s p a r ate p o p ul at i o ns ac r o s s hi sto r y a n d g e o g r a p hy. T hi s i nn ovat i ve st u dy r eve a l s r um’s f as c i n at i n g r o l e i n ex p r e s s i n g t h e p a r ad ox of a p o stc o l o ni a l wo r l d st i ll r i d dl e d w i t h t h e l e g ac i e s of c o l o ni a li s m.

T hi s b o o k i s f r e e ly avai l a b l e i n a n o p e n ac c e s s e di t i o n t h a nks to TOME ( Towa r d a n O p e n M o n o g r a p h Ec o syste m) ― a c o ll a b o r at i o n of t h e A s s o c i at i o n of A m e r i c a n U ni ve r s i t i e s, t h e A s s o c i at i o n of

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by M arc o Pi er ini I was b o r n i n 19 5 4 i n a li t t l e tow n i n Tus c a ny (I t a ly) w h e r e I st i ll li ve. I n my yo ut h, I g ot a d e g r e e i n Phi l o s o p hy i n Fl o r e n c e a n d I st u di e d Po li t i c a l S c i e n c e i n M adr i d, b ut my r e a l p as s i o n h as a l ways b e e n H i sto r y a n d t h r o u g h H i sto r y I h ave a l ways t r i e d to un d e r st a n d t h e wo r l d, a n d m e n. Li fe b r o u g ht m e to wo r k i n to ur i s m, eve nt o r g a niz at i o n a n d vo c at i o n a l t r ai ni n g, t h e n, a lr e ady i n my f i f t i e s I di s c ove r e d r um a n d I fe ll i n l ove w i t h i t .

I h ave v i s i te d di st i ll e r i e s, m et r um p e o p l e, at te n d e d r um Fe st i va l s a n d j o i n e d t h e Rum Fa m i ly. I h ave st u di e d to o, b e c aus e Rum i s n ot o n ly a g r e at di st i ll ate, i t ’s a wo r l d.

Pr o du c e d i n s c o r e s of c o unt r i e s, by t h o us a n ds of c o m p a ni e s, w i t h a n ex t r a o r di n a r y va r i et y of a r o m as a n d f l avo r s, i t i s a f as c i n at i n g f i e l d of st u di e s. I b e g a n to un d e r st a n d s o m et hi n g a b o ut su g a r c a n e, fe r m e nt at i o n, di st i ll at i o n, a g e i n g a n d s o o n.

S o o n, I di s c ove r e d t h at r um h as a l s o a te r r i b l e a n d r i c h H i sto r y, m ad e of voya g e s a n d c o n qu e st s, b l o o d a n d swe at , i m p e r i a l f l e et s a n d r evo lut i o ns. I s o o n r e a lize d t h at t hi s H i sto r y d e s e r ve d to b e r e s e a r c h e d p r o p e r ly a n d I d e c i d e d to d evote mys e l f to i t w i t h a ll my p as s i o n a n d w i t h t h e h e lp of t h e bas i c s c h o l a r ly to o l s I h ad l e a r nt dur i n g my o l d uni ve r s i t y ye a r s.

I n 2 017 I p ub li s h e d t h e b o o k “A MERI CA N RUM – A S h o r t H i sto r y of Rum i n E a r ly A m e r i c a” I n 2 019 I b e g a n to r un a B l o g: w w w. t h e r um hi sto r i a n.c o m I n 2 0 2 0, w i t h my s o n C l au di o, I h ave p ub li s h e d a n ew b o o k “ FREN C H RUM – A H i sto r y 16 3 9 -19 0 2 ”.

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HISTORY O F C U B A N RUM 19. E L L I B R O D E C U B A 1925 ( T HE BOO K O F C U B A) T h e Fi r st Wo r l d Wa r d i s r u pte d t h e Eu r o p e a n s u g a r b e et c u l t i vat i o n w h i l e t h e d e m a n d f o r s u g a r to m a n u f a c t u r e a l c o h o l f o r wa r p u r p o s e s g r ew e n o r m o u s l y, s o t h e p r i c e of s u g a r s k y r o c kete d. T h i s s i t u at i o n g ave C u b a a s u d d e n a n d g i g a nt i c b o n a n z a , t h e c u l t i vat i o n of s u g a r c a n e g r ew e n o r m o u s l y, eve n at t h e ex p e n s e of t h e f o r e st h e r i t a g e, a n d m o n ey, a l ot of m o n ey, c a m e to C u b a i n t h e s o c a l l e d ‘ D a n c e of t h e M i l l i o n s’. B u t t h e n t h e wa r e n d e d, i n a f ew ye a r s t h e s u g a r m a r ket r et u r n e d to n o r m a l, p r i c e s c o l l a p s e d, a n d t h e i s l a n d ex p e r i e n c e d a s e r i o u s e c o n o m i c c r i s i s.

I n 19 24, i n t h e m i d st of t h e c r i s i s , Em i l i o Ro i g d e Le u c h s e n r i n g, a n i nf l u e nt i a l H ava n a h i sto r i a n a n d i nte l l e c t u a l, vo i c e d t h e di s a p p o i nt m e nt of m a ny C u b a n s i n a f a m o u s s p e e c h t i t l e d “T h e Ver y - M u c h A l i ve C o l o ny : C u b a Twe n t y Two Yea r s A f ter t h e R e p u b l i c ” i n w h i c h h e d e n o u n c e d t h e c o r r u pt i o n a n d v i o l e n c e d o m i n at i n g t h e yo u n g Re p u b l i c , to o s i m i l a r i n t h i s to t h e o l d C o l o ny.

I n a q u e st f o r p r i d e a n d n at i o n a l r e d e m pt i o n, to h i g h l i g ht t h e s u c c e s s e s a n d t h e g r e at p ote nt i a l of t h e I s l a n d, t h e f o l l ow i n g ye a r Ro i g d e Le u c h s e n r i n g, w i t h a g r o u p of i nte l l e c t u a l s , i n d u st r i a l i st s , a n d

h i s to r i a n s , p u b l i s h e d a l u x u r y, g r e at b o o k “E l L i b r o d e C u b a H i s to r i a , l e t r as , a r tes , c i enc i a , a g r i c u l tu r a , i n d us t r i a , c o m er c i o , b e l l ezas na tu r a l es ” ( T h e B o o k of C u b a …). B ac a r dí ’s c o nt r i b u t i o n to t h e b o o k i s a n i m p o r t a nt p i e c e of t h e c o m p a ny ’s h i sto r y a n d my t h o l o g y a n d d e s e r ve s to b e r e a d i n f u l l. T h e t r a n s l at i o n i s m i n e, w i t h a l i t t l e h e l p f r o m t h e i nte r n et a n d my f a m i l y. I l ef t o u t j u st a f ew l i st s of n a m e s a n d a s s i g n m e nt s t h at a r e of l i t t l e i nte r e st to t h e r e a d e r to d ay. En j oy !

C OM PA Ñ I A DEL “ RON B AC A RDI ” M o d es t O r i g i ns “ I n 18 3 8 – i t ’s n ot l o n g b ef o r e t h e c e nte n a r y - w h e n t h e r e wa s n ot a s i n g l e we l l o r g a n i ze d i n d u s t r y i n t h e c o u nt r y, exc e pt f o r t h e b u y i n g a n d s e l l i n g of s l ave s , t h e En g l i s h m a n M r. N u n e s s et u p i n S a nt i a g o a h u m b l e di st i l l e r y, w i t h t h e p u r p o s e of t a k i n g a d va nt a g e of m o l a s s e s i n t h e p r e p a r at i o n of s p i r i t s t h at wo u l d a l l ow h i m to c o m p ete w i t h t h o s e t h at h i s ot h e r c o u nt r y m e n p r o d u c e d i n J a m a i c a a n d i n M a r t i n i q u e, a n d to t u r n i nto g o o d g o l d c o i n s t h e ef f o r t of a few ye a r s of ex p at r i at i o n.

T h e i n s t a l l at i o n of t h e st i l l wa s p o o r, r i c ket y, m i s e r a b l e; b u t M r. N u n e s , t r y i n g to d ay, t r y i n g to m o r r ow, m a n a g e d to s e l l h i s l i q u e u r s i n t h e c i t i e s of t h e E a s t f i r st , t h e n i n a l l t h e i s l a n d a n d l ate r to d i s p atc h to Eu r o p e a n a n d A m e r i c a n m a r ket s s m a l l s h i p m e nt s , t h e n w i t h o u t a ny i n d u s t r i a l b r a n d t h at di st i n g u i s h e d t h e m.

T h e p h l e g m at i c En g l i s h’ b u s i n e s s wa s n ot g r ow i n g m u c h, h oweve r. O w i n g to t h e di st i l l i n g b a c k wa r d n e s s of t h e t i m e, l ac k i n g e n o u g h c a p i t a l w i t h w h i c h to u p g r a d e i t a n d l ac k i n g s t r o n g a m b i t i o n h i m s e l f, M r. N u n e s m a n a g e d h i s f a c to r y w i t h r e l at i ve s u c c e s s f o r 24 ye a r s , a c h i ev i n g a r e s p e c t a b l e c o l l e c t i o n of c o i n s , b u t without his products successfully crossing the b o r d e r.

T h en c a m e B a c a r dí T h u s , D o n Fa c u n d o B ac a r dí y M a s s ó d e c i d e d to a c q u i r e t h e m o d e st f ac to r y ; h e wa s a C at a l a n a s t h e r e a r e m a ny, of c l e a r i nte l l i g e n c e, v i b r a nt e n e r g y a n d s t r o n g, di s c i p l i n e d, i n d u st r i o u s w i l l.

I t wa s t h e ye a r 18 6 2 .

I n t h i s B a c a r dí C o m p a ny - w h e r e t h e t r a di t i o n s of i t s f o u n d e r s a r e p r e s e r ve d a n d w h e r e, f r o m o n e g e n e r at i o n to t h e n ex t , t h e m e m o r y of a l l t h e t h i n g s of o u r p r e d e c e s s o r s i s c u l t i vate d t h e r e a r e e l o q u e nt d at a o n t h e wo r k p e r f o r m a n c e

of d o n Fa c u n d o d u r i n g t h e e a r l y d ay s of t h e r e o r g a n i z at i o n.

As if he guessed - and perhaps he did guess - t h at h i s s u r n a m e wa s g o i n g to b e a s f a m o u s i n t h e wo r l d a s t h at of N a p o l e o n, C o l u m b u s a n d M a r tí, h e d e d i c ate d h i m s e l f c o m p l ete l y to p u r s u i n g t h e s e c r et t h at wo u l d a l l ow h i m to m a ke a p e r fe c t b r a n d y, s o m et h i n g t h at exc e e d e d eve r y t h i n g h e k n ew a n d c o u l d b e c r e ate d, b a s e d o n m o l a s s e s.

I t d i d n ot t a ke h i m l o n g to a c h i eve h i s o b j e c t i ve. A f te r a t h o r o u g h ex p e r i e n c e, h e wa s a b l e to o bt a i n s o m e d i st i l l e d, f i l te r e d s a m p l e s , u n k n ow n, u n i q u e, of a d i f fe r e nt b r a n d y, of a s u p r e m e r u m, w h i c h wa s to c ove r h i m w i t h g l o r y a n d we a l t h i n a few ye a r s , t r i u m p h a nt l y i nva d i n g a l l t h e r o u n d n e s s of t h e e a r t h. I t wa s i n t h i s way - we c o nfe s s i t w i t h p r i d e a n d t h a n ks m a i n l y to t h e i nve nt i ve n e s s , t h e te n a c i t y, a n d t h e st r e n g t h of D o n Fa c u n d o B a c a r dí, t h at Ru m B a c a r d i i n c r e a s e d h i s f a m e, t h i s r u m t h at i s i n C u b a t h e t h i r d n at i o n a l p r o d u c t , i n q u a l i t y a n d q u a nt i t y, w i t h n ot h i n g b ef o r e i t b u t s u g a r a n d to b a c c o. D o n Fa c u n d o B a c a r dí wa s t h e o n e w h o l a i d t h e f o u n d at i o n s of t h i s i n d u st r i a l b r a n d a n d t h i s f o r m i d a b l e c o m p a ny, w h i c h we n ow d i r e c t a s h i s c o nt i n u ato r s a n d w h i c h c o n st i t u te s , w i t h o u t

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d i s p u te, t h e i n d u st r i a l e nt i t y t h at g ave m o r e p r e s t i g e a n d p r of i t to h i s c o u nt r y, f o r b e i n g e nt i r e l y c r e o l e a n d b e i n g l i n ke d to t h i s l a n d tot a l l y, s p i r i t u a l l y, a n d e c o n o m i c a l l y.

Towa r ds t h e to p T h e g e n e r a l p l a n wa s l a i d o u t , a n d t h e r o u te to b e f o l l owe d c l e a r l y d ete r m i n e d. W h e n t h e f i r st B a c a r dí p a s s e d away, h e wa s r e p l ac e d by ot h e r m e m b e r s of t h e f a m i l y, of t h at f a m i l y - a l t h o u g h i t i s w r o n g to s ay i t o u r s e l ve s - t h at h a s g i ve n C u b a l i b e r ato r s , a r t i st s , m e n of l et te r s , a n d, a b ove a l l, m a ny g o o d p e o p l e.

Eve r y t h i n g wa s r e n ovate d: st i l l s , f i l te r s , r e c t i f i e r s; t h e b u i l di n g. T h e l a st c r e at i o n s of m e c h a n i c s i n t h e m at te r of di st i l l at i o n a n d q u a l i t y of a l c o h o l s , we r e b r o u g ht a n d i n st a l l e d i n S a nt i a g o, i n o u r h o u s e. T h e d e m a n d f o r Ro n B a c a r dí wa s a l r e a d y s o g r e at i n C u b a , a n d a b r o a d; t h e i r n a m e wa s a l r e a d y s o f a m o u s t h at eve r y s a c r i f i c e a n d i n n ovat i o n o n t h e p a r t of D o n Fa c u n d o’s s u c c e s s o r s wa s a l way s i n s u f f i c i e nt .

T h e f a m e of B ac a r dí Ru m, w i t h i t s ve r y p e r s o n a l t a s te, s i n c e we h a d m a n a g e d to e l i m i n ate t h e d ef e c t s of t h e ot h e r r u m s b e c au s e we h a d d i s c ove r e d h ow to m a ke i t i n t h e r i g ht way ; t h e f a m e of B ac a r di, we r e p e at , a l way s we nt h a n d i n h a n d w i t h t h e i m p r ove m e nt s of o u r H o u s e, a n d s o m et i m e s i t wa s a h e a d of u s , f o r w h i c h g r e at r e a s o n we s p e nt t h i r t y ye a r s of c o n s t a nt r e n ewa l, of i n c e s s a nt g r ow t h, of f r u i t f u l, g r a n di o s e d eve l o p m e nt .

I n t h at e r a of i n d u st r i a l p r o s p e r i t y, n eve r s e e n i n C u b a , we c r e ate d t h e t y p e s of r u m R o n 1873 , C a r ta B l a nc a a n d C a r ta O r o, t h at s u r p r i s e d a n d a m a ze d d r i n ke r s a l l ove r t h e wo r l d, w h o s i n c e t h e n o n l y s e e m d ete r m i n e d to c o n s u m e B a c a r dí.

T h e P i n na c l e o f S u c c es s I n t r u t h, t h e r e wa s n ot a n d c o u l d n ot b e at a ny t i m e i n h i s to r y, n o r i n a ny c o u nt r y, a Ru m l i ke B a c a r dí ’s . N ot eve n s i m i l a r to i t . T h o s e t h at a r e m a n u f a c t u r e d o u t s i d e C u b a, b e c au s e t h ey d o n ot h ave t h e b e st r aw m ate r i a l t h at ex i st s , which is Cuban sugarcane molasses precisely; a n d t h o s e t h at i n C u b a c a n b e di st i l l e d, b e c au s e t h ey d o n ot p o s s e s s t h e s e c r et t h at o u r c h e m i s t s h ave ex t r ac te d f r o m S c i e n c e a n d C h a n c e, w h i c h a l l ow s u s to o bt a i n a q u i nte s s e nt i a l r u m, exe m pt f r o m t h at i n ev i t a b l e t a s te of t a n n e d l e at h e r t h at a l l t h e v u l g a r r u m s o u t t h e r e l e ave i n t h e m o u t h.

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I n a l l f i ve p a r t s of t h e wo r l d m e n a g r e e w i t h t h at st ate m e nt of o u r s. T h at i s w hy Ro n B ac a r dí wo n G o l d M e d a l s , D i p l o m a s a n d a ny ot h e r Pr i ze s w h i c h h ave b e e n i m a g i n e d, at t h e u n i ve r s a l ex h i b i t i o n s i n Ph i l a d e l p h i a i n 1876; B a r c e l o n a , 18 8 8; M a d r i d, 187 7; M at a n z a s , 18 81; Pa r i s , 18 8 9 a n d 19 0 0; C h i c a g o, 18 8 3; B u f f a l o, 19 01; C h a r l e sto n, 19 0 2; B o r d e au x , 18 9 5; S a i nt L o u i s , 19 0 4; H ava n a , 1911; Pa n a m a , 1915 , a n d t h e l a s t i n S a n Fr a n c i s c o, C a l i f o r n i a.

I n a d d i t i o n, w i t h Ro n B a c a r dí - r e c o m m e n d e d by t h e Pa l a c e p hy s i c i a n - t h e c u r r e nt a n d p o p u l a r K i n g of S p a i n A l f o n s o X III wa s c u r e d i n 18 9 9 of a d a n g e r o u s f l u, w h o m o u r p r o d u c t s ave d f r o m d e at h; a n d i n g r at i t u d e, by Roya l D e c r e e we we r e n a m e d - w i t h o u t a s k i n g, a s t h o s e t h i n g s a r e u s u a l l y d o n e - Pr ov i d e r s of t h e Roya l H o u s e. T h i s i s a l s o a f a c t t h at d e m o n s t r ate s t h e f u l l n e s s of o u r s u c c e s s.

T h e G r ea t R ef o r ms A f te r t h e wa r, o n c e t h e Re p u b l i c wa s e st a b l i s h e d, t h e t r i u mv i r ate of D o n Em i l i o a n d D o n Fa c u n d o B a c a r dí a n d M o r e au a n d D o n En r i q u e S h u e g a n d C h a s s i n, t h r e e f i g u r e s to w h o m we owe m o st of o u r p r e s e nt s p l e n d o r, b e g a n t h e g r e at , t h e b o l d r ef o r m s , t h at we r e to t u r n t h e B a c a r dí H o u s e i nto a n a d m i r a b l e f a c to r y.

T h ey b u i l t n ew of f i c e b u i l d i n g s i n t h e m a n o r h o u s e; b u i l t a n ot h e r p a l a c e f o r t h e st i l l s; b u i l t l a r g e a n d ex p e n s i ve wa r e h o u s e s; i n s t a l l e d 15 0 h o r s e p owe r b o i l e r s , 5 0,0 0 0 l i te r t a n ks , h u g e f i l te r s , au to m at i c te ste r s , l av i s h l a b o r ato r i e s; m a c h i n e s f o r f i l l i n g b ot t l e s a n d j u g s; a n d s e l e c te d a n d m o b i l i ze d a n a r my of s u i t a b l e e m p l oye e s to at te n d to eve r y t h i n g, w h o i n t h e B a c a r dí H o u s e c o n st i t u te a l a r g e f a m i l y, c l o s e l y, af fe c t i o n ate l y i d e nt i f i e d.

T h ey o p e n e d b r a n c h e s i n H ava n a , N o r t h a n d S o u t h A m e r i c a , i n Eu r o p e, w i t h va l u a b l e a d ve r t i s i n g c e nte r s; a n d t h e c i v i l i ze d wo r l d b e i n g n o l o n g e r s u f f i c i e nt f o r t h e s p r e a d of B a c a r d i, t h ey b e g a n to p e n et r ate t h e m a r ket s of t h e E a st , t h o s e of O c e a n i a a n d t h o s e of t h e A f r i c a n c o l o n i e s , f o r w h i c h we a r e c u r r e nt l y m a k i n g c o n s i d e r a b l e s h i p m e nt s of o u r Ru m, o n w h o s e m a r ket s , l o c ate d i n a l l t h e r o u n d n e s s of t h e e a r t h, t h e s u n n eve r s et s.

T h e I n d i s p e ns a b l e S o c i a l R eas o n G i ve n t h e s i ze of t h e b u s i n e s s; h av i n g r e g a r d to t h e g r ow i n g d e m a n d f o r B a c a r d i r u m f r o m a l l c o u nt r i e s , w h i c h f o r c e d t h e c o m p a ny to exc e e d

i t s e l f a n d i n c r e a s e i t s p r o d u c t i o n eve r y d ay, M r.

B a c a r dí a n d M r. S c h u e g u n d e r sto o d t h at t h e t i m e h a d c o m e w h e n t h ey c o u l d n ot t a ke c a r e a l o n e of t h e d eve l o p m e nt of a l l t h e e n e r g i e s of t h e f i r m a n d t h at i t wa s u r g e nt f o r t h e m to s u r r o u n d t h e m s e l ve s w i t h n ew m e n to di r e c t a n d p r o m ote t h e s p r e a d of B ac a r di.

T h ey s o o n f o u n d t h e m a n d, s o to s p e a k , w i t h i n t h e s a m e f a m i l y. S e a s o n e d to t h e r e s o u n di n g s u c c e s s , to t h e c o n st a nt ac c u r ac y, M r. B ac a r dí a n d S h u e g s o o n s e l e c te d, w i t h i n t h e s a m e s t a f f t h at t h ey h a d at t h e i r di s p o s a l, t h e p e r s o n s q u a l i f i e d to h e l p t h e m i n t h e i r g r e at wo r k , w h o m, by t h e way, t h ey c o u l d m o r e t h a n c o m p e n s ate f o r t h e ef f o r t s w i t h w h i c h t h ey h a d c o nt r i b u te d ove r t h e ye a r s to t h e s p l e n d o u r of t h e h o u s e.

T h e c o r p o r at i o n C o m p a ñ i a R o n B a c a r dí wa s t h e n c o n s t i t u te d (1919), u n d e r t h e c h a i r m a n s h i p of D o n Em i l i o - t h e f l a g of t h i s c o m p a ny, w h o s e d e at h we w i l l n eve r m o u r n e n o u g h -. We a c q u i r e d t h e n t h e b e e r a n d i c e f ac to r y t h at i s l o c ate d i n t h e l a n d s of “J es us M a r i a ”, to p u t i t u n d e r t h e t u te l a g e a n d exac t i n g o r g a n i z at i o n of t h e B a c a r dí f a c i l i t i e s; a h i g h - to n n a g e ste a m e r a n d s eve r a l s c h o o n e r s we r e p u r c h a s e d f o r t h e c a b ot a g e t r a n s p o r t of t h e h o u s e p r o d u c t s; a n d t h e te c h n i c a l s t a f f of t h i s g r e at l i q u o r f ac to r y wa s r e i nf o r c e d, s o t h at t h e f ac to r y ’s p e r f e c t g e a r, t h e s a l e s a n d p r o m ot i o n sy ste m of t h e R o n m á x i m o, d i d n ot s u f f e r f r o m a s i n g l e d efe c t .

A R a d i c a l C ha n g e Eve r y t h i n g wa s g o i n g s m o ot h l y. T h e f ac t s s h owe d d a i l y t h at i n d u st r i a l g r e at n e s s c a n b e ac h i eve d i n C u b a , a s we l l a s i n M a n c h e ste r, Lyo n o r C h i c a g o, w h e n eve r yo u wa nt a n d k n ow h ow to wo r k s te a di l y. T h e B ac a r dí C o r p o r at i o n wa s n o l o n g e r o n l y t h e c r e ato r of t h e t h i r d n at i o n a l p r o d u c t , i t wa s a l s o t h e b e st a n d m o st p owe r f u l C u b a n i n d u st r y, p e r h a p s t h e l a r g e st i n L at i n A m e r i c a , a n d wa s , a b ove a l l, a p o s i t i ve f o r c e of t h e C u b a n n at i o n, a t r u e p r i d e f o r t h e L o n e S t a r Re p u b l i c .

B u t d e at h, w h i c h we c a n n ot s u b m i t i n a b u s i n e s s p l a n, h oweve r p e r f e c t , to o k away D o n Em i l i o B a c a r d i; a n d a l t h o u g h t h i s s a d eve nt wo u l d h ave n o c o n s e q u e n c e f o r t h i s H o u s e in the economic order nor in the triumphal m a r c h of i t s p r o d u c t s , t h e i r r e p a r a b l e l o s s of t h e i l l u s t r i o u s o l d m a n, h a s t r o u b l e d o u r s o u l, d e p r i v i n g u s of h i s f r u i t f u l i n s p i r at i o n s a n d h i s n o b l e a d v i c e. A n d i t w i l l t a ke a ve r y l o n g t i m e to f i l l t h e vo i d t h at D o n Em i l i o l ef t .

T h e Ec o n o m i c F o r c e T h e C o m p a ñ i a R o n B a c a r dí h a s a c a p i t a l of 3 . 5 0 0,0 0 0 p e s o s; e a c h ye a r i t ex p o r t s at l e a st h a l f a m i l l i o n C u b a n p r o d u c t s; ow i n g to i t s f a c to r i e s o n l y, i m p o r t i te m s wo r t h 5 0 0,0 0 0 p e s o s g o t h r o u g h t h e C u sto m s of t h e Re p u b l i c . T h e s e f i g u r e s d o n ot r e q u i r e a s u p p o r te r o r a l aw ye r to d efe n d t h e m.

T h ey, by t h e m s e l ve s , a r e e n o u g h to p r ove t h at i n C u b a t h e r e a r e a l s o c a p a b l e m e n, a n d t h at , w h e n f i g ht i n g h o n e st l y, a C u b a n h a s t h e r i g ht to r e a c h t h e p i n n a c l e of s u c c e s s. …

T h e S a m e Ph i l o s o p hy T h i s t i m e, i n a c e r t a i n way, d e at h wa s m o c ke d: b e c au s e a l t h o u g h i t d e p r i ve d u s of D o n Em i l i o, t h e m i s s i o n, t h e sy ste m, t h e p r of i l e of t h i s g r e at e nte r p r i s e, h a s n ot c h a n g e d i n a ny of i t s a s p e c t s. T h e s a m e m e n, l e d by t h e s u p r e m e ex p e r i e n c e - we l l p r ove n - of D o n En r i q u e S c h u e g, at eve r y h o u r t h at p a s s e s l e ave i n t h e h i sto r y of t h e E a st a n d of C u b a a n ew t r i u m p h f o r Ru m B a c a r dí, w h i c h, h av i n g a c h i eve d wo r l d r e p u t at i o n, i s i n a l l t h e n at i o n s of t h e e a r t h a f r e e a n d h o n o r a b l e a m b a s s a d o r of t h i s b e l ove d h o m e l a n d of o u r s .

N ot i n va i n d o e s i t r u b s h o u l d e r s w i t h k i n g s , m e nt a l i t i e s a n d m a g n ate s of a l l l at i t u d e s .

Epilogue We d i d n ot p u t f o r wa r d t h e s e d at a a n d f i g u r e s f o r o u r ow n va n i t y : t h at wo u l d u l t i m ate l y b e l e g i t i m ate; b u t we d i d n’ t a s k f o r awa r d s f o r o u r wo r k . I t i s e n o u g h f o r u s t h at i n t h e m i n d of e a c h of o u r c o m p at r i ot s , R o n B a c a r dí i s t h e o n l y o n e. W h at we a s p i r e to - w i t h t h e p r ev i o u s r e l at i o n of t h e h i sto r y of B a c a r di - i s to s e r ve C u b a , c o nt r i b u t i n g to e n h a n c e i t s oppor tunities and its name among Cubans a n d st r a n g e r s P OST S C RI P T UM J u st o n e c o m m e nt : t h e n a m e a n d t h e f u n d a m e nt a l r o l e p l aye d by t h e c o - f o u n d e r, Fr e n c h C u b a n J o s é Le ó n B o u te l l i e r, di s a p p e a r e d e nt i r e l y f r o m t h e c o r p o r at i o n my t h o p o i et i c s. A d a m na t i o m e m o r i a e t h at , a s f a r a s I k n ow, c o nt i n u e s u nt i l to d ay.

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A LCO H O L Definition T h e te r m A lc o h o l, r efe r s to a ny of a c l as s of o r g a ni c c o m p o un ds c h a r ac te r ize d by o n e o r m o r e hyd r ox y l (― O H) g r o up s at t ac h e d to a c a r b o n ato m of a n a l k y l g r o up (hydr o c a r b o n c h ai n).

A l c o h o l s m ay b e c o ns i d e r e d as o r g a ni c d e r i vat i ve s of wate r (H 2O) i n w hi c h o n e of t h e hydr o g e n ato m s h as b e e n r e p l ac e d by a n a lk y l g r o up, t y p i c a lly r e p r e s e nte d by R i n o r g a ni c st r u c t ur e s. Fo r exa m p l e, i n et h a n o l (o r et hy l a l c o h o l) t h e a lk y l g r o up i s t h e et hy l g r o up, ― C H 2C H 3 .

c o l o r l e s s li qui ds o r s o li ds at r o o m te m p e r at ur e. A l c o h o l s of l ow m o l e c ul a r we i g ht a r e hi g h ly s o lub l e i n wate r ; w i t h i n c r e as i n g m o l e c ul a r we i g ht , t h ey b e c o m e l e s s s o lub l e i n wate r, a n d t h e i r b o i li n g p o i nt s, va p o ur p r e s sur e s, d e ns i t i e s, a n d v i s c o s i t i e s i n c r e as e.

A n ot h e r way of c l as s i f y i n g a l c o h o l s i s bas e d o n w hi c h c a r b o n ato m i s b o n d e d to t h e hydr ox y l g r o up. I f t hi s c a r b o n i s p r i m a r y (1°, b o n d e d to o n ly o n e ot h e r c a r b o n ato m), t h e c o m p o un d i s a p r i m a r y a l c o h o l. A s e c o n da r y a l c o h o l h as t h e hydr ox y l g r o up o n a s e c o n da r y (2 °) c a r b o n ato m, w hi c h i s b o n d e d to t wo ot h e r c a r b o n ato m s.

S i m i l a r ly, a te r t i a r y a l c o h o l h as t h e hydr ox y l g r o up o n a te r t i a r y (3°) c a r b o n ato m, w hi c h i s b o n d e d to t h r e e ot h e r c a r b o ns. A l c o h o l s a r e r efe r r e d to as a lly li c o r b e nz y li c i f t h e hydr ox y l g r o up i s b o n d e d to a n a lly li c c a r b o n ato m (adj ac e nt to a C = C d o ub l e b o n d) o r a b e nz y li c c a r b o n ato m (n ex t to a b e nze n e r i n g), r e s p e c t i ve ly.

Nomenclature

A l c o h o l s a r e a m o n g t h e m o st c o m m o n o r g a ni c c o m p o un ds. T h ey a r e us e d as swe ete n e r s a n d i n m ak i n g p e r f um e s, a r e va lu a b l e i nte r m e di ate s i n t h e sy nt h e s i s of ot h e r c o m p o un ds, a n d a r e a m o n g t h e m o st a b un da nt ly p r o du c e d o r g a ni c c h e m i c a l s i n i n dust r y. Pe r h a p s t h e t wo b e st- k n ow n a l c o h o l s a r e et h a n o l a n d m et h a n o l (o r m et hy l a l c o h o l). Et h a n o l i s us e d i n to i l et r i e s, p h a r m ac e ut i c a l s, a n d f u e l s, a n d i t i s us e d to ste r i lize h o s p i t a l i nst r um e nt s. It i s, m o r e ove r, t h e a l c o h o l i n a l c o h o li c b eve r a g e s. T h e a n e st h et i c et h e r i s a l s o m ad e f r o m et h a n o l. M et h a n o l i s us e d as a s o l ve nt , as a r aw m ate r i a l f o r t h e m a nu f ac t ur e of f o r m a l d e hyd e a n d s p e c i a l r e s i ns, i n s p e c i a l f u e l s, i n a nt i f r e eze, a n d f o r c l e a ni n g m et a l s.

A s w i t h ot h e r t y p e s of o r g a ni c c o m p o un ds, a l c o h o l s a r e n a m e d by b ot h f o r m a l a n d c o m m o n syste m s.

T h e m o st g e n e r a lly a p p li c a b l e syste m was ad o pte d at a m e et i n g of t h e I nte r n at i o n a l U ni o n of Pur e a n d A p p li e d C h e m i st r y (IU PAC) i n Pa r i s i n 19 57.

Us i n g t h e IU PAC syste m, t h e n a m e f o r a n a l c o h o l us e s t h e - o l su f f i x w i t h t h e n a m e of t h e p a r e nt a lka n e, to g et h e r w i t h a num b e r to g i ve t h e l o c at i o n of t h e hydr ox y l g r o up. T h e r ul e s a r e sum m a r ize d i n a t h r e e - ste p p r o c e dur e:

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2. N um b e r t h e l o n g e st c a r b o n c h ai n st a r t i n g at t h e e n d n e a r e st t h e ― OH g r o up, a n d us e t h e a p p r o p r i ate num b e r, i f n e c e s s a r y, to i n di c ate t h e p o s i t i o n of t h e ― O H g r o up.

A l c o h o l s m ay b e c l as s i f i e d as p r i m a r y, s e c o n da r y, o r te r t i a r y, ac c o r di n g to w hi c h c a r b o n of t h e a lk y l g r o up i s b o n d e d to t h e hydr ox y l g r o up. M o st a l c o h o l s a r e

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1. N a m e t h e l o n g e st c a r b o n c h ai n t h at c o nt ai ns t h e c a r b o n ato m b e a r i n g t h e ― O H g r o up. D r o p t h e f i n a l - e f r o m t h e a lka n e n a m e, a n d ad d t h e su f f i x - o l.

3. N a m e t h e sub st i t u e nt s, a n d g i ve t h e i r num b e r s as f o r a n a lka n e o r a lke n e.

T h e exa m p l e o n t h e r i g ht h as a l o n g e st c h ai n of s i x c a r b o n ato m s, s o t h e r o ot n a m e i s h exa n o l. T h e ― O H g r o up i s o n t h e t hi r d c a r b o n ato m, w hi c h i s i n di c ate d by t h e n a m e 3 - h exa n o l. T h e r e i s a m et hy l g r o up o n c a r b o n 3 a n d a c h l o r i n e ato m o n c a r b o n 2 . T h e c o m p l ete IU PAC n a m e i s 2- c h l o r o - 3 - m ethy l - 3 - h exa n o l. T h e p r ef i x c yc l o - i s us e d f o r a l c o h o l s w i t h c yc li c a lk y l g r o up s. T h e hydr ox y l g r o up i s as sum e d to b e o n c a r b o n 1, a n d t h e r i n g i s num b e r e d i n t h e di r e c t i o n to g i ve t h e l owe st p o s s i b l e num b e r s to t h e ot h e r sub st i t u e nt s, a s i n, f o r exa m p l e, 2, 2- di m et hy l c yc l o p e nt a n o l.

Common Names T h e c o m m o n n a m e of a n a l c o h o l c o m b i n e s t h e n a m e of t h e a lk y l g r o up w i t h t h e wo r d a l c o h o l. I f t h e a lk y l g r o up i s c o m p l ex , t h e c o m m o n n a m e b e c o m e s aw k wa r d a n d t h e IU PAC n a m e s h o ul d b e us e d. C o m m o n n a m e s of te n i n c o r p o r ate o b s o l ete te r m s i n t h e n a m i n g of t h e a lk y l g r o up; f o r exa m p l e, a my l i s f r e qu e nt ly us e d i nste ad of p e nt y l f o r a f i ve - c a r b o n c h ai n.

Phys i c a l Pr o p e r t i e s M o st of t h e c o m m o n a l c o h o l s a r e c o l o r l e s s li qui ds at r o o m te m p e r at ur e. M et hy l a l c o h o l, et hy l a l c o h o l, a n d i s o p r o py l a l c o h o l a r e f r e e - f l ow i n g li qui ds w i t h f r ui t y a r o m as. T h e hi g h e r a l c o h o l s — t h o s e c o nt ai ni n g 4 to 10 c a r b o n ato m s — a r e s o m ew h at v i s c o us, o r o i ly, a n d t h ey h ave h e av i e r f r ui t y o d o r s. S o m e of t h e hi g h ly b r a n c h e d a l c o h o l s a n d m a ny a l c o h o l s c o nt ai ni n g m o r e t h a n 12 c a r b o n ato m s a r e s o li ds at r o o m te m p e r at ur e.

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Hexanol A l d e hyd e f o r m e d: H exa n a l / C a p r o a l d e hyd e C a r b ox y l i c a c i d f o r m e d: H exa n o i c A c i d / C a p r o i c A c i d E s t e r f o r m e d w h e n r e a c t i n g w i t h i t s e l f: H ex y l H exa n o ate / H ex y l c a p r o ate H exa n o i c Ac i d H ex y l Este r H exa n o l (IU PAC n a m e h exa n -1- o l) i s a n o r g a ni c a l c o h o l w i t h a s i x- c a r b o n c h ai n a n d a c o n d e ns e d st r u c t ur a l f o r mul a of C H 3 (C H 2) 5 OH . I t i s c o l o r l e s s a n d i s s li g ht ly s o lub l e i n wate r b ut i s c o m p l ete ly m i s c i b l e w i t h et h a n o l. Two ad di t i o n a l st r ai g ht c h ai n i s o m e r s of h exa n o l ex i st , b ot h of w hi c h di f fe r i n g by t h e l o c at i o n of t h e hydr ox y l g r o up: •

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H exa n o l i s a n at ur a l a l c o h o l f o un d i n t h e m a g n o li a f l owe r (M a g n o l ia o f f i c i na l is) a n d i s p r o du c e d by s o m e i ns e c t s, su c h as, P ter n is tr ia b is p i na.

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Hexanol

Hexanoic Acid

as a n ac et ate i n s e e ds a n d f r ui t s of H er ac l eu m s p h o ndy l i u m (H o g we e d) a n d of U m b e l l i fer ae (A p i ac e ae).

H exa n o l i s a c o m m o n c o n g e n e r f o un d i n fe r m e nte d a n d di st i ll e d b eve r a g e s, s i n c e i t i s a m et a b o li te p r o du c e d by t h e p o p ul a r ye ast S ac c ha r o myc es c er ev is iae.

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H exa n o l ’s a r o m a i s of te n d e s c r i b e d as f r e s h, c l e a n, f at t y, f l o r a l a n d c i t r us. I t i s s ai d to h ave a s li g ht ly un d e r- r i p e n e d f r ui t n ote w i t h subt l e / li g ht g r e e n nu a n c e s.

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H exa n o i c ac i d i s of te n d e s c r i b e d as h av i n g a n a r o m a t h at i s f at t y, c h e e sy, wa x y, a n d s i m i l a r to t h at of g o at s o r ot h e r ba r nya r d a ni m a l s.

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H ex y l h exa n o ate i s a c o nst i t u e nt f o un d i n p as s i o n f r ui t , a p p l e s, st r aw b e r r i e s a n d w i n e.

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March Through The Years 1484 - Columbus asks João II of Portugal to back him in a westward voyage to the Indies, but João rejects the request..

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1675 - Grain crop failure in England leads to a shortage of grain, limiting gin production. As a consequence, rum gains popularity in the English market.

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T h e s e a r e t h e m o s t r e c e nt a n d n o tew o r t hy h e a d l i n e s i n t h e r u m i n d u s t r y. I f yo u wa nt u s t o s h a r e yo u r n ew s w i t h o u r r e a d e r s , p l e a s e s e n d m e a n e m a i l t o: M i ke @ g o t r u m .c o m.

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Ko l o a Ru m C o m p a ny a n n o u n c e d t h e l a u n c h o f i t s n ew Ru m Ru s h e r H awa i i a n Ru m C o c k t a i l i n c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h t h e L a s Ve g a s R a i d e r s . T h i s exc i t i n g p a r t n e r s h i p m a r ks t h e c o nt i n u a t i o n o f a t h r i l l i n g u n i o n b et we e n t h e t w o i c o n i c b r a n d s , a l l o w i n g f a n s t o ex p e r i e n c e t h e f u s i o n o f H awa i i c u l t u r e a n d R a i d e r s s p i r i t . Pa c k a g e d i n a c o nve n i e nt f o u r- p a c k , R a i d e r N a t i o n c a n p u r c h a s e t h e Ru m Ru s h e r a t m u l t i p l e l i q u o r s t o r e s t h r o u g h o u t N eva d a a n d U t a h. I n a d d i t i o n, i n d i v i d u a l Ru m Ru s h e r c a n s w i l l b e ava i l a b l e f o r p u r c h a s e a t t h e Ko l o a Ru m C o m p a ny S t o r e i n L i h u e, HI . T h e Ru m Ru s h e r C o c k t a i l i s a r e s u l t o f a d y n a m i c o n g o i n g p a r t n e r s h i p b et we e n Ko l o a Ru m a n d w o r l d - r e n o w n e d m i xo l o g i s t To ny A b o u Ganim. As one of the leading bar professionals a n d i n d u s t r y p i o n e e r s , A b o u - G a n i m’s ex p e r t i s e h a s b e e n i n s t r u m e nt a l i n c r a f t i n g t h i s u n i q u e a n d f l avo r f u l c o c k t a i l. T h e Ru m Ru s h e r, p a c k a g e d a t 15% A BV, i s a h a r m o n i o u s b l e n d o f Ko l o a W h i te H awa i i a n Ru m , n a t u r a l f l avo r s s u c h a s o r a n g e, p i n e a p p l e, a n d l i m e j u i c e, a s we l l a s o r g a n i c a g ave sy r u p. I t w i l l b e ava i l a b l e i n s et s o f f o u r 12 f l. oz. c a n s . “ T h e Ru m Ru s h e r C o c k t a i l

i s a t e s t a m e nt t o o u r c o m m i t m e nt t o c r e a t i v i t y a n d i n n ova t i o n, a n d e m b o d i e s t h e e s s e n c e o f Ko l o a Ru m a n d t h e R a i d e r s ,” s a i d B o b G u nte r, P r e s i d e nt a n d C EO o f Ko l o a Ru m C o m p a ny.

Ko l o a Ru m i nv i te s f a n s t o t a s te t h e b a r t e n d e r ve r s i o n o f t h e Ru m Ru s h e r a t t h e Tw i tc h L o u n g e a n d c o n c o u r s e b a r s i n s i d e A l l e g i a nt S t a d i u m . ht t p s: // ko l o a r u m .c o m /

production of sugar cane -based alcohol used for va r i o u s p r o d u c t s f r o m r u m t o p h a r m a c e u t i c a l s wa s d o w n m o r e t h a n 5 0 % s i n c e 2 019, a s wa s m o s t m a n u f a c t u r i n g s i n c e t o u g h n ew U. S . s a n c t i o n s a n d t h e C OVID -19 p a n d e m i c g u t t e d t h e i m p o r t - d e p e n d e nt c o u nt r y ’s f o r e i g n exc h a n g e e a r n i n g s a n d k i c ke d o f f a g r u e l i n g e c o n o m i c c r i s i s t h a t c o nt i n u e s t o d ay.

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R h u m B a r b a n c o u r t , t h e 16 3 - ye a r- o l d s i g n a t u r e r u m p r o d u c e r o f H a i t i , h a s w o n a c ovete d d o u b l e g o l d m e d a l a t t h e 2 0 24 S a n Fr a n c i s c o Wo r l d S p i r i t s C o m p et i t i o n (S F WS C) f o r i t s n ew O ve r p r o o f W h i te Ru m , a pt l y n a m e d “ H a i t i a n P r o o f ”.

S F WS C awa r d e e s a r e j u d g e d o n t h e i r q u a l i t y, p r o d u c t i o n t e c h n i q u e a n d c r a f t s m a n s h i p. A D o u b l e G o l d r a t i n g s i g n i f i e s t h a t t h e e nt r a nt r e c e i ve d a g o l d m e d a l r a t i n g f r o m a l l m e m b e r s o f t h e j u d g i n g p a n e l. “ I t i s a n h o n o r t o b e r e c o g n i ze d f o r o u r u n i q u e c r a f t m a n s h i p a n d h i g h s t a n d a r d s a t o n e o f t h e w o r l d ’s m o s t i nte n s e c o m p et i t i o n s t h a t f e a t u r e s ove r 5 , 5 0 0 e nt r i e s a n d 70 s e a s o n e d j u d g e s w h o d ete r m i n e t h e b e s t o f t h e b e s t ”, s t a te d t h e C EO, D e l p h i n e G a r d è r e. “ T h i s awa r d va l i d a te s o u r v i s i o n t o s te p i nt o t h e ove r p r o o f c a t e g o r y a n d c r a f t a r e m a r k a b l e w h i te r u m s h o wc a s i n g o u r d i s t i l l a t i o n m et h o d s a n d emphasizing our unique sugarcane selected for i t s a r o m a t i c p r o we s s . We a r e i m m e n s e l y p r o u d t o d e l i ve r a p r e m i u m p r o d u c t t h a t r ef l e c t s t h e r i c h f l avo r s a n d e s s e n c e o f H a i t i ’s te r r o i r f o r c o n n o i s s e u r s a n d e nt h u s i a s t s a l i ke.” ht t p s: // b a r b a n c o u r t .c o m /

T h e l a te s t L i m i te d Re l e a s e f r o m Kō H a n a i s a M a d e i r a b a r r e l f i n i s h e d ve r s i o n o f t h e i r K IL A r u m . T h ey o n l y g et t h e i r h a n d s o n a f ew M a d e i r a b a r r e l s , s o w h e n eve r a n ew r e l e a s e d r o p s , t h e i r s t a f f a n d ‘ O h a n a r u s h t o g et t h e i r h a n d s o n a b o t t l e. B o a s t i n g a b o t t l e d p r o o f o f 118 . 6 w i t h a r i c h, s m o o t h f i n i s h a n d n o te s o f s t ewe d f r u i t , wa l n u t s , a n d s m o k y va n i l l a , t h i s i s a p e r f e c t c o m p l e m e nt i n a ny c o c k t a i l. T h r o u g h m et i c u l o u s b a r r e l t a s t i n g , Kō H a n a s e l e c t s exc e pt i o n a l b a r r e l s t h a t p o s s e s s a f l aw l e s s b a l a n c e o f f l avo r a n d c h a r a c te r, r e q u i r i n g n o d i l u t i o n. T h i s m a ke s K IL A t h e c o n n o i s s e u r ’s u l t i m a te c h o i c e, a s i t i s b o t t l e d a t f u l l c a s k s t r e n g t h. T h e p r o o f va r i e s a n d i s p e r s o n a l l y h a n d w r i t t e n o n e a c h l a b e l, a d d i n g a t o u c h o f a u t h e nt i c i t y. K IL A i s H awa i i a n f o r s t r o n g o r b o l d. To f u l l y s avo r i t s e s s e n c e, e n j oy K IL A n e a t o r w i t h a s l i g ht d i l u t i o n o f wa te r o r i c e. ht t p s: // w w w. ko h a n a r u m .c o m /

CU B A N S U GAR HARV E ST Re u te r s N ew s S e r v i c e r e p o r te d t h a t t h e C u b a n s u g a r h a r ve s t i s w i n d i n g d o w n a t t h e l o we s t t o n n a g e s i n c e 19 0 0, f o r c i n g t h e g ove r n m e nt t o impor t and putting more pressure on its domestic rum, sof t drink and pharmaceutical industries.

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HOLM E S CAY H o l m e s C ay Ru m r e l e a s e d t w o ex p r e s s i o n s l a s t m o nt h, t h e Ve n e zu e l a 2 0 07 15 Ye a r e d i t i o n f r o m D e s t i l e r i a S o f a a n d t h e B a r b a d o s 2 012 Po r t C a s k e d i t i o n f r o m Fo u r s q u a r e Ru m D i s t i l l e r y. B o t h a r e p a r t o f H o l m e s C ay ’s S i n g l e C a s k c o l l e c t i o n.

T h e Ve n e zu e l a ex p r e s s i o n i s f r o m a h i s t o r i c 2 2 8 ye a r- o l d d i s t i l l e r y i n t h e A r a g u a Va l l ey. D u e t o t r a d e m a r k a g r e e m e nt s , t h e n a m e “ D e s t i l e r i a S o f a” i s c o m m o n l y u s e d f o r t h e d i s t i l l e r y i n s t e a d o f i t s r e s t r i c t e d n a m e. H o l m e s C ay Ru m f o u n d e r Er i c K aye s ay s , “A s we ex p a n d N o r t h A m e r i c a’s access to special aged rums, there are times w h e n we e n c o u nte r a r u m w h o s e p r o d u c e r c a n n o t b e d i s c l o s e d. W h e n we c a n s h a r e a n ew ex p e r i e n c e f o r s p i r i t s l ove r s w i t h t h a t s p i r i t , a h i g h q u a l i t y, h i g h p r o o f ex p r e s s i o n, we a r e h a p py t o d o s o. To t h e b e s t o f o u r k n o w l e d g e, i t ’s t h e f i r s t f u l l y t r o p i c a l l y a g e d h i g h p r o o f of fering from this distiller y to be released in the U n i te d S t a te s .” T h e Ve n e zu e l a 2 0 07 15 Ye a r i s a m o l a s s e s , 10 0 % c o l u m n s t i l l r u m d i s t i l l e d i n 2 0 07 i n Ve n e zu e l a . I t s p e nt 15 ye a r s a g i n g i n t h e t r o p i c s b ef o r e b e i n g b o t t l e d i n N ew Yo r k S t a te a t 5 5% a l c o h o l by vo l u m e. T h e B a r b a d o s 2 012 Po r t C a s k e d i t i o n i s f r o m t h e we l l - k n o w n a n d h i g h l y r e s p e c te d Fo u r s q u a r e R u m D i s t i l l e r y of Barbados, a molasses-based blend of pot and c o l u m n s t i l l r u m w i t h 18 m o nt h s o f s e c o n d a r y

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a g i n g i n c a s ks t h a t f o r m e r l y h e l d p o r t w i n e.

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I t i s a n a l l - m o l a s s e s r u m t h a t wa s d i s t i l l e d o n a m a n u a l l y o p e r a te d c o l u m n s t i l l. I t wa s t r o p i c a l l y a g e d exc l u s i ve l y i n i n ex- b o u r b o n c a s ks a n d b o t t l e d a t 61% A BV. T h e Fi j i r u m i s a b l e n d o f l i g ht l y a g e d m o l a s s e s - b a s e d p o t a n d c o l u m n s t i l l r u m s f r o m S o u t h Pa c i f i c D i s t i l l e r i e s i n L a u t o k a , Fi j i. I t i s b o t t l e d a t 4 6 % A BV. ht t p s: // w w w. h o l m e s c ay.c o m / HA PPY RA P TOR D ISTILLI N G H a p py R a p t o r D i s t i l l i n g a n n o u n c e d l a s t m o nt h t h a t i t s l a s t d ay o f s e r v i c e t o o k p l a c e o n M ay 17t h. T h e d i s t i l l e r y, w h i c h o p e n e d i t s d o o r s i n Fe b r u a r y 2 0 2 0, s p e c i a l i ze d i n p r e m i u m r u m h a n d c r a f te d w i t h 10 0 % L o u i s i a n a m o l a s s e s a n d infused with real citrus, botanicals, and whole s p i c e s . T h e i r s i g n a t u r e l i n e s o f 5 0 4 Ru m a n d 5 0 4 S y r u p s h ave b e e n ava i l a b l e f o r p u r c h a s e a t t h e d i s t i l l e r y ’s C e nt r a l C i t y t a s t i n g r o o m , l o c a l g r o c e r i e s , b a r s , r e s t a u r a nt s , a n d c o r n e r s t o r e s t h r o u g h o u t t h e G r e a te r N ew O r l e a n s , B a t o n R o u g e, a n d L a f ayet te a r e a s , a s we l l a s i n s e l e c t s t o r e s a c r o s s t h e U n i t e d S t a te s .

S i n c e 2 0 2 0, H a p py R a pt o r h a s c o nt r i b u te d ove r $10 0, 0 0 0 i n d i r e c t f u n d s , g o o d s a n d s e r v i c e s t o t h e N ew O r l e a n s c o m m u n i t y, a n d h a s w o r ke d w i t h ove r 10 0 l o c a l n o n - p r o f i t s . A t t h e h e i g ht o f t h e p a n d e m i c , H a p py R a pt o r wa s t h e f i r s t N ew O r l e a n s c r a f t b eve r a g e m a n u f a c t u r e r t o d eve l o p a n o n l i n e a p p o i nt m e nt sy s te m , s o g u e s t s c o u l d p u r c h a s e p r e - b a tc h e d c o c k t a i l s , b o t t l e s o f 5 0 4 Ru m , a n d, l a te r, h a n d s a n i t i ze r. B y o f f e r i n g d e e p d i s c o u nt s t o f i r s t r e s p o n d e r s a n d f r e e eve nt o pt i o n s t o n o n p r o f i t s , t h ey b u i l t r o o t s a n d connections with the community during a time w h e n c o n n e c t i o n wa s h a r d t o c o m e by. T h r o u g h t h e c o m p a ny ’s ex t r e m e l y s t r i c t d e d i c a t i o n t o e q u i t y a n d a n o n - t ox i c w o r k p l a c e, i t wa s a b l e t o p r ov i d e a d a r i n g l y t r a n s p a r e nt , i n c l u s i ve, a n d w o m e n - l e d e nv i r o n m e nt , p r ov i d i n g a we l c o m i n g s p a c e f o r te n s o f t h o u s a n d s o f g u e s t s a n d d oze n s o f te a m m e m b e r s o f a l l b a c kg r o u n d s a n d o r i e nt a t i o n s – a r e s p i te i n a n o t h e r w i s e h i g h l y exc l u s i o n a r y i n d u s t r y. “ We a r e d eva s t a te d t o s ay g o o d bye t o t h i s s p e c i a l c o m p a ny, a n d t h i s i n c r e d i b l e t e a m o f p e o p l e,” s a i d c o - f o u n d e r M e a g e n M o r e l a n d -Ta l i a n c i c h, “ We n a m e d t h i s c o m p a ny a f te r o u r s o n, a n d h e’s g r o w n u p a l o n g s i d e i t . W h e n we l o o k b a c k , we’r e ve r y

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p r o u d. We c r e a t e d a s p a c e o f c o m f o r t d u r i n g s o m e o f t h e h a r d e s t ye a r s o u r c o m m u n i t y w i l l eve r ex p e r i e n c e, a n d we h a d t h e m e a n s t o h e l p a n d t a ke a c t i o n f o r o t h e r s w h e n eve r y t h i n g a r o u n d u s f e l t h o p e l e s s . We h o p e we m a d e a d i f f e r e n c e. A l l we c a n s ay i s t h a n k yo u t o t h e f a m i l i e s , p a r t n e r s , a n d f r i e n d s w h o b e l i eve d i n u s .” “ We’ ve b e e n o n t h e b r i n k o f p r o f i t a b i l i t y s i n c e t h e d ay we o p e n e d. We’d r e a c h o u t t o f i n a l l y t o u c h s u c c e s s , a n d t h e n a n o t h e r d i s a s te r. We f i n a l l y r e a l i ze d t h a t t h e c ava l r y i s n’ t c o m i n g . T h e resources to suppor t small business in Louisiana a r e l i ke a d r o p o f wa te r o n a n e l e p h a nt ’s b a c k ,” s a i d c o - f o u n d e r a n d c h i ef d i s t i l l e r M a r k Ta l i a n c i c h. “ We we r e t o l d by m a ny f r i e n d s t h a t we we r e c r a z y t o s ay ye s t o eve r y n o n p r o f i t t h a t k n o c ke d o n o u r d o o r, b u t i t wa s t h e s m a r te s t c h o i c e we m a d e. W i t h t o u r i s m a t a l l - t i m e l o w s a n d n o b u d g et f o r a d ve r t i s i n g , o u r p a r t n e r s h i p s w i t h n o n p r o f i t s a n d c o m m u n i t y l e a d e r s h ave ke pt o u r d o o r s o p e n. A n d eve n m o r e t h a n t h a t , t h o s e p a r t n e r s h i p s e l eva te d o u r t a s t i n g r o o m t o o n e o f t h e f i n e s t c o c k t a i l s p o t s i n t h e c i t y. N o n p r o f i t par tners are our strongest sources of longte r m c u s t o m e r l oya l t y a n d e n g a g e m e nt , a n d o u r n u m b e r s s h o w t h a t c l e a r l y. We h ave n o r e g r et s .”

T h e d i s t i l l e r y ’s a s s et s , i n c l u d i n g t h e c u s t o m s t i l l, f e r m e nte r s , d i s t i l l i n g e q u i p m e nt , s h e l v i n g , d é c o r, f u r n i t u r e, b a r, c a b i n et r y, h e a t e r s , s h e d, c h a i r s , t a b l e s , a n d m o r e a r e a l s o ava i l a b l e f o r p u r c h a s e.

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D et a i l s a r e s o m ew h a t s c a r c e, b u t t h i s i s w h a t I h ave d i s c ove r e d s o f a r. T h e f i r s t C a s k- s t r e n g t h o f f e r i n g i s f r o m t h e Fo u r s q u a r e D i s t i l l e r y i n B a r b a d o s . I t wa s d i s t i l l e d i n 2 0 07, a g e d f o r 16 ye a r s a n d b o t t l e d a t 5 5 . 0 % A BV. T h e s e c o n d C a s k S t r e n g t h r u m i s f r o m t h e Ep r i s D i s t i l l e r y, l o c a t e d i n S ã o R o q u e n e a r S ã o Pa u l o i n B r a z i l.

I t wa s d i s t i l l e d i n 2 012 , a g e d f o r 12 ye a r s a n d b o t t l e d a t 51. 4% A BV. T h e f i r s t G r e e n L a b e l r u m (C o u nt r y - O r i g i n s e r i e s) wa s s u c c i n c t l y t i t l e d S p a n i s h. I t wa s d i s t i l l e d i n 2 0 07, a g e d 17 ye a r s a n d b o t t l e d a t 4 6 % A BV. T h e s e c o n d C o u nt r y O r i g i n r e l e a s e i s Pa n a m a n i a n. I t wa s d i s t i l l e d i n 2 0 0 6 , a g e d 17 ye a r s a n d b o t t l e d a t 4 6 % A BV. ht t p s: // w w w.c a d e n h e a d. s c o t / b o t t l i n g s / r u m - r e l e a s e -2 0 24 - b 4 - s17/

2 0 2 4 N E W YOR K R U MFE ST FE STI VAL CAS K A t t h e 2 0 2 3 N ew Yo r k Ru m Fe s t i va l & C o n f e r e n c e, t h e Ru m L a b c o l l a b o r a te d w i t h H o l m e s C ay Ru m , c u r a t o r a n d b o t t l e r o f o u t s t a n d i n g r u m s f r o m a r o u n d t h e w o r l d, t o o p e n u p i t s s i n g l e cask selection process with a blind tasting of a s e r i e s o f s i n g l e c a s k r u m ex p r e s s i o n s t o a 14 - m e m b e r j u r y o f s p i r i t s i n d u s t r y c o n n o i s s e u r s a n d k n o w l e d g e a b l e c o l l e c t o r s . T h e s e p a r t i c i p a nt s b l i n d t a s te d a n d s e r i o u s l y d e b a t e d f o u r d i ve r s e ex p r e s s i o n s p r ov i d e d by E & A S c h e e r f r o m a r o u n d t h e C a r i b b e a n a n d t h e w o r l d. A l l t h e ex p r e s s i o n s we r e s t r o n g c o nte n d e r s , a n d t h e g r o u p m a d e exc e l l e nt a r g u m e nt s f o r t h e i r f avo r i te s . T h i s o p e n p r o c e s s u l t i m a te l y r e s u l te d i n t h e N ew Yo r k Ru m Fe s t i va l ’s f i r s t c a s k s e l e c t i o n. T h e ex p r e s s i o n w i l l b e r e l e a s e d t o t h e US m a r ket f o r p u r c h a s e a t t h e b e g i n n i n g o f J u n e, a n d w i l l p r e m i e r e a t t h e 2 0 24 N ew Yo r k Ru m Fe s t . Ru m L a b f o u n d e r, Fe d e r i c o H e r n a n d e z , s a i d “ T h e N ew Yo r k Ru m Fe s t h a s b e e n a n e a g e r l y a nt i c i p a t e d eve nt f o r r u m f a n s f o r 7 ye a r s , a n d we a r e p r o u d t o b r i n g a f e s t i va l c a s k p i c k c h o s e n by t h e r u m c o n n o i s s e u r s w h o a t te n d Ru m Fe s t a n n u a l l y. We a r e ve r y p l e a s e d t o c o l l a b o r a te w i t h H o l m e s C ay, k n o w n f o r b r i n g i n g u l t r a - p r e m i u m r u m s t o t h e US m a r ket , f o r o u r f i r s t c a s k s e l e c t i o n.

T h e H o l m e s C ay J a m a i c a W P L 2 012 e d i t i o n i s a s i n g l e c a s k f r o m a n awa r d - w i n n i n g d i s t i l l e r y i n L l u i d a s Va l e, J a m a i c a . T h e m o l a s s e s , 10 0 % p o t s t i l l r u m wa s a g e d i n ex- b o u r b o n c a s ks i n t h e t r o p i c s f o r 8 ye a r s , w i t h a f u r t h e r 3 ye a r s m a t u r a t i o n i n Eu r o p e i n ex- b o u r b o n c a s ks . I t s profile is a classic Jamaican mix of ripe banana, va n i l l a , s p i c e s a n d o a k . Fe r m e nt a t i o n, d i s t i l l a t i o n a n d a g i n g a l o n e c r e a te t h e J a m a i c a W P L 2 012 e d i t i o n’s c o m p l ex f l avo r s . N o s u g a r, n o c o l o r a n d n o o t h e r f l avo r s we r e a d d e d i n t h e m a k i n g o f t h i s r u m . T h e J a m a i c a W P L 2 012 h a s b e e n b o t t l e d a t 5 7.14% A BV. ht t p s: //n ew yo r k r u m f e s t .c o m / ALAM B I Q U E S E RRA N O B r o t h e r s I s i d o r o, R o m m e l, W i l l i a m , a n d A xe l K r a s s e l Pe r a l t a c o nt i n u e t h e w o r k t h a t t h e i r g r a n d f a t h e r M a x s t a r t e d i n t h e 19 3 0 s . A n i m m i g r a nt w h o f l e d h i s h o m e c o u nt r y o f G e r m a ny a t t h e s t a r t o f WWI , 16 - ye a r- o l d M a x l a n d e d o n t h e G u l f c o a s t o f Ve r a c r u z i n 1917. W i t h n o k n o w l e d g e o f S p a n i s h, M a x b e g a n w o r k i n g a ny o d d j o b t h a t h e c o u l d f i n d. H e eve nt u a l l y f o u n d h i m s e l f i n t h e m o u nt a i n o u s C a ñ a d a r e g i o n o f O a x a c a , w h e r e h e m et a n d m a r r i e d h i s w i f e. I t wa s n’ t l o n g b ef o r e h e b e g a n d i s t i l l i n g a g u a r d i e nte o n a c o f f e e f a r m (a t t h a t t i m e i t wa s c o m m o n f o r t h e h a c i e n d a s t o d i s t i l l t h e i r o w n c a n e). A f t e r l e a r n i n g t h e r o p e s , M a x s et o u t o n h i s o w n t o b e g i n d i s t i l l i n g h i s o w n a g u a r d i e nte, u s i n g a s t i l l h e d e s i g n e d a n d b u i l t h i m s e l f. To d ay, t h e g r a n d c h i l d r e n a r e m a k i n g a m a z i n g r u m s f r o m f r e s h s q u e e ze d s u g a r c a n e

j u i c e a t o n e o f t h e m o s t i nt e r e s t i n g d i s t i l l e r i e s i n M ex i c o. T h e j u i c e i s f e r m e nt e d i n s eve n 1, 2 0 0 - l i te r s t a i n l e s s s te e l f e r m e nt i n g t a n ks that are stored outside of the distiller y or in t h r e e p i n e va t s , h o u s e d i n a s m a l l b o d e g a . A l l f e r m e nt a t i o n i s d o n e w i t h w i l d, a m b i e nt ye a s t a n d t a ke s s i x t o te n d ay s . Fe r m e nte d j u i c e f r o m t h e s t e e l t a n ks g o i nt o t h e “ K r a s s e l S t i l l ”, a c o nt i n u o u s s t i l l d e s i g n e d a n d b u i l t by M a x K r a s s e l. G r a n d s o n R o m m e l d i s t i l l s t h e f e r m e nte d j u i c e f r o m t h e p i n e t a n ks o n r u s t i c c o p p e r p o t a l e m b i c s t i l l s t h a t a r e t y p i c a l o f m e zc a l p r o d u c t i o n i n t h e O a x a c a n Va l l ey s . A g i n g i s d o n e a t f o u r d i f f e r e nt a l t i t u d e s , u s i n g a r a n g e o f b a r r e l s , i n c l u d i n g ex- w h i s k y, ex- c o g n a c , n ew Fr e n c h o a k , ex- s h e r r y a n d ex- m e zc a l. L a s t ye a r, A l a m b i q u e S e r r a n o r e l e a s e d f o u r r u m s t h a t we r e we l l r e c e i ve d. T h e n ew r e l e a s e s f o r 2 0 24 a r e: Blend # 3 – Matadiablo This rum is comprised of m o s t l y p o t - d i s t i l l e d r u m s; i t wa s d e s i g n e d t o h i t a n i nte n s e, h i g h - t o n e d p r o f i l e f o r f a n s o f b o l d r u m . T h e b l e n d i s 3 2 % Po t S t i l l: a g e d 6 m o nt h s i n a n ex- M e zc a l c a s k , 2 7 % Po t S t i l l: a g e d 19 m o nt h s i n f i r s t u s e Fr e n c h O a k , 2 3% Po t S t i l l: a g e d 17 m o nt h s i n f i r s t u s e Fr e n c h O a k t h e n r e s t e d 3 m o nt h s i n o p e n g l a s s d e m i j o h n s a n d 18% K r a s s e l S t i l l: a g e d 21 m o nt h s i n a n exB o u r b o n c a s k . B o t t l e d a t 6 3 . 4% A BV. B l e n d # 4 - Tr e s M a d e r a s Tr e s M a d e r a s i s S p a n i s h f o r “ t h r e e w o o d s”. U t i l i z i n g a r a r e l y - s e e n c a s k m a d e f r o m A c a c i a w o o d, t h e b l e n d a l s o i n c l u d e s r u m a g e d i n b o t h Fr e n c h a n d A m e r i c a n o a k . T h e b l e n d i s 41% Po t S t i l l: a g e d 21 m o nt h s i n a f i r s t - u s e A c a c i a c a s k , 3 8% K r a s s e l S t i l l: a g e d 3 6 m o nt h s i n a n ex- C o g n a c Fr e n c h O a k c a s k a n d 21% K r a s s e l S t i l l: a g e d 18 m o nt h s i n a wet , A m e r i c a n O a k c a s k t h a t p r ev i o u s l y h e l d v i n o g e n e r o s o. B o t t l e d a t 5 9.1% A BV. S i n g l e C a s k # 14 - E X- B OUR B ON C A S K 2 0 21 T h i s s i n g l e c a s k r u m u s e s s u g a r c a n e h a r ve s te d a t 2 , 5 0 0 t o 3 , 8 0 0 f e et a b ove s e a l eve l. I t i s f e r m e nte d f o r f i ve t o te n d ay s i n s t a i n l e s s s t e e l t a n ks a n d d i s t i l l e d o n t h e c u s t o m “ K r a s s e l S t i l l ”.

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Fe r m e nt a t i o n i s d o n e i n t h e p i n e va t s i n t h e b o d e g a w i t h a m b i e nt ye a s t . R o m m e l K r a s s e l d i s t i l l e d t h i s r u m o n t h e f a m i l y ’s c o p p e r a l e m b i c p o t s t i l l. T h e r u m wa s a g e d 21 m o nt h s i n v i r g i n Fr e n c h O a k i n a d r y c l i m a te, l o s i n g a b o u t 8% t o t h e a n g e l ’s s h a r e. B o t t l e d a t 6 4. 4% A BV. I h ave h a d o n e o f t h e i r r u m s l a s t ye a r (m ay b e B l e n d # 2) a n i t wa s a n a m a z i n g p o we r h o u s e ! Fo r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h i s f a s c i n a t i n g d i s t i l l e r y, c h e c ko u t t h e i r i n f o r m a t i ve we b s i t e. ht t p s: // w w w. a l a m b i q u e s e r r a n o.c o m /

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