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F ROM T HE EDI T OR

Planned Audacity T h e to p i c s o f bus i nes s pr epar ednes s a n d a d a p ta b i l i t y hav e been at t he t op of ma n y o f my rec ent c l i ent engagem ent s.

No t o n l y i s th i s a r ef l ec t i on of t he t ou gh e c o n o mi c c h a l l enges t hr eat eni ng t he a lc o h o l b e v e r age i ndus t r y, but i t i s al so a fu n d a me n ta l p ar adi gm s hi f t t hat v i s i onary b u s i n e s s l e a d er s w ant t o em br ac e s o t hat th e i r o p e ra ti o ns ar e ev en bet t er pr epared to s u rv i v e fu tur e c hal l enges .

Wh i l e th e re a r e m any bus i nes s s t r at e gies a n d p h i l o s o p h i es t hat c an be appl i ed , t he o n e I w a n t to f oc us on i s A udaci t y.

T h e d i c ti o n a ry def i nes audac i t y as a noun th a t re fe rs to “ t he c our age or c onf i dence o f a k i n d th a t ot her peopl e f i nd s hoc king. ” Au d a c i ty c a n be dr i v en by des per at i on, wh e n th e o n l y av ai l abl e c our s e of ac t ion is i rra ti o n a l o r c ount er i nt ui t i v e, but a u d a c i ty c a n a l s o be par t of a s t r at eg y, o n e th a t i s e x er c i s ed ev en dur i ng c alm a n d p ro s p e ro u s t i m es . I r ef er t o t he la tte r a s “P l a nned A udac i t y ” and i t s i mply e mb o d i e s th e not i on t hat pr oc edur es t hat a re re h e a rs e d r egul ar l y dur i ng per i od s of con tro l , a re m or e l i k el y t o be i m pl em ent ed a c c u ra te l y d ur i ng per i ods of c haos . T hink o f th e e me rg enc y ev ac uat i on dr i l l s on a c ru i s e s h i p or f i r e dr i l l s i n an off i c e b u i l d i n g : th e y ar e pr ac t i c ed s o t hat t hose in v o l v e d d u ri ng an ac t ual em er genc y can r ema i n c a l m a nd eff ec t i v e.

In b u s i n e s s , the em er genc i es c an t ake o n ma n y d i ffe r ent f or m s , i nc l udi ng: p o o r s a l e s , i n j ur i es t o c ons um er s , e mb a rra s s me n t s c aus ed by br and a mb a s s a d o rs , c hanges i n pol i t i c al corre c tn e s s (any one r em em ber “ W ha ler ’s Ru m”? ), s u p p l y c hai n pr obl em s , et c .

Ha v i n g c o n ti ngenc y pl ans t hat ar e ac t ually “ r e h e a rs e d ,” e nabl es t he l eader s and t he e mp l o y e e s to k eep t he i m pl em ent at i o n of sai d p l a n s re l ev ant i n an ev er - c hangi ng e n v i ro n me n t.

If you own or work in a dist illery, t here should be operat ing procedures t hat out line how t o handle accident s (everyt hing f rom mat erial spills t o injuries). If your t eam hasn’t rehearse d t hose, I suggest t hat you bring it up during t he next st aff meet ing and, if you haven’t already, also t hink about ext ending your def init ion of accident s t o include scenarios discussed in t his art icle. Most import ant , have t he auda ci ty t o come up wit h creat ive solut ions!

Cheers!

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T HE A NGEL’ S SH A RE

by Paul S e nf t

Dos Maderas Selección Rum

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!

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T h e r ums fo r t hi s b l e n d are c h o s e n f r o m a c o mbinat i o n of B ar bad o s an d G uyana r ums t hat are ag e d f i ve ye ar s in t h e C ar ib b e an an d t h e n an ad dit i o nal f i ve ye ar s in S pain by W illi ams & H ub e r t .

A f te r t hi s te n ye ar agin g p r o c e s s in us e d b o ur b o n bar re ls, t h e r um i s ag e d fo r t hre e ye ar s in Pal o C o r t ad o sh e r r y c asks an d t wo ye ar s in 2 0 ye ar o l d Pe dr o X im e nez c asks. T h e r um un d e r t h e sup e r v i s i o n of M aste r B l e n de r Pao la M e dina i s f inally b l e n de d us in g a s o l e r a syste m an d b ot t l e d at 42% A BV. Appearance T h e r um i s an o paque dar k c h o c o late c o l o r t hat i s bare ly t r ans luc e nt in t h e b ot t l e an d li ghte ns in t h e glas s w it h r uby hi ghli ght s. S w ir lin g t h e li qui d c re ate s a t i ght , t hin ban d ar o un d t h e glas s. T h e ban d s l ow ly b e ads up, t hi c ke ns, an d re l e as e s a c o mbinat i o n of s l ow - an d f ast- m ov in g l e g s in t hre e wave s b efo r e evap o r at in g, l e av in g a r in g of re s i du e in it s wake.

Aroma T h e ar o m a l e ads w it h swe et vani lla, fo ll owe d by n ote s of re d b e r r i e s, tof fe e, an d sm o k y o ak .

Pa l a t e T h e swe et , c ar am e lize d vanilla an d r ai s in n ote s l e ad w it h t h e alc o h o l t in g lin g ar o un d t h e e dg e of t h e m o ut h. A milk c h o c o late n ote m ani fe st s b r i ef ly mi d palate, re p lac e d by c har re d wo o d n ote s an d war m c innam o n sp i c e s.

T hi s t r ans it i o ns to a li ghte r wo o d ast r in g e nc y an d fo r ms a sub due d, b r i ef, wo o d - an d mine r al - r i c h f ini sh.

I fo un d t h e t r ip l e - ag e m et h o d us e d to c re ate t hi s r um c o m p e llin g, an d t h e sh e r r y c ask inf lu e nc e i s un d e ni ab l e.

T h e ir us e of ad dit i ve s in s o m e fo r m i s als o p re s e nt , p r ove n by t ac t i l e an d hydr o m ete r te st in g. W hi l e c o m par in g t hi s r um to ot h e r r um s in t h e D o s M ad e r as lin e, t hi s o n e r anks t h e swe ete st of t h e t hre e w h e n c o m par e d to t h e 5 +3 an d 5 +5.

I f yo u e nj oy sh e r r y c ask f ini sh e d r um s t hat are o n t h e swe ete r s i de of t h e f lavo r sp e c t r um, t hi s r um i s an e asy re c o mm e n dat i o n. H oweve r, i f yo u d o n ot e nj oy r ums w it h st r o n g sh e r r y c ask inf lue nc e s, yo u sh o ul d s amp l e t hi s r um b efo re purc has in g it . Pe r s o nally, I p r efe r t h e 5 +3 o r 5 +5 b e c aus e t h e wo o d n ote s have a st r o n g e r p re s e nc e in t h e f lavo r p r of i l e an d are a m o re ve r s at il e c o c k t ail in gre di e nt .

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G o t R u m ? A u g u s t 2 0 25 - 7

T HE A NGEL’ S SH A RE

by Paul S e nf t

Holmes Cay Single Cask Rum Fiji 20 0 9 W hen I s aw t he announc ement ab out t his r um, a c ouple of t hings intere ste d m e ab out t he pro duc t . T he f ir st was t he invo lvem ent of S out h Pac if ic D ist iller i e s in L autoka, Fiji. T he dist iller y has gaine d a reput at i o n fo r pro duc ing hi gh - qualit y r ums w it h a r ang e of ag e st atem ent s t hat have use d a mi x of t ro pic al and c o nt inent al aging. T his r ange of re lease s has le d to a grow ing fan base w ho p refer 10 0% m o las se s base d p ot st ill r ums. T he se c o nd fac to r was t hat Er ic K aye, ow ner of H o lm e s Cay Rum, is ver y met ic ul ous dur ing his p ro c e s s of pic k ing r ums fo r his single c ask r um ser i e s and has a re c o r d of se le c t ing hi gh - qualit y t ast ing ex p er i enc e s.

T he r um in t his b ot t ling was dist ille d in 20 0 9 and ag e d in ex- r um bar re ls in t he Unite d K ing do m fo r 13 year s b efo re being b ot t le d in N ew Yo r k Cit y in 2023.

T he r um is no n - c hill f iltere d and b ot t le d at 5 8% A BV in 70 0 ml b ot t le s.

Appearance T he r um is pac kag e d in t he st andard 70 0 ml b ot t le w it h a wo o den - c app e d sy nt het ic c o r k. T he lab e l p rovi de s t he c o re det ails of t he pro duc t al o ng w it h t he b ot t le and c ask numb er.

T he r um in t he b ot t le and glas s h o l ds a pale amb er c o l o r. S w ir ling t he li qui d pr o duc e s a t hic k band t hat re lease s a c ouple of wave s of fast m oving le gs and t ake s a few minute s to b ead up and evap o r ate.

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A ro m a T he aro ma of t he r um leads w it h a c it r us ze st , fo ll owe d by c innam o n, c rème b r ûlé e, c ane h o ney, and gent l e wo o d note s.

Pa l a t e T he f ir st sip of t he r um p re sente d a sw ir l of c hew y vanilla, c innam o n, b lac k p epp er, and heat f ro m t he alc o h o l.

Addit i o nal sips manife st as tof fee c ar ame l p o p c o r n, m o c ha c of fe e, and li ght oak t annins t hat ling er in a l o ng, swe et f inish.

Rev i ew Like t he ot her Fijian r ums, I enj oye d t he f lavo r p rof ile, and it made m e t hink of it as s o met hing c o mpar able w it h t he Pro bit as and Equiano f lavo r p rof il e s.

T he swe et and s avo r y e lement s of it were s o met hing new, and I woul d re c o mmend it fo r c las sic Dai quir is, Papa D o b le s, and El Pre si dente c o c k t ails. W it h it b eing a H o lme s C ay p ro duc t , we k now t hat no sugar o r addit ive s were use d, and t he f lavo r s c ame f ro m t he matur at i o n p ro c e s s. It was new to ex p er i enc e a Fijian r um t hat was mature d in s o met hing ot her t han use d b our b o n c asks, and I woul d b e c ur i ous to k now w hic h r um c o mpany use d t he c ask f ir st . T his r um is a st r ai ght fo r ward re c o mmendat i o n fo r anyo ne w h o enj oys t he H o lme s C ay r um line o r r ums f ro m Fiji.

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G o t R u m ? A u g u s t 2 0 25 - 9

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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Brown Sugar and Rum Pork Ribs I n g r e d i e nt s: B a s t i n g s a u c e:

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D i r e c t i o n s: 1.

Fo r b a s t i n g s a u c e: W h i s k a l l i n g r e d i e nt s i n a m e d i u m b o w l u nt i l we l l b l e n d e d.

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Fo r R i b s: M i x t h e f i r s t 7 i n g r e d i e nt s i n s m a l l b o w l. U s i n g s m a l l s h a r p k n i f e, l o o s e n m e m b r a n e f r o m u n d e r s i d e o f e a c h r i b r a c k a n d p u l l o f f (o r s c o r e m e m b r a n e). R u b 1 t a b l e s p o o n s e a s o n i n g m i x i nt o e a c h s i d e o f e a c h r i b r a c k . P l a c e r i b s i n l a r g e r o a s t i n g p a n.

C ove r a n d c h i l l f o r a t l e a s t 6 h o u r s (a n d u p t o 1 d ay).

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P r e h e a t ove n t o 3 2 5° F. Re m ove r i b s f r o m p a n a n d s c at te r o n i o n s , c i n n a m o n s t i c k , a n d g i n g e r i n p a n t h e n p o u r i n t h e a p p l e c i d e r a n d d a r k r u m. Ret u r n r i b s t o p a n (m e at s i d e d o w n). C ove r p a n w i t h f o i l. Ro a s t r i b s u nt i l m e at i s te n d e r a n d b e g i n s t o p u l l away f r o m b o n e s , a b o u t 2 h o u r s . U n c ove r a n d a l l o w r i b s t o c o o l at l e a s t 3 0 m i n u te s (u p t o 2 h o u r s).

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H e a t b a r b e q u e g r i l l t o m e d i u m - h i g h h e at a n d g r i l l r i b s u nt i l h e ate d, a b o u t 5 m i n u te s p e r s i d e. B r u s h b a s t i n g s a u c e g e n e r o u s l y o n a l l s i d e s o f r a c ks . G r i l l u nt i l s a u c e b e c o m e s a s t i c k y g l a ze, a b o u t 3 m i n u te s . Tr a n s f e r r i b r a c ks t o c u t t i n g b o a r d. C u t r a c ks b et we e n b o n e s i nt o i n d i v i d u a l r i b s . A r r a n g e o n p l at te r a n d r e a d y t o s e r ve. P u t t h e r e m a i n i n g s a u c e i n a b o w l f o r ex t r a d i p p i n g s a u c e f o r r i b s . Y i e l d: 4 s e r v i n g s .

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Old- Fashioned Rum- Caramel Pecan Pound Cake I n g r e d i e nt s: Fo r t h e C a ke • • • • • • • • • • • • •

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1 C. B r ow n S u g a r ½ C. H e av y C r e a m ½ S t i c k U n s a l te d B u t te r 4 T b s p. D a r k Ru m 1 t s p. Va n i l l a E x t r ac t ½ t s p. S a l t

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M a ke t h e C a ke - Pr e h e at ove n to 3 5 0 ° F. G r e a s e a n d f l o u r a B u n d t (o r 10 - i n c h t u b e) p a n. I n a l a r g e b ow l, c r e a m to g et h e r b u t te r, g r a n u l ate d s u g a r, t u r b i n a d o c a n e s u g a r, a n d b r ow n s u g a r u nt i l l i g ht a n d f l u f f y. B e at i n t h e e g g s o n e at a t i m e, f o l l owe d by t h e va n i l l a a n d c a r a m e l ex t r a c t , a n d d a r k r u m.

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I n a s e p a r ate b ow l, w h i s k to g et h e r f l o u r, b a k i n g p owd e r, a n d s a l t . A l te r n ate a d d i n g t h e d r y i n g r e di e nt s a n d m i l k to t h e b u t te r m i x t u r e, b e g i n n i n g a n d e n d i n g w i t h f l o u r. D o n’ t ove r m i x t h e b at te r, j u st b l e n d u nt i l s m o ot h. Fo l d i n t h e p e c a n s , t h e n p o u r t h e b at te r i nto t h e p r e p a r e d p a n. B a ke f o r 6 0 m i n u te s , o r u nt i l a to ot h p i c k c o m e s o u t c l e a n. A l l ow to c o o l i n t h e p a n f o r a b o u t 10 -15 m i n u te s , t h e n t u r n o u t o nto a w i r e r ac k to c o o l c o m p l ete l y.

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M a ke t h e Ru m - C a r a m e l G l a ze - I n a s m a l l s au c e p a n ove r m e d i u m h e at , m e l t t h e b u t te r, t h e n st i r i n t h e b r ow n s u g a r a n d h e av y c r e a m. B r i n g to a l ow b o i l a n d s t i r c o n st a nt l y f o r 2 – 3 m i n u te s u nt i l s m o ot h a n d s l i g ht l y t h i c ke n e d. Re m ove f r o m h e at a n d st i r i n t h e r u m, va n i l l a ex t r a c t a n d s a l t . Let t h e g l a ze c o o l s l i g ht l y b ef o r e u s i n g.

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Po u r t h e wa r m r u m - c a r a m e l g l a ze g e n e r o u s l y ove r t h e c o o l e d c a ke. S p r i n k l e t h e to p w i t h to a ste d p e c a n s. A l l ow t h e g l a ze to s et b ef o r e s l i c i n g a n d s e r v i n g.

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TH E RUM

M i xo l o g i s t A spac e devoted to the exploration of c las sic and new r um c oc k t ails

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What Is Mixology?

M i xo l o g y i s t h e st u dy a n d s k i ll of i nve nt i n g, p r e p a r i n g a n d s e r v i n g c o c k t ai l s a n d ot h e r m i xe d dr i nks. M i xo l o g i st s a r e ex p e r t s i n t hi s f i e l d, b ut m i xo l o g i st s’ k n ow l e d g e g o e s b eyo n d m e m o r izi n g bas i c c o c k t ai l r e c i p e s: i t i n c lu d e s hi sto r i c a l i nf o r m at i o n, bas i c c h e m i st r y b e hi n d f l avo r c o m b i n at i o ns a n d a c a p ac i t y f o r c o m b i ni n g c o m m o n i n g r e di e nt s i n n ew ways.

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by Dyna Eldaief (Pub li s h e r ’s Rev i ew) T h e d e li g ht s of Eg y pt ’s f l avo rf i ll e d c ui s i n e c o m e to li fe i n t hi s b e aut i f ully i llust r ate d g i f t b o o k , b r i n g i n g qui nte s s e nt i a l M i d dl e E aste r n r e c i p e s w i t hi n t h e r e ac h of c o o ks eve r y w h e r e Eg y pt i a n c ui s i n e i s o n e of t h e wo r l d ’s o l d e st a n d yet l e ast k n ow n f o o d t r adi t i o ns. T hi s c h a r m i n g, p o c ket- s ize d c o ll e c t i o n of r e c i p e s i s t h e p e r fe c t i nt r o du c t i o n to Eg y pt i a n c o o k i n g. Fr o m c l as s i c st a r te r s a n d b r e ak f ast di s h e s like t a‘m i ya (f a l afe l) a n d f uul m e da m m i s (s l ow - c o o ke d f ava b e a ns), to we ll - l ove d m ai n m e a l s su c h as st u f fe d c a b ba g e l e ave s (m a hs hi c r o m b), a n d m o ut hwate r i n g a lm o n d p u d di n g a n d f r i t te r ba ll s s o ake d i n sy r up, Eg y pt i a n Fl avo r s l e ads yo u o n a wo n d e r f ul di s c ove r y of t hi s uni qu e a n d d e li g ht f ul c ui s i n e.

C e l e b r ate d c h ef D y n a El dai ef of fe r s 5 0 e asy - to - f o ll ow r e c i p e s t h at a r e r i c h w i t h t h e ve g et a b l e s, l e g um e s, a n d m e at s t h at a r e c e nt r a l to Eg y pt i a n c o o k i n g, c a lli n g f o r t h t h e sun - bake d l a n d of t h e N i l e a n d i nv i t i n g ex p e r t a n d n ov i c e a like to b r i n g exc i t i n g n ew f l avo r s to t h e i r h o m e k i tc h e n.

A b o ut t h e Aut h o r D y n a El dai ef i s t h e aut h o r of T h e Taste of Eg y pt : H o m e C o o k i n g f r o m t h e M i d dl e E ast (AU C Pr e s s, 2 016). S h e h as a p p e a r e d o n t h e M i d dl e E ast e di t i o n of t h e r e a li t y te l ev i s i o n c o o k i n g s h ow T h e Taste, i s ac t i ve o n Yo uTub e a n d I nst a g r a m, a n d of fe r s c l as s e s o n h e r we b s i te. S h e li ve s i n M e lb o ur n e w i t h h e r hus ba n d a n d t h r e e c hi l dr e n.

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A p p l et o n E s t ate a n n o u n c e d t h e g l o b a l d e b u t o f T h e S o u r c e 51-Ye a r- O l d, i t s r a r e s t a n d l o n g e s t a g e d ex p r e s s i o n t o d ate. T h i s h i s t o r i c r e l e a s e o f j u s t 2 5 d e c a nte r s m a r ks a s i g n i f i c a nt m i l e s t o n e f o r t h e 275 - ye a r- o l d d i s t i l l e r y a n d s et s a n ew s t a n d a r d o f exc e l l e n c e f o r t h e c ate g o r y. A g e d exc l u s i ve l y i n J a m a i c a’s t r o p i c a l c l i m ate f o r ove r f i ve d e c a d e s , T h e S o u r c e i s a s i n g u l a r m a s te r p i e c e o f p r ove n a n c e a n d p at i e n c e. T h i s o n e - o f - a - k i n d, s i n g l e m a r q u e r u m wa s m et i c u l o u s l y c r a f te d f r o m A p p l et o n E s t ate’s o w n s i n g l e e s t ate s u g a r c a n e, u s i n g o p e n f e r m e nt at i o n a n d d i s t i l l e d exc l u s i ve l y i n t h e e s t ate’s t r a d i t i o n a l c o p p e r p ot s t i l l s . L a i d d o w n i n a s i n g l e A m e r i c a n o a k c a s k o n J u l y 3 0, 1973 i n t h e E s t ate’s m o s t i c o n i c a g i n g wa r e h o u s e, i t wa s o r i g i n a l l y ove r s e e n by M a s te r B l e n d e r O we n Tu l l o c h, a n d t h e n l ate r e nt r u s te d t o h i s p r oté g é a n d s u c c e s s o r, D r. J oy S p e n c e, t h e f i r s t f e m a l e M a s te r B l e n d e r i n t h e s p i r i t s i n d u s t r y. “ Ta s t i n g t h i s b e a u t i f u l ex p r e s s i o n w i t h O we n ove r 4 0 ye a r s a g o s p a r ke d my l i f e l o n g p a s s i o n f o r t h e p o s s i b i l i t i e s o f a g e d r u m ,” s a i d D r. S p e n c e. “ T h i s r e l e a s e i s a t r i b u te t o t h e a r t i s t r y, d e d i c at i o n, a n d s p i r i t o f o u r p e o p l e; f r o m t h e h a n d - h a r ve s te d c a n e a n d

t r a d i t i o n a l d i s t i l l a t i o n t o t h e s tewa r d s h i p o f o u r barrels across generations. Jamaica and rum a r e i n s e p a r a b l e, m u c h l i ke t h e h e a r t a n d s o u l c a pt u r e d i n T h e S o u r c e.” E a c h o f t h e 2 5 exq u i s i te d e c a nte r s p ay s h o m a g e t o J a m a i c a n exc e l l e n c e a n d A p p l et o n E s t a te’s 2 75 - ye a r l e g a c y. T h e h e a r t - s h a p e d d e c a nte r s s h o wc a s e t h e r u m’s r i c h m a h o g a ny c o l o r, t r a n s i t i o n i n g i nt o a c r y s t a l l i n e a q u a m a r i n e b a s e t h a t r ef l e c t s t h e p u r i t y o f t h e l i m e s t o n e s p r i n g. T h e d e c a nte r i s c r o w n e d w i t h a h a n d c r a f te d c o p p e r r e n d i t i o n o f J a m a i c a’s n at i o n a l b i r d, t h e D o c t o r B i r d, s et a g a i n s t a n av y b a c kd r o p. I t i s h o u s e d i n a s t r i k i n g t u r q u o i s e c a s e a d o r n e d w i t h a r a d i a l s t r aw m a r q u et r y p at te r n i n s p i r e d by p r e s s e d c a n e. ht t p s: // w w w. a p p l et o n e s t a te.c o m / PL A N T ER AY M a i s o n Fe r r a n d a n d S t a d e’s We s t I n d i e s R u m D i s t i l l e r y a r e h o n o r e d t o a n n o u n c e t h a t P l a nte r ay C u t & D r y C o c o n u t Ru m h a s w o n B e s t N ew S p i r i t o r C o c k t a i l I n g r e d i e nt a t t h i s ye a r ’s S p i r i te d Awa r d s ®, h e l d o n T h u r s d ay, J u l y 24, 2 0 2 5 i n N ew O r l e a n s , at Ta l e s o f t h e C o c k t a i l ®, a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z at i o n d evo te d t o e d u c a t i n g , a d va n c i n g, and suppor ting members of the global hospitality c o m m u n i t y. P r o d u c e d a t t h e h i s t o r i c S t a d e’s We s t I n d i e s Ru m D i s t i l l e r y i n B a r b a d o s , o n e o f t h e o l d e s t a n d o n e o f t h e o n l y b e a c h f r o nt d i s t i l l e r i e s i n t h e C a r i b b e a n, C u t & D r y i s m a d e u s i n g s u n dried Barbadian coconut. The rum is the result of f o u r ye a r s o f d eve l o p m e nt a n d n e a r l y 10 0 r e c i p e t r i a l s , a te s t a m e nt t o t h e p a t i e n c e, c r e a t i v i t y a n d p r e c i s i o n o f t h e te a m b e h i n d i t . A c c e pt i n g t h e awa r d o n b e h a l f o f t h e S t a d e’s We s t I n d i e s Ru m D i s t i l l e r y wa s R a m o n Wa t s o n, M a n a g e r o f t h e V i s i t o r C e nte r : “ T h i s awa r d b e l o n g s t o eve r yo n e w h o h e l p e d b r i n g C u t & D r y t o l i f e, t h e te a m at t h e d i s t i l l e r y, t h e l o c a l f a r m e r s , t h e g u e s t s w h o v i s i t u s , a n d t h e b a r te n d e r s w h o b e l i eve d i n t h i s r u m f r o m t h e ve r y b e g i n n i n g . I t ’s a m o m e nt o f p r i d e f o r a l l o f u s i n B a r b a d o s .” A l ex a n d r e G a b r i e l, O w n e r a n d M a s te r B l e n d e r o f M a i s o n Fe r r a n d a n d S t a d e’s We s t I n d i e s R u m D i s t i l l e r y, s h a r e d h i s t h o u g ht s: “ We l i ke t o s ay we b u i l d t h e i n s t r u m e nt s , a n d b a r te n d e r s p l ay t h e m u s i c .

S e e i n g C u t & D r y c e l e b r a te d i n t h i s way i s d e e p l y m ov i n g, n ot j u s t f o r t h e i n n ova t i o n b e h i n d i t , b u t f o r t h e h a n d s a n d h e a r t s t h a t h ave c a r r i e d i t f o r wa r d.” w w w. p l a nte r ay r u m .c o m KOLOA R U M COM PA NY a n d REYE S B E V ERI D G E G RO U P Kō l o a Ru m C o m p a ny a n n o u n c e d a n ew d i s t r i b u t i o n p a r t n e r s h i p w i t h R eye s B eve r a g e G r o u p i n C a l i f o r n i a , ef f e c t i ve J u l y 1s t , 2 0 2 5 .

T h e d i s t r i b u t o r t r a n s i t i o n f o l l o w s RND C ’s r e c e nt a n n o u n c e m e nt t h a t i t w i l l n o l o n g e r o p e r a te i n C a l i f o r n i a , p r o m pt i n g Kō l o a Ru m C o m p a ny t o

s e e k a p a r t n e r w i t h s t r o n g i n - s t ate c a p a b i l i t i e s t o e n s u r e c o nt i n u e d g r o w t h a n d ava i l a b i l i t y a c r o s s t h e r e g i o n. “ C a l i f o r n i a h a s a l way s b e e n a v i t a l m a r ket f o r Kō l o a Ru m , a n d t h i s t r a n s i t i o n e n s u r e s we c a n c o nt i n u e b u i l d i n g m o m e nt u m i n t h e s t ate,” s a i d B o b G u nte r, P r e s i d e nt & C EO o f Kō l o a Ru m C o m p a ny. “ We’r e p l e a s e d t o p a r t n e r w i t h Reye s B eve r a g e G r o u p, w h o s e s t r o n g p r e s e n c e a n d p r ove n c a p a b i l i t i e s i n t h e m a r ket w i l l s u p p o r t o u r c o nt i n u e d g r o w t h. We r e m a i n g r atef u l t o RND C f o r t h e i r l o n g s t a n d i n g p a r t n e r s h i p a n d l o o k f o r wa r d t o c o nt i n u i n g o u r r e l at i o n s h i p w i t h t h e m i n ot h e r m a r ket s .” T h i s t r a n s i t i o n m a r ks a n i m p o r t a nt s te p i n Kō l o a Ru m’s l o n g - te r m n at i o n a l g r o w t h s t r ate g y a n d c o m e s at a n exc i t i n g t i m e f o r t h e c o m p a ny, w h i c h r e c e nt l y l a u n c h e d i t s n ewe s t i n n ova t i o n s , Kō l o a K a u a’i C a n e Fi r e H ot C i n n a m o n Fl avo r e d H awa i i a n Ru m a n d Kō l o a K a u a’i S i n g l e - B atc h A g e d Ru m. T h e l at te r i s c r a f te d i n s i n g l e - b atc h e s , d i s t i l l e d f r o m t h e f i n e s t p u r e c a n e s u g a r, t h e n c a r ef u l l y a g e d f o r a m i n i m u m o f 5 ye a r s i n s e l e c t c h a r r e d A m e r i c a n W h i te O a k B a r r e l s at t h e d i s t i l l e r y i n K a l a h e o, K a u a‘ I , a n d b ot t l e d a t 9 2 p r o o f. E a c h b atc h w i l l r ef l e c t t h e u n i q u e i m p a c t o f t i m e, te m p e r at u r e, a n d h u m i d i t y o n K a u a‘ i, te l l i n g a s t o r y s h a p e d by K a u a‘ i ’s o c e a n a i r, vo l c a n i c s o i l, a n d i s l a n d r hy t h m s . ht t p s: // ko l o a r u m.c o m /.

K AUA I R U M S A FA RI TO U R K a u a i S a f a r i s o f f e r s a t o u r w h e r e yo u w i l l s i p o n Ko l o a Ru m, e n j oy a s i g n at u r e M a i Ta i , m e et a n d i nte r a c t w i t h f a r m a n i m a l s , a n d h ave a f r e s h c o c k t a i l m a d e w i t h f r u i t s a n d h e r b s g r o w n r i g ht h e r e o n t h e p l a nt at i o n. S te p i nt o t h e i r o n e - o f a - k i n d o p e n a i r r u m s a f a r i t r u c ks a n d h e a d o u t b a c k i nt o t h e b e a u t i f u l f r u i t o r c h a r d w h e r e yo u w i l l s e e exot i c f r u i t s l i ke l yc h e e, l o n g a n, c a s h ew, a n d m a n g o s g r o w i n g o n t h e t r e e s . A s yo u p a s s t h r o u g h El m e r ’s f a r m , yo u w i l l g et a f i r s t - h a n d l o o k at t h e p a p aya s a n d a s s o r t m e nt o f ve g g i e s g r o w i n g i n t h e f i e l d s b ef o r e t h ey a r e s o l d a t t h e l o c a l f a r m e r ’s m a r ket . T h e n yo u w i l l d e s c e n d d o w n i nt o K a h u n a N u i Va l l ey, w h e r e yo u w i l l d i s e m b a r k t h e t r u c k f o r a s t r o l l o n a b o a r d wa l k t h r o u g h a t r o p i c a l r a i n f o r e s t t o a p r i vate o a s i s t o t a s te t h e awa r d w i n n i n g Kō l o a r u m a n d e n j oy a s i g n at u r e M a i Ta i. A f te r r e l a x i n g by t h e r i ve r, i t i s o f f t o s e e t h e h e a r d o f w i l d p i g s , g o at s , a n d d o n key.

Fo r t h o s e f e e l i n g a d ve nt u r o u s , yo u r g u i d e w i l l g i ve yo u s o m e f e e d t o i nte r a c t w i t h t h e f r i e n d l y a n i m a l s . O n e o f t h e l o n g e s t c u l t i vate d c r o p s g r o w n i n t h e a r e a , b e s i d e s s u g a r c a n e, i s t a r o, a m a i n s t a p l e o f t h e H awa i i a n p e o p l e. A t t h e L o i L a n a i ( Ta r o Po r c h), t h e i r m i xo l o g i s t w i l l w h i p u p a f a r m - t o - g l a s s c o c k t a i l t h at w i l l k n o c k yo u r s o c ks o f f. We a r e t a l k i n g a b o u t a d r i n k m a d e e nt i r e l y f r o m f r u i t s a n d h e r b s t h at a r e g r o w n r i g ht o n t h e p l a nt at i o n. I t d o e s n’ t g et a ny f r e s h e r t h a n t h at .

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J. W R AY & NE PHE W J. Wr ay & N e p h ew L i m i te d, J a m a i c a’s f i r s t r e g i s te r e d c o m p a ny, c e l e b r a te s i t s 2 0 0 t h a n n i ve r s a r y t h i s ye a r, 2 0 0 ye a r s o f c o nt i n u o u s o p e r at i o n, i n n ova t i o n, a n d c o m m u n i t y p a r t n e r s h i p t h a t h ave s h a p e d b o t h J a m a i c a’s economic landscape and the global spirits i n d u s t r y. Fo u n d e d i n 18 2 5 by e nt r e p r e n e u r J o h n Wr ay, t h e c o m p a ny h a s s t o o d t h e te s t o f t i m e, t r a n s f o r m i n g f r o m a s i n g l e t ave r n i n K i n g s t o n i nt o o n e o f t h e C a r i b b e a n’s m o s t i c o n i c a n d enduring producers of rums and spirits. With t h i s a n n i ve r s a r y, J. Wr ay & N e p h ew c e m e nt s its place not only as a pioneer of the Jamaican rum industr y but as a pillar of national d eve l o p m e nt , p h i l a nt h r o py a n d c u l t u r e. “ Tw o h u n d r e d ye a r s a g o, J. Wr ay & N e p h ew b e c a m e J a m a i c a’s f i r s t r e g i s te r e d c o m p a ny. To d ay, we’r e n ot o n l y c e l e b r a t i n g o u r e n d u r a n c e, b u t o u r c o nt r i b u t i o n t o t h e c o u nt r y ’s c o m m e r c i a l f a b r i c . T h i s m o m e nt i s a t r i b u te t o J a m a i c a n r e s i l i e n c e, c r e a t i v i t y, a n d e nte r p r i s e. I t i s a c e l e b r at i o n t h a t h o n o r s n o t j u s t o u r l o n g ev i t y, b u t o u r evo l u t i o n a s a c o r p o r a te c i t i ze n t h at h a s c o n s i s te nt l y a d a pte d t o s e r ve J a m a i c a’s e c o n o m i c d eve l o p m e nt w h i l e b u i l d i n g a g l o b a l b r a n d,” D a n i e l C a r o n, M a n a g i n g D i r e c t o r o f J. Wr ay & N e p h ew L i m i te d t o l d t h e S o u t h Fl o r i d a C a r i b b e a n N ew s . “ O u r b i c e nte n a r y i s n ot j u s t a c e l e b r a t i o n o f o u r p a s t ; i t ’s a p o we r f u l s t ate m e nt a b o u t t h e f u t u r e o f J a m a i c a n e nte r p r i s e. Fo r t w o c e nt u r i e s , we’ ve p r o u d l y c a r r i e d t h e s p i r i t o f J a m a i c a a c r o s s t h e g l o b e, a n d we r e m a i n c o m m i t te d t o h o n o r i n g o u r r o ot s w h i l e f o r g i n g b o l d n ew p a t h s f o r t h e g e n e r at i o n s t o c o m e,” C a r o n a d d e d. ht t p s: // w w w.w r aya n d n e p h ew.c o m / RON M AT U S A LEM E a r l i e r t h i s ye a r, R o n M a t u s a l e m s t a r te d t h e i r M a s te r B l e n d e r To u r 2 0 2 5 , l e d by t h e b r a n d ’s M a s te r B l e n d e r, C y nt h i a Va r g a s . T h e f i r s t h a l f o f t h e t o u r v i s i te d s eve n Eu r o p e a n c i t i e s: B e r l i n, Pa r i s , M a d r i d, B u d a p e s t , B r u s s e l s , V i l n i u s a n d P r a g u e a n d f i n i s h e d i n J u n e.

The tour will resume in October with a focus o n H o n g Ko n g , S h a n g h a i, B a n g ko k , To k yo a n d Ku a l a L u m p u r. D u r i n g t h e t o u r, Va r g a s s h a r e s h e r ex p e r i e n c e w i t h ex p e r t s a n d i n d u s t r y p r o f e s s i o n a l s , ex p l a i n i n g t h e b r a n d ’s h i s t o r y, ex p e r t i s e i n a g i n g a n d b l e n d i n g, wo o d s e l e c t i o n, a n d m o d e r n i n n ova t i o n s i n p r e m i u m r u m . Va r g a s a l s o p l a n n e d t o m a ke a n a n n o u n c e m e nt a b o u t a n ew u l t r a - p r e m i u m p r o d u c t d u r i n g t h e t o u r. Va r g a s h a s t r a i n e d a s a f o o d e n g i n e e r a n d h o l d s a M a s te r ’s d e g r e e i n q u a l i t y sy s te m s a n d s t u d i e s i n o e n o l o g y at t h e U n i ve r s i t y o f C a l i f o r n i a . S h e j o i n e d Ro n M at u s a l e m i n 2 0 0 3 , w h e r e s h e w o r ks a l o n g s i d e

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t h e f i f t h - g e n e r a t i o n Á l va r e z f a m i l y. ht t p s: //m at u s a l e m.c o m / B L AC K TOT L a s t m o nt h, L o n d o n - b a s e d El i x i r D i s t i l l e r s r e l e a s e d t h e l ate s t , a n n u a l e d i t i o n o f i t s B l a c k Tot M a s te r B l e n d e r ’s Re s e r ve Ru m , a p e r p et u a l b l e n d o f t h e w o r l d ’s f i n e s t a n d r a r e s t r u m s . T h i s ye a r ’s r e l e a s e c e l e b r ate s t h e 5 5 t h A n n i ve r s a r y o f B l a c k Tot D ay a n d i n c l u d e s a s p e c i a l l a s t r e m a i n i n g c a s k o f t h e i r i n a u g u r a l l i m i te d - e d i t i o n r e l e a s e, B l a c k Tot 5 0 t h A n n i ve r s a r y. A s u s u a l B l a c k Tot i s ex t r e m e l y t r a n s p a r e nt a b o u t t h i s ye a r ’s b l e n d: 4 0 % c o m e s f r o m G u ya n a , 24% f r o m B a r b a d o s , 13% f r o m J a m a i c a , 5% f r o m Tr i n i d a d a n d 18% f r o m w h at t h ey c a l l t h e Pe r p et u a l B l e n d. T h e G u ya n a r u m s a r e f r o m t h e D i a m o n d D i s t i l l e r y, a 21- ye a r c o nt i n e nt a l a g e d c o l u m n s t i l l r u m a n d 12- ye a r w o o d e n p ot s t i l l r u m. T h e B a r b a d o s r u m s a r e f r o m Fo u r s q u a r e a n d i n c l u d e a n 18 ye a r (8 ye a r s t r o p i c a l a n d 10 ye a r s c o nt i n e nt a l) r u m a n d a 7- ye a r (5 ye a r s t r o p i c a l a n d 2 ye a r s c o nt i n e nt a l) r u m. T h e J a m a i c a n r u m i s a n 11ye a r r u m f r o m Wo r t hy Pa r k t h at s p e nt 5 ye a r s i n t h e t r o p i c s a n d 6 ye a r s o n t h e c o nt i n e nt .

To ke e p u p t h e p e d i g r e e, t h e Tr i n i d a d r u m , o f c o u r s e, h a s t o b e a 27- ye a r- o l d C a r o n i t h at s p e nt 13 ye a r s o n Tr i n i d a d a n d 14 ye a r s o n t h e c o nt i n e nt . T h e Pe r p et u a l B l e n d i s a m i x t u r e o f B l a c k Tot ’s 5 0 t h A n n i ve r s a r y Ru m a n d t h e i r M a s te r B l e n d e r ’s Re s e r ve 2 0 24, w i t h a s p l a s h f r o m t h e O r i g i n a l R oya l N av y f l a g o n s .

O l i ve r C h i l t o n, M a s te r B l e n d e r o f B l a c k Tot Ru m , s a i d: “ We we nt b a c k t o t h e b e g i n n i n g o f o u r j o u r n ey, l aye r i n g d i ve r s e, r i c h, h e av y f l avo r s i n a ve r y t r a d i t i o n a l, n ava l r u m s t y l e. I n t h i s c a s e, we h ave n ot o n l y a n o d t o 2 0 24 b u t a l s o a t i p o f t h e h at t o o n e o f o u r o r i g i n a l s , t h e 5 0 t h A n n i ve r s a r y b ot t l i n g. I t i s a p r i v i l e g e t o g et t o w o r k w i t h t h e s e i n c r e d i b l y h i g h - q u a l i t y r u m s w h e n c r e at i n g e a c h e d i t i o n o f M a s te r B l e n d e r ’s Re s e r ve. W i t h eve r y i te r at i o n, we l e a r n m o r e a b o u t b l e n d i n g r u m a n d h o w we c a n t a ke i n s p i r at i o n f r o m te c h n i q u e s f r o m t h e p a s t t o c r e ate o u r f u t u r e.” T h e 2 0 2 5 M a s te r B l e n d e r ’s e d i t i o n i s o f f e r e d at 5 4. 5% A BV a n d i s l i m i te d t o 3 ,0 0 0 b ot t l e s . ht t p s: // b l a c k t ot .c o m / MO U N T G AY a n d S PERRY a n d COC K TA IL CO U RIER T h i s s u m m e r, M o u nt G ay Ru m i nv i te s yo u t o c e l e b r ate t h e s a i l i n g s e a s o n i n s t y l e w i t h t h e l i m i te d e d i t i o n “A p r è s S a i l S u m m e r C o l l e c t i o n” k i t . C u r ate d i n p a r t n e r s h i p w i t h S p e r r y, t h e k i t f e at u r e s a l l o f t h e i n g r e d i e nt s a n d g l a s s wa r e n e e d e d t o c r a f t a r ef r e s h i n g ‘ S p a r k l i n g D a i q u i r i ’ o r ‘ Pa l o m a’ c o c k t a i l, m a d e w i t h M o u nt G ay Ec l i p s e, a l o n g w i t h c o m p l i m e nt a r y i te m s s u c h

a s a M o u nt G ay b e a c h t o we l a n d s u n g l a s s e s , a n d a n exc l u s i ve S p e r r y S h o e C a r d t o o r d e r a p a i r o f A u t h e nt i c O r i g i n a l B o a t S h o e s i n yo u r c o l o r a n d s i ze p r ef e r e n c e. M o u nt G ay Ru m a n d S p e r r y s h a r e a d e e p - r o o te d b o n d w i t h t h e s a i l i n g wo r l d, t r u s te d by g e n e r a t i o n s w h o l i ve f o r l i f e o n t h e wa te r. S p e r r y i s t h e o r i g i n a l b o at s h o e, a c o a s t i c o n d e s i g n e d f o r p e r f o r m a n c e a n d e a s e. M o u nt G ay, t h e w o r l d ’s o l d e s t r u n n i n g r u m d i s t i l l e r y, wa s b o r n by t h e s e a w i t h a n u n b r e a k a b l e b o n d w i t h s a i l i n g. To g et h e r, t h ey a r e c e l e b r a t i n g s u m m e r a t f u l l s a i l. N a m e d a f te r t h e 1910 t o t a l s o l a r e c l i p s e t h a t wa s v i s i b l e f r o m B a r b a d o s , M o u nt G ay Ec l i p s e i s a b l e n d o f r u m s d i s t i l l e d i n t r a d i t i o n a l c o p p e r p ot a n d c o l u m n s t i l l s , t h e n m a t u r e d i n ex- A m e r i c a n w h i s key c a s ks . I t i s a c r i s p a n d a r o m a t i c r u m , p e r f e c t f o r c l a s s i c s u m m e r c o c k t a i l s e n j oye d by t h e wate r. T h e A p r è s S a i l S u m m e r C o l l e c t i o n K i t i n c l u d e s a M o u nt G ay Ec l i p s e 75 0 m l b ot t l e, a S p a r k l i n g W i n e 375 m l b o t t l e, f o u r Feve r Tr e e G r a p ef r u i t S o d a 15 0 m l c a n s , a S i m p l e S y r u p 3 . 4 oz b ot t l e, a n A r o m a t i c B i t te r s b o t t l e, f o u r D e hyd r ate d G r a p ef r u i t S l i c e s , t h r e e L i m e s , t wo C o u p e G l a s s e s , a M o u nt G ay b r a n d e d t o we l, M o u nt G ay b r a n d e d s u n g l a s s e s , a S p e r r y S h o e s g i f t c a r d a n d a Re c i p e C a r d. T h e C o l l e c t i o n i s ava i l a b l e f r o m C o c k t a i l C o u r i e r. ht t p s: // w w w. m o u nt g ay r u m .c o m /, ht t p s: // w w w. s p e r r y.c o m /, ht t p s: // w w w.c o c k t a i l c o u r i e r.c o m / p r o d u c t /a p r e s - s a i l - s u m m e r- c o l l e c t i o n R U M COM PA NY OF FI J I Ru m C o. o f Fi j i h a s a c h i eve d a m a j o r i nte r n at i o n a l m i l e s t o n e, w i n n i n g 2 5 m e d a l s across three prestigious global spirits c o m p et i t i o n s , r e a f f i r m i n g i t s p l a c e a m o n g t h e wo r l d ’s t o p r u m p r o d u c e r s . T h e awa r d s we r e wo n at t h e 2 0 2 5 I nte r n a t i o n a l W i n e & S p i r i t C o m p et i t i o n (IWS C) i n L o n d o n, t h e 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), a n d G e r m a ny ’s ISW M e i n i n g e r ’s I nte r n a t i o n a l S p i r i t s Awa r d s . T h e IWS C s aw R AT U 5 -Ye a rO l d S p i c e d R u m w i n G o l d, w i t h B AT I C o f f e e Ru m L i q u e u r a n d B o u nt y O ve r p r o o f Pr e m i u m D a r k Ru m a l s o t a k i n g h o m e m e d a l s . O t h e r w i n n i n g e nt r i e s i n c l u d e B AT I B a n a n a Ru m L i q u e u r, B AT I D a r k , S p i c e d, a n d C o c o n u t Ru m L i q u e u r s , a n d R AT U 10 -Ye a r- O l d W h i te R u m.

A t t h e S F WS C, B AT I C o c o n u t Ru m , B a n a n a Ru m , a n d R AT U 5 -Ye a r- O l d D a r k R u m a l l w o n g o l d. N i n e ot h e r r u m s , i n c l u d i n g R AT U ’s 5 a n d 8 -Ye a r b l e n d s a n d B AT I W h i te a n d S p i c e d Ru m , r e c e i ve d s i l ve r a n d b r o n ze awa r d s . I n G e r m a ny ’s ISW Awa r d s , f i ve r u m s , i n c l u d i n g B AT I C o f f e e Ru m a n d R AT U 10 -Ye a r- O l d W h i te Ru m , wo n g o l d. “ T h i s c l e a n s we e p a c r o s s c o nt i n e nt s c o n f i r m s R u m C o. o f Fi j i ’s s t a n d i n g a m o n g t h e wo r l d ’s p r e m i u m r u m p r o d u c e r s a n d h i g h l i g ht s t h e g r o w i n g g l o b a l r e c o g n i t i o n

o f Fi j i m a d e s p i r i t s ,” Ru m C o. o f Fi j i s a i d i n a n a n n o u n c e m e nt l a s t m o nt h. “ T h e s e w i n s a r e f o r Fi j i,” s a i d M i ke S p e n c e r, G e n e r a l M a n a g e r o f Pa r a d i s e Fi j i , t h e p a r e nt c o m p a ny o f R u m C o. o f Fi j i. “ T h ey p r ove t h at Fi j i c r a f te d r u m s c a n c o m p ete a n d w i n o n t h e w o r l d s t a g e. A l l t h r e e c o m p et i t i o n s a r e i nte r n at i o n a l l y r e s p e c te d f o r t h e i r r i g o r o u s j u d g i n g c r i te r i a a n d ex p e r t t a s t i n g p a n e l s . W i n n i n g at t h i s l eve l s i g n a l s n ot o n l y t h e o u t s t a n d i n g q u a l i t y o f o u r r u m s b u t a l s o Ru m C o. o f Fi j i ’s c o m m i t m e nt t o c r a f t s m a n s h i p, i n n ovat i o n a n d a u t h e nt i c i t y.

W i t h eve r y m e d a l, Ru m C o. o f Fi j i c o nt i n u e s t o r a i s e t h e b a r f o r t h e Pa c i f i c a n d s h o wc a s e w h at i s p o s s i b l e w h e n b o l d l o c a l i n g r e d i e nt s , t r a d i t i o n a l m et h o d s a n d w o r l d c l a s s ex p e r t i s e c o m e t o g et h e r. T h i s i s a p r o u d m o m e nt f o r Fi j i a n d a r e m i n d e r t h at o u r s m a l l i s l a n d n at i o n i s p r o d u c i n g s p i r i t s o f g l o b a l d i s t i n c t i o n,” M r.

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E s t a b l i s h e d i n 2 018 , t h e d i s t i l l e r y p r o d u c e s t h e i r P r ov i d e n c e b r a n d o f r u m. A s a f o l l o w u p t o t h e ‘ Fi r s t D r o p s’ a n d ‘ D u n d e r & S y r u p’ r e l e a s e s i n t h e US M a r ket , t h i s n ew t h r e e - ye a r o l d ex p r e s s i o n s t a n d s o u t f o r i t s e n e r g et i c a n d r i c h l y s p i c e d n ote s o n a b a c kd r o p o f l u s h f r u i t .

D i s t i l l e r y d e Po r t - a u - P r i n c e’s P r ov i d e n c e R u m i s c r a f te d w i t h r e s p e c t f o r t h e l a n d, a g r i c u l t u r e a n d p e o p l e o f H a i t i. A d d i t i ve - f r e e. 52 % a bv.

P r ov i d e n c e R u m s p r u n g o u t o f t h e p a s s i o n o f t h e L i n g e Fa m i l y w h o s e h i s t o r y o f w o r k i n g i n r u m d ate s b a c k t o t h e 18 t h c e nt u r y. M a s te r D i s t i l l e r H e r b e r t L i n g e J r. a n d h i s f a m i l y a r e r e c o n n e c t i n g w i t h t h e i r r o ot s a n d r e d i s c ove r i n g t h e m et h o d s a n d te c h n i q u e s o f t h e i r a n c e s t o r s .

Pr ov i d e n c e i s p r o d u c e d f r o m h e r i t a g e va r i et y C r y s t a l l i n e s u g a r c a n e sy r u p, s o u r c e d f r o m t h e f i e l d s o f M i c h e l S a j o u s l o c ate d 15 0 k i l o m ete r s n o r t h o f t h e d i s t i l l e r y. Fe r m e nt at i o n o f t h e sy r u p i s c a r r i e d o u t u s i n g p r o p r i et a r y ye a s t s a n d d u n d e r, w h i c h a l l o w s f o r t h e d eve l o p m e nt o f a p a r t i c u l a r a r o m at i c c o m p l ex i t y b ef o r e i t i s c o n c e nt r ate d by p ot s t i l l d i s t i l l at i o n.

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Introduction S u g a r c a n e (S ac c ha r u m o f f i c i na r u m) i s a p e r e nni a l g r as s of t h e f a m i ly Poac eae. I t i s p r i m a r i ly c ult i vate d f o r i t s j ui c e, f r o m w hi c h a l c o h o l (t h r o u g h fe r m e nt at i o n a n d di st i ll at i o n) a n d su g a r (t h r o u g h d e hi dr at i o n a n d r ef i ni n g) c a n b e o bt ai n e d. M o st of t h e wo r l d ’s su g a r c a n e i s g r ow n i n subt r o p i c a l a n d t r o p i c a l a r e as.

I t i s c o m m o n ly ac c e pte d to day t h at su g a r c a n e o r i g i n ate d i n Pa p u a, N ew G ui n e a, w h e r e i t was i ni t i a lly d o m e st i c ate d. T h e p l a nt was t h e n t ake n to ot h e r l a n ds by t r ad e r s, w h e r e i t s swe et v i r t u e s qui c k ly m ad e i t a s o u g ht- af te r c o m m o di t y.

I t i s a l s o c o m m o n ly ac c e pte d t h at a r o un d 10,0 0 0 ye a r s a g o, t h e o r i g i n a l i nh a b i t a nt s of Pa p u a di d n ot h ave to o l s to p r o c e s s t h e c a n e, m e a ni n g t h at t h ey like ly c h ewe d i t r aw to ex t r ac t t h e j ui c e, w hi c h was c o nsum e d as - i s (N o ë l D e e r r, T h e H is to r y o f S u g a r : Vo lu m e O ne).

N ot mu c h w r i t te n hi sto r y ex i st s t h at d o c um e nt s t h e e a r ly ex t r ac t i o n of t h e j ui c e f o r t h e p ur p o s e of d e hydr at i o n a n d f o r m at i o n of su g a r c r yst a l s unt i l t h e p ub li c at i o n of D e M a ter ia M e d i c a, a p h a r m ac o p o e i a of m e di c i n a l p l a nt s a n d t h e m e di c i n e s t h at c a n b e o bt ai n e d f r o m t h e m, w hi c h was w r i t te n b et we e n t h e ye a r s 5 0 a n d 70 of t h e c ur r e nt e r a by Pe da ni us D i o s c o r i d e s, a G r e e k p hys i c i a n i n t h e Ro m a n a r my. T hi s i s t h e o l d e st r e c o r d d o c um e nt i n g t h e ex i ste n c e of c r yst a lize d su g a r, w hi c h was us e d at t h e t i m e to “ t r e at i n di g e st i o n a n d sto m ac h ai lm e nt s.”

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O n e way to quant i f y t h e s e ns e of ur g e nc y b e hin d t h e s e inn ovat i o ns i s to st u dy t h e US Pate nt O f f i c e r e c o r ds f o r su g ar c an e - r e late d pate nt s i s su e d (s e e a few exam p l e s o n pag e 4 0). T h e quant it y an d di ve r s it y of t h e s e pate nt s gi ve us a g lim p s e into t h e c o m p l ex it y of t h e p r o b l e m an d t h e at t r ac t i ve f inanc i al r ewar ds f o r t h o s e ab l e to s o l ve t h e m ef f i c i e nt ly.

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B u t my p a s s i o n f o r s p i r i t s a n d c i g a r s d i d n ot e n d t h e r e; i n 2 010 I h a d t h e h o n o r o f r e p r e s e nt i n g C h i l e a t t h e I nte r n a t i o n a l C i g a r S o m m e l i e r C o m p et i t i o n, w h e r e I w o n f i r s t p l a c e, b e c o m i n g t h e f i r s t S o u t h A m e r i c a n t o eve r a c h i eve t h a t f e a t .

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I b e l i eve a p a i r i n g i s a n ex p e r i e n c e t h a t s h o u l d n ot b e l i m i te d t o o n l y t w o p r o d u c t s; i t i s s o m et h i n g t h a t c a n b e i n c o r p o r a te d i nt o o u r l i ve s . I hope to help our r e a d e r s d i s c ove r a n d a p p r e c i ate t h e pleasure of tr ying 2025 n ew t h i n g s (o r ex p e r i e n c i n g k n o w n t h i n g s i n n ew way s).

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Fo r t h e c i g a r, I c h o s e o n e f r o m Q u e s ada, a To r o C o nn e c t i c ut f r o m C as a M a g n a (52 r i n g x 6 1/ 2). At t h e b e g i nni n g, t h e N e g r o ni was a b i t ove r p owe r i n g, du e to t h e C a m p a r i (w hi c h I h ad r e du c e d a b i t f r o m t h e o r i g i n a l r e c i p e), w hi c h st i ll d o m i n ate s t h e af te r t aste, b ut s et t i n g as i d e t h e g i n s i m i l a r i t i e s, I e nj oye d i t as i t c o m b i n e s exc e e di n g ly we ll w i t h to bac c o.

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