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5 From The Editor 6-9 T h e A n g e l’ s S h a r e - R u m R e v i e w s 10-13 C OO K ING WI T H RUM 14-17 T HE r u m m i x o l o g i s t 18-19 T HE RUM UNIVERSI T Y ® LI B R A R Y 26-29 T h e RUM HIS T ORI A N 30-33 T HE r UM l ab o r at o r y 36-39 RUM IN T HE NEWS 40-55 T HE SWEE T B USINESS O F SUG A R 56-63 T h e s u g a r m i l l : o r i g i n s a n d e v o l u t i o n 64-67 C IG A R a n d RUM PA IRING

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F ROM T HE EDI T OR

The Spirit of Abundance A s a con sult ant for distilled spirits p r o du cers, I am used to clients exper ie n c i n g a l l so rt s o f problem s, fr om fer mentation i s s ue s t o ble nding inconsistencies. Mo s t o f t h ese p ro blem s are technical in natu re a nd ca n ea sily be fixed in- house, once the prop er p rocedures ar e defined and i mple me nt ed . Many of the recent calls I ’ v e r e ce ived , ho wever, revolve around the to p i c o f wha t t o d o about the Tarif fs affectin g i mpo rt ed g oo ds needed for the surviva l o f a dist illery: r aw production materials, e qu ipmen t an d bottling dry goods. T hes e p r o ble ms originate outside the distiller i e s a nd , t h us, t he i r solutions ar e not the ty p i c a l o ne s.

W h en t ariff s h i t a pr ecar iously-balanced b ud ge t , t hrowing the finances into disarra y, the f irst re act i on may be a system -wide r e d uct ion o r elimination of non-cr itical e xpe nse s, alo ng with hir ing freezes an d / o r f iring s. While these actions do have a n i mme dia t e impact on the bottom line, th e y d o lit t le t o p rotect the long- ter m surviva l .

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Re sea rch from Princeton University sh ows t h at people who live in poverty h ave t o use a lot of their br ainpowe r t o de al wit h the challenges that come wit h be ing poor. T his means they ha v e le ss b ra inpower left to think about oth e r impo rt an t t hings in their lives. Becau s e o f t h is, t h ey ar e m or e likely to m ake mist a kes or decisions that can make t he ir mo ne y pr oblem s worse. Likew i s e , a b usin ess that is on financial “life su pp ort ” is not able to take advantag e o f growt h opportunities, if these requ i re ca pit al or wor kforce investments.

The re is also the ‘abundance minds e t, ’ a co nce pt cr edited to the self- help a ut ho r, St ephen Covey. In his fam o u s b oo k, t h e 7 Habits of Highly Effectiv e P e op le, h e descr ibes the ‘abundanc e mind set ’ a s the belief that there is p len t y ou t there and enough resourc e s f or e verybody. T his is at the core o f Co vey’s “Habit 4: T hink Win- Win.” M o s t p eo ple t hink about succeeding in terms

o f s o me o n e e l s e fa i l i n g , a n d th u s l i fe b e c o me s a z e ro -s u m g a me . W i n -w i n i s a b o u t c o n s ta n tl y s e e k i n g mu tu a l b e nef i t i n a l l h u ma n i n te ra c ti o n s . To g o fo r w i nw i n , w e n o t o n l y h a v e to b e e mp a th i c , b u t a l s o c o n fi d e n t. We n o t o n l y h a v e t o b e c o n s i d e ra te a n d s e n s i ti v e , b u t a l so b ra v e .

S e a rc h i n g fo r “w i n -w i n ” i n v o l v e s a l l te a m p l a y e rs : i t s h o u l d b e c a rri e d o u t b e fo re e mp l o y e e s o r c o n tra c to rs a re l e t g o .

I s o l a te d e x e c u ti v e s i n a c o n fe re n c e ro o m w i l l n e v e r c o me u p w i th a s ma n y o p ti o n s as a te a m i n v o l v i n g a l l th e p a rti e s .

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G o t R u m ? Ma y 2 0 2 5 - 5

T HE A NGEL’ S SH A RE

by Paul S e nf t

Santa Teresa 179 6 Arabic a Cask Finish 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.

I n J uly of 2 0 24, i t was a nn o un c e d t h at S a nt a Te r e s a was r e l e as i n g a n A r a b i c a C as k Fi ni s h Rum. I t t ake s a w hi l e f o r t hi n g s to g et to t h e At l a nt a m a r ket , a n d i t to o k a few m o nt hs b ef o r e I ac qui r e d a b ot t l e. To c r e ate t hi s p r o du c t , t h e c o m p a ny us e s t h e i r st a n da r d 179 6 p r o du c t as a bas e. Fo r t h e c of fe e c o m p o n e nt , t h e m aste r b l e n d e r s at H ac i e n da S a nt a Te r e s a t ake m e di um r o ast A r a b i c a c of fe e b e a ns, c o l d b r ew t h e b e a ns w i t h f o ur ye a r o l d r um i nste ad of wate r.

T hi s li qui d i s p ut i nto A m e r i c a n w hi te o ak ba r r e l s a n d a g e d f o r s i x m o nt hs b ef o r e b e i n g d e c a nte d. T h e ba r r e l s a r e t h e n f i ll e d w i t h S a nt a Te r e s a 179 6 a n d a g e d f o r t h r e e m o nt h s b ef o r e b e i n g b l e n d e d a n d b ot t l e d at 4 6% A BV. T h e c o m p a ny st ate s t h at t h e r e a r e t h r e e g r a m s of su g a r i n e ac h 75 0 m l b ot t l e.

Appearance T h e b ot t l e of r um i s p ac ka g e d i n a b r ow n t ub e w h o s e li d h as t h e wo r ds “ Pas s i o n w i t h Pur p o s e — S a nt a Te r e s a” w i t h t h e c o m p a ny ’s f l owe r l o g o. T h e t ub e p r ov i d e s a ll t h e i nf o r m at i o n a b o ut t h e r um’s p r o du c t i o n i n a n e asy to un d e r st a n d g r a p hi c o n t h e bac k .

T h e f r o nt of t h e t ub e p r ov i d e s t h e bas i c i nf o r m at i o n a n d n ote s t h at t hi s b ot t li n g i s f r o m B atc h 1.

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.

T h e b ot t l e i s t h e st a n da r d c usto m b ot t l e d e s i g n us e d f o r S a nt a Te r e s a 179 6 o n ly w i t h a b r ow n a n d w hi te l a b e l w i t h g o l d a n d w hi te s c r i pt . T h e c a p a n d n e c k of t h e b ot t l e a r e c ove r e d i n r e d wa x , a n d t h e r e a p p e a r s to b e a p l ast i c s e c ur i t y w r a p un d e r t h e wa x .

A f te r I c ut away t h e wa x , I r eve a l a wo o d e n c a p h o l di n g a d e ns e c o r k . It l o o ks like t h e r e i s sup p o s e d to b e a p ull st r i p to h e lp o p e n t h e b ot t l e, b ut t h e wa x c o m p l ete ly c ove r e d it.

Che er s!

T h e li qui d h o l ds a da r k b r ow n wa lnut c o l o r i n t h e b ot t l e a n d g l as s. W h e n I sw i r l t h e

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li qui d, a t hi n ba n d f o r m s a r o un d t h e t ast i n g g l as s t h at s l ow ly t hi c ke ns a n d r e l e as e s a s i n g l e wave of f ast m ov i n g l e g s. W i t hi n a c o up l e of m i nute s, t h e r e a r e o n ly a c o up l e of b e ads a r o un d t h e g l as s.

Aroma T h e a r o m a d e li ve r s n ote s of s m o k y o ak , da r k c ac a o, a n d c of fe e, w i t h a to u c h of swe et n e s s r o un di n g o ut t h e ex p e r i e n c e.

Pa l a t e T h e f i r st s i p of t h e r um i s c of fe e f o r wa r d, c o n di t i o ni n g t h e m o ut h w i t h t h e li g ht ly ac i di c f l avo r a n d a l c o h o l. Ad di t i o n a l s i p s c o ns i ste nt ly d e li ve r t h e c of fe e n ote s; h oweve r, I d ete c te d n ote s of r o aste d a lm o n ds a n d c h a r r e d o ak , w i t h c a r a m e l c o m i n g i n b ef o r e t h e r um b e g i ns to f ad e i nto a n ac i di c c of fe e f i ni s h.

W h e n I eva lu ate f l avo r e d r um p r o du c t s, I a l ways as k , di d t h e b r a n d ac hi eve t h e d e s i r e d f l avo r p r of i l e? In t hi s c as e t h e b l e n d e r s at H ac i e n da S a nt a Te r e s a ac hi eve d i t a n d m a n a g e d to c r e ate s o m et hi n g f a r b et te r t h a n I ex p e c te d i t to b e. A s n ote d, t h e ac i di t y of t hi s r um c l o c ks a li t t l e hi g h, b ut w h e n us e d as a n i n g r e di e nt i n a n e s p r e s s o m a r t i ni o r ot h e r c of fe e bas e d c o c k t ai l like a B l ac k M a g i c , t h e ac i di t y i s nulli f i e d by di lut i o n. I n a s m a ll way i t r e m i n ds m e of S i e st a Key C of fe e Rum B l e n d, b e c aus e b ot h b r a n ds h ave su c c e e d e d w h e r e s o m a ny ot h e r s h ave f ai l e d. T h ey avo i d t h e r um b e c o m i n g a sy r upy, ove r ly swe et ex p e r i e n c e a n d p r e s e nt a ba l a n c e d f l avo r ex p e r i e n c e t h at i s a f un c t i o n a l c o c k t ai l i n g r e di e nt . I f yo u e nj oy c of fe e - bas e d c o c k t ai l s, t hi s r um i s a n e asy r e c o m m e n dat i o n f o r yo u to p i c k up a n d ad d to yo ur bac k ba r.

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G o t R u m ? Ma y 2 0 2 5 - 7

T HE A NGEL’ S SH A RE

by Paul S e nf t

Vizc aya Rum Cask 12 W hile visit ing o ne of my l o c al sh o ps, I c am e ac ro s s t his r um, and w hile familiar w it h ot her V izc aya re lease s, I had not t r i e d t his o ne b efo re and de c i de d to purc hase it to revi ew it fo r t he maga zine. Re searc h reveale d t hat t he r um is pro duc e d in t he D o mini c an Republic using f re sh pre s se d sugarc ane juic e as it s base using a Cuban fo r mula. A f ter t he fer m ent at i o n pro c e s s, t he r ums in t he blend are ag e d up to si x year s in use d b our b o n bar rels. T he r um is blende d to 4 0% A BV and b ot t le d and c o r ke d by hand. Sever al sourc e s at t r ibute t his r um to being manufac ture d by O liver and O liver, but it do e s not app ear o n t heir website as o ne of t he r ums t hey of f ic ially pro duc e.

Appearance T he sho r t ne c k 75 0 ml b ot t le has a heav y base, and t hat make s it a bit unw i e l dy to p our. T he b ot t le is seale d w it h a plast ic c app e d sy nt het ic c o r k t hat is w r app e d w it h a c lear se c ur it y w r ap. Fo re g oing a bac k labe l, t he b ot t l e has an info r mat ive ne c k w r ap and a f r o nt lab el w it h t he m o st basic info r mat i o n ab out t he r um.

T he r um has a li ght amb er st r aw c o l o r in t he b ot t le and li ghtens sli ght ly in t he t ast ing glas s. S w ir ling t he li qui d in t he glas s c reate s a me dium band t hat ex pands and dro ps sever al fast m oving wave s of le gs dow n t he si de s.

T he band evap o r ate s quic k ly, leaving a lar ge am ount of re si due around t he t ast ing glas s.

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A ro m a T he r um leads w it h a st ro ng swe et vanilla note, fo ll owe d by note s of swe et c ac ao, h o neye d dr i e d ap r ic ot s, w it h a hint of bak ing spic e s and oak.

Pa l a t e T he r um leads w it h t he ex p e c te d sw ir l of c ar ame lize d vanilla, fo ll owe d by e qually swe et milk c h o c o late, w it h a st ing of alc o h o l around t he palate.

T here is a map le sy r up note t hat lands r i ght b efo re a l o ng, ast r ing ent oak f inish fo r ms and ling er s quite a w hil e o n t he palate.

Rev i ew A s I ment i o ne d in t he o p ening, t his r um was an impulse buy. A s I evaluate d t he p ro duc t , quite a few re d f lags p o p p e d up t hat t his p ro duc t was heav ily do se d.

T he swe et ne s s of t he aro ma and f lavo r p rof ile, af ter t he sipping ex p er i enc e, lef t gr it t y swe et remnant s o n t he te et h and to ngue. I di d a t ac t ile te st and found t hat t he li qui d was quite st i c k y, and even af ter t he li qui d evap o r ate d, my f ing er s were st ill st ic k ing to get her.

By de si gn, imbib er s are enc our ag e d to use t his in c o c k t ails, and I c an agre e t his is p ro bab ly t he b e st way to use t he p ro duc t . H owever, I would note t hat if t he c o c k t ail re c ip e c alls fo r simp l e sy r up o r ot her swe et ingre di ent s, you may ne e d to dial t h o se ingre di ent s bac k ac c o rdingly to avo i d c reat ing an undr inkable sugar b o mb. Per so nally, I f ind t he over all swe et ne s s of t he r um to b e p ro b lemat ic but c an se e w here c o nsumer s mi ght enj oy it .

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G o t R u m ? Ma y 2 0 2 5 - 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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Sweet and Spicy Rum Chicken I n g r e d i e n t s: • • • • • • • •

2 lb s. C hi c ke n B r e ast , b o n e l e s s a n d s k i n l e s s ½ C. D a r k Rum ¼ C. Li m e J ui c e ¼ C. S oy S au c e 1 T b s p. Wo r c e ste r s hi r e S au c e 3 T b s p. H o n ey 2 T b s p. S r i r ac h a C h o p p e d Fr e s h Ci l a nt r o, f o r g a r ni s h

D i r e c t i o n s: 1. I n a l a r g e m i x i n g b ow l, c o m b i n e a ll t h e i n g r e di e nt s, exc e pt t h e c hi c ke n, a n d m i x unt i l h o n ey h as b e e n b l e n d e d we ll w i t h t h e r e st of t h e m a r i n ad e.

2. Ad d t h e c hi c ke n i nto t h e m a r i n ad e a n d c o at we ll. Pl ac e c l e a r w r a p ove r b ow l to s e a l a n d l et i t s i t f o r 3 0 m i nute s.

3. Pr e h e at ove n to 4 0 0 ° F. 4. Tr a ns fe r c hi c ke n i nto a bak i n g di s h a n d bake f o r 4 0 m i nute s, o r unt i l t h e c e nte r of t h e c hi c ke n i s f ully c o o ke d (16 5° F w i t h a m e at t h e r m o m ete r). Take bak i n g di s h o ut of ove n a n d l et st a n d f o r 5 m i nute s. Re m ove c hi c ke n f r o m m a r i n ad e a n d p l ac e o nto a s e r v i n g p l at te r a n d g a r ni s h w i t h c h o p p e d c i l a nt r o. Re c o m m e n d e d: Pl ac e c hi c ke n ove r a b e d of r i c e (f r i e d r i c e i s my f avo r i te f o r t hi s di s h) o r a s a l ad.

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Mojito Cupcakes I n g r e di e nt s: Fo r t h e Cup c ake s • • • • • • • • • • • •

1 S t i c k B ut te r ¾ C. S u g a r 2 L a r g e Eg g s, r o o m te m p e r at ur e ¾ t s p. S a lt 2 t s p. Va ni ll a E x t r ac t ½ C. G o l d Rum ¼ C. Yo g ur t , p l ai n Z e st of 2 Li m e s 2 T b s p. Fr e s h Li m e J ui c e 1 t s p. M i nt S y r up 1 ½ C. A ll - Pur p o s e Fl o ur 1 t s p. B ak i n g Powd e r

Fo r t h e Fr o st i n g • • • • • •

1 ½ S t i c k B ut te r, r o o m te m p e r at ur e 2 ½ C. Powd e r e d S u g a r 2 T b s p. Fr e s h M i nt Le ave s, s m a ll di c e d ½ t s p. M i nt S y r up 3 T b s p. W hi te Rum M i nt Le ave s a n d Li m e We d g e s, f o r g a r ni s h

D i r e c t i o ns: 1. Pr e h e at ove n to 3 5 0 ° F. Li n e 12 c up c ake m o l ds w i t h c up c ake li n e r s.

2. I n a l a r g e b ow l, c o m b i n e b ut te r, su g a r, e g g s, s a lt , a n d va ni ll a ex t r ac t . S t i r i n r um, yo g ur t , li m e ze st , j ui c e a n d m i nt sy r up.

3. I n a s e p a r ate b ow l, s i f t to g et h e r f l o ur a n d bak i n g p owd e r. Po ur i nto b ow l w i t h wet i n g r e di e nt s, m i x i n g as yo u p o ur.

4. S c o o p bat te r i nto c up c ake m o l ds, f i lli n g 3 /4 of t h e way up. B ake f o r 25 - 3 0 m i nute s, unt i l t h e c up c ake s a r e li g ht g o l d e n b r ow n a n d a k ni fe c o m e s o ut c l e a n w h e n i ns e r te d i nto t h e c e nte r of t h e c up c ake s. A ll ow to c o o l c o m p l ete ly b ef o r e f r o st i n g.

5. To m ake t h e f r o st i n g, p l ac e a ll i n g r e di e nt s i n a m i x i n g b ow l a n d b e at unt i l li g ht a n d f lu f f y. I f m i x t ur e i s to o t hi c k , ad d a n ad di t i o n a l t a b l e s p o o n of r um.

6. Tr a ns fe r f r o st i n g i nto a p i p i n g ba g f i t te d w i t h a l a r g e st a r t i p. Fr o st c up c ake s, t h e n to p w i t h s m a ll m i nt l e ave s a n d a li m e we d g e. Enj oy !

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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.

J o i n us, as we ex p l o r e t h e e s s e nt i a l c o ll e c t i o n of r um c o c k t ai l r e c i p e s t h at eve r y m i xo l o g i st n e e ds to m aste r.

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D i r e c t i o n s: 1. Po ur t h e li g ht r um, p i n e a p p l e j ui c e, a n d c r e a m of c o c o nut i nto a c o c k t ai l s h ake r f i ll e d w i t h i c e. Fo r a s li g ht ly l e s s swe et c o l ada, s qu e eze t h e j ui c e of a li m e we d g e i nto t h e s h ake r.

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3. S t r ai n i nto a c hi ll e d g l as s (C o lli ns, H ur r i c a n e o r s i m i l a r).

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by Aut h e nt i c T h ai Re c i p e s. S e e t h e li st b e l ow f o r a c o m p l ete b r e akd ow n of t h e r e c i p e s: •

3 0 T h ai Cur r y Paste s, M a r i n ad e s, a n d O t h e r C o n c o c t i o ns

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THE RU M HISTORI A N

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.

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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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T HE T R AVELLING RUM HISTORI A N: SI CILY T h e Fat h e r s of H i sto r y, ove r t h e r e i n a n c i e nt At h e n s, we r e a l l m o st l y h i sto r i a n s of t h e p r e s e nt , t h e i r p r e s e nt of c o u r s e. T h e r ef o r e – “ i f li t t l e t h i n g s w i t h g r e at we m ay c o m p a r e” ( V i r g i li o / D r yd e n) – i t w i l l b e n o su r p r i s e i f yo u r Ru m H i sto r i a n i n t h i s a r t i c l e d e a l s n ot w i t h t h e p a st of r u m, b ut w i t h i t s p r e s e nt a n d m ay b e w i t h i t s f ut u r e, to o. M o r e a r t i c l e s of t h i s k i n d w i l l f o l l ow.”

S o, I w r ote i n a n a r t i c l e of 5 ye a r s a g o, T HE T R AVELLING RUM HISTORI A N TO C O PENH AGEN FOR T HE 1° NORDI C RUM FEST i n t h e J u n e 2 019 i s su e of o u r m a g a z i n e. S o o n af te r wa r d s, u nf o r t u n ate l y, t h i n g s to o k a di f fe r e nt t u r n. Fi r st t h e r e c a m e C ov i d, t h e n a s e r i e s of p e r s o n a l p r o b l e m s w h i c h m a d e t r ave li n g di f f i c u l t f o r m e, a n d t h at n ow - di st a nt a r t i c l e wa s n’ t f o l l owe d by a ny ot h e r s.

N ow, I h o p e to b e a b l e to st a r t t r ave l li n g a g a i n, f i n g e r s c r o s s e d.

I h ave j u st c o m e b ac k f r o m a s h o r t , b ut i nte n s e a n d exc i t i n g g r o u p to u r to S i c i l y. T h e j o u r n ey wa s o r g a n i s e d by M a r c o G r a z i a n o, o n e of t h e m o st k n ow l e d g e a b l e a n d p a s s i o n ate r u m ex p e r t s i n I t a l y – c h e c k o ut h i s we b s i te Le V i e d e l R u m ( T h e Ro a d s of Ru m). We s et of f o n A p r i l 10 t h a n d

s p e nt t h r e e d ays to u r i n g E a ste r n S i c i l y, v i s i t i n g Avo l a, M o di c a, N oto, M e s s i n a a n d Ta o r m i n a, g o i n g to s e e su g a r c a n e f i e l d s a n d di st i l l e r i e s, s p e a k i n g to p r o du c e r s, l e a r n i n g a l ot a n d, of c o u r s e, s i p p i n g r u m s, a n d s o m e w i n e to o. O f c o u r s e, t h r e e d ays i s n’ t m u c h, b ut st i l l, b et te r t h a n n ot h i n g. I f t h i n g s g o we l l, I h o p e to b e a b l e to r et u r n t h e r e i n t h e n e a r f ut u r e, w i t h m o r e t i m e to t a ke i t a l l i n.

B ut … S i c i l y ? W hy, yo u m ay a s k , s h o u l d we r u m g e e ks b e i nte r e ste d i n S i c i l y ? Let m e te l l yo u: b e c au s e to d ay, r u m i s b e i n g p r o du c e d i n S i c i l y, a n d i t i s exc e l l e nt .

Let ’s st a r t f r o m t h e b e g i n n i n g.

I n t h e ve r y c e nte r of t h e M e di te r r a n e a n, li e s t h e a n c i e nt i s l a n d of S i c i l y. I t ’s t h e l a r g e st i s l a n d i n t h e M e di te r r a n e a n, j u st u n d e r 10,0 0 0 s q u a r e m i l e s; to g i ve yo u a n i d e a, i t i s s li g ht l y l a r g e r t h a n Ve r m o nt .

I n h a b i te d s i n c e p r e h i sto r i c t i m e s, i t wa s l ate r c o l o n i s e d by a l o n g s e r i e s of i nva d e r s. I n c h r o n o l o g i c a l o r d e r : G r e e ks, C a r t h a g i n i a n s, Ro m a n s, By z a nt i n e s, A r a b s, N o r m a n s, S wa b i a n s, Fr e n c h, S p a n i s h a n d f i n a l l y, i n 18 6 0 - 61 G a r i b a l di, w i t h h i s ‘ T h e T h o u s a n d ’, u n i te d i t w i t h I t a l y.

T h e l a st i nva s i o n wa s i n 19 4 3 , w h e n t h e A l li e d Fo r c e s l a n d e d i n S i c i l y a n d b e g a n t h e li b e r at i o n of Eu r o p e f r o m N a z i s m a n d Fa s c i s m.

I t i s a t r u e g e m, p e r h a p s t h e b r i g hte st p e a r l i n t h e M e di te r r a n e a n. “ N ow h e r e e l s e i n t h e wo r l d w i l l yo u f i n d su c h a we a l t h of m o nu m e nt s f r o m s o w i d e a va r i et y of c i v i li z at i o n s … g at h e r e d i n s o s m a l l a s p ac e a n d c o m b i n e d w i t h s o m u c h t h at i s S i c i l y ’s ow n: t h e d a z z li n g b a r o q u e, f o r exa m p l e, of N oto, r a g u s a a n d M o di c a, t h e a l m o st u n b e li eva b l e st u c c o wo r k of G i ac o m o S e r p ot t a, eve n t h e t r a di t i o n a l p u p p et t h e at r e w h i c h, q ui te a p a r t f r o m i t s ve r y c o n s i d e r a b l e e nte r t a i n m e nt va l u e, h e l p s i m m e a su r a b l y i n o u r u n d e r st a n di n g of t h e S i c i li a n p e o p l e a n d t h e i r p a st .” (J o h n J u li u s N o r w i c h “S I C I LY A S h o r t H is to r y f r o m t h e A nc i en t G r e eks to C o s a N o s t r a ” 2 015) A c c o r di n g to m o st s c h o l a r s, su g a r c a n e o r i g i n ate s f r o m S o ut h - E a ste r n A s i a a n d wa s l ate r c ult i vate d i n I n di a a n d C h i n a

m i l l e n n i a B .C. E . T h e A r a b s c a m e ac r o s s i t i n I n di a w h e r e t h ey a r r i ve d, f i r st a s m e r c h a nt s a n d t h e n a s c o n q u e r o r s, b et we e n t h e VII a n d IX c e nt u r i e s C. E . T h ey s p r e a d i t t h r o u g h o ut t h e i r va st e m p i r e, f i r st i n t h e M i d d l e E a st , t h e n i n N o r t h A f r i c a a n d S p a i n.

T h e A r a b s c o n q u e r e d S i c i l y to o, r o u g h l y i n t h e f i r st h a l f of IX c e nt u r y, a n d r u l e d i t f o r a p p r ox i m ate l y t wo c e nt u r i e s. T h e n c a m e t h e N o r m a n s, w h o i n 10 3 0 e st a b li s h e d t h e K i n g d o m of S i c i l y, b ut a s i g n i f i c a nt A r a b a n d M u s li m p o p u l at i o n r e m a i n e d o n t h e i s l a n d t h a n ks to t h e to l e r a n c e of t h e n ew r u l e r s.

A m o n g t h e m a ny i n n ovat i o n s t h at t h e A r a b s b r o u g ht to S i c i l y wa s su g a r c a n e, l ate r l o c a l l y c a l l e d “c a n na m e la ”.

I n S i c i l y, su g a r c a n e c u l t i vat i o n ex p e r i e n c e d u p s a n d d ow n s, b ut we k n ow f o r a f ac t t h at , s i n c e a r o u n d 14 5 0, S i c i li a n su g a r wa s r e g u l a r l y ex p o r te d i n su b st a nt i a l q u a nt i t i e s to G e n o a, Ve n i c e a n d ac r o s s t h e w h o l e of Eu r o p e. T h o s e we r e n ot l a r g e - s c a l e p l a nt at i o n s i n t h e A m e r i c a n st y l e, wo r ke d by s l ave s. I n ste a d, t h ey we r e s m a l l e r e nte r p r i s e s, c a l l e d “Tr a p p e to ”, w h e r e m o st l y f r e e wo r ke r s we r e e m p l oye d. To s q u e eze t h e c a n e, t h ey di dn’ t u s e t h e t wo -, t h e n t h r e e r o l l e r ve r t i c a l m i l l a s t h ey di d i n A m e r i c a, b ut r at h e r a p r e s s s i m i l a r to t h o s e u s e d f o r o li ve s. Fo r t wo c e nt u r i e s, S i c i li a n su g a r wa s a n i m p o r t a nt e l e m e nt of Eu r o p e a n t r a d e, b ut i n t h e 16 0 0 s p r o du c t i o n b e g a n to d e c r e a s e.

M o st s c h o l a r s b e li eve t h at S i c i li a n su g a r k nu c k l e d u n d e r t h e c o m p et i t i o n f r o m t h e l a r g e q u a nt i t i e s of c h e a p su g a r a r r i v i n g f r o m t h e l a r g e A m e r i c a n p l a nt at i o n s; ac c o r di n g to ot h e r s t h e d e c li n e d e p e n d e d o n l o c a l f ac to r s, su c h a s c h a n g e s i n t h e c li m ate, t i m b e r s h o r t a g e, t h e b u r d e n of exc e s s i ve t a xat i o n, etc . A ny way, by t h e s e c o n d h a l f of t h e 170 0 s, c o m m e r c i a l su g a r p r o du c t i o n i n S i c i l y h a d p r ac t i c a l l y di s a p p e a r e d. Tr ave l l e r s of t h e t i m e r e p o r te d t h at o n l y a few, s m a l l p l ot s of l a n d r e m a i n e d w h e r e su g a r c a n e wa s st i l l c u l t i vate d, by t h e n o n l y a s a p e r s o n a l p a s s i o n of s o m e we a l t hy l a n d ow n e r s.

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i n S i c i ly t h a n ks to t h e h e l p of m o d e r n k n ow h ow, p l a nte d a s m a l l su g a r c a n e f i e l d o n h i s l a n d. H e te n d e d i t f o r s eve r a l ye a r s, o b s e r ve d, ex p e r i m e nte d a n d r ef l e c te d o n h i s ex p e r i e n c e. H e d evote d a n e nt i r e c h a pte r to r u m, w h i c h h e p r o du c e d u s i n g n ot m o l as s e s, b ut p u r e c a n e j ui c e, c l a i m i n g t h at i t i s of exc e l l e nt q u a li t y. T h e r e i s a l s o a l e n g t hy SU PPLEMEN T d e di c ate d to t h e t r a ns l at i o n f r o m a Fr e n c h b o o k , “M a nu e l d es ha b i ta n ts d e S a i n t D o m i n g u e … e t d e f a i r e l e R u m a la m a n er a A n g la is e” ( “ H a n d b o o k o f th e i n ha b i ta n ts o f S a i n t D o m i n g u e … a nd h ow to m a ke r u m i n t h e En g l is h m a n n er ” ) by J. S . D u C o e u r J o l y, p u b li s h e d i n Pa r i s i n 18 0 2 . I t i s a n i nte r e st i n g tex t , d e s c r i b i n g t h e t r a di t i o n a l p r o c e s s of r u m m a k i n g w i t h p ot st i l l s at t h e e n d of t h e 170 0 s, r i g ht b ef o r e J e a n - B a pt i ste C e l li e rB lum e nt h a l, A e n e a s C of fey a n d t h e C o l u m n S t i l l. U nf o r t u n ate l y, i t d o e s n ot i n c l u d e t h e o r i g i n a l tex t . D e s p i te s o m e r e s e a r c h o n li n e, I h ave n ot b e e n a b l e to f i n d i t a n d, a s we k n ow, t r a ns l at i o n s a r e n ot a l ways to b e t r u ste d. Es p e c i a l l y s i n c e Vac c a r o h i m s e l f c a n di dly a dm i t s t h at h e k n ow s n ot h i n g a b o ut di st i l l at i o n (a n d d o e s n ot eve n d r i n k t h e r um h e p r o du c e s!). A ny way, a s f a r a s I k n ow, Vac c a r o’s ex p e r i m e nt h a d n o f u r t h e r ef fe c t a n d di d n ot l e a d to r e n ewe d l a r g e s c a l e su g a r c a n e c u l t i vat i o n i n S i c i l y. S m a l l p l ot s of su g a r c a n e p e r s i ste d f o r a li t t l e t i m e, e s p e c i a l ly a r o u n d t h e c i t y of Avo l a, i n t h e p r ov i n c e of S y r ac u s e i n E a ste r n S i c i l y.

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t h e c o m p et i t i o n, du e to t h e h i g h p r o du c t i o n c o st s.” I a m n ot su r e of t h e exac t d ate, b ut s h o r t l y af te r t h e p u b li c at i o n of B i a n c a’s b o o k su g a r c a n e c u l t i vat i o n di s a p p e a r e d e nt i r e l y, a n d S i c i li a n su g a r a n d r u m f a d e d i nto o b li v i o n.

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Avo l a Rum wa s n ot a l o n e f o r l o n g. S h o r t l y af te r, i n n e a r by M o di c a, a l r e a dy f a m o u s f o r i t s c h o c o l ate, a n ew c o m p a ny, D i st i l l e r i a A l m a, was e st a b li s h e d, w h i c h l au n c h e d i t s ow n r um, M AT ER RUM . A l m a p e r f o r m s t h e w h o l e p r o c e s s: t h ey c u l t i vate t h e c a n e, p r e s s i t i n t h e di st i l l e r y to ex t r ac t t h e j ui c e, fe r m e nt , di st i l a n d b ot t l e o n s i te. T h ey h ave t wo va r i et i e s of c a n e, t h e p u r p l e a n d t h e ye l l ow o n e. T h e f o r m e r, swe et a n d f r ui t y, r i p e ns m o r e s l ow l y, r e ac h i n g a s h i g h a s 21 d e g r e e s b r i x ; t h e ye l l ow, m o r e p r e c o c i o u s, c h l o r o p hy l li c , b r o u g ht f r o m S p a i n, at 2 3 d e g r e e s b r i x i s r e a dy to r eve a l a l l i t s a r o m at i c p owe r. T h e h a r ve st i s c a r r i e d o ut f r o m M a r c h to J u n e, by h a n d. T h e j ui c e i s fe r m e nte d w i t h o e n o l o g i c a l ye a st s, f o r 729 6 h o ur s, at a c o nt r o l l e d te m p e r at u r e. T h ey u s e s m a l l, p owe r f u l c o p p e r st i l l s, w i t h a

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c r a f te d To r t u g a r u m s , a n d p u r c h a s e a b ot t l e o f t h e s p e c i a l e d i t i o n s h i p b ot t l e w i t h e a c h p u r c h a s e d i r e c t l y s u p p o r t i n g t h e Fa i r We at h e r Fo u n d at i o n’s w o r k . “ To r t u g a h a s a l way s c e l e b r ate d t h e s p i r i t o f t h e C ay m a n I s l a n d s ,” Eu g e n e N o l a n, C EO, To r t u g a Ru m C o m p a ny, w h o r e c e nt l y v i s i te d t h e s h i pya r d t o ex p e r i e n c e f i r s t - h a n d t h e r e s t o r at i o n p r o j e c t , s a i d. “ T h i s p a r t n e r s h i p i s a m e a n i n g f u l way f o r u s t o g i ve b a c k t o o u r c o m m u n i t y a n d h e l p ke e p o u r s e a f a r i n g h e r i t a g e a l i ve. We’r e h o n o r e d t o s u p p o r t t h e Fa i r We at h e r Fo u n d at i o n’s i n c r e d i b l e w o r k , e s p e c i a l l y at a t i m e w h e n we a r e p r o u d t o b e d i s t i l l i n g r i g ht h e r e i n C ay m a n a g a i n.” T h e s p e c i a l e d i t i o n s h i p b ot t l e i s n o w ava i l a b l e at To r t u g a Fi n e W i n e & S p i r i t s a n d D u t y - Fr e e l o c at i o n s a c r o s s t h e C ay m a n I s l a n d s . “ We’r e t h r i l l e d t o h ave To r t u g a R u m C o m p a ny o n b o a r d,” Pa u l D e e g a n, C o - Fo u n d e r & D i r e c t o r, Fa i r We at h e r Fo u n d at i o n, s a i d. “ T h e i r s u p p o r t i s h e l p i n g u s b r i n g C ay m a n’s m a r i t i m e h i s t o r y t o l i f e f o r t h e n ex t g e n e r at i o n.” ht t p s: // t o r t u g a . k y/ ht t p s: // w w w.f a i r we at h e r. k y US S A ILING a n d GOSLINGS US S a i l i n g, t h e n at i o n a l g ove r n i n g b o d y o f t h e s p o r t o f s a i l i n g, a n d G o s l i n g s Ru m h ave r e n ewe d their successful par tnership through the 2025 s e a s o n. G o s l i n g s , B e r m u d a’s o l d e s t c o m p a ny a n d l a r g e s t ex p o r te r, w i l l c o nt i n u e t o s e r ve a s t h e O f f i c i a l Ru m a n d G i n g e r B e e r o f US S a i l i n g.

T h e a l i g n m e nt w i l l b r i n g t h e p o p u l a r m i xe d d r i n k t o o n - wate r a n d s h o r e s i d e eve nt s i n s u p p o r t o f s a i l o r s a n d s a i l i n g o r g a n i z at i o n s i n t h e U n i te d S t ate s . “ US S a i l i n g i s t h r i l l e d t o r e n ew G o s l i n g s a s o n e o f o u r m a ny t r u s te d p a r t n e r s ,” s a i d C h a r l i e En r i g ht , C EO o f US S a i l i n g. “A s a w o r l d - r e n o w n e d b r a n d, G o s l i n g s i s sy n o ny m o u s w i t h r i c h t r a d i t i o n, a s t o r i e d p a s t , a n d a h i g h - q u a l i t y p r o d u c t . We a r e p r o u d t o c o nt i n u e o u r r e l at i o n s h i p w i t h t h e m . T h e i r r a n g e o f p r e m i u m r u m s a n d i n n ovat i ve r e c i p e s w i l l i m p a r t a c e l e b r at o r y e l e m e nt t o o u r eve nt s , o u r o n l i n e e n g a g e m e nt a n d i t w i l l e n h a n c e t h e b eve r a g e ex p e r i e n c e at a l l o f US S a i l i n g’s A d u l t C h a m p i o n s h i p s .” A f a m i l y b u s i n e s s f o r ove r 2 0 0 ye a r s , G o s l i n g s i s t h e o n l y c o m p a ny t h at b l e n d s a n d b ot t l e s r u m o n B e r m u d a . Fi r s t ex p o r te d t o t h e U n i te d S t ate s i n t h e 19 8 0 s , G o s l i n g s o f f e r s a n awa r d - w i n n i n g p o r t f o l i o, i n c l u d i n g t h e f l a g s h i p G o s l i n g s B l a c k S e a l Ru m a n d G o s l i n g s S t o r my G i n g e r B e e r. B ot h a r e key i n g r e d i e nt s i n G o s l i n g s’ t r a d e m a r ke d c o c k t a i l, t h e D a r k ‘n S t o r my ®, w h i c h a p p e a r s l i ke a s t o r m c l o u d i n a g l a s s a n d, l e g e n d h a s i t , wa s n a m e d by a s a i l o r. “ G o s l i n g s h a s l o n g b e e n i nte r t w i n e d w i t h t h e s e a a n d w i t h t h e s p o r t o f s a i l i n g, f r o m s p o n s o r i n g i c o n i c r a c e s l i ke t h e A m e r i c a’s C u p a n d N ew p o r t B e r m u d a R a c e, t o c r a f t i n g o u r o c e a n - a g e d G o s l i n g s S p i r i te d S e a s Ru m ,” s ay s M a l c o l m L . G o s l i n g, e i g ht h g e n e r at i o n r u m m a ke r a n d P r e s i d e nt o f G o s l i n g s E x p o r t B e r m u d a . “ We’r e p r o u d t o s u p p o r t US S a i l i n g at h l ete s a n d h o n o r e d t o e n h a n c e t h e

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l o c ate d w i t h i n W i l l o w C o u r t , a f o r m e r h o s p i t a l a n d a sy l u m c o m p l ex o f d e e p h i s t o r i c a l s i g n i f i c a n c e t o t h e D e r we nt Va l l ey r e g i o n. Re c e nt l y, t h r e e N ew N o r f o l k r e l e a s e s t o o k t h e To p Awa r d a n d G o l d M e d a l s i n t h r e e s e p a r ate r u m s t y l e s at t h i s ye a r ’s Wo r l d Ru m Awa r d s . T h e i r N e a r H o r i zo n S p i c e d, w h i c h w o n a G o l d i n t h e Tr a d i t i o n a l S p i c e d C ate g o r y, u s e s a c o m b i n at i o n o f f o r a g e d n at i ve A u s t r a l i a n b ot a n i c a l s a n d b l e n d s t h e m w i t h exot i c C a r i b b e a n s p i c e s . T h e s p i r i t b a s e i s c r e ate d f r o m s u s t a i n a b l e A u s t r a l i a n m o l a s s e s t h at i s f e r m e nte d a n d d o u b l e d i s t i l l e d at t h e i r d i s t i l l e r y i n Ta s m a n i a . N ew N o r f o l k ’s P r o j e c t Fu r i o s a wo n a G o l d M e d a l i n t h e C o nte m p o r a r y & B ot a n i c a l C ate g o r y. I t u s e s a h a n d p i c ke d b l e n d o f n at i ve b ot a n i c a l s: t h r e e d i f f e r e nt va r i et i e s o f my r t l e s , s t r aw b e r r y g u m , p e p p e r b e r r y a n d wat t l e s e e d. Fo r t h e b a s e t h ey u s e a 10 0 % A u s t r a l i a n m o l a s s e s , n at u r a l l y f e r m e nte d at t h e d i s t i l l e r y ove r a p e r i o d o f 6 t o 8 we e ks . T h i s i s t h e n d o u b l e d i s t i l l e d i n ‘ R i p l ey ’, t h e i r c o p p e r p ot s t i l l, t o c r e ate t h e w i l d c a n e s p i r i t f o u n d at i o n o f t h i s r e l e a s e. Fi n a l l y, t h e i r D r o n e R i ot w o n a G o l d M e d a l i n t h e S u g a r c a n e S p i r i t c ate g o r y. I n t h e s t y l e o f a J a m a i c a n r u m , t h i s w i l d l y f e r m e nte d s u g a r c a n e s p i r i t p u s h e s t h e b o u n d a r i e s o f f l avo r a n d f u n k . T h e r e c i p e wa s l ef t t o n at u r a l l y f e r m e nt at t h e d i s t i l l e r y f o r u p t o 6 we e ks , b ef o r e d o u b l e - d i s t i l l at i o n t h r o u g h t h e i r c o p p e r p ot s t i l l. ht t p s: // w w w. n ew n o r f o l kd i s t i l l e r y.c o m / B L AC K TOT B l a c k Tot h a s u nve i l e d a n ew r e c i p e a n d d e s i g n f o r i t s Fi n e s t C a r i b b e a n R u m. O n Fa c e b o o k , t h ey s t ate d “ O u r n ew B l a c k Tot Fi n e s t C a r i b b e a n b r i n g s l aye r s o f f l avo r, d e pt h a n d c o m p l ex i t y t o c r e ate a r u m w h i c h i s eve n m o r e p e r f e c t f o r s i p p i n g a n d o f c o u r s e m i x i n g.” S o, w h at m a ke s i t b et te r ?

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I t s d e pt h o f f l avo r i s b o t h f o r s i p p i n g a n d m a ke s a s t r o n g b a s e f o r b u i l d i n g b r i l l i a nt c o c k t a i l s: we wa nt t o g et m o r e p e o p l e i nt o t h i s i n c r e d i b l e c a te g o r y.” ht t p s: // b l a c k t o t .c o m / A L A M B I Q UE SERR A NO L a s t m o nt h, I w r ote a b o u t A l a m b i q u e S e r r a n o’s r e l e a s e o f t h e i r V i d a N a t i va s e r i e s . T h e i r n ex t release will be 3 Años. This of fering will be widely ava i l a b l e r at h e r t h a n a l i m i te d r e l e a s e l i ke t h e m a j o r i t y o f t h e b r a n d ’s p r ev i o u s r u m s a n d w i l l s t a r t h i t t i n g s h e l ve s a n d b a r s t h i s m o nt h. L i ke a l l Alambique Serrano rums, 3 Años s t a r t s w i t h c a n e j u i c e h a r ve s te d f r o m t h e s te e p h i l l s i d e s o f t h e r e g i o n t h a t i s n a t u r a l l y - f e r m e nte d i n s te e l a n d p i n e t a n ks w i t h a m b i e nt ye a s t . I t i s a b l e n d o f 8 2 % r u m f r o m t h e i r p r o p r i et a r y K r a s s e l S t i l l, a g e d 3 8 m o nt h s i n n ew Fr e n c h O a k a n d 12 % c o p p e r a l e m b i c p o t s t i l l r u m a g e d 4 0 m o nt h s i n n ew Fr e n c h O a k . B o t h s et s o f c a s ks we r e a g e d i n a n u n d e r g r o u n d h u m i d c e l l a r. 3 A ñ o s h a s b e e n g e nt l y b r o u g ht t o a b o t t l i n g p r o o f o f 4 6 .1% a bv w i t h d i s t i l l e d wate r s o u r c e d f r o m t h e R ío B l a n c o o f S a nt a M a r ía T l a l i x t a c , O a x a c a . I t h a s b e e n b ot t l e d with no added sugar nor coloring. 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 / RHU M S A INT JA M ES E a r l i e r t h i s ye a r, S a i nt J a m e s w o n r e c o g n i t i o n f o r S i n g l e C a s k 2 0 0 3 r e l e a s e. N o w, j u s t t w o m o nt h s l a te r, t h e i r N e c t a r d u M aî t r e d e C h a i i s g a t h e r i n g a t te nt i o n.

This is a pure cane aged agricultural rum from t h e S a i nt J a m e s d i s t i l l e r y (3 ye a r s o f m i n i m u m a g i n g) AO C M a r t i n i q u e, w h i c h h a s u n d e r g o n e a c o nt r o l l e d m a c e r a t i o n o f p r u n e s , e n h a n c e d w i t h B o u r b o n va n i l l a p o d s . I n a d d i t i o n t o a g i n g , s a i d m a c e r at i o n a n d b o t t l i n g t o o k p l a c e o n M a r t i n i q u e, i n a t r o p i c a l c l i m ate, i n t h e i r S a i nte - M a r i e c e l l a r, w h i c h a l l o w s t h e p r o d u c t t o c l a i m t h e a p p e l l at i o n “AO C M a r t i n i q u e a g e d a g r i c u l t u r a l r u m l i q u e u r ”. “ We wa nte d t o c r e a te a d i f f e r e nt i a t i o n f r o m t h e ot h e r r ef e r e n c e s i n t h e r a n g e, p a r t i c u l a r l y o u r a g e d r u m s ,” ex p l a i n s A nt h o ny C h a r n ay, P r o d u c t M a n a g e r o f S a i nt J a m e s . “ We a l s o wa nte d t o avo i d t h e n at u r a l c l o u d y d e p o s i t s , i n ev i t a b l e d u r i n g m a c e r at i o n b u t n e u t r a l i n te r m s o f t a s te, f r o m i m p a c t i n g t h e a p p e a r a n c e, e s p e c i a l l y s i n c e we o pte d f o r g e nt l e f i l t r a t i o n.” ht t p s: //r h u m - s a i nt j a m e s .c o m / KŌ LOA R U M C O M PA N Y Kō l o a h a s i nt r o d u c e d T h e H awa i i a n H e r i t a g e C o l l e c t i o n, a t r i b u te t o t h e r i c h c u l t u r a l l e g a c y o f H awa i i. T h e i n a u g u r a l r e l e a s e f e a t u r e s a n exc e pt i o n a l L i m i te d Ed i t i o n 6 -Ye a r O l d A g e d Ru m , c r e ate d i n c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h T h e Fr i e n d s o f ‘ I o l a n i Pa l a c e. T h i s p a r t n e r s h i p r e p r e s e nt s m o r e

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by K i n g K a l a k a u a , t h i s a r c h i te c t u r a l m a s te r p i e c e s t a n d s a s a sy m b o l o f r e s i l i e n c e, h i s t o r y, a n d t h e m u l t i c u l t u r a l s p i r i t o f t h e i s l a n d s . W i t h eve r y b ot t l e, yo u’r e n ot j u s t e n j oy i n g t h i s exc e pt i o n a l s p i r i t , yo u a r e s u p p o r t i n g a m e a n i n g f u l c a u s e. P r o c e e d s f r o m t h i s r e l e a s e w i l l b e n ef i t T h e Fr i e n d s o f ‘ I o l a n i Pa l a c e, h e l p i n g t o p r e s e r ve a n d s h a r e i t s l e g a c y f o r g e n e r at i o n s t o c o m e. B o b G u nte r, P r e s i d e nt & C EO o f Ko l o a Ru m C o m p a ny, e m p h a s i ze s t h e d e e p e r s i g n i f i c a n c e o f t h i s l a u n c h: “ T h i s s p e c i a l release transcends traditional product of ferings, r e p r e s e nt i n g a c e l e b r at i o n o f o u r i s l a n d ’s c u l t u r a l p r i d e w h i l e a c t i ve l y c o nt r i b u t i n g t o l a n d m a r k p r e s e r vat i o n.” Ava i l a b l e exc l u s i ve l y i n H awa i i, t h i s l i m i te d - e d i t i o n r u m i nv i te s yo u t o r a i s e a g l a s s i n h o n o r o f h i s t o r y, c u l t u r e, a n d T h e S p i r i t o f A l o h a ™. ht t p s: // ko l o a r u m.c o m / ht t p s: // w w w.i o l a n i p a l a c e.o r g / COLOURS OF RU M T h e r e a r e m o r e n ew r e l e a s e s f r o m C o l o u r s o f Ru m. T h e f i r s t i s 2 015 H a m p d e n, a h i g h - e s te r p o we r h o u s e, a g e d f o r 8 ye a r s u n d e r t h e i nte n s e C a r i b b e a n s u n i n ex- b o u r b o n c a s ks . T h e t r o p i c a l h e at a n d h u m i d i t y h a d c l e a r l y w o r ke d t h e i r m a g i c o n t h i s DO K- m a r k r u m , k n o w n f o r i t s o f f - t h e - c h a r t s e s te r l eve l s . A t r u e J a m a i c a n b e a s t i n eve r y s e n s e.

T h e n t h e r e i s t h e 2 016 T. D. L . f r o m Tr i n i d a d, a f r e s h t a ke o n T. D. L’s i c o n i c s t y l e. A t j u s t 8 ye a r s o l d, i t ’s p a c ke d w i t h b r i g ht c i t r u s n ote s; t h i n k l i m e ze s t a n d g r e e n a p p l e, b a l a n c e d by a t o u c h o f va n i l l a a n d t o a s te d c o c o n u t . 2 0 2 3 H a m p d e n HLC F i s a r aw, u n f i l te r e d t a ke o n J a m a i c a n r u m. W i t h o u t b a r r e l i n f l u e n c e, i t r eve a l s i t s f u l l a r o m at i c i nte n s i t y : p i n e a p p l e, m a n g o, c o a s t a l b r i n e, a n d a w h i s p e r o f s m o ke. A n ex p e r i e n c e a s c l o s e t o t h e s t i l l a s i t g et s . Fi n a l l y, t h e r e a r e t h e Tr i n i t y S et s , exc l u s i ve s et s o f 3 X 10 0 m l b ot t l e s o f exc e pt i o n a l r u m s f r o m t h e c r i t i c a l l y a c c l a i m e d C o l o u r s o f R u m c o l l e c t i o n.

T h e r e a r e f o u r d i f f e r e nt Tr i n i t y S et s a n d e a c h o n e i s p r e s e nte d i n a n e l e g a nt g i f t b ox a n d c o nt a i n s c a r ef u l l y s e l e c te d r u m s . I t i s a g r e at o p p o r t u n i t y t o d i s c ove r a va r i et y o f s t y l e s a n d f l avo r s . T h e Tr i n i t y I s et i n c l u d e s b ot t l e s o f Fo u r s q u a r e 2 0 0 6 15 Ye a r, T. D. L . 2 0 0 9 13 Ye a r a n d J a m a i c a B l e n d 2 0 0 8 14 Ye a r. T h e Tr i n i t y II s et i n c l u d e s Fo u r s q u a r e 2 0 0 2 2 0 Ye a r, B e l l ev u e 19 9 8 2 3 Ye a r a n d H a m p d e n 2 012 11 Ye a r. T h e Tr i n i t y III s et i n c l u d e s Fo u r s q u a r e 2 0 0 6 15 Ye a r, B e l l ev u e 19 9 8 2 3 Ye a r a n d H a m p d e n 2 013 10 Ye a r. Fi n a l l y, t h e Tr i n i t y IV s et i n c l u d e s S o u t h Pa c i f i c D i s t i l l e r y 2 0 01 21 Ye a r, U i t v l u g t 19 97 24 Ye a r a n d L o n g Po n d 2 0 01 21 Ye a r. ht t p s: //c o l o u r s o f r u m.c o m /

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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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