"Got Rum?" October 2025

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Stories and Storytelling Su cc es s f ul dis t ille ri e s a n d b ra n d s h a v e o n e thi ng i n co m m on: t hey h a v e a s tro n g s to ry AND they are good at SHA R ING th a t s to ry. S h a ri n g thei r sto ry, or s t or y t elli n g , h a s a l w a y s b e e n i m p o r tant, but in t oday ’s s et ti n g , i t i s i mp e ra ti v e !

Ora l t r adit ion is t h e fi rs t a n d s ti l l mo s t w i d e s pread mo de of hum an c o mmu n i c a ti o n . F a r m o re th an “j ust t alk ing, ” or a l tra d i ti o n re fe rs to a d y n a mi c and highly div er s e o ra l -a u ra l me d i u m fo r e v ol vi ng, sto ri ng, and t r ans mi tti n g k n o w l e d g e , a rt, a n d i d eas . I t is t y pic al l y c o n tra s te d w i th l i te ra c y, w i th whi c h it c an and d o e s i n te ra c t i n my ri a d w a y s, and als o wit h lit er a tu re , w h i c h i t d w a rfs i n si ze, di ver s it y, and s oc i a l fu n c ti o n .

For m illennia pr io r to th e i n v e n ti o n o f w ri ti n g , whi c h is a v er y r e c e n t p h e n o m e n o n i n th e h i story of hum ank ind, or a l tra d i ti o n s e rv e d a s th e s ol e me ans of c om m un i c a ti o n a v a i l a b l e fo r fo rmi ng and m aint aining s o c i e ti e s a n d th e i r i n s ti tu ti o ns.

Mo re ov er, num er o u s s tu d i e s h a v e i l l u s tra te d that or al t r adit ion re m a i n s th e d o m i n a n t mo de of co m m unic at ion i n th e 2 1 s t c e n tu ry, d e s p i te i n creas ing r at es o f l i te ra c y. H e re a re s o me of the ke y as pec t s and b e n e fi ts o f O ra l Tra d i ti o n : •

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E d u cat i o n an d K n o wle d g e Tr a n s m is s ion: O r al t r adit ion i s a c ru c i a l w a y to e d u c a te the y oung and t ea c h l e s s o n s a b o u t l i fe a n d the pas t . I n c om m u n i ti e s w i th l o w l i te ra c y rates or lim it ed ac c es s to fo rma l e d u c a ti o n , i t s e rves as a pr im ar y l i fe l i n e fo r c u l tu ra l a n d fa c tual k nowledge.

Cu l t u ral an d H is to r ic a l P r e s e r v a tio n : It acts as t he bedr oc k o f c u l tu ra l me mo ry, p re s ervi ng a c om m unit y ’s h i s to ry, v a l u e s , a n d i m p o rtant ev ent s t hr oug h s to ry te l l i n g a n d n a rra ti v e .

F o rmat i o n o f Eth ic s a n d M o r a lity : O ra l t r adit ions pr ov i d e m o ra l g u i d a n c e a n d e thi cal f r am ewor k s t h ro u g h p ro v e rb s , fo l k ta l e s , and s t or ies , s h a p i n g s o c i a l b e h a v i o r a n d ex pec t at ions w i th i n a c o mmu n i ty.

S o ci al Co n n e c tio n a n d Em p a th y : S to ry tel l i ng t r igger s neur o c h e mi c a l re s p o n s e s , l i k e t he r eleas e of ox y to c i n (th e b o n d i n g h o rm o n e), f os t er ing em p a th y, tru s t, a n d a d e e p e r c onnec t ion be tw e e n th e s to ry te l l e r a n d lis t ener s .

Co mmu n i t y a n d B e lo n g in g : Tra d i ti o n s pas s ed down o ra l l y c re a te a s e n s e o f c o mfort, belonging, and s h a re d i d e n ti ty, u n i ti n g f am ilies and c o m m u n i ti e s a n d c o n n e c ti n g t hem t o t heir a n c e s to rs .

Co mmu n i t y E m p o we r m e n t: F o r c o mmu ni ti es t hat lac k r es o u rc e s fo r fo rm a l a rc h i v e s , oral

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tradi ti on al l ow s them to mai ntai n contro l over thei r ow n hi story and know l edge, ensuri ng i t i s preserved i n a w ay that i s meani ngful and accurate to them.

E m otional and P sychological Im pact: Stori es tol d through oral tradi ti on can provi de hope, hel p i ndi vi dual s process emoti ons, and expl ore di fferen t perspecti ves, contri buti ng to personal and soci etal w el l -bei ng.

Does your di sti l l ery have a great story? If so, are you al so great at storytel l i ng? If the answ er to ei ther questi on i s “no,” then I suggest engagi ng subj ect matter experts to hel p you i mprove your odds for success i n 2026.

C heers!

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T HE A NGEL’ S SH A RE

by Paul S e nf t

Bombarda Falc onet Midnight Bat tle Edition

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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C o mp r ise d of a blend of r ums f r o m t he D o minic an Republic , G uyana, Panama, and Tr ini dad, B o mbarda Falc o net M i dni ght Bat t le Edit i o n c o mmem o r ate s t he r are ni ght t ime mar it ime bat t le s t hat o c c ur re d dur ing t he ex p l o r at i o n.

N o det ails are p rov i de d ab out t he o r i gins of t he r um ot her t han t heir c ount r y of o r i gin, t hat t hey are ag e d in use d b our b o n oak bar re ls, and t hat t he b lend is c o mp r ise d of r ums b et we en ei ght and f i f te en year s o l d and b lende d to 4 3% A BV. T he c o mpany do e s not use any addit ive s, sugar, o r c ar ame l w hen t hey blend t his r um.

Appearance T he 75 0 ml b ot t le is w r app e d w it h a blac k o paque c over ing w it h small lab e ls t hat p rov i de t he basic det ails ab out t he r um. T he p last ic c ap is he l d to t he b ot t le w it h a c lear se c ur it y w r ap and h o lds a sy nt het ic c o r k.

A note ab out t he b ot t le de si gn: like all t he ot her s in t he B o mbarda line, it is de si gne d to l o o k like a c anno n.

It has a w i de m out h t hat c an make it di f f ic ult to do a c o nt ro lle d p our and, in fair ne s s to bar tender s, is a bit unw i e ldy w it h it s wei ght and balanc e.

Pour ing t he r um in t he glas s reveals a dar k g o l den amb er r um. Agit at ing t he li qui d c reate s a t hin band t hat sl ow ly t hic kens and re lease s a single wave of sl ow - m ov ing le gs. T he band sl ow ly evap o r ate s, leaving a r ing of re si due around t he glas s.

N o se Pour ing t he r um release s a st ro ng vanilla aro ma t hat t ake s a few minute s to set t le. Revisit ing t he glas s, I disc overe d note s of mint , et hano l, c o la, gr ille d f r uit , r aisins, r oaste d nut s, and wo o d spic e s.

Pa l a t e T he f ir st sip of t he r um deliver s t he vanilla note f ro m t he aro ma f r o nt and c enter w it h a war ming nip of alc o ho l. Addit i o nal sips reveale d note s of roaste d nut s, r aisins, gr ille d pineapple, sweet m e l o n, c innam o n, but ter sc otc h, allspi c e, and c har re d oak. A s t he r um be gins to fade, it dr i f t s into a l o ng, swe et c ar ame l and sm o k y wo o d f inish.

I was not sure w hat to ex p e c t w it h t his r um, but I t hink t he blender di d an exc e llent j o b of pre sent ing a we ll - balanc e d r um w it h t he p er fe c t pro of to let t he f lavo r s c o me out and b e s avo re d.

A n enj oyable sipping r um, it c oul d do we ll in a w i de r ang e of c o c k t ails w it h t he ar senal of f lavo r s it de liver s in it s f lavo r pr of il e. M o der ate ly pr ic e d, it falls in line w it h ot her 8 -year- o ld r ums and deliver s w it h it s balanc e d c o mplex it y.

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T HE A NGEL’ S SH A RE

by Paul S e nf t

Paranubes Criolla Oa xac a Rum Par anube s r um is p ro duc e d in S i er r a M a z ate c a of no r t her n Oa xac a, M ex ic o,

by M ae st ro J o se Luis Car rer a. H e is a t hir d - gener at i o n r um p ro duc er w h o has lear ne d his c r af t f ro m his family and has been mak ing r um fo r 3 5 year s.

T he c o mpany grows four var i et als of sugarc ane, as we ll as c of fee and f r uit , o n t heir p ro p er t y. T hey p re s s t heir sugarc ane and ex t r ac t t he juic e fo r t heir r ums using eit her a single var i et al o r a c o mbinat i o n of var i et als to make t heir r ums. Fo r t his b ot t ling t hey use o nly t he juic e f ro m t he Cr i o lla sugarc ane var i et al, fer ment ing it fo r 24 hour s, and t hen dist ill it using a 5 5 0 - liter st ill w it h a si x- p late c o p p er p o st . T hey blend and b ot t le t heir r um o n - site and use no sugar o r addit ive s ot her t han t wo handf uls of b oil e d m e squite bar k use d dur ing t he fer m ent at i o n pro c e s s to make t heir pr o duc t s.

Appearance T he 75 0 ml sh o r t- ne c ke d w ine b ot t le ho lds an all - in - o ne sy nt het ic c ap - c o r k c o mbinat i o n t hat is se c ure d to t he b ot t l e using a c lear se c ur it y w r ap.

T he r um is c lear in t he b ot t le and glas s w it h no si gns of any dist illate f l oat ing in t he r um. S w ir ling t he glas s c reate s a t hin band t hat sl ow ly b eads up and release s a single wave of sl ow - m ov ing le gs befo re evap o r at ing, leaving a r ing of beads around t he glas s.

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Nose T he aro ma leads w it h a f l o r al ar r ay of c ane gr as s, p epp er, and her bac e ous vanilla note s.

Pa l a t e T he f ir st sip is a wave of vanilla, r aw alc o ho l, and p epp er note s.

T he se c o nd sip int ro duc e d c o o ke d ap p le s, over r ip e me l o n, and sm o k y miner al note s. T he ear t hy miner al note s dr i f t in w it h a few spicy p epp er p o ps b efo re fading w it h a nip of ac i dit y.

Rev i ew A s a sip ping ex p er i enc e, t his Aguardi ente de Caña was ever y t hing I ex p e c te d and a bit m o re. T he f i er y, her bac e ous f lavo r s, w it h t he f r uit and spic e note s at t he end, c reate d a f lavo r p rof ile t hat I woul d ex p e c t f ro m a hi gh - p ro of agr ic o le o r J amaic an r um. Use d in a dai quir i c o c k t ail, t he f lavo r s really p o p p e d and wo r ke d we ll w it h t he c it r us note s. I am c o mfo r t able re c o mmending t his spir it in any c o c k t ail t hat c alls fo r a minimally ag e d r um. J ust b e mindf ul of t he p ro of and enj oy t he ex p er i enc e.

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

by Chef Susan W hitley

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Maple & Rum Glazed Pork Roast I n g r e d i e n t s: • • •

1 3 - p o u n d b o n e l e s s p o r k- l o i n r o a s t , t i e d a t i nte r va l s w i t h k i tc h e n t w i n e f o r eve n s h a p e 2 t s p. p l u s 1¼ t s p. S a l t 1 C. M a p l e S y r u p

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3 T b s p. D i j o n M u s t a r d 3 T b s p. A p p l e - C i d e r V i n e g a r 2 T b s p. D a r k R u m 1 t s p. G r o u n d C i n n a m o n ½ t s p. G r o u n d B l a c k Pe p p e r

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

P l a c e ove n r a c k t o t h e l o we s t p o s i t i o n t h e n p r e h e at ove n t o 375° F. U s i n g 2 te a s p o o n s o f s a l t , s p r i n k l e a l l ove r p o r k r o a s t a n d a l l o w t o s i t f o r 10 m i n u te s .

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W h i l e ove n i s p r e h e a t i n g , s t a r t m a k i n g t h e g l a ze. I n a m e d i u m - s i ze b o w l, s t i r t o g et h e r t h e m a p l e sy r u p, m u s t a r d, c i d e r v i n e g a r, r u m , c i n n a m o n, p e p p e r, a n d r e m a i n i n g 1¼ te a s p o o n s o f s a l t u nt i l c o m p l ete l y b l e n d e d.

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P l a c e t h e p o r k (f a t s i d e d o w n) i n a 9 ×13 i n c h r o a s t i n g p a n a n d p o u r t h e g l a ze ove r t h e m e a t . P u t i n ove n a n d c o o k f o r 3 0 m i n u te s , b a s t i n g h a l f way t h r o u g h.

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Re m ove t h e m e a t f r o m t h e ove n, t u r n i t f at s i d e u p, b a s te, a n d r et u r n i t t o t h e ove n.

C o o k , b a s t i n g eve r y 15 m i n u te s , u nt i l t h e m e at r e a c h e s 15 0 ° F w i t h m e at t h e r m o m ete r, a p p r ox i m a te l y 3 0 t o 4 0 m i n u te s .

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Re m ove r o a s t f r o m ove n a n d a l l o w t o r e s t f o r 10 t o 15 m i n u te s . S l i c e a n d s e r ve w i t h a d d i t i o n a l g l a ze o n t h e s i d e. Y i e l d s 4 t o 6 s e r v i n g s .

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Rummy Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Orange Essence I n g r e d i e nt s: •

4 m e di u m S we et Pot ato e s (a b o u t 8 o u n c e s e a c h), p e e l e d a n d c u t i nto a l a r g e dice

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1 oz. B u t te r m i l k , wa r m e d s l i g ht l y

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1 oz. O r a n g e J u i c e

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1 oz. D a r k Ru m

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2 t s p. O r a n g e Z e st

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½ t s p. S a l t

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1 T b s p. U n s a l te d B u t te r

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S te a m t h e p ot ato e s i n a l a r g e c ove r e d p a n f i t te d w i t h a ste a m e r b a s ket u nt i l t h ey a r e te n d e r, a b o u t 8 m i n u te s.

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I n a l a r g e b ow l m a s h t h e p ot ato e s w i t h t h e b u t te r m i l k , o r a n g e j u i c e a n d d a r k r u m. S t i r i n t h e ze st , s a l t , a n d n u t m e g. S e r ve t h e p ot ato e s to p p e d w i t h t h e b u t te r. Y i e l d s 4 s e r v i n g s.

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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.

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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M i xo l o g i s t This M onth’s C oc k t ail: The Dar k ‘n Stor my A b o u t T h e D a r k ‘ n S t o r my

According to rum lore, the drink was invented in Bermuda and the name was inspired by the color of the cocktail. It is said that it resembled “a cloud that only a fool or a dead man would sail under.”

Originally developed and trademarked by Goslings, it has been attempted by many other brands, but if you want to be true to histor y, there is only one you should be using!

Dark ‘n Stormy I n g r e d i e n t s: •

3 oz. G i n g e r B e e r

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2 oz. G o s li n g s D a r k Rum

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1/ 2 oz. Fr e s h ly S qu e eze d Li m e J ui c e (o pt i o n a l)

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Li m e we d g e, f o r g a r ni s h

D i r e c t i o n s: 1. B ui l d t h e i n g r e di e nt s i n a hi g hba ll g l as s f i ll e d w i t h i c e c ub e s, st a r t i n g w i t h t h e g i n g e r b e e r, t h e n f l o at i n g t h e r um o n to p, a n d f i n a lly ad di n g t h e li m e j ui c e i f us i n g i t .

2. G a r ni s h w i t h t h e li m e we d g e. S e r ve a n d e nj oy.

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

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Kō H A N A D I S T I L L E R S L a s t m o nt h I w r ote a b o u t t h e Ku n i a f a r m i n g c o m m u n i t y h av i n g d eva s t at i n g w i l d f i r e s t h a t d a m a g e d ove r 8 0 0 a c r e s o f c r o p s a n d f a r m l a n d, t h r e ate n i n g b ot h l i ve l i h o o d s a n d t h e f o o d s u p p l y t h at n o u r i s h e s t h e i r ʻā i n a ( l a n d). Fa m i l i e s w h o h ave p o u r e d g e n e r at i o n s o f l ove a n d l a b o r i nt o their farms are now beginning the long road t o r e c ove r y. Kō H a n a D i s t i l l e r s , t o g et h e r w i t h Ku n i a V i l l a g e D eve l o p m e nt C o r p o r at i o n, H awa i ʻ i A g r i c u l t u r a l Fo u n d at i o n, a n d N a l o Fa r m s , h a s l a u n c h e d Kō k u a Ku n i a , a m o nt h - l o n g ef f o r t t o r a i s e $10 0,0 0 0. Fu n d s w i l l p r ov i d e d i r e c t a i d f o r c r o p r e c ove r y, f a r m l a n d r e s t o r at i o n, a n d f i r e p r eve nt i o n ef f o r t s t o p r ote c t Ku n i a V i l l a g e f o r t h e f u t u r e. S i p f o r a C a u s e Eve nt s we r e c o n d u c te d at l o c a l b a r s o n O a h u, M a u i, K a u a i a n d t h e B i g I s l a n d.

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A s i g n i f i c a nt p o r t i o n o f t h e p r o c e e d s f r o m t h i s l i m i te d - e d i t i o n r u m w i l l b e d o n a te d t o t h e Ku n i a V i l l a g e D eve l o p m e nt C o r p o r a t i o n ( K VD C) t o a s s i s t f a r m e r s w i t h t h e c o s t l y a n d l e n g t hy p r o c e s s o f r e b u i l d i n g. T h e f u n d s w i l l h e l p r e p l a c e d e s t r oye d c r o p s , e q u i p m e nt , a n d i r r i g a t i o n sy s te m s , a s we l l a s s u p p o r t f i r e m i t i g a t i o n ef f o r t s i n t h e a r e a . T h e t h r e e Kō k u a Re s e r ve r u m s a r e: • Ke a - “ Ke a” (H awa i i a n f o r “ w h i te” ) r ef l e c t s i t s c l a r i t y a n d p r i s t i n e n a t u r e. T h i s u n a g e d r u m , r e s te d f o r 1. 5 ye a r s , i s t h e p u r e s t ex p r e s s i o n o f t h e Ke a s u g a r c a n e’s c h a r a c te r.

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I f yo u wo u l d l i ke t o m a ke a d o n a t i o n by c h e c k , p l e a s e w r i te a c h e c k t o t h e Ku n i a V i l l a g e D eve l o p m e nt C o r p o r a t i o n. B e s u r e t o i n c l u d e “ Kō k u a Ku n i a” i n t h e m e m o l i n e. Yo u r c o nt r i b u t i o n w i l l g o d i r e c t l y t o wa r d t h e Ku n i a f i r e r e l i ef a n d p r eve nt i o n i n i t i a t i ve s . A d o n a t i o n l et te r c a n a l s o b e p r ov i d e d f o r yo u r r e c o r d s f o r t a x p u r p o s e s .

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W i t h o n l y 1, 5 0 0 9 L c a s e s ava i l a b l e n a t i o nw i d e, this ultra-premium rum promises a memorable t a s t i n g ex p e r i e n c e f o r r u m e nt h u s i a s t s a n d c o n n o i s s e u r s a l i ke. Fl o r d e C a ñ a 17 Ye a r Ru m wa s a g e d n a t u r a l l y i n A m e r i c a n w h i te oak barrels, without added sugar or ar tificial i n g r e d i e nt s , a t t h e b a s e o f a n a c t i ve vo l c a n o, d eve l o p i n g i t s b o l d c h a r a c te r a n d a s m o ot h f i n i s h u n i q u e t o i t s te r r o i r. C e r t i f i e d C a r b o n N e u t r a l a n d Fa i r Tr a d e, t h i s s p i r i t r ef l e c t s t h e b r a n d ’s u nwave r i n g c o m m i t m e nt t o s u s t a i n a b i l i t y a n d et h i c a l p r o d u c t i o n. W i t h ove r 2 0 0 i nte r n at i o n a l q u a l i t y awa r d s , i n c l u d i n g b e i n g n a m e d “ G l o b a l Ru m P r o d u c e r o f t h e Ye a r ” by t h e I nte r n at i o n a l W i n e a n d 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,

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Fl o r d e C a ñ a i s r e c o g n i ze d w o r l d w i d e f o r i t s exc e l l e n c e i n c r a f t s m a n s h i p. “ We’r e exc i te d t o b r i n g t h i s u n i q u e a n d exc l u s i ve r e l e a s e t o Fl o r d e C a ñ a f a n s a n d r u m e nt h u s i a s t s a c r o s s t h e c o u nt r y,” s a i d B et h R u n n e l s , SV P o f LSI . “ T h i s l a u n c h r ef l e c t s o u r c o m m i t m e nt t o l e a d i n g t h e u l t r a - p r e m i u m c ate g o r y a c r o s s a l l b r o w n s p i r i t s , n ot j u s t r u m a n d t o d e l i ve r i n g exc e pt i o n a l q u a l i t y f o r t h o s e w h o a p p r e c i ate t h e c r a f t b e h i n d eve r y b ot t l e.” ht t p s: // w w w.f l o r d e c a n a .c o m / ht t p s: // w w w. l u x u r y s p i r i t s .c o m / MAI K AI R UM N o . 1 W h e n t h e M a i - K a i Po l y n e s i a n Re s t a u r a nt & L o u n g e o p e n e d i n 19 5 6 , i t q u i c k l y s et a n ew standard in tiki cocktails, earning fame for its o r i g i n a l t r o p i c a l l i b at i o n s w i t h p e r f e c t l y b a l a n c e d r u m b l e n d s . To h o n o r t h e l e g a c y o f t h e M a i K a i c o c k t a i l, t h ey s o u g ht t o c r e ate a r u m b l e n d t o b r i n g a u t h e nt i c i t y t o t h e i c o n i c d r i n ks t h e i r f o u n d e r s c r e ate d. T h ey c o l l a b o r ate d w i t h M a s te r D i s t i l l e r D o n B e n n a n d h i s te a m o f ex p e r t s at We s t I n d i e s R u m D i s t i l l e r y o f B r i g ht o n B e a c h, B a r b a d o s , a s we l l a s t h e exc e pt i o n a l te a m at l e g e n d a r y L o n g Po n d D i s t i l l e r y o f Tr e l aw ny, J a m a i c a . W i t h r e s t o r e d c o p p e r p ot s t i l l s t h at o n c e made rums of the golden era of tiki cocktails, t h e d i s t i l l e r y te a m s e m p l oye d l e g a c y r u m - m a k i n g m et h o d s . T h ey b a l a n c e d r eve r e d m a r q u e s f r o m b ot h B a r b a d o s a n d J a m a i c a n d i s t i l l e r i e s t o a r r i ve at a f a i t h f u l r ef l e c t i o n o f t h e t r a d i t i o n a l s t y l e o f rum in iconic Mai- Kai cocktails. Established in 18 9 3 , t h e We s t I n d i e s R u m D i s t i l l e r y h a s a l o n g h i s t o r y o f p r o d u c i n g r u m s o f exc e pt i o n a l l y h i g h q u a l i t y. D o n B e n n a n d h i s te a m a r e m a s te r s o f c o m p l ex f e r m e nt at i o n te c h n i q u e s . To h e l p a c h i eve a n a u t h e nt i c b l e n d, t h e te a m r e awa ke n e d t h e c l a s s i c 19 t h c e nt u r y O l d G r e g g Fa r m Pot S t i l l t o c r e ate key m a r q u e s i n c l u d i n g t h e “JAWS ” H i g h - E s te r c o m p o n e nt . Fo u n d e d i n 175 3 , L o n g Po n d D i s t i l l e r y i s w i d e l y r e s p e c te d f o r p r o d u c i n g h i g h - q u a l i t y J a m a i c a n - s t y l e r u m s a n d h a s wo n n u m e r o u s awa r d s a n d a c c o l a d e s . T h e te a m’s c o m m i t m e nt t o t r a d i t i o n a l r u m - m a k i n g te c h n i q u e s m a d e t h e m t h e i d e a l c h o i c e f o r p a r t n e r s h i p.

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• S o u t h A f r i c a M h o b a SAW (S o u t h A f r i c a n W h i s k y Ed i t i o n) wa s d i s t i l l e d i n 2 018 , m at u r e d f o r s i x ye a r s i n t w o S o u t h A f r i c a n w h i s k y c a s ks a n d b o t t l e d a t 5 9 % A BV. • S o u t h A f r i c a M h o b a SAW P (S o u t h A f r i c a n Pe ate d W h i s k y Ed i t i o n) wa s d i s t i l l e d i n 2 018 , m at u r e d f o r s i x ye a r s i n t w o S o u t h A f r i c a n p e ate d w h i s k y c a s ks a n d b o t t l e d at 5 9 % A BV. T h e S AW a n d S AW P e d i t i o n s we r e b o t h f u l l y a g e d a n d b ot t l e d a t t h e M h o b a Ru m D i s t i l l e r y.

T h e s e ex p r e s s i o n s a r e s o m e o f t h e o l d e s t ava i l a b l e M h o b a d i s t i l l a te ava i l a b l e, e a c h w i t h a d i f f e r e nt a n d l ove l y b a l a n c e o f f l avo r s b et we e n rum and cask.

• S h a l d o n H i g h E s t e r O ve r p r o o f R u m i s t h e f i r s t M h o b a - b r a n d e d r u m ava i l a b l e f o r s a l e i n t h e U n i te d S t a te s . I t i s a b o l d p o t s t i l l r u m b l e n d e d f r o m t w o h i g h e s te r m a r ks , o n e s i n g l e a n d o n e d o u b l e d i s t i l l e d, f r o m t w o d i s t i n c t N z i ko m i c a n e va r i et a l s g r o w n o n t h e f a r m s u r r o u n d i n g t h e d i s t i l l e r y. H a n d h a r ve s te d c a n e i s m i l l e d o n M h o b a f o u n d e r R o b e r t G r e ave s’ c u s t o m c a n e c r u s h e r, l o n g - f e r m e nte d w i t h w i l d a i r b o r n e ye a s t s , a n d d i s t i l l e d i n G r e ave s’ s e l f - d e s i g n e d p ot s t i l l s b ef o r e b l e n d i n g. T h e S h a l d o n i s n a m e d a f te r M h o b a d i s t i l l e r a n d t h e b l e n d ’s c r e at o r, S h a l d o n En g l e b r e c ht . I t i s b o t t l e d at 6 3% A BV. • S i h h e n g e - To g et h e r w i t h M h o b a , H o l m e s C ay c r e ate d t h i s n ew p i n e a p p l e - i n f u s e d r u m. “ S i h h e n g e” m e a n s “ p i n e a p p l e” i n s i S wat i, a l a n g u a g e i n M h o b a’s r e g i o n. T h e b a s e i s a h i g h - e s te r u n a g e d r u m , i n f u s e d f o r t wo we e ks w i t h f r e s h l y h a r ve s te d N at a l q u e e n p i n e a p p l e a n d b o t t l e d. T h a t ’s a l l. T h e p u r i t y o f t h i s ex p r e s s i o n’s p i n e a p p l e j u i c e a n d t h e r i c h f l avo r s o f t h e u n a g e d r u m b a s e c r e ate a n a r t i s a n a l a l te r n a t i ve t o s u g a r e d a n d a r t i f i c i a l l y f l avo r e d r u m l i q u e u r s . T h i n k o f a h i g h - p r o o f te p a c h e a n d s t a r t b u i l d i n g w i l d a n d l ove l y c o c k t a i l s . B o t t l e d a t 4 3% A BV. ht t p s: // w w w. h o l m e s c ay.c o m / MA J O R PHILI PPE O m n i c a n e Lt d, M a u r i t i u s’ l e a d i n g e n e r g y a n d a g r o - i n d u s t r i a l c o m p a ny, h a s a n n o u n c e d i t s s t r ate g i c ex p a n s i o n i nt o t h e p r e m i u m s p i r i t s m a r ket w i t h t h e l a u n c h o f M a j o r P h i l i p p e R u m.

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i n t h e c o m p a ny ’s d i ve r s i f i c at i o n s t r ate g y, b u i l d i n g u p o n n e a r l y a c e nt u r y o f s u s t a i n a b l e s u g a r c a n e ex p e r t i s e t o c r e ate a d i s t i n c t i ve l y M a u r i t i a n l u x u r y s p i r i t . M a j o r P h i l i p p e Ru m i s distilled from locally grown sugarcane using O m n i c a n e’s p r ove n c i r c u l a r e c o n o my a p p r o a c h, w h i c h h a s e a r n e d t h e c o m p a ny i nte r n at i o n a l recognition including the PwC Sustainability Awa r d 2 0 2 3 a n d 2 0 24. T h e r u m i s i n s p i r e d by a l i n e a g e o f a d ve nt u r e r s a n d e nt r e p r e n e u r s w h o helped establish Mauritius as a global leader in s u g a r p r o d u c t i o n. “ M a j o r P h i l i p p e r e p r e s e nt s t h e p e r f e c t i nte r s e c t i o n o f o u r a g r i c u l t u r a l h e r i t a g e, c o m m i t m e nt t o i n n ovat i o n, a n d v i s i o n f o r t h e f u t u r e,” s a i d J a c q u e s M . d ’ U n i e nv i l l e, C EO o f O m n i c a n e Ltd. “ B y ve r t i c a l l y i nte g r at i n g o u r p r o d u c t i o n w i t h p r e m i u m r u m d i s t i l l at i o n, we’r e c r e at i n g a p r o d u c t t h at e m b o d i e s t h e a d ve nt u r o u s s p i r i t o f o u r i s l a n d a n d o p e n s n ew e c o n o m i c o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r o u r c o m m u n i t y.” M a j o r P h i l i p p e Ru m s h o wc a s e s O m n i c a n e’s awa r d - w i n n i n g e nv i r o n m e nt a l p r a c t i c e s t h r o u g h o u t p r o d u c t i o n.

T h e c o m p a ny u s e s a c l o s e d - l o o p sy s te m w h e r e s u g a r c a n e r e s i d u e p o we r s t h e d i s t i l l at i o n p r o c e s s , c a pt u r e s a n d r e p u r p o s e s 2 5 t o n s o f C O 2 d a i l y, a n d c o nve r t s d i s t i l l at i o n by - p r o d u c t s i nt o n at u r a l f e r t i l i ze r s t h at r et u r n t o t h e f i e l d s . A s a B o n s u c r o - c e r t i f i e d p r o d u c e r, O m n i c a n e m e et s the highest global standards for sustainable s u g a r c a n e. “ O u r a n a l y s i s s h o w s t h a t p r e m i u m , s u s t a i n a b l y - p r o d u c e d s p i r i t s f r o m d i s t i n c t i ve regions can command price premiums of 40 - 60% ove r s t a n d a r d o f f e r i n g s ,” s a i d B e r t r a n d T h eve n a u C EO – P r o p e r t i e s , Ret a i l & B r a n d s o f O m n i c a n e. “ W i t h M a u r i t i u s a l r e a d y r e c o g n i ze d f o r p r o d u c i n g s o m e o f t h e w o r l d ’s f i n e s t s u g a r c a n e, y i e l d i n g u p t o 12 t o n s o f s u g a r p e r h e c t a r e c o m p a r e d t o t h e g l o b a l ave r a g e o f 9. 5 t o n s , we’r e p e r f e c t l y p o s i t i o n e d t o c o m p ete i n t h e h i g h e s t t i e r s o f t h e g l o b a l s p i r i t s m a r ket .” T h e M a j o r P h i l i p p e c o l l e c t i o n f e at u r e s t h r e e d i s t i n c t i ve ex p r e s s i o n s , e a c h n a m e d a f te r s i g n i f i c a nt M a u r i t i a n l a n d m a r ks i n t h e S o u t h o f t h e I s l a n d w h e r e M a j o r P h i l i p p e’s i n f l u e n c e i s s t i l l s e e n t o d ay : B r i t a n n i a (a p u r e c a n e j u i c e w h i te r u m), M o n Tr é s o r (a n o a ka g e d g o l d r u m o f exc e pt i o n a l p u r i t y), a n d I l ot B r o c u s ( i n t w o va r i a nt s - a s p i c e d r u m a n d a n i n d u l g e nt s we et d a r k r u m l i q u o r w h i c h o n l y l a u n c h e s i n 2 0 2 6). E a c h ex p r e s s i o n c a pt u r e s t h e d i s t i n c t i ve f l avo r s s h a p e d by M a u r i t i u s’ vo l c a n i c te r r o i r a n d t r o p i c a l m i c r o c l i m ate. “ I n eve r y s i p o f M a j o r P h i l i p p e, yo u c a n t a s te t h e c u l m i n at i o n o f a c e nt u r y o f M a u r i t i a n ex p e r t i s e,” r e m a r ks T h eve n a u. “ T h e s e ex p r e s s i o n s r e p r e s e nt n ot j u s t o u r i s l a n d ’s exc e pt i o n a l te r r o i r, b u t o u r c o m m i t m e nt t o i n n ovat i o n w h i l e r e s p e c t i n g t h e t r a d i t i o n s t h at m a d e M a u r i t i u s r e n o w n e d i n t h e r u m wo r l d.” ht t p s: // w w w. m a j o r h p h i l i p p e.c o m

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The Sugar Mill: Origins and Evolution

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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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T h e a nswe r s to t hi s qu e st i o n a r e at t h e c o r e of t hi s s e r i e s. S o j o i n us, as we ex p l o r e t hi s f as c i n at i n g to p i c !

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Par t 10: A Time-Tested Design, Revisited In Par t 4 of t his ser i e s (A p r il 202 2), we ex p l o re d t he Ver t ic al T hre e Ro ller M ill, invente d in t he 16 0 0 s and w hic h was c o nst r uc te d f ro m wo o d. D ep ending o n t he sourc e of p ower (human, animal, water o r w ind), addit i o nal over head wo o den st r uc ture s were also re quire d to engag e t he ver t ic al ro ller s.

T h o se o p er at i o ns re quire d a l ot of spac e and lab o r, but t he mater ials available at t he t ime lef t ver y lit t le c h o ic e.

A s iro n rep lac e d wo o d as a c o nst r uc t i o n mater ial, t he size of t he appar atuse s de c rease d, w hile t heir to ler anc e s inc rease d, mak ing iro n t he p er fe c t c at alyst fo r m o der niz at i o n and o pt imiz at i o n.

It was o nly a mat ter of t ime b efo re t he o r i ginal ver t ic al t hre e - ro ller mill was “up gr ade d ” and t his m o nt h’s is sue ex p l o re s o ne suc h ap p roac h made by W. B. B e lk nap & C o mpany.

T he B e lk nap H ard ware C o mpany was o r i ginally founde d in 18 4 0 in Louisv ille, Kentuc k y. Fro m 18 6 0 to 18 8 0 it c hang e d it s name to W. B .

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B elk nap and C o m pany, I nc o r p o r ated and af ter 19 07 it c alle d it se lf B elk na p H ar dwar e and M anu fac tu r i ng C o m pany, I nc o r p o r ated. T he c o mpany was in o p er at i o ns unt il 19 8 6.

D ur ing all t h o se year s, B e lk nap ear ne d a reput at i o n as a fair- dealing, qualit y merc handiser w it h a p ro gre s sive v isi o n.

B e lk nap was re sp o nsible fo r mak ing t he “ B lue G r as s” and “J o hn Pr imb le” br ands, w hic h were h ouseh o ld name s ac ro s s A mer ic a. T he c o mpany s o l d sever al m o de ls of c ane mills, t heir m o st p o pular b eing t he “ N ew B lue G r as s 18 9 6 M o de l.”

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Sug a r Mill Sp ot li ght S u g a r M i ll r ui ns at t h e Re ef B ay S u g a r Fac to r y. Re ef B ay S u g a r Fac to r y H i sto r i c D i st r i c t i s a hi sto r i c s e c t i o n of S ai nt J o hn, USVI , l o c ate d o n t h e s o ut h c e nt r a l c o ast adj ac e nt to Re ef B ay. T h e l a n d i s t h e s i te of a su g a r f ac to r y. T h e p r o p e r t y was ad d e d to t h e U.S. N at i o n a l Re g i ste r of H i sto r i c Pl ac e s o n J uly 2 3 , 19 81.

J o i n us a g ai n n ex t m o nt h, as we c o nt i nu e to ex p l o r e t hi s f as c i n at i n g to p i c !

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B as i c ally, we ad de d a to uc h of r um to o ur Esp re s s o s, tur nin g t h e m into s o m et hin g s imi lar to w hat we c all “A m e r i c an C of fe e,” but inste ad of ad din g wate r we ad de d r um. It was an imp r ov i s e d ex p e r im e nt , but t h e ex p e r i e nc e was f abul o us.

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y n a m e i s Ph i l i p I l i B a r a ke, S o m m e l i e r by t r a d e. A s a r e s u l t o f w o r k i n g w i t h s e l e c te d r e s t a u r a nt s a n d w i n e p r o d u c e r s i n C h i l e, I s t a r te d d eve l o p i n g a p a s s i o n for distilled spirits and cigars. As par t of my m o s t r e c e nt j o b, I h a d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o v i s i t m a ny C e nt r a l A m e r i c a n c o u nt r i e s , a s we l l a s , r u m d i s t i l l e r i e s a n d t o b a c c o g r o we r s .

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 .

Now I face the challenge of impressing t h e r e a d e r s o f “ G o t Ru m? ” w i t h w h a t i s perhaps the toughest task for a Sommelier: d i s c u s s i n g p a i r i n g s w h i l e b e i n g we l l awa r e t h at t h e r e a r e a s m a ny i n d i v i d u a l p r ef e r e n c e s a s t h e r e a r e r u m s a n d c i g a r s i n t h e wo r l d.

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).

Philip # GRC i g a r Pa i r i n g

Fo r t hi s m o nt h’s pair in g, s inc e t h e c i g ar s we c h o s e we re Ro busto s, we wo ul d have to pair t h e m w it h s eve r al Esp re s s o s.

M y f avo r ite c i g ar to pair up w it h an e sp re s s o i s t h e N ap o li, f r o m Full e r Ci g ar. I have us e d t hi s c i g ar fo r ot h e r pair in g s an d it s sm o k in g t im e an d c o mp o sit i o n m ake it t h e i de al s e l e c t i o n. I k n ow t hat t h e re are p lans fo r new an d imp r ove d ve r s i o ns of t hi s c i g ar. Fo r examp l e, t h e Ro m a line, w it h t wo p re s e nt at i o ns: Ró mul o an d Re m o, b ot h ab o ut 1 c m l o n g e r an d w it h di f fe re nt c o mp o s it i o ns t hat are sure to at t r ac t eve n m o re fo ll owe r s.

I p re pare d t h e e sp re s s o s at h o m e, w it h a s imp l e d o m e st i c ap p li anc e, us in g It ali an B o r b o ne c of fe e b e ans, w it h a Fre nc h Pre s s, re sult in g in a sm o ot h an d c re amy c of fe e. O nc e t h e c of fe e was re ady, it was t im e to ad d a sh ot of r um. I s e l e c te d t h e Plant at i o n G re nada 2 0 0 3, a r um w it h hint s of h e av y al c o h o l s an d f l o r al n ote s, w it h t r ac e s of f re sh f r uit s, suc h as, p ine ap p l e. T h e f ini sh has n ote s of gre e n banana an d a subt l e to uc h of vanilla.

W h e n mi xe d w it h t h e c of fe e, t h e re sult i s n ot i c e ab l e: it g o e s b eyo n d

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t h e ex p e c te d c of fe e w it h vani lla an d, inste ad, reve al s sp i c ey n ote s.

I re c o mm e n d m ak in g t h e s e c o n d c up of c of fe e a bit st r o n g e r t han t h e f ir st o ne.

T h e s e c i g ar s ar e “ To s c an o” st y l e an d are p e r fe c t fo r we ll - d ef in e d, yet sh o r t pair in g s, f ull of c o m p l ex f lavo r s. In t hi s c as e, t h e pair in g unfo l ds sm o ot hly, an d yo u fe e l like hav in g an ot h e r c up of c of fe e. T hi s i s t h e advant ag e of us in g t h e Fre nc h Pr e s s: it all ow s yo u to p re pare a lar g e r vo lum e, w hi c h h e lps to ac c o m pany l o n g e r c i g ar s.

D r ink in g a fo r t i f i e d c of fe e like t hi s o ne, w it h r um, i s o ne of t h e s imp l e st pair in g s yo u c an d o. T h e re sult i s f ant ast i c an d re quire s ve r y lit t l e mi xo l o gy te c hni que, all yo u ne e d i s a g o o d r um an d a s im p l e c i g ar.

I f yo u d o n’t have ac c e s s to t hi s par t i c ular c i g ar, yo u c an sub st itute it w it h a m e dium - b o di e d o n e, just r e m e m b e r t hat t h e c i g ar ’s inte ns it y w i ll c o nt inu e to inc re as e dur in g t h e sm o k in g s e s s i o n, s o

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Phi lip I li B ar ake # GRCi g ar Pair in g

I h o p e t hat yo u c an re c re ate t hi s pair in g at h o m e, it i s ve r y s imp l e, yet e nj oyab l e.

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