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F RON T C OVER : Sugarcane Harvest A bstract C ourtesy of the Ayal a C ol l ecti on INSIDE S P RE A D : Sunshi ne In The Dar k

F ROM T HE EDI T OR

Craft Rum’s Future I r ecently r etu rned fro m teach ing a ru m cour se a t Moonsh ine Universit y i n Kentucky, a n d am ve ry ple a sed t o h a ve seen, o n ce a g a in, ma n y o f the b ri ght m i nds behin d th e eme rgin g c ra f t d istiller i es that will shape the futu re o f t he industr y.

At the beginnin g of my cla sse s, it i s always cle a r that ma n y o f the p a r ticipants only see rum as a sma ll p a r t of thei r p o rtfolios but, b y the t i m e the course is o ver, I usu a lly m anage to conve rt a larg e portio n o f t hem into “ r u m b e lie vers,” b a sed o n a ll the advantages I pre sent to th e m, a ccom panied b y a b u n d a n t support in g d a ta.

And this cr aft distillin g trend is not u n i que to the USA : it is a co mmo n o ccur r ence i n a la rge p roportio n of t h e c ountr i es w i th a n active cra ft sp irits m ovem ent.

I par ti cular l y enjo y d iscussin g with s tudents all asp e cts o f the sugarcan e i ndustr y, fr om cultivation to h a rve s t t o p rocessi ng. Wh e n th e y learn about t he num ber of su g a r mills that clos e e a ch year aro u n d th e wo rld , the init ia l d e spai r quickly turn s into out-of-th e b o x thinki ng, and the ideas fo r the f utur e sur vi v al of th e in d u stry start t o p o ur i n. Seein g th is sp irit of re sili e n c y a lw ays r em inds me of th e poem “Yo u Will N ever See Me Fall” by Jo yce Al cantar a: You ma y see me struggle , but you won’t see me fall.

R egar dless if I’m we a k o r n o t , I’m go ing to sta n d ta ll.

E v e ry o n e s a y s lif e is e a s y, b u t t ru ly liv in g it is n o t .

Time s g e t h a rd , p e o p le s t ru g g le a n d c o n s t a n t ly g e t p u t o n t h e s p ot .

I ’m g o in g t o we a r t h e b ig g e s t s mi l e , e v e n t h o u g h I wa n t t o c ry.

I ’m g o in g t o f ig h t t o liv e , e v e n t h o u g h I ’m d e s t in e d t o d ie.

A n d e v e n t h o u g h it ’s h a rd a n d I ma y s t ru g g le t h ro u g h it a ll , y o u ma y s e e me s t ru g g le . . . b u t y o u w i l l NE V E R s e e me f a ll.

Ch e e rs !

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T HE A NGEL’ S SH A RE

by Paul S e nf t

Copper Bot tom Silver Rum C o p p er B ot to m Cr af t D ist ill er y is l o c ate d in H o lly H ills, Fl o r i da, of f t he c oast of t he H allifa x R iver and no r t h of Day to na B eac h. T his dist ill er y use s f re sh, unref ine d sugarc ane to p r o duc e t heir silver r um, and af ter fer ment at i o n, t hey use a small batc h c r af t st ill to c reate t his ex p re s si o n. T he r um is blende d to 4 0% A BV and b ot t le d o n site. T hey do not use any ar t i f ic ial c o l o r s o r f lavo r ings to make t heir r ums.

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

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

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

Che er s!

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T he 75 0 - ml b ot t le p rov i de s basic info r mat i o n ab out t he r um o n t he f r o nt lab e l, inc luding t he batc h numb er t he r um c ame f ro m. T he r um fo r t his rev i ew c ame f ro m batc h numb er 47. T he bac k lab e l share s t he det ails and inspir at i o n b ehind t he name of t he c o mpany and t he e quivo c at i o n of t he phr ase “ C o pp er B ot to m,” meaning s o me o ne w h o is “ t h o roughly re liable and t r ust wo r t hy.”

T he p last ic c o r k and sto pp er are fastene d to t he b ot t le w it h a c lear se c ur it y w r ap and a l o g o e d ne c k st r ip.

T he li qui d is c r yst al c lear in t he b ot t l e and glas s. S w ir ling t he r um c reate s a t hin band t hat t hic kens, sl ow ly b eads up, and t hen quic k ly re lease s a wave of l e gs. A s t he l e gs de sc end dow n t he glas s, t hey t hic ken up as t hey retur n to t he li qui d at t he base. T he band evap o r ate s, leav ing a g o o d bit of p ebb ling around t he glas s.

Nose T he aro ma of t he r um leads to a st r o ng but ter sc otc h note. A s it fade s, a we ll rounde d vanilla note do minate s b r i ef ly.

A s t he vanilla fade s, t here are w isps of li ght c it r us, et hano l, and miner als.

Pa l a t e T he f ir st sip c o ndit i o ns t he m out h w it h a sw ir l of but ter sc otc h and alc o h o l, c reat ing a dense, c hew y m out hfe e l.

Addit i o nal sips c o nt inue to b e do minate d by t he f lavo r of t he alc o h o l, w it h a l em o n ze st note fo r ming as a to p note and a vanilla note t hat st ar t s of f li ght but gr adually de eps al o ng w it h t he miner al f lavo r s to c reate an ear t hi er foundat i o n t han ex p e c te d.

It is al ways intere st ing to put an A mer ic an c r af t r um t hrough it s pac e s, and to be ho ne st , w hen I f ir st dete c te d t he leading but ter sc otc h note in t he ar o ma, I had a here we g o again m o m ent . T he but ter sc otc h note is all to o c o mm o n, and in my ex p er i enc e, it do minate s in a l ot of c r af t r ums.

H owever, t he vanilla, c it r us, and miner al note s sli d in and imme diate ly c hange d t he war ine s s into c ur i o sit y.

S ipping t he r um, t he alc o h o l note is al ways pre sent but augment s instead of inhibit ing t he ot her f lavo r s t hat devel o p. W it h t hat ze st y c it r us note in play, I imme diate ly made a dai quir i w it h it , and t he r um really shine d in t he c o c k t ail. O ver all, under st anding t hat t he g oal of t he c o mpany was to c reate a r um fo r mak ing c o c k t ails, t hey di d a f ine j o b w it h t his endeavo r.

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T HE A NGEL’ S SH A RE

by Paul S e nf t

Renegade Cane Rum A ll Island Cuvee: Nova In 2 015, M ar k Rey ni e r fo un d e d C ane C o, an agr i c ultur al c o m pany t hat e st ab li sh e d s eve n su g ar c an e f ar m s ar o un d t h e i s lan d of G r e nada. E ac h o n e fe atur in g it s ow n uni qu e var i et al g r ow in g in it s ow n mi c r o c lim ate, r e inv i g o r at in g t h e i s lan d ’s su g ar c an e p r o duc t i o n. O nc e t h e c an e i s har ve ste d, it i s mi ll e d, an d t h e jui c e i s fe r m e nte d us in g t h e c o m pany ’s p r o p r i et ar y m et h o ds. T h e n t h e fe r m e nte d wash i s di st i ll e d in e it h e r a c o lum n o r p ot st ill b efo re b e in g ag e d in a c o m b inat i o n of v ir gin o r o nc e - us e d Fr e nc h an d A m e r i c an o ak bar r e l s. T h e r um i s b r o u g ht to p r o of an d n o n - c hi ll e d f i lte re d b efo re b e in g b ot t l e d.

T h e Cuve e N ova i s har ve ste d f r o m c ane g r ow n o n t h e e ast an d s o ut h c o ast s of t h e i s lan d o n t h e f ar m s at N ew B ac o l et , O l d B ac o l et , Pe ar l s, N ur s e r y, We ste r hall, an d H o p e. T h e r um i s a b l e n d of p ot an d c o lumn st i ll r um an d i s ag e d fo r 6 5 9 days in b ot h Fr e nc h an d A m e r i c an o ak an d b ot t l e d at 4 6% A BV. T h e c o m pany d o e s n ot us e any ad dit i ve s, c o l o r in g, swe ete n e r s, o r c hi ll e d f i lte r in g p r o c e s s e s w it h t h e ir p r o duc t s.

Appearance T h e 70 0 - m l sh o r t- n e c ke d, c ur ve d b ot t l e has a c l e ar s e c ur it y w r ap t hat h o l ds a g las s c ap w it h a uni qu e p last i c s e al. T h e f r o nt lab e l p r ov i d e s bas i c info r m at i o n ab o ut t h e r um, but t h e bac k lab e l d e li ve r s a t r e asur e t r ove of info r m at i o n w it h a link to t h e ir C an e C o d e syste m.

I e nte re d t h e c o d e o n t h e b ot to m of t h e r um an d fo un d ad dit i o nal d et ai l s ab o ut t h e r um b l e n d.

T h e c o l o r of t h e r um h o l ds a g o l de n amb e r c o l o r in t h e b ot t l e an d g las s.

S w ir lin g t h e li qui d c r e ate s a m e dium

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ban d t hat qui c k ly t hi c ke ns an d re l e as e s a few wave s of l e g s b efo re b e adin g up an d evap o r at in g.

Nose T h e ar o m a of t h e r um has a sw ir l of f r uit an d sp i c e n ote s t hat i s l ove ly in it s c o mp l ex it y. D ur in g t h e evaluat i o n, I di s c ove re d n ote s of gr i ll e d p ine ap p l e, f re sh ap r i c ot s an d m e l o ns, allsp i c e, swe et c ane, an d t r o p i c al f l owe r s.

Pa l a t e T h e f ir st s ip of t h e r um i s as c o m p li c ate d as t h e init ial n o s in g of t h e ar o m a. T h e alc o h o l c o n dit i o ns t h e palate w it h a sw ir l of new ly m ade c ar am e l, t ak in g o n t h e hi gh n ote s. T h e h o neye d ap r i c ot s, f re sh c ane, an d gr i ll e d p ine ap p l e t ake t h e mi dline, w hil e t h e bas e line fo r m s w it h f lavo r n ote s of all sp i c e, c h o c o late c ove re d c of fe e b e ans, bak in g sp i c e s, an d c har re d o ak n ote s. T h e s e f lavo r s m e r g e into a ni c e, l o n g, c o mp l ex f ini sh.

Rev i ew W h e n I h e ar d ab o ut a new st ate - of - t h e ar t di st i ll e r y b e in g built o n G re nada, I was int r i gue d by h ow t h ey wo ul d di f fe re nt iate t h e ms e lve s f r o m t h e ot h e r r um c o mpani e s l o n g e st ab li sh e d o n t h e i s lan d. T hi s i s t h e f ir st r um I have had f r o m t h e m, an d I fo un d it to b e wo n de r f ully c o mp l ex, f r o m t h e ar o m a to t h e last s ip. W hil e e asy to s ip, it i s exc e ll e nt in an O l d Fashi o ne d an d S i de c ar. Fo r an imm ature r um, I was t r uly imp re s s e d w it h t h e f lavo r p r of il e t h e b l e n de r s c re ate d w it h t hi s p r o duc t an d l o o k fo r war d to shar in g it at t ast in g eve nt s in t h e f uture.

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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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Rum & Coke Pulled Pork Sandwich I n g r e d i e n t s: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

3 lb s. B o n e - I n Po r k S h o ul d e r, l e ave ¼ i n c h f at f r o m b l ad e r o ast ½ t s p. S a lt ½ t s p. B l ac k Pe p p e r 2 t s p. O i l 2 C e l e r y S t a lks, c h o p p e d 2 C a r r ot s, c h o p p e d 1 L a r g e O ni o n, c h o p p e d 3 J a l a p e ñ o s, c h o p p e d 2 G a r li c C l ove s ½ t s p. A ll s p i c e ½ C. G o l d Rum ¼ C. D a r k Rum 2 C. C o c a - C o l a 1 ½ C. Low - S o di um B e ef B r ot h 2 B ay Le ave s ½ t s p. D r i e d O r e g a n o 2 T b s p. A p p l e Ci d e r V i n e g a r

D i r e c t i o n s: 1. Re m ove exc e s s f at f r o m m e at , l e av i n g ¼ i n c h f at f r o m b l ad e r o ast . R i ns e m e at t h e n p at m e at dr y w i t h p a p e r towe l s. S p r i nk l e w i t h s a lt a n d b l ac k p e p p e r. H e at a l a r g e p ot ove r m e di um h e at . Ad d o i l, t h e n m e at . B r ow n o n a ll s i d e s, a p p r ox i m ate ly 5 m i nute s p e r s i d e. Tr a ns fe r m e at to s l ow c o o ke r.

2. I n t h e l a r g e p ot us e d to c o o k t h e m e at , ad d c e l e r y, c a r r ot s, o ni o n, j a l a p e ñ o s a n d g a r li c . C o o k , st i r r i n g of te n, unt i l b r ow n, a b o ut 10 m i nute s. S t i r i n A ll s p i c e unt i l m i xe d t h e n ad d t h e Rum s. S c r a p e m i x t ur e i nto s l ow c o o ke r us i n g a wo o d e n s p o o n, m ake sur e to s c r a p e up a ny b r ow n b i t s f r o m t h e b ot to m of p ot as we ll.

Ad d c o l a, b r ot h, bay l e ave s a n d o r e g a n o to s l ow c o o ke r. C ove r a n d c o o k o n l ow unt i l m e at i s ve r y te n d e r, a b o ut 8 h o ur s. Re m ove p o r k a n d p l ac e o n a c ut t i n g b o a r d. Us i n g 2 f o r ks, s h r e d m e at .

3. S t r ai n s au c e f r o m s l ow c o o ke r i nto a l a r g e f r y i n g p a n. D i s c a r d ve g et a b l e s a n d a ny f at f r o m s au c e. B r i n g li qui d to a b o i l, st i r r i n g of te n, unt i l r e du c e d to ¾ c up, a b o ut 25 - 3 0 m i nute s. S t i r i n a p p l e c i d e r v i n e g a r. Ad d t h e p ull e d p o r k w i t h s au c e. Pull e d p o r k i s r e ady to s e r ve o n b uns. O t h e r r e c o m m e n dat i o ns: s e r ve ove r r i c e o r m as h e d p ot ato e s.

S o u r c e: c h a t e l a i n e.c o m

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Banana Colada T hi s i s a b l e n d e d dr i nk , w h e r e yo u to s s eve r y t hi n g i nto a b l e n d e r. A g r e at f r o st y c o l d dr i nk e nj oye d o n a h ot sum m e r day.

I n g r e d i e n t s: •

1½ oz. Li g ht Rum

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¾ oz. B a n a n a Li qu e ur

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3 oz. Pi n e a p p l e J ui c e

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1 oz. C r e a m of C o c o nut

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1 B a n a n a, p e e l e d

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1 C. I c e

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O r a n g e we d g e f o r g a r ni s h

I n s t r u c t i o n s: 1. I n a b l e n d e r, ad d a ll i n g r e di e nt s.

2. B l e n d unt i l s m o ot h (o r d e s i r e d c o ns i ste n c y).

3. Po ur i nto a hi g hba ll o r hur r i c a n e g l as s.

4. G a r ni s h w i t h a n o r a n g e we d g e.

Lo o k i n g f o r ot h e r va r i at i o ns to m ake t hi s c o c k t ai l? H e r e a r e s o m e su g g e st i o ns: •

S k i p t h e b l e n di n g! Ad d a ll i n g r e di e nt s to a c o c k t ai l s h ake r, us i n g a n ex t r a ½ o un c e of ba n a n a li qu e ur a n d a n o un c e l e s s p i n e a p p l e j ui c e. S h ake t h e i n g r e di e nt s to g et h e r to c hi ll t h e m we ll, a n d t h e n st r ai n to s e r ve ove r f r e s h i c e i n a c o c k t ai l g l as s.

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I f yo u’r e l o o k i n g f o r a b o l d e r ba n a n a f l avo r, ad d a n ot h e r p e e l e d ba n a n a to the mix.

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Ad d a das h of c i nn a m o n b i t te r s o r a s p l as h of c i nn a m o n li qu e ur f o r a s p i c e d ba n a n a c o l ada.

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AUG 4 I nt e r nat ional B e e r Day AUG 6 M ea d Day AUG 6 I ndi a Pal e A l e (I PA) B e e r Day AUG 9 Wo r l d Baijiu Day AUG 16 N a t ional Ru m Day AUG 18 Pinot No ir Day AUG 25 Nat ional W hi skey Sour Day AUG 3 0 N at ional M ai Tai Day

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Mai Tai (August 30th)

I n g r e d i e n t s: •

1 1/ 2 oz. W hi te Rum

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3 /4 oz. O r a n g e Cur aç a o

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3 /4 oz. Li m e J ui c e, Fr e s h ly S qu e eze d

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1/ 2 oz. O r g e at

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1/ 2 oz. D a r k Rum

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Fo r g a r ni s h, us e a ny of t h e f o ll ow i n g: Li m e W h e e l a n d M i nt S p r i g, o r Pi n e a p p l e We d g e w i t h M a r as c hi n o Cherr y

D i r e c t i o n s: 1. Ad d t h e w hi te r um, c ur aç a o, li m e j ui c e a n d o r g e at i nto a s h ake r w i t h c r us h e d i c e a n d s h ake li g ht ly (a b o ut 3 s e c o n ds).

2. Po ur i nto a d o ub l e r o c ks g l as s.

3. Fl o at t h e da r k r um ove r t h e to p.

4. G a r ni s h a n d e nj oy !

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S i n c e a n c i e nt t i m e s, l o c a l a l c o h o li c b eve r a g e s we r e d eve l o p e d by n at i ve s i n t h e a r c hi p e l a g o. S o m e p a n e l s i n 9 t h c e nt ur y B o r o b u dur bas - r e li ef s d e p i c te d dr i nk ve n d o r s, wa r un g (s m a ll r e st aur a nt), a n d t h e r e i s a p a n e l d e p i c t i n g a b ui l di n g w i t h p e o p l e dr i nk i n g (p o s s i b ly a l c o h o li c b eve r a g e s), da n c i n g a n d h av i n g f un, s e e m i n g to d e p i c t a t ave r n o r l o d g i n g h o us e. Ac c o r di n g to a C hi n e s e s o ur c e, Y i n g ya S h e n g l a n (c . 15t h c e nt ur y) t h e p e o p l e of J ava i n M a j a p a hi t k i n g d o m dr a nk w i n e m ad e f r o m p a lm s a p c a ll e d tuak (p a lm w i n e). H oweve r, by t h e 16 t h c e nt ur y I s l a m b e g a n to sup p l a nt H i n dui s m a n d B u d dhi s m as t h e m a j o r r e li g i o n i n In d o n e s i a. S i n c e t h e n, as a M us li m - m a j o r i t y c o unt r y, I n d o n e s i a n M us li m s s h a r e I s l a m i c di et a r y l aw s t h at p r o hi b i t a l c o h o li c b eve r a g e s. N eve r t h e l e s s, t h e l o c a l a l c o h o l - dr i nk i n g c ult ur e st i ll sur v i ve s, at l e ast a m o n g l e s s - r e li g i o us m e m b e r s of s o c i et y a n d a m o n g t h e n o n M us li m c o m muni t y. C e r t ai n et hn o - c ult ur a l r e g i o ns w hi c h a r e p r e d o m i n a nt ly C h r i st i a n a r e k n ow n f o r t h e i r af f i ni t y to a l c o h o l - dr i nk i n g t r adi t i o ns; su c h as t h e B at ak , To r a j a n, M i n a h as a n, A m b o n e s e a n d Pa p u a n.

I n d o n e s i a h as i t s ow n t r adi t i o n a l a l c o h o li c b eve r a g e s p r e p a r e d by fe r m e nt i n g r i c e g r ai n, g lute n, su g a r p a lm s a p, a n d c o c o nut s. Ac c o r di n g to c uli n a r y ex p e r t W i lli a m Wo n g s o, t h e c ult ur e of dr i nk i n g di st i ll e d a l c o h o l was n eve r st r o n g i n I n d o n e s i a, w i t h o n ly a few r e g i o ns h av i n g d eve l o p e d i t .

I n t h e B at ak c o m muni t y i n N o r t h S um at r a, tuak (p a lm li qu o r) i s a c o m p ul s o r y dr i nk i n t h e c e l e b r at i o ns a n d b e c a m e a t r adi t i o n i n t h e c o m muni t y. B at ak t r i b e s a r e p r e d o m i n a nt ly of C h r i st i a n Pr ote st a nt f ai t h, yet s o m e of i t s c l a ns a r e M us li m. A t r adi t i o n a l B at ak ba r s e r v i n g tuak i s c a ll e d a l a p o t u ak .

I n t h e To r a j a l a n ds of S o ut h S ul awe s i, t h e i r ve r s i o n of tuak (m ad e f r o m fe r m e nte d su g a r p a lm s a p), i s c a ll e d ba l l o. I n To r a j a n t r adi t i o n a l c e r e m o ni e s, r i t u a l s a n d c e l e b r at i o ns, ba l l o i s a l ways s e r ve d, e i t h e r as a p r e r e qui s i te f o r t h e r i t u a l; as a n of fe r i n g f o r a n c e st r a l s p i r i t s, as we ll as f o r dr i nks f o r g u e st s. B a l l o i s a l s o c o m m o n ly c o nsum e d by t h e n e i g hb o r i n g B u g i s et hni c g r o up.

I n t h e M i n a h as a r e g i o n of N o r t h S ul awe s i, a n a lm o st i d e nt i c a l p a lm li qu o r, a l s o m ad e f r o m su g a r p a lm s a p, i s c a ll e d s a g u er. I n N us a Te n g g a r a a n d M a luku I s l a n ds t h e p e o p l e a l s o dr i nk p a lm w i n e, l o c a lly k n ow n as s o p i.

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A l s o i n t h e M i n a h as a r e g i o n, t h e p e o p l e dr i nk a hi g h ly a l c o h o li c dr i nk c a ll e d c a p t i kus (li t . “ r o d e nt b r a n d ” ). C a p t i kus i s m ad e f r o m di st i ll e d s a g u er o r s o p i (p a lm w i n e), w hi c h i n c r e as e s i t s a l c o h o l c o nte nt . T h e o r i g i n of c a p t i kus b r a n d i s un c l e a r.

I t i s su g g e ste d t h at c i r c a 18 2 0 s, p r i o r to t h e 18 3 0 J ava Wa r, t h e K NIL M i n a h as a n l e g i o n f o un d a n d b o u g ht di st i ll e d s a g u er o r s o p i s o l d i n b lu e b ot t l e s e m b o s s e d w i t h t h e i m a g e of m o us e s o l d by a C hi n e s e m e r c h a nt i n Fo r t A m ste r da m i n M a n ad o.

To day h oweve r, b e c aus e of p o o r r e g ul at i o n o n a l c o h o l p r o du c t i o n i n t hi s r e g i o n, t hi s t r adi t i o n a l h o m e - m ad e c a p t i kus i n dust r y i s c o ns i d e r e d as a n i ll e g a l b eve r a g e, du e to t h e hi g h p r eva l e n c e of m o r t a l a l c o h o l p o i s o ni n g.

B ot t l e d b r em ba l i (B a li n e s e r i c e w i n e) a n d a r r ac k a r e p o p ul a r b eve r a g e s i n t h e H i n du - m a j o r i t y i s l a n d of B a li. B r em i s a b r ow ni s h c o l o r e d li qu o r w i t h 5% a l c o h o l. It i s a l s o ex p o r te d to J a p a n a n d C hi n a. Fo r B a li n e s e p e o p l e i t h as a r e li g i o us s i g ni f i c a n c e to o. B r em, a r ak a n d tuak a r e r e qui r e d f o r t a b uh a n (of fe r i n g s) to t h e g o ds.

I n S o l o, C e nt r a l J ava, c i u, a l o c a l ada pt at i o n of C hi n e s e w i n e, m ad e f r o m c i d e r m o l as s e s of su g a r c a n e i s we ll k n ow n. It i s li nke d to S o l o’s hi sto r y as a su g a r p l a nt at i o n a n d p r o du c t i o n c e nte r i n c o l o ni a l t i m e s.

T h e D utc h C o l o ni a l st ate was e st a b li s h e d i n I n d o n e s i a i n t h e 18 0 0 s. T h e c o l o ni a l D utc h b r o u g ht t h e i r Eur o p e a n dr i nk i n g c ult ur e to t h e E ast I n di e s, m o st p r o m i n e nt ly w i t h b e e r. T h e H e i n e ke n b e e r c o m p a ny e st a b li s h e d i t s b r ewe r y f ac to r y i n S ur a baya i n 19 2 9 dur i n g t h e D utc h c o l o ni a l r ul e of I n d o n e s i a. By t h e 19 6 0 s, I n d o n e s i a ns d eve l o p e d t h e i r ow n l o c a l b r a n ds of b e e r, w hi c h i n c lu d e d B i nt a n g B e e r (n at i o n a lize d f r o m H e i n e ke n) a n d A nke r B e e r.

I n A p r i l 2 019, t h e E ast N us a Te n g g a r a p r ov i n c i a l g ove r nm e nt sup p o r te d t h e l e g a l as p e c t of p r o du c t i o n a n d di st r i b ut i o n of s o p i, a l o c a l t r adi t i o n a l a l c o h o li c b eve r a g e.

T hi s p o li c y i s ve r y like ly to m ake s o p i t h e f i r st f ully sup p o r te d a l c o h o li c p r o du c t by t h e l o c a l g ove r nm e nt i n I n d o n e s i a.

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by Eleanor Ford (Pub li s h e r ’s Rev i ew) W i nn e r of t h e Ke r b Fo o d a n d D r i nk Tr ave l B o o k of t h e Ye a r a n d t h e G ui l d of Fo o d Wr i te r s I nte r n at i o n a l o r Re g i o n a l C o o k b o o k Awa r d!

Fr o m ac c l ai m e d f o o d w r i te r a n d wo r l d t r ave l e r El e a n o r Fo r d c o m e s a v i b r a nt c o ll e c t i o n of 10 0 m o ut hwate r i n g r e c i p e s f o r I n d o n e s i a n c ui s i n e — f r o m t h e r ef i n e d c o o k i n g of J ava to t h e s p i c y h e a r t of S um at r a a n d t h e fe st i va l f o o ds of B a li.

I n d o n e s i a n f o o d i s t h e hi d d e n t r e asur e of S o ut h E ast A s i a n c o o ke r y, wai t i n g to b e un c ove r e d, a n d t hi s wo n dr o us c o o k b o o k o p e ns a n un ex p l o r e d c uli n a r y r e g i o n to f o o d l ove r s a n d t r ave ll e r s. I t i s a n unp r e c e d e nte d c uli n a r y c e l e b r at i o n of I n d o n e s i a, t h e wo r l d ’s l a r g e st a r c hi p e l a g o — a l a n d r i c h w i t h t r o p i c a l r ai nf o r e st s, s m o k i n g vo l c a n o e s, a n d s i l ve r s a n d b e ac h e s t h at was a l s o t h e b e at i n g h e a r t of t h e s p i c e t r ad e. To day i t s unf o r g et t a b l e di s h e s a r e a c e l e b r at i o n of r i c e a n d s p i c e — h o m e g r ow n c l ove a n d nut m e g, g i n g e r a n d c hi lly, c o c o nut , t ur m e r i c , p e a nut s, a n d m o r e.

T h r o u g h d e li g ht f ul, e asy - to - f o ll ow tex t a n d i nst r u c t i o ns, Fi r e I s l a n ds r eve a l s h ow to s et up a n I n d o n e s i a n k i tc h e n a n d h ow to c r e ate o n e hun dr e d aut h e nt i c I n d o n e s i a n r e c i p e s — eve r y t hi n g f r o m c r un c hy s n ac ks a n d st r e et f o o d to swe et a n d st i c k y r i c e di s h e s, s p i c y n o o dl e s, f r a g r a nt s au c e s, t a n g y b r ot hs, r i c h dr i nks, a n d mu c h m o r e. T hi s b r i g ht , b e aut i f ully d e s i g n e d p ac ka g e h as m o ut hwate r i n g p h oto g r a p h s of t h e di s h e s t h r o u g h o ut c o up l e d w i t h o r i g i n a l i m a g e s f r o m t h e lus h, f o o d p a r adi s e.

A b o ut t h e Aut h o r : El e a n o r Fo r d i s a f o o d w r i te r, r e c i p e d eve l o p e r, a n d f o o d st y li st w h o s p e nt m a ny ye a r s li v i n g i n I n d o n e s i a a n d h as t r ave l e d to s eve nt y c o unt r i e s, c o ll e c t i n g e c l e c t i c a n d evo c at i ve r e c i p e s f o r i ns p i r at i o n o r to r e p r o du c e. S h e i s t h e c o aut h o r of t h e c o o k b o o k S a m a r ka n d:

Re c i p e s & S to r i e s f r o m C e nt r a l A s i a a n d t h e C au c asus, w hi c h was n a m e d a b o o k of t h e ye a r by T h e G u a r di a n a n d Fo o d 52 ’s Pi g l et To ur n a m e nt of C o o k b o o ks, a n d awa r d e d a Fo o d a n d Tr ave l Pr ize by t h e G ui l d of Fo o d Wr i te r s, of w hi c h s h e i s a m e m b e r, a c o o k b o o k a n d r e st aur a nt r ev i ewe r, a n d a j u d g e f o r f o o d awa r ds. El e a n o r was a l s o a r e c i p e d eve l o p e r a n d e di to r f o r t h e G o o d Fo o d C h a nn e l, B BC Fo o d, a n d G o o d Fo o d m a g a zi n e; t h e l o c a l e di to r f o r Z a g at ’s H o n g Ko n g r e st aur a nt g ui d e; a Z a g at B uz z r e st aur a nt b l o g g e r i n Lo n d o n; a n d a T i m e O ut r e st aur a nt r ev i ewe r s p e c i a lizi n g i n A s i a n a n d i nte r n at i o n a l f o o ds. El e a n o r li ve s i n Lo n d o n, En g l a n d.

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

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

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

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HISTORY O F C U B A N RUM 21. UN C LE S A M ’S B OOZ E C O PS T hi s a r t i c l e, a g ai n, i s bas e d m ai n ly o n “A T h o us a nd T h i r s t y B eac h es ” by Li s a Li n d qui st D o r r, 2 018; a ll t h e qu ote s a r e f r o m t hi s b o o k .

J ust few m o nt hs af te r t h e e nt r y i nto f o r c e of Pr o hi b i t i o n, t h e A m e r i c a n p r e s s n ot i c e d t h at s o m et hi n g was n ot wo r k i n g: “ By M a r c h 19 2 0, t h e N ew Yo r k T i m es r e p o r te d t h at b ot t l e s of i ll e g a l s p i r i t s we r e a r r i v i n g i n N ew Yo r k a b o a r d ste a m e r s f r o m Cuba. By O c to b e r, t h e T i m es n ote d t h e i n c r e as e i n t r ad e a b o a r d r um r unni n g s hi p s. By D e c e m b e r, s i g ns o ut s i d e s a l o o ns i n N ew Yo r k Ci t y ad ve r t i s e d ‘ W hy g o to Cuba? ”, s ly ly su g g e st i n g o n e n e e d n ot to t r ave l to f i n d t h e li qu o r t h at i n c r e as i n g ly dr ew to ur i st s to H ava n a.”

O n e ye a r l ate r, “ By t h e e n d of 19 21, we ll b ef o r e ‘ Rum Row ’ b e c a m e c o m m o n s h o r t h a n d f o r t h e f l o at i n g m a r ket p l ac e s of b o oze a l o n g t h e e aste r n s e a b o a r d, g ove r nm e nt of f i c i a l s ac r o s s t h e c o unt r y we r e w r i n g i n g t h e i r h a n d s at t h e i r i n a b i li t y to sto p li qu o r f r o m c o m i n g i nto t h e c o unt r y by s e a. N av y a n d C o ast G u a r d f l e et s we r e s m a ll a n d o utdate d, a n d t h e i r ef f o r t s we r e ove r w h e lm e d by t h e s h e e r

vo lum e of t h e t r af f i c i n li qu o r. A s t h e N ew Yo r k T i m es n ote d at t h e e n d of t h at ye a r, ‘ Fo r eve r y r um - r unni n g s c h o o n e r ove r h aul e d a n d c a pt ur e d, a d oze n h ad e s c a p e d to l a n d t h e i r c a r g o e s o n a t h o us a n d t hi r st y b e ac h e s f r o m C a p e B r eto n to t h e sunny s h o r e s of Fl o r i da.’ ” “A l c o h o l t r ave l e d f r o m li qu o r- ex p o r t i n g i s l a n ds i n t h e C a r i b b e a n to s e r ve l o c a l m a r ket s i n t h e S o ut h o r p as s e d t h r o u g h t h e s o ut h e r n c o ast s o n i t s way to m a r ket s f a r t h e r n o r t h. T hi s w i d e - r e ac hi n g, we ll o r g a nize d, a n d i m m e ns e ly p r of i t a b l e t r af f i c i n li qu o r eve nt u a lly ex p a n d e d to i n c lu d e ot h e r c o nt r a ba n d c a r g o e s – un d o c um e nte d i m m i g r a nt s a n d n a r c ot i c s – o n c e fe d e r a l l aw s r e st r i c t i n g i m m i g r at i o n a n d c o nt r o lli n g dr u g s m ad e s mu g g li n g t h e m p r of i t a b l e.”

I n f r o nt of t h e s p e c t ac l e of t h e s mu g g l e r s’ s p e e db o at s c h as e d by t h e C o ast G u a r d, t h e p r e s s wo ul d of te n m ake f un of t h e ef f o r t s of t h e Fe d e r a l Aut h o r i t i e s, w i t h h e adli n e s like t hi s: “ H i d e a n d S e e k Ad ds C o m e dy to Rum G a m e”.

At f i r st , t h e s mu g g l e r s c o n c e nt r ate d o n t h e l a r g e c o ast a l c i t i e s of t h e N o r t h E ast , t h e n t hi n g s c h a n g e d a n d a l a r g e p a r t of t h e t r af f i c k i n g m ove d towa r ds t h e S o ut h of t h e US, ada pt i n g to w h at we c a n c a ll t h e G e o p o li t i c s of s mu g g li n g. “ T h e i r e nte r p r i s e s hi f t s t h e f o c us f r o m n o r t h - e aste r n c i t i e s to t h e s e as a l o n g t h e s o ut h e r n c o ast s a n d t h e s m a ll e r tow ns, c i t i e s a n d s p a r s e ly s et t l e d c o ast a l a r e as a l o n g t h e s o ut h e r n At l a nt i c a n d t h e G ul f of M ex i c o. T h o u g h t h e s e l o c at i o ns m ay h ave a p p e a r e d i s o l ate d, t h ey we r e n o n et h e l e s s we ll c o nn e c te d to g l o ba l t r ad e n et wo r ks t h at t r ave l e d t h r o u g h H ava n a, ac r o s s t h e S t r ai t s of Fl o r i da, a n d t h r o u g h o ut t h e S o ut h. D e s c r i b e d as ‘ t h e n o r t h e r n r i m of [t h e] C a r i b b e a n’ t h e S o ut h s h a r e d c o l o ni a l r e l at i o ns hi p s, syste m s of s l ave r y, m o n o c r o p of a g r i c ult ur e, t r ad e, a n d c ult ur a l exc h a n g e w i t h t h e r e g i o n s i n c e t h e f i f te e nt h c e nt ur y. B o ot l e g g e r s m e r e ly to o k ad va nt a g e of t h e l o n g - st a n di n g n et wo r ks to m e et o n g o i n g d e m a n ds of li qu o r.” “ W hi l e t h e C o ast G u a r d s o u g ht to p r eve nt li qu o r f r o m e nte r i n g t h e U ni te d S t ate s by s e a, ot h e r a g e n c i e s s o u g ht to di s r upt t h e s o ur c e of sup p ly m o r e di r e c t ly. To

exa m i n e t h e i r ef f o r t s, t h e sto r y n ow m ove s to H ava n a, Cuba, w h e r e a s m a ll ba n d of qu as i - of f i c i a l a g e nt s to o k o n t h e li qu o r t r ad e i n t h e p o r t w h e r e s mu g g l e r s p ur c h as e d t h e i r c a r g o e s.” We must r e m e m b e r t h at , w hi l e t h e US we nt dr y, t h e r e st of t h e wo r l d di d n ot . S o, t h e U. S. t r i e d to p e r su ad e t h e ot h e r c o unt r i e s to c o ll a b o r ate i n t h e f i g ht a g ai nst a l c o h o l s mu g g li n g, b ut w i t h li t t l e su c c e s s.

Pr o du c i n g c o unt r i e s, s hi p p i n g c o m p a n i e s, t r a ns - s hi p m e nt p o r t s etc .: a ll h ad to o mu c h to g ai n f r o m t h e s a l e s of a l c o h o l to wa nt to s e r i o us ly c o ll a b o r ate w i t h t h e A m e r i c a n aut h o r i t i e s.

A s i g ni f i c a nt s mu g g li n g of a l c o h o l, a n d n ot o n ly t h at , d eve l o p e d i m m e di ate ly b et we e n Cuba a n d t h e US a n d s o m e ye a r s l ate r, i n 19 24, H ava n a was p r o ba b ly t h e m o st i m p o r t a nt c e nte r of r um s mu g g li n g i nto t h e U ni te d S t ate s. Cuba ex p o r te d i t s ow n r um, b ut a l s o a g r e at qu a nt i t y of s p i r i t s i m p o r te d f r o m Eur o p e. Tr adi n g i n a l c o h o l was l e g a l i n Cuba, Custo m s dut i e s we r e ve r y p r of i t a b l e f o r t h e Cuba n Tr e asur y, a n d t h e Cuba n aut h o r i t i e s we r e m o r e t h a n w i lli n g to t ur n a b li n d eye to a few i r r e g ul a r i t i e s. “ H ava n a was we ll p o s i t i o n e d to p l ay a c e nt r a l r o l e i n t h e b l ac k- m a r ket t r af f i c i n b o oze.” Eur o p e a n p r o du c e r s of a l c o h o li c b eve r a g e s us e d H ava n a as a t r a ns s hi p m e nt p o i nt to e nte r t h e A m e r i c a n b l ac k m a r ket . “ Eur o p e a ns m ake r s of c o g n ac , w hi s key, s c otc h, g i n, vo dka, w i n e, a n d c h a m p a g n e, unw i lli n g to l o s e t h e i r A m e r i c a n m a r ket e nt i r e ly, s hi p p e d t h o us a n ds of c as e s of li qu o r to p o r t s like H ava n a, k n ow i n g t h at t h ey wo ul d eve nt u a lly e n d up as c o nt r a ba n d a r r i v i n g o n t h e s o ut h e r n s h o r e s of t h e U ni te d S t ate s.” “ I n 19 25 i n t h e f ac e of a f l o o d of b o oze f r o m Cuba, t h e U. S. g ove r nm e nt s e nt C a pt ai n Pete r A . d e l Va ll e of t h e U. S. m a r i n e c o r p s to H ava n a to i nve st i g ate t h e s mu g g li n g i n dust r y i n Cuba. H e eve nt u a lly sub m i t te d a f o r t y - p a g e r e p o r t o ut li ni n g a n ex te ns i ve s mu g g li n g n et wo r k f o r li qu o r as we ll as c o m p a ni o n c a r g o s of i m m i g r a nt s a n d dr u g s. D ur i n g hi s i nve st i g at i o n, d e l Va ll e p o s e d as a b us i n e s s m a n h o p i n g to st a r t a s mu g g li n g o p e r at i o n a n d m et w i t h a su c c e s s f ul b o ot l e g g e r at a l o c a l H ava n a c afé to l e a r n t h e t r ad e. G et t i n g i nto t h e s mu g g li n g b us i n e s s, h e was as sur e d, was qui te s i m p l e. O n e n e e d e d o n ly a s c h o o n e r,

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a r e l at i o ns hi p w i t h a li qu o r w h o l e s a l e r i n H ava n a, a n d a r e l at i ve ly m o d e st a m o unt of c a p i t a l to b e c o m e a r um r unn e r. Ve s s e l s t h at c o ul d c a r r y 8 ,0 0 0 c as e s c o ul d b e h ad f o r a b o ut $ 8 ,0 0 0 a n d t h e o l d h a n d i n t h e t r ad e eve n of fe r e d to l o c ate a s hi p f o r a s m a ll c o m m i s s i o n. T h e s mu g g l e r a l s o r e c o m m e n d e d a l o c a l li qu o r w h o l e s a l e r, c a lli n g hi m a “ s qu a r e b r o ke r ”. W h o l e s a l e r s, d e l Va ll e l e a r n e d, we r e us ef ul b eyo n d m e r e ly p r ov i di n g t h e li qu o r i t s e l f. A g o o d o n e a l s o to o k c a r e of ‘ f i x i n g’ a ny i n qui s i t i ve g ove r nm e nt of f i c i a l s a n d o bt ai n e d t h e f ake d o c um e nt s n e e d e d to e nte r a n d l e ave p o r t .

T hi s h e lpf ul s mu g g l e r a l s o su g g e ste d t h at D ay to n a, Fl o r i da, m i g ht p r ov i d e a r e ady m a r ket f o r d e l Va ll e’s s mu g g l e d g o o ds. I n s h o r t , ove r t h e c o ur s e of o n e eve ni n g a n d s eve r a l r o un ds of dr i nks, d e l Va ll e was i nst r u c te d i n t h e i nt r i c ac i e s of t h e li qu o r t r ad e f r o m e qui p m e nt to sup p ly to f i n a l c usto m e r. M o r e t h a n m e r e ly t r a ns p o r t i n g li qu o r by b o at f r o m H ava n a to t h e s o ut h e r n c o ast , su c c e s s f ul s mu g g li n g f o ll owe d a n e st a b li s h e d b us i n e s s m o d e l, w i t h a li t t l e c o r r upt i o n, to s hi p li qu o r to i t s f i n a l d e st i n at i o n i n t h e g l as s e s of t hi r st y A m e r i c a ns n at i o nw i d e. … T h e b us i n e s s m o d e l t h e s mu g g l e r d e s c r i b e d to d e l Va ll e i n 19 25 i nvo l ve d l a r g e ly l e g a l t r a ns ac t i o ns, at l e ast unt i l t h e p r o du c t r e ac h e d A m e r i c a n wate r s. Pur c h as i n g l a r g e qu a nt i t i e s of li qu o r f r o m a w h o l e s a l e r i n H ava n a was p e r fe c t ly l e g a l, as was s hi p p i n g t h at li qu o r to a f o r e i g n p o r t , j ust n ot o n e i n t h e U ni te d S t ate s. B ut i t was n o s e c r et to U.S. of f i c i a l s i n Cuba a n d to Cuba n of f i c i a l s t h e m s e l ve s t h at mu c h of t h e li qu o r t h at l ef t Cuba wo un d up i n t h e U ni te d S t ate s. T h e t r af f i c i n li qu o r f r o m H ava n a to t h o s e t hi r st y s o ut h e r n e r s ve e r e d f r o m l e g a l to i ll e g a l t r ad e a n d b ui lt o n ex i st i n g t r ad e r e l at i o ns e st a b li s h e d b et we e n Cuba a n d t h e U ni te d S t ate s. I n m a ny ways, t h e li qu o r t r af f i c was a m o d e r n i nte r n at i o n a l b us i n e s s, us i n g te c hn o l o g i c a l i nn ovat i o n, a f o c us o n ef f i c i e n c y, a n d t h e d e li ve r y of a r e li a b l e p r o du c t i n w hi c h s o ut h e r n e r s p l aye d n o s m a ll p a r t .” “ S mu g g li n g li qu o r was b i g b us i n e s s, wo r t h m a ny m i lli o ns of d o ll a r s a ye a r. B e g i nni n g w i t h a few b ot t l e s s mu g g l e d a b o a r d r e g ul a r fe r r y s e r v i c e to t h e U ni te d S t ate s, i t i n c r e as e d by 19 2 3 a n d 19 24 i nto a t h r i v i n g we ll - o r g a nize d i n dust r y. H e nr y K i m e, a

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m a n - a b o ut- tow n wo r k i n g as a n un d e r c ove r a g e nt i n H ava n a, o ut li n e d t h e f i n a n c i a l as p e c t s of s mu g g li n g i n a 19 27 r e p o r t to p r o hi b i t i o n of f i c i a l s i n Was hi n g to n, D.C. H e e st i m ate d t h e r e we r e at l ast t we nt y e i g ht s hi p s e n g a g e d i n s mu g g li n g d o c ke d i n H ava n a at a ny o n e t i m e a n d f o r t y f i ve o r s o t h at r e g ul a r ly s mu g g l e d li qu o r f r o m H ava n a to t h e U ni te d S t ate s. T h e s e s hi p s c o ul d c a r r y 2,0 0 0 to 10,0 0 0 c as e s of li qu o r, ave r a g i n g a b o ut 5,0 0 0 p e r s hi p p e r voya g e. K i m e p o i nte d o ut t h at H ava n a a l o n e sup p li e d t h e U ni te d S t ate s w i t h a p p r ox i m ate ly 5 0 0,0 0 0 c as e s of i ll e g a l b o oze eve r y m o nt h, tot a li n g 6 m i lli o n c as e s p e r ye a r.”

Fa r f r o m t h e h a l o of r o m a nt i c i s m sur r o un di n g i t , s mu g g li n g was i n a l a r g e p a r t a qu e st i o n of p a p e r wo r k . “ D o c um e nt s i n di c at i n g t h at a c a r g o of li qu o r was d e st i n e d f o r t h e U ni te d S t ate s r e p r e s e nte d a c l e a r v i o l at i o n of A m e r i c a n Pr o hi b i t i o n l aw s, g i v i n g Cuba n aut h o r i t i e s t h e n e c e s s a r y j ust i f i c at i o n to p r eve nt t h e s hi p’s d e p a r t ur e f o r s e a. C o ns e qu e nt ly, li qu o r s hi p s c o ul d o n ly l e ave p o r t i f t h ey c a r r i e d aut h o r ize d c l e a r a n c e p a p e r s i n di c at i n g t h at t h ey we r e h e ad e d o r ‘c l e a r i n g’ f o r p o r t s w h e r e t h e t r ad e i n li qu o r was l e g a l.”

T h e r ef o r e, i n H ava n a, a t r u e a n d p r o p e r m a r ket f o r f o r g e d d o c um e nt s was b o r n, a n d m a ny f o r e i g n p o r t s, e s p e c i a lly i n s m a ll H o n dur as, of f i c i a lly i m p o r te d l a r g e qu a nt i t i e s of s p i r i t s. Fo r exa m p l e, a s c h o o n e r h ad r et ur n e d to H ava n a af te r un l o adi n g i t s c a r g o; ac c o r di n g to t h e s hi p’s p a p e r s s h e we nt f r o m H ava n a to Fr e n c h S t . Pi e r r e of f t h e c o ast of C a n ada, t h e n to Tr uji ll o i n H o n dur as, a n d t h e n to H a ba n a a g ai n. T h e w h o l e voya g e i n i n s i x days! “ I t j ust p r ove s t h at t h e days of t h e f ast c li p p e r s hi p s a r e n ot ove r – s e e m s like a r um c a r g o sur e ly d o e s p ut s p e e d to a ve s s e l.” “ I n d e e d, b us i n e s s was s o b r i s k i n t h e s mu g g li n g t r ad e t h at by 19 2 6 t wo s hi p p i n g a g e n c i e s i n H ava n a … d evote d t h e m s e l ve s exc lus i ve ly to r um r unni n g c o n c e r ns. T h ey p r ov i d e d c o m p r e h e ns i ve s e r v i c e s to t h e i r c li e nt s, i n c lu di n g ‘p ut t i n g a b o a r d li qu o r c a r g o e s, a r r a n g i n g d et ai l s at H ava n a Custo m s, sup p ly i n g c l e a r a n c e p a p e r s a n d

a dum my s hi p p e r [w h o wo ul d t ake d e li ve r y of t h e c a r g o], sup p ly i n g r et ur n f r au dul e nt p a p e r s f r o m H o n dur as p o r t s, a n d p ay i n g t h e s m a ll g r af t d e m a n d e d by h a r b o r of f i c i a l s’. By 19 27, of f i c i a l s c o nf i r m e d t h at v i r t u a lly a ll of t h e Custo m s d o c um e nt s sub m i t te d by s hi p s c a r r y i n g li qu o r o ut of H ava n a we r e f r au dul e nt . … A s s mu g g li n g o ut of H ava n a i n c r e as e d, A m e r i c a n of f i c i a l s ex p r e s s e d c o nt i nu a l f r ust r at i o n w i t h t h e s e e m i n g unw i lli n g n e s s of Cuba n of f i c i a l s to ad dr e s s w h at A m e r i c a ns b e li eve d we r e c l e a r a n d o bv i o us f r au ds.

Cuba n of f i c i a l s r e s p o n d e d to A m e r i c a n c o m p l ai nt s by t h r ow i n g up t h e i r h a n ds a n d i ns i st i n g t h e r e was li t t l e t h ey c o ul d d o; t h e s hi p s we r e n ot v i o l at i n g Cuba n l aw.”

A s we h ave s ai d, m as s i ve s mu g g li n g o p e r at i o ns a l s o c a m e f r o m C a n ada, S ai nt Pi e r r e, t h e B a h a m as, Eur o p e a n d M ex i c o.

H oweve r, i n t h e s e c as e s, t h e p r e s sur e t h at t h e US c o ul d exe r t was li m i te d. T h e va r i o us c o unt r i e s d efe n d e d t h e i r i nte r e st s, a n d i n t h e 19 2 0 s t h e US was n ot yet t h e sup e r p owe r we h ave k n ow n s i n c e af te r t h e S e c o n d Wo r l d Wa r. Cuba, t h o u g h, was a di f fe r e nt c as e. T h e i s l a n d h ad a sub st a nt i a l d e p e n d e n c e o n t h e US, w hi c h eve n t h r e ate n e d a di r e c t m i li t a r y i nte r ve nt i o n.

T h e r ef o r e, A m e r i c a n p r e s sur e s c o ul dn’ t b e i g n o r e d, at l e ast of f i c i a lly. S o, i n 19 2 6 , t h e U ni te d S t ate s a n d Cuba n e g ot i ate d a s e r i e s of m e asur e s, s o o n k n ow n as t h e Rum Tr e at y, w hi c h a ll owe d t h e m to l e g a lly p ur su e b o oze s mu g g li n g towa r ds t h e U ni te d S t ate s a l s o i n Cuba n p o r t s a n d t h e Cuba n te r r i to r y. A n d n ot o n ly b o oze s mu g g li n g: “ C uba’s a nt i - s mu g g li n g t r e at y w i t h t h e U ni te d S t ate s c ove r e d a ll t h r e e i lli c i t c a r g o e s – li qu o r, i m m i g r a nt s, a n d n a r c ot i c s – t h e o r et i c a lly uni t i n g ef f o r t s b et we e n t h e t wo c o unt r i e s to sto p a ll f o r m s of i lli c i t t r af f i c . I t was a f ac t of te n o b s c ur e d by f r e qu e nt r efe r e n c e s to t h e t r e at y as ‘ Rum Tr e at y ’. ” A n d to e nf o r c e t h e Tr e at y, a s p e c i f i c g r o up of un d e r c ove r a g e nt s was a l s o f o r m e d, t as ke d w i t h g at h e r i n g i nf o r m at i o n o n sus p i c i o us s hi p m e nt s a n d t h e n i nf o r m i n g t h e A m e r i c a n a n d Cuba n aut h o r i t i e s.

T h e p ur p o s e was to p r eve nt s hi p m e nt s of a l c o h o l f r o m l e av i n g f o r t h e US o r to a l e r t t h e C o ast G u a r d i n t i m e s o t h ey c o ul d

i nte r c e pt t h e s mu g g li n g s hi p s b ef o r e t h ey un l o ad e d t h e i r p r e c i o us c a r g o. “ R at h e r t h a n c r e ate a n ew b ur e au c r ac y i n H ava n a, t h e fe d e r a l g ove r nm e nt , t h r o u g h t h e I nte lli g e n c e D i v i s i o n of t h e U.S. C o ast G u a r d, f un d e d a n d f o ste r e d a s m a ll g r o up of c i v i li a ns w h o ac te d, as t h ey j o k i n g ly r efe r r e d to t h e m s e l ve s, as ‘ U n c l e S a m’s B o oze C o p s’. I t was t h e i r ef f o r t s t h at s hut d ow n s mu g g li n g f r o m H ava n a, i f o n ly te m p o r a r i ly.” Fo r t hi s g a n g of b o oze c o p s a lm o st e nt i r e ly w i p e d o ut t h e s mu g g li n g of li qu o r f r o m H ava n a dur i n g 19 2 6 a n d 19 27.

T h e ex p l o i t s of t hi s h a n d f ul of a g e nt s i n 19 2 0 s Cuba wo ul d d e s e r ve a n ove l o r a f i lm, w i t h s o m e c o m e di c as p e c t s.

B e c aus e, d e s p i te t h e i r c o m m i t m e nt a n d t h e da n g e r s t h ey f ac e d, ow i n g to t h e c o nt i nu o us l ac k of ad e qu ate r e s o ur c e s, b ur e au c r at i c r e d t a p e, c o m p et i t i o n a m o n g va r i o us fe d e r a l a g e n c i e s, a n d t h e l ac k of c o o p e r at i o n f r o m t h e Cuba ns, t h e i r ef f o r t s ult i m ate ly p r ove d f ut i l e. A f te r a c o up l e of ye a r s, s mu g g li n g r e sum e d a lm o st as b ef o r e. M a ny s mu g g l e r s l ef t H ava n a, di s p e r s i n g to ot h e r p o r t s a n d l a n di n g s, f r e qu e nt ly c h a n g i n g t h e m a n d hi di n g a b i t b et te r. O t h e r s l e a r n e d to b et te r f o r g e t h e d o c um e nt s, r e ly i n g o n t h e l ac k of e nt hus i as m f r o m Cuba n aut h o r i t i e s a n d o n s i m p l e c o r r upt i o n. T h e st ake s we r e to o hi g h, a n d i t was o b j e c t i ve ly di f f i c ult to e nf o r c e i n Cuba a l aw t h at t h e A m e r i c a ns b l at a nt ly f ai l e d to e nf o r c e eve n at h o m e.

T h e wo r k a n d t h e p r o b l e m s of t h e e nt i r e g r o up a r e d o c um e nte d i n a s e r i e s of l et te r s b et we e n t h e l o c a l c hi ef of t h e g r o up a n d hi s b o s s i n Was hi n g to n. I b e li eve t h ey a r e wo r t hy of p ub li c at i o n, b e c aus e t h ey a r e a f i r st- h a n d te st i m o ny to t h e su c c e s s e s, t h e f r a m e of m i n d a n d t h e ult i m ate f ai lur e of t h e ef f o r t s to sto p t h e s mu g g li n g of b o oze f r o m Cuba.

O ur h e r o e s we r e f ully awa r e of t hi s a n d, ut te r ly d efe ate d, t h ey r e l a xe d i n t h e ba r s of H ava n a w i t h s o m e b o oze, of te n i n t h e c o m p a ny of t h e i r b o s s e s a r r i ve d f r o m t h e U ni te d S t ate s, f o r “ N ot a b ly, n o p r o hi b i t i o n of f i c i a l p r ac t i c e d te m p e r ate h a b i t s i n H ava n a.”

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

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

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

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

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

Nomenclature

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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A LCO H O L Featured Alcohol:

Octanol A l d e hyd e f o r m e d: O c t a n a l / O c t y l a l d e hyd e C a r b ox y l i c a c i d f o r m e d: O c t a n o i c Ac i d / C a p r y li c Ac i d E s t e r f o r m e d w h e n r e a c t i n g w i t h i t s e l f: O c t y l O c t a n o ate / O c t y l C a p r y l ate O c t a n o i c Ac i d O c t y l Este r 1- O c t a n o l, a l s o k n ow n as o c t a n -1- o l, i s t h e o r g a ni c c o m p o un d w i t h t h e m o l e c ul a r f o r mul a C H 3 (C H 2)7OH . I t i s a f at t y a l c o h o l.

M a ny ot h e r i s o m e r s a r e a l s o k n ow n g e n e r i c a lly as o c t a n o l s.

1- O c t a n o l i s c o m m o n ly m a nu f ac t ur e d f o r t h e sy nt h e s i s of e ste r s f o r us e i n p e r f um e s a n d f l avo r i n g s. It h as a p un g e nt o d o r.

Este r s of o c t a n o l, su c h as o c t y l ac et ate, o c c ur as c o m p o n e nt s of e s s e nt i a l o i l s.

1- O c t a n o l i s a l s o us e d to eva lu ate t h e li p o p hi li c i t y of p h a r m ac e ut i c a l p r o du c t s.

O c t a n o l i s m ai n ly p r o du c e d i n dust r i a lly by t h e o li g o m e r iz at i o n of et hy l e n e us i n g t r i et hy l a lum i ni um f o ll owe d by ox i dat i o n of t h e a lk y l a lum i ni um p r o du c t s. T hi s r o ute i s k n ow n as t h e Z i e g l e r a l c o h o l sy nt h e s i s.T h e p r o c e s s g e n e r ate s a r a n g e of a l c o h o l s, w hi c h c a n b e s e p a r ate d by di st i ll at i o n.

T h e Kur a r ay p r o c e s s d ef i n e s a n a lte r n at i ve r o ute to 1- o c t a n o l, b ut us i n g C 4 + C 4 b ui l di n g st r ate g y. 1, 3 - B ut adi e n e i s

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Octanol

Octanoic Acid

di m e r ize d c o n c o m i t a nt w i t h t h e ad di t i o n of o n e m o l e c ul e of wate r. T hi s c o nve r s i o n i s c at a ly ze d by p a ll adi um c o m p l exe s. T h e r e sult i n g d o ub ly uns at ur ate d a l c o h o l i s t h e n hydr o g e n ate d.

O c t a n o l a n d wate r a r e i m m i s c i b l e. T h e di st r i b ut i o n of a c o m p o un d b et we e n wate r a n d o c t a n o l i s us e d to c a l c ul ate t h e p a r t i t i o n c o ef f i c i e nt , P, of t h at m o l e c ul e (of te n ex p r e s s e d as i t s l o g a r i t hm to t h e bas e 10, l o g P). Wate r/o c t a n o l p a r t i t i o ni n g i s a r e l at i ve ly g o o d a p p r ox i m at i o n of t h e p a r t i t i o ni n g b et we e n t h e c y to s o l a n d li p i d m e m b r a n e s of li v i n g syste m s.

Tox i c i t y •

A f te r i nh a l at i o n: f r e s h ai r.

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I n c as e of s k i n c o nt ac t : Take of f i m m e di ate ly a ll c o nt a m i n ate d c l ot hi n g.

R i ns e s k i n w i t h wate r/ s h owe r.

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A f te r eye c o nt ac t : r i ns e o ut w i t h p l e nt y of wate r. C a ll i n o p ht h a lm o l o g i st .

Re m ove c o nt ac t l e ns e s.

Aroma

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O c t a n o l i s of te n d e s c r i b e d as h av i n g a n a r o m a of o r a n g e a n d r o s e.

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O c t a n a l i s of te n d e s c r i b e d as h av i n g a c i t r us, f at t y a r o m a.

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O c t a n o i c Ac i d i s of te n d e s c r i b e d as h av i n g a wa x y a n d c r e a my s m e ll.

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O c t y l ac et ate (t h e e ste r f o r m e d w i t h et h a n o l) h as a s c e nt of j as m i n e.

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

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

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

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A t l a s t m o n t h’s Ta l e s o f t h e C o c k t a i l eve nt , M a i s o n Fe r r a n d i n t r o d u c e d P l a n t e r ay M i s t e r Fo g g N av y R u m , a m e t i c u l o u s l y c r a f t e d r u m b l e n d t h a t p ay s homage to the rich heritage and craf tsmanship o f N av y r u m . D r a w i n g f r o m f o u r o f t h e m a i n r u m producing Caribbean islands historically used in N av y b l e n d s ( B a r b a d o s , Tr i n i d a d, G u ya n a a n d J a m a i c a) M i s t e r Fo g g i s a s p i r i t o f u n p a r a l l e l e d d e p t h a n d c o m p l ex i t y. Ava i l a b l e a s a l i m i t e d e d i t i o n , t h e r u m l a u n c h i s a c c o m p a n i e d by t h e i n - d e p t h c o - a u t h o r e d b o o k E x p l o r i n g 3 0 0 Ye a r s o f R oya l N av y R u m a n d I t s Te c h n i q u e s by M a i s o n Fe r r a n d o w n e r a n d m a s t e r b l e n d e r A l ex a n d r e G a b r i e l a n d rum historian Matt Pietrek. The rum is a tribute to t h e l a t e M i c h a e l Fo g g , a B r i t i s h n ava l ve t e r a n w h o j o i n e d ED & F M a n , (s u p p l i e r o f r u m t o t h e B r i t i s h R oya l N av y), s h o r t l y a f t e r h i s n ava l s e r v i c e. H e w a s a key f i g u r e o f t h e h i s t o r y o f N av y r u m , a n d his passion for this spirit signif icantly contributed t o t h e a u t h o r s’ u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f w h a t N av y r u m t r u l y i s . P l a n t e r ay M i s t e r Fo g g N av y R u m a n d t h e b o o k w e r e b o r n o f a p a s s i o n f o r u n c ove r i n g byg o n e spirits, their place and impor tance in histor y and t h e d e s i r e t o r ev i ve a n d c e l e b r a t e t h e e s s e n c e o f t r u e N av y r u m w i t h t o d ay ’s s p i r i t s a f i c i o n a d o s .

E x p l o r i n g 3 0 0 Ye a r s o f R oya l N av y R u m a n d I t s Te c h n i q u e s i s t h e r e s u l t o f f i ve ye a r s o f ex t e n s i ve, d e d i c a t e d r e s e a r c h , u n c ove r i n g a n d a n a l y z i n g historic documents. The 256 -page book features exc l u s i ve i n - d e p t h ex p l o r a t i o n o f t h e r i c h h e r i t a g e a n d i nt r i c a t e p r o d u c t i o n t e c h n i q u e s t h a t d e f i n e R oya l N av y r u m . Fo r M i s t e r Fo g g N av y R u m , r u m s f r o m B a r b a d o s , Tr i n i d a d, G u ya n a a n d J a m a i c a we r e a g e d i n ex- b o u r b o n b a r r e l s i n t h e i r c o u nt r i e s o f o r i g i n a n d t h e n t r a n s p o r t e d t o t h e s o u t hwe s t o f Fr a n c e, emulating the historic tradition of dynamic aging on s h i p s . U p o n a r r i va l i n t h e C o g n a c r e g i o n , t h e b l e n d u n d e r we n t d o u b l e a g i n g i n u s e d o a k b a r r e l s a n d ex t e n s i ve ox yg e n a t i o n i n l a r g e, o p e n w o o d e n va t s , r e p l i c a t i n g t h e h u m i d e nv i r o n m e nt o f t h e B r i t i s h docks, enhancing maturation. h t t p s: // w w w. m a i s o n f e r r a n d.c o m

s a i d B o b G u n t e r, P r e s i d e n t a n d C EO o f Ko l o a R u m C o m p a ny. “ RND C h a s b e e n exc e p t i o n a l t o w o r k w i t h ove r t h e ye a r s a n d , w i t h t h e i r o n g o i n g s u p p o r t , w e’r e conf ident that we will continue to grow and meet the increasing demand of our rum across the United S t a t e s m a i n l a n d.” I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e RND C m a r ke t d i s t r i b u t i o n , Ko l o a R u m h a s a l s o o p e n e d d i s t r i b u t i o n i n A r k a n s a s w i t h M o o n D i s t r i b u t o r s; M a s s a c h u s e t t s w i t h M a i n S t r e e t W i n e; a n d Te n n e s s e e w i t h B e s t B r a n d s I n c o r p o r a t e d. T h i s b r i n g s t h e t o t a l d i s t r i b u t i o n o f Ko l o a R u m p r o d u c t s t o 3 6 s t a t e s , a n d Wa s h i n g t o n D.C . h t t p s: // ko l o a r u m .c o m / S A N TA T ERE S A

D i a g e o h a s a g r e e d t o t h e s a l e o f Pa m p e r o R u m t o G r u p p o M o nt e n e g r o, a l e a d i n g I t a l i a n c o m p a ny i n the premium spirits and food sectors with a por tfolio that includes iconic Italian spirits brands such a s A m a r o M o nt e n e g r o, S e l e c t A p e r i t i vo, Ve c c h i a R o m a g n a B r a n d y a n d R o s s o A nt i c o Ve r m o u t h . J o h n Ke n n e d y, D i a g e o’s P r e s i d e nt , Eu r o p e s a i d: “ T h e s a l e o f Pa m p e r o d e m o n s t r a t e s o u r d i s c i p l i n e d a n d strategic approach to capital allocation. It will allow u s t o c o n c e n t r a t e o n o u r p o r t f o l i o’s c o r e a r e a s o f s t r e n g t h a s we a c c e l e r a t e t o w a r d s o u r a m b i t i o n; to be one of the best per forming, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the w o r l d.” Pa u l D o u e k , G r u p p o M o nt e n e g r o’s E xe c u t i ve B o a r d M e m b e r, c o m m e nt e d: “ We a r e d e l i g h t e d t o a n n o u n c e t h e a c q u i s i t i o n o f Pa m p e r o, a r u m t h a t will signif icantly enhance our grow th trajector y both w i t h i n I t a l y a n d o n t h e i nt e r n a t i o n a l s t a g e. Pa m p e r o’s exc e p t i o n a l h e r i t a g e a n d u n i q u e q u a l i t i e s w i l l g r e a t l y e n r i c h o u r s p i r i t s p o r t f o l i o. We a r e p a r t i c u l a r l y p l e a s e d t h a t t h i s m i l e s t o n e h a s b e e n a c h i eve d f o l l o w i n g t h e a p p o i nt m e nt o f G r u p p o M o nt e n e g r o’s n e w C EO, S e r g i o Fava . T h e a c q u i s i t i o n o f Pa m p e r o m a r k s a n e w p i vo t a l p h a s e f o r G r u p p o M o nt e n e g r o a s w e f o r t i f y o u r g l o b a l ex p a n s i o n w i t h o u r n e w l e a d e r s h i p t e a m”. h t t p s: // w w w.d i a g e o.c o m /, h t t p s: //g r u p p o m o n t e n e g r o.c o m /

S a n t a Te r e s a 17 9 6 , Ve n e z u e l a’s e s t e e m e d a n d o l d e s t r u m p r o d u c e r, h a s r e l e a s e d t h e i r n e w e s t ex p r e s s i o n , S a n t a Te r e s a A r a b i c a C o f f e e C a s k F i n i s h . T h i s i n n ova t i ve a n d exc e p t i o n a l b l e n d m a r ks a groundbreaking moment for rum enthusiasts and c o f f e e c o n n o i s s e u r s a l i ke a s w e l l a s t h e b r a n d , w h i c h is introducing a new and refreshed brand visual identity designed to honor centuries of tradition while e m b r a c i n g a m o d e r n i z e d a e s t h e t i c . S a n t a Te r e s a Arabica Cof fee Cask Finish begins with the renowned S a n t a Te r e s a 17 9 6 , a t r i p l e - a g e d , a w a r d - w i n n i n g Ve n e z u e l a n S o l e r a r u m , c h e r i s h e d f o r i t s s u p e rpremium quality and minimal sugar content with just 3 g r a m s o f s u g a r p e r 75 0 m l b o t t l e. T h i s d i s t i n g u i s h e d rum undergoes an additional transformation, spending three months in American white oak casks p r ev i o u s l y u s e d t o a g e a r u m - b a s e d c o l d b r e w c o f f e e.

This meticulous process infuses the rum with rich c o f f e e a r o m a s a n d f l avo r s , e n h a n c i n g i t s d e p t h a n d c h a r a c t e r w i t h o u t t h e u s e o f a d d i t i ve s . “ We a r e thrilled to introduce the Arabica Cof fee Cask Finish a s t h e l a t e s t a d d i t i o n t o o u r C a s k Fi n i s h S e r i e s . T h i s ex p r e s s i o n exe m p l i f i e s o u r u n w ave r i n g d e d i c a t i o n t o i n n ova t i o n w h i l e h o n o r i n g o u r r i c h Ve n e z u e l a n h e r i t a g e,” s a i d A l b e r t o Vo l l m e r, C EO o f S a n t a Te r e s a Rum. “ By combining some of the f inest cof fee and r u m p r o d u c e d i n Ve n e z u e l a , w e h ave c r e a t e d a b l e n d t h a t o f f e r s u n p a r a l l e l e d d e p t h a n d c h a r a c t e r. T h i s release is a testament to our legacy of craf tsmanship a n d o u r c o m m i t m e n t t o p r o d u c i n g exc e p t i o n a l r u m t h a t c e l e b r a t e s o u r r i c h h i s t o r y a n d t r a d i t i o n s .” h t t p s: // w w w. s a n t a t e r e s a r u m .c o m /

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Ko l o a R u m C o m p a ny a n d i t s d i s t r i b u t i o n p a r t n e r Re p u b l i c N a t i o n a l D i s t r i b u t i n g C o m p a ny ( RND C) a r e ex p a n d i n g i n t h e U. S . f r o m 12 t o 2 0 s t a t e s . “ T h e S p i r i t o f A l o h a” w i l l n o w b e ava i l a b l e i n G e o r g i a , S o u t h C a r o l i n a , L o u i s i a n a , Tex a s , C o l o r a d o, M i c h i g a n , M a r y l a n d a n d Wa s h i n g t o n D.C . Va r y i n g by s t a t e, RND C w i l l d i s t r i b u t e Ko l o a R u m’s e i g h t p r e m i u m r u m p r o d u c t s . T h i s i n c l u d e s K a u a i W h i t e, G o l d , D a r k , S p i c e, C o c o n u t , C a c a o, C o f f e e R u m , a n d a f i ve - ye a r, K a u a i R e s e r ve d S i n g l e - B a r r e l A g e d R u m; a s w e l l a s r e a d y - t o - d r i n k c o c k t a i l s . “ I n 2 0 24, Ko l o a R u m h a s ex p a n d e d i t s m a r ket r e a c h t o a n a d d i t i o n a l 12 s t a t e s d u e t o t h e ex t r a o r d i n a r y d e m a n d f o r o u r H a w a i i a n - i n s p i r e d p r o d u c t s f r o m o u r l oya l f a n b a s e,”

Angostura has announced a strategic distribution a g r e e m e nt t o ex p o r t t h e i r g l o b a l a w a r d - w i n n i n g products to China. The agreement is with Caribbean C o m m e r c i a l M a n a g e m e n t ( H a n g z h o u) C o. Lt d , a s u b s i d i a r y o f F i r s t C a r i b b e a n M a r ke t i n g C o m p a ny Lt d ( ‘ FC M C ’ ). FC M C i s a n e s t a b l i s h e d i m p o r t e r a n d ex p o r t e r o f C h i n e s e g o o d s i nt o Tr i n i d a d a n d To b a g o and the wider Caribbean. Caribbean Commercial M a n a g e m e nt ( H a n g z h o u) C o. Lt d w i l l b e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r t h e m a r ke t i n g a n d d i s t r i b u t i o n o f A n g o s t u r a’s rum and bitters range across China, including s e l l i n g i n t o t h e e - c o m m e r c e, r e t a i l , a n d o n - t r a d e c h a n n e l s . S p e a k i n g a t a s i g n i n g c e r e m o ny f o r t h i s n e w i n t e r n a t i o n a l a g r e e m e n t , C EO o f A n g o s t u r a , M r.

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L a u r e n t S c h u n c o m m e nt e d, “ We a r e exc i t e d t o p a r t n e r w i t h C a r i b b e a n C o m m e r c i a l M a n a g e m e nt ( H a n g z h o u) C o. Lt d a s we t a ke t h i s i m p o r t a nt s t e p i n o u r g l o b a l g r o w t h j o u r n ey. C h i n a r e p r e s e nt s a t r e m e n d o u s o p p o r t u n i t y f o r o u r b r a n d. G i ve n t h e d i s t r i b u t o r ’s u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e l o c a l m a r ket i n C h i n a , w e a r e c o n f i d e n t t h a t t h i s p a r t n e r s h i p w i l l s i g n i f i c a nt l y e n h a n c e o u r p r e s e n c e a n d d r i ve o u r b r a n d ’s s u c c e s s i n t h i s d y n a m i c r e g i o n .” M a n a g i n g D i r e c t o r o f C a r i b b e a n C o m m e r c i a l M a n a g e m e nt ( H a n g z h o u) C o. Lt d, M r. C h a r l e s X i a n g C h e n g ex p r e s s e d h i s commitment to promoting Angostura® brands in the C h i n e s e m a r ket , “ I f e e l c o n f i d e nt t h a t t h e d e c i s i o n m a d e by A n g o s t u r a ® t o a p p o i nt t h e FC M C G r o u p a s exc l u s i ve d i s t r i b u t o r f o r C h i n a , H o n g Ko n g a n d M a c a u i s a s o u n d o n e. I t i s my d r e a m t o g et A n g o s t u r a ® m a n u f a c t u r i n g eve r y d ay o f t h e ye a r t o f u l f i l t h e o r d e r s f o r t h e C h i n e s e m a r ket a s eve r y b o d y k n o w s i t s s i ze.”

In other news, the distiller y has launched Angostura Tr i b u t e D i s t i l l e r ’s C u t i n t h e B a l t i c s – L i t h u a n i a , Po l a n d , S p a i n , a n d G e r m a ny. I t w i l l a l s o b e l a u n c h e d i n Fr a n c e l a t e r t h i s ye a r. T h e Tr i b u t e D i s t i l l e r ’s C u t i s t h e l a t e s t L i m i t e d - Ed i t i o n r u m f r o m A n g o s t u r a’s P r i va t e C a s k C o l l e c t i o n , p r o d u c e d i n h o n o r o f t h e C o m p a ny ’s M a s t e r D i s t i l l e r, J o h n G e o r g e s . A s o n e o f t h e C a r i b b e a n r e g i o n’s p r e m i e r D i s t i l l e r s , M r.

G e o r g e s’ u n i q u e s k i l l a n d f i n e s s e i s w h a t s et t h e i r b l e n d s a p a r t . H e s p e nt f o r t y ye a r s a t A n g o s t u r a ® u s i n g h i s a r t i s t r y s k i l l s , d et a i l e d k n o w l e d g e a n d m et i c u l o u s l y h i g h s t a n d a r d s i n d i s t i l l i n g , t o c r a f t r a r e b l e n d s . T h e b l e n d s f r o m t h e Tr i b u t e D i s t i l l e r ’s C u t a r e from some of the most prestigious rums from aged r e s e r ve s , i n c l u d i n g a 2 5 - ye a r- o l d, w h i c h i s o n e o f t h e o l d e s t i n A n g o s t u r a’s i nve nt o r y. h t t p s: //a n g o s t u r a .c o m / A PPLE TON E S TAT E Appleton Estate has announced the launch of H e a r t s C o l l e c t i o n 19 9 8 , t h e l a t e s t r e l e a s e f r o m t h e p r e s t i g i o u s a n n u a l s e r i e s . T h e n e w v i nt a g e, a g e d 2 5 t r o p i c a l ye a r s o n t h e A p p l et o n E s t a t e, l o c a t e d i n l u s h N a s s a u Va l l ey, i s t h e e i g h t h e d i t i o n i n t h e s o u g h t - a f t e r c o l l e c t i o n o f ex t r e m e l y r a r e 10 0 % p o t s t i l l J a m a i c a n r u m s . H a n d - s e l e c t e d by l e g e n d a r y M a s t e r B l e n d e r D r.

J oy S p e n c e i n p a r t n e r s h i p w i t h r u m c o n n o i s s e u r L u c a G a r g a n o, t h i s r e l e a s e s h o wc a s e s t h e exc e p t i o n a l d e p t h a n d h a r m o ny o f f l avo r s i n a n a d va n c e d a g e d r u m . A p p l e t o n E s t a t e H e a r t s C o l l e c t i o n 19 9 8 w i l l s t a r t r o l l i n g o u t i n s e l e c t US p r e m i u m s p i r i t s r et a i l o u t l e t s at the end of August. The Hear ts Collection is an o d e t o A p p l e t o n E s t a t e’s c e nt u r i e s o f exc e l l e n c e i n r u m - m a k i n g . A s t h e o l d e s t c o nt i n u o u s l y o p e r a t e d r u m d i s t i l l e r y i n J a m a i c a , A p p l et o n E s t a t e i s t h e c u s t o d i a n t o o n e o f t h e m o s t ex t e n s i ve a n d l u x u r i o u s c o l l e c t i o n s o f a g i n g r u m b a r r e l s i n t h e w o r l d. To f i n d t h e t r e a s u r e s i n e a c h H e a r t s C o l l e c t i o n r e l e a s e, D r. J oy Spence hand selects from the thousands of barrels of p o t s t i l l r u m s a g i n g i n A p p l et o n E s t a t e’s w a r e h o u s e s and collaborates with Luca Gargano to identif y the b e s t o f t h e b e s t . T h e 19 9 8 v i nt a g e f r o m t h i s ye a r ’s Hear ts Collection consists of a single proprietar y m a r q u e d i s t i l l e d i n a c o p p e r p o t s t i l l , a g e d 2 5 ye a r s

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a n d b o t t l e d i n 2 0 2 3 . M a s t e r B l e n d e r J oy S p e n c e s ay s , “ T h e 19 9 8 r e l e a s e i s ve r y s p e c i a l , n o t o n l y f o r i t s i n c r e d i b l e d e p t h a n d a g e, b u t a l s o b e c a u s e i t p ay s h o m a g e t o o n e o f t h e m o s t c h e r i s h e d r e l e a s e s o f my c a r e e r.” S h e a d d s , “ H e a r t s C o l l e c t i o n 19 9 8 c l o s e l y replicates one of the rare marques used in the A p p l e t o n E s t a t e J oy A n n i ve r s a r y B l e n d. I t s s t r i k i n g va n i l l a n o t e s a n d s i l k y f i n i s h m a ke t h i s a n i d e a l r u m f o r s i p p i n g a n d s avo r i n g .” To r e c e i ve exc l u s i ve updates and information about Appleton Estate and the Hear ts Collection, including pre -sale information, f a n s c a n v i s i t t h e b r a n d ’s w e b s i t e a n d s i g n u p f o r t h e c o m m u n i t y n e w s l e t t e r. h t t p s: //a p p l e t o n e s t a t e.c o m / K LYR R U M K LY R R u m , a s u p e r- p r e m i u m 10 0 % A m e r i c a n - m a d e cr ystal rum, announced the launch of t wo readyt o - d r i n k ( R T D) f l avo r i n n ova t i o n s j u s t i n t i m e t o round- out summer drinking occasions on National Re f r e s h m e n t D ay t a k i n g p l a c e o n T h u r s d ay, J u l y 2 5 t h . Em b o d y i n g t h e f u n a n d f r e e d o m o f w a r m e r t e m p e r a t u r e s a n d l o n g e r d ay s , t h e s e n e w p a t r i o t i c t h e m e d R T D s f e a t u r e i c o n i c f l avo r s o f s u m m e r w i t h no ar tif icial ingredients that capture the classic A m e r i c a n a s p i r i t : ‘ S w e e t Te a o f Fr e e d o m’ a n d ‘A l l A m e r i c a n L e m o n a d e.’ C r a f t e d w i t h t o p - s h e l f c r y s t a l K LY R r u m , t h e s e n e w l y i n t r o d u c e d , a l l - n a t u r a l f l avo r s j o i n t h e ex i s t i n g K LY R b r a n d p o r t f o l i o o f p r e m i u m , non- carbonated RTDs that are sure to stand out f o r t h e i r p u r e i n g r e d i e n t s t h a t d e l i ve r a c l e a n , c r i s p a n d s m o o t h t a s t e. W i t h f e w e r c a l o r i e s t h a n s i m i l a r c a n n e d e l i x i r s , t h e K LY R ‘ C e l e b r a t e A m e r i c a’ l i m i t e d e d i t i o n e n t r a n t s f e a t u r e a n A BV o f 5 . 5% a n d a r e less sweet than most spirits-based lemonade and s w e e t t e a R T D s w i t h o u t s a c r i f i c i n g o n t a s t e. “ T h e spirits-based RTD categor y continues to be among t h e h o t t e s t a r e a s o f t h e d r i n k s m a r ke t , a n d w e h ave c a r ve d o u t a n i c h e w i t h i n t h i s s e g m e n t t h a t m a r r i e s o u r s u p e r- p r e m i u m K LY R r u m a l o n g w i t h h e a l t h i e r i n g r e d i e n t s , n a t u r a l f l avo r s a l o n g w i t h o n - t h e - g o c o nve n i e n c e t h a t c o n s u m e r s a r e s e a r c h i n g f o r,” s a i d Ke i t h K r e m , C OO o f K LY R R u m . “ O u r n e w e s t f l avo r e d K LY R R T D s b r i n g t h e b e s t o f a l l w o r l d s w i t h r e f r e s h i n g , n o s t a l g i c f l avo r s o f s u m m e r – lemonade and sweet iced tea – that are the per fect r e f r e s h m e n t f o r w a r m e r w e a t h e r, w h e t h e r by t h e p o o l s i d e, a l o n g s i d e a B B Q a n d o t h e r f e s t i ve o u t d o o r o c c a s i o n s .” “ C l a s s i c A m e r i c a n l e m o n a d e a n d s w e e t i c e d t e a a r e sy n o ny m o u s w i t h s u m m e r, a n d w e’ ve w o r ke d h a r d t o c a p t u r e t h e s e p o p u l a r s e a s o n a l f l avo r s w i t h o u t r e l y i n g u n n e c e s s a r i l y o n s u g a r. U n l i ke m u c h o f t h e c o m p e t i t i o n , t h e r e’s n o t h i n g a r t i f i c i a l a b o u t o u r K LY R R T D s ,” s a i d L ex i C l o s e, H e a d D i s t i l l e r a t H o l y Wa t e r D i s t i l l e r y w h e r e K LY R R u m i s h a n d - c r a f t e d. “ We a r e s u r e c o n s u m e r s a r e g o i n g t o l ove t h i s l a t e s t a d d i t i o n t o o u r K LY R r e a d y - t o - d r i n k p o r t f o l i o o n T HE d ay w h e n eve r yo n e i s c e l e b r a t i n g t h e b e s t i n l i q u i d r e f r e s h m e n t .” h t t p s: // k l y r r u m .c o m / R U M FE S T K EY W E S T Fa n s o f r u m c a n s avo r o n - t h e - w a t e r f u n , u n i q u e r u m ex p e r i e n c e s , s e m i n a r s a n d t a s t i n g s , a c o n c e r t a n d

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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 2024 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).

T h e Re gi o nal Edit i o ns st ar te d bac k in 2 0 0 5, t h ey are p r o duc e d fo r sp e c i f i c m ar ket s an d are availab l e fo r purc has e fo r n o m o re t han 2 ye ar s, as de c i de d by H aban o s S A .

T h e re quire m e nt s fo r t h e Re gi o nal Edit i o ns are ve r y sp e c i f i c in s o m e re sp e c t s: • • • •

a limite d p r o duc t i o n t h e c i g ar fo r m at sh o ul d n ot alre ady b e par t of t h e s e l e c te d b r an d it sh o ul d n ot b e s o l d o ut s i de t h e sp e c i f i e d mar ket dur in g t h e f ir st ye ar an d t h e s e l e c te d b r an d sh o ul d n ot b e am o n g t h e c las s i c b r an ds f r o m H aban o s S A (suc h as, C o hiba, Ro m e o y J uli et a an d Par t ag as, am o n g ot h e r s).

Fo r t hi s o c c as i o n t h ey s e l e c te d t h e J uan Ló p ez b r an d, o ne of t h e o l de st b r an ds in H aban o s S A , c re ate d by a S paniar d by t h e s am e nam e in 1870.

T h e s e c i g ar s have l oyal fo ll owe r s, t h ey are c o mp l ete ly han dm ade us in g l o n g f ill e r, us in g l e ave s f r o m t h e Vue lt a A baj o re gi o n of Cuba an d w it h a m e dium to hi gh b o dy. We ar e t alk in g ab o ut t h e hi gh e st p o s s ib l e st an dar ds f r o m H aban o s S A .

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T h e Fac to r y N am e ( V ito la d e G al e r a) fo r t hi s E xc lusi vo C o n o S ur i s an Edmun d o (52 x 5 1/ 3). T hi s fo r m at was m ad e f am o us by t h e c las s i c M o nte c r i sto t hat was launc h e d in 2 0 0 4 an d it qui c k ly e ar n e d l oyal fo ll owe r s. I t was late r re l e as e d in a Tub o in 2 0 0 8 .

D ue to it s suc c e s s (an d I c o unt mys e l f am o n g it s d evote d fo ll owe r s), t h e fo r m at was i d e al fo r t hi s exc lus i ve r e l e as e. N ow t hat I ’m ab o ut to sm o ke it , I w i ll f in d o ut h ow we ll it i s m ad e an d i f t h e inte ns it y i s similar to t hat of t h e J uan Ló p ez b r an d.

Fo r t hi s sp e c i al o c c as i o n, I had to f in d a gre at r um fo r t h e pair in g, t hink in g ab o ut ap p r ox im ate ly 5 0 minute s of sm o k in g t im e. It was t h e p e r fe c t t im e to b r in g o ut t h e Ro n Var ad e r o 15 Ye ar O l d, G r an Re s e r va d e Cuba, o n e of t h e o l d e st r um b r an ds in Cuba, dat in g bac k to 18 4 4.

T hi s b r an d an d S ant i ag o d e Cuba are my t wo f avo r ite b r an ds f r o m Cuba.

A s yo u alre ady k n ow by n ow, I al s o have a p re dil e c t i o n fo r Rum O l d Fashi o n e d but , sinc e t h e c o c k t ai l g o e s t hr o u g h di f fe re nt p has e s dur in g t h e pair in g, as d o e s t h e c i g ar. T h e r e ar e s eve r al ways to m ake an O l d Fashi o n e d. Fo r t hi s exe rc i s e, I c h o s e to us e b r ow n su g ar as a bas e, w it h a few dr o p s of O r an g e B it te r s (I us e d t h e B it te r Tr ut h b r an d). I f yo u d o n’t have O r an g e B it te r s at h o m e, yo u c an sub st itute w it h r e g ular B it te r s, just m ake sure to ad d o nly a c o up l e of dr o p s. I t h e n ad d e d t h e i c e c ub e s to f ill t h e g las s an d f ini sh e d w it h a p i e c e of o r an g e p e e l, s qu e ezin g it f ir st to r e l e as e t h e o ils insi d e t h e g las s.

I us e d a st r ai g ht g ui ll ot in e to c ut t h e c i g ar an d t h e n lit it up us in g a c o up l e of c e dar st i c ks, c an’ t g et m o r e c las s i c t han t hi s!

T h e dr aw was an am a zin g 10 o ut of 10: t hi s was a ve r y we ll - m ad e c i g ar, t h e init ial st re n gt h was m e dium an d t h e c o c k t ail was s li g ht ly swe et . A s I paire d t h e t wo, I p e r c e i ve d hint s of c of fe e,

ar o m at i c t anne d l e at h e r an d n ote s of o r an g e (f r o m t h e p e e l an d t h e bit te r s), w hi c h m ade m e fe e l like I was walk in g o n c l o u ds dur in g t h e f ir st t hir d of t h e c i g ar.

T h e c i g ar i s bur nin g exc e e din gly we ll.

I f I had to gi ve it a s c o re fo r it s dr aw an d h ow it bur ns, it wo ul d b e am o n g t h e hi gh e st . I - h oweve r- am n ot into s c o r e s, inste ad I fo c us o n t h e m o m e nt an d h ow we ll it m e et s my ex p e c t at i o ns.

D ur in g t h e s e c o n d t hir d, t h e c i g ar sh ows a m o re r o bust f ac e, c l o s e r to w hat c o nn o i s s eur s ex p e c t f r o m a J uan Ló p ez. T h e c o c k t ail, m e anw hil e, st ar t s to fe ature subt l e hint s of swe et ne s s, inte r min gl e d w it h li ght to uc h e s of vanilla an d c of fe e. T hi s i s hap p e nin g as a re sult of t h e m e lt in g of t h e i c e, c o mb in e d w it h t h e swe et ne s s f r o m t h e su g ar at t h e b ot to m of t h e glas s. T hi s c han g e in t h e c o c k t ai l i s a we l c o m e d ex p e r i e nc e dur in g t h e pair in g, s inc e it re p re s e nt s t h e i de al c o n dit i o ns we c o ul d h o p e fo r, exe c ute d s e am l e s s ly.

T h e b e st t hin g ab o ut t hi s c i g ar fo r m at , fo r t h o s e of us w h o l ove Ro busto s, i s t hat it gi ve s us a s imi lar ex p e r i e nc e but fo r a l o n g e r p e r i o d of t im e, i de al i f yo u have re s e r ve d t h e t im e an d eve n b et te r i f yo u have a we ll - p re pare d c o c k t ai l by yo ur s i de.

To sum up, o ne of t h e m o st m e m o r ab l e pair in g s t hus f ar. I t hink t h e c i g ar i s ne ar in g t h e i de al t im e to b e sm o ke d, a gre at balanc e b et we e n inte ns it y an d agin g t im e. I humb ly re c o mm e n d to all re ade r s to t r y to re p li c ate t hi s pair in g, d o eve r y t hin g p o s s ib l e to s e c ure o ne of t h e s e E xc lus i vo C o n o S ur c i g ar s b efo r e t h ey di s ap p e ar, it w i ll b e a m e m o r ab l e ex p e r i e nc e.

Ch e e r s!

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