"Got Rum?" July 2024

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JuLY 2024 5 From The Editor 6-9 T h e A n g e l’ s S h a r e - R u m R e v i e w s 10-13 C OO K ING WI T H RUM 14-19 T HE IM B I B ER ’ S A LM A N A C 20-23 SUG A R C A NE A ND T HE ENVIRONMEN T 24-25 T HE RUM UNIVERSI T Y ® LI B R A R Y 28-31 T h e RUM HIS T ORI A N 32-37 T HE A M A Z ING WORLD O F A L C OHOL 38-41 RUM IN HIS T OR Y 42-45 RUM IN T HE NEWS 46-59 T HE SWEE T B USINESS O F SUG A R 62-67 C IG A R a n d RUM PA IRING

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F ROM T HE EDI T OR

Sugarcane: Beyond The Mill I n past ar ti cl es I’ve writte n about t h e cr eati vi ty invo lve d in su g a rca n e p roducti on. In ma n y countrie s a roun d t h e wor l d, the very n a me o f the s ugar m ills i s “Ingenio ” (Spanish) or “Engehno” ( Portuguese ). Th e wo rd “Engine” i n En g lish is derive d from t h e sam e r oot: th e wo rd “in g e n ious, ” w h i ch com es to u s fro m the Fre n ch “i ngéni eux,” wh ich in tu rn came from t h e Lati n “ i ngenio sus,” derive d from “i ngeni um ,” meanin g ‘min d , inte lle c t . ’ T h e m oder n d e fin ition o f ingenio u s is : i n · ge· nious ( in -ˈjēn-yəs) 1 . havi ng or sh o win g an u n u sual aptitude fo r d iscove rin g , inve n tin g , or contr iving 2 . m ar ked by o rig inality, r esour cefuln e ss, a n d cleve rness in conception o r e xecu tio n 3 . show i ng or ca lling for in tellig e n c e , aptitude, o r d iscern ment I t is no sur pr ise that su ch n a me wou ld b e used to describ e th e agglo mera t io n o f diver se disciplines needed to c onstr uct and o p e rate a sugarcane mi l l , i ncluding e n g ineering, physics, c hem istr y and , in modern mills, b iolo g y .

S ugar m i l l s p roce ss a lot of su g a rca n e , i n or der to extra ct th e ju ice re q u ire d t o f e ed the evapo rato rs and centrifuges t h at ulti m ately p roduce th e crysta lliz e d s ugar the world cra ves. This p roce s s a l so l eaves be h ind co-p roducts, suc h a s m olasses (ca n e syru p ) a n d ba g a s s e (c a ne fi ber ) . I ca lle d th e se co-p rodu c t s a nd not waste p roducts beca u se the ir h i gh com m er cial va lue: mola s s e s c ontain a ver y hig h co n centration o f

s u g a rs t h a t a re e x c e lle n t a s f e e d s t o c k o r a s f e rme n t a t io n s t o c k , wh ile t h e b a g a s s e ’s c o mb u s t io n p o t e n t ia l c an -a n d v e ry o f t e n d o e s - p ro v id e a ll t he s t e a m a n d e le c t ric it y n e e d e d f o r s u g a r mills t o o p e ra t e .

D e s p it e t h e a b o v e a c h ie v e me n t s , I k n o w mo re in n o v a t io n s a re s t ill wa it in g b e y o n d t h e h o riz o n . T h u s , I a m f ille d wit h jo y e v e ry t ime I le a rn a b o u t p ro d u c t s / a p p lic a t io n s s u c h a s S u g a rc re t e ® (s e e p g . 2 0 ).

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T HE A NGEL’ S SH A RE

by Paul S e nf t

Crossf ire Hurric ane Rum

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

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

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

Che er s!

Got Rum ? July 2 0 2 4 - 6

In late 2 0 2 3 it was ann o unc e d t hat T h e Ro llin g S to ne s al o n g w it h U ni ve r s al M us i c G r o up an d S o c i o Ve nture s had fo r m e d a par t ne r ship to p r o duc e Cr o s s f ire H ur r i c ane Rum. A s m o r e det ails we re re l e as e d, we l e ar ne d t hat it i s a b l e n d of r ums t hat are in par t ag e d up to f i ve ye ar s in us e d o ak b o ur b o n bar re l s s o urc e d f r o m B ar bad o s, D o mini c an Re pub li c , an d J am ai c a. T h e r ums fo r t h e b l e n d are t r ansp o r te d to N ew Po r t R i c h ey Fl o r i da w h e re t h ey ar e b l e n de d an d b ot t l e d to 4 0% A BV at T h e Po int di st i ll e r y. Fun t r i v ia: T h e nam e of t h e r um i s f r o m t h e f ir st line of t h e ir s o n g J ump in’ J ac k Flash - “ I was b o r n in a c r o s s f ire hur r i c ane”.

Appearance T h e 70 0 - m l b ot t l e i s a s quat , sh o r tne c ke d b ot t l e w it h C r o s s f ire H ur r i c an e e mb o s s e d ac r o s s t h e f r o nt . T h e ne c k has a gre e n w r ap w it h t h e Ro llin g S to n e s l o g o, a c l e ar s e c ur it y w r ap, an d a w hite s e c ur it y st r ip s e c ur in g t h e wo o de n c ap p e d c o r k to t h e b ot t l e. Two lab e ls w r ap t h e bas e an d p r ov i de all t h e basi c info r m at i o n ab o ut t h e r um, al o n g w it h a st ate m e nt f r o m t h e ban d c o nc e r nin g t h e insp ir at i o n b e hin d t h e p r o duc t .

T h e c o l o r i s a m e dium - g o l de n am b e r in t h e b ot t l e t hat li ghte ns s li ght ly in t h e glas s. S w ir lin g t h e li qui d c re ate s a t hin ban d t hat t hi c ke ns an d dr o ps a s in g l e wave of te ar s b efo re evap o r at in g, l e av in g a r in g of b e ads in t h e ir wake.

Nose T h e ar o m a of t h e r um l e ads w it h c ar am e lize d vani lla an d al c o h o l, w hi c h i s fo ll owe d by n ote s of c innam o n, nut m e g, an d to aste d o ak .

Pa l a t e S ip p in g t h e r um d e li ve r s a f ull - b o di e d sw ir l of f lavo r s l e adin g w it h li g ht tof fe e n ote s an d a k i c k of al c o h o l, t hat i s fo ll owe d by g r i ll e d p in e ap p l e, stewe d bananas, an d papaya, w hi c h to g et h e r fo r m t h e hi g h n ote s. T h e sp i c e n ote s f r o m t h e ar o m a p o p mi dpalate, an d o ak t annins m ani fe st , c re at in g t h e fo un dat i o n of t h e f lavo r p r of i l e. T h e o ak t annins balanc e t h e swe et n e s s of t h e f r uit n ote s an d l e ad to a l o n g, li g ht ly ac i di c f ini sh.

W h e n T h e Ro llin g S to n e s ann o unc e d t h ey we re p r o duc in g t hi s r um b l e n d, I was c ur i o us h ow it wo ul d c o m par e to ot h e r c e l e b r it y - bac ke d r um s I had ex p e r i e nc e d in t h e past . I al s o fo un d it inte re st in g t hat of t h e sp ir it b r an ds t i e d to t h e ban d, t hi s i s t h e f ir st o n e t hat i s ow n e d by t h e m an d n ot li c e ns e d. D ur in g t h e evaluat i o n p r o c e s s, I di s c ove r e d t h e r um to b e sur p r i s in g ly we ll balanc e d b et we e n t h e f r uit , sp i c e s, an d wo o d t annins an d n ot ove r ly swe et . S o m any ot h e r c e l e b r it y b r an ds ar e ove r ly c o nt r i ve d su g ar b o m b s, an d t hi s o n e i s m o st c e r t ainly n ot o n e of t h e m.

W hil e f in e as a s ip p e r, t h e r um f unc t i o ns quite we ll as t h e al c o h o l bas e of c o c k t ails. T h e we b s ite r e c o m m e n ds s eve r al c o c k t ai l s, but I fo un d it m aint ain e d it s i d e nt it y in a J et Pi l ot an d simp l e D ai quir i. M o d e r ate ly p r i c e d, Cr o s sf ire H ur r i c an e Rum i s a wo r t hy p i c k up t h e n ex t t im e yo u ar e l o o k in g fo r a new f lavo r ex p e r i e nc e.

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G o t R u m ? J u ly 2 0 24 - 7

T HE A NGEL’ S SH A RE

by Paul S e nf t

Planteray Cut and Dr y Coc onut Rum E a r li e r t hi s ye a r M ai s o n Fe r r a n d l aun c h e d t h e i r n ew ly r e n a m e d Pl a nte r ay r um li n e w i t h t h e i r Cut a n d D r y C o c o nut Rum. Fo ur ye a r s i n t h e m ak i n g g o i n g t h r o u g h a va r i et y of r e c i p e s, t h e c o m p a ny us e s un a g e d r um p r o du c e d at t h e We st I n di e s Rum D i st i ll e r y i n B a r bad o s w h e r e t h ey i nf us e i t w i t h l o c a lly g r ow n c o c o nut s to c r e ate t h e i r p r o du c t . Ac c o r di n g to t h e i r m a r ket i n g m ate r i a l t h ey us e o n e c o c o nut f o r eve r y li te r of t h e p r o du c t . T h e r um i s b l e n d e d a n d b ot t l e d to 4 0% A BV. Appearance T h e t a ll 70 0 m L r af f i a - w r a p p e d b ot t l e i s a c usto m - d e s i g n e d b ot t l e like w h at was us e d f o r t h e Pl a nt at i o n li n e. T h e b ot t l e i s d o m i n ate d by a l a b e l t h at s h a r e s d et ai l s a b o ut t h e i ns p i r at i o n r e l ate d to t h e r um a n d a l o c a l l e g e n d. T h e sy nt h et i c c o r k i s s e c ur e d to t h e b ot t l e w i t h a b l ac k l o g o e d w r a p a n d t h e m e d n e c k l a b e l.

T h e li qui d h o l ds a da r k a m b e r c o l o r i n t h e b ot t l e a n d g l as s, w i t h a d e ns e a m o unt of o r g a ni c m ate r i a l sus p e n d e d i n t h e r um.

S w i r li n g t h e li qui d c r e ate s a t hi c k ba n d a r o un d t h e g l as s t h at r e l e as e s a wave of f ast- m ov i n g l e g s, f o ll owe d by a s e c o n d wave of s l owe r, t hi c ke r l e g s. I t t ake s qui te s o m e t i m e f o r t h e ba n d to eva p o r ate, l e av i n g b e hi n d b e ads of r e s i du e.

Nose T h e a r o m a of t h e r um d e li ve r s a s o li d hi t of swe et c o c o nut f r o nt a n d c e nte r. A s t h e c o c o nut s l ow ly r e l e nte d, I di s c ove r e d n ote s of c a r a m e lize d va ni ll a a n d c i nn a m o n s p i c e.

Pa l a t e T h e f i r st s i p of t h e r um h ad a sur p r i s i n g d e ns i t y to i t w i t h t h e swe et c o c o nut f r o m t h e a r o m a m a ni fe st i n g f r o nt a n d c e nte r t ak i n g t h e hi g h n ote s. A n h e r bac e o us s p i c i n e s s f o r m s t h e f o un dat i o n w i t h a ni p of g i n g e r, f o ll owe d by n ote s of da r k

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va ni ll a, c i nn a m o n a n d b l ac k p e p p e r. T h e a l c o h o l b i te s i nto t h e ex p e r i e n c e b ef o r e t h e c o c o nut f l avo r r us h e s bac k i n a l o n g, swe et f i ni s h.

Rev i ew W h e n i t c o m e s to c o c o nut r um s, af te r ye a r s of bad ex p e r i e n c e s w i t h sunt a n l ot i o n - f l avo r e d c h e m i c a l n ast i n e s s, I h ave g r ow n we a r y of t h e m, b ut sum m e r s e e m s like t h e p e r fe c t t i m e to d o a c o c o nut r um r ev i ew. W h e n Pl a nte r ay Cut a n d D r y was of f i c i a lly r e l e as e d, t h e r e was a g r e at d e a l of hy p e sur r o un di n g t h e r um li n e n a m e c h a n g e a n d t h e p r o du c t i o n m et h o ds r e l ate d to t hi s p a r t i c ul a r ex p r e s s i o n. O ve r a ll, I f o un d t h at t h e te a m at M ai s o n Fe r r a n d c r e ate d a s o li d c o c o nut f l avo r e d r um t h at avo i d e d t h e p i t f a ll s of ot h e r p r o du c t s i n t h e c ate g o r y.

I f t h e c o m p a ny c a n m e et t h e g l o ba l d e m a n d, t hi s r um c o ul d b e a r e a l wo r k h o r s e f o r t h e h o s p i t a li t y i n dust r y, j o i ni n g t h e r a nks of S t i g g i ns Pi n e a p p l e a n d O F T D o n bac k ba r s. I like d t h e ad d e d di m e ns i o n of t h e s p i c e n ote s, w hi c h h e lp e d to n e d ow n a n d ba l a n c e t h e swe et n e s s of t h e p r o du c t . By d e s i g n, t hi s r um i s e n g i n e e r e d to b e m i xe d i n c o c k t ai l s, a n d a Pi ñ a C o l ada i s a n e asy o n e to b e g i n w i t h. H oweve r, af te r ex p e r i m e nt i n g w i t h i t , t h e c o c o nut r um m i xe s we ll w i t h c i t r us f l avo r s a n d ad ds a n i nte r e st i n g t w i st to s o m e c l as s i c c o c k t ai l s. A s I r e s e a r c h e d t h e r um a n d i nf o r m at i o n a b o ut B a r bad o s c o c o nut f a r m s, I a m c o n c e r n e d a b o ut t h e c o m p a ny ’s a b i li t y to sust ai n p r o du c t i o n a n d m e et m a r ket d e m a n ds t h at t h e m a r ket w i ll wa nt f o r t hi s c o c o nut r um. O n e c o c o nut p e r li te r o n a n i s l a n d t h at h as a li m i te d c r o p i s g o i n g to b e c h a ll e n g i n g. I t w i ll b e i nte r e st i n g to s e e h ow t h ey ad dr e s s t h e s e d e m a n ds m ov i n g f o r wa r d.

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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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THAI COCONUT CURRY MEATBALLS I n g r e di e nt s: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

1 lb. G r o un d B e ef 1 lb. G r o un d Po r k 1 t s p. Cur r y Powd e r 2 t s p. G r o un d B as i l ¼ t s p. G r o un d G i n g e r 1/ 2 t s p. G a r li c Powd e r 3 /4 C. A ll - Pur p o s e Fl o ur 1 Eg g, b e ate n 2 T b s p. C o c o nut O i l 1 s m a ll Ye ll ow O ni o n, chopped 1 s m a ll W hi te O ni o n, chopped 1 Re d B e ll Pe p p e r, c h o p p e d 2 G a r li c C l ove s, c r us h e d 2 T b s p. Fr e s h G i n g e r, chopped 3 T b s p. T h ai Re d Cur r y Paste 2 ½ C. C o c o nut M i lk ¼ C. C o c o nut Rum ¼ C. Fr e s h Ci l a nt r o, chopped S a lt to t aste J ui c e of 2 Li m e s

I nst r u c t i o ns: 1. Pr e h e at ove n to 3 5 0 ° F. 2. M i x we ll to g et h e r t h e g r o un d b e ef a n d p o r k i n a m e di um s ize d b ow l.

3. I n a s m a ll e r b ow l, m i x to g et h e r c ur r y p owd e r, bas i l, g i n g e r, g a r li c p owd e r, a n d f l o ur. Ad d to t h e m e at m i x t ur e a n d i n c o r p o r ate we ll. Fi n a lly, ad d t h e e g g. Fo r m t h e m e at ba ll s i nto 1 ½ i n c h di a m ete r ba ll s, a n d p l ac e o n a l a r g e bak i n g s h e et . B ake f o r 2 0 m i nute s.

4. W hi l e m e at ba ll s a r e bak i n g, m ake t h e s au c e. H e at a l a r g e sk i ll et to m e di um hi g h h e at , ad d c o c o nut o i l. Ad d t h e c h o p p e d ve g g i e s: o ni o ns, b e ll p e p p e r, g a r li c , a n d g i n g e r. C o o k f o r 5 m i nute s o r unt i l o ni o n i s t r a ns lu c e nt . Ad d c ur r y p aste, c o c o nut m i lk a n d c o c o nut r um. Re du c e h e at to m e di um a n d s i m m e r f o r 10 m i nute s unt i l t h e c ur r y p aste i s c o m p l ete ly m i xe d i nto t h e s au c e. Ad d s a lt to t aste.

5. Re m ove m e at ba ll s f r o m ove n a n d ad d to t h e s au c e, c o o k f o r a n ot h e r 5 m i nute s. Ad d li m e j ui c e a n d c h o p p e d c i l a nt r o t h e n st i r. S e r ve h ot ove r r i c e a n d g a r ni s h w i t h a d di t i o n a l f r e s h c i l a nt r o.

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S u g g e ste d c o c k t ai l p ai r i n g: COCON U T MO J ITO I n g r e di e nt s: •

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2 oz. C o c o nut Rum

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1 oz. Li g ht Rum

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D i r e c t i o ns: S qu e eze li m e we d g e i nto a hi g hba ll g l as s; dr o p li m e i nto t h e g l as s. Ad d s i m p l e sy r up; mu d dl e. Ad d i c e. G e nt ly p r e s s m i nt o r s l a p m i nt ; ad d to g l as s. Po ur r um, c r e a m of c o c o nut , li m e j ui c e a n d c lub s o da i nto g l as s; st i r. I f d e s i r e d, g a r ni s h w i t h a d di t i o n a l li m e.

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JUL 2 N at ional A ni set t e Day JUL 8 Wo r l d Ru m Day JUL 10 N at ional Piña Col ad a Day JUL 11 N a t ional M oji to Day JUL 12 Mich el a d a Day JUL 14 N a t ional G r a nd M a r ni e r Day JUL 19 N at ional Daiq uir i Day JUL 2 4 N a t ional Teq uil a Day JUL 27 N a t ional Sc otc h Day

G o t R u m ? J u ly 2 0 2 4 - 1 7

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Classic Daiquiri (July 19th)

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1 1/ 2 oz. Low - c o n g e n e r, U n - a g e d (w hi te) Rum

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D i r e c t i o ns: 1. Ad d t h e i n g r e di e nt s to a c o c k t ai l s h ake r w i t h i c e c ub e s. S h ake we ll.

2. S t r ai n i nto a c hi ll e d c o c k t ai l g l as s.

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I f yo ur dr i nk i s a b i t to o t a r t , ad d m o r e sy r up. I f i t i s to o swe et , ad d m o r e li m e.

Ad di t i o n a lly, t h e s i m p l e sy r up yo u us e w i ll p l ay a r o l e; w i t h a r i c h (2:1) s i m p l e sy r up, yo u wo n’ t n e e d as mu c h as a D ai qui r i m ad e w i t h a 1:1 sy r up.

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T h o u g h a D ai qui r i i s n’ t usu a lly g a r ni s h e d, a li m e we d g e o r t w i ste d li m e p e e l i s a g o o d o pt i o n.

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Like m a ny c l as s i c c o c k t ai l s, t h e D ai qui r i i s d e s i g n e d to b e a s h o r t , n e at dr i nk , w hi c h i s w hy t h e f i n a l vo lum e i s o n ly 3 o un c e s. C o ns i d e r i n g i t s st r e n g t h, t hi s i s n ot a bad t hi n g. Yo u c a n c e r t ai n ly d o ub l e t h e r e c i p e o r s e r ve i t o n t h e r o c ks i f yo u like.

G o t R u m ? J u ly 2 0 2 4 - 1 9

SUGA RCA NE And The ENVIRONMEN T

SPOTLIGHT Got Rum ? Ju July ly 2024 2 0 2 4 - 220 0

G o t R u m ? J u ly 2 0 2 4 - 2 1

SPOTLIGHT: Sugarcrete ® https://uel.ac.uk /sugarcrete

About Sugarcrete®️ Sugarcrete® provides a low-carbon alternative to bricks and concrete blockwork developed by the University of East London (UEL). The material combines sugarcane fibres left over after sugar production, with sand-mineral binders to produce bricks that have a carbon footprint six times smaller than traditionally made clay bricks.

This low-carbon material is just a par t of the project’s ambitions. The project seeks to of fer dif ferent viable, sustainable, and safe construction solutions, using bio -waste as the core resource, to enhance community well-being and security.

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The project has been developed as a collaboration between the UEL MArch Architecture programme and the Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) with the suppor t of Tate & Lyle Sugars and Chemical Systems Technologies (India) Pvt. Ltd. Project Details The aim of the project is to develop ultra-low carbon building components using sugarcane bio -waste (bagasse), allowing the storage of biogenic carbon from fastgrowing plants in construction materials as an ef fective strategy to delay carbon emissions.

Sugarcane is the world’s largest crop by production volume. The processing of sugarcane to produce sugar generates enough raw material to par tially replace high energy- demanding construction systems such as concrete or brick. Sugarcane growth provides one of the fastest CO2-to -biomass conversion mediums available, up to 50 times more ef ficient than forestr y.

Research developed at UEL demonstrates how this residue stream can provide a sustainable construction material. The new Sugarcrete® material, prototyped using the Sustainability Research Institute’s advanced laborator y, presents high- quality mechanical, acoustic, fire and thermal proper ties, and has been tested to industr y standards for fire resistance (ISO 1716:2021), compressive strength (ASTM C39), thermal conductivity (Hot- Box method) and durability (BS EN 927- 6). The testing has shown promising results for Sugarcrete®️ to be used as insulation panels, lightweight blocks, load-bearing blockwork and structural floor and roof slabs.

Sugarcrete® research will benefit local manufacturers in the global south where construction materials are frequently impor ted, environmentally poor per forming, high cost and high carbon minimises transpor tation costs. Local producers can make radically new, af fordable and ultra-low carbon ‘vernacular’ building materials that can create new income streams via expor t to the global Nor th.

As such, Sugarcrete® is not patented. It is purposely ‘open access’ in order to establish par tnerships to produce new bio -waste-based construction materials where sugar cane is grown, and the benefit is greatest.

Awards And Nominations • • • • • • • • •

Built by Nature Prize: Winner 2024 EU Wor th Par tnership: Winner 2024 Ear thshot Prize: Longlisted under the categor y of building a waste-free world 2024 UEL Public and Community Engagement Student Awards: Winner 2023 Edie Innovation of the Year Winner 2023 Climate Positive Awards Green Cross UK: Winner 2023 Ear thshot Prize: Shor tlisted under the categor y of building a waste-free world 2023 Har vard Material Symposium: Commendation 2023 Dezeen Sustainability Award – Material Innovation Categor y: Shor tlisted 2023

For more information, including technical repor ts and contact details, please visit the project’s of ficial website at https://uel.ac.uk /sugarcrete.

G o t R u m ? J u ly 2 0 2 4 - 2 3

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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Processing of Sugarcane at Ramgarh Sugarmill, Sitapur, India: Sugar Milling; An Environmental Perspective (Publisher ’s Revi ew) T he pre sent b o ok ent it le d “ Pr o c e s sing of Sugarc ane at Ram gar h Sugar mill, S it apur, India” is a dis ser t at i o n study c o nduc te d by M s. Sakshi M ishr a fo r her M aster s in Envir o nm ent al Sc i enc e f ro m Univer sit y of Luc k now, India.

T he o bj e c t ive of t his b o ok is to study in det ail ab out manufac tur ing of sugar f r o m sugarc ane t hrough var i ous st age s, gener at i o n and quant if ic at i o n of bypr o duc t s at dif ferent st age s, t heir c har ac ter, c o mp o sit i o n & ut iliz at i o n in fo r m of value adde d pr o duc t s at t he study site as well as t heir ot her c o mm erc ial us age s.

T he study also inc o r p o r ate s det ails ab out t he p o llut ant s g ener ate d dur ing t he p r o c e s sing of sugarc ane mainly fo c using o n t reat ment of ef f luent gener ate d at t he site by ef f luent t reat ment plant and t heir c o nfo r mit y w it h no r ms pre sc r ib e d by C ent r al Po llut i o n C o nt ro l B oard / Ut t ar Pr ade sh St ate Po llut i o n C o nt r o l B oard, India.

T his b o ok is illust r ate d in a way t hat it may be he lpf ul in fo r m of referenc e b o ok to ac ademic ians as well as re searc her s as far p o llut i o n gener at i o n and it s t reat ment is c o nc er ne d at similar study site s.

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THE R U M HISTORIAN

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

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

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

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

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

I a m c ur r e nt ly d o i n g n ew r e s e a r c h o n t h e H i sto r y of Cuba n Rum.

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HISTORY O F C U B A N RUM 20. PROHI B ITION W i t h t h e te r m Pr o hi b i t i o n we usu a lly r efe r to t h e p e r i o d f r o m J a nu a r y 17, 19 2 0 to D e c e m b e r 5, 19 3 3 , w h e n, un d e r t h e te r m s of t h e Ei g hte e nt h A m e n dm e nt , i n t h e U ni te d S t ate s t h e p r o du c t i o n, i m p o r t at i o n, t r a ns p o r t at i o n a n d s a l e of a l c o h o li c b eve r a g e s we r e p r o hi b i te d. I t i s o n e of t h e m o st f a m o us a n d m o st c o nt r ove r s i a l m o m e nt s of A m e r i c a n hi sto r y. I t i s r e m e m b e r e d f o r l e adi n g to a r i s e i n b o ot l e g g i n g a n d s p e ake as i e s, as we ll as a p e r i o d of g a n g ste r i s m a n d v i o l e nt c o nf li c t s b et we e n l aw e nf o r c e m e nt of f i c i a l s a n d b o ot l e g g e r s a n d a m o n g t h e m a ny c r i m i n a l g a n g s.

I r e c ko n i t i s o n e of t h e m o st c r i m i n o g e ni c l aw s i n A m e r i c a n hi sto r y, a n d n ot o n ly t h at . I t h ad a g r e at i nf lu e n c e o n t h e hi sto r y of Cuba i n g e n e r a l, a n d of i t s r um i n p a r t i c ul a r.

Let us t r y to sum m a r i s e w h at A m e r i c a n Pr o hi b i t i o n was, st a r t i n g f r o m i t s l e g a l f o un dat i o ns: t h e Ei g hte e nt h A m e n dm e nt a n d t h e Vo l ste ad Ac t .

T h e Ei g hte e nt h A m e n dm e nt to t h e U ni te d S t ate s C o nst i t ut i o n was r at i f i e d by t h e r e qui s i te num b e r of st ate s o n J a nu a r y 16 , 1919. It d e c l a r e d t h e p r o du c t i o n, t r a ns p o r t a n d s a l e of i ntox i c at i n g

li qu o r s i ll e g a l. I t i s l e s s we ll k n ow n, b ut i t i s i m p o r t a nt to p o i nt o ut , t h at t h e Ei g hte e nt h A m e n dm e nt di d n ot o ut l aw t h e ac t u a l c o nsum pt i o n of a l c o h o l. T h e A m e n dm e nt we nt i nto ef fe c t o n e ye a r l ate r, o n J a nu a r y 16 , 19 2 0.

T h e Vo l ste ad Ac t was t h e l e g a l i nst r um e nt i n e nf o r c i n g t h e Ei g hte e nt h A m e n dm e nt .

A p p r ove d i n 1919 a n d c o m e i nto f o r c e i n 19 2 0, i t d ef i n e d i ntox i c at i n g li qu o r s a n d e st a b li s h e d p e n a lt i e s f o r t h e i r p r o du c t i o n.

M o r e ove r, i t ai m e d to r e g ul ate t h e m a nu f ac t ur e, p r o du c t i o n, us e, a n d s a l e of hi g h - p r o of s p i r i t s f o r p ur p o s e s ot h e r t h a n b eve r a g e s.

T h e r at i f i c at i o n of t h e Ei g hte e nt h A m e n dm e nt c e r t ai n ly was n’ t a c o up by s o m e a b ste m i o us p ur i t a n, b ut t h e f r ui t of a l o n g, to u g h st r u g g l e c a r r i e d o n f o r m o r e t h a n a c e nt ur y by t h e s o - c a ll e d te m p e r a n c e m ove m e nt s.

T h e te m p e r a n c e m ove m e nt s, b o r n i n t h e l ate 170 0 s a n d b e c o m e dur i n g t h e 18 0 0 s a c e nt r a l e l e m e nt of t h e p o li t i c a l li fe of t h e US, we r e num e r o us a n d di ve r s e, w i t h m a ny m e m b e r s a n d ac t i v i st s. T h r o u g h o ut t h e i r l o n g hi sto r y - w hi c h, h oweve r, i s n ot ove r - t h ey h ave k n ow n up s a n d d ow ns, s o m et i m e s ac hi ev i n g p a r t i a l v i c to r i e s f o ll owe d by m o m e nt a r y d efe at s, a n d h ave m a n a g e d to m o b i lize l a r g e m as s e s of c i t ize ns w i t h a g r e at r o l e of s o m e Pr ote st a nt c hur c h e s a n d wo m e n. T h ey m ad e ex te ns i ve us e of p r o p a g a n da, f l o o di n g t h e U ni te d S t ate s w i t h m i lli o ns of c o p i e s of b o o ks, p a m p h l et s, p r i nt s, etc . T h ey a l s o us e d t h e l aw, s o m et i m e s su c c e e di n g, f o r s o m e p e r i o ds, i n i m p o s i n g p r o hi b i t i o ni st r ul e s at t h e l o c a l l eve l.

L ast b ut n ot l e ast , wo m e n i n p a r t i c ul a r s o m et i m e s eve n r e s o r te d to n ake d v i o l e n c e a g ai nst s a l o o n s a n d t h e i r unf o r t un ate p at r o ns.

T h e r e i s a vast s c h o l a r ly b i b li o g r a p hy o n t h e sub j e c t , w hi c h I h ave o n ly m e r e ly to u c h e d up o n. At f i r st g l a n c e, a n d s i m p li f y i n g s o m ew h at , i t wo ul d s e e m to m e t h at t h e te m p e r a n c e m ove m e nt s s aw a n a lli a n c e of m o d e r n m e di c a l s c i e n c e w i t h t r adi t i o n a l p ur i t a ni s m. I t hi nk we c a n s e e i n t h e l o n g bat t l e a g ai nst a l c o h o l t wo c o nst a nt s of A m e r i c a n hi sto r y: t h e n e e d to

h ave a n e n e my, a n d t h e d e s i r e to i m p o s e g o o d by f o r c e.

A n d yet , as e a r ly as 18 4 0, A b r a h a m Li n c o ln, i n a s p e e c h to t h e I lli n o i s H o us e of Re p r e s e nt at i ve s, s ai d: “ Pr o hi b i t i o n w i ll wo r k g r e at i nj ur y to t h e c aus e of te m p e r a n c e. I t i s a s p e c i e s of i nte m p e r a n c e w i t hi n i t s e l f, f o r i t g o e s b eyo n d t h e b o un ds of r e as o n i n t h at i t at te m pt s to c o nt r o l a m a n’s a p p et i te by l e g i s l at i o n, a n d m ake s a c r i m e o ut of t hi n g s t h at a r e n ot c r i m e s. A Pr o hi b i t i o n l aw st r ike s a b l ow at t h e ve r y p r i n c i p l e s up o n w hi c h o ur g ove r nm e nt was f o un d e d.”

Te m p e r a n c e m ove m e nt s st a r te d o ut p r e ac hi n g “ te m p e r a n c e”, t h at i s, dr i nk i n g i n m o d e r at i o n, of te n adm i t t i n g fe r m e nte d b eve r a g e s a n d c o n d e m ni n g o n ly t h e S p i r i t s. I n a few d e c ad e s, t h ey b e c a m e te etot a l e r s, at t ac k i n g a ll a l c o h o li c b eve r a g e s a like, w h et h e r di st i ll e d o r fe r m e nte d. Fo r us r um e nt hus i ast s, a s i n g ul a r c h a r ac te r i st i c of t h e i r c a m p ai g n s i s of p a r t i c ul a r i nte r e st : t h e r e l e nt l e s s at t ac k o n r um, i d e nt i f i e d as t h e m ai n e n e my of p ub li c we l f a r e a n d c i t ize ns’ h e a lt h. A s a m at te r of f ac t , t h e f o c us of t h e i r p r o p a g a n da was n ot a l c o h o l i n g e n e r a l, b ut r um o r r at h e r, “ D e m o n Rum”.

B ut , w hy r um? We k n ow t h at A m e r i c a ns dr a nk a l ot of r um i n t h e c o l o ni a l e r a a n d at t h e b e g i nni n g of t h e Re p ub li c (s e e my b o o k A m er i c a n R u m, 2 017). B ut by t h e 18 3 0 s t h ey we r e dr i nk i n g l e s s a n d l e s s r um a n d m o r e a n d m o r e w hi s key a n d b e e r. I n t h e s e c o n d h a l f of t h e 18 0 0 s, r um c o nsum pt i o n c o nt i nu e d to dr o p, unt i l, by t h e e n d of t h e c e nt ur y, r um was t ake n o n ly as a t r adi t i o n a l r e m e dy f o r c o l ds, feve r s a n d ot h e r i lln e s s e s. S o w hy di d t h e te m p e r a n c e m ove m e nt s at t ac k “ D e m o n Rum” r at h e r t h a n w hi s key o r b e e r ?

I n 18 3 9, T h o m as S ove r e i g n i n hi s f a m o us “T h e A m er i c a n Tem p er a nc e S p e l l i ng B o o k ” d ef i n e d r um as “A S p i r i t di st i ll e d f r o m c a n e j ui c e o r m o l as s e s … a g e n e r a l te r m us e d to d e n ote a ll k i n ds of i ntox i c at i n g dr i nks”. “ B ut i t was mu c h m o r e t h a n t h at .

I n c a r to o ns, r um l o o m e d as t h e a li e n ot h e r, i nva r i a b ly w i t h a b ot t l e n e at ly l a b e l e d ‘ Rum’, w hi c h was c o nve ni e nt f o r c a r to o ni st s s h o r t of s p ac e. T h ey c o ul d

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h ave us e d ‘G i n’, b ut m o st A m e r i c a ns di dn’ t a n d h adn’ t , w h e r e as r um was f o r e i g n a n d h ad a hi sto r y. I t r e p r e s e nte d C at h o li c s, sub hum a n I r i s h, a n d s i m i l a r n o n - n at i ve b r e e ds. At t h e t i m e w h e n m o st A m e r i c a ns we r e dr i nk i n g w hi s key, i t was r um t h at was evo ke d m o st f r e qu e nt ly. I t was m o r e p at r i ot i c t h a n at t ac k i n g w hi s key ove r t ly.”

(I a n W i lli a m s “R U M A S o c ia l a nd S o c ia b l e H is to r y ” 2 0 0 5).

I n a hu g e num b e r of b o o ks, p a m p h l et s, c a r to o ns, n ew s p a p e r s, etc . a ll a l o n g t h e 18 0 0 s t h e wo r d r um was us e d as a sy n o ny m f o r a l c o h o l, dr unke nn e s s a n d v i c e. T h e m o n o sy ll a b i c p owe r of i t s n a m e, w hi c h m ad e i t a f avo r i te w i t h p o et s a n d w r i te r s, c e r t ai n ly c o nt r i b ute d to a ll t hi s.

B ut I t hi nk t h e r e was s o m et hi n g m o r e a n d d e e p e r i n A m e r i c a n m i n ds.

I a m n ot a n ex p e r t of A m e r i c a n hi sto r y, b ut i t s e e m s to m e t h at i n t h e 18 0 0 s dr i nk i n g r um, was i n c r e as i n g ly c o ns i d e r e d a h a b i t c h a r ac te r i st i c of bad c i t ize ns, p e o p l e like n at i ve A m e r i c a ns a n d i m m i g r a nt s, w h o di d n ot m atc h t h e t r adi t i o n a l r e p ub li c a n v i r t u e s a n d o u g ht to b e m i st r uste d. Tr u e A m e r i c a ns di dn’ t dr i nk r um. T h e b e stk n ow n p h r as e s us e d i n te m p e r a n c e c a m p ai g ns i n c lu d e t h e f a m o us a lli te r at i o n “ Rum, Ro m a ni s m a n d Re b e lli o n”, p r o n o un c e d dur i n g t h e 18 8 4 p r e s i d e nt i a l e l e c t i o n c a m p ai g n by a m e m b e r of t h e Re p ub li c a n Pa r t y, Rev. S a mu e l D. B ur c h a r d. W i t h hi s f a m o us a lli te r at i o n, B ur c h a r d m e a nt to at t ac k t h e D e m o c r at i c Pa r t y, ex p o s i n g i t as t h e p a r t y of V i c e, of I r i s h C at h o li c i m m i g r a nt s a n d of S o ut h e r n S e c e s s i o ni st s, t h at i s, as a b un c h of ve r y un - A m e r i c a n m o b, a ll of t h e m. B e s i d e s, as a m at te r of f ac t , dur i n g Pr o hi b i t i o n, t h e li n e s of s hi p s l o ad e d w i t h a l c o h o li c b eve r a g e s a n c h o r e d j ust o ut s i d e A m e r i c a n te r r i to r i a l wate r s we r e c a ll e d Rum Row s, a n d t h e b o ot l e g g e r s we r e c a ll e d Rum Runn e r s.

B e c aus e, i n t h e e n d, Pr o hi b i t i o n a r r i ve d.

I t s sup p o r te r s c a ll e d i t “ T h e N o b l e ex p e r i m e nt ”. O t h e r s, o n t h e ot h e r h a n d, t h o u g ht i t was t h e watc hf ul i m p o s i t i o n of o n e - s i d e d m o r a l va lu e s w hi c h m a n a g e d to b e c o m e t h e L aw f o r eve r y b o dy. “ Pr o mul g at i n g l aw s h ad a lr e ady b e c o m e

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a n A m e r i c a n r e m e dy f o r t h e i ll s of s o c i et y a n d t h e we ak n e s s e s of t h e Fl e s h”, t h e w i s e C h a r l e s W. Taus s i g a p p a r e nt ly c o m m e nte d.

Fr o m n ow o n, t h e qu ote s i n t hi s a r t i c l e a r e f r o m “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 . I t ’s r e a lly a n exc e ll e nt b o o k : c ult ur e d, f ull of i nf o r m at i o n, i nte lli g e nt r ef l e c t i o ns, a n d we ll w r i t te n.

Fo r t h e s ake of c l a r i t y, “ Pr o hi b i t i o n p r o hi b i te d t h e m a nu f ac t ur e, s a l e, t r a ns p o r t at i o n, i m p o r t at i o n, a n d ex p o r t of i ntox i c at i n g li qu o r s. T h e l aw di d n ot ba n t h e ac t u a l c o nsum pt i o n of a l c o h o l; dr af te r s of t h e l aw h o p e d c o nsum e r s wo ul d b e m o r e w i lli n g to te st i f y a g ai nst t h o s e w h o p r ov i d e d t h e i r i ll e g a l li qu o r i f t h ey we r e n ot f ac i n g c h a r g e s t h e m s e l ve s. A n d i t a l s o di d n ot ba n t h e p o s s e s s i o n of a l c o h o li c b eve r a g e s i n p r i vate h o m e s o r t h e m a nu f ac t ur e of w i n e a n d h a r d c i d e r f o r d o m e st i c c o nsum pt i o n by h o m e ow n e r s, f a m i ly m e m b e r s, a n d g u e st s. T hi s s e e m i n g c o nt r adi c t i o n n e at ly s o l ve d t h e p r o b l e m of w h at to d o w i t h a l c o h o l p ur c h as e d l e g a lly b ef o r e Pr o hi b i t i o n we nt i nto ef fe c t , a n d Pr o hi b i t i o ni st s f ully a nt i c i p ate d h o m e c o nsum pt i o n wo ul d di s a p p e a r af te r ex i st i n g sup p li e s we r e c o nsum e d. O n c e a l c o h o l was n o l o n g e r avai l a b l e, t h ey b e li eve d, A m e r i c a ns wo ul d l o s e t h e i r t aste f o r i t . … Pr o p o n e nt s s o fe r ve nt ly b e li eve d A m e r i c a ns wo ul d ac c e pt a n d o b ey t h e l aw t h at t h ey a l s o i ns i ste d t h e r e s o ur c e s n e e d e d to e nf o r c e Pr o hi b i t i o n wo ul d b e m i ni m a l a n d wo ul d di m i ni s h as d e m a n d f o r a l c o h o l di s a p p e a r e d. T hus, C o n g r e s s a ll o c ate d a p a lt r y l eve l of f un di n g f o r e nf o r c e m e nt , as sum i n g t h at w i t h t h e h e lp of st ate Pr o hi b i t i o n l aw s a n d l o c a l l aw e nf o r c e m e nt , a n d a d e c li ni n g d e m a n d f o r a l c o h o l, t h e t as k wo ul d b e c h e a p a n d e asy.

T i m e s o o n p r ove d t h e i r as sum pt i o ns to b e w i l dly of f t h e m a r k .”

C l e a r ly p r o hi b i t i o ni st s di d n ot k n ow t h e i r fe ll ow c i t ize ns ve r y we ll, b e c aus e t h e f ac t t h at A m e r i c a ns wo ul d c o nt i nu e to dr i nk a l c o h o l eve n w i t h o ut t h e o r g a nize d ef f o r t s of t h e li qu o r i n dust r y to p r o m ote i t , to o k t h e m e nt i r e ly by sur p r i s e. A n d s o o n t h e l ac k of c o ll a b o r at i o n of t h e p o p ul at i o n i n g e n e r a l a n d of m a ny l o c a l aut h o r i t i e s b e c a m e ev i d e nt . Ac t u a lly, t h e e nf o r c e m e nt of Pr o hi b i t i o n e nt ai l e d a n unp r e c e d e nte d

ex p a ns i o n of t h e fe d e r a l g ove r nm e nt a n d of i t s i nt r us i o n i nto t h e p r i vate li ve s of c i t ize ns a n d l o c a l c o m muni t i e s. Eve n t h e p r e s s of te n m ad e 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”. S o, Fe d e r a l g ove r nm e nt a g e n c i e s a n d s e r v i c e s like t h e C o ast G u a r d f ac e d a n ev i d e nt l ac k of sup p o r t f r o m t h e g e n e r a l p ub li c a n d a n “ un c e r t ai n as s i st a n c e at t h e st ate a n d l o c a l l eve l s w h e n t h ey c au g ht sus p e c te d s mu g g l e r s.”

To r e a lly e nf o r c e Pr o hi b i t i o n was i m p o s s i b l e. A s a M o nt r e a l n ew s p a p e r r e p o r te d, as e a r ly as 19 25, “ W h e r e t h e r e i s sup p ly o n o n e s i d e a n d a d e m a n d o n t h e ot h e r, w i t h a n o p p o r t uni t y f o r l a r g e p r of i t s, … t h e dr y f l e et , h oweve r v i g i l a nt , c a nn ot m ake a r um - p r o of c o ast un l e s s i t c a n f i r st r e m ove t h e s e t h r e e c o n di t i o ns, w hi c h i s i m p o s s i b l e” A few ye a r s l ate r, i n t h e f ac e of i n c r e as i n g c r i m e a n d i t s o bv i o us f ai lur e, p ub li c o p i ni o n t ur n e d a g ai nst Pr o hi b i t i o n, w hi c h was r e p e ll e d by t h e Twe nt y Fi r st A m e n dm e nt o n D e c e m b e r 5, 19 3 3 . A n d, i n a c l e a r exa m p l e of t h e h ete r o g e n e s i s of e n ds, “ O n e of t h e l o n g - te r m c o ns e qu e n c e s of Pr o hi b i t i o n, s c h o l a r s a r g u e, was t h at i t m ad e p ub li c dr i nk i n g a n d s o c i a lizi n g w i t h m e n ac c e pt a b l e f o r wo m e n. A n d w hi l e t h e s a l o o n h ad b e e n a l a r g e ly m a l e i nst i t ut i o n, s p e ake as i e s (a n d c afé s, r o ads i d e st a n ds, a n d t h e ot h e r n ew r et ai l s i te s f o r li qu o r) we l c o m e d t h e g e nt l e r s ex .”

I n t h e U ni te d S t ate s, m o o ns hi n e, t h at i s, t h e c l a n d e st i n e di st i ll at i o n of s p i r i t s, h as a l ways ex i ste d, a n d dur i n g Pr o hi b i t i o n i t g r ew a l ot , p ut t i n g va r i o us t y p e s of a l c o h o li c b eve r a g e s o n t h e b l ac k m a r ket .

G e n e r a lly, t h ey we r e of p o o r qu a li t y a n d to o of te n a l s o s e r i o us ly h a r mf ul to t h e h e a lt h of t h e unf o r t un ate c o nsum e r s. B ut a b ove a ll, t h e r e was a m as s i ve i n c r e as e i n t h e s mu g g li n g of s p i r i t s, of te n c a ll e d r um - r unni n g.

Ye s, b e c aus e t h e US we nt dr y, b ut t h e r e st of t h e wo r l d di d n ot . O ut s i d e t h e US, p r o du c i n g, t r a ns p o r t i n g a n d s e lli n g a l c o h o l r e m ai n e d p e r fe c t ly l e g a l, i t b e c a m e a c r i m e o n ly w h e n a l c o h o l e nte r e d t h e te r r i to r y o r te r r i to r i a l wate r s of t h e U ni te d S t ate s.

S o, s mu g g li n g ex p l o d e d. Fr o m Eur o p e, f r o m C a n ada, f r o m t h e C a r i b b e a n, f r o m M ex i c o, a r i ve r of a l c o h o l p o ur e d i nto t h e U ni te d S t ate s. N ew di st i ll e r i e s we r e b e i n g b ui lt o n t h e C a n adi a n s h o r e of t h e G r e at L ake s, w hi l e hun dr e ds of s hi p s of a ll k i n ds b r o u g ht a l c o h o l to t h e US A . S o m et i m e s t h ey a r r i ve d b e l ow s h o r e, b ut m o r e of te n t h ey a n c h o r e d j ust o ut s i d e t h e te r r i to r i a l wate r s, w h e r e t h e A m e r i c a n aut h o r i t i e s c o ul d n ot p ur su e t h e m, f o r m i n g l o n g li n e s of s hi p s, t h e s o c a ll e d Rum Row. Fr o m t h e s hi p s c as e s of a l c o h o l we r e s o l d to r e a l f l e et s of f ast b o at s t h at , d ef y i n g t h e C o ast G u a r d, to o k i t as h o r e. Fr o m h e r e, t h a nks i n l a r g e p a r t to o r g a nize d c r i m e n et wo r ks, i t r e ac h e d S p e ake as i e s a n d t h e h o m e s of A m e r i c a ns.

I nte r n at i o n a l l aw e st a b li s h e d t h e li m i t of te r r i to r i a l wate r s 3 m i l e s f r o m t h e c o ast , s o t h e s hi p s of t h e Rum Row s we r e c l e a r ly v i s i b l e. T h e n t h e li m i t was r ai s e d to 12 m i l e s, b ut w i t h o ut a p p r e c i a b l e i m p r ove m e nt s i n t h e e nf o r c e m e nt of Pr o hi b i t i o n. “A s Rum Row s – t h e f l e et of s mu g g li n g s c h o o n e r s h ove r i n g o ut s i d e U. S. te r r i to r i a l wate r s s e lli n g t h e i r i ll e g a l wa r e s to c usto m e r s w h o t r ave l e d o ut f r o m s h o r e – b e c a m e eve r- m o r e v i s i b l e n e a r m et r o p o li t a n a r e as like N ew Yo r k Ci t y, B o sto n, N ew O r l e a ns, a n d M o b i l e, t h e d e bate ove r t h e p o li c i e s of e nf o r c e m e nt a g ai nst s mu g g li n g i nte ns i f i e d.”

A s we a r e g o i n g to s e e i n t h e n ex t a r t i c l e.

P OST SC RI P T UM A ll ow m e a p e r s o n a l n ote. I m ay b e w r o n g, b ut I t hi nk t h at t h e m a r ks of Pr o hi b i t i o n c a n st i ll b e s e e n i n t h e o d di t i e s, r ul e s a n d r e g ul at i o ns of A m e r i c a n l e g i s l at i o n o n a l c o h o li c dr i nks, w hi c h qui te asto ni s h m e, as a n I t a li a n. Fo r exa m p l e, t h e o p e n c o nt ai n e r l aw s, t h e l e g a l dr i nk i n g a g e at 21 ye a r s, t h e t h r e e - t i e r syste m f o r t h e di st r i b ut i o n of a l c o h o li c b eve r a g e s, a n d t h e f ac t t h at m a ny c r af t r um p r o du c e r s c a nn ot s e ll t h e i r b ot t l e s f r e e ly to t h o s e w h o v i s i t t h e i r di st i ll e r i e s (o r m ay b e c o ul d n ot , b e c aus e i t m ay b e t h at t hi n g s a r e c h a n g i n g), f r a nk ly d o s e e m baf f li n g to m e.

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A LCO H O L Jo in u s a s we exp lo re t h e f a scinat ing wo r l d of alc oho l s, t h eir al d ehyd e s, c a r b ox ylic aci d s, e st e r s and much mo re.

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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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T h e s m e ll h as b e e n d e s c r i b e d as f ai nt , a r o m at i c , f at t y o d o r a n d t h e t aste as “ p un g e nt a n d s p i c y ”. I t m ay b e sy nt h e s ize d by r e du c t i o n of e n a nt hi c a l d e hyd e, w hi c h i s a di st i ll at i o n p r o du c t of c asto r o i l.

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n - H e pt a n o l i s a c h e m i c a l i nte r m e di ate us e d i n t h e sy nt h e s i s of c o s m et i c i n g r e di e nt s w i t h a ve g et a b l e o r i g i n, su c h as e m o lli e nt s, a n d sur f ac t a nt s Tox i c i t y • • • • •

I nh a l at i o n S y m pto m s: C o u g h, s o r e t h r o at .

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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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R h u m C l é m e nt u nve i l e d i t s n ewe s t l i q u e u r, B a n a C a n n e, j o i n i n g t h e i c o n i c C r é o l e S h r u b b a n d exq u i s i te M a h i n a C o c o t o f o r m t h e C l é m e nt L i q u e u r C o l l e c t i o n. B a n a C a n n e c e l e b r a te s M a r t i n i q u e’s t w o main agricultural crops, sugarcane and bananas.

T h e s e a r e g r o w n t o g et h e r o n t h e e s t a t e a n d t h e c r o p s a r e r o t a t e d t o r ef r e s h e s s e nt i a l n u t r i e nt s i n t h e s o i l. “ W h i l e a t H a b i t a t i o n C l é m e nt , a g r o u p o f U. S . b a r te n d e r s o b s e r ve d b o t h t h e s u g a r c a n e a n d b a n a n a h a r ve s t s a n d l e a r n e d f i r s t h a n d t h e c h a l l e n g e s o f t h e t w o i n d u s t r i e s ,” ex p l a i n s B e n j a m i n J o n e s , D i r e c t o r, S p i r i b a m A m e r i c a . “ D u r i n g t h e q u a l i t y c o nt r o l p r o c e s s , a p p r ox i m a te l y 2 0 % o f t h e b a n a n a h a r ve s t i s r e j e c t e d a n d d e s t i n e d t o c o m p o s t o r t o l o c a l p i g f a r m s . L i g ht b u l b s p o p p e d ove r t h e h e a d s o f t h e s e b a r t e n d e r s , w h i c h eve nt u a l l y l e d t o t h e d eve l o p m e nt o f a p r o d u c t t h a t u t i l i ze s t h e i s l a n d ’s t w o p r i n c i p a l a g r i c u l t u r a l a c t i v i t i e s a n d r e d u c e s o r g a n i c wa s te f r o m b a n a n a p r o d u c t i o n.” C r a f te d f r o m b a n a n a s f r o m H a b i t a t i o n C l é m e nt , B a n a C a n n e i s a c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h Kadalys, a Black woman- owned skincare brand c h a m p i o n i n g s u s t a i n a b i l i t y a n d b i o c h e m i s t r y. T h i s p a r t n e r s h i p b et we e n C l é m e nt a n d K a d a l y s , f o u n d e d

by e nt r e p r e n e u r a n d M a r t i n i q u e n a t i ve S h i r l ey B i l l o t , r e i n f o r c e s h o w d i ve r s e te a m s c a n c r e a t e s p e c t a c u l a r r e s u l t s . A f te r ove r t w o ye a r s o f c o l l a b o r a t i o n a n d n e a r l y f i f t y t r i a l s , t h e C l é m e nt K a d a l y s t e a m s d eve l o p e d t h e e c o - ex t r a c t i o n te c h n i q u e w h i c h l e d t o t h e B a n a C a n n e r e c i p e. “ I t ’s b e e n a n ex h i l a r a t i n g j o u r n ey c o l l a b o r a t i n g w i t h C l é m e nt ,” s ay s S h i r l ey. “ C a pt u r i n g t h e r i c h, n u a n c e d b a n a n a f l avo r s p r e s e nt i n B a n a C a n n e wa s a c h a l l e n g i n g a n d i nt r i c a t e t a s k . I ’m p r o u d t o h ave p l aye d s u c h a n i m p o r t a nt r o l e i n b r i n g i n g t h i s b e a u t i f u l l i q u e u r t o l i f e.” Fo u n d e d i n 18 87, C l é m e nt i s o n e o f M a r t i n i q u e’s i c o n i c b r a n d s .

L o c a te d i n L e Fr a n ç o i s , o n t h e A t l a nt i c c o a s t o f M a r t i n i q u e, C l é m e nt p r o d u c e s a g e d a n d u n a g e d R h u m A g r i c o l e, a s we l l a s a r a n g e o f r h u m - b a s e d l i q u e u r s . h t t p s: //s p i r i b a m .c o m / B AR B ANCO U RT ID B I nve s t w i l l p r ov i d e f i n a n c i n g o f u p t o $ 5 m i l l i o n t o L a S o c i été d u R h u m B a r b a n c o u r t S . A , t h e 16 3 - ye a r- o l d s i g n a t u r e r u m p r o d u c e r o f H a i t i , boosting sustainable rum production through a s o l a r e n e r g y c a p a c i t y p r o j e c t a n d a r e c yc l i n g f a c i l i t y t o r e d u c e b o t t l e c o n s u m pt i o n. T h e l o a n p a c k a g e a l s o i n c l u d e s a g u a r a nt e e o f u p t o $ 2 .1 m i l l i o n f r o m t h e Fi n l a n d - L AC B l e n d e d Fi n a n c e C l i m a t e Fu n d t o p r o m o te a c c e s s t o c o r p o r a t e c l i m a te f i n a n c i n g i n H a i t i. T h e p r o j e c t c o n s i s t s o f a s o l a r e n e r g y sy s t e m t h a t w i l l r e p l a c e ex i s t i n g d i e s e l - r u n g e n e r a t o r s t o g e n e r a te p o we r t o c ove r i t s e n e r g y n e e d s a n d a r e c yc l i n g f a c i l i t y t o r e d u c e b o t t l e c o n s u m pt i o n. T h i s w i l l e n a b l e B a r b a n c o u r t t o r e d u c e e m i s s i o n s by a p p r ox i m a te l y 4 5 , 0 0 0 t o n s o f C O 2 by 2 0 3 0 by s w i tc h i n g t o s o l a r e n e r g y a n d r e u s i n g g l a s s b o t t l e s f o r i t s p r o d u c t i o n. “A t B a r b a n c o u r t , we s t r i ve t o b e g o o d s tewa r d s o f t h e l a n d a n d practice sustainable farming and manufacturing p r a c t i c e s t h a t e n s u r e a c l e a n e r e nv i r o n m e nt a n d m o r e a u t h e nt i c , o r g a n i c p r o d u c t s ,” s a i d D e l p h i n e G a r d e r e, C EO o f B a r b a n c o u r t . “ T h e ID B I nve s t l o a n w i l l e n a b l e u s t o r e d u c e o u r c a r b o n f o o t p r i nt w h i l e a l s o c r e a t i n g j o b s a n d i m p r ov i n g t h e l i ve l i h o o d o f t h o u s a n d s o f s u g a r c a n e f a r m e r s .”

ID B I nve s t i s a m u l t i l a te r a l d eve l o p m e nt b a n k c o m m i t te d t o p r o m o t i n g t h e s o c i a l a n d e c o n o m i c d eve l o p m e nt o f i t s m e m b e r c o u nt r i e s i n L a t i n A m e r i c a a n d t h e C a r i b b e a n t h r o u g h t h e p r i va te s e c t o r. T h e Fi n l a n d - L AC B l e n d e d Fi n a n c e C l i m a t e Fu n d i s a t r u s t f u n d s u p p o r te d by t h e g ove r n m e nt o f Fi n l a n d w i t h t h e o b j e c t i ve t o c a t a l y ze g r e a te r p r i va te i nve s t m e nt i n c l i m a t e change adaptation and mitigation in Latin A m e r i c a a n d t h e C a r i b b e a n. ht t p s: // b a r b a n c o u r t .c o m , ht t p s: // i d b i nve s t .o r g , ht t p s: // w w w. i f c .o r g /e n / h o m e MO U NT GAY M o u nt G ay h a s i nt r o d u c e d t h e s eve nt h l i m i t e d e d i t i o n i n t h e M a s t e r B l e n d e r C o l l e c t i o n, T h e C o f f ey S t i l l E x p r e s s i o n. T h i s r e l e a s e o f f e r s

a g l i m p s e i nt o h o w r u m wa s m a d e b a c k i n t h e 19 t h c e nt u r y w h e n t h e C o f f ey S t i l l wa s i nve nte d, b r i d g i n g t h e g a p b et we e n h i s t o r y a n d m o d e r n i t y. T h e d i s t i l l e r y h a s a r a r e 10 0 % c o p p e r C o f f ey S t i l l t h a t o p e r a te s a s o n e o f t h r e e g l o b a l l y. I n d i s r e p a i r f o r d e c a d e s , t h e s t i l l wa s r e c o m m i s s i o n e d i n 2 019 a n d t h i s i s t h e f i r s t t i m e a d i s t i l l a t i o n h a s b e e n r e l e a s e d s i n c e. T h i s w o u l d n o t h ave b e e n p o s s i b l e w i t h o u t t h e w o r k o f B l u e s , a l s o k n o w n a s Rey n o l d H i n d s . A n i c o n i n t h e f i e l d o f d i s t i l l a t i o n, B l u e s w o r ke d a t M o u nt G ay f o r ove r 5 0 ye a r s , c r e a t i n g t h e l i q u i d l ove d t o d ay a n d te a c h i n g t h e a r t o f d i s t i l l a t i o n t o m a ny. I t wa s B l u e s’ ex t e n s i ve k n o w l e d g e t h a t a l l o we d e n g i n e e r s t o r e s t o r e t h e h i s t o r i c s t i l l a n d i t s r e c o m m i s s i o n i n 2 019, w h i c h o t h e r w i s e w o u l d h ave b e e n l o s t . To d ay, i t i s c a l l e d t h e B l u e’s S t i l l a t M o u nt G ay i n r e c o g n i t i o n o f t h i s h e r o. H e c o nt r i b u t e d i m m e a s u r a b l y t o t h e c r a f t s m a n s h i p o f M o u nt G ay u nt i l h i s p a s s i n g i n 2 0 21. T h i s r e l e a s e i s i n Tr i b u te t o h i s l e g a c y. To h o n o r t h e h i s t o r i c d i s t i l l a t i o n o n t h e C o f f ey S t i l l, t h i s r e l e a s e wa s m a d e u s i n g 10 0 % m o l a s s e s f r o m B a r b a d o s . T h e s i n g l e b a tc h o f c o p p e r C o f f ey S t i l l r u m h a s b e e n t r o p i c a l l y a g e d i n S t L u c y, B a r b a d o s f o r f o u r ye a r s i n h e av i l y c h a r r e d ex- B o u r b o n c a s ks , b r i n g i n g o u t r i c h o a k a n d h o n ey n o te s . M a s te r B l e n d e r, Tr u d i a n n B r a n ke r, t h e c r e a t i ve f o r c e b e h i n d t h i s r e l e a s e, c h o s e t o s h o wc a s e t h e r a r e c o p p e r C o f f ey S t i l l d i s t i l l a t i o n. B r a n ke r s a i d, “ C r a f t i n g t h i s ex p r e s s i o n wa s a j o u r n ey i nt o t h e h e a r t o f M o u nt G ay ’s h i s t o r y. B l u e s’ i n f l u e n c e o n t h e r u m s we a l l e n j oy t o d ay i s i m m e a s u r a b l e, a n d t h i s r e l e a s e is a tribute to his legacy and the craf tsmanship t h a t d ef i n e s M o u nt G ay.” M a n a g i n g D i r e c t o r, A nt o i n e C o u v r e u r a d d e d, “ T h i s r e l e a s e i s n o t j u s t a n ew ex p r e s s i o n; i t ’s a h e a r t f e l t t r i b u te t o B l u e s , a b e l ove d m e m b e r o f t h e M o u nt G ay f a m i l y. H i s s p i r i t a n d ex p e r t i s e c o nt i n u e t o i n f l u e n c e o u r c r a f t , a n d t h i s i s o u r way o f p r e s e r v i n g h i s l e g a c y.” ht t p s: // w w w. m o u nt g ay r u m .c o m / PL ANTERAY T h e l a te s t o f f e r i n g f r o m P l a nt e r ay, J a m a i c a 19 8 4, i s t h e o l d e s t r u m t h ey h ave eve r r e l e a s e d.

T h i s 4 0 - ye a r- o l d r u m c o m e s f r o m a s i n g l e cask from the famous Clarendon distiller y in L i o n e l To w n, J a m a i c a . C a r ef u l l y d i s t i l l e d i n p o t s t i l l s a n d b e a r i n g t h e m a r k MMW ( M o ny m u s k We d d e r b u r n), t h i s r u m h a s b e e n a g e d i n t h e t r o p i c s f o r 3 5 ye a r s b ef o r e s p e n d i n g a f u r t h e r 5 ye a r s i n ex- Fe r r a n d c a s ks i n C o g n a c . T h a n ks t o t h e c o nt i n e nt a l a g e i n g , t h e w i d e te m p e r a t u r e r a n g e b r o u g ht a s t r o n g i nte g r a t i o n o f t h e t a n n i n s . Fo l l o w i n g t h i s p r o c e s s , t h i s g r e a t r u m wa s b o t t l e d a t c a s k s t r e n g t h a t 5 7. 2 % A BV, w h i c h g u a r a nte e s i t s r i c h a n d c o m p l ex a r o m a t i c p r o f i l e, i n a s t y l e a s b a l a n c e d a s i t i s e l e g a nt , characteristic of the distilleries of southern J a m a i c a . “A r u m l i ke t h i s n e e d s t o b e ke pt i n t h e

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L o c o wa s a p o p u l a r d r i n k i n P u e r t o R i c o a n d wa s o f f e r e d t o t h e h o te l g u e s t s u p o n t h e i r a r r i va l t o t h e h o te l a s a we l c o m e d r i n k . T h i s d r i n k wa s p r e p a r e d w i t h c o c o n u t m i l k , c r e a m o f c o c o n u t a n d w h i te r u m , a n d wa s s e r ve d i n h a l f a c o c o n u t . A t t h a t t i m e t h e “ c o c o n u t c u t te r s” we r e o n s t r i ke s o t h e c l eve r b a r te n d e r t h o u g ht o f u s i n g t h e o r i g i n a l i n g r e d i e nt s o f C o c o L o c o i n a c a r ve d p i n e a p p l e. T h e m i x o f i n g r e d i e nt s r e s u l te d i n a d e l i c i o u s t r o p i c a l d r i n k w h i c h h e n a m e d “ P i ñ a C o l a d a”. T h e r e a r e o t h e r ve r s i o n s o f i t s o r i g i n s b u t t h i s o n e wa s m a d e o f f i c i a l i n 2 0 0 4 by t h e g ove r n m e nt o f P u e r t o R i c o.

T h e C a r i b e H i l t o n H o te l a n d T h e Ru m L a b h ave a n n o u n c e d t h e i r c o l l a b o r a t i o n t o m a r k t h e 70 t h a n n i ve r s a r y o f t h e P i ñ a C o l a d a c o c k t a i l a t a n eve nt t h a t w i l l t a ke p l a c e J u l y 10 -14. W h e n g u e s t s a r r i ve a t t h e h o te l, j u s t l i ke 70 ye a r s a g o, t h ey w i l l b e g r e et e d by a P i ñ a C o l a d a a n d a C a l y p s o B a n d. T h e r e w i l l b e a n a r t ex h i b i t i o n: “A r te e n e l H i l t o n,” a n a r t p r o j e c t c u r a te d by S y l v i a V i l l a f a n e o f G a l e r i a Pet r u s . I t w i l l p r o m o te “ El S a b o r D e N u e s t r a P i ñ a” ( “ T h e F l avo r o f O u r P i n e a p p l e” ) a n d w i l l f e a t u r e t h r e e l o c a l a r t i s t s , C a r l o s D av i l a R i n a l d i , Ed u a r d o C a b r e r a n d O r l a n d o M e l é n d e z.

Fo u r t o s i x b a r s w i l l b e s e r v i n g va r i a t i o n s o f P i ñ a C o l a d a , e a c h f e a t u r i n g a d i f f e r e nt t y p e o f rum. Seminars about Puer to Rican rum and the h i s t o r y o f t h e P i ñ a C o l a d a w i l l b e h e l d m o s t d ay s , s u p p o r te d by Ru m s o f P u e r t o R i c o. A B a r te n d e r C o m p et i t i o n w i l l b e h e l d t o f i n d a n ew c o c k t a i l t h a t w i l l h o p ef u l l y b e c o m e a s i m p o r t a nt a s t h e P i ñ a C o l a d a . T h e a u t h o r o f P u e r t o R i c o Ru m - C l o p e d i a w i l l b e p r e s e nt a t t h e eve nt , s i g n i n g c o p i e s o f t h e b o o k . T h i s b o o k o f f e r s a n i n - d e pt h a n d f a s c i n a t i n g l o o k a t t h e h i s t o r y o f r u m i n P u e r t o R i c o, i n c l u d i n g d et a i l s o n t h e c r e a t i o n a n d evo l u t i o n o f t h e p i ñ a c o l a d a . “ We’r e exc i te d t o p r e s e nt t h i s u n i q u e eve nt i n c o l l a b o r a t i o n w i t h t h e C a r i b e H i l t o n,” c o m m e nt e d Fe d e r i c o J. H e r n á n d e z , p r e s i d e nt o f T h e Ru m L a b. “ W i t h t h e c o m b i n a t i o n o f e m b r a c i n g C o n r a d H i l t o n V i s i o n, t h e P i ñ a C o l a d a t a s t i n g s , t h e b o o k s i g n i n g o f ‘ P u e r t o R i c o Ru m - C l o p e d i a ,’ l i ve e nte r t a i n m e nt a n d t h e b a r te n d e r c o m p et i t i o n, we o f f e r a t t e n d e e s a n u n f o r g et t a b l e ex p e r i e n c e a n d a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o c e l e b r a te t h e r i c h h i s t o r y a n d c u l t u r e o f P i ñ a C o l a d a a n d r u m i n P u e r t o R i c o.” ht t p s: // w w w. p i n a c o l a d a d ay.c o m / KŌ H A N A D I S T I L L E R S T h i s m o nt h m a r ks t h e l i m i te d r e l e a s e o f Kō H a n a’s 10 0 p r o o f K E A , a n u n a g e d H awa i i a n A g r i c o l e r u m . Fo r t h i s ye a r ’s e d i t i o n, t h ey h a n d p i c ke d t h e r eve r e d M a h a i ’u l a kō (s u g a r c a n e) w h i c h i s d e e p l y i n g r a i n e d i n H awa i i a n h e r i t a g e. T h e n a m e “ M a h a i ʻ u l a” t r a n s l a t e s t o “ r e d u l u a ,” a r a r e g i a nt t r eva l l y f i s h s a i d t o h ave a r e d d i s h g l i nt . E a c h b o t t l e i s n u m b e r e d a n d s h o wc a s e s a c o m m e m o r a t i ve D i s t i l l e r y S e r i e s etc h i n g o n t h e b a c k . ht t p s: // w w w. ko h a n a r u m .c o m /

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W i t h o ut su g a r c a n e we wo ul d n ot h ave su g a r m i ll s, c o unt l e s s f a r m e r s wo ul d n ot h ave a p r of i t a b l e c r o p a n d we wo ul d n ot h ave r um!

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Light Combat T i m e h as p as s e d s i n c e t h e l ast t i m e I was a b l e to s m o ke: I su f fe r e d f r o m a n up p e r r e s p i r ato r y i lln e s s t h at p r eve nte d m e f r o m d o i n g t h e t hi n g s I e nj oy t h e m o st , like, s m o k i n g a n d dr i nk i n g r um.

Fo r t hi s p ai r i n g I to o k ad va nt a g e of a n ac t i v i t y I di d f o r a c i g a r c lub i n a r e st aur a nt c a ll e d C u e r ova c a, a ve r y c l as sy ste ak h o us e, w i t h a l o n g sto r y, l o c ate d i n V i t ac ur a, S a nt i a g o, C hi l e.

T h e ac t i v i t y was f o r a g r o up of 12 m e m b e r s a n d t h e i d e a was to ex p e r i m e nt w i t h a t wo - p a r t p ai r i n g.

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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).

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Pa r t o n e wo ul d c o ns i st of Rum a n d a c i g a r f r o m C as a M a g n a C o l o r ada (5 ½ x 52), a m e di um - b o di e d N i c a r a g u a n c i g a r p r o du c e d by Pl as e n c i a S. A . C as a M a g n a i s t h e r e sult of a c o ll a b o r at i o n b et we e n t wo i n dust r y g r e at s: M a nu e l Q u e s ada (Q u e s ada Ci g a r s) a n d N e sto r Pl as e n c i a (Pl as e n c i a Ci g a r s). T h e p l a n i s to p ai r t h e f i r st t hi r d of t h e c i g a r w i t h a Rum O l d Fas hi o n e d (I c h o s e H ava n a 7 f r o m Cuba) a n d t h e n t h e s e c o n d t hi r d w i t h t h e s a m e r um, b ut t hi s t i m e n e at .

Pa r t t wo wo ul d c o ns i st of B o ur b o n a n d a R i g o l eto (6 x 5 4) f r o m Full e r Ci g a r, a b ox- p r e s s e d c i g a r f r o m t h e D o m i ni c a n Re p ub li c , w i t h a m e di um - hi g h b o dy. Fo r t hi s p ai r i n g I s e l e c te d a W hi s key B ull e i t B o ur b o n O l d Fas hi o n e d f o r t h e f i r st t hi r d a n d t h e s a m e B o ur b o n n e at f o r t h e s e c o n d t hi r d, j ust like we p l a nn e d f o r t h e Rum. O f t h e t wo, t h e f i r st p ai r i n g c o ul d b e c o ns i d e r e d b et te r ba l a n c e d, t h e o n ly di f fe r e n c e w i t h t h e B ull e i t O l d Fas hi o n e d was t h at I i nst r u c te d t h e ba r te n d e r s to r ef r e s h t h e g l as s e s w i t h a n e s p r e s s o. A s i n g l e s h ot was e n o u g h to t r a ns fe r f r o m o n e g l as s to a n ot h e r, l e av i n g b e hi n d hi nt s of c of fe e f o r t h e c o c k t ai l. T h e us e of c of fe e r e sulte d i n t h e ba l a n c e of f l avo r s, s i n c e t h e C as a M a g n a C o l o r ad o h ad ve r y c l as s i c c of fe e a n d wo o d n ote s a n d t h e i d e a was to b r i n g t h e O l d Fas hi o n e d to t h e s a m e l eve l a n d t h at i s exac t ly w h at h a p p e n e d.

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Ph oto c r e di t : A n c l a Est u di o s H a l f way t h r o u g h s m o k i n g t h e c i g a r, i t was t i m e to sw i tc h to t h e r um o n t h e r o c ks.

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W h at we wa nt i s to i nv i g o r ate t h e p ai r i n g at a t i m e w h e n t h e c o c k t ai l i s l o o s e ni n g i t s st r e n g t h du e to a ll t h e m e lt i n g i c e a n d, c o nve r s e ly, t h e c i g a r ’s i nte ns i t y i s i n c r e as i n g. A ll t h e p i e c e s f a ll i nto p l ac e s o t h at we c a n c o nt i nu e w i t h t h e p ai r i n g.

A s we m ove to t h e s e c o n d c i g a r, t h e p r o c e dur e r e m ai ns t h e s a m e, exc e pt t h at n ow t h e p ai r i n g i s c a r r i e d o ut w i t h t h e c l as s i c p r e p a r at i o n f o r t h e O l d Fas hi o n e d, w i t h o ut t h e to u c h of c of fe e, to avo i d i n c o r p o r at i n g t h e o ak a n d swe et n ote s s i m i l a r to t h o s e of b r ow n su g a r. T hi s i s, w i t h o ut a d o ubt , a c l as s i c c o c k t ai l t h at h as i ns p i r e d m e to m ake ve r s i o ns of i t us i n g Rum. I h ave t r i e d w i t h m a ny r um s, s o m e wo r k b et te r t h a n ot h e r s, b ut i t i s h a r d to b e at t h e c l as s i c O l d Fas hi o n e d.

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We t h e n us e t h e s a m e r e c i p e w i t h t h e W hi s key i nste ad of t h e Rum, s k i p p i n g t h e c of fe e. A l s o ke e p i n m i n d t h at t h e s e r v i n g s ize f o r b ot h t h e Rum a n d t h e W hi s key o n t h e r o c ks c a nn ot exc e e d 2 oz., ot h e r w i s e t h e a m o unt of a l c o h o l i n t hi s p a r i n g b e c o m e s exc e s s i ve.

To sum m a r ize, i t was a s i m p l e exe r c i s e w hi c h s h o ul d b e e asy f o r r e ad e r s to r e p li c ate at h o m e. Pa r t i c i p a nt s c a n

w i t n e s s f i r st h a n d t h e evo lut i o n of t h e p ai r i n g, bas e d o n t h e s e l e c te d c i g a r s a n d t h e t i m i n g of t h e s m o k i n g.

I ’ve c o n du c te d p ai r i n g s like t hi s o n e i n m a ny di f fe r e nt e st a b li s hm e nt s, b ut t h e p e r f o r m a n c e of t h e ba r st af f at C u e r ova c a was c l e a r ly a ste p a b ove: t h ey p r e p a r e d a n d s e r ve d eve r y t hi n g o n t i m e a n d, d e s p i te t h e f ac t t h at my i nst r u c t i o ns to t h e m m ay a p p e a r to b e s i m p l e, t h ey f o ll owe d t h e m to t h e l et te r a ll w hi l e a l s o r unni n g t h e r e st aur a nt w i t h i t s r e g ul a r c li e nte l e. I c a n s ay t h at i t was o n e of t h e b e st exe c ute d p ai r i n g s I h ave d o n e.

O n e of t h e m e asur e s of su c c e s s i n t h e s e p ai r i n g s i s t h e t y p e of c o nve r s at i o ns t h at t ake p l ac e a m o n g t h e p a r t i c i p a nt s. I n t hi s p ai r i n g we to u c h e d o n b ot h hi g h - te c hni c a l a n d t r i v i a l to p i c s r e l ate d to t h e di st i ll e d s p i r i t s i n dust r y. T i m e f li e s w h e n yo u ad d g o o d c o c k t ai l s a n d c i g a r s to exc e ll e nt c o nve r s at i o ns, i t i s ve r y e nj oya b l e.

Yo u d o n ot n e e d to g at h e r a ve r y l a r g e g r o up of f r i e n ds i n o r d e r to r e c r e ate a p ai r i n g like t hi s o n e at yo ur h o m e. A ll yo u n e e d i s a f r i e n d, a c o c k t ai l a n d t h e n t h e m ai n s p i r i t f r o m t h e c o c k t ai l s e r ve d o n t h e r o c ks. Yo u c a n t h e n s h a r e yo ur o p i ni o ns a b o ut w hi c h st a g e of t h e c i g a r p ai r e d b e st w i t h w hi c h dr i nk a n d, eve n i f t h e r e i s n o c o ns e nsus, t h e e nj oy m e nt c o m e s f r o m t h e ex p e r i e n c e i t s e l f. I h o p e t h at yo u c a n e nj oy i t w i t h yo ur f r i e n ds, j ust like I di d w i t h m i n e.

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