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MAY 2023 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 MUSE O F MI X OLOG Y 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 32-39 UN T IL T HE B I T T ER END 40-43 RUM IN T HE NEWS 48-57 T HE SWEE T B USINESS O F SUG A R 60-63 C IG A R a n d RUM PA IRING

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F RON T C OVER : A Rum Del i ght INSIDE S P RE A D : The Star of Summer

F ROM T HE EDI T OR

The Sugar Economy S ugar cane p lays a n important ro le i n today’s world e conomy: not only i s i t the pr im a ry so u rce of su g a r f or hum an consu mption, it a lso is a m aj or player in the p roductio n of fu e l.

Fir st- gener ation b iofu e l made fro m s ugar cane juice a n d mo lasses has b e en ar ound for a very long time, bu t s econd- gene ration b iofu e ls pro d u c e d f rom cellul osic bio mass (like bagas s e ) a re show i ng p romising p o tential.

As we consid e r the e n vironme n tal i m pact of gas o lin e fu e l a lte rnative s , i t is i m por tant to calcula te a ccu rate ly a ll factor s i nvolved, so th a t we c an be better p repare d to scale up p roducti on of A d vance d Fu e ls as th e y a re i denti fied. A n A d vance d Fu e l i s one consi dere d to be capable of c ur bi ng gr ee nhouse gas emissio n s b y a t l east 50% a s comp a red to g a sol in e .

The EPA considere d th a t sugarcane e thanol bel onged in the a d vance d b iofuel catego ry; with a re d u ction in t he em i ssi on of gre e n h o u se g a ses t h a t e xceeds the minimum re q u ire ments .

Accor di ng to th is in stitu tio n , B razil ia n e thanol r esulte d in up to 6 1 % less g reenhouse gas emissio n s (ra ther t h a n 2 6 % l ess as e sta b lished b y p revious c alcul ati ons) as co mpare d to gaso lin e , b y using a 30-year offset period for e mi ssi ons r e la ted to indirect land u s e e ffects ( Indire ct Land Use Ch a n g e s — ILU C) . In the ca se o f corn eth a n o l, t h e g reenhouse gas re d u ction is close t o 2 0 % as com p a red to g a soline.

S tar ting w i th th is issu e of “Got Ru m? ”, w e’ l l begi n exp loring the sugarcane

in d u s t ry, s t a rt in g wit h t h e wo rld ma rk e t , a n d t h e n t a k in g a d e e p d iv e in t o in d iv id u a l s u g a rc a n e p ro d u c in g c o u n t rie s .

T h e f u t u re o f s u g a rc a n e c u lt iv a t io n w i l l a ff e c t u s a ll, n o t o n ly f ro m a re f in e d s u g a r c o n s u mp t io n , o r f ro m a ru m/ rh u m p ro d u c t io n p e rs p e c t iv e , b u t a s a p ra c t ic a l a n d e ff ic ie n t wa y t o re d u c e g re e n h o u s e g a s e mis s io n s .

To t h e s we e t g ra s s !

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G o t R u m ? Ma y 2 0 2 3 - 5

T HE A NGEL’ S SH A RE

by Paul S e nf t

Mount Gay XO

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.

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W h e n I b e g a n ex p l o r i n g r um s, B a r bad o s M o unt G ay XO was o n e of t h e f i r st “ s i p p i n g ” r um s I ex p l o r e d a n d st u di e d. T hi s r um was t h e wo r k of m aste r b l e n d e r A ll e n S m i t h a n d a hu g e ste p p i n g sto n e i n my e du c at i o n of t h e s p i r i t . D ur i n g 2 014, we s aw t h e c o m p a ny g et p ur c h as e d by Re my C o i nt r e au, a n d m a ny p e o p l e wo n d e r e d h ow t h e b r a n d wo ul d c h a n g e. I n 2 019, M r. S m i t h r et i r e d, a n d Tr u di a nn B r a nke r to o k ove r as t h e c o m p a ny ’s m aste r b l e n d e r, b e c o m i n g t h e f i r st wo m a n to h o l d t h e t i t l e i n t h e i s l a n d ’s hi sto r y of r um p r o du c t i o n. O n e of t h e f i r st r um s I was awa r e s h e h ad c h a n g e d was M o unt G ay XO, a n d I was c ur i o us to s e e h ow we ll i t h e l d up to t h e o r i g i n a l b l e n d t h at was su c h a n e s s e nt i a l p a r t of my r um f o un dat i o n. T h e n ew ve r s i o n of XO i s a b l e n d of c o p p e r p ot a n d c o lum n st i ll r um s t h at a r e a g e d b et we e n 5 a n d 17 ye a r s i n ex- b o ur b o n, A m e r i c a n w hi s key, a n d c o g n ac c as ks. T h e r um i s b l e n d e d to 4 3% A BV us i n g wate r f r o m t h e e st ate’s we ll a n d b ot t l e d o n t h e i s l a n d f o r di st r i b ut i o n.

Appearance T h e 75 0 m l a l ways r e m i n ds m e of t h e o l d p r o hi b i t i o n e r a a p ot h e c a r y b ot t l e s t h at we r e us e d f o r m e di c i n e s a n d to ni c s. I t s l o n g n e c k a n d f l as k- s h a p e d b ot t l e st a n d o ut a n d a r e e asy to s p ot o n bac k ba r s a n d i n li qu o r sto r e s du e to t h e i r uni qu e l o o k . A to u c h I p a r t i c ul a r ly like a r e t h e wo r ds “ Est . 170 3 M o unt G ay D i st i ll e r i e s” e m b o s s e d a l o n g t h e f r o nt b ot to m of t h e b ot t l e. T h e l a b e l p r ov i d e s a g o o d b i t of i nf o r m at i o n a b o ut t h e s p i r i t a n d h ow i t i s p r o du c e d. T h e p l ast i c c a p h o l ds a c o r k to t h e b ot t l e a n d i s s e c ur e d w i t h g o l d a n d b l ac k s e c ur i t y w r a p.

T h e r um h o l ds a r i c h a m b e r c o l o r i n t h e b ot t l e a n d li g hte ns s li g ht ly i n t h e g l as s.

S w i r li n g t h e g l as s c r e ate s a t hi n ba n d t h at s l ow ly t hi c ke ns a n d r e l e as e s a s i n g l e r o un d of s l ow m ov i n g l e g s. It t ake s qui te s o m e t i m e f o r t h e r i n g to eva p o r ate, l e av i n g a ba n d of r e s i du e a r o un d t h e g l as s.

Nose T h e a r o m a of t h e r um b e g i ns w i t h a sw i r l of f r ui t , va ni ll a, a n d o ak n ote s. A f te r t h e li qui d s et t l e s, t h e li g ht ast r i n g e n c y of t h e a l c o h o l we ave s w i t h n ote s of f r e s h ba n a n a, C r è m e B r ul e, r ai s i ns, C ey l o n te a, a n d to aste d to bac c o l e af.

Pa l a t e S i p p i n g t h e r um l e ads w i t h st r o n g n ote s of c a r a m e lize d va ni ll a a n d r o b ust f r ui t f l avo r s of ba n a n a, g r i ll e d p i n e a p p l e, r e d a p p l e, a p r i c ot s, a n d r ai s i ns. T h e s m o k y o ak n ote s f o r m a n e a r t hy f o un dat i o n, b ut n eve r d o m i n ate t h e f l avo r p r of i l e. T h e s e n ote s d e li ve r a subt l e hi nt of da r k c h o c o l ate, a b i t of to bac c o l e af, to aste d c o c o nut , c i nn a m o n, g r a p hi te, a n d c as h ew s. A s t h e s e f l avo r s sw i r l a n d b e g i n to f ad e, t h e f r ui t f l avo r s dr i f t a n d f ad e f i r st , l et t i n g t h e o ak t a nni ns da n c e ac r o s s t h e p a l ate i n a p l e as a nt ly l o n g f i ni s h.

W h e n I t hi nk of t h e o r i g i n a l M o unt G ay XO a n d t h e n ew ve r s i o n, t h e r e a r e i n d e e d s o m e b i g di f fe r e n c e s i n t h e p r of i l e s. T h e o r i g i n a l was a n ex p l o r at i o n of o ak t a nni ns w i t h f r ui t a n d ot h e r f l avo r s, hi g h li g ht i n g a d e e p f l avo r p r of i l e. T hi s ve r s i o n h as mu c h m o r e r o b ust f r ui t f l avo r s t h at a r e i nste ad au g m e nte d by e a r t hi e r f l avo r s t h at c r e ate a li g hte r f l avo r p r of i l e. W hi l e a n e nj oya b l e s i p p e r, t hi s n ew i n c a r n at i o n of XO i s a ve r y di f fe r e nt ex p e r i e n c e t h at d e m o nst r ate s t h e c r e at i v i t y a n d s k i ll s of t h e b l e n d e r i n h ow t h ey c r e ate d t hi s p r o du c t w i t h r o u g h ly t h e s a m e c o m p o n e nt s of t h e o r i g i n a l r um. W i t h t h e d e pt h of t h e f r ui t n ote s, I un d e r st a n d w hy s o m a ny ba r te n d e r s us e i t f o r r um O l d Fas hi o n e d c o c k t ai l s a n d h ow i t i s us e d i n a w i d e r r a n g e of c o c k t ai l s, f r o m c l as s i c , to t r o p i c a l, d e p e n di n g o n t h e ba r ’s n e e ds. S i n c e r e l e as i n g t hi s p r o du c t , M o unt G ay h as r e l e as e d a n up date d ve r s i o n of B l ac k B a r r e l, as we ll as s eve r a l ot h e r hi g h ly li m i te d a n d uni qu e b ot t li n g s t h at h ave g a r n e r e d t h e c o m p a ny qui te a b i t of at te nt i o n.

C o ns i d e r i n g t h e s e ot h e r r e l e as e s, M o unt G ay XO i s a p r o p e r c o r n e r sto n e of t h e li n e, r ef l e c t i n g Tr u di a nn B r a nke r ’s v i s i o n f o r t h e f ut ur e of t h e b r a n d a n d wo r t hy of t h e at te nt i o n i t h as e a r n e d.

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G o t R u m ? Ma y 2 0 2 3 - 7

T HE A NGEL’ S SH A RE

by Paul S e nf t

Tiki Lovers White Rum T ik i Love r s W hite Rum i s a uni qu e b l e n d of r ums f r o m J am ai c a an d Tr ini dad.

T h e c o mpany ac quir e d unag e d p ot st ill r ums f r o m J am ai c a’s Wo r t hy Par k an d Clare n d o n D i st i ll e r s Limite d (p r o duc e r s of M o ny musk). Fr o m Tr ini dad, it us e s unag e d an d f i ve ye ar o l d c o lum n st ill r um f r o m Tr ini dad D i st i ll e r s Limite d D i st i ll e r y (p r o duc e r s of A n g o stur a). Us in g c harc o al f i lt r at i o n, t h e c o m pany st r ips all c o l o r f r o m t h e p r o duc t an d b l e n ds it to 5 0% A BV. Appearance T h e st an dar d 75 0 m l b ot t l e has a b lac k an d g o l d s e c ur it y w r ap s e c ur in g a m et al sc rew to p to t h e b ot t l e. T h e n e c k i s p r ote c te d by a s quar e c ar db o ar d han g ar t hat sh owc as e s t h e p o r t fo li o of r ums.

T h e lab e ls p r ov i d e bas i c info r m at i o n ab o ut t h e r um an d c e l e b r ate t h e c r af t b e hin d t h e b l e n din g p r o c e s s.

T h e li qui d in t h e b ot t l e an d g las s i s c r yst al c l e ar, as was ex p e c te d af te r t h e c harc o al f i lt r at i o n. A f te r sw ir lin g t h e r um, a m e dium ban d fo r m s, t hi c ke ns s li g ht ly, an d r e luc t ant ly r e l e as e s t wo r o un ds of l e g s t hat c r e e p s l ow ly d ow n t h e g las s. M any of t h e m di d n ot retur n to t h e li qui d b efo r e evap o r at in g al o n g w it h t h e ban d, 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 a nip of alc o h o l an d i s im m e di ate ly fo ll owe d by n ote s of c o o ke d bananas, papaya, pas si o nf r uit , an d g r i ll e d p in e ap p l e. A s t h e f r uit n ote s s et t l e, n ote s of c ane g r as s, min e r al s, an d f unk y J am ai c an p ot st ill n ote s lin g e r b efo r e f adin g.

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Pa l a t e O n t h e palate, t h e r i c h f r uit f lavo r s of t h e ar o m a l e ad t h e way, t ak in g t h e hi g h n ote s, w hil e t h e e ar t hi e r, f unk i e r n ote s fo r m t h e fo un dat i o n of t h e f lavo r p r of il e.

T h e r i c h c o o ke d f r uit of gr ill e d p in e ap p l e, an d bake d banana pu d din g i s inte re st in g, as t h e papaya, pas si o nf r uit , an d a zin g of l e m o n ze st min gl e an d e nhanc e t h e f r uit p r of i l e of t h e sp ir it . T h e fo un dat i o n p r ov i de s f unk y n ote s of t h e inte r min g lin g of gr as sy su g ar c ane, bit te r m o las s e s, mushr o o ms, an d c har re d c o c o nut , r o un de d o ut by o ak t annins t hat lin g e r fo r a m e dium f ini sh.

Rev i ew M any ye ar s ag o, w hil e at te n din g a r um fe st i val in M i ami, Fl o r i da, I had t h e o p p o r tunit y to t r y t h e T ik i Love r s lin e of r ums an d re m e mb e r e nj oy in g t h e c o c k t ai ls m ade w it h t h e sp ir it s m o r e t han any t hin g e ls e. U n de r st an din g t hat t h e min ds b e hin d t h e p r o duc t line ar e S te p han B e r g an d A l exan de r H auc k , t h e c re ato r s of T h e B it te r Tr ut h lin e of c o c k t ai l bit te r s an d li queur s, t hi s r um i s by de s i gn i de al fo r us in g in c o c k t ails, e sp e c ially t r o p i c al dr inks. O ne of my m e nto r s t au ght m e ye ar s ag o, t hat fo r c las s i c T ik i, an d t r o p i c al c o c k t ails, yo u want a p r o duc t t hat i s r o u gh an d tum b l e, f lavo r f ul, an d ve r s at i l e to us e b e hin d t h e bar. T hi s r um t i c ks all of t h o s e b oxe s an d i s at a gre at p r i c e p o int fo r h o m e bar s o r p r ofe s s i o nal us e. I am p e r s o nally hap py to s e e t hi s p r o duc t lin e in t h e U.S. m ar ket an d w i ll ad d it to my re p e r to ire of c o c k t ai l r ums fo r w h e n we e nte r t ain f r i e n ds at o ur h o m e bar.

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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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P u t t h e c h i c ke n i n a s h a l l o w r o a s t i n g p a n.

B e a t e g g yo l ks u nt i l l i g ht a n d t h e n a d d t h e h o n ey, d a r k r u m a n d c h i c ke n b r ot h a n d b e a t u nt i l we l l m i xe d.

S t i r i n g a r l i c , g i n g e r a n d n u t m e g.

Po u r t h e s a u c e ove r c h i c ke n a n d c ove r w i t h a l u m i n u m f o i l a n d b a ke at 3 5 0 d e g r e e s f o r o n e h o u r. Re m ove t h e a l u m i n u m f o i l a n d c o nt i n u e b a k i n g f o r 3 0 m i n u te s . M a ke s u r e t o b a s te t h e c h i c ke n a c o u p l e o f t i m e s i n t h e l a s t 3 0 m i n u te s s o c h i c ke n d o e s n ot d r y.

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P r e h e a t ove n t o 3 5 0 ° F. I n a s m a l l p a n ove r m e d i u m h e at , c o o k t h e b u t te r u nt i l i t b e g i n s t o t u r n a n a m b e r c o l o r a n d h ave a n u t t y a r o m a , s t i r o c c a s i o n a l l y. Re m ove t h e b r o w n e d b u t te r f r o m h e a t a n d p o u r i nt o a l a r g e m i x i n g b o w l a n d s et a s i d e t o c o o l.

S p r e a d t h e c a s h ew n u t s o n a p a r c h m e nt l i n e d b a k i n g s h e et a n d b a ke at 3 5 0 ° F f o r 6 m i n u te s . Tr a n s f e r t h e n u t s t o a c u t t i n g b o a r d a n d c o a r s e l y c h o p.

C u t a l e n g t h o f p a r c h m e nt p a p e r t o f i t a n 8 x 8 i n c h b a k i n g d i s h a l l o w i n g t h e p a p e r t o c o m e u p t o t h e t o p o f b ot h s i d e s o f t h e p a n. C u t a n ot h e r s h e et t o f i t i n t h e o p p o s i te d i r e c t i o n, a l s o t r i m m i n g at t h e t o p o f t h e p a n. S p r ay t h e p a r c h m e nt l i g ht l y w i t h c o o k i n g s p r ay.

W h i s k t o g et h e r ¾ c u p o f f l o u r, b a k i n g s o d a a n d s a l t t o g et h e r i n a s m a l l m i x i n g b o w l.

I n t h e b o w l w i t h t h e b r o w n e d b u t te r, a d d t h e b r o w n s u g a r a n d s t i r u s i n g a wo o d e n s p o o n o r s p a t u l a u nt i l b l e n d e d. A d d t h e e g g a n d m i x u nt i l i t l i g hte n s i n c o l o r a n d i s s m o o t h. B l e n d i n t h e r u m a n d va n i l l a a n d m i x . Fo l d i n t h e d r y i n g r e d i e nt s j u s t u nt i l c o m b i n e d. D o n ot ove r m i x .

P l a c e t h e w h i te c h o c o l a te c h i p s i n a s m a l l b o w l a n d t o s s w i t h t h e r e m a i n i n g 1 t a b l e s p o o n f l o u r. A d d t h e c h o c o l ate c h i p s (w i t h f l o u r), c o c o n u t a n d c a s h ew n u t s t o t h e b a t te r. Fo l d i n g e nt l y. S p r e a d t h e b at te r eve n l y i n t h e p r e p a r e d p a n.

B a ke a t 3 5 0 ° F u nt i l t h e t o p i s a l i g ht - g o l d e n b r o w n a n d c r a c ks h ave a p p e a r e d, a b o u t 2 0 -2 5 m i n u te s . D o n ot ove r- b a ke. B l o n d i e s n e e d t o b e c h ew y, n o t c r u n c hy.

A l l o w t h e b l o n d i e s t o c o o l i n t h e p a n. Re m ove f r o m p a n by u s i n g t h e p a r c h m e nt p a p e r t o l i f t a n d t r a n s f e r t o a c u t t i n g b o a r d a n d s l i c e i nt o b i te s i ze d s q u a r e s .

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M y n a m e i s C r i s D e h l av i a n d I a m a n at i ve of A r i zo n a , b u t h ave l i ve d i n C o l u m b u s , O h i o s i n c e 2 0 0 2 . I j u st to o k o n a n exc i t i n g n ew r o l e a s t h e B r a n d Ed u c ato r f o r C o l u m b u s f o r D i a g e o b r a n d s. I r a n t h e b a r p r o g r a m at “ M ”, of t h e C a m e r o n M i tc h e l l Re st au r a nt g r o u p f r o m 2 0 0 2-2 0 2 0.

I a m c u r r e nt l y t h e V i c e Pr e s i d e nt of C o l u m b u s US BG a n d wa s o n e of t h e f o u n d i n g m e m b e r s of t h e c h a pte r.

I n 2 013 , I at te n d e d t h e r i g o r o u s B . A . R . 5 D ay S p i r i t s C e r t i f i c at i o n a n d h ave b e e n r e c o g n i ze d a s o n e of t h e to p m i xo l o g i st s i n t h e U. S . A . I a m o n e of t h e s e n i o r m a n a g e r s of t h e p r e st i g i o u s a p p r e nt i c e p r o g r a m at Ta l e s of t h e C o c k t a i l a n d wo r k a s a m e nto r to m a ny b a r te n d e r s a r o u n d O h i o.

M y c o nt r i b u t i o n to G ot Ru m? m a g a z i n e w i l l i n c l u d e eve r y t h i n g f r o m r ev i ew s of n at i o n a l c o c k t a i l eve nt s , a r t i c l e s o n m i xo l o g y, g a r n i s h t r e n d s , r e c i p e s a n d te c h n i q u e s , to i nte r v i ew s w i t h s o m e of t h e l e a di n g b a r te n d e r s i n t h e i n d u s t r y.

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T h e M ai Tai i s a r g u a b ly t h e m o st f a m o us of a ll t h e T ik i c o c k t ai l s. I t b e c a m e w i l dly p o p ul a r i n t h e ’ 5 0 s a n d ’ 6 0 s a n d was eve n fe at ur e d i n El v i s Pr e s l ey ’s B lu e H awaii f i lm. B ut i t s o r i g i n c o m e s d ow n to a fe u d b et we e n t h e t wo OG T ik i g uys, a n d I d o n’ t t hi nk a nyo n e b ut t h e m k n ow s t h e t r ut h. I a m, of c o ur s e, t a lk i n g a b o ut Tr ad e r V i c a n d D o nn B e ac h. Le g e n d h as i t t h at i n 19 4 4, V i c to r B e r g e r o n was te st i n g o ut a n ew dr i nk w i t h s o m e Ta hi t i a n f r i e n ds at hi s Tr ad e r V i c ’s i n O ak l a n d, C a li f o r ni a. T h ey l ove d i t , a n d o n e exc l ai m e d, “ M ai t a’i r o a a’e,” w hi c h m e a ns “ O ut of t hi s wo r l d! T h e B e st ! ”.

T hi s wo ul d t h e n b e c o m e t h e r e st aur a nt ’s f l a g s hi p c o c k t ai l. T h e ot h e r sto r y i s t h at D o nn B e ac h c r e ate d t h e M ai Tai at HIS ba r, D o n T h e B e ac h c o m b e r, i n 19 3 3 . O r i g i n a lly m ad e w i t h 17-ye a r r um at Tr ad e r V i c ’s, o n e c a n o n ly i m a g i n e h ow t h at f i r st ve r s i o n must h ave t aste d.

W h e n t h at r um was n o l o n g e r avai l a b l e, h e sw i tc h e d to us i n g 15 -ye a r Wr ay a n d N e p h ew, a n d eve nt u a lly, i t b e c a m e a b l e n d of J a m ai c a n a n d M a r t i ni qu e r um s.

T h e M ai Tai g ai n e d m o r e p o p ul a r i t y a n d to ur i st at te nt i o n w h e n i t was i nt r o du c e d to H awaii i n 19 5 3 w h e n B e r g e r o n c o nsulte d o n c o c k t ai l m e nus at t h e M o a n a S ur f r i d e r a n d t h e Roya l H awaii a n H ote l s. To day i t c o nt i nu e s to r e i g n as t h e k i n g of T ik i c o c k t ai l s, a n d w i t h t h e r e sur g e n c e of t h e c r af t c o c k t ai l wo r l d, c r e at i ve ve r s i o ns h ave e m e r g e d o n m e nus a r o un d t h e wo r l d.

S o e n o u g h a b o ut t h e hi sto r y, w h at i s i n i t ? ? D e r i v i n g f r o m t h e “ s o ur ” f a m i ly, t h e M ai Tai i s s i m p ly r um, c ur aç a o, li m e j ui c e, a n d o r g e at . W h at m ake s t hi s dr i nk s o i n c r e di b ly c o m p l ex i s t h e o r g e at .

O r g e a t (Pr o n o un c e d ORR- Z H AT, like Z s a Z s a G a b o r) i s a swe et n o n - a l c o h o li c sy r up m ad e t r adi t i o n a lly f r o m a lm o n ds, su g a r, a n d o r a n g e f l owe r wate r. T h e

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c o l o r i s p e a r ly, a n d t h e tex t ur e i s c r e a my a n d s i lk y. It was i ni t i a lly c r e ate d w i t h a c o m b i n at i o n of ba r l ey a n d a lm o n ds, a n d i n t h e 18 6 4 Eng l is h a nd Aus tr a l ia n C o o ker y B o o k, i t was li ste d as h av i n g b i t te r a lm o n ds i n i t . S i d e N o te: B i t ter a l m o nds c o nta i n cya n i d e a nd , i n la r g e qua nt i t i es , c a n b e l etha l.

I d o n’ t su g g e st us i n g t h e m i n a ny c a p ac i t y !

M a ny b r a n ds of o r g e at a r e avai l a b l e, a n d n ot a ll a r e c r e ate d e qu a l. S o m e b r a n ds us e a lm o n d ex t r ac t , w hi l e ot h e r s a r e c r af te d us i n g f r e s h a lm o n ds. I like to m ake i t f r o m s c r atc h, w hi c h t ake s a li t t l e t i m e, b ut t h e r e sult i s wo r t h i t .

U ni qu e ve r s i o ns sub st i t ute nut s, su c h as p i st ac hi o s, c as h ew s, o r sunf l owe r s e e ds. O r a n g e f l owe r wate r i s ad d e d to b r i n g i n p e r f um ey f l o r a l n ote s, a n d bak i n g s p i c e s su c h as c i nn a m o n o r nut m e g a r e i n c lu d e d i n s o m e r e g i o ns.

Ro s ewate r c a n b e us e d i n p l ac e of t h e o r a n g e f l owe r wate r to o, b ut i t c a n b e p r et t y ove r p owe r i n g, s o us e i t s p a r i n g ly. I p r efe r to r o ast t h e nut s / s e e ds b ef o r e c h o p p i n g t h e m up a n d ad di n g t h e m to t h e sy r up b e c aus e t h at ad ds c o m p l ex i t y to t h e f l avo r s. I h ave i n c lu d e d my p i st ac hi o o r g e at r e c i p e b e l ow : S p r e ad 1 c up of r aw s h e ll e d p i st ac hi o s o n a s h e et p a n, a n d r o ast f o r 10 m i nute s i n t h e ove n at 25 0 d e g r e e s.

Re m ove f r o m t h e ove n a n d a ll ow to c o o l f ully. ( Yo ur h o us e w i ll s m e ll a m a zi n g, by t h e way). W h e n t h e nut s a r e at r o o m te m p e r at ur e, c h o p t h e m f i n e ly o r p ut t h e m i nto a f o o d p r o c e s s o r. Ad d 4 c up s of wate r a n d 4 c up s of su g a r us i n g a l a r g e s au c e p a n. Pl ac e o n t h e stove a n d h e at o n m e di um, st i r r i n g unt i l t h e su g a r di s s o l ve s. Ad d t h e c h o p p e d nut s, ¼ oz. of o r a n g e f l owe r wate r, a n d t h e p e e l of o n e o r a n g e, a n d c o nt i nu e to c o o k f o r 15 m i nute s. Re m ove f r o m h e at a n d a ll ow t h e sy r up to c o o l c o m p l ete ly. Us i n g a s l ot te d s p o o n, r e m ove t h e c h o p p e d nut s a n d p o ur t h e sy r up t h r o u g h a f i n e - m e s h s c r e e n to r e m ove t h e li t t l e p i e c e s a n d p a r t s. Ref r i g e r ate f o r up to 10 days.

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S h ake we ll w i t h i c e a n d s e r ve i n a t a ll g l as s o n c r us h e d i c e. G a r ni s h w i t h ½ of a li m e s h e ll a n d a l a r g e s p r i g of f r e s h m i nt . * M y va r i a t i o n: • • • •

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S h ake we ll w i t h i c e a n d s e r ve i n a t a ll g l as s o n c r us h e d i c e. To p w i t h t wo das h e s of A n g o st ur a B i t te r s. Fe e l f r e e to us e t h e t r adi t i o n a l, o r ad d a f l owe r, c h e r r y, o r yo ur f avo r i te T ik i - i ns p i r e d g a r ni s h.

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

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Sovereign Sugar: Industry and Environment in Hawai‘i

by Carol A. MacLennan (Pub li sh e r ’s Rev i ew) A lt h o u g h lit t l e r e m ains of H awai ‘ i ’s p lant at i o n e c o n o my, t h e su g ar in dust r y ’s past d o m inanc e has c r e ate d t h e H awai ‘ i we s e e to day. M any of t h e m o st p re s s in g an d c o nt r ove r s i al i s su e s ― ur ban an d r e s o r t d eve l o p m e nt , wate r r i g ht s, ex pans i o n of subur b s into ag r i c ultur ally r i c h lan ds, p o llut i o n f r o m h e r b i c i d e s, invas i ve sp e c i e s in nat i ve fo re st s, an unsust ainab l e e c o n o my― c an b e t i e d to H awai ‘ i ’s in dust r i al su g ar hi sto r y.

S over ei g n S u g ar unr ave l s t h e t an gl e d re lat i o nship b et we e n t h e su g ar in dust r y an d H awai ‘ i ’s c ultur al an d natur al lan ds c ap e s. It i s t h e f ir st wo r k to f ully examin e t h e c o m p l ex t ap e st r y of s o c i o e c o n o mi c , p o lit i c al, an d e nv ir o nm e nt al fo r c e s t hat shap e d su g ar ’s r o l e in H awai ‘ i. W hi l e e ar ly Po ly n e sian an d Eur o p e an inf lu e nc e s o n i s lan d e c o syste m s st ar te d t h e p r o c e s s of bi o l o gi c al c han g e, p lant at i o n ag r i c ulture, w it h it s vo r ac i o us n e e d fo r lan d an d wate r, p r ofo un dly alte re d H awai ‘ i ’s lan ds c ap e.

M ac Le nnan fo c us e s o n t h e r i s e of in dust r ial an d p o lit i c al p owe r am o n g t h e su g ar p lante r e lite an d it s p o lit i c al e c o l o gi c al c o ns e qu e nc e s. T h e b o o k o p e ns in t h e 18 4 0 s w h e n t h e H awaiian I s lan ds we re un d e r t h e inf lu e nc e of A m e r i c an mi s s i o nar i e s. Chan g e s in p r o p e r t y r i g ht s an d t h e m ove towar d We ste r n g ove r nanc e, al o n g w it h t h e d e m an ds of a g r ow in g in dust r i al e c o n o my, p r e s s e d up o n t h e n ew H awaiian nat i o n an d it s fo r e st s an d wate r re s o ur c e s. S ub s e qu e nt c hapte r s t r ac e i s lan d e c o syste m s, p lant at i o n c o mmunit i e s, an d natur al r e s o ur c e p o li c i e s t hr o u g h t im e ― by t h e 19 3 0 s,

t h e su g ar e c o n o my e n g ul fe d b ot h hum an an d e nv ir o nm e nt al lan dsc ap e s.

T h e aut h o r ar gue s t hat su g ar m anu f ac ture has n ot o nly s i gni f i c ant ly t r ans fo r m e d H awai ‘ i but it s l e g ac y p r ov i de s l e s s o ns fo r f uture o utc o m e s.

Pub li sh e r : U ni ve r s it y of H awaii Pre s s (N ove mb e r 3 0, 2 0 2 2) L an guag e: En gli sh Pap e r bac k : 3 9 2 pag e s IS B N -10: 0 824 8 9 5 4 87 IS B N -13: 978 - 0 824 8 9 5 4 8 8 Ite m We i ght : 12 . 8 o unc e s D im e ns i o ns: 5. 9 8 x 1.18 x 8 . 9 inc h e s

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THE RU M HISTORI A N

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

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

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

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 11. B EFORE PA ST EUR T h e Wo r l d of Rum i s a vast a n d we ll e st a b li s h e d r e a li t y, w hi c h w i t h sto o d t h e r e st r i c t i o ns c aus e d by C ov i d 19 a n d f ully r e c ove r e d as s o o n as t h e p a n d e m i c c a m e to a n e n d. I t i s e n o u g h to k n ow i t a li t t l e to r e a li s e t h at t hi s wo r l d i s f as c i n ate d by di st i ll at i o n a n d a g e i n g te c hni qu e s.

I t i s n o wo n d e r, di st i ll at i o n i s a f as c i n at i n g a r t w hi c h h as i t s r o ot s i n A l exa n dr i n e a l c h e my (s e e my s e r i e s “ T HE ORIGINS O F A LC OHOLI C DISTILL ATION IN T HE WEST ” i n t h e 2 018 i s su e s), a s hi ni n g exa m p l e of hum a n i nte lli g e n c e c a p a b l e of m o di f y i n g m at te r, b ut a l s o a n i nt r i g ui n g myste r y. M o r e ove r, a l e m b i c s a n d st i ll s a r e of te n ve r y b e aut i f ul a r t i f ac t s.

N ot to m e nt i o n a g e i n g! M a ny b e c o m e p o et s a n d d e di c ate t r u e a n d p r o p e r l ove p o e m s to ba r r e l s. T hi s s h o ul dn’ t sur p r i s e us e i t h e r, w i n e c e ll a r s a r e usu a lly g o r g e o us, b ew i tc hi n g p l ac e s w i t h t h e i r r ow s of ba r r e l s w h e r e r um s l e e p s t h e s l e e p of t h e j ust i n t h e s e m i - da r k n e s s of vast s p ac e s, m at ur i n g s l ow ly unt i l t h e m a g i c a l m o m e nt w h e n t h e Rum M aste r d e c i d e s t h at , at l o n g l ast , i t i s r e ady f o r c o nsum pt i o n.

Fe r m e nt at i o n, o n t h e ot h e r h a n d, d o e s n ot a r o us e mu c h i nte r e st . Adm i t te dly, i t i s n ot n e a r ly as s p e c t ac ul a r. T h e s i g ht of a fe r m e nt at i o n t a nk m ay t h r i ll us r um g e e ks, b ut f r a nk ly, t r ut h b e to l d, i t ’s n ot mu c h to l o o k at . T h e g r e at t a nks of m o d e r n i n dust r i e s te ll us li t t l e. B e s i d e s, l et ’s f ac e i t , t h e s m e ll i s n ot t h e b e st . A n d yet , we k n ow t h at fe r m e nt at i o n i s d e c i s i ve f o r t h e “c o nst r u c t i o n” of a g o o d r um. D i st i ll at i o n, i n f ac t , c o n c e nt r ate s a n d s e l e c t s, a g e i n g r ef i n e s a n d i m p r ove s, b ut t h e f o un dat i o n of r um i s w h at was p r o du c e d dur i n g t h e fe r m e nt at i o n.

H i sto r i c a lly, fe r m e nt at i o n i s t h e l ast p h as e of t h e r um p r o du c t i o n p r o c e s s to h ave ac hi eve d t h e st at us of s c i e n c e. Fo r c e nt ur i e s, p l a nte r s h ad k n ow n t h at s o m et hi n g h a p p e n e d i n t h e fe r m e nt at i o n t a nk , t h e c o nt i nu o us f o r m at i o n of b ub b l e s, t h e h e at a n d t h e s m e ll st r u c k t h e i r at te nt i o n, of te n t h ey r efe r r e d to i t as i f i t was s o m et hi n g a li ve. O ve r t i m e, C a r i b b e a n p l a nte r s eve n l e a r n e d h ow to i nte r ve n e, ad di n g o r r e m ov i n g sub st a n c e s a n d h e at i n o r d e r to g et a b et te r r e sult . B ut i t was a l ways a r ul e of t hum b, t h o u g h; n o b o dy k n ew w h at r e a lly h a p p e n e d i n t h e t a nk .

Fr o m t hi s p o i nt o n, I r e ly o n I a n S. H o r ns ey “A lc o h o l a nd i ts R o l e i n th e Evo lu t i o n o f H u ma n S o c i et y ” p ub li s h e d i n 2 012 . U n l e s s ot h e r w i s e s p e c i f i e d, a ll t h e qu ote s a r e f r o m t hi s b o o k . “ Fr o m t h e e a r li e st of t i m e s, n at ur a l p hi l o s o p h e r s h ave b e e n f as c i n ate d a b o ut t h e s e e m i n g ly s p o nt a n e o us c h a n g e t h at t r a ns f o r m e d g r a p e j ui c e i nto t h e p hys i o l o g i c a lly i nte r e st i n g b eve r a g e c a ll e d w i n e. Fe r m e nt at i o n, a lt h o u g h n ot un d e r sto o d, was a n i m p o r t a nt e nt i t y to t h e a l c h e m i st s a n d f o r m e d a c o r e of m a ny of t h e i r i d e as (as di d p ut r ef ac t i o n, w hi c h t h ey a p p r e c i ate d was a s e p a r ate p r o c e s s). I d e as r e l at i n g to t h e exac t n at ur e of fe r m e nt at i o n we r e hi g h ly c o nf us e d unt i l t h e s e c o n d h a l f of t h e 16 0 0 s, w h e n s c i e nt i st s r e a lize d t h at o n ly swe et li qui ds c o ul d g i ve r i s e to t r u e fe r m e nt at i o n.”

T h e f i r st to di s c ove r t h e ex i ste n c e of m i c r o o r g a ni s m s was t h e D utc h s c i e nt i st A nto nj va n Le e u we nh o e k (16 32-172 3) f r o m D e l f t . H e di s s e m i n ate d hi s di s c ove r i e s i n t h e s c i e nt i f i c wo r l d of t h at t i m e, t h a nks a l s o to a r i c h exc h a n g e of l et te r s w i t h t h e Roya l S o c i et y i n Lo n d o n. B ut “ Fo r w h ateve r r e as o n, syste m at i c st u dy of m i c r o b e s was d e l aye d f o r

a n ot h e r 10 0 ye a r s o r s o, a n d i t was n ot unt i l 178 6 t h at t h e D a ni s h zo o l o g i st , O. F: M üll e r, st u di e d bac te r i a a n d su c c e e d e d i n di s c ove r i n g d et ai l s of t h e i r st r u c t ur e. … Ye ast s f r o m di f fe r e nt e nv i r o nm e nt s we r e d e s c r i b e d, i n s o m e d et ai l, b ut i t was n ot unt i l 15 0 ye a r s l ate r, i n 18 2 6 , t h at D e s m a zi è r e s d e s c r i b e d t h e e l o n g ate d c e ll s f r o m a f i lm of g r ow t h o n b e e r.”

A ny way, h e s ai d n ot hi n g a b o ut fe r m e nt at i o n. “ W h e n o n e c o ns i d e r s t h at m i c r o b e s we r e f i r st o b s e r ve d s o m e 3 5 0 ye a r s a g o, i t i s di f f i c ult f o r us, i n o ur m o d e r n wo r l d, to un d e r st a n d h ow i t to o k a r o un d 2 0 0 ye a r s, unt i l t h e t i m e of Paste ur, to at t r i b ute un e qui vo c a lly t h e p h e n o m e n o n of a l c o h o li c fe r m e nt at i o n to t h e hum b l e ye ast . T h e r e li g i o us at m o s p h e r e dur i n g t h o s e ye a r s was su c h t h at a ny d o c t r i n e ot h e r t h a n s p o nt a n e o us g e n e r at i o n (a b i o g e n e s i s) was un ac c e pt a b l e a n d p r eve nte d t h e p r o mul g at i o n of h e r et i c n ot i o ns t h at a m i nute o r g a ni s m, su c h as t h e ye ast , m i g ht b e r e s p o ns i b l e f o r fe r m e nt at i o n.” “ S p o nt a n e o us g e n e r at i o n d o m i n ate d s o m e a r e as of s c i e nt i f i c t h o u g ht dur i n g t h e e i g hte e nt h c e nt ur y, a n d i t was n ot unt i l t h e p ub li c at i o ns of Paste ur t h at i t was l ai d to r e st .” “ T h e p r o p o s i t i o n t h at ye ast was a li v i n g o r g a ni s m, n ot a c h e m i c a l c o m p o un d, was n ot m ad e unt i l t h e m i d - to l ate -18 3 0 s, w h e n t h e r e sult s f r o m t h r e e tot a lly i n d e p e n d e nt p i e c e s of wo r k a p p e a r e d. I t s h o ul d b e e m p h as ize d t h at t h e s e t r e at i e s c o i n c i d e d w i t h t h e d eve l o p m e nt of mu c h - i m p r ove d m i c r o s c o p e s” B ut “A ll t h r e e p i e c e s of wo r k we r e c r i t i c ize d, a n d eve n d e r i d e d by t h e s c i e nt i f i c e st a b li s hm e nt of t h e t i m e.”

O n ly i n t h e 18 6 0 s di d Lo ui s Paste ur p ut a n e n d to t h e d e bate a n d d ete r m i n e t h e o r i g i n a n d f un c t i o n of ye ast i n a l c o h o li c fe r m e nt at i o n: “A l c o h o li c fe r m e nt at i o n i s a n ac t c o r r e l ate d w i t h t h e li fe a n d o r g a niz at i o n of t h e ye ast c e ll s”. T h at i s, fe r m e nt at i o n i s a b i o l o g i c a l p r o c e s s a n d n ot a c h e m i c a l o n e, as m a ny s c i e nt i st s (a n d p l a nte r s) t h o u g ht . A sy nt h e s i s of m o st of Paste ur ’s c o n c lus i o ns was l ate r p r e s e nte d i n hi s t wo c l as s i c wo r ks: “Etu d es s u r l e v i n ” (S t u di e s o n W i n e) p ub li s h e d i n 18 6 6 , a n d “Etu d es s u r la b i èr e ” (S t u di e s o n B e e r) p ub li s h e d te n ye a r s l ate r, i n 1876 . “… h e e st a b li s h e d un e qui vo c a lly: 1) t h e r o l e of ye ast i n et h a n o li c fe r m e nt at i o n, 2)

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fe r m e nt at i o n as a p hys i o l o g i c a l p h e n o m e n o n a n d 3) di f fe r e n c e b et we e n ae r o b i c a n d a n ae r o b i c ut i liz at i o n of su g a r by ye ast ; i n d e e d, p aste ur i nve nte d t h e te r m s ‘ae r o b i c ’ a n d ‘a n ae r o b i c ’.”

A n d yet … S c i e n c e i s a wo r k i n p r o g r e s s a n d l ate r r e s e a r c h di m o st r ate d t h at t hi n g s we r e m o r e c o m p l ex . Let ’s r e ad w h at R i c h a r d S e a l e w r i te s i n hi s s e r i e s of a r t i c l e s “Yeas t i n R u m (o r S . Po m b e R ev is i te d ) ” p o ste d i n RUM DI A RIES B LOG , Fe b r u a r y 15, 2 0 21. “ U lt i m ate ly n e i t h e r s c i e nt i st was e nt i r e ly c o r r e c t o r e nt i r e ly w r o n g. Ed wa r d B u c hn e r o bt ai n e d p ur e s a m p l e s of t h e f lui d i ns i d e t h e ye ast c e ll a n d di s c ove r e d t h at t h e f lui d c o ul d fe r m e nt a su g a r s o lut i o n d e s p i te t h e f ac t t h e ye ast c e ll was o bv i o us ly d e ad. H e r e a li s e d t h at fe r m e nt at i o n r e ac t i o ns we r e a c h e m i c a l p r o c e s s i ns i d e t h e ye ast c e ll by w h at we k n ow to day as a c o ll e c t i o n of e nz y m e s. S o a l c o h o li c fe r m e nt at i o n i s af te r a ll a b i o c h e m i c a l p r o c e s s. B u c hn e r p ub li s h e d hi s wo r k i n 18 97 f o r w hi c h h e was awa r d e d t h e N o b e l p r ize.”

Let ’s n ow r e ad t h e “M a nua l d e la fa b r i c ac i ó n d e l a g ua r d i ente d e c a ña ” (H a nb o o k of r um m ak i n g) by Le o p o l d o G a r cía Ruíz, p ub li s h e d i n S a nt i a g o d e Cuba i n 18 5 5 . O n t h e bas i s of hi s p r ac t i c a l ex p e r i e n c e s a n d hi s t h e o r et i c a l k n ow l e d g e, t h e aut h o r ai m s to sum m a r ize a n d p r e s e nt t h e st ate of t h e a r t i n r um m ak i n g. I t i s 18 5 5 a n d i n Cuba t h e st u dy of r um m ak i n g was hi g h ly d eve l o p e d a n d t h e p ur sui t of qu a li t y p r e s s i n g. B ut r e g a r di n g fe r m e nt at i o n, t h ey st i ll p l aye d i t by e a r. I was f r a nk ly asto ni s h e d by t h e li m i te d a n d va g u e k n ow l e d g e t h ey h ad at t h e t i m e; m a n h ad b e e n fe r m e nt i n g f o r m i ll e nni a, yet a b o ut t h e n at ur e of fe r m e nt at i o n i g n o r a n c e r e i g n e d sup r e m e.

T h e c h a pte r d e a li n g w i t h fe r m e nt at i o n i s e nt i t l e d Ag entes d e la fer m entac i o n (Fe r m e nt at i o n Ag e nt s). It b e g i ns by e m p h as izi n g t h e n e e d f o r ai r a n d h e at , a n d s o f a r s o g o o d – m o r e o r l e s s; i t was qui te c l e a r t h at , f o r t h e fe r m e nt at i o n p r o c e s s to st a r t , t h e t a nk h ad to b e ex p o s e d to ai r, a n d t h e r e h ad to b e h e at , a n d g e n e r a lly i n t h e c li m ate of t h e C a r i b b e a n t h e wa r mt h of t h e e nv i r o nm e nt i s su f f i c i e nt . I t was a l s o k n ow n t h at , f o r fe r m e nt at i o n to t ake p l ac e, t h e r e h as to b e e l du lc e (t h e swe et) i n t h e t a nk , b ut t h at was a b o ut i t . T h e M a nua l d we ll s o n t wo fe r m e nt at i o n a g e nt s w hi c h c a n’ t f ai l to

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i m p r e s s us to day: e l e c t r i c i t y a n d t h e s o - c a ll e d fer m ento (fe r m e nt), t h e l at te r b e i n g t h e m a i n fe r m e nt at i o n a g e nt , ac c o r di n g to t h e aut h o r.

H e r e i s w h at h e w r i te s: “ ELECT RI CIT Y - We c a n s ay li t t l e of t hi s f lui d, d e s p i te t h e s o i m p o r t a nt r o l e i t r e p r e s e nt s i n fe r m e nt at i o n, b e c aus e, myste r i o us of i t s e l f, a n d n ot we ll k n ow n i t s p r o p e r t i e s i n n at ur e, i t i s c o ns e qu e nt t h at i t s ef fe c t s must b e da r k a n d di f f i c ult to ex p l ai n. I n my v i ew, t h e r ef o r e, t hi s i s t h e myste r i o us p a r t of fe r m e nt at i o n, a n d i n t h at i t i s i m p o s s i b l e to ex p l ai n c e r t ai n p h e n o m e n a w hi c h usu a lly o c c ur w i t h o ut a p p a r e nt c aus e b e i n g f o un d to p r o du c e t h e m. We d o k n ow t h at a n a g e nt of fe r m e nt at i o n, t h at w h e n t h e at m o s p h e r e i s l o ad e d w i t h t hi s f lui d s o m et i m e s h a p p e ns to up s et t h e fe r m e nt at i o ns a n d qui c k ly p as s to t h e st ate of ac i di t y ; b ut we d o n ot k n ow h ow t hi s h a p p e ns, n o r d o we r e as o n a b ly ex p l ai n t hi s p h e n o m e n o n. I t i s a l s o g e n e r a lly b e li eve d t h at t h e ef fe c t p r o du c e d by t h e fe r m e nt o n t h e fe r m e nt i n g li qui d i s du e to t hi s f lui d; b ut n o o n e h as ex p l ai n e d h ow i t wo r ks. S o we r e c o m m e n d o n ly t h at t h e fe r m e nt i n g ba r r e l s

a r e o ut s i d e t h e i nf lu e n c e of a st r o n g c ur r e nt of t hi s f lui d, t r y i n g to i s o l ate t h e m as mu c h as p o s s i b l e, a n d t h at t h ey a r e n ot i n c o nt ac t w i t h b o di e s t h at a r e g o o d c o n du c to r s. I d o n ot t hi nk t h at we s h o ul d b e wo r k i n g i n t hi s i n dust r y at t h e st at i o n w h e r e t h e at m o s p h e r e i s c h a r g e d w i t h e l e c t r i c i t y, b e c aus e i t c o ul d di s r upt o p e r at i o ns a n d c o m p l ete ly di s o r i e nt t h e m a nu f ac t ur e r.

a lte r at i o ns su f f i c e to r e m ove t hi s f ac ult y c o m p l ete ly. A m o n g ot h e r s, w hi c h I d o n ot qu ote i n o r d e r n ot to exc e e d t h e n a r r ow li m i t s t h at I h ave p r o p o s e d to mys e l f i n t hi s wo r k , t h e b o i li n g f o r m o r e t h a n te n m i nute s m ake s t hi s a g e nt l o s e i t s fe r m e nt i n g p owe r a n d r e du c e s i t to n ot hi n g i n t hi s s e ns e. Ke e p t hi s we ll i n m i n d, as a p r i n c i p l e, to dr aw f r o m i t t h e d e du c t i o ns t h at c o r r e s p o n d.

FERMEN T - We h ave c o m e to t h e ex p l a n at i o n of t h e m o st i m p o r t a nt a g e nt of fe r m e nt at i o n: ef fe c t i ve ly t h e r o l e i t r e p r e s e nt s i s t h e m o st i nte r e st i n g, b e c aus e t h at c h a r ac te r ize s t hi s o p e r at i o n. I w i ll t h e r ef o r e t r y to ex p l ai n w h at i s g e n e r a lly ac c e pte d, b ut n ot h ow i t ac t s; b e c aus e, i n r e a li t y, t hi s h as n ot yet b e e n s at i s f ac to r i ly ex p l ai n e d.

I w i ll n ot c o n c lu d e t hi s c h a pte r w i t h o ut m ak i n g a n i m p o r t a nt o b s e r vat i o n, t h at i s, t h at t h e p a r t of fe r m e nt t h at wo r ks i n t h e o p e r at i o n, i s a b o ut t wo p e r c e nt of t h e swe et e m p l oye d; s o t h at i f t h e r e i s m o r e t h a n t hi s qu a nt i t y i n t h e li qui d, i t w i ll b e unn e c e s s a r y a n d us ef ul i f i t i s c o ll e c te d, b ef o r e di st i lli n g, to us e i t f o r ot h e r fe r m e nt at i o ns; a n d i f t h e r e i s l e s s, i t w i ll n ot e nte r i nto fe r m e nt at i o n ot h e r t h a n t h e p a r t of swe et c o r r e s p o n di n g to t h e fe r m e nt t h at ex i st s i n t h e li qui d, l e av i n g t h e r e st w i t h o ut fe r m e nt at i o n, a n d t h e r ef o r e w i t h o ut b r e ak i n g d ow n. B ut as we h ave s ai d t h at o ur m o l as s e s c o nt ai ns e n o u g h g lute n, a n d eve n m o r e, to p r o du c e t h e n e c e s s a r y fer m ento n e e d e d i n o ur o p e r at i o ns, t hi s l ast c as e w i ll n ot t ake p l ac e, un l e s s t h e s e h ave su f fe r e d s o m e a lte r at i o n o r t h e o p e r at i o n i s badly d o n e.

T h e fe r m e nt i s, t h e r ef o r e, a n a zo ate m at te r t h at r e sult s f r o m a n a lte r at i o n of t h e g lute n a n d of t h e ve g et a b l e a lb um i n, t h at i s n ot o p e r ate d b ut to t h e c o nt ac t of t h e ai r a n d t h at t h e fe r m e nt at i o n i t s e l f f avo r s.

I t f o ll ow s t h at a fe r m e nt i n g li qui d c o nt ai ni n g t h e s ai d t wo b o di e s i n a b un da n c e w i ll a l s o p r o du c e a b un da n c e of fe r m e nt dur i n g fe r m e nt at i o n, w hi c h i n t ur n as i t i s f o r m e d w i ll wo r k o n t h e s a m e li qui d. I t i s n e c e s s a r y n ot to l o s e s i g ht of t hi s p r i n c i p l e i n o ur m a nu f ac t ur e of r um; b e c aus e w h e n o p e r at i n g o n m o l as s e s t h at c o nt ai n e n o u g h g lute n a n d s o m e ve g et a b l e a lb um i n, a n e qui va l e nt a m o unt of fe r m e nt i s g e n e r ate d, s o to s ay, w hi c h m e a ns t h at we d o n ot n e e d i n t h e m a s p e c i a l fe r m e nt , f o r we a r e s at i s f i e d w i t h w h at i s p r o du c e d i n t h e s a m e fe r m e nt at i o ns.

B ut as i t i s a l ways n e c e s s a r y t h at s o m e qu a nt i t y, eve n s m a ll, c o m e s i nto p l ay to exc i te t h e f i r st m ove m e nt of ef fe r ve s c e n c e, i t w i ll b e un d e r sto o d t h at t h e p a r t c o nt ai n e d i n t h e ba r r e l s t h at h ave a lr e ady m ad e s o m e fe r m e nt at i o ns w i ll b e e n o u g h to ac hi eve t h e o b j e c t i ve; a n d w h e n t h e r e i s n o ba r r e l, i n t hi s c as e e i t h e r a b un dl e of ba g as s e of c a n e m ay b e us e d, k n ow n by i t s v i n o us s m e ll to b e un d e r g o i n g fe r m e nt at i o n, a n d t h at by m e a ns of a we i g ht i s i nt r o du c e d to t h e b ot to m of t h e ba r r e l o r by s o m e b u c ket s of s o m e was h t h at i s at i t s m a x i mum of ef fe r ve s c e n c e, o r t h e t hi c k f o a m s t h at r i s e to t h e sur f ac e b ef o r e t h e was h r e ac h e s t h e t umult u o us fe r m e nt at i o n.

T h e p r o p e r t y t h at t h e fe r m e nt p o s s e s s e s to d ete r m i n e t h e fe r m e nt at i o n of a swe et s o lut i o n i s ve r y f l e et i n g, o n ly s o m e

I f t h e exc e s s fe r m e nt i s to b e us e d i n t h e o p e r at i o ns, i t must b e un d e r sto o d t h at i t ex i st s i n t h e s e di m e nt ac c umul ate d at t h e b ot to m of t h e c as ks af te r fe r m e nt at i o n h as b e e n c o m p l ete d.”

I f s o m e p as s a g e s of t h e tex t s e e m o b s c ur e, d o n’ t wo r r y, i n d e e d t h ey a r e, at l e ast f o r m e, eve n i n t h e o r i g i n a l l a n g u a g e. I t i s, h oweve r, a n i m p o r t a nt d o c um e nt ; i t s h ow s w h at was k n ow n a b o ut fe r m e nt at i o n i n Cuba (a n d n ot j ust i n Cuba) i m m e di ate ly b ef o r e Paste ur ’s di s c ove r i e s.

L ast , b ut n ot l e ast , t h e aut h o r te ll s us t h at a l s o g ua r a p o (c a n e j ui c e) was p o ur e d i nto t h e fe r m e nt at i o n t a nk to g et h e r w i t h t h e m o l as s e s, a n d t h at t h e w h o l e fe r m e nt at i o n p r o c e s s l ast s up to 7 days. Two sur p r i s i n g p i e c e s of i nf o r m at i o n, w hi c h p r o du c e d a k i n d of r um ve r y di f fe r e nt f r o m w h at Cuba n r um wo ul d b e w i t hi n a few ye a r s a n d to t hi s day. We’ll g et bac k to t hi s.

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M o s t f o o d s a n d b eve r a g e s h ave a c o m b i n at i o n o f f l avo r i n g c o m p o u n d s t h a t g i ve t h e m t h e i r p a r t i c u l a r “ f o o t p r i nt ,” t h a t c a n e n c o m p a s s s eve r a l o f t h e s e f l avo r g r o u p s . T h i s n ew s e r i e s i s d evote d t o t h e B i t te r f l avo r, a n d t o i t s i m p a c t o n o u r eve r yd ay l i f e.

Evo l u t i o n a r y s c i e nt i s t s s u g g e s t t h a t t h e a b i l i t y t o d ete c t b i t te r n e s s evo l ve d a s a way t o p r ote c t

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u s f r o m t ox i c p l a nt s a n d ot h e r s u b s t a n c e s , w h i c h o f te n t a s te b i t te r. A l t h o u g h i t g et s a b a d r a p, b i t te r n e s s c a n b e u s e d t o c r e ate we l l - r o u n d e d a n d d e s i r a b l e f l avo r p a l ate s . Yo u m ay n ot b e awa r e o f i t , b u t b i t te r n e s s i s p r e s e nt i n m a ny o f o u r f avo r i te f o o d s i n c l u d i n g c h o c o l ate, c o f f e e, wine and barrel-aged spirits.

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M e r r i a m - We b s te r d i c t i o n a r y d ef i n e s t h e w o r d b i t te r (w h e n u s e d a s a n a d j e c t i ve) a s: b e i n g , i n d u c i n g , o r m a r ke d by t h e o n e o f t h e f i ve b as i c tas te s e ns a t i o ns t h a t i s p e c u l i a r ly a c r i d , as t r i n g e n t , a n d o f te n d i s a g r e ea b l e a n d c h a r a c te r i s t i c o f c i t r us p e e l s , u ns we e te n e d c o c o a , b l a c k c o f f e e, m a tu r e l ea f y g r e e ns (s u c h as ka l e o r m us ta r d ), o r a l e. T h e o r i g i n o f t h e w o r d g o e s b a c k t o M i d d l e En g l i s h, f r o m O l d En g l i s h b i te r, g o i n g b a c k t o G e r m a n i c *b i t r a (w h e n c e O l d S a xo n & O l d H i g h G e r m a n b i t t a r “ a c r i d - t a s t i n g,” O l d N o r s e b i t r “ b i t i n g, s h a r p” ) a n d *b a i t r a - (w h e n c e G ot h i c b a i t r s “ s h a r p - t a s t i n g ” ), d e r i vat i ve s f r o m t h e b a s e o f *b ī ta n - “ t o b i te.”

H o w D o e s “ B i t t e r ” A c t u a l l y Ta s t e?

B i t te r n e s s i s n e i t h e r s a l t y n o r s o u r, b u t m ay at t i m e s a c c o m p a ny t h e s e f l avo r s e n s a t i o n s .

M a ny p e o p l e a r e i n n a te l y o p p o s e d t o b i t te r f l avo r s , b u t a l i k i n g f o r i t c a n a n d i s a c q u i r e d.

C o m p o u n d s t h a t h ave a n a l k a l i n e p H , s u c h a s b a k i n g s o d a , o f te n h ave a b i t te r f l avo r.

S c i e nt i f i c r e s e a r c h h a s f o u n d t h a t s o m e h u m a n s a r e m o r e s e n s i t i ve t o b i t te r f l avo r s t h a n ot h e r s .1 T h e s e i n d i v i d u a l s a r e r ef e r r e d t o a s “ s u p e r t a s te r s” a n d a r e o f te n o f A s i a n, A f r i c a n, o r S o u t h A m e r i c a n d e s c e nt .

B e i n g a s u p e r t a s te r m ay ex p l a i n w hy s o m e i n d i v i d u a l s f i n d t h e f l avo r o f ve g et a b l e s h i g h l y d i s a g r e e a b l e. M o s t ve g et a b l e s c o nt a i n a t l e a s t s o m e b i t te r n e s s , e s p e c i a l l y w h e n r aw.

B i t t e r Fo o d s D a r k , l e a f y g r e e n s a r e we l l k n o w n f o r t h e i r b i t te r f l avo r. G r e e n l e a f y ve g et a b l e s o f te n i n c r e a s e i n b i t te r n e s s a s t h ey m a t u r e. Fo r t h i s r e a s o n, m a ny p e o p l e p r ef e r te n d e r yo u n g g r e e n s t o t h e i r m o r e m a t u r e - a n d b i t te rc o u nte r p a r t s . B i t te r g r e e n ve g et a b l e s i n c l u d e k a l e, d a n d e l i o n g r e e n s a n d b r o c c o l i.

C o c o a i s a n ot h e r f o o d t h a t i s e n j oye d f o r i t s b i t te r f l avo r. P u r e c o c o a h a s a d i s t i n c t b i t te r n e s s , w h i c h c a n b e u s e d t o b a l a n c e f l avo r s l i ke s we et o r s p i c y i n o t h e r f o o d s .

A d d i n g s u g a r a n d c r e a m t o c o c o a s i g n i f i c a nt l y r e d u c e s i t s b i t te r n e s s , m a k i n g i t m o r e p a l at a b l e.

L i kew i s e, b l a c k c o f f e e c a n b e q u i te b i t te r.

Although sugar and cream can be added to r e d u c e t h e b i t te r n e s s , m a ny g r o w t o e n j oy t h e s h a r p f l avo r o f b l a c k c o f f e e. T h e t y p e o f b e a n a n d t h e u n i q u e r o a s t i n g m et h o d w i l l a l s o i m p a c t c o f f e e’s l eve l o f b i t te r n e s s .

C i t r u s p e e l s a r e we l l k n o w n f o r i t s b i t te r n e s s , m o s t o f w h i c h r e s i d e s i n t h e w h i te p i t h. A s w i t h m o s t b i t te r f l avo r s , i t c a n b e u n d e s i r a b l e o n i t s o w n, b u t w h e n c o m b i n e d w i t h ot h e r f l avo r e l e m e nt s , i t c a n p r ov i d e d i m e n s i o n a n d b a l a n c e. O t h e r f r u i t s a n d ve g et a b l e s t h at m ay p r ov i d e b i t te r f l avo r s m ay i n c l u d e g r a p ef r u i t , b i t te r m e l o n, m u s t a r d g r e e n s , a n d o l i ve s .

B eve r a g e s s u c h a s t o n i c wate r, b i t te r s , a n d m ate te a a r e a l l a l s o c o n s i d e r e d b i t te r. B ef o r e s hy i n g away f r o m b i t te r i n g r e d i e nt s i n t h e f u t u r e, ex p l o r e h o w t h ey c a n b e c o m b i n e d w i t h c o m p l i m e nt a r y t a s te s t o b u i l d a c o m p l ex a n d e n j oya b l e f l avo r p r o f i l e.

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END Featured Ingredient: Allspice Berries Scientific Name: Pimenta dioica A ll s p i c e, a l s o k n ow n as J a ma i c a p ep p er, my r t l e p ep p er, o r p i m ento, i s t h e unr i p e f r ui t of t h e Pi m enta d i o i c a, a n eve r g r e e n t r e e i n t h e M y r t l e f a m i ly n at i ve to t h e We st I n di e s, S o ut h e r n M ex i c o, a n d C e nt r a l A m e r i c a. O n c e dr i e d, t h e f r ui t s l o o k like p e p p e r c o r ns, b ut w h e n t h ey a r e f r e s h a n d unr i p e, t h e g r e e n b e r r i e s m o r e c l o s e ly r e s e m b l e o li ve s.

I t m ake s s e ns e t h at a ll s p i c e i s of te n m i st ake n f o r a b l e n d like C hi n e s e f i ve s p i c e o r p um p k i n s p i c e — b e c aus e t h e f l avo r p r of i l e i s mult i di m e ns i o n a l, fe at ur i n g n ote s of c l ove s, nut m e g, st a r a ni s e, fe nn e l, b l ac k p e p p e r, a n d c i nn a m o n. A ll s p i c e c a n b e us e d i n g r o un d f o r m o r w h o l e.

O n c e g r o un d, a ll s p i c e qui c k ly c a n l o s e i t s p un g e n c y. G r o un d s p i c e s a r e m o r e i nte ns e t h a n w h o l e c l ove s o r b e r r i e s.

W h o l e a ll s p i c e b e r r i e s a r e s o m et i m e s us e d i n stew s a n d s o up s, a n d f o r p i c k li n g a n d b r i ni n g.

T h e b e r r i e s of t h e a ll s p i c e t r e e a r e n ot t h e o n ly us ef ul p a r t of i t . T h e f r e s h l e ave s c a n g i ve a n i nf us e d f l avo r to di s h e s (like a bay l e af ). T h e wo o d i s us e d to s m o ke m e at a n d s aus a g e s. Ke e p yo ur a ll s p i c e f r e s h a n d r e ady to us e by sto r i n g i t i n a n ai r t i g ht j a r o r a n ot h e r c o nt ai n e r away f r o m di r e c t sun li g ht . T h e r e’s n o n e e d to f r e eze o r r ef r i g e r ate i t . A ll s p i c e w i ll l ast f o r ye a r s w h et h e r w h o l e o r g r o un d, a lt h o u g h g r o un d s p i c e s l o s e t h e i r f l avo r qui c k ly.

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Z e st of 1 M e di um O r a n g e 75 0 m l of O ve r p r o of Rum o r W hi s key 3 5 - 4 0 D r o p s of G e nt i a n Ro ot E x t r ac t (a p p r ox i m ate ly 2 m L) 1 t s p. W h o l e B l ac k Pe p p e r c o r ns 1 Ci nn a m o n S t i c k (3 to 4 i n c h e s) 1 1/ 2 i n p i e c e f r e s h g i n g e r, c ut i n l a r g e pieces 4 W h o l e A ll s p i c e B e r r i e s 4 W h o l e C l ove s 1 C. Wate r to di lute (o pt i o n a l)

Lo c ate a m e di um to l a r g e i nf us i o n o r t i n c t ur e j a r. Put t h e h e av i e st dr y i n g r e di e nt s i n f i r st a n d s of te r o n e s o n to p (e.g. a ll s p i c e, c l ove s, g i n g e r, a n d c i nn a m o n f i r st , w i t h p e p p e r c o r ns a n d o r a n g e ze st l ate r). Po ur i n t h e Eve r c l e a r a n d ad d t h e g e nt i a n r o ot ex t r ac t .

A ll ow i n g r e di e nt s to i nf us e f o r f o ur to s i x days, a n d s h ake t h e j a r at l e ast o n c e p e r day. C h e c k t h e i n g r e di e nt s’ s c e nt dai ly to e nsur e t h ey ’r e i nf us i n g we ll. W h e n t h e t i n c t ur e s m e ll s st r o n g, f i lte r o ut t h e s o li ds w i t h a m e s h st r ai n e r. Te st a c o up l e dr o p s of yo ur b i t te r s i n a dr i nk o r w i t h s o m e wate r. D i lute yo ur b i t te r s w i t h t h e wate r i f i t ’s a li t t l e to o st r o n g.

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R h u m J . M , m a ke r s o f R h u m A g r i c o l e s i n c e 18 4 5 , a n n o u n c e d t h e U. S . l a u n c h o f R h u m J . M Te r r o i r Vo l c a n i q u e i n a d va n c e o f E a r t h D ay. A h o m a g e t o t h e d i s t i l l e r y ’s m i c r o - c l i m a t i c t r o p i c a l m i l i e u a n d b r e e z y vo l c a n i c s u g a r c a n e f i e l d s . Te r r o i r Vo l c a n i q u e i s a b l e n d o f r u m s o f a t l e a s t t h r e e ye a r s , a g e d i n new American oak barrels with t wo unique custom h e av y t o a s t s c h a r r e d i n t h e d i s t i l l e r y ’s o w n s m a l l c o o p e r a g e. T h e d e e p a l l i g a t o r c h a r d e l i ve r s r i c h f l avo r s a n d a s m o k y, p e a t - l i ke a r o m a , p e r f e c t l y c a p t u r i n g t h e t e r r o i r o f t h e vo l c a n o. T h e n e w ex p r e s s i o n w i l l b e ava i l a b l e i n s e l e c t m a r ke t s a n d n a t i o n w i d e t h r o u g h t h e b r a n d ’s w e b s i t e. “A t R h u m J . M , w e l i ke t o p l ay w i t h t h e c h a r l eve l s o f b a r r e l s , a l l o w i n g u s t o d eve l o p s p e c i f i c a r o m a s ,” s ay s K a r i n e L a s s a l l e, t h e d i s t i l l e r y ’s ex p e r t b l e n d e r. “ We a r e f o r t u n a t e t o h ave o u r o w n c o o p e r a g e, s o w e c a n ex p e r i m e n t o n a d a i l y b a s i s w i t h t i m e u n d e r t o a s t .”

Some of the barrels used in the double - char process a r e h e av i l y t o a s t e d t o ex t r a c t n o t e s o f va n i l l a , h o n ey, and elements of BBQ hardwoods, while other barrel ex t r a c t i o n s e m i t f l avo r s o f f l a m b é e d t r o p i c a l f r u i t s a n d a h i n t o f n u t m e g . W h i l e Te r r o i r Vo l c a n i q u e c e l e b r a t e s t h e l a n d t h a t i t c a m e f r o m t h i s E a r t h D ay, l a s t ye a r o n E a r t h D ay 2 0 2 2 , R h u m J . M a n n o u n c e d their life -long commitment to sustainable production

u n d e r t h e n a m e EDDEN P r o j e c t ( En g a g é s p o u r l e D éve l o p p e m e n t D u r a b l e d e n o s Éc o sy s t è m e s e t d e n o t r e N a t u r e). S i n c e t h e d i s t i l l e r y u n d e r we n t m a j o r r e n ova t i o n s , e a c h u p g r a d e t o i t s p r o d u c t i o n p r o c e s s e s p r e s e r ve s a n d p r o t e c t s t h e l o c a l e nv i r o n m e n t a n d i t s b e l ove d b r a n d f o r f u t u r e g e n e r a t i o n s by c u l t i va t i n g M a r t i n i q u e’s f e r t i l e s o i l , p r o d u c i n g i n a c i r c u l a r e c o n o my t o m i n i m i ze i m p a c t , a n d p r o m o t i n g c a r e e r d eve l o p m e nt . “ We p r o d u c e r u m w h i c h d e m a n d s exc e l l e n c e, yet o u r i d e a o f exc e l l e n c e va s t l y s u r p a s s e s t h a t o f t a s t e a l o n e,” s ay s Em m a n u e l B e c h e a u , M a n a g i n g D i r e c t o r, R h u m J.M. “The enthusiasts and suppor ters of our rhum can be cer tain that behind each bottle there are passionate women and men committed to craf ting o u r s p i r i t s w i t h i n t h i s c i r c u l a r e c o n o my : EDDEN .

We w i s h t o s h a r e w h a t we h ave b e e n l e a r n i n g a n d t h e h i g h r e g a r d s w e h o l d f o r o u r l o c a l e nv i r o n m e n t , o u r p e o p l e, a n d s o c i a l r e s p o n s i b i l i t y.” h t t p s: // w w w. r h u m j m u s a .c o m /.

ROLLING FOR K RU M R o l l i n g Fo r k R u m , a n i n d e p e n d e nt b l e n d e r a n d b o t t l e r o f a g e d r u m s , i s n o w l a u n c h i n g i n 16 s t a t e s , c o m p l e m e n t i n g i t s n a t i o n a l o n l i n e ava i l a b i l i t y.

R o l l i n g Fo r k r u m s a r e u n i q u e i n t h a t e a c h r u m i s m a t c h e d w i t h h a n d - s e l e c t e d w h i s key c a s ks l e a d i n g t o u n i q u e a n d c o m p l ex f l avo r c o m b i n a t i o n s . “ We t h i n k t h e r e’s a h u g e g a p i n t h e U. S . w h e n i t c o m e s t o h i g h - e n d r u m s ,” s ay s R o l l i n g Fo r k C o - f o u n d e r Tu r n e r Wa t h e n . “ We t a ke a f r e s h a p p r o a c h t o r u m , s o u r c i n g h i g h - e n d, s i n g l e - d i s t i l l e r y, c a s k- s t r e n g t h r u m s f r o m t h e b e s t d i s t i l l e r i e s o n t h e p l a n et a n d continuing to mature them in carefully chosen casks t h a t b r i n g r e a l l y i nt e r e s t i n g f l avo r s t o t h e r u m d u r i n g s e c o n d a r y a g i n g .” R o l l i n g Fo r k w a s f o u n d e d i n 2 017 a n d t o o k i t s t i m e s o u r c i n g exc e p t i o n a l r u m s . T h e i r n ex t m i s s i o n w a s t o f i n d h i g h q u a l i t y c a s ks f r o m Ke n t u c k y ’s m o s t n o t a b l e d i s t i l l e r i e s t h a t w o u l d b r i n g c o m p l e m e n t a r y f l avo r s t o t h e r u m s . A f t e r ye a r s o f a g i n g d i f f e r e n t r u m s i n a w i d e a r r ay o f c a s k s , f o u n d e r s Wa t h e n a n d J o r d a n M o r r i s k n o w ex a c t l y w h i c h c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s eve r y c a s k b r i n g s t o e a c h r u m , a n d t h ey s t r i ve t o m a ke t h e b e s t m a t c h e s . “ W h e n w e c h o o s e c a s ks , we l o o k a t eve r y t h i n g ,” s ay s c o f o u n d e r J o r d a n M o r r i s . “ We l o o k a t w h a t w a s i n t h e c a s k p r ev i o u s l y, w h i c h c o o p e r a g e i t c a m e f r o m , t h e o a k o r i g i n s , c h a r a n d t o a s t p r o f i l e s a n d m o r e. A l l o f t h e s e f a c t o r s h ave a n i m p a c t o n t h e r u m we p u t i n s i d e.” R o l l i n g Fo r k ’s d e b u t p r o d u c t w a s Fo r t u i t o u s U n i o n , a b l e n d o f r u m a n d r ye w h i s key t h a t i s n a m e d f o r i t s a c c i d e nt a l c r e a t i o n . T h e f i r s t r u m t h ey i m p o r t e d, a n a g e d Tr i n i d a d i a n r u m , w a s m e a n t t o b e a g e d i n a s e r i e s o f r ye, b o u r b o n , p o r t a n d s h e r r y c a s ks . A t t h e f a c i l i t y, t h e r u m w a s d u m p e d i nt o a t a n k t h a t c o nt a i n e d 5 - ye a r- o l d I n d i a n a r ye w h i s key.

“A f t e r t h e i n i t i a l s h o c k o f w h a t h a d j u s t h a p p e n e d , w e t a s t e d i t a n d r e a l i ze d i t w a s d e l i c i o u s , s o t h a t i s w h a t we f i r s t b o t t l e d a n d s o l d. A s i n d e p e n d e n t b o t t l e r s , R o l l i n g Fo r k d e l i ve r s a d ve nt u r e t o s p i r i t s e n t h u s i a s t s t h r o u g h t h e h i s t o r y, c o m p l ex i t y a n d va r i et y o f t h e f i n e s t r u m s i n t h e w o r l d. h t t p s: //r o l l i n g f o r k r u m .c o m / h o m e

RE D STRI PE RU M D RIN KS Re d S t r i p e a n n o u n c e d t h a t i t i s r o l l i n g o u t n e w c a n n e d r u m c o c k t a i l s t h a t d e l i ve r t r o p i c a l v i b e s a n d a u t h e n t i c f l avo r. Re d S t r i p e R u m D r i n k s a r e a l l a b o u t a t t i t u d e a n d h i g h e n e r g y, g i v i n g a h e a d n o d t o t h o s e w h o ex p r e s s t h e m s e l ve s f r e e l y, f u l l y, a n d f a b u l o u s l y. T h e n e w c o c k t a i l s s i g n a l Re d S t r i p e’s u n p r e c e d e n t e d ve n t u r e b eyo n d b e e r, p e r f e c t f o r u n l e a s h i n g t h e i s l a n d s p i r i t i n u s a l l . Re d S t r i p e Rum Drinks are craf ted with real Caribbean rum, m a n g o a n d l i m e j u i c e a n d n a t u r a l f l avo r s . R e d Stripe Rum Punch has a refreshingly sweet and v i b r a n t t r o p i c a l f l avo r a n d Re d S t r i p e R u m M o j i t o h a s a s m o o t h c l a s s i c c i t r u sy f l avo r. “ T h e s p i r i t based cocktail segment is the fastest growing c a t e g o r y w i t h i n t h e b e e r, w i n e a n d s p i r i t s i n d u s t r y, a n d w i t h o u r l a t e s t Re d S t r i p e r u m i n n ova t i o n , w e are able to tap into this trend, and introduce this i c o n i c b r a n d t o a n e w g e n e r a t i o n o f c o n s u m e r s ,” s ay s O s c a r M a r t i n e z , S e n i o r D i r e c t o r M a r ke t i n g & I n n ova t i o n a t HEINE K EN US A . “ T h e Re d S t r i p e Rum Drinks per fectly embody the vibrant spirit of J a m a i c a , a n d s i g n a l a ve n t u r e b eyo n d b e e r, n o s h a ke r r e q u i r e d.” Re d S t r i p e R u m D r i n k s w i l l b e r o l l i n g o u t i n F l o r i d a a n d s e l e c t m a r ke t s a c r o s s the nor theast star ting now through the spring.

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t r e e p l a n t i n g , h e l p m ove t h e i n d u s t r y f o r w a r d.” s a i d D e m o n S p i r i t s C o - Fo u n d e r a n d C EO J e f f Wa r r e n . “ We a r e c o m m i t t e d t o s u s t a i n a b l e p a c k a g i n g f o r a l l f u t u r e p r o d u c t s u n d e r t h e D e m o n R u m b r a n d.”

T h e p r o c e s s o f m ov i n g t h e D e m o n R u m p r o d u c t i o n a n d b o t t l i n g o p e r a t i o n t o L a s Ve g a s , NV w i t h s u s t a i n a b l e p a c k a g i n g w i l l b e c o m p l et e by t h e e n d o f f i r s t q u a r t e r 2 0 2 3 . T h e n e w Ec o B o t t l e w i l l b e s o l d i n s t o r e s by E a r t h D ay 2 0 2 3 a n d j o i n s t h e d i s t i n c t i ve g l a s s b o t t l e, a s b o t h a r e s o l d i n 75 0 m l , s i x- b o t t l e c a s e s . “ T h e Ec o B o t t l e l a u n c h i s t i m e d w i t h E a r t h D ay a n d o u r t e a m i s p r o u d t o b e t h e f i r s t s p i r i t b r a n d p r o d u c e d a n d m a r ket e d w i t h t h i s s u s t a i n a b l e b o t t l e i n N o r t h A m e r i c a .” s a i d Way n e K a r l s , D e m o n S p i r i t s C o - Fo u n d e r a n d C MO. “ We look for ward to working with all On and Of f Premise s a l e s c h a n n e l s a s we b r i n g i t t o m a r ket .” D e m o n S p i c e d R u m l a u n c h e d J a n u a r y 2 016 i n H u d s o n W i s c o n s i n a s a s m a l l b a t c h i n n ova t i o n b r a n d. B o t h D e m o n S p i c e d R u m a n d Tr o p i C o c o S i l ve r R u m begin with real Caribbean rum craf ted from pure sugar cane molasses, then blended with all natural f l avo r i n g s , a s s u r i n g c o n s i s t e nt q u a l i t y a n d f l avo r i n eve r y b o t t l e. D e m o n R u m i s a l l n a t u r a l , 8 0 p r o o f a n d g l u t e n f r e e. M a n u f a c t u r e d i n N o r t h A m e r i c a by K i n s b r a e Pa c k a g i n g , t h e D e m o n R u m Ec o B o t t l e i s t h e f i r s t c o m m e r c i a l l y ava i l a b l e s p i r i t b r a n d , produced and distributed in Nor th America using t h i s t e c h n o l o g y. E a c h Ec o B o t t l e i s m a d e f r o m 9 4% r e c yc l e d p a p e r b o a r d a n d i n c l u d e s a f o o d g r a d e f l avo r s e a l e d l i n e r i n s i d e. T h e s e b o t t l e s a r e f i ve t i m e s l i g h t e r t h a n g l a s s , h ave s i x t i m e s l o we r c a r b o n f o o t p r i nt , a n d p r ov i d e s 3 6 0 - d e g r e e s o f b r a n d i n g s p a c e. T h i s i n n ova t i ve p a c k a g i n g t e c h n o l o g y p r ov i d e s D e m o n R u m w i t h a d i s r u p t i ve a n d r evo l u t i o n a r y a l t e r n a t i ve t o g l a s s . h t t p s: //d r i n kd e m o n r u m .c o m CA P TA IN M ORG A N W i t h C a p t a i n M o r g a n O r i g i n a l S p i c e d R u m , yo u d o n’ t h ave t o b e a n ex p e r t b e h i n d t h e b a r, b e c a u s e creating a delicious, spiced-up cocktail is easier t h a n eve r. To p r ove i t , C a p t a i n M o r g a n O r i g i n a l Spiced Rum has teamed up with Comedian, Actor a n d H o s t , To n e B e l l a n d I n f l u e n c e r, H o s t , A u t h o r, Drew Afualo for its Battle of the Badtenders, a c o nt e s t t h a t t u r n s “ b a d t e n d e r s”, o r d i n a r y f o l k s w i t h ze r o b a c kg r o u n d i n m i xo l o g y, i nt o b a r t e n d e r s capable of making delicious classic crowd-pleasing cocktails, from tropical Piña Coladas and minty mojitos to the timeless cola with Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum. The possibilities are endless a n d s u r e t o b e d e l i c i o u s , n o m i xo l o g y l e s s o n s n e e d e d. “ T h i s i s a n exc i t i n g n e w c h a p t e r f o r C a p t a i n Morgan. With a fresh new look that highlights our e l eva t e d l i q u i d, we a r e s t ay i n g t r u e t o o u r r o o t s a n d s p i c i n g i t u p,” s ay s A n n e N o s ko, V i c e P r e s i d e n t , C a p t a i n M o r g a n . “ We’r e d i a l i n g u p o u r t r a d e m a r k t a s t e w i t h eve n m o r e d e l i c i o u s i n g r e d i e nt s f o r o u r l oya l f a n s a n d n e w c o n s u m e r s t o e n j oy e n d l e s s c o c k t a i l p o s s i b i l i t i e s .” We a l l h ave f r i e n d s w h o a r e c l u e l e s s b e h i n d t h e b a r. T h e q u e s t i o n i s , a r e t h ey w i l l i n g t o p u t t h e i r s k i l l s t o t h e t e s t ? T h r o u g h M ay 3 ,

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Captain Morgan is calling on all “badtenders” 25+ to share their attempt at craf ting a delicious cocktail o n I n s t a g r a m o r Tw i t t e r. To e n t e r, p o s t a n o r i g i n a l cocktail creation using Captain Morgan Original S p i c e d R u m (o r n o n - a l c o h o l a l t e r n a t i ve), i n c l u d e # B a d t e n d e r Wo r t hy C o n t e s t , a n d r e m e m b e r t o t a g a n d f o l l o w @ C a p t a i n M o r g a n US A o n I n s t a g r a m o r @ C a p t a i n M o r g a n US o n Tw i t t e r *. “ I k n o w a t h i n g o r t w o a b o u t w h a t m a ke s a d e l i c i o u s d r i n k . I a l s o k n o w h o w t o s p o t a b a d o n e †,” s ay s To n e B e l l . “ C a p t a i n M o r g a n O r i g i n a l S p i c e d R u m m a ke s c o c k t a i l s d o w n r i g h t d e l i c i o u s , w h e t h e r yo u l i ke t o ke e p i t s i m p l e o r s h o w o f f a l i t t l e, t h e r e’s n o w r o n g w ay t o e n j oy i t .” T h r e e f i n a l i s t s w i l l b e c h o s e n t o b r i n g t h e i r b e s t c o c k t a i l s t o t h e n ex t l eve l a t t h e C a p t a i n M o r g a n B a t t l e o f t h e B a d t e n d e r s i n N e w Yo r k C i t y o n M ay 17. H o s t e d by B e l l a n d A f u a l o, w h o w i l l a l s o s t a r i n n e w s o c i a l s p o t s o n @ C a p t a i n M o r g a n US A , t h e w i n n e r w i l l w a l k a w ay w i t h $10 , 0 0 0 a n d t h e U l t i m a t e “ B a d t e n d e r ” t i t l e – p r ov i n g t h a t w i t h C a p t a i n M o r g a n O r i g i n a l S p i c e d R u m , a nyo n e c a n b e a c o c k t a i l a f i c i o n a d o. A n d t h a t ’s n o t a l l , t h e U l t i m a t e “ B a d t e n d e r ” a n d t h e i r w i n n i n g s i p m ay b e featured in a limited- edition Cocktail Courier kit. “ I ’m n o c o c k t a i l ex p e r t , b u t I d o c a l l t h e s h o t s ,” s h a r e s A f u a l o. “ T h i n k yo u h ave w h a t i t t a ke s t o p u t yo u r c o c k t a i l s k i l l s (o r l a c k t h e r e o f ) t o t h e t e s t ? I ’l l b e t h e j u d g e o f t h a t .† S e e yo u i n N YC, b e s t i e s .” w w w.C a p t a i n M o r g a n .c o m .

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T h e r u m w a s f i r s t a g e d f o r t w o ye a r s i n ex- b o u r b o n b a r r e l s i n G u ya n a . T h e n i t w a s t r a n s f e r r e d t o a Po r t c a s k a n d a g e d f o r a f u r t h e r 2 2 ye a r s i n Eu r o p e b e f o r e i t w a s b o t t l e d a t 5 9 % A BV. T h e Tr i n i d a d 2 0 0 2 i s a m o l a s s e s - b a s e d r u m t h a t w a s a g e d f o r 15 ye a r s i n a n ex- b o u r b o n c a s k i n t h e t r o p i c a l i s l a n d c l i m a t e o f Tr i n i d a d. T h e r u m w a s t h e n t r a n s p o r t e d t o Eu r o p e w h e r e i t r e s t e d a n a d d i t i o n a l 5 ye a r s b e f o r e b e i n g b o t t l e d a t 6 3 .1% A BV. T h e r u m s w i l l b e ava i l a b l e i n s e l e c t m a r ke t s t h r o u g h o u t t h e US . H o w eve r, t h e r u m s a r e s i n g l e c a s k s s o a r e l i m i t e d i n q u a n t i t y. h t t p s: // w w w.ve l i e r. i t / B A M B OO ROO M The Bamboo Room, located inside Three Dots and a D a s h i n C h i c a g o, r e c e n t l y d e b u t e d i t s s p r i n g c o c k t a i l m e n u w i t h t w e l ve d r i n k s t h a t f e a t u r e p r e m i u m i n g r e d i e nt s l i ke 2 010 Fo u r s q u a r e R u m , Tr a n s c o n t i n e n t a l B e l i z e S i n g l e B a r r e l R u m , A d m i r a l R o d n ey S t . L u c i a Ru m , Pa py va n W i n k l e 10 Ye a r B o u r b o n a n d C a n d e n h e a d C a r o n i 2 0 Ye a r Tr i n i d a d R u m . H o w eve r, t h e i r s p i n o n t h e ve r y f i r s t M a i Ta i

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by V i c t o r B e r g e r o n , o r Tr a d e r V i c , t h e c r e a t o r o f t h e M a i Ta i . W h e n V i c r a n o u t o f t h e o r i g i n a l (n o w l e g e n d a r y) 17-Ye a r- O l d Wr ay & N e p h e w, h e s t a r t e d u s i n g t h e 15 -Ye a r- O l d. G i ve n t h e r a r i t y o f t h e i n g r e d i e n t s i nvo l ve d, t h e 19 4 4 V i nt a g e M a i Ta i w i l l c o s t yo u $ 8 0 0 . 0 0 . Fe we r t h a n a d o ze n c o c k t a i l s w i l l b e ava i l a b l e w h e n t h e d r i n k h i t s t h e B a m b o o R o o m’s m e n u i n a c o u p l e o f we e ks . B u t i f yo u’r e a b l e t o g et yo u r h a n d s o n o n e, i t m i g h t f e e l a n d t a s t e a s i f yo u’ ve b e e n t r a n s p o r t e d b a c k t o t h a t p i vo t a l m o m e nt a t t h e o r i g i n a l Tr a d e r V i c ’s , with Bergeron and his friends making cocktail h i s t o r y. T h e i r V i nt a g e M a i Ta i w i l l i n c l u d e 19 4 0 ’s Wr ay a n d N e p h e w 15 -Ye a r- O l d, 19 4 0 ’s V i nt a g e C u r a ç a o, L i m e J u i c e, C a n e S u g a r a n d A l m o n d Orgeat. w w w.t h r e e d o t s c h i c a g o.c o m / t h e b a m b o o r o o m / H A B ITATION S A INT- ETIENNE RHU M S T h e C o n c o u r s G é n é r a l A g r i c o l e d e Pa r i s r e w a r d s a n d p r o m o t e s t h e b e s t Fr e n c h l o c a l p r o d u c t s . T h i s ye a r, t h r e e HSE r h u m s we r e a w a r d e d g o l d m e d a l s: •

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• E x t r a O l d S i n g l e C a s k 2 0 0 6 h a s r e c e i ve d a l l the attention of the cellar master in order t o o f f e r a n e w b a l a n c e b et we e n p o we r, r o u n d n e s s a n d a r o m a t i c c o m p l ex i t y. h t t p s: // w w w. r h u m - h s e.c o m / D E PA Z L a M a r t i n i q u a i s e - B a r d i n et h a s c r e a t e d a v i d e o campaign to celebrate the terroir of its Depaz a g r i c o l e r u m b r a n d. T h e v i d e o h i g h l i g h t s t h e b r a n d ’s p r o d u c t i o n m et h o d, f r o m h a r ve s t i n g s u g a r c a n e t o f e r m e nt a t i o n a n d d i s t i l l a t i o n . V i c t o r D e p a z s t a r t e d h i s d i s t i l l e r y i n 1917 o n t h e s l o p e s o f M o u n t Pe l é e, f i f t e e n ye a r s a f t e r t h e vo l c a n o h a d e r u p t e d a n d d e s t r oye d t h e t o w n o f S a i n t P i e r r e, k i l l i n g h i s e nt i r e f a m i l y. T h r o u g h o u t h i s l i f e, V i c t o r D e p a z n eve r s t o p p e d d eve l o p i n g t h e r u m s t h a t b e a r h i s n a m e. I n 19 2 2 , D e p a z agricultural rums obtained their f irst medal in M a r s e i l l e. T h ey we r e r e w a r d e d w i t h a g o l d m e d a l a t t h e 19 2 7 ex h i b i t i o n i n L a R o c h e l l e. I t w a s t h e s t a r t o f a l o n g h a r ve s t o f r e w a r d s t h a t c o nt i n u e s t o t h i s d ay. D e p a z s ay s t h a t t h e ‘ r i c h vo l c a n i c s o i l ’ g i ve s t h e ‘ i d e a l g r o w i n g c o n d i t i o n s’ f o r s u g a r c a n e.

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A NGOSTUR A I n r e c o g n i t i o n o f Wo r l d A r t D ay c e l e b r a t e d o n A p r i l 15 , t h e H o u s e o f A n g o s t u r a h o s t e d a s p e c i a l w e e k o f t o u r s f r o m A p r i l 11 – 14. To u r s w e r e c o n d u c t e d d a i l y, a n d v i s i t o r s w e r e g i ve n a n exc l u s i ve v i e w o f s e l e c t e d a r t p i e c e s t h a t a r e not par t of the usual public ar t tour at the House of Angostura. The tour also included the famous B a r c a n t B u t t e r f l y C o l l e c t i o n . To e n d t h e w e e k o f a c t i v i t i e s , t h e C o m p a ny h e l d i t s f i r s t S i p a n d Pa i n t eve n t o n A p r i l 15 w h i c h w a s l e d by C S p o t S i p n Pa i n t s t u d i o. S o m e p a r t i c i p a n t s s p e n t t h e morning and others the af ternoon at the House of A n g o s t u r a p a i nt i n g , e n j oy i n g w i n e a n d d e l i c i o u s a p p e t i z e r s . A n g o s t u r a ® h a s a n ex t e n s i ve a r t c o l l e c t i o n o f ove r 2 0 0 o r i g i n a l p i e c e s w h i c h s p a n s f r o m t h e 18 0 0 s t o t o d ay. T h e c o l l e c t i o n i n c l u d e s pieces from acclaimed local and Caribbean a r t i s t s , s u c h a s L e R oy C l a r ke, B o s c o e H o l d e r, C a r l i s l e C h a n g , D e r e k Wa l c o t t , J a c k i e H i n k s o n , Pa t B i s h o p a n d K a r e n S y l ve s t e r. h t t p s: // w w w. a n g o s t u r a .c o m / B UN DA B ERG A u s t r a l i a’s Fo o d & D r i n k M a g a z i n e r e p o r t e d t h a t a n e w 16 0 k w s o l a r p a n e l sy s t e m h a s b e e n i n s t a l l e d a t t h e B u n d a b e r g R u m D i s t i l l e r y, h e l p i n g m ove t h e d i s t i l l e r y t o w a r d s i t s t a r g e t o f a c h i ev i n g n e t z e r o c a r b o n e m i s s i o n s i n i t s d i r e c t o p e r a t i o n s by 2030. Installed on the roof of the Distiller y Visitor Experience Centre and carpark, the solar panels a r e ex p e c t e d t o h e l p r e d u c e e l e c t r i c i t y u s a g e by a b o u t 2 6 0 m e g a w a t t h o u r s a ye a r, a n d s ave m o r e t h a n 2 0 0 t o n s o f c a r b o n d i ox i d e e m i s s i o n s a n n u a l l y. Fo r t h e r e m a i n i n g e l e c t r i c i t y n e e d s o f t h e s i t e, i t u s e s 10 0 p e r c e n t G r e e n Po w e r f r o m t h e N a t i o n a l G r e e n Po w e r A c c r e d i t a t i o n P r o g r a m .

I n a d d i t i o n t o u t i l i z i n g r e n e w a b l e e n e r g y, t h e distiller y is also focused on reducing energy u s e. B u n d a b e r g R u m m a r ke t i n g a n d ex p e r i e n c e manager Duncan Littler said the addition of the s o l a r p a n e l sy s t e m w a s a p o s i t i ve s t e p t o m a k i n g o p e r a t i o n s m o r e s u s t a i n a b l e. “ T h i s i s a p l a n t h a t i s u n d e r p i n n e d by f i r m t a r g e t s; i t ’s t h e e q u i va l e n t of the electricity required to charge almost 25 m i l l i o n s m a r t p h o n e s ,” L i t t l e r s a i d. B u n d a b e r g M P To m S m i t h s a i d t h a t a s t h e s o l a r c a p i t a l o f A u s t r a l i a , B u n d a b e r g h a d m o r e t h a n 15 , 6 0 0 households with solar panels installed across the region. “ Bundaberg residents and now our iconic Bundaberg Rum Distiller y continue to f ly the f lag f o r B u n d y a n d t h i s m ove w i l l h e l p d r i ve d o w n carbon emissions and greatly reduce the cost of e l e c t r i c i t y u s e d a t t h e d i s t i l l e r y. “ T h e B u n d a b e r g R u m D i s t i l l e r y h a s a p r o u d h i s t o r y o f i n n ova t i o n i n t h e b eve r a g e a n d t o u r i s m s e c t o r s a n d n o w t h a t i n n ova t i o n ex t e n d s t o s u s t a i n a b l e e n e r g y g e n e r a t i o n ,” s a i d S m i t h . h t t p s: // w w w. b u n d a b e r g r u m .c o m . a u /

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T h e Rum U ni ve r s i t y ® i s p r o u d to a nn o un c e t h e date f o r i t s n ex t 3 - D ay Ru m C o u r s e, w hi c h w i ll b e of fe r e d at M o o ns hi n e U ni ve r s i t y ’s st ate of t h e a r t f ac i li t y i n Lo ui sv i ll e, K Y. T hi s c o ur s e i s d e s i g n e d f o r b ot h ex i st i n g a n d f ut ur e r um di st i ll e r s a n d b r a n d ow n e r s, t h e 3 - day wo r ks h o p c o m b i n e s t h e o r y a n d p r ac t i c e to p r ov i d e at te n d e e s w i t h a p r ac t i c a l, h a n ds - o n e du c at i o n o n a ll t hi n g s r um. Fr o m t h e f i n a n c i a l, m a r ket i n g, a n d r e g ul ato r y c o ns i d e r at i o ns to t h e di st i ll at i o n, a g i n g, a n d b l e n di n g p r o c e s s e s, eve r y st u d e nt w i ll l e ave t hi s c o ur s e w i t h a nu a n c e d un d e r st a n di n g of r um p r o du c t i o n, t h e s p i r i t s b us i n e s s, a n d h ow r um f i t s i nto t h e g l o ba l, e c o n o m i c l a n ds c a p e.

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W i t h r um t ast i n g s a n d s e ns o r y t r ai ni n g s e s s i o ns s et up t h r o u g h o ut t h e c o ur s e, yo u’ll di s c ove r a va r i et y of r um ex p r e s s i o ns a n d st y l e s, a n d g et a fe e l f o r t h e ve r s at i li t y of t hi s d e li g ht f ul s p i r i t .

W h et h e r yo u’r e a s e as o n e d r um di st i ll e r o r n ew b i e to t h e b us i n e s s, t hi s c l as s i s f o r a nyo n e w h o h as o r i s p l a nni n g to o p e n a n d /o r o p e r ate a di st i ll e r y ; p r o du c t i o n te a m m e m b e r s (b l e n d e r s); a n d a nyo n e e l s e i nte r e ste d i n r ef i ni n g t h e i r k n ow l e d g e of r um p r o du c t i o n.

T hi s c l as s i s c o - t au g ht by Lui s a n d M a r g a r et Aya l a, C o - Fo un d e r s of T h e Ru m U n i ve r s i t y ® a n d G o t Ru m?

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6 - Day Dist iller Cour se, 2023 Schedule T h e Rum U ni ve r s i t y ® i s r e s p o ns i b l e f o r i n - p e r s o n te ac hi n g of t h e Ru m Cu r r i c u l u m of t h e 6 - D ay D i s t i l l e r C o u r s e of fe r e d by M o o ns hi n e U ni ve r s i t y at t h e i r st ate of t h e a r t f ac i li t y i n Lo ui sv i ll e, K Y. T h e 6 - D ay D i s t i l l e r C o u r s e i s d e s i g n e d n ot o n ly to g i ve t h e m o st c o m p r e h e ns i ve te c hni c a l t r ai ni n g a n d b us i n e s s m a n a g e m e nt e du c at i o n i n t h e i n dust r y, b ut a l s o to of fe r p a r t i c i p a nt s s o c i a l a n d n et wo r k i n g o p p o r t uni t i e s w i t h ot h e r p a r t i c i p a nt s, sup p li e r s, i n dust r y p r ofe s s i o n a l s a n d wo r l d - r e n ow n e d m aste r di st i ll e r s.

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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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French Coffee T he past few days have b e en rough, a c o mbinat i o n of bar- re late d is sue s and t he c o ld temp er ature s.

It b e c ame ver y dif f ic ult to do t he pair ing as I had p lanne d it , s o I ende d up hav ing to imp rov ise a bit , but I was ver y imp re s se d w it h t he re sult , no net he le s s.

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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 2023 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).

Lo ngt ime reader s of t his c o lumn k now by now t hat o ne of t he simpl e pair ings I like to of fer fo r p e o p le to rep lic ate at h o me, is o ne w it h a Rum Esp re s s o M ar t ini. Fo r t his o c c asi o n, I ’ll make o ne but w it h a Frenc h R hum and I ’ll use a bit of C o int reau also, to reinfo rc e t he p lay w it h wo rds.

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D i r e c t i o n s: T he c o c k t ail ’s p repar at i o n is ver y simp le: p re - c hill a M ar t ini glas s. Add t he ingre di ent s to a c o c k t ail shaker, add ic e and st ir fo r ab out 10 se c o nds, enough fo r all ingre di ent s to c o mbine we ll. St r ain into t he M ar t ini glas s, mak ing sure no ic e ends up in t he glas s.

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Fo r t he c i gar, I sele c te d a Churc hill ( 7 x 5 0) M o nte c r isto f ro m t he D o minic an Republic , Plat inum ser i e s, Se le c t i o n I. It is a c i gar w it h a w r app er f ro m S an A ndré s and t he f iller is a c o mbinat i o n f r o m D o mini c an Republic , Per u and N ic ar agua. Base d o n t his c o mp o sit i o n, t he c i gar shoul d have a me dium - hi gh intensit y/ b o dy, let ’s se e i f t his is t he c ase.

A s I li ght up t he c i gar, t he dr aw seems appr o p r iate, t he intensit y is o n t he m e dium r ang e, m o re t han like ly b e c ause t his is t he f ir st t hird of t he c i gar.

T he c o c k t ail, o n t he ot her hand, is c o ming ac r o s s mar vel ously, t he o r ang e touc h make s it t he i deal c o c k t ail fo r a pair ing w it h a c i gar t hat is not ver y ag gre s sive, ot her w ise t he f lavo r s woul d f i ght w it h eac h ot her o n t he palate, pulling in dif ferent dire c t i o ns, s o m et hing t hat would not be enj oyable.

I k now t hat , fo r s o me, it may b e di f f ic ult to buy t his exac t r hum, but it c an b e rep lac e d w it h anot her Agr ic o le R hum, around 7 year s o l d, as l o ng as it do e s not have a ver y intense oak o r swe et c har ac ter. A ls o, s o me p e o p l e w ill o p p o se t he i dea of buy ing a b ot t le of C o int reau just to make t his pair ing, I sug g e st mak ing a simp le sy r up f lavo re d w it h o r ang e o il, w hic h you c an easily o bt ain by sque ezing t he o r ang e p e e l over t he sy r up.

I h o p e you c an enj oy t his pair ing. In my c ase, due to t he size of t he c i gar, I was ab le to make t wo of t he se c o c k t ails dur ing t he h our- l o ng sm o k ing t im e.

Che er s!

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