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MAY 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 MO T HER ’ S D AY GI F T S 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 E X C LUSIVE IN T ERVIEW 60-63 C IG A R a n d RUM PA IRING

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F RON T C OVER : Rum C i der for Tw o INSIDE S P RE A D : Spri ngi ng Into Summ er

F ROM T HE EDI T OR

Leadership In Rum Thi s m onth I am ve ry th rille d to sh a re a follow - up inte rview with a n o table f i gur e i n the US craft spirits in d u stry.

I ’ m r efer r i ng to Eric Olson, from C entr al C oas t Distillery in Califo rnia , w ho’s al r eady earn e d mo re medals a n d awar ds than most d istille rs do i n an entir e lifetime . Wh a t is mo st i m pr essive a bout Eric, h o weve r, is t h e w holesom eness a n d genero sity with w hi ch he appro a ches his b u sin e ss e n deavor s: always resp e cting n a ture , p e opl e and proce sse s.

I t i s no sur prise th a t this a p p roach h a s ear ned Eric the resp e ct of his p e er s and consu mers, but wh a t really f i l l s m e with jo y, is th e fa ct th a t h e i s w i l l i ng and able to pass o n his lif e e xper iences to o thers, “p lanting the s eeds of suc ce ss,” so to sp e a k, fo r f utur e gener ations to harvest.

For an i ndi vid u a l to b e su cce ssful, h e or she ha s o n ly to ach ieve p e r sonal goals. For an industry to b e s uccessful , howe ver, a g reat deal o f e xper iences a n d in formation must b e s har ed, to build a hig h e r sta rting p o in t , s o that tr ue gre a tness can b e re a c h e d .

What thi s m e a n s to me, is that true l eader shi p should be measu red b y i t s ability to in cre a se the n u mber of f utur e leaders, ra ther th a n by its ab ilit y t o i ncr ease the n u mber of its cu rre n t f ollow er s. I invite yo u to tu rn to p a g e 4 6 to r ead th is in spirin g article .

Ar e you an i nspired p e rso n wh o is o n the path of success? If so, have y ou al so found a wa y to insp ire th o s e a round you, so th a t they to o ca n s ucceed and me n tor oth e rs in th e f utur e?

A me ric a n writ e r, W illia m A rt h u r Wa r d , wro t e t h a t : “T h e me d io c re t e a c h e r t e lls .

T h e g o o d t e a c h e r e x p la in s .

T h e s u p e rio r t e a c h e r d e mo n s t ra t es .

T h e g re a t t e a c h e r in s p ire s . ” I b e lie v e , lik e E ric O ls o n , t h a t wh o le s o me n e s s a n d g e n e ro s it y a re t w o h u ma n re s o u rc e s t h a t a c t u a lly b e c om e mo re a b u n d a n t , t h e mo re t h e y a re u s e d . D o y o u a g re e ?

Ch e e rs !

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T HE A NGEL’ S SH A RE

by Paul S e nf t

R.L. Seale’s Finest Barbados Rum 12 Years Old

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

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

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

Che er s!

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T h e S e al e f ami ly ’s hi sto r y an d t hat of B ar bad o s r um have b e e n inte r t w in e d fo r fo ur g e ne r at i o ns sinc e Re ginal d Le o n S e al e fo un de d R . L . S e al e & C o. in 19 2 6. T h e c o mpany o r i ginally fo c us e d it s bus ine s s o n p r o c ur in g r um f r o m t h e i s lan d ’s di st i ll e r i e s, b l e n din g it , an d b ot t lin g it fo r s al e to t h e pub li c . In 19 9 6, t h e S e al e f ami ly purc has e d Fo ur s quar e Rum D i st i ll e r y, an d un de r t h e gui danc e of R i c har d S e al e, t h e c o mpany has p r o duc e d an inte re st in g ar r ay of r um s ove r t h e ye ar s, w innin g mult ip l e awar ds an d s l ow ly buil din g a fo ll ow in g ar o un d t h e wo r l d.

T hi s r um i s an h o m ag e to t h e r um b l e n ds R . L . S e al e & C o. c re ate d dur in g t h e e ar ly days of t h e c o mpany. T hi s par t i c ular b l e n d i s c o mp r i s e d of p ot an d c o lum n st i ll r ums t hat have b e e n ag e d fo r a minimum of 12 ye ar s in us e d b o ur b o n bar re ls an d b l e n de d to 4 6% A BV. Appearance T h e 75 0 - m l c r o o ke d - ne c k b lac k b ot t l e i s e asy to sp ot o n t h e sh e l ve s. T h e f r o nt an d ne c k lab e l s p r ov i de a sm all am o unt of info r m at i o n ab o ut t h e r um, w hil e t h e bac k lab e l c ove r s t h e l e g al an d p o intof - s al e re quire m e nt s. T h e f r o nt lab e l i s w r ap p e d ar o un d a sm all m et al c o in w it h t h e wo r ds “ Fine st Ag e d B ar bad o s Rum” c e nte r e d ar o un d t h e c har ac te r f r o m t h e O l d B r i g an d r um lab e l.

I sw ir l e d t h e g o l de n amb e r li qui d in t h e t ast in g glas s an d watc h e d a t hin ban d fo r m. A s t h e ban d t hi c ke ne d, it re l e as e d a s in gl e wave of s l ow m ov in g l e g s b efo r e evap o r at in g, l e av in g b e ads ar o un d t h e glas s.

Nose A s t h e r um was p o ur e d into t h e g las s, an ar o m a of c ar am e l, t r o p i c al f r uit , an d wo o d sp i c e s f i ll e d t h e air. A f te r t h e li qui d s et t l e d, I di sc ove r e d n ote s of vani lla an d to aste d c o c o nut , p unc tuate d by a c o o ke d banana.

Pa l a t e T h e f ir st sip of t h e r um d e li ve r e d a r i c h c ar am e l f lavo r in a sw ir l of al c o h o l.

Sub s e qu e nt sip s r eve al e d n ote s of h o neye d banana c hip s, papaya, to aste d c o c o nut , dar k c h o c o late, c innam o n, b r ow n su g ar, an d o ak c har. T h e f r uit f lavo r s an d sp i c e n ote s m e r g e d to c re ate a dr y f ini sh t hat had a f r uit y t ar t n e s s, sm o k y o ak t annins, gr ap hite, an d bak in g sp i c e f lavo r s b efo r e s l ow ly f adin g away.

W it h any Fo ur s quar e p r o duc t , I have a c e r t ain ex p e c t at i o n of t h e qualit y of t h e r um, an d t hi s o n e c e r t ainly di d n ot di s ap p o int . A c o m p l ex s ip p e r an d ve r s at il e in g r e di e nt in a r an g e of c o c k t ails. It i s inte r e st in g to s e e w h e re it sh ows up o n m e nus an d h ow t h e c o c k t ail c re ato r s are us in g it in t h e ir dr inks. A s t hi s r um i s ap p e ar in g o n sto r e sh e l ve s, I c an s e e it b e c o min g a f avo r ite fo r anyo ne w h o e nj oys B ar bad o s r um s o r s e e ks o ut Fo ur s quare p r o duc t s in par t i c ular. A n inte re st in g si de n ote: w hi l e sh o p p in g fo r t hi s r um, I fo un d it at var y in g p r i c e s r an gin g f r o m t h e mi d - 4 0 ’s to t h e hi g h 9 0 ’s, d e p e n din g o n t h e sto r e. D u e to t hi s, I re c o mm e n d anyo n e inte r e ste d in purc hasin g a b ot t l e to sh o p ar o un d an d f in d a p r i c e t h ey ar e c o mfo r t ab l e w it h.

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G o t R u m ? Ma y 2 0 2 4 - 7

T HE A NGEL’ S SH A RE

by Paul S e nf t

Ology Single Barrel Golden Rum O l o gy B rew ing b e gan pro duc ing c r af t beer s in Tallahas se e, Fl o r i da, in 2016.

A f ter t he suc c e s s of t heir beer s, t he c o mpany b e gan pro duc ing a line of spir it s. T heir “G o l den Rum” p ro duc t is made w it h G uatemalan G r ade A m o las se s t hat is fer mente d using Saiso n yeast and dist ille d w it h c o lumn and p ot st ills.

T he r um fo r t his revi ew was age d fo r 2 2 m o nt hs in a c har re d new A m er ic an oak bar re l and b ot t le d at 5 8 . 5% A BV; however, it sh oul d b e note d t hat t he newe st inc ar nat i o n of t his spir it is b ot t l e d at 5 5% A BV. Appearance T he b ot t l e is a sho r t- ne c ke d 75 0 ml b ot t le t hat is seale d w it h a sy nt het ic c o r k. T he lab e l is l oade d w it h info r mat i o n ab out t he pro duc t and pr ovi de s l ot s of det ails ab out t his b ot t ling.

T he r um has a br i ght c o p p er- amb er c o l o r in t he b ot t le and glas s. S w ir ling t he li qui d c reate s a dense band t hat quic k ly b eads up and re lease s a wave of fast- m oving le gs. T he band t hen release s t wo m o re wave s of sl ow m oving le gs befo re f inally evap o r at ing.

N o se T he f ir st aro ma to hit t he no se reminds m e of c her r y St ar bur st c andy. A s t he li qui d re ste d, I found an intere st ing c o mbinat i o n of spicy c innam o n, c l ove s, and f re sh o r ange ze st .

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Pa l a t e T he f ir st sip reveals t he heat and f lavo r of t he alc o h o l in a sw ir l of c ar am e l, a st ro ng do se of c her r y, and oak c har.

Subse quent sips reveale d a st ro ng do se of brow n sugar, c l ove s, and c innam o n f ro m t he aro ma, w it h a nip of allspic e and c o c oa rounding it out b efo re t he oak t annins t ake over in a l o ng c har and spi c e f inish.

Rev i ew W hen I evaluate a N o r t h A mer ic an c r af t r um f ro m a c o mpany t hat I am not over ly familiar w it h, I f ind t hat I am b r ac e d fo r b et ter o r wo r se fo r p ret t y muc h any t hing. C o nsi der ing t he r um has b e en ag e d in new oak bar re ls fo r le s s t han t wo year s, I was p leas ant ly sur p r ise d to f ind a simp l e but intere st ing f lavo r p rof ile.

T he st rengt h of t he c ar ame l and c her r y f lavo r s o n t he palate w it h t he f ir st sip, al o ng w it h t he heat of t he alc o h o l, c reate d an intense f lavo r ex p er i enc e, and I was glad to f ind ot her f lavo r s dur ing t he evaluat i o n p ro c e s s. By de si gn, t his r um is engine ere d to b e mi xe d in c o c k t ails, and I c an se e w here t he c it r us ze st woul d h o o k into s o m e c o c k t ail p rof ile s and t he c ar ame l and spic e woul d wo r k we ll w it h ot her s.

U lt imate ly, t h ough, t he c her r y note was a bit muc h fo r me, and w hile I am happy to have ex p er i enc e d t his r um, I would p ro bably l o o k fo r s o met hing e lse t hat is not do minate d by t he c her r y note.

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

by Chef Susan W hitley

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Rum- Battered Fish with Sweet Potato Fries, Onion Rings & Coconut Curr y Dipping Sauce I n g r e d i e n t s Fo r t h e Fi s h: • • • • • • • • • •

4 ½ C. Ve g et a b l e O i l, f o r f r y i n g 2 ¼ t s p. I nst a nt Ye ast 1/16 t s p. S u g a r 1 ¾ C. C lub S o da, c o l d ½ C. A ll - Pur p o s e Fl o ur ½ C. D a r k Rum ½ t s p. Ci d e r V i n e g a r 1 t s p. S a lt ½ t s p. B l ac k Pe p p e r 4 s m a ll C o d Fi ll et s, a b o ut 2 p o un ds I n g r e d i e n t s Fo r t h e S w e e t Po t a t o Fr i e s:

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2 L a r g e S we et Pot ato e s, c ut i nto f r i e s 2 T b s p. Ve g et a b l e O i l S a lt a n d Pe p p e r 1 t s p. M i xe d H e r b s I n g r e d i e n t s Fo r t h e O n i o n R i n g s:

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1 L a r g e O ni o n, c ut i nto ¼ i n c h s li c e s a n d s e p a r ate r i n g s 1 ¼ C. S e l f - R i s i n g Fl o ur 6 f l. oz. S p a r k li n g Wate r 3 T b s p. D a r k Rum 1 T b s p. J e r k S e as o ni n g S a lt a n d Pe p p e r I n g r e d i e n t s Fo r t h e C o c o n u t Cu r r y D i p p i n g S a u c e:

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2 oz. B ut te r 1 L a r g e O ni o n, f i n e ly c h o p p e d 1 H a ba n e r o, d e s e e d e d a n d f i n e ly c h o p p e d 1 t s p. A ll - Pur p o s e Fl o ur 2 T b s p. Cur r y Powd e r 5 f l. oz. C o c o nut M i lk 7 f l. oz. C hi c ke n B r ot h 2 T b s p. D a r k Rum 4 T b s p Fr e s h C o r i a n d e r, f i n e ly c h o p p e d J ui c e of h a l f a Le m o n G a r ni s h w i t h Fr e s h C o r i a n d e r I n s t r u c t i o n s:

1. S t a r t by m ak i n g t h e swe et p ot ato f r i e s f i r st , s i n c e t h ey w i ll t ake t h e l o n g e st to c o o k . Fo ll ow by t h e f i s h, o ni o n r i n g s a n d l ast , b ut n ot l e ast , t h e c ur r y di p p i n g s au c e.

2. To m ake t h e swe et p ot ato f r i e s - B r i n g a l a r g e p a n of wate r to a b o i l a n d b o i l t h e swe et p ot ato f r i e s f o r 5 m i nute s, dr ai n a n d s et as i d e. Pr e h e at t h e ove n to 4 0 0 ° F. Us i n g a l a r g e bak i n g s h e et , p o ur a c o up l e of t a b l e s p o o ns of o i l o n t h e p a n a n d s p r e ad w i t h a b r us h. Put p a n i ns i d e ove n a n d a ll ow t h e o i l to h e at up.

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W hi l e o i l i s h e at i n g up, m i x t h e swe et p ot ato e s w i t h s a lt , b l ac k p e p p e r a n d m i xe d h e r b s. W h e n t h e o i l i s h ot , p l ac e t h e swe et p ot ato f r i e s o n t h e t r ay a n d c o o k f o r 3 0 - 4 0 m i nute s o r unt i l c r i s py a n d b r ow n e d.

3. To m ake t h e f i s h - W hi l e t h e f r i e s a r e c o o k i n g h e at ve g et a b l e o i l to 375° F i n a l a r g e h e av y bas e d p a n. Fo r t h e f i s h, m i x t h e ye ast , su g a r a n d s p a r k li n g wate r to g et h e r i n a l a r g e b ow l. Ad d t h e f l o ur, r um a n d v i n e g a r w i t h a s p r i nk l e of s a lt a n d p e p p e r. S et as i d e a n d a ll ow i t to st a r t b ub b li n g.

D i p t h e c o d f i ll et s i nto t h e bat te r m ak i n g sur e to f ully c o at t h e m. T h e n p l ac e f i ll et s i n t h e h ot o i l a n d f r y f o r 3 - 4 m i nute s o r unt i l b r ow n e d t h e n r e m ove w i t h a m et a l s l ot te d s p o o n a n d p l ac e o n a p l ate li n e d w i t h p a p e r towe l s to dr ai n. S p r i nk l e w i t h s a lt .

4. To m ake t h e o ni o n r i n g s - M i x to g et h e r t h e f l o ur, s p a r k li n g wate r, r um a n d j e r k s e as o ni n g. C o at t h e o ni o n r i n g s i n t h e bat te r a n d f r y i n batc h e s f o r a few m i nute s unt i l b r ow n e d. Pl ac e t h e c o o ke d o ni o n r i n g s o n a p l ate li n e d w i t h p a p e r towe l s a n d s p r i nk l e w i t h s a lt .

5. To m ake t h e c o c o nut c ur r y di p p i n g s au c e W hi l e t h e f i s h a n d o ni o n r i n g s a r e f r y i n g m ake t h e c ur r y s au c e.

M e lt t h e b ut te r i n a s au c e p a n ove r m e di um h e at a n d ad d t h e o ni o n a n d h a ba n e r o.

Stir through t h e f l o ur a n d c ur r y p owd e r f o ll owe d by t h e c o c o nut m i lk , r um a n d c hi c ke n sto c k . B r i n g to a simmer and c o o k f o r 5 -10 m i nute s. Fi ni s h by st i r r i n g through the coriander and l e m o n j ui c e.

6. A s s e m b l e a ll o n a p l at te r a n d s e r ve t h e c ur r y s au c e i n a b ow l.

G a r ni s h p l at te r a n d s au c e w i t h f r e s h c o r i a n d e r.

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1 oz. Pi n e a p p l e - Fl avo r e d Rum

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1/ 2 t s p. M o l as s e s

Instructions 1. Pr e s s m i nt l e ave s a n d s i m p l e sy r up i n g l as s o r J ul e p c up. D o n’ t mu d dl e l e ave s, j ust p r e s s o n t h e m.

2. Ad d i n b o ur b o n, r um s a n d m o l as s e s.

3. To p w i t h c r us h e d i c e a n d st i r.

4. To p w i t h m o r e c r us h e d i c e.

5. G a r ni s h w i t h p i n e a p p l e f r o n ds o r s p r i g of m i nt , i f d e s i r e d.

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4 Ways to Pamper Mom On Her Day

by Margaret Ayala

M ot h er ’s Day Cel eb r at ions Throughou t Th e Wo r l d Co un t r i e s t h a t c e l e b r a t e t h e s e c o n d Su n d ay i n M ay: Aust r alia, B e lgium, Canada, D enmar k, Finland, It aly, Japan, Tur key and T he Unite d S t ate s.

Co un t r i e s t h a t c e l e b r a t e o n M ay 10 t h: Bahr ain, H o ng Ko ng, India, M alaysia, M ex ic o, O man, Pak ist an, Q at ar, Saudi A r abia, S ingap o re and Unite d A r ab Emir ate s.

O t h e r c o un t r i e s t h a t c e l e b r a t e M o t h e r ’s D ay i n M ay: Fr anc e and S we den - last Sunday in M ay, S out h A f r ic a - f ir st Sunday in M ay.

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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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Cocktails, Mocktails, and Garnishes from the Garden: Recipes for Beautiful Beverages with a Botanical Twist

by Katie Stryjewski ( Pu b l i s h e r ’s Rev i ew) S te p i n s i d e a b a r te n d e r ’s a p ot h e c a r y, f o r a g e f o r g a r n i s h e s , a n d c r af t s o m e of t h e m o st popular cocktails, mocktails, and b eve r a g e s. T h i s b e au t i f u l l y p h oto g r a p h e d c o m p e n d i u m of c r af t c o c k t a i l s i n c l u d e s ex a m p l e s of g a r n i s h e s a n d i nte r e st i n g i n g r e d i e nt s to g i ve a ny d r i n k a b ot a n i c a l t wist.

T h e g o - to r efe r e n c e f o r c l a s s i c a n d m o d e r n c o c k t a i l r e c i p e s. W h et h e r i t ’s a d di n g a b a s i l s p r i g o r i nf u s i n g g i n w i t h p e ac h e s; C o c k ta i ls , M o c k ta i ls a n d G a r n i s h es f r o m t h e G a r d e n g i ve s yo u t h e a b i l i t y to m a ke c l a s s i c c o c k t a i l s a n d t h e c o nf i d e n c e to c r a f t i n n ovat i ve c o n c o c t i o n s. A l o n g s i d e r e c i p e s of s o m e of t h e m o st p o p u l a r c o c k t a i l s c o m e n ew - f a n g l e d l i b at i o n s , n o n a l c o h o l i c e q u i va l e nt s , a n d i n st r u c t i o n s to c r e ate g o r g e o u s g a r n i s h e s.

C r e at i n g yo u r ve r y ow n h e r b b a r a n d g a r n i s h g a r d e n f o r c r af t c o c k t a i l s. A c o c k t a i l r e c i p e b o o k f r o m t h e w i l d; C o c k ta i ls , M o c k ta i ls a n d G a r n i s h es f r o m t h e G a r d e n fe at u r e s exa m p l e s of g a r n i s h e s a n d g e n e r a l k n ow - h ow. W i t h a r ef e r e n c e g u i d e of h e r b a l a n d f l o r a l f l avo r s t h at c o m p l e m e nt di f f e r e nt s p i r i t s , a n d d et a i l s a b o u t w h at to p l a nt a n d h ow to g r ow yo u r ve r y ow n h e r b b a r, yo u c a n c r af t c o c k t a i l r e c i p e s a l o n g s i d e n at u r e.

I n s i d e, l e a r n a b o u t h e r b s a n d t h e i r u s e s a s we l l a s: • • • •

G e n e r a l i n st r u c t i o n s o n c r e at i n g a garnish garden T h e d i f fe r e n c e b et we e n a h i g h b a l l a n d a coupe glass W h i c h b a r to o l s a r e “ m u st h ave s” f o r a h o m e c o c k t a i l s et - u p I f yo u e n j oye d b o o ks l i ke T h e D r u n ke n B ot a n i s t , T h e W i l d c r af t i n g B r ewe r, S h r u b s , o r B e au t i f u l B o oze, t h e n yo u’l l l ove C o c k t a i l s , M o c k t a i l s a n d G a r n i s h e s f r o m t h e G a r d e n.

A b o u t t h e A u t h o r : K at i e S t r y j ew s k i i s a w r i te r, c o c k t a i l p h oto g r a p h e r, r e c i p e d eve l o p e r, a n d I n st a g r a m i nf l u e n c e r.

S h e t r a i n e d a s a n o r n i t h o l o g i st a n d evo l u t i o n a r y b i o l o g i st , r e c e i v i n g h e r Ph D f r o m B o sto n U n i ve r s i t y a n d c o m p l et i n g a p o std o c at H a r va r d U n i ve r s i t y b ef o r e t r a n s i t i o n i n g to h e r c u r r e nt c a r e e r. S h e l i ve s i n S o m e r v i l l e, M a s s a c h u s et t s , w i t h h e r h u s b a n d a n d s o n. Yo u c a n f i n d h e r o n I n st a g r a m @ g a r n i s h _ g i r l a n d v i s i t h e r b l o g ht t p: // w w w.g a r n i s h b l o g.c o m / Pu b l i s h e r : Ye l l ow Pe a r Pr e s s ( M a r c h 16 , 2 0 21) L a n g u a g e: En g l i s h H a r d c ove r : 15 6 p a g e s IS B N -10: 16 425 0 4 9 6 3 IS B N -13: 978 -16 425 0 4 9 6 5 I te m We i g ht : 1.12 p o u n d s D i m e n s i o n s: 5 . 5 x 0.75 x 8 . 5 i n c 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 18. OVERC OMING T HE RUM IN FERIORIT Y C OM PLE X (A LMOST) B et we e n J anuar y 18 9 9 an d M ay 19 0 2, Cuba was r ul e d by a US mi lit ar y adm ini st r at i o n.

T h e n in J un e 19 0 0 t h e f ir st muni c ipal e l e c t i o ns to o k p lac e an d in D e c e m b e r t h o s e f o r t h e C o nst it u e nt A s s e m b ly. I n sp ite of a ve r y limite d e l e c to r ate, m o r e o r l e s s10 0.0 0 0 m e n, t h e v i c to r y we nt to t h e in d e p e n d e n c e min d e d par t i e s.

D ur in g t h e p r o c e e din g s of t h e A s s e m b ly, i n 19 01 t h e n oto r i o us Plat t A m e n dm e nt was ins e r te d in t h e C o nst it ut i o n, w hi c h g ave t h e US A t h e r i g ht to inte r ve n e in Cuba w h e n t h ey d e e m e d it n e c e s s ar y. It was a pai nf ul o p e n wo un d in Cuban nat i o nal p r i d e, b ut al s o a to o l avai lab l e to t h e var i o us p o i li t i c a l f ac t i o ns. S inc e t h e p r e s i d e nt i al e l e c t i o ns of 19 0 2, Cuban p o lit i c s was c har ac te r ize d by f i e r c e c lash e s an d mut ual d e l e git imiz at i o n b et we e n t h e par t i e s in st r u g g l e. T h e f i r st p r e s i d e nt To m as Est r ada Palm a him s e l f was e l e c te d w it h o ut o p p o s it i o n, b e c aus e hi s r i va l w it h dr ew d e n o unc in g f r au d an d ir r e g ul a r i t i e s.

A s a m at te r of f ac t , f r o m t h e ve r y b e g i nni n g,

t h e Cuba n Re p ub li c was c har ac te r i s e d by v i o l e n c e a n d di s o r d e r, i n a s o r t of a p e r m a n e nt l ow i nte ns i t y c i v i l war, w i t h w i d e s p r e ad e l e c to r al f r au d, dr am at i c p o li t i c a l c o r r upt i o n, g an g ste r i s m an d r e p e ate d A m e r i c an m i li t ar y i nte r ve nt i o ns.

Yet , a n d i t i s n ot e asy to un d e r st an d h ow t hat was p o s s i b l e, v i o l e nc e an d di s o r d e r c o ex i ste d w i t h a s p e c t ac ul ar d e m o g r ap hi c a n d e c o n o mi c g r ow t h. N ot o nly di d m a ny S p a ni a r ds r e m ai n i n Cuba af te r in d e p e n d e n c e, but ove r t h e n ex t 3 0 ye ar s o n e mi l li o n S pani s h i m m i g r ant s ar r i ve d.

S o m e r etur n e d to S pai n o r e m i g r ate d a g ai n, b ut m a ny r e m ai n e d, l e av i n g a d e e p m a r k o n Cuban s o c i et y. M any ot h e r im mi g r a nt s a r r i ve d f r o m all ove r Eur o p e a n d to a l e s s e r ex te nt al s o f r o m A s i a. T h e e c o n o my g r ew, dy nam i c , m o d e r n, an d p r o s p e r i t y s p r e ad to an i m p o r t ant par t of t h e s o c i et y.

T h e su c c e s s of s o m e r um p r o duc e r s st a n ds o ut i n t hi s c o ntex t . T h ey we r e c o m p a ni e s w i t h Cuban c ap i t al an d m a n a g e m e nt t hat g r ew an d c o ns o li date d, c o n qu e r e d t h e l o c al m ar ket , ex p o r te d a n d, i n t h e c as e of B ac ar dí, b e c am e r e al mult i n at i o n a l s. A r ar e c as e i n al l of L at in A m e r i c a, o n e m o r e s i g n of t h e st r e n gt h of t h e Cuba n e c o n o my.

Fr o m t h e ve r y b e gi nni n g, an d t h e n t hr o u g h o ut i t s e nt i r e hi sto r y, t h e p r o m ot i o n of t h e B r an d an d of t h e ove r a l l i m a g e of t h e C o m pany has b e e n t h e h e a r t of t h e B ac ar dí m ar ket i n g st r ate g i e s. I am n ot an ex p e r t , but i t i s my un d e r st an di n g t hat t h e C o m pany c o m b i n e d t h e m o st m o d e r n m ar ket i n g te c hni qu e s w i t h at te nt i o n to m ai nt ai nin g a n i m a g e c o ns i ste nt w i t h t h e o r i gi ns, t h e r e a l c h a r ac te r i st i c s, t h e i d e nt i t y of t h e C o m p a ny, st ar t i n g f r o m t h e c r e at i o n of a my t h of t h e o r i gi ns an d an exalt at i o n of t h e f i g ur e of t h e f o un d e r, D o n Fac un d o B ac a r dí M as s ó, an d hi s s o n an d suc c e s s o r, D o n Em i li o B ac ar dí M o r e au.

M y t h of t h e o r i gi ns f r o m w hi c h t h e c o fo un d e r, t h e Fr e nc h di st i l l e r J o s é Le ó n B o ute i l l e r di s a p p e ar e d i m m e di ate ly an d fo r eve r. M o r e ove r, B ac ar dí was f o r t unate e n o u g h to h ave gi f te d bus i n e s s m ana g e r s

w it hin t h e f ami ly an d to c o nt inu e to b e c hair e d by Emi li o B ac ar dí, o n e of t h e fo un d e r ’s s o ns.

A ny way, at t h e b e ginnin g of t h e 19 0 0 s “ Emi li o was t h e p ub li c f ac e of t h e f ir m, at a t im e w h e n it s im ag e an d r e p ut at i o n we r e st i ll b e in g e st ab li sh e d. I n t h e p o st war e r a, w it h t h e m e m o r i e s of st r u g g l e st i l l f r e sh an d t h e dr e am of a f r e e Cuba n ot yet r e al - ize d, nat i o nal p r i d e was st i ll a p owe r f ul s e nt im e nt , an d w it h Emi li o at it s h e ad, B ac ar di & C o m pañía c o ul d b e r e p r e s e nte d as t h e m o st g e nuin e ly C u ban of t h e i s - lan d ’s r um c o m pani e s. Cubans we r e r e g ular ly r e min d e d t hat B ac ar di r um was s e r ve d in t h e bar s an d ni g htc lub s of M adr i d, Par ís, an d N ew Yo r k . It was ‘E l Q ue a C u ba H a H ec h o Fam o s a ’ ( T h e O n e T hat H as M ad e Cuba Fam o us), a n d n o o n e c o ul d r e p r e s e nt t h e r um m o r e p r e st i gi o us ly t han Emi li o B ac ar di, t h e e ste e m e d pat r i - ot .” ( T. G j e lte n “B ac ar d i and the l o ng f i g ht fo r C u ba ” 2 0 0 8) Fir st in S ant i ag o an d late r all ove r Cuba, Rum B ac ar dí was f r o m t h e b e ginnin g as s o c i ate d w it h c i v i c invo l ve m e nt , p o lit i c a l p r o g r e s s i v i sm, an d m o d e r nit y. Fo r in st anc e, t h e p i l ot of t h e f ir st air p lan e to ar r i ve in S ant i ag o, in 1911, was t r e ate d to a “c o m p lim e nt ar y b ot t l e of B ac ar di Eli x ir, a r ai s in - f lavo ur e d r um dr ink t h e c o m pany had just int r o duc e d. I n t h e nin ete e nt h c e nt ur y, c i v i c invo l ve m e nt fo r a Cuban c o m - pany like B ac ar di m e ant sup p o r t in g t h e in d e p e n d e nc e m ove m e nt .

I n t h e t we nt i et h c e nt ur y, it c o ul d m e an p r o m ot in g air sh ow s o r sp o ns o r in g p r ofe s i o nal bas e ball te am s, as B ac ar di al s o di d.” (G j e lte n). A n d as e ar ly as 1910, B ac ar dí o p e ns it s f ir st f ac to r y ab r o ad, i n B ar c e l o na. “ By 1919, w it h r um p r o duc t i o n an d s a l e s g r ow in g f r o m m o nt h - to - m o nt h, t h e B ac a r di par t n e r s d e c i d e d it was t im e to r e o r g a nize t h e ir f ir m as a sto c k c o r p o r at i o n, to b e k n ow n as t h e C o m pañía Ro n B ac ar di, S A (B ac ar di Rum C o m pany, I nc .). T h ey d e c lar e d it to b e wo r t h an asto un din g $ 3 .7 mi lli o n, ab o ut t wo t hir ds of w hi c h ($2 . 4 3 mi lli o n) was t h e ir e st im ate of t h e valu e of t h e B ac ar di nam e an d all t h e ir t r ad e m a r ks

G o t R u m ? Ma y 2 0 2 4 - 2 9

… a n d i n di c at i o n of h ow v i g o r o us ly t h ey i nte n d e d to d efe n d t h e m.” (G j e lte n) I nve st m e nt s i n bui l di n g an d m ac hin e r y, n e e d e d fo r t h e g r ow t h of t h e C o m pany, we r e a l ways at te nt i ve to p r o m ot i n g it s my t h o l o g y. In d e e d i n 19 2 2, t h e s i x t i et h a n - ni ve r s ar y of t h e C o m pany ’s f o un din g, a n ew, l a r g e r an d m o r e m o d e r n di st i ll e r y was i n au g ur ate d, but bui lt t ak i n g c ar e n ot to da m ag e t h e c o c o nut palm t hat – t h ey s ay - t h e f o ur te e n -ye ar- o l d Fac un d o B ac a r di J r. had p l ante d i n f r o nt of t h e di st i l l e r y i n 18 6 2 .

M e a nw hi l e, t h e i m p o r t anc e of B ac ar dí ’s b i g g e st c o m p et i to r, A r e c habal a, al s o g r ew. I n 18 6 2, at t h e ag e of 15, J o s é A r e c h a ba l a y A l dam a ar r i ve d i n H avana.

H e was b o r n i n 18 47 i n t h e p r ov i n c e of V izc aya, i n t h e B as qu e C o unt r y. H e to o, like Fac un d o B ac ar dì an d like m any yo un g S p a ni a r ds b ef o r e an d af te r hi m, s o u g ht hi s fo r tun e i n Cuba. H e was e n e r g et i c a n d a m b i t i o us an d i n 1878 , i n t h e li ve ly c o ast a l tow n of C àr d e nas, h e f o un d e d hi s ow n C o m pany w hi c h, p e r hap s w it h a li t t l e n o st al gi a, h e c all e d L a V izc aya.

T h e C o m pany d e di c ate d i t s e l f to di st i llin g r um w i t h a s m al l st i l l. B us i n e s s we nt we l l, ve r y we l l, s o muc h s o t hat n ot eve n t h e g r e at d e st r uc t i o n c aus e d by a te r r i b l e c yc l o n e i n 18 8 8 sto p p e d t h e g r ow t h of t h e e nte r p r i s e. In 19 21 t h e C o m p a ny, by t h e n o n e of t h e l ar g e st in Cuba, b e c am e a j o i nt- sto c k C o m p any w i t h t h e n am e of “J o s é A r e c habal a, S. A .” of w hi c h D o n J o s é b e c am e t h e f i r st p r e s i d e nt . T h e C o m pany g r ew i nto o n e of t h e m o st i m p o r t ant c o m pani e s o n t h e i s l a n d. T h e H avana C lub b r an d i t s e l f was i nt r o du c e d i n 19 3 5 by t h e A r e c habala f a mi ly. A di ar c hy i n t h e wo r l d of Cuban r um s o o n a r o s e, a c o m m e r c i al an d eve n p o li t i c a l c o m p et i t i o n b et we e n B ac ar dí w h o c o nt i nu e d to c ar e f o r hi s p r o g r e s s i ve i m a g e a n d A r e c habal a w h o i nste ad s i d e d w i t h t h e c o ns e r vat i ve s i d e. N um e r o us ot h e r c o m pani e s we r e b o r n i n H avana an d e l s ew h e r e i n t h e i s l an d, f i r st of all Ro n M atus a l e m, but n o n e of t h e m r e ac h e d t h e i m p o r t a n c e of t h e t wo m aj o r c o nte n d e r s.

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I wo ul d n ow like to d we ll a lit t l e o n w h at I t hink I c an c all t h e Rum I nfe r i o r it y C o m p l ex. Ac t ually, o ur b e l ove d sp i r i t h as su f fe r e d f o r a l o n g t im e, an d in pa r t st i ll su f fe r s, f r o m a r e al c o m p l ex of infe r i o r i t y towar ds t h e t r adit i o nal an d m o r e “ n o b l e” Eur o p e an di st i llate s, S c otc h W hi sk y an d C o g nac in t h e f ir st p lac e. B o r n as a hum b l e sp ir it f o r hum b l e p e o p l e, it h as t ake n r um a l o n g t im e to b e c o m e p r o u d an d c o nf i d e nt an d to p r e s e nt it s e l f to c o nsum e r s as a qualit y, s ip p in g, sp i r i t dr ink . I n Cuba t hi s p r o c e s s was f aste r, but it to o k t im e an d f o r m any ye ar s B ac ar dí al s o su f fe r e d f r o m t hi s infe r i o r i t y c o m p l ex. I n d e e d, in t h e B ac ar dí e nt r y of t h e 1918 D iar i o d e la M ar i na sp e c i a l i s su e (S e e t h e ar t i c l e T HE RON LIGERO CU B A NO in t h e Fe b r uar y 2 0 24 i s su e), we r e ad t hat B ac ar dí: “ i s a ve r y p ur e c an e b r an dy, p o o r ly n a m e d r um b e c aus e w it h t hi s nam e ar e c al l e d all t h e sp ir it dr inks m ad e f r o m su g a r c an e, t hat ar e s o di f fe r e nt f r o m o ur s. T h e dr ink k n ow n as ‘r um’ eve r y w h e r e h as a c e r t ain t aste an d sm e ll of l e at h e r s o l e o r m ac e r at i o n, as we have s ai d b efo r e, s o m et hin g t hat i s p e c uli ar to it du e to a d efe c t i ve, o l d st y l e di st i llat i o n. W i t h i t s p r o duc t , t h e h o us e ‘ B ac ar di an d C o.’ h as c r e ate d a n ew c las s of r um an d a t r u e N at i o nal I n dust r y, s inc e t hi s I n dust r y was b o r n an d d eve l o p e d in t h e I s lan d of Cuba.

B ac ar di i s a uni qu e p r o duc t in it s c l as s, as g o o d an d as f in e as ar e t h e b e st g r a p e sp ir it s m ad e in C o g nac . T hi s i s t hanks to a sp e c i al f i lt r at i o n te c hni qu e, exc lus i ve ly o ur s, t hat has r et ur n e d to t h e c an e sp i r i t it s t r u e f lavo r an d t h e nat ur al d e li c ac y of it s ar o m a, m ak in g it t h e f avo r ite dr i nk of Cuba.” T hat i s, it m ay s e e m st r an g e to us to day, but in t hat ye ar 1918 B ac a r dí o p e nly af f ir m e d t hat r um was g e n e r a lly bad an d p o o r ly di st i ll e d w hi l e B ac ar dí was exc e ll e nt b e c aus e it was n ot r e ally a r um, but s o m et hin g uni qu e, di f fe r e nt , a r e a l c an e b r an dy, as g o o d as t h e t r adit i o n a l, p r e st i gi o us, g r ap e b r an dy.

It was o nly late r t hat t h e bull was t ake n by t h e h o r ns an d it was f inally d e c lar e d t h at B ac ar dí r um was a r e al r um, eve n t h o u g h sup e r i o r to all t h e ot h e r s, t hanks al s o

to t h e e nv i r o nm e nt al c har ac te r i st i c s of Cuba. A n d, as of te n i n t h e hi sto r y of r um, s c i e n c e was c all e d up o n to c o nf i r m t hi s.

A D o c to r G ui l li e r m o G ar cía Ci t a Ló p ez, m e m b e r of t h e H avana U ni ve r s i t y an d fo r m e r c hi ef of t h e D e par t m e nt of B r o m ato l o g y of t h e M i ni st r y of H e alt h of t h e Cuba n Re p ub li c , i n a wo r k t hat [ac c o r di n g to G j e lte n, i n 19 3 4] h e sub mi t te d to a M e di c al - Phar m ac e ut i c al C o m p et i t i o n ab o ut t h e p r o duc t s of t h e C o m pa ñía R o n B ac ar dí, S . A ., w r ote: “ S o m e fo r e i g n i n dust r i ali st s have t r i e d to t r a ns p o r t m o l as s e s f o r t h e p ur p o s e of m ak i n g r um. A ve r y c ur i o us f ac t s h owe d t h e m t h at r um, w i t h i t s p hys i c al - c h e m i c al c ha r ac te r i st i c s, c o ul d n ot b e o bt ai n e d in t h at way i n Eur o p e, b e c aus e t h ey o nly o bt ai n e d a n unp l e as ant et hy l al c o h o l.

Re li a b ly, we at h e r c o n di t i o ns p l ay a r o l e in t h e m a nu f ac t ur e of r um. In t h e c an e p r o du c i n g c o unt r i e s, hi g h te m p e r at ur e s exe r t t h e i r ac t i o n o n fe r m e nt at i o n.

At te m pt s to fe r m e nt i n Eur o p e, eve n in p lac e s w i t h hi g h te m p e r at ur e s, have al s o f ai l e d. S o m e h ave c o m e to t hi nk t hat , in ad di t i o n to t h e c har ac te r of m o l as s e s a n d a m b i e nt te m p e r at ur e, ot h e r c aus e s c o ul d h ave a n ef fe c t o n t h e p r e par at i o n of r um, a n d s o have s p o ke n of p o s s i b l e fe r m e nt s di f f us e d i n t h e at m o s p h e r e of wa r m c o unt r i e s. ... M o l as s e s has a natur a l ye ast t hat adh e r e s like a g r ey o r w hi t i s h p owd e r to t h e sur f ac e of t h e c a n e, n ex t to t h e k n ot s, w hi c h i s w hat ac t s as a fe r m e nt . T hi s l e ads to t h e s am e k in d of fe r m e nt at i o n as w i n e, alr e ady k n ow n, t h at i s w i t h o ut t h e i nte r ve nt i o n of a r t i f i c i a l fe r m e nt s, as i n t h e c as e of w hi s k y ” (H . A l o ns o S ánc h ez “E l A r te d el c anti ner o ”19 4 8) T h e p r e st i g e t hat i m p o r te d f o r e i g n di st i l l ate s e nj oy am o n g t h e i r nat i o nal p ub li c i s a p r o b l e m t hat eve n to day m any S o ut h A m e r i c an c o unt r i e s have n ot b e e n a b l e to s o l ve c o m p l ete ly. I n 19 81 G a b r i e l G a r cía M ár qu ez, N o b e l Pr ize f o r Lite r atur e i n 19 82, p ub li s h e d t h e s h o r t n ove l “C h r o n i c l e o f a D ea th F o r eto l d ” (in my hum b l e o p i ni o n t h e m o st i m p o r t ant of hi s n ove l s) t hat te ll s t h e sto r y of t h e

k i llin g of a S an - t i ag o N a z ar in a v i llag e in C o l o m b i a. T h e n ove l d evote s am p l e spac e to t h e b i g, l o n g, ve r y ex p e ns i ve, we d din g par t y of fe r e d by t h e r i c h g r o o m, w hi c h t h e w h o l e v i llag e at te n ds to g et h e r w it h hi s r e lat i ve s an d f r i e n ds: “ H e s ai d t hat f o r t y t ur keys an d e l eve n p i g s had b e e n s ac r i f i c e d f o r t h e g u e st s, an d f o ur c al ve s t hat t h e g r o o m p ut to r o ast f o r t h e p e o p l e in t h e p ub li c s quar e.

H e s ai d 2 0 5 b oxe s of smu g g l e d sp ir it s an d n e ar ly 2,0 0 0 b ot t l e s of c an e r um we r e c o nsum e d an d di st r ibute d to t h e c r owd.” S o, r um i s f o r t h e c r owd, t h o s e of l owe r r ank , like t h e t wo r e luc t ant yo un g mur d e r e r s w h o in t h e sh o r t , dr am at i c h o ur s p r e c e din g t h e mur d e r, t r y to m ake t h e m s e l ve s st r o n g by dr ink in g b ot t l e s of r um.

A n d, i f yo u’ll all ow m e a s o m ew hat n o st al gi c p e r s o nal n ote, I st i ll r e m e m b e r s o m e inte r e st in g c o nve r s at i o ns a few ye ar s ag o w it h s o m e Ve n ezu e lan p r o duc e r s, dur in g t h e n eve r- e n o u g h r e g r et te d I nte r nat i o nal Rum C o n g r e s s i n M adr i d. S p e ak in g f r e e ly, p e r hap s af te r a g o o d dinn e r at t h e e n d of a busy day, t h ey to l d m e t hat eve n to day, in t h e ir h o m e lan d, r um c o nsum e r s w h o we r e ab l e to m ove up t h e s o c i al lad d e r, of - te n r e p lac e d t h e exc e ll e nt Ve n ezu e lan r um s w it h ex p e ns i ve, but p r e st i gi o us, im p o r te d sp ir it s.

A n d t h e Rum I nfe r i o r it y C o m p l ex c o nt inu e s to ex i st n ot o nly in S o ut h A m e r i c a. It ’s just my o p ini o n an d I d o n’ t want to c o nv inc e anyo n e, but it s e e m s to m e t hat eve n in t h e Eur o p e an an d N o r t h A m e r i c an o b s e s s i o n w it h ag e in g r um f o r a di sp r o p o r- t i o nate num b e r of ye a r s, t h e r e i s at t h e r o ot a d e s ir e to m ake it s imi lar, at l e ast in im - ag e, to w hi sk y an d b r an dy. Fo r g et t in g, o r n ot k n ow in g, o r n ot want in g to k n ow, t hat we ll fe r m e nte d an d we ll di st i ll e d r um d o e s n ot r e ally n e e d it . (S e e my T HE WHIT E RUM REN A ISS A N C E in t h e J anuar y 1917 i s su e) M ar c o Pi e r ini

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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.

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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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1- Pe nt a n o l i s c o m m o n ly us e d as a s o l ve nt , a b i o l o g i c a l dr y i n g a g e nt a n d i n t h e sy nt h e s i s of s o m e f r a g r a n c e c o m p o un ds.

I t i s a l s o a c o m m o n c o m p o n e nt of f u s e l a l c o h o l s (f us e l o i l s o r “ t ai l s” ), w hi c h i s t h e te r m g i ve n to a g r o up of c o n g e n e r s / by p r o du c t s of a l c o h o li c fe r m e nt at i o n.

Pe nt a n -1- o l i s a s h o r t- c h ai n p r i m a r y f at t y a l c o h o l t h at i s p e nt a n e i n w hi c h a hydr o g e n of o n e of t h e m et hy l g r o up s i s sub st i t ute d by a hydr ox y g r o up. I t h as b e e n i s o l ate d f r o m M e li c o p e pte l ef o li a. I t h as a r o l e as a p l a nt m et a b o li te a n d a hum a n m et a b o li te. I t i s a p e nt a n o l a n d a s h o r tc h ai n p r i m a r y f at t y a l c o h o l.

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T h e I t a l i a n e C o m m e r c e we b s i t e S p i r i t A c a d e my shows that the second 8 Marks Collection from H a m p d e n i s n o w ava i l a b l e. T h i s c o l l e c t i o n h a s t h e s a m e e i g h t m a r k s a s t h e f i r s t b u t t h ey h ave b e e n a g e d f o r o n e ye a r. Fr o m t h e S p i r i t A c a d e my w e b s i t e: T HE 8 M A R KS C OLLEC T ION A g e d 1 Ye a r i n E x- B o u r b o n C a s k s s e t i s t h e l a t e s t r e l e a s e f r o m H a m p d e n E s t a t e. W h i l e t h e f i r s t ve r s i o n o f t h i s b ox s e t f o c u s e d o n t h e e s t e r c o n t e n t o f t h e va r i o u s u n a g e d m a r k s , t h i s n e w e d i t i o n r eve a l s t h e i m p a c t o f o n e ye a r ’s a g i n g i n ex- B o u r b o n c a s k s o n t h e d i s t i l l e r y ’s 8 m a r k s . M a d e i n t h e d i s t i l l e r y ’s o f f i c i a l c e l l a r s , t h e m a t u r a t i o n t h u s t a ke s p l a c e i n J a m a i c a’s t r o p i c a l c l i m a t e, w h i c h a c c e l e r a t e s t h e p r o c e s s .

L i ke t h e p r ev i o u s s e t , T h e 8 M a r k s C o l l e c t i o n i n c l u d e s a b r o c h u r e, w h i c h t e l l s t h e s t o r y o f t h e d i s t i l l e r y a n d p r ov i d e s a n ove r v i e w o f H a m p d e n’s c e l l a r s . T h e t ex t ex p l a i n s t h e m a ny va r i a b l e s a n d phenomena that shape the profile of each of the rums in the pack during the maturation process, w i t h a c o m p r e h e n s i ve n e s s t h a t w i l l s a t i s f y t h e m o s t c u r i o u s r u m l ove r s a n d e n t h u s i a s t s . A l s o c o n t a i n e d i n t h e b ox i s a t a s t i n g m a t o n w h i c h d i a g r a m s i l l u s t r a t e t h e a r o m a t i c c o m p o n e nt s r e s u l t i n g f r o m aging in wood for each of the 8 marks, and their

connection to olfactor y and taste perception. h t t p s: // h a m p d e n e s t a t e r u m .c o m / h t t p s: // w w w. s p i r i t a c a d e my. i t /e n / Kō H A N A D I S T I L L E R S Kō Hana has teamed up with a local ar tist from C o c o Ke a l o h i t o o f f e r a w o r ks h o p t o m a ke yo u r o w n F l o r a l L a u N i u Wr e a t h . Te a l Ke a l o h i , o w n e r a n d H e a d We ave r a t C o c o Ke a l o h i , w i l l t e a c h yo u h o w t o m a ke a 3 0 ” w r e a t h m a d e f r o m l a u n i u. U l a n a l a u n i u (c o c o n u t f r o n d we av i n g) i s a n a n c i e nt H a w a i i a n p r a c t i c e t h a t d a t e s b a c k h u n d r e d s o f ye a r s . W h e n Te a l f o u n d e d C o c o Ke a l o h i , h e r d r e a m w a s t o p e r p et u a t e t h e a r t o f U l a n a L a u N i u , a n o l d n a t i ve H a w a i i a n p r a c t i c e.

A l t h o u g h t h e c o c o n u t t r e e i s n o t a c t u a l l y n a t i ve t o H a w a i ’i , s i n c e i t w a s b r o u g h t t o t h e i s l a n d s by Po l y n e s i a n voya g e r s , t h e H a w a i i a n p e o p l e u t i l i z e d eve r y p a r t o f t h e t r e e. S p e c i f i c a l l y, t h e f r o n d s w e r e u s e d a n d w ove n i nt o m a ny d i f f e r e nt u s e f u l items, such as, hats, bags, mats, bowls, panels for r o o f i n g a n d m o r e ! S p e n d a S a t u r d ay ex p a n d i n g yo u r k n o w l e d g e a n d ex p l o r i n g t h e a r t o f u l a n a l a u n i u .

Wo r k s h o p p s w i l l b e h e l d a t t h e Kō H a n a D i s t i l l e r y o n S a t u r d ay, M ay 11t h a n d S a t u r d ay, J u n e 15 t h . h t t p s: // w w w. ko h a n a r u m .c o m / h t t p s: //c o c o ke a l o h i .c o m / R A M PUR D ISTILLERY Rampur Distiller y announced the launch of The Ko h i n o o r Re s e r ve I n d i a n D a r k R u m a t I A A D FS S u m m i t o f t h e A m e r i c a s a t t h e Pa l m B e a c h C o u n t y C o nve n t i o n C e n t r e i n We s t Pa l m B e a c h , F l o r i d a .

R a m p u r D i s t i l l e r y i s o p e r a t e d by R a d i c o K h a i t a n L i m i t e d ( R A DI C O. NS), w h i c h w a s e s t a b l i s h e d i n 19 4 3 a n d i s o n e o f I n d i a’s l e a d i n g a l c o h o l b eve r a g e c o m p a n i e s . Re n o w n e d f o r i t s ex t e n s i ve p o r t f o l i o, including award-winning Rampur Indian Single Malt Whiskies and Jaisalmer Indian Craf t Gins, the distiller y has also been producing rum since its i n c e p t i o n . T h e Ko h i n o o r R e s e r ve I n d i a n D a r k R u m w i l l b e r o l l i n g o u t i n c o m i n g m o nt h s a c r o s s g l o b a l m a r ke t s i n c l u d i n g t h e US A , U K , EU, A s i a a s we l l a s GT R . T h e Ko h i n o o r Re s e r ve I n d i a n D a r k R u m i s craf ted through small-batch distillation, using only f r e s h c a n e j u i c e d u r i n g t h e N o r t h I n d i a n W i nt e r season. The Rum is then matured in American O a k B a r r e l s p r ev i o u s l y u s e d f o r m a t u r i n g I n d i a n S i n g l e M a l t , f o l l o we d by f u r t h e r m a t u r a t i o n i n C o g n a c XO a n d Ve r m o u t h c a s ks . “ We a r e t h r i l l e d t o a n n o u n c e t h e g r a n d u nve i l i n g o f T h e Ko h i n o o r Re s e r ve I n d i a n D a r k R u m , a t r u e j e we l i n t h e c r o w n o f t h e s p i r i t s w o r l d , a t t h e I A A D FS S u m m i t ,” s a i d S a n j e ev B a n g a , P r e s i d e nt o f I nt e r n a t i o n a l B u s i n e s s a t R a d i c o K h a i t a n . “ C r a f t e d w i t h m et i c u l o u s c a r e a n d i n s p i r e d by c e nt u r i e s o f t r a d i t i o n , T h e Ko h i n o o r Re s e r ve I n d i a n D a r k R u m e m b o d i e s t h e e s s e n c e o f l u x u r y a n d r e f i n e m e nt a k i n t o w o r l d r e n o w n e d Ko h i n o o r D i a m o n d.” V i c e P r e s i d e nt o f I nt e r n a t i o n a l B u s i n e s s a t R a d i c o K h a i t a n , Ku n a l M a d a n a d d e d, “A s we u nve i l T h e Ko h i n o o r R e s e r ve I n d i a n D a r k R u m a t t h e I A A D FS S u m m i t , we i nv i t e yo u t o j o i n us in celebrating the ar tistr y and ingenuity behind

t h i s ex t r a o r d i n a r y c r e a t i o n . E x p e r i e n c e t h e e p i t o m e o f I n d i a n l u x u r y w i t h T h e Ko h i n o o r Re s e r ve I n d i a n D a r k R u m .” T h e g o l d e n e s s e n c e o f T h e Ko h i n o o r Re s e r ve I n d i a n D a r k R u m t r a c e s i t s h e r i t a g e t o ancient India, where the roots of alcohol distillation w e r e p l a n t e d d u r i n g t h e e r a o f t h e I n d u s Va l l ey c i v i l i z a t i o n , s p a n n i n g f r o m 3 0 0 0 B C t o 2 0 0 0 B C . Ru m is arguably one of the earliest known spirits due to its simple production process. Its main ingredient, s u g a r c a n e, w a s f i r s t k n o w n t o b e f e r m e n t e d i n I n d i a .

The earliest records of cr ystalline sugar production a l s o o r i g i n a t e d i n I n d i a . T h e Ko h i n o o r Re s e r ve I n d i a n D a r k R u m i s p r e s e n t e d i n a n exq u i s i t e g l a s s b o t t l e, m i r r o r i n g t h e m a g n i f i c e n c e o f t h e Ko h i n o o r D i a m o n d. W h e n v i e w e d f r o m a b ove, i t r e s e m b l e s t h e b r i l l i a n t ova l c u t o f t h e d i a m o n d. Ko h i n o o r, m e a n i n g M o u n t a i n o f L i g h t , r e p r e s e n t s t h e r a r e s t o f t h e r a r e.

T h e b o t t l e’s d e s i g n c a s c a d e s g r a c e f u l l y, evo k i n g t h e i m a g e o f a n o b l e e m p e r o r, s t a n d i n g r e s o l u t e l y with a sturdy foundation. Its understated and ref ined branding, accented with muted gold, enhances its o p u l e n c e. w w w. ko h i n o o r i n d i a n r u m .c o LOST S P IRITS E a r l y l a s t m o n t h , B r ya n D av i s , C o - Fo u n d e r a n d Chief Wizard of Lost Spirits, announced the closing o f t h e i r d i s t i l l e r y/c i r c u s s h o w i n L a s Ve g a s . D av i s b e c a m e f a m o u s i n t h e s p i r i t s w o r l d t e n ye a r s a g o w h e n h e i nve nt e d h i s “ r a p i d - a g i n g s p i r i t s r e a c t o r ”, a d ev i c e t h a t u s e d i n t e n s e l i g h t a n d h e a t t o m a t u r e s p i r i t s i n d ay s , n o t d e c a d e s . US p a t e n t a p p l i c a t i o n s 14 / 5 9 4 , 9 4 4 a n d 14 / 7 9 5 , 8 41 w e r e i s s u e d n o t i c e s o f a l l o w a n c e by U n i t e d S t a t e s Pa t e n t a n d Tr a d e m a r k O f f i c e. T h ey d e s c r i b e p r o c e s s e s f o r m a t u r i n g d i s t i l l e d s p i r i t s i nvo l v i n g h e a t d r i ve n e s t e r i f i c a t i o n and photocataly tic polymer degradation of oak b a r r e l s t ave s . L o s t S p i r i t s s h o w e d t h a t i t s p a t e n t e d process creates chemical reactions in distilled spirits s i m i l a r t o t h o s e t h a t t a ke p l a c e i n o a k b a r r e l s ove r t h e c o u r s e o f d e c a d e s . D av i s , t h e i nve n t o r n a m e d on both patents, published data demonstrating that the new technology can nearly identically match t h e c h e m i c a l s i g n a t u r e o f a 2 0 - ye a r- o l d r u m , b u t d o s o i n u n d e r a w e e k ’s t i m e. L o s t S p i r i t s’ f i r s t technologically aged product, Colonial Inspired R u m , c a m e o u t i n 2 014 , w i n n i n g r e c o g n i t i o n a n d g o l d m e d a l s a t va r i o u s s p i r i t s c o m p e t i t i o n s . I n 2 016 , D av i s m ove d f r o m h i s f a n t a s t i c a l d i s t i l l e r y i n M o n t e r r ey (s t i l l s w e r e h a n d c r a f t e d t o l o o k l i ke d r a g o n s) t o t h e A r t s D i s t r i c t i n L o s A n g e l e s , w h e r e he created a distiller y tour that was described as ‘ D i s n ey l a n d f o r A d u l t s’. D u r i n g C OVID h e m ove d t h e o p e r a t i o n a g a i n , t h i s t i m e t o L a s Ve g a s , w h e r e h e c o m b i n e d t h e d i s t i l l e r y w i t h a n i m m e r s i ve, Ve g a s s t y l e C i r q u e s h o w. H e eve n o f f e r e d a 16 - c o u r s e, f i n e d i n i n g ex p e r i e n c e. I n a l e t t e r t o i nve s t o r s , D av i s w r o t e “A f t e r 14 ye a r s i n b u s i n e s s , L o s t S p i r i t s D i s t i l l e r y w i l l c l o s e i t s d o o r s f o r g o o d w h e n i t p l ay s i t s f i n a l p e r f o r m a n c e o n A p r i l 2 9, 2 0 24. W h i l e w e were able to sustain the operational cost of the b u s i n e s s l a s t q u a r t e r, t h e r e i s j u s t n o w ay t o c l a w o u r w ay o u t o f t h e i m m e n s e d e b t a c c u m u l a t e d i n r e c e n t ye a r s . T h e d e b t b u r d e n a c c u m u l a t e d f r o m

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b o t h C OVID a n d t h e s l o w r e o p e n i n g a f t e r C OVID h a s f o r c e d t h i s d e c i s i o n t o c l o s e.” W h e n i t c l o s e d a t t h e e n d o f l a s t m o nt h , t h e s h o w p l aye d ove r 1, 0 0 0 p e r f o r m a n c e s i n i t s L a s Ve g a s i n c a r n a t i o n a l o n e, s e r v i n g ove r 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 a u d i e n c e m e m b e r s a n d g a r n e r i n g r ave r ev i e w s . h t t p s: // w w w. l o s t s p i r i t s . n et / W R AY & NE PHE W Wr ay & N e p h e w h a s c o n d u c t e d r e s e a r c h t h a t s h o we d t h a t o n e i n f i ve U K B l a c k b u s i n e s s o w n e r s h ave s t r u g g l e d t o r a i s e f u n d s f o r t h e i r c o m p a n i e s .

As a result, Campari- owned Jamaican rum brand Wr ay & N e p h e w h a s a n n o u n c e d a p l e d g e t o s u p p o r t U K B l a c k f o u n d e r s a n d b u s i n e s s e s . T h ey c r e a t e d t h e Wr ay Fo r w a r d p r o g r a m , w h i c h i s n o w i n i t s t h i r d ye a r a n d h a s l a u n c h e d a p a r t n e r s h i p w i t h Fo u n d e r v i n e t o b u i l d o p p o r t u n i t i e s i n u n d e r s e r ve d c o m m u n i t i e s t h a t h e l p t o m o r r o w ’s l e a d e r s s h a p e t h e f u t u r e. B y c o n n e c t i n g t o d ay ’s l e a d e r s w i t h m i s s i o n l e d o r g a n i z a t i o n s , t h ey a i m t o t r a n s f o r m s o c i e t y by m a k i n g i n n ova t i o n o p e n t o a nyo n e, a ny w h e r e.

I z z y O b e n g , c o - f o u n d e r o f Fo u n d e r v i n e, s a i d o f t h e i n i t i a t i ve: “ B l a c k f o u n d e r s f a c e n u m e r o u s limitations, including restricted access to capital, n e t w o r ks a n d o p p o r t u n i t i e s . I n 2 0 24, we’r e a i m i n g t o h e l p m o r e B l a c k f o u n d e r s a n d e nt r e p r e n e u r s by b r e a k i n g d o w n t h e s e b a r r i e r s a n d p r ov i d i n g t a i l o r e d s u p p o r t a n d r e s o u r c e s . We’r e d e l i g h t e d t o b e w o r k i n g w i t h Wr ay & N e p h e w t o e q u i p Black founders with the tools and knowledge n e e d e d t o n av i g a t e t h e e nt r e p r e n e u r i a l l a n d s c a p e s u c c e s s f u l l y.” I n a d d i t i o n t o f r e e - t o - a c c e s s ex p e r t l e d w o r ks h o p s , t h e p r o g r a m h a s a d d e d n e w o f f e r i n g s f o r B l a c k b u s i n e s s o w n e r s , i n c l u d i n g: N e t w o r k i n g Eve nt s - G a t h e r i n g s w h e r e e nt r e p r e n e u r s c a n c o m e t o g et h e r t o c o n n e c t , s h o wc a s e t h e i r b u s i n e s s e s a n d n et w o r k w i t h i n d u s t r y p r o f e s s i o n a l s .

P i t c h N i g h t s: W i t h i n f o u r d i f f e r e nt s e s s i o n s , s i x f o u n d e r s w i l l b e s e l e c t e d a n d h ave t h e o p p o r t u n i t y to pitch their ideas and growing businesses.

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T h e 2 0 24 Wr ay Fo r w a r d p r o g r a m b e g a n o n A p r i l 3 r d , b u t w i l l c o nt i n u e w i t h w o r ks h o p - l e d s e s s i o n s u n t i l N ove m b e r. h t t p s: // w r aya n d n e p h e w.c a / h t t p s: // w w w.f o u n d e r v i n e.c o m / w r ay - f o r w a r d FORTIN RU M a n d UNION CO M M ERCI A LE d e s V INS d e FR A NCE Pa r a g u aya n r u m d i s t i l l e r Fo r t i n h a s s i g n e d a n exc l u s i ve d i s t r i b u t i o n c o nt r a c t w i t h U n i o n C o m m e r c i a l e d e s V i n s d e Fr a n c e ( U C V F ) t o s e r v i c e t h e Fr e n c h m a r ket . T h e h i s t o r y o f Fo r t i n “ l i t t l e f o r t ” i s i nt i m a t e l y l i n ke d t o t h e h e r o i c p a s t o f Pa r a g u ay, a c o u n t r y m a r ke d by i t s r e s i l i e n c e a n d f o r t i t u d e.

L o c a t e d i n P i r i b e b u y, s i t e o f h i s t o r i c b a t t l e s d u r i n g t h e Wa r o f t h e Tr i p l e A l l i a n c e, Fo r t i n p ay s t r i b u t e t o t h e b r ave r y o f i t s p e o p l e t h r o u g h i t s n a m e and its spirits. As a result of this newly founded p a r t n e r s h i p, Fo r t i n i s b r i n g i n g i t s t r i l o g y c o l l e c t i o n , H e r ó i c a , Ep o p eya a n d G u a r a n i , t o t h e Eu r o p e a n

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m a r ke t . H e r ó i c a i s a b l e n d o f f i ve - t o s i x- ye a r- o l d r u m s a g e d i n A m e r i c a n o a k c a s k s t h a t b o a s t s ‘exo t i c f r u i t a r o m a s a n d a c r e a my f i n i s h’. Fo r t i n Ep o p eya i s a f i ve - ye a r- o l d r u m a g e d i n A m e r i c a n o a k b a r r e l s a n d f inished in orange liqueur casks, resulting in sweet n o t e s o f Pa r a g u aya n o r a n g e s a n d h i nt s o f va n i l l a o n t h e p a l a t e. G u a r a n i c e l e b r a t e s t h e m a r r i a g e o f indigenous and colonial inf luences and is finished in maté liqueur casks to create herbal notes with e u c a l y p t u s o n t h e f i n i s h . A l l t h r e e ex p r e s s i o n s a r e o f f e r e d a t 4 0 % A BV i n 70 0 m l b o t t l e s . Fo r t i n w i l l j o i n o t h e r r u m s i n U C V F ’s p o r t f o l i o: A u t h e n t i c o N a t i vo f r o m Pa n a m a , Ko n g f r o m Pa n a m a , R o n P i e t f r o m Pa n a m a , N e p t u n e R u m f r o m B a r b a d o s a n d Labourdonnais from Mauritius. h t t p s: // w w w.u c v f.f r/m a r q u e s / f o r t i n -12 3 RU M CON D E d e CU B A C u b a N e w s r e p o r t e d t h a t a n ex t r a - a g e d a r t i s a n a l r u m from Conde de Cuba, Medialuna, was presented last m o n t h t o h o n o r t h e 2 0 5 t h a n n i ve r s a r y o f t h e f o u n d i n g o f t h e f o r m e r Fe r n a n d i n a d e J a g u a c o l o ny, n o w t h e central city of Cienfuegos. Among the attributes of t h i s S p e c i a l Ed i t i o n Ru m i s t h a t i t w a s h a n d c r a f t e d and aged for more than a decade in barrels, which p r ov i d e t h a t w e l l - d e f i n e d t o u c h o f w o o d a n d n u t t y f l avo r. T h e b o t t l e t h a t c o n t a i n s i t i s i n s p i r e d by t h e p o r r o n o f w a t e r i n t r o d u c e d by t h e S p a n i a r d s t o t h e i s l a n d o f C u b a i n 14 9 2 , a n d i t s e l e g a n c e l i e s i n t h e handmade elaboration, in addition to a label that r e f l e c t s t h e e n t r a n c e t o t h e b ay o f C i e n f u e g o s a n d t h e i m a g e o f t h e Fo r t r e s s o f O u r L a d y o f t h e A n g e l s of Jagua. This rum is distilled, aged and bottled in t h e S ev i l l a f a c t o r y, a n n exe d t o t h e C o n d e d e C u b a w i n e r y, i n t h e t o w n o f A m a n c i o R o d r i g u e z , i n t h e w e s t e r n p r ov i n c e o f L a s Tu n a s . O n t h i s o c c a s i o n , the name of the rum dedicated to Cienfuegos r e f e r s t o t h e t i t l e o f C o n d e d e C u b a , g r a n t e d by K i n g Fe r d i n a n d VII o f S p a i n t o Fr a n c i s c o d e V i ve s y P l a n e s , a S p a n i s h m i l i t a r y o f f i c e r, g ove r n o r, a n d c a p t a i n g e n e r a l o f C u b a b e t w e e n 18 2 3 a n d 18 3 2 , w h o d eve l o p e d t h e s u g a r i n d u s t r y o n t h e i s l a n d.

M e d i a l u n a , a r e s e r ve r u m w h i c h h a s b e e n a g e d f o r 15 ye a r s , i s p r e s e n t e d a s a n exc l u s i ve b o t t l e i n t h e f o r m o f a “ C ”, a s i n C u b a , C o n d e d e C u b a a n d a h a l f moon. h t t p: // w w w.c o n d e d e c u b a .c o m /e n /c o n d e - c u b a - r u m / B ACA R D I B AC A RD Í r u m a n n o u n c e s p o p s u p e r s t a r C a m i l a Cabello as the new face of the brand, kicking of f a m u l t i - ye a r p a r t n e r s h i p u n d e r t h e B AC A RD Í g l o b a l “ D o W h a t M ove s Yo u ” p l a t f o r m . I n h e r f i r s t - eve r s p i r i t s c o l l a b o r a t i o n , t h e m u l t i hy p h e n a t e a r t i s t s t a r s in a sensational campaign spot set to her new song “ I LUV I T,” n o w ava i l a b l e o n a l l m a j o r s t r e a m i n g plat forms. This is the first single of f her highly a n t i c i p a t e d f o u r t h a l b u m a r r i v i n g t h i s s u m m e r, C, XOXO. “ I ’m b eyo n d exc i t e d t o b e p a r t n e r i n g w i t h B AC A RD Í . I ’ ve a l w ay s t h o u g h t o f B AC A RD Í a s t h e q u i n t e s s e n t i a l r u m b r a n d ,” s a i d C a m i l a C a b e l l o. “ To m e, B AC A RD Í i s sy n o ny m o u s w i t h t h e s p i r i t

o f t h e C a r i b b e a n a n d, o f c o u r s e, g o o d c o c k t a i l s a n d a g r e a t p a r t y. T h e c a m p a i g n we w o r ke d o n i s u n l i ke a ny p r o j e c t I ’ ve d o n e b e f o r e. I c a n’ t w a i t f o r f a n s t o ex p e r i e n c e i t .” T h e B AC A RD Í c a m p a i g n i s a c e l e b r a t i o n o f t h e v i b r a nt s p i r i t o f C a b e l l o’s n e w m u s i c a n d t h e b r a n d ’s l o n g s t a n d i n g p a s s i o n f o r b r i n g i n g t o g et h e r c o m m u n i t y t h r o u g h m ove m e n t a n d s e l f - ex p r e s s i o n . T h e c r e a t i ve w a s c a p t u r e d by d i r e c t o r N i c o l á s M é n d e z , C o - Fo u n d e r o f C A N A DA a n d a g o - t o d i r e c t o r f o r i nt e r n a t i o n a l h i t m a ke r s i n c l u d i n g R o s a l i a , Tr av i s S c o t t , a n d Ta m e I m p a l a . H i s c i n e m a t i c a n d i r r eve r e nt v i s i o n , d eve l o p e d i n p a r t n e r s h i p w i t h B B DO N e w Yo r k , f e a t u r e s t h e p o p s t a r m ov i n g t o t h e b e a t o f h e r i n f e c t i o u s n e w t r a c k . S o u n d w ave s f r o m t h e s o n g b e g i n t o p u l s a t e f r o m t h e r a d i o o nt o t h e s t r e et , a n d eve n t u a l l y c u l m i n a t e i n a j oyo u s , c o m m u n a l b l o c k p a r t y c o m p l et e w i t h B AC A RD Í c o c k t a i l s .

T h e c h o r e o g r a p hy w a s b r o u g h t t o l i f e by M a r i n e B r u t t i , J o n a t h a n D e b r o u we r, a n d A r t h u r H a r e o f ( L A) HORDE , w h i l e C a b e l l o’s b o l d n e w l o o ks w e r e created in collaboration with celebrity stylist J a r e d El l n e r, m a ke u p a r t i s t A s h K H o l m , h a i r s t y l i s t D i m i t r i s G i a n n e t o s , a n d n a i l a r t i s t To m B a c h i k . T h e c a m p a i g n c e l e b r a t e s C a b e l l o’s f r e s h - n e w s o u n d a n d s t y l e, u n l i ke a ny t h i n g f a n s h ave s e e n b e f o r e.

B eyo n d t h e n e w c r e a t i ve, B AC A R D ĺ w i l l c o nt i n u e to suppor t the star through the release of her n e w a l b u m w i t h a s e r i e s o f u p c o m i n g eve nt s a n d p e r f o r m a n c e s a c r o s s t h e w o r l d, a l l f e a t u r i n g t h e I LUV I T P u n c h . C o - c r e a t e d by C a b e l l o h e r s e l f, t h e drink is a delicious t wist on a classic rum punch, p a i r i n g B AC A RD Í S u p e r i o r w i t h s o m e o f h e r f avo r i t e i n g r e d i e n t s , i n c l u d i n g p a s s i o n f r u i t , l i m e, c o c o n u t w a t e r a n d S t . G e r m a i n . “ T h e B AC A RD Í t e a m i s thrilled to par tner with one of the biggest stars o f t o d ay f o r o u r n e we s t c a m p a i g n ,” s a i d R o b e r t o R a m i r e z L ave r d e, G l o b a l SV P o f B AC A R D ĺ R u m . “ O u r s h a r e d C a r i b b e a n h e r i t a g e a n d l ove o f m u s i c a r e t h e d r i v i n g f o r c e s b e h i n d t h i s m u l t i f a c et e d g l o b a l c o l l a b o r a t i o n . C a m i l a C a b e l l o’s e l e c t r i f y i n g e n e r g y m a t c h e s p e r f e c t l y w i t h o u r b r a n d DN A , w h i c h h a s a l w ay s c h a m p i o n e d i n d i v i d u a l i t y a n d d o i n g w h a t m ove s yo u. T h i s c a m p a i g n i s o n l y t h e s t a r t — we c a n’ t w a i t f o r t h e w o r l d t o s e e j u s t h o w s h e e m b o d i e s t h e s p i r i t o f B AC A R D ĺ.” w w w. B AC A RDI .c o m .

ON THE ROC KS PRE M IU M COCTA ILS O n T h e R o c ks P r e m i u m C o c k t a i l s , t h e b a r t e n d e rd eve l o p e d, r e a d y - t o - s e r ve c o c k t a i l b r a n d, u nve i l e d its latest addition, the Blue Hawaiian, a vibrant t r o p i c a l c o c k t a i l. T h e B l u e H a w a i i a n i s ava i l a b l e n a t i o nw i d e, j u s t i n t i m e f o r s u m m e r f o r a l i m i t e d t i m e. C r a f t e d t o s a t i s f y c o n s u m e r s’ d e s i r e s f o r e s c a p i s t f l avo r s , t h i s c o c k t a i l b l e n d s p r e m i u m C r u z a n ® R u m a n d ze s t y o r a n g e n o t e s o f B l u e C u r a c a o w i t h t h e f l avo r s o f t o a s t e d c o c o n u t , j u i c y p i n e a p p l e, a n d a h i nt o f p a r a d i s e f o r a h a r m o n i o u s l y b a l a n c e d c o c k t a i l. I d e a l f o r t h e a p p r o a c h i n g w a r m e r m o n t h s , s i m p l y p o u r ove r i c e a n d e n j oy, g a r n i s h with a slice of pineapple or a speared cherr y for an ex t r a t r o p i c a l t o u c h . “ We k n o w t h a t s u m m e r i s a b o u t

g e t t i n g o u t a n d c r e a t i n g t h o s e va c a t i o n v i b e s , a n d our new limited edition Blue Hawaiian cocktail is a g r e a t f i t ,” s a i d K r i s t a K i i s k , M a r ke t i n g D i r e c t o r o f O n T h e R o c k s a t B e a m S u n t o r y. “ W i t h eve r y O n T h e R o c k s c o c k t a i l , ex p e r t l y c r e a t e d by a b a r t e n d e r, yo u can bring a delicious, per fectly balanced tropical t a s t e t h a t ’s n o t t o o s w e e t , a ny w h e r e yo u g o ! ” w w w.o nt h e r o c ks c o c k t a i l s .c o m TA N D UAY Ta n d u ay c o m m e m o r a t e s 170 ye a r s o f m a s t e r y a t r u m - m a k i n g w i t h t h e l a u n c h o f t h e Ta n d u ay H e r i t a g e, a b l e n d o f r u m s m a t u r e d t h r o u g h i n t e ri s l a n d t r o p i c a l a g i n g . “ Ta n d u ay H e r i t a g e p ay s homage to our Spanish roots in rum-making, back t o o u r f o u n d i n g i n 18 5 4 , d u r i n g t h e S p a n i s h p e r i o d i n o u r h i s t o r y. I t a l s o r e p r e s e n t s t h e b r a n d ’s s t r i ve f o r exc e l l e n c e t h r o u g h o u t t h e ye a r s a s i t i s b l e n d e d f r o m Ta n d u ay ’s f i n e s t r e s e r ve s f r o m d i f f e r e n t p a r t s o f t h e c o u n t r y,” s a i d R oy S u m a n g , Ta n d u ay I nt e r n a t i o n a l B u s i n e s s D eve l o p m e nt M a n a g e r. W h i l e Ta n d u ay H e r i t a g e i s a S p a n i s h - s t y l e r u m , i t i s 10 0 % c r a f t e d by F i l i p i n o s a n d w a s m a d e i n t h e c o u n t r y ’s d i f f e r e n t i s l a n d s . I t i s m a d e f r o m t h e r e s e r ve d r u m s o f Ta n d u ay ’s a g i n g w a r e h o u s e s i n Q u i a p o, C a b u ya o, and Negros, and were column- distilled in Batangas a n d N e g r o s . T h e m o l a s s e s u s e d i n m a k i n g Ta n d u ay H e r i t a g e a l s o c a m e f r o m N e g r o s , a n d t h e r e s e r ve d r u m s t h a t w e n t i n t o i t w e r e a g e d u p t o 19 ye a r s in oak barrels that were once used for bourbon.

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Er i c O l s o n ( L ef t) a n d Ke l l y M o f f i t t ( R i g ht), C e nt r a l C o a s t D i s t i l l e r y, C a l i f o r n i a , US A .

I h ave b e e n i nte r v i ew i n g r u m industr y leaders for “ G ot Ru m? ” f o r l o n g e r t h a n I c a n r e m e m b e r, b u t I s t i l l g et c h i l l s when I can publish the s t o r i e s o f p a s s i o n a te vete r a n s s u c h a s Er i c O l s o n, w h o i s s h a r i n g his passion and v i s i o n w i t h t h e n ex t g e n e r at i o n o f c r a f t d i s t i l l e r s . I a m ve r y p r o u d o f Ke l l y t o o: h i s a c h i eve m e nt s i n t h e b r i ef t i m e h e’s b e e n i n t h i s i n d u s t r y g i ve u s a p r ev i ew o f w h a t i s i n s t o r e f o r t h e r u m i n d u s t r y i n t h e c o m i n g ye a r s!

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Got Rum ? May 2024 - 4 6

Q - E r i c: We l c o m e B a c k! Yo u a r e n o stranger to our long-term readers, since w e i n t e r v i ew e d yo u f o r o u r M ay 2 019 m a g a z i n e . A r e yo u s t i l l d o i n g f o r a g i n g f o r yo u r g o u r m e t d i n i n g ex p e r i e n c e s?

W h a t a b o u t t h e w a l l o f h e r b s f o r yo u r b a r, a r e yo u s t i l l m a i n t a i n i n g t h a t ?

E r i c: M a r g a r et , t h a nk yo u s o mu c h a n d i t ’s wo n d e r f ul to b e bac k . We a r e d ef i ni te ly g o i n g f o r wa r d w i t h o ur f o r a g i n g p r ac t i c e s a n d t h e uni qu e i n g r e di e nt s we i n c o r p o r ate i nto o ur s p i r i t s a n d c o o k i n g. We a r e t h r i ll e d to s ay t h at we h ave b e e n fe at ur e d i n t h e L A T i m e s a n d l o c a l p a p e r s f o r o ur f o r a g i n g e n d e avo r s.

Fo r a g i n g i s a t r u e p as s i o n of o ur s, a n d we l ove ex p l o r i n g t h e w i l d to f i n d i n g r e di e nt s like mu g wo r t , bay l e af, e l d e r f l owe r, p i nk

p e p p e r c o r ns, n et t l e s, ac o r ns, m i lk t hi st l e, a n d m o r e. T h e s e i n g r e di e nt s n ot o n ly e nh a n c e t h e f l avo r s of o ur s p i r i t s su c h as o ur g i ns a n d A m a r o, b ut a l s o ad d a to u c h of n at ur e’s wo n d e r s to o ur c uli n a r y c r e at i o ns. “ I f i t d o e s n’ t h ave a n o t r e s p as s i n g s i g n o n t h e fe n c e we’r e g o i n g i n”….. Fo r a g i n g!

Q - Ke l l y: W h i l e o u r r e a d e r s m ay n o t r e c o g n i z e yo u , yo u a r e f a m i l i a r t o u s , s i n c e yo u g r a d u a t e d f r o m T h e Ru m U n i ve r s i t y ® 5 - D ay Ru m C o u r s e . C a n yo u t e l l u s w h a t yo u d i d a f t e r t h e r u m c o u r s e a n d h ow yo u r p a t h l e d t o E r i c O l so n a n d h i s C e n t r a l C o a s t D i s t i l l e r y ?

Ke l l y: T h a nk yo u f o r t h e o p p o r t uni t y to s h a r e o ur sto r y ! A f te r t h e 5 - D ay Rum C o ur s e I c o nt ac te d Lui s Aya l a to g et s o m e

ad v i c e a b o ut di f fe r e nt ways to st a r t my r um b us i n e s s. H e su g g e ste d t h at , as a f i r st ste p, I s h o ul d c o nt ac t Er i c O l s o n, s i n c e h e to o was a Rum U ni ve r s i t y g r adu ate a n d a su c c e s s f ul di st i ll e r y ow n e r i n my a r e a.

A f te r o ur i ni t i a l c o nve r s at i o n, Er i c a g r e e d to i nst r u c t m e o n di st i ll e r y o p e r at i o ns a n d di st i ll at i o n m et h o ds i n a h a n ds - o n s et t i n g ove r t h e c o ur s e of s eve r a l we e ks. A f te r t h at we s et o ut to c r e ate a r e c i p e f o r t h e r um t h at wo ul d eve nt u a lly b e c o m e C l eve r Fox Rum. I st a r te d fe r m e nt i n g va r i o us c o m b i n at i o ns of su g a r c a n e, c a n e sy r up, a n d m o l as s e s w i t h m a ny di f fe r e nt ye ast st r ai ns a n d at va r y i n g te m p e r at ur e s i n my h o us e ove r t h e c o ur s e of a b o ut 6 m o nt h s. I k n ew t h at I wa nte d a f l avo r p r of i l e t h at wo ul d b e a p p r o ac h a b l e f o r t h e ave r a g e U.S.

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c o nsum e r a n d ve r s at i l e s o t h at p e o p l e c o ul d e as i ly c r af t a c o c k t ai l at h o m e.

O n c e I f o un d t h e r i g ht c o m b i n at i o n of c a n e a n d ye ast , Er i c a n d I g ot to wo r k fe r m e nt i n g a n d di st i lli n g t h e f i r st batc h of C l eve r Fox Rum a b o ut a ye a r af te r o ur i ni t i a l m e et i n g.

Q - E r i c: M a ny o f u s w h o h ave b e e n i n t h e s p i r i t s i n d u s t r y f o r a l o n g t i m e h ave b e e n a p p r o a c h e d by t h o s e s e e k i n g k n ow l e d g e a n d h a n d s - o n ex p e r i e n c e .

W h a t w a s i t a b o u t Ke l l y t h a t m a d e yo u t h i n k h e w a s so m e o n e yo u’d e n j oy m e n t o r i n g a n d wo r k i n g w i t h?

E r i c: A s yo u m e nt i o n e d e a r li e r, I c r o s s e d p at h s w i t h Ke lly r i g ht af te r h e at te n d e d t h e 5 - D ay Rum C l as s i n Ke nt u c k y, t au g ht by yo u a n d Lui s at M o o ns hi n e U ni ve r s i t y. I h ave t ake n p r ofe s s i o n a l di st i lli n g c l as s e s i n f i ve st ate s, a n d I c a n c o nf i d e nt ly s ay t h at t h e Rum C o ur s e Ke lly at te n d e d i s o n e of t h e b e st of fe r e d a ny w h e r e i n t h e S t ate s.

Ke lly ’s bac kg r o un d i n t h e U S N av y a n d hi s wo r k at t h e l o c a l nu c l e a r p l a nt h ave i nst i ll e d i n hi m a st r o n g s e ns e of di s c i p li n e, wo r k et hi c , a n d te a mwo r k .

T h r o u g h c o nve r s at i o ns w i t h Ke lly, I di s c ove r e d hi s vast k n ow l e d g e of r um b r a n ds a n d t h e i r uni qu e f l avo r p r of i l e s.

I t was ev i d e nt t h at h e p o s s e s s e d t h e p as s i o n a n d ex p e r t i s e n e e d e d to b e c o m e a su c c e s s f ul w h o l e s a l e s p i r i t d e a l e r a n d m aste r di st i ll e r t h at h e i s to day.

Q - Ke l l y:H ow a b o u t yo u Ke l l y, w h a t i s i t a b o u t E r i c t h a t c o nv i n c e d yo u t o wo r k w i t h h i m?

Ke l l y: A s s o m e o n e w h o h as p l aye d t h e r o l e of i nst r u c to r/m e nto r to n ew wo r ke r s, I c o ul d te ll t h at Er i c h ad t h e r i g ht te m p e r a m e nt to te ac h hi s c r af t . Er i c ’s bac kg r o un d as a n exe c ut i ve c h ef, c o up l e d w i t h hi s U S A r my s e r v i c e, to l d m e t h at h e i s a ve r y c r e at i ve p e r s o n w h o c a n a l s o g et t hi n g s d o n e! T h at was exac t ly t h e k i n d of p e r s o n I was l o o k i n g f o r.

Q - E r i c a n d Ke l l y: T h i s i s f a n t a s t i c a n d ve r y i n s p i r i n g! C a n yo u t e l l u s m o r e a b o u t t h e r e su l t s o f yo u r c o l l a b o r a t i o n?

Got Rum ? May 2024 - 4 8

E r i c: Ke lly h as i n d e e d d eve l o p e d s eve r a l st y l e s of r um, e ac h w i t h i t s ow n di st i n c t c h a r ac te r. O n e of my p e r s o n a l f avo r i te s i s t h e da r k r um a g e d i n a r ye ba r r e l. T hi s m a h o g a ny - c o l o r e d r um b o ast s n ote s of s p i c e, tof fe e, m o l as s e s, a n d hi nt s of c a r a m e l. W i t h a m e di um swe et n e s s, f ull b o dy, a n d r i c h tex t ur e, i t c l o s e ly r e s e m b l e s t h e f l avo r s yo u wo ul d f i n d i n a C e nt r a l A m e r i c a n r um, r e m i ni s c e nt of G u ate m a l a o r N i c a r a g u a. Ad di t i o n a lly, Ke lly c r af t s a r um B l a n c o, w hi c h s e r ve s as a n exc e ll e nt bas e f o r va r i o us c o c k t ai l s. T hi s r um ex hi b i t s t h e f l avo r s yo u wo ul d ex p e c t f r o m r um s i n B a r bad o s, Cuba, o r Pu e r to R i c o.

I ’ll l et Ke lly f ur t h e r d et ai l a b o ut t h e r um s h e m ake s a n d t h e i r c h a r ac te r i st i c s.

Ke l l y: T h e o r i g i n a l r um r e c i p e t h at I d eve l o p e d, w i t h t h e g ui da n c e of Er i c , s e r ve s as t h e bas e r e c i p e f o r C l eve r Fox S i l ve r Rum (B l a n c o). I h ave s i n c e m ad e s o m e t we aks (fe r m e nt at i o n te m p e r at ur e a n d ye ast p i tc h r ate) to c o a x o ut m o r e f l avo r a n d a r o m at i c s. T hi s r um i s m ad e f r o m j ust t h r e e i n g r e di e nt s, Lo ui s i a n a su g a r c a n e sy r up, ye ast f r o m S a n Fr a n c i s c o, a n d f i lte r e d wate r. T hi s r um i s ex t r e m e ly ve r s at i l e. I t h as a f l owe r y n o s e w i t h hi nt s of j as m i n e. Fl avo r i s li g ht ly f r ui t y a n d ve g et a l w i t h a c l e a n s m o ot h f i ni s h.

Fo r t h e Re p o s ad o Rum I t ake t h e s i l ve r r um a n d r e st i t i n b r a n d n ew h e av i ly c h a r r e d A m e r i c a n o ak f o r a b o ut 5 m o nt hs.

T h e s h o r t t i m e i n t h e ba r r e l e nsur e s t h at t h e r um h as n’ t m e ll owe d to o mu c h. T h e r e sult i s a r um t h at i s st i ll b r i g ht a n d li ve ly b ut w i t h p e p p e r n ote s, dr i e d o r a n g e p e e l, va ni ll a a n d, of c o ur s e, a b i t of o ak .

Fi n a lly, t h e r e i s t h e A ñ e j o Rum. I r e l e as e d a p p r ox i m ate ly 16 0 b ot t l e s of t hi s ex p r e s s i o n a ye a r a g o a n d i t s o l d o ut o n - li n e w i t hi n 3 0 days. I t w i ll b e avai l a b l e a g ai n i n 2 0 25 . I t i s a f a nt ast i c s i p p i n g r um.

I a g e t hi s r um i n n ew A m e r i c a n o ak f o r 18 24 m o nt h s. O ak , s p i c e a n d va ni ll a o n t h e n o s e. Fl avo r i s s li g ht ly swe et , w i t h tof fe e, c a r a m e l, a n d a to u c h of bak i n g s p i c e s.

Q: C a n yo u t e l l u s w h a t w a s i t a b o u t yo u r s e l e c t e d ye a s t t h a t yo u l i ke d so m u c h? W h a t a b o u t t h e c a n e j u i c e / sy r u p?

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E r i c: D ur i n g Ke lly ’s t i m e w i t h us, I as s i g n e d hi m a f as c i n at i n g fe r m e nt at i o n p r oj e c t . H e wo r ke d w i t h 2 0 di f fe r e nt ye ast st r ai ns, e ac h i n s e p a r ate batc h e s w i t h va r y i n g te m p e r at ur e r a n g e s, p H l eve l s, a n d nut r i e nt st r u c t ur e s. T h r o u g h t hi s ex p e r i m e nt at i o n, h e di s c ove r e d hi s f avo r i te ye ast st r ai n. To f ur t h e r e nh a n c e t h e c o m p l ex i t y of hi s r um s, Ke lly a l s o s o ur c e d c a n e sy r up f r o m Lo ui s i a n a. T h e l ai d - bac k f o lks at t h e p l a nt at i o n a l ways m ad e o r d e r i n g f r o m t h e r e a d e li g ht f ul ex p e r i e n c e.

S p e ak i n g of Lo ui s i a n a, i t i s a n i d e a l l o c at i o n f o r c a n e c ult i vat i o n. T h e r e g i o n’s c o r r e c t r ai nf a ll, hum i di t y, sun li g ht , a n d te m p e r at ur e, a l o n g w i t h i r r i g at i o n f r o m m i n e r a l - r i c h aqui fe r s, c o nt r i b ute to t h e di st i n c t i ve f l avo r p r of i l e s f o un d i n Lo ui s i a n a c a n e.

Q: H ow m u c h o f t h e c a n e sy r u p’s terroir is maintained throughout the f e r m e n t a t i o n a n d d i s t i l l a t i o n o f yo u r r u m?

Ke l l y: I ’m g l ad t h at yo u as ke d t hi s qu e st i o n. I t was o n my m i n d w hi l e f o r mul at i n g t h e r e c i p e f o r t hi s r um. M o st p e o p l e t h at I k n ew at t h e t i m e h ad n eve r t aste d ac t u a l su g a r c a n e f r o m t h e st a lk .

I wa nte d t hi s r um to hi g h li g ht t h e f l avo r s of t h e su g a r c a n e i t s e l f. To ac hi eve t hi s, I d e c i d e d to di st i ll t h e r um was h o n ly o n c e t h r o u g h a hy b r i d p ot /c o lum n st i ll. T h e r e sult i s a r um t h at r et ai ns t h e d e li c ate b ot a ni c a l f r a g r a n c e a n d s i lk y swe et f l avo r s of r aw su g a r c a n e w i t h o ut b e i n g as g r as sy as Ag r i c o l e.

Q: W h e r e a r e yo u r r u m s ava i l a b l e f o r s a l e?

Ke l l y: T h e S i l ve r r um a n d Re p o s ad o r um a r e avai l a b l e at a p p r ox i m ate ly 3 0 r et ai l sto r e s i n S o ut h e r n C a li f o r ni a i n c lu di n g Tot a l W i n e a n d M o r e, B a r o n’s M a r ket , a n d S e as i d e M a r ket . T h e f ull li st c a n b e f o un d at c l eve r f ox r um.c o m sto r e l o c ato r. O ur r et ai l e r s a l s o s hi p n at i o nw i d e i f o r d e r e d f r o m o ur we b s i te.

Q: H ave yo u c r e a t e d a ny c u l i n a r y o r m i xo l o g y o f f e r i n g s u s i n g t h e r u m s?

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E r i c: I n te r m s of m i xo l o g y of fe r i n g s, we h ave c r e ate d s o m e exc i t i n g c o n c o c t i o ns us i n g Ke lly ’s r um B l a n c o. O n e of o ur uni qu e c r e at i o ns i s t h e ‘ D i r t y C o l ada,’ a s p i n o n t h e c l as s i c p i ñ a c o l ada. We l aye r t h e g l as s w i t h a to u c h of m o l as s e s s i m p l e sy r up, r um b l a n c o a n d to p p e d i t w i t h a unswe ete n e d c o l ada m i x t ur e. To ad d a n ex t r a to u c h, we r i m t h e g l as s w i t h to aste d c o c o nut f l ake s us i n g c a n e sy r up as a n adh e s i ve. A n ot h e r f avo r i te i s o ur r um p as s i o n s o ur s, g a r ni s h e d w i t h a p r i c ot a n d p i n e a p p l e s kewe r s, ye s “ we us e r aw e g g w hi te s D o ub l e s h ake a n d st r ai n i nto a ni c e c o l d g l as s.

Ke l l y: M y f avo r i te m i xo l o g y of fe r i n g was o n e t h at we s e r ve d at t h e S a n D i e g o I nte r n at i o n a l Fi lm Fe st i va l l ast ye a r. I t ’s a t a nt a lizi n g m i x of C l eve r Fox s i l ve r r um, f r e s h wate r m e l o n j ui c e, a s qu e eze of l e m o n, a das h of bas i l sy r up a n d a f r e s h bas i l l e af o n to p. We n a m e d t h at o n e T h e M a r ve l o us M r s . B as i l. T h e way t h at I p r efe r to dr i nk t h e s i l ve r r um at h o m e i s j ust p o ur e d ove r a c o up l e c o c o nut wate r i c e c ub e s.

Q: W h a t i s n ex t o n yo u r j o u r n ey ?

E r i c: Lo o k i n g a h e ad, we s e e o ur j o ur n ey w i t h Ke lly l e adi n g to t h e c r e at i o n of li m i te d e di t i o ns of hi s r um a n d ex p e r i m e nt at i o n w i t h di f fe r e nt ba r r e l s f o r d o ub l e ba r r e l a g i n g. I a l s o e nv i s i o n ex p a n di n g i nto ex p e r i e nt i a l of fe r i n g s, su c h as a s p e ake asy e nt r a n c e, di st i ll e r y di nn e r s, a n d p o p - up ba r s t h r o u g h o ut o ur r e st aur a nt a n d l o un g e. i s c i g a r l o un g e o ut s i d e a r o un d t h e f i r e p i t s a n d p at i o C o ll a b o r at i o ns w i t h Ke lly a n d t h e We st C o ast Rum b r a n d w i ll a ll ow us to t a p i nto n ew c usto m e r s e g m e nt s. Ad di t i o n a lly, we p l a n to i nve st i n f ur t h e r t r ai ni n g at M o o ns hi n e U ni ve r s i t y a n d p a r t i c i p ate i n o ur f avo r i te“ p as s i o n c o m p et i t i o ns.

Q: I f p e o p l e w a n t t o c o n t a c t yo u , h ow m ay t h ey r e a c h yo u?

E r i c: I f yo u h ave a ny qu e st i o ns o r wo ul d like to l e a r n m o r e a b o ut o ur of fe r i n g s, p l e as e fe e l f r e e to v i s i t o ur we b s i te at c e nt r a l c o astdi st i ll e r y.n et . We st r i ve to r e s p o n d to a ll i n qui r i e s w i t hi n 24 h o ur s.

We h ave a p as s i o n f o r hi g h - qu a li t y s p i r i t s, p r ov i di n g di st i ll e r y t r ai ni n g, a n d as s i st i n g w i t h t h e c o nst r u c t i o n of di st i ll e r i e s.

M a r g a r e t: T h a n k yo u f o r t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o i n t e r v i ew yo u . I w i s h b o t h a n d yo u r t e a m m u c h su c c e s s .

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Got Rum ? May 2024 - 5 2

Good Ending To m o r r ow we c e l e b r ate lab o r day an d it alm o st fe e l s like it w i ll b e my bir t h day! I ’m ove r w h e lm e d by my fe e lin g s an d am c o nv inc e d t hat I de s e r ve a l o n g b re ak , o r at l e ast a day - l o n g o ne.

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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).

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

S al e s at t h e bar have n ot t ake n of f as we ex p e c te d, p e r haps due to s o m e f ac to r s we f ai l e d to i de nt i f y o r s imp ly b e c aus e we are alre ady to o wo r n o ut . Li fe as an e nt re p re neur in t h e h o sp it alit y in dust r y has al ways b e e n to u gh, but t h e s e re c e nt ye ar s have p re s e nte d a l ot m o re o bst ac l e s an d m any bus ine s s e s have f ai l e d to sur v i ve. I d o n’t ju dg e t h e m any m o r e, I re m e mb e r h ow e asy it was to i s su e ju dg e m e nt w h e n I was n ot a m e mb e r of t h e in dust r y.

In o ur c as e, we had sp e nt m o nt hs, ac tually l o n g e r t han a ye ar, n ot b r in gin g e n o u gh inc o m e fo r t h e bar to sur v i ve. We ke pt t hink in g ab o ut w h e n it wo ul d b e o ur tur n to shut d ow n, we ke pt h o p in g fo r a quali f i e d buye r an d f inally we we re n ot i f i e d t hat o ne ap p e are d. A f te r alm o st e i ght ye ar s f ull of l e ar nin g an d gre at ex p e r i e nc e s, it was t im e to l e ave.

T h e re was a te mp o r ar y shut d ow n t hat all owe d us to re c har g e o ur bat te r i e s p r i o r to retur nin g to w r ap up.

Fo r t hi s re as o n, t h e date ar r i ve d w h e n t h e pair in g fo r “ G ot Rum? ” was due an d I hadn’t had t im e fo r a m o r e e lab o r ate pair in g, but just b e c aus e it i s n ot e lab o r ate it d o e sn’t m e an t hat it i s s imp l e. S o m e t hin g s of te n tur n o ut to b e b et te r w h e n t h ey are imp r ov i s e d, an d I fe e l t hi s was t h e c as e w it h t hi s pair in g.

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pair in g w it h g o o d f r i e n ds an d I g r ab b e d t h e b ot t l e of B r u g al S i g l o d e O r o. T hi s i s a b ot t l e t hat was r ar e ly s e r ve d at t h e bar, p e r hap s b e c aus e m o st p e o p l e in t hi s par t of t h e wo r l d di dn’ t eve n k n ow t hat it ex i ste d. I al ways t h o u g ht t hat I wo ul d e n d up dr ink in g t h e last of it , an d I was r i ght!

I ar r i ve d at t h e bar e ar ly to wo r k o n t asks re late d to t h e s al e. I s at d ow n o n t h e te r r ac e (w hi c h was st i ll c l o s e d to t h e p ub li c). A s p e o p l e an d c ar s pas s e d by, s o m e of t h e m g lanc e d at t h e s o lit ar y p e r s o n w h o was dr ink in g an d sm o k in g (w it h a ve r y o p ul e nt- l o o k in g an d ve r y unusual b ot t l e an d c i g ar).

I to o k o ut of t h e humi d o r a C as a M agna C o l o r ad o (52 X 5 ½) w it h a w r ap p e r t hat wasn’t m adur o, but st i ll muc h dar ke r t han t h e t r adit i o nal C o nn e c t i c ut- shar e o n e.

T h e st re n gt h was m e dium, w it h hint s of c of fe e an d swe et n e s s t hat ar e c las s i c si g nature s f r o m N i c ar ag uan to bac c o s.

Re g ar din g t h e r um, t hi s S i gl o de O r o ( “ G o l de n C e ntur y ” in En gli sh) c e l e b r ate s t h e di st i ll e r y ’s 10 0 ye ar s. It i s ag e d t w i c e: t h e f ir st 8 ye ar s in W hite A m e r i c an O ak , ex- b o ur b o n bar re l s an d an ad dit i o nal 8 ye ar s in new W hite A m e r i c an O ak bar re l s. It has swe et an d ve r y e l e g ant vani lla n ote s t hat are sub due d a bit w h e n s e r ve d o n t h e r o c ks, w hi c h i s an exc e ll e nt way to c o nsum e it in a c i g ar pair in g.

Pair in g s like t hi s o ne are di f f i c ult to m ake. In o ne han d i s a b ot t l e like t hi s o ne, s ave d fo r a sp e c ial o c c as i o n an d, in t h e ot h e r han d we have t h e ac tual re as o n b e hin d t h e o c c as i o n. In t hi s c as e, it was all ab o ut a g o o d e n din g.

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