"Got Rum?" November 2022

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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 RUM A GING S C IEN C E 20-23 MUSE O F MI X OLOG Y 24-29 H A LLOWEEN RUM C O C K TA ILS 30-31 T HE RUM UNIVERSI T Y LI B R A R Y 36-39 T h e RUM HIS T ORI A N 40-47 t h e SUG A R MILL : o r i g i n s a n d e v o l u t i o n 48-51 RUM IN T HE NEWS 56-63 Exc l u s i v e i n t e r v i e w 64-67 C IG A R a n d RUM PA IRING

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F RON T C OVER : The Spi ri t of A guardi en t e INSIDE S P RE A D : Enl i ghtened A ngel s

F ROM T HE EDI T OR

Somber November Nothing reminds me of the upcoming end of the year quite like November does.

Sure, December _is_ the last month of the year, but it is also filled with distractions, in the form of celebrations and the preparations (and preoccupations) leading up to them. November, on the other hand, firmly assumes its place on my calendar, highlighted by the turning and falling leaves from the trees around me.

In our part of the world, the days are getting shorter, and the nights are becoming increasingly colder. Soon we will have to endure another winter and I’ll find myself counting the days until spring arrives again.

Gray skies and cold nights seem like a perfect combination for depression, as Thomas Hardy described in his poem At Day-Close in November: The ten hours’ light is abating, And a late bird wings across, Where the pines, like waltzers waiting, Give their black heads a toss.

Beech leaves, that yellow the noontime, Float past like specks in the eye; I set every tree in my June time, And now they obscure the sky . . .

But to focus only on the cold, dark aspect of winter is to suggest that it is fair to dislike nighttime only because it is so different than daytime. Both nighttime and daytime are equally important and unavoidable cycles that are defined by their antagonistic characteristics.

Breathing and exhaling, day and night, summer and winter, planting and harvesting, these are all examples of diametrically opposed concepts that cannot exist without their counterparts.

And just like a good nighttime routine can help you start the following day, ready to face all its challenges, a good year-end/ winter routine will help you prepare for a busy spring and summer. If you work in the beverage industry, then you are already up to your neck in the “OND” (OctoberNovember-December) madness we usually dread yet often desperately need.

Remember the madness, take notes of what is working and what is not, then figure out what things to avoid and which ones to repeat during the next unavoidable cycle.

Cheers!

Luis Ayala, Editor and Publisher http://www.linkedin.com/in/rumconsultant Do you want to learn more about rum but don’t want to wait until the next issue of “Got Rum?”? Then join the “Rum Lovers Unite!” group on LinkedIn for updates, previews, Q&A and exclusive material.

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T HE A NGEL’ S SH A RE

by Paul S e nf t

Bombarda Culverin Rum

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

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

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

Che er s!

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W hil e v i s it in g a l o c al sto re, I was p l e as e d to f inally f in d B o mbar da Rum o n t h e sh e lve s. T hi s r um line had m e c ur i o us b e c aus e it c h e c ke d t wo di f fe r e nt b oxe s re late d to my p e r s o nal inte r e st s; hi sto r i c al c ann o ns t hat we re us e d o n ships an d fo r t s an d mult i - i s lan d r um b l e n ds. In my hi sto r i c al re s e arc h, a Cul ve r in was b ot h a de c k m o unte d sw i ve l gun us e d o n ships to defe n d ag ainst at t ac ke r s as we ll as a m e dium s ize d c ann o n us e d dur in g t h e M e di eval an d Re nai s s anc e t im e p e r i o ds. B o mbar da Cul ve r in i s a b l e n d of r ums d o ub l e ag e d 5 to 8 ye ar s in us e d B o ur b o n an d w hite o ak c asks s o urc e d f r o m B ar bad o s, t h e D o mini c an Re pub li c an d Panam a. T h e r um i s b l e n de d to 4 3% A BV an d t h e c o mpany st ate s t h ey us e n o ad dit i ve s o r c o l o r in g in t h e p r o duc t i o n of t h e ir r um lin e.

Appearance T h e e nt ire B o mbar da r um line has t h e s am e p r o p r i et ar y 75 0 m L e mb o s s e d c ann o n shap e d b ot t l e. T h e lab e ls p r ov i de bas i c info r m at i o n ab o ut t h e r um b l e n d, w it h t h e ne c k w r ap hav in g a 5 o n o ne s i de an d a snake o n t h e ot h e r. I late r l e ar ne d t hat t h e snake’s nam e i s “c o ul euv r ine” t h e Fre nc h wo r d fo r g r as s snake. T h e b lac k p last i c c ap i s s e c ur e d to t h e b ot t l e w it h c l e ar s e c ur it y w r ap.

T h e c ap an d c o r k are all o ne p i e c e, t i ght ly s e c ur in g t h e r um in t h e b ot t l e.

In t h e b ot t l e an d glas s, t h e r um has a li ght-ye ll ow g o l d c o l o r w it h b r ow n, am b e r hi ghli ght s. S w ir lin g t h e li qui d c re ate s a r a zo r t hin ban d t hat t hi c ke ns s li g ht ly b efo re dr o p p in g a c o up l e of wave s of f ast m ov in g l e g s.

Nose T h e ar o m a in a g o o d balanc e of vanilla, c ant al o up e, b lac k p e p p e r, to bac c o l e af an d o ak .

Pa l a t e T h e sw ir l of vani lla, al c o h o l, to bac c o an d o ak danc e s ac r o s s t h e to n g u e w it h t h e init ial sip. A s I c o nt inu e d to s ip, t h e dr y wo o d n ote s r e ally c am e o ut to p lay, hi g hli g ht in g t h e im m atur it y of t h e r um w it h t h e wo o d f lavo r s an d al c o h o l li ght in g up t h e to n g u e b efo r e f adin g into a vanilla r i c h f ini sh.

W h e n t ast in g a r um lin e fo r t h e f ir st t im e, I al ways e nj oy b e ginnin g w it h t h e imm ature r ums in t h e p o r t fo li o b efo re ex p e r i e nc in g t h e o l d e r p r o duc t s. W hi l e Culve r in i s n ot t h e yo un g e st r um in B o mbar da’s lin e up, (D r ake has t hat h o n o r), it was a g o o d o n e to b e gin w it h as t h e b l e n d was a p l e as ant r o u g h an d tumb l e r um t hat wo ul d b e i d e al fo r e nj oy in g in t h e Pr o hib it i o n Er a like t h e M ar y Pi c k fo r d o r Chi c ag o Fiz z. N ow I am c ur i o us ab o ut s o m e of t h e ot h e r r um b l e n ds in t h e lin e an d w i ll m ake sur e to gi ve t h e m a t r y as s o o n as I f in d t h e m in t h e sto r e s.

I f yo u are l o o k in g fo r an inte r e st in g new r um to us e in yo ur c o c k t ai l s, B o m bar da Culve r in i s a g o o d p lac e to st ar t .

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T HE A NGEL’ S SH A RE

by Paul S e nf t

Br ugal Leyenda W hil e t r ave lin g in t h e C ar ib b e an, it i s al ways inte r e st in g to s e e w hat i s availab l e in t h e dut y - f r e e sto r e s. W hil e v i sit in g Pue r t a Plat a in t h e D o m ini c an Re p ub li c , we fo un d a l ot of r um by O li ve r an d O li ve r, B ar c e l o, an d o n e s e c t i o n d evote d to B r u g al r um. I p i c ke d Leye n da sinc e I had n ot s e e n it in a sto r e o n any of my t r ave l s. Leye n da was c r e ate d in 2 015 in h o n o r of t h e B r u g al ’s fo un de r an d f ir st M ae st r o - Ro n e r o. T h e r um i s ag e d fo r e i g ht ye ar s in us e d A m e r i c an W hite O ak B o ur b o n c asks, t h e n ag e d fo r an unsp e c i f i e d am o unt of t im e in S pani sh S h e r r y c asks. T h e r um i s t h e n b l e n de d to 3 8% A BV an d b ot t l e d in it s uni que 70 0 m l b ot t l e.

Appearance T h e b ot t l e of Leye n da fo r t hi s r ev i ew c am e in a b ox w it h s o m e d et ai l s ab o ut t h e p r o duc t an d t h e insp ir at i o n b e hin d it in S pani sh. T h e c usto m 70 0 m l b ot t l e i s fe ature d in a c uto ut o n t h e f r o nt of t h e b ox. T h e lab e l p r ov i d e s a minimum am o unt of info r m at i o n ab o ut t h e p r o duc t .

T h e p last i c c ap i s s e c ur e d w it h a b lac k s e c ur it y w r ap an d h o l ds a lar g e c o r k .

T h e r um in t h e b ot t l e has a p l e as ant c o p p e r amb e r c o l o r w it h s li g ht r uby hue s as t h e li g ht r ef r ac t s t hr o u g h it . In t h e g las s, t h e c o l o r mute s d ow n to a m o re s o li d b r ow n am b e r. S w ir lin g t h e li qui d c re ate s a t hi c k ban d t hat s l ow ly dr o ps, c re at in g a s in g l e wave of lar g e, s l ow m ov in g l e g s. By t h e t im e t h e l e g s retur n to t h e li qui d, t h e ban d has alr e ady b e gun evap o r at in g, c re at in g p e b b l e s ar o un d t h e glas s.

Nose T h e ar o m a of t h e r um i s a mi x of dr i e d f r uit- ap r i c ot s, r ai s ins, an d h o n eye d

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banana c hips — fo ll owe d by li ght c ar am e l, to aste d walnut s, an d just a hint of sm o ke b efo re t h e sh e r r y n ote s t ake ove r an d d o minate t h e p r of i l e.

Pa l a t e T h e f ir st s ip of t h e r um de li ve r s a wave of all t h e dr i e d f r uit f lavo r s an d c ar am e l fo un d in t h e ar o m a, w it h a h o ney swe et ne s s d o minat in g t h e mi dpalate.

S h e r r y an d a w i sp of sm o ke r o un d o ut t h e init ial f lavo r ex p e r i e nc e. Ad dit i o nal s ips c o mp o un d t h e sh e r r y n ote s an d reve al subt l e n ote s of wo o d c har, mine r al s, an d al c o h o l t hat te r minate in an ab r upt ly sh o r t , dr y f ini sh.

Rev i ew A f te r ye ar s of b e in g c ur i o us ab o ut t hi s r um an d it s p lac e in t h e B r u g al p o r t fo li o, I n ow have my answe r. It i s t h e evo lut i o nar y ste p b et we e n B r u g al A nej o an d B r u g al 18 8 8 . T h e inf lue nc e of t h e dr i e d f r uit , h o ney, an d sh e r r y c ann ot b e de ni e d as t h ey d o minate t h e f lavo r ex p e r i e nc e, m ak in g all t h e ot h e r n ote s f i ght to b e p re s e nt dur in g t h e t ast in g ex p e r i e nc e. Eve n t h e alc o h o l n ote s are sub due d an d, to a c e r t ain de gr e e, nulli f i e d, c o min g in w it h s o m e p ote nc y r i ght b efo re t h e f ini sh. I un de r st an d w hy s o m e p e o p l e re ally e nj oy t h e swe et f r uit p r of i l e an d ot h e r s st r u g gl e w it h it .

I fo un d mys e l f s o r t of ambi val e nt ab o ut it , ne it h e r l ov in g n o r hat in g t h e f lavo r s, just f in din g t h e m inte re st in g c o mpare d to ot h e r B r u g al p r o duc t s. Fo r f ans of t h e B r u g al line, I am sure t h ey w i ll e nj oy t hi s p r o duc t . Fo r ot h e r s w h o p refe r t h e ir r ums to n ot b e f r uit y - swe et an d sh e r r y inf lue nc e d, I re c o mm e n d ex p l o r in g ot h e r o pt i o ns.

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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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Walnut Cake with Persimmons and Pomegranate I n g r e di e nt s: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

½ C. E x t r a -V i r g i n O li ve O i l (p lus m o r e f o r g r e as i n g c ake p a n) 1 C. A ll - Pur p o s e Fl o ur (p lus s o m e f o r dust i n g t h e c ake p a n) 1 C. Wa lnut s, c h o p p e d a n d to aste d 2 t s p. B ak i n g Powd e r 2 t s p. G r o un d G i n g e r ¼ t s p. S a lt ¼ t s p. G r o un d C l ove s ½ t s p. G r o un d Ci nn a m o n 4 L a r g e Eg g s, w hi te s a n d yo lks s e p a r ate d a n d at r o o m te m p e r at ur e 1 C. B r ow n S u g a r, p ac ke d ½ C. B ut te r m i lk ½ t s p. Va ni ll a E x t r ac t 4 T b s p. Rum 4 s m a ll Fuy u Pe r s i m m o ns, p e e l e d ½ C. Po m e g r a n ate S e e ds S of t ly W hi p p e d C r e a m, f o r s e r v i n g

D i r e c t i o ns: 1. H e at ove n to 3 5 0 d e g r e e s. Li g ht ly o i l t h e s i d e s a n d b ot to m of a 9 - i n c h c ake p a n. Pl ac e a p a r c hm e nt c i r c l e at t h e b ot to m of t h e p a n a n d li g ht ly o i l t h e p a r c hm e nt . D ust w i t h f l o ur a n d s h ake of f exc e s s. S et t h e p a n as i d e.

2. I n a b ow l, ad d c h o p p e d wa lnut s, f l o ur, bak i n g p owd e r, g i n g e r, s a lt , c l ove s a n d c i nn a m o n. S t i r we ll a n d s et b ow l as i d e.

3. I n a s e p a r ate b ow l, b e at t h e e g g w hi te s unt i l st i f f, c r e at i n g p e aks.

4. I n a n ot h e r b ow l, ad d e g g yo lks a n d su g a r a n d w hi s k o n l ow s p e e d unt i l t h e su g a r i s di s s o l ve d. T h e n i n c r e as e t h e s p e e d to m e di um hi g h a n d c o nt i nu e b e at i n g, s c r a p i n g d ow n s i d e s of t h e b ow l as n e c e s s a r y, unt i l t h e m i x t ur e i s t hi c k a n d p a l e b e i g e i n c o l o r, a b o ut 5 m i nute s. B e at i n t h e b ut te r m i lk , va ni ll a ex t r ac t a n d r um, t h e n s l ow ly ad d t h e f l o ur m i x t ur e at l ow s p e e d. S l ow ly ad d ½ c up o li ve o i l a n d b e at f o r a m i nute o r s o o n l ow to c o m b i n e. Us i n g a r ub b e r s p at ul a, qui c k ly f o l d i n 1/ 3 of t h e e g g w hi te s to h e lp li g hte n t h e bat te r. T h e n f o l d i n t h e r e m ai ni n g e g g w hi te s. W i t h a r ub b e r s p at ul a, s c r a p e bat te r i nto t h e p r e p a r e d c ake p a n. Pl ac e t h e p a n o n a bak i n g s h e et a n d p ut i t i n t h e p r e h e ate d ove n o n t h e m i d dl e s h e l f. B ake f o r 5 0 m i nute s o r unt i l a s kewe r i ns e r te d i n t h e c e nte r of t h e c ake c o m e s o ut c l e a n. Re m ove f r o m ove n a n d a ll ow to c o o l i n t h e p a n o n a r ac k f o r a b o ut 3 0 m i nute s, t h e n r un a k ni fe a l o n g t h e p a n’s e d g e a n d i nve r t o nto a c ake p l ate.

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5. Cut p e r s i m m o ns i nto s m a ll, ½ - i n c h - t hi c k we d g e s a n d p ut i n a s m a ll b ow l. Ad d p o m e g r a n ate a n d a p i n c h of su g a r a n d c o m b i n e. A ll ow to s i t f o r j ust a few m i nute s.

6. S p r i nk l e w i t h p o m e g r a n ate s e e ds. Cut c ake i nto we d g e s a n d s e r ve w i t h a s p o o nf ul of t h e f r ui t a n d a da b of s of t ly w hi p p e d c r e a m.

Y i e l d: 8 to 10 s e r v i n g s

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RUM A ging Science: French Oak vs.

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RUM A ging Science Frenc h Oa k vs. A meric a n Oa k Introduction I n Vo lum e 1 of Ru m Ag i n g S c i e n c e (p ub li s h e d f r o m J a nu a r y t h r o u g h D e c e m b e r of 2 0 2 0), we ex p l o r e d t h e a g i n g of r um i n A m e r i c a n O ak , ex- W hi s key ba r r e l s. I n Vo lum e 2 (p ub li s h e d f r o m J a nu a r y t h r o u g h D e c e m b e r of 2 0 21) we ex p l o r e d t h e a g i n g of r um i n n ew A m e r i c a n O ak ba r r e l s. T hi s ye a r ’s Vo lum e ex p l o r e s t h e a g i n g of r um i n Fr e n c h O ak ba r r e l s.

T h e Ru m: J ust as we di d i n Vo lum e s 1 a n d 2, t hi s n ew s e r i e s st a r t s us i n g a l ow c o n g e n e r, c o lum n - di st i ll e d r um, m ad e f r o m fe r m e nte d H T (H i g h Te st o r “m i e l v i r g en ” ) m o l as s e s. We us e l ow - c o n g e n e r r um s o t h at we c a n f o c us m o r e o n d ete c t i n g t h e wo o d ex t r ac t a b l e s a n d t h e i r i m p ac t o n t h e r um’s p r of i l e.

T h e B a r r e l: We s e l e c te d ba r r e l num b e r 2 0 - 0 016 , m ad e by I n d e p e n d e nt S t ave C o m p a ny, w i t h to aste d st ave s a n d c h a r #1 h e ads (s e e p h oto o n p a g e 18).

T h e Wo o d E x t r a c t i ve s: T h e c o m p o s i t i o ns of b ot h A m e r i c a n O ak a n d Fr e n c h O ak h ave a l ot of t hi n g s i n c o m m o n. T h ey a r e, af te r a ll, b ot h o aks. B ut t h e p r o p o r t i o ns of t h e c o m p o n e nt s t h at a r e ex t r ac t a b l e by a l c o h o l di f fe r b et we e n o n e a n d t h e ot h e r.

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C e l l u l o s e - i s t h e m o st a b un da nt n at ur a l p o ly m e r o n e a r t h. It c o ns i st s of li n e a r c h ai ns of g lu c o s e uni t s a n d r e m ai ns r e l at i ve ly i nt ac t eve n af te r wo o d c ur i n g a n d to ast i n g.

H e m i c e l l u l o s e - a l s o k n ow n as a “ wo o d su g a r ” i s a t wo - di m e ns i o n a l p o ly m e r c o m p r i s e d of m a ny s i m p l e su g a r s, i n c lu di n g: G lu c o s e, Xy l o s e, M a n n o s e, A r a b i n o s e, G a lac to s e a n d R ha m n o s e.

Li g n i n - d e s p i te t h e f ac t t h at i t i s a l s o o n e of t h e m o st a b un da nt n at ur e - p r o du c e d m ate r i a l s o n e a r t h, li g ni n r e m ai ns o n e of t h e l e ast un d e r sto o d. O ak li g ni n g c o ns i st s of t wo b ui l di n g b l o c ks: g ua iacy l a n d sy r i ngy l. T h e f o r m e r i s r e s p o ns i b l e f o r p r o du c i n g c o n i fer a l d ehyd e, va n i l l i n a n d va n i l l i c ac i d, w hi c h - e s p e c i a lly t h e va ni lli n - a r e e as i ly r e c o g nize d i n c as k- c o n di t i o n s p i r i t s.

O a k t a n n i n s - t h e s e p l a nt p o ly p h e n o l s d e r i ve t h e i r n a m e f r o m t h e L at i n wo r d ta n nu m, w hi c h m e a ns “c r us h e d o ak ba r k ,” s i n c e i n e a r ly t i m e s o ak t r e e s s e r ve d as a m a j o r s o ur c e of t a nni n f o r t h e l e at h e r- t a nni n i n dust r y. Ta nni ns i m p r ove a g e d r um’s c h a r ac te r by i n c r e as i n g t h e p e r c e pt i o n of ba l a n c e, c o m p l ex i t y a n d r o un dn e s s.

S c o p e of S t u dy E ac h m o nt h we w i ll eva lu ate a s a m p l e of t h e r um c o ll e c te d f r o m t h e ba r r e l a n d w i ll r e p o r t i t s p H , A BV a n d c o l o r. We’ll c o m p a r e t h e s e r e sult s a g ai ns t h o s e o bt ai n e d f r o m t h e r um s i n Vo lum e s 1 a n d 2 .

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RUM A ging Science Frenc h Oa k vs. A meric a n Oa k

S h o w n a b ove a r e t h e r u m s a m p l e s , t a ke n o u t o f t h e b a r r e l s o n t h e 1s t d ay o f t h e m o nt h.

T h e s e s a m p l e s a r e a g e d i n ( l ef t t o r i g ht): a) n ew Fr e n c h o a k b a r r e l (t h i s s e r i e s) b) n ew A m e r i c a n o a k b a r r e l (2 0 21 s e r i e s) a n d c) u s e d A m e r i c a n o a k , ex- W h i s key b a r r e l (2 0 2 0 s e r i e s).

T h e c o n c e nt r a t i o n o f w o o d ex t r a c t i ve s i s ev i d e nt t o t h e n a ke d eye.

Rum aged in a new, French oak barrel, af ter 11 months O ur r um h as n ow s p e nt e l eve n m o nt h s i ns i d e i t s ba r r e l at Rum C e nt r a l ’s a g i n g c e ll a r.

T h e te m p e r at ur e dur i n g t h e m o nt h of O c to b e r was ve r y h ot a n d unusu a lly dr y. We o n ly r e c e i ve d a b i t of r ai n at t h e b e g i nni n g of t h e m o nt h.

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RUM A ging Science Frenc h Oa k vs. A meric a n Oa k

A b ove: t h e b a r r e l t h a t i s t h e s u b j e c t o f t h i s 12- m o n t h , r u m - a g i n g s t u d y.

M a d e f r o m Fr e n c h O a k , by I n d e p e n d e n t S t ave C o m p a ny. T h e b a r r e l i s b e i n g ke p t a t t h e R u m C e n t r a l D i s t i l l e d S p i r i t s P l a n t i n Tex a s .

Organoleptic Changes T h e ove r a ll p e r s o n a li t y of t h e r um h as st a r te d to d ef i n e i t s e l f, w i t h hi nt s of t a nn e d l e at h e r, a r o m at i c p i p e to bac c o a n d i nt r i g ui n g f r ui t i n e s s. T h e dur at i o n of t h e af te r t aste a l s o c o nt i nu e s to i n c r e as e.

Phys i c a l Ch a n g e s T h e s e a r e t h e p H r e adi n g s, as r e c o r d e d o n t h e 1st day of e ac h m o nt h, c o m p a r e d to t h e r um s f r o m t h e p r ev i o us Vo l um e s, w hi c h we r e a g e d i n A m e r i c a n O ak ba r r e l s.

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THE MUSE OF MI XOLOGY

by Cr i s D e h l av i

Tom, Jerry, and Eggnog G r ow i n g up, I a l ways l o o ke d f o r wa r d to t h e t i m e of ye a r w h e n e g g n o g was i n s e as o n. I t was su c h a t r e at , a n d b e c aus e i t was n’ t avai l a b l e t h e r e st of t h e ye a r i t fe lt ex t r a s p e c i a l a n d i s n ow qui te m e m o r a b l e. N ow as a n adult , I d o n’ t LOVE t h e sto r e - b o u g ht st u f f, s o I a m mu c h m o r e i n c li n e d to m ake my ow n.

T hi s a ll ow s m e to c o nt r o l t h e su g a r, a n d i t c a n b e a f un p r oj e c t w i t h l ove d o n e s.

A n d O F C OURSE, I w i ll ad d r um to i t !

W h at k i n d of r um, yo u as k ? We ll t h at my f r i e n ds i s up to yo u. I like a n a g e d r um b ut I a m h o n e st ly n ot p a r t i a l to o n e s p e c i f i c b r a n d i n my e g g n o g, I d o like to sw i tc h i t up. Us e t h e o n e yo u l ove.

Eg g n o g i s t y p i c a lly s e r ve d c o l d, w i t h o r w i t h o ut i c e.

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

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

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

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

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A n ot h e r c l as s i c a n d t r adi t i o n a l h o li day c o c k t ai l i s T h e To m a n d J e r r y. C r e ate d i n t h e e a r ly 18 0 0 s, i t i s a t w i st o n t h e t r adi t i o n a l e g g n o g, s e r ve d w i t h b r a n dy a n d r um, a n d s e r ve d h ot . S o m e s ay i t was c r e ate d by B r i t i s h j o ur n a li st Pi e r c e Eg a n, b ut t h e r e a r e a l s o num e r o us ac c o unt s t h at Pr ofe s s o r J e r r y T h o m as i nve nte d i t , a n d n a m e d i t af te r hi m s e l f a n d hi s t wo p et m i c e, To m a n d J e r r y.

Re g a r dl e s s, i t i s a c l as s i c C h r i st m as m i lk p un c h a n d yo u c a n eve n f i n d t h e “ bat te r ” i n t h e f r oze n ai s l e s of g r o c e r y sto r e s dur i n g t h e m o nt hs of N ove m b e r a n d D e c e m b e r. I t t ake s a b i t of t i m e to m ake, b ut o n c e yo u h ave t h e m i x yo u c a n f r e eze i t a n d t h e s h e l f li fe i s i n d ef i ni te. T hi s c a n b e s e r ve d i n a c of fe e mu g o r a l a r g e ve s s e l like a p un c h b ow l.

I h ave i n c lu d e d b e l ow my t wo p e r s o n a l r e c i p e s f o r e g g n o g a n d To m a n d J e r r y.

I wa nte d to m ake sur e a ll of yo u r e adi n g t hi s g ot i t b ef o r e t h e H o li days s o yo u c a n ad d i t to t h e r e c i p e s yo u w i ll b e s e r v i n g. Enj oy ! !

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C o m b i n e m i lk , va ni ll a, c l ove s, a n d c i nn a m o n i n a s au c e p a n o n l ow h e at a n d s l ow ly b r i n g t h e m i lk to a b o i l. I n a s e p a r ate b ow l c o m b i n e e g g s a n d su g a r a n d w hi s k unt i l f lu f f y. S l ow ly ad d t h e h ot m i lk m i x t ur e to t h e e g g s. S t i r we ll a n d ad d bac k i nto t h e s au c e p a n. C o o k ove r m e di um h e at f o r 3 - 4 m i nute s unt i l t hi c k b ut d o n ot a ll ow i t to b o i l. Re m ove f r o m h e at a n d st r ai n o ut t h e c l ove s. Let i t c o o l f o r a b o ut o n e h o ur at r o o m te m p e r at ur e. Ad d t h e c r e a m a n d nut m e g, a n d i f yo u w i s h, yo u m ay at t hi s p o i nt ad d 3 c up s of r um - - - - i f yo u wa nt t hi s to b e a l c o h o li c e g g n o g. I p e r s o n a lly p r efe r to ad d my r um to e ac h i n di v i du a l g l as s, b ut t h at i s up to yo u. I like a r i c h a g e d r um, b ut w i t h s o m a ny o n t h e m a r ket , I e n c o ur a g e yo u to c h o o s e yo ur f avo r i te.

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S e p a r ate t h e e g g w hi te s f r o m t h e e g g yo lks a n d p ut t h e m i n t h e i r ow n b ow l s.

Us i n g a h a n d m i xe r, b e at t h e e g g w hi te s unt i l t h ey f o r m s of t p e aks, like m e r i n g u e.

Ad d t h e s of te n e d b ut te r a n d t h e su g a r to t h e e g g yo lks a n d b e at w i t h a h a n d m i xe r unt i l f ully m i xe d a n d li qui d. G e nt ly f o l d t h e e g g yo lk m i x t ur e i nto t h e e g g w hi te s. N ow st i r i n t h e s p i c e s a n d va ni ll a. C ove r a n d sto r e i n t h e r ef r i g e r ato r unt i l yo u a r e r e ady to s e r ve. * Yo u c a n a l s o f r e eze t hi s s o yo u a l ways h ave s o m e r e ady to g o, yo u w i ll j ust n e e d to t h aw b ef o r e s e r v i n g* To s e r ve: I n a c of fe e mu g ad d o n e t a b l e s p o o n of To m a n d J e r r y bat te r. Ad d 4 o un c e s of h ot m i lk a n d 1. 5 o un c e s of yo ur f avo r i te a g e d r um. M i x we ll, st i r r i n g to a ll ow t h e bat te r to m e lt i nto t h e m i lk . G r ate f r e s h nut m e g o n to p. * T hi s i s wo n d e r f ul as a n o n - a l c o h o li c dr i nk as we ll, j ust o m i t t h e r um*

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D i r e c t i o ns: I n a qu a r t j a r, ad d a p p l e, c i nn a m o n st i c ks, 1 c up su g a r a n d r um. S e a l j a r t i g ht ly, a n d p l ac e i n a dr y, da r k p l ac e f o r a b o ut 2 we e ks. A f te r t wo we e ks, st r ai n t h e li qui d us i n g a d o ub l e l aye r of c h e e s e c l ot h.

I n a f r e s h qu a r t j a r, ad d t h e s e c o n d c up of su g a r, t h e g lyc e r i n, wate r to to p a n d t h e st r ai n e d li qui d. S t i r g e nt ly unt i l t h e su g a r h as di s s o l ve d. S e a l a n d sto r e i n a da r k p l ac e to r e st f o r 2- 3 m o nt hs.

Yo u c a n t h e n o pt i o n a lly t r a ns fe r (a n d f i lte r) i nto a s e r v i n g d e c a nte r.

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D i r e c t i o ns: M ake a s i m p l e sy r up by c o m b i ni n g wate r a n d su g a r, c o nst a nt ly st i r r i n g ove r m e di um to hi g h h e at unt i l i t r e ac h e s t h e b o i li n g p o i nt . Re m ove f r o m h e at l et st a n d unt i l i t r e ac h e s r o o m te m p e r at ur e.

C o m b i n e t h e sy m p l e sy r up, c o c o nut m i lk a n d t h e c o c o nut ex t r ac t unt i l t h ey a r e t h o r o u g h ly m i xe d. Ad d t h e r um a n d st i r unt i l t h e r um h as b e e n f ully i n c o r p o r ate d.

S to r e i n t h e r ef r i g e r ato r f o r up to o n e m o nt h. S h ake we ll b ef o r e s e r v i n g.

Definition M e r r i a m - We b s te r ’s d i c t i o n a r y d ef i n e s L i q u e u r a s: “ a us u a l l y s we e te n e d a l c o h o l i c l i q u o r (s u c h as b r a n dy) f l avo r e d w i t h f r u i t , s p i c es , n u ts , h e r b s , o r s e e d s .” D i f f e r e nt c o u nt r i e s a r o u n d t h e wo r l d h ave a d d i t i o n a l r e q u i r e m e nt s s u c h a s a l c o h o l s t r e n g t h, s u g a r c o nte nt , etc . I n t h e US A , L i q u e u r s a n d C o r d i a l s a r e c o nt r o l l e d a n d r e g u l a te d by t h e Ta x a n d Tr a d e B u r e a u ( T T B). T h e i r d ef i n i t i o n i s a s f o l l o w s: Fl avo r e d s p i r i ts p r o d u c t c o n ta i n i n g n o t l es s t h a n 2½% by we i g h t s u g a r, d ex t r o s e, l ev u l o s e o r a c o m b i n a t i o n t h e r e o f m a d e by m i x i n g o r r e d i s t i l l i n g a ny c l as s o r t y p e o f s p i r i ts w i t h o r ove r f r u i ts , f l o we r s , p l a n ts o r p u r e j u i c es t h e r e f r o m o r o t h e r n a tu r a l f l avo r i n g m a te r i a l s o r w i t h ex t r a c ts d e r i ve d f r o m i n f us i o ns , p e r c o l a t i o n o r m a c e r a t i o n o f s u c h m a te r i a l s .

Ru m L i q u e u r s a n d C o r d i a l s a r e d ef i n e d a s: L i q u e u r/ C o r d i a l w i t h t h e p r e d o m i n a n t c h a r a c te r i s t i c f l avo r o f r u m m a d e w i t h r u m as t h e exc l us i ve d i s t i l l e d s p i r i ts b as e , b o t t l e d a t n o t l es s t h a n 3 0 % a l c o h o l by vo l u m e (6 0 p r o o f ). W i n e m ay b e us e d b u t i f us e d m ay n o t exc e e d 2½% by vo l u m e o f t h e f i n i s h e d p r o d u c t .

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D i r e c t i o ns: B r i n g wate r a n d su g a r to a b o i l ove r m e di um h e at , st i r r i n g c o nst a nt ly. Ad d t h e s e e ds a n d b o i l f o r 4 m i nute s. Let t h e li qui d st a n d unt i l i t r e ac h e s r o o m te m p e r at ur e, st r ai n a n d di s c a r d t h e s o i l ds. Ad d t h e w hi te ove r p r o of r um a n d a ll ow t h e b l e n d to r e st i n a c o o l, da r k a r e a f o r 1 to 2 m o nt h s.

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A t t h e e n d o f t h r e e m o nt h s , s t r a i n yo u r l i q u e u r t h r o u g h a j e l l y b a g . (Fi n d u n b l e a c h e d j e l l y b a g s h e r e.) S q u e e ze t o g et a l l t h e j u i c e out of the blackberries.

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D i r e c t i o n s: C o m b i n e wate r, te a b a g s a n d c aya n n e i n s a u c e p a n. B r i n g t o a b o i l ove r m e d i u m - h i g h h e at a n d b o i l f o r 2 m i n u te s . Re m ove f r o m h e at a n d r e m ove t h e te a b a g s . A d d t h e Re d H ot s c a n d i e s a n d s t i r t h e m i n t h e “ te a” u nt i l f u l l y d i s s o l ve d. A l l o w t h e m i x t u r e t o c o o l d o w n a n d t r a n s f e r i t i nt o a 1- q u a r t c o nt a i n e r.

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D i r e c t i o n s: C o m b i n e 1 1/ 2 c u p s o f wa te r, s u g a r, c l ove s a n d t h e h i b i s c u s f l o we r s i n a m e d i u m s a u c e p a n, s t i r r i n g f r e q u e nt l y f o r 10 m i n u te s .

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A l l o w t h e b l e n d t o r e s t i n a c o o l, d a r k p l a c e f o r 1 m o nt h, a f te r w h i c h yo u m ay d e c a nt o r f i l te r i nt o i t s f i n a l s e r v i n g c o nt a i n e r.

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P l a c e a l l t h e te a i n s i d e t h e r u m b ot t l e (a f u n n e l w o r ks g r e at). C l o s e t h e b ot t l e a n d s h a ke i t v i g o r o u s l y. A l l o w i t t o s i t f o r 24 h o u r s , s h a k i n g eve r y c o u p l e o f h o u r s i f p o s s i b l e. O n c e t h e r u m ex t r a c t s e n o u g h te a f l avo r a n d c o l o r (ex t r a c t i o n t i m e w i l l va r y d e p e n d i n g o n yo u r a m b i e nt te m p e r at u r e), run the liquid through a strainer or fine m e s h f i l te r t o r e m ove a l l t h e te a l e ave s .

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M i c h ae l T i s s e r a n d, f o r m e r e di to r of t h e a lte r n at i ve c ult ur a l n ew s p a p e r G a m b i t We e k ly, evac u ate d w i t h hi s f a m i ly to N ew I b e r i a, Lo ui s i a n a.

T h e n, r at h e r t h a n wai t i n g to f i n d o ut w h e n ― o r i f― s c h o o l s i n N ew O r l e a ns wo ul d r e o p e n, T i s s e r a n d a n d ot h e r p a r e nt s p e r su ad e d o n e of hi s c hi l dr e n’s te ac h e r s, Paul Rey n au d, to st a r t a s c h o o l a m o n g t h e su g a r c a n e f i e l ds.

S o was b o r n t h e S u g a r c a n e Ac a d e my ― as t h e c hi l dr e n t h e m s e l ve s n a m e d i t― a n d s o a l s o b e g a n a n ex p e r i e n c e n o n e of Rey n au d ’s p up i l s w i ll eve r f o r g et .

T hi s i ns p i r i n g b o o k s h ow s h ow a d e di c ate d te ac h e r m ad e t h e b e st o ut of t h e wo r st s i t u at i o n, a n d h ow t h e c hi l dr e n of N ew O r l e a ns, of a ll bac kg r o un ds a n d r ac e s, adj uste d to K at r i n a’s c o n s e qu e n c e s.

T hi s wo n d e r f ul m e m o i r m a n a g e s to d o w h at a f l o o d of n ew s - r e p o r t i n g c o ul d n ot : s e e t h e t r a g e dy of K at r i n a t h r o u g h t h e eye s of c hi l dr e n. T h e sto r y of t h e S u g a r c a n e Ac ad e my, a n i m p r ov i s e d o n e - r o o m s c h o o l i n a su g a r c a n e p a r i s h i n s o ut h Lo ui s i a n a, w i ll b e o n e of t h e l ast i n g b o o ks of o ur t r a g e dy.” - - A n dr e i C o dr e s c u, aut h o r of N ew O r l e a ns, M o n A m o ur : Twe nt y Ye a r s of Wr i t i n g s f r o m t h e Ci t y M i c h ae l T i s s e r a n d i s t h e aut h o r of T h e K i ng d o m o f Zyd ec o, w hi c h wo n t h e ASCA P D e e m s Tay l o r Awa r d f o r mus i c

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L i f e b r o u g h t m e t o w o r k i n t o u r i s m , eve n t o r g a n i z a t i o n a n d vo c a t i o n a l t r a i n i n g . T h e n , a l r e a d y i n my f i f t i e s I d i s c ove r e d r u m a n d I f e l l i n l ove w i t h i t .

I was one of the founders of the firm La Casa d e l R u m. We b e g a n by r u n n i n g a b e a c h b a r i n my h o m e t o w n , b u t s o o n o u r p a s s i o n f o r rum led us to select, bottle and sell Premium R u m s a l l ove r I t a l y.

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S o o n , I d i s c ove r e d t h a t r u m h a s a l s o a t e r r i b l e a n d r i c h H i s t o r y, m a d e o f voy a g e s and conquests, blood and sweat, imperial f l e e t s a n d r evo l u t i o n s . I s o o n r e a l i z e d t h a t t h i s H i s t o r y d e s e r ve d t o b e r e s e a r c h e d p r o p e r l y a n d I d e c i d e d t o d evo t e my s e l f t o i t w i t h a l l my p a s s i o n a n d w i t h t h e h e l p o f t h e b a s i c s c h o l a r l y t o o l s I h a d l e a r n t d u r i n g my o l d u n i ve r s i t y ye a r s .

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HISTORY O F C U B A N RUM 5. AG UA R D I E N T E R U M To b e g i n w i t h, a wa r ni n g: f o r t h e s ake of s i m p li c i t y, I w i ll o n ly us e t h e te r m m o l as s e s to r efe r to t h e m a ny t y p e s of su g a r p r o du c t i o n by - p r o du c t s f r o m w hi c h r um c o ul d b e fe r m e nte d.

I n t h e p r ev i o us a r t i c l e, we s aw h ow i n 176 4, t h e p r o du c t i o n of r um was f i n a lly l e g a lize d i n Cuba. Le g a liz at i o n, h oweve r, a l s o b r o u g ht w i t h i t s e l f h e av y t a xat i o n a n d was n ot ac c o m p a ni e d by t r ad e li b e r a liz at i o n. I n d e e d, t h e m o n o p o ly of C adiz, a lb e i t w i t h s o m e exc e pt i o ns, r e m ai n e d. T h e e n d of t h e m o n o p o ly was s l ow a n d g r adu a l. I n 176 5, t h e ot h e r 9 p o r t s of t h e Pe ni nsul a i n c lu di n g B a r c e l o n a, we r e aut h o r ize d to t r ad e w i t h Cuba a n d ot h e r p o r t s of t h e Em p i r e. T h e n, t h e ex p o r t of Cuba n r um to Yu c at á n a n d C a m p e c h e was a ll owe d as we ll as t h e t r ad e of va r i o us g o o ds eve n w i t h f o r e i g n e r s i n c as e s of n e e d. Fi n a lly, o n O c to b e r 12 t h, 178 8 , t h e “ Re g ul at i o n f o r Fr e e Tr ad e” li b e r a lize d (a lm o st), t h e t r ad e b et we e n S p ai n a n d T h e I n di e s, w hi l e t h e f r e e d o m of t r ad e w i t h t h e e nt i r e wo r l d o c c ur r e d o n ly i n 1818 .

T h e p r o du c t i o n of su g a r i n Cuba, af te r 176 4, i n c r e as e d a n d a st r o n g, as we ll as d ete r m i n e d c l as s of su g a r p l a nte r s c o ns o li date d i t s e l f o n t h e I s l a n d, w hi c h we c o ul d c a ll t h e Cuba n S u g a r B a r o ns.

W i t h s o m e s i m i l a r i t i e s, b ut a l s o w i t h m a ny di f fe r e n c e s w i t h t h e we ll - k n ow n B r i t i s h I n di e s S u g a r B a r o ns. Let us di s c ove r eve n m o r e. “ T hi s c o nve r s i o n of t h e l a n d ow n e r s b et we e n 175 0 a n d 17 70 s o su g a r p r o du c t i o n r ef l e c te d t h e s i m i l a r c o nve r s i o n of En g li s h l a n d ow n e r s to s c i e nt i f i c f a r m i n g a g e n e r at i o n e a r li e r, t h o u g h i n t h e c as e of Cuba t h e r e was a l ways a n i n dust r i a l s i d e to t h e d eve l o p m e nt of su g a r c a n e. T hi s f i r st Cuba n i n dust r i a l r evo lut i o n was e s s e nt i a lly a r i sto c r at i c , c a r r i e d o ut by f a m i li e s w h o st aye d o n t h e i s l a n d; f o r t h e s e a r i sto c r at s we r e n ot a b s e nte e l a n dl o r ds i n t h e s a m e way as we r e En g li s h l a n dl o r ds i n J a m ai c a w h o we r e of f to D o r s et o r W i lt s hi r e as s o o n as t h ey c o ul d. Cuba n e nt r e p r e n e ur s o r t h e i r f a m i li e s o n t h e ot h e r h a n d of te n s p e nt m o st of t h e ye a r i n H ava n a, w h e r e t h ey wo ul d h ave p a l ac e s o r h o us e s. … A ll r e m ai n e d i n Cuba, p r ov i di n g t h e i s l a n d w i t h a n a r i sto c r ac y, h oweve r n o u veau, t h at t h e En g li s h i s l a n ds a l ways l ac ke d.” (H u g h T h o m as C u ba . A H is to r y).

Cuba n S u g a r B a r o ns st a r te d va r i o us l o c a l o r g a niz at i o ns, w hi c h to g et h e r we r e c e nte r s of st u dy, s o c i a l li fe a n d p o li t i c a l p r e s sur e: S o c i e dad Ec o n ó m i c a d e A m i g o s d e l País (Ec o n o m i c S o c i et y of Fr i e n ds of t h e C o unt r y), J unt a d e Fo m e nto (B o a r d of D eve l o p m e nt), Re a l C o nsul ad o (Roya l C o nsul ate) a n d t h e we e k ly Pa p e l Per i ó d i c o, t h e f i r st n ew s p a p e r e di te d i n Cuba. “ T h e s e i nst i t ut i o ns ex p r e s s e d a b o dy of o p i ni o n s p e c i f i c a lly Cuba n r at h e r t h a n S p a ni s h; eve n C a pt ai n - G e n e r a l d e l as C as as, t h o u g h a S p a ni s h by b i r t h, s et t l e d d ow n af te r hi s te r m of of f i c e o n a su g a r p l a nt at i o n a n d di e d t h e r e.” ( T h o m as) Ac c o r di n g to M a nu e l M o r e n o Fr a g i n a l s o n hi s c l as s i c E l I ng en i o ( T h e S u g a r M i ll), “ i t i s i m p o r t a nt to di st i n g ui s h w h at h a p p e ns i n Cuba f r o m w h at h a p p e ns i n t h e S u g a r I s la nds. T h e En g li s h A nt i ll e s we r e m e r e r e c i p i e nt s of t h e i n dust r i a l r evo lut i o n. I n Cuba, o n t h e ot h e r h a n d, t h e

d eve l o p m e nt of su g a r p r o du c t i o n was n ot i m p o s e d by t h e M ot h e r C o unt r y, i t r at h e r d eve l o p e d o n i t s ow n i n s p i te of i t . T h e s p r e adi n g of su g a r p l a nt at i o ns c h a n g e d t h e l a n ds c a p e a n d s o c i et y of t h e I s l a n d ”.

U nt i l t h e l ate e i g hte e nt h c e nt ur y t h e r e was n o c o ns c i o us n e s s of a c o m m o n i d e nt i t y of t h e I s l a n d. Cuba i s f o r m e d by ve r y di ve r s e s et t l e m e nt s, w i t h a st r o n g s e ns e of auto n o my. O n ly t h e di f f us i o n of S u g a r Pl a nt at i o ns, w i t h i t s “ t r a g i c m o n oto ny ” c r e ate s t h r o u g h o ut t h e I s l a n d a p hys i c a l l a n ds c a p e a n d a h o m o g e n o us s o c i a l f a b r i c , w i t h c o m m o n c h a r ac te r i st i c s a n d i nte r e st s. “ T h e g r e e n c a n e f i e l ds a n d s m o k y towe r s we r e h o m o g e nizi n g e l e m e nt s of t h e l a n ds c a p e”.

M e a nw hi l e, f r o m 17 76 to 1815, Cuba c l o s e ly ex p e r i e n c e d t h e At l a nt i c a g e of Revo lut i o ns: t h e A m e r i c a n Revo lut i o n, t h e Fr e n c h Revo lut i o n a n d a b ove a ll t h e H ai t i a n Revo lut i o n. T h e Fr e n c h c o l o ny of S ai nt D o m i n g u e (p r e s e nt- day H ai t i) was t h e l a r g e st su g a r p r o du c e r i n t h e wo r l d a n d i t a l o n e sup p li e d su g a r to a b o ut h a l f of t h e f r e e m a r ket . W i t h t h e su c c e s s f ul s l ave r evo lt , w hi c h st a r te d i n 1791, su g a r p r o du c t i o n c o ll a p s e d unt i l i t was a lm o st w i p e d o ut , l e av i n g a g r e at vo i d i n t h e m a r ket . A vo i d t h at va r i o us c o unt r i e s we r e t r y i n g to f ul f i ll. I n S p ai n a n d I t a ly, f o r exa m p l e, t h ey at te m pte d to r ev i ve t h e a n c i e nt m e di eva l su g a r p r o du c t i o n.

Yet , i t was o n ly Cuba t h at f i ll e d t h at vo i d. M a ny Fr e n c h p l a nte r s f l e d to Cuba, of te n b r i n g i n g i nve st m e nt , k n ow - h ow a n d eve n s l ave s. T h a nks a l s o to t h e m a n d to t h e r e s o ur c ef uln e s s of t h e Cuba n S u g a r B a r o ns, t h e I s l a n d was r a p i dly t r a ns f o r m e d: by t h e l ate 170 0 s, Cuba n su g a r a lr e ady h ad a d e c i s i ve i nf lu e n c e o n t h e wo r l d m a r ket a n d i t s i nf lu e n c e wo ul d c o nt i nu e to g r ow. I n 179 5, Fr a n c i s c o d e A r a n g o y Pa r r e ñ o, t h e i nte ll e c t u a l l e ad e r of t h e Cuba n S u g a r B a r o ns, t h e t r u e i d e o l o g i st a n d p r o m ote r of t h e n ew e r a, i nt r o du c e d t h e m o r e p r o du c t i ve O t a h e i t i su g a r c a n e to Cuba, w hi c h l a r g e ly r e p l ac e d t h e t r adi t i o n a l C r e o l e c a n e.

A s a l ways, w h e r e t h e r e i s su g a r, t h e r e w i ll a l s o b e r um. I n f ac t t a xe s, dut i e s a n d m o n o p o ly c e r t ai n ly s l owe d d ow n, b ut di d n ot sto p t h e g r ow t h of Cuba n r um.

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A l s o b e c aus e S p ai n di d n ot h ave su g a r r ef i n e r i e s a n d Cuba, un like t h e B r i t i s h S u g a r I s l a n ds, h ad to ex p o r t su g a r t h at was a lr e ady r ef i n e d. T h e r ef o r e, i t h ad a r e l at i ve ly g r e ate r qu a nt i t y of m o l as s e s avai l a b l e a n d r e ady to g o.

Ac t u a lly, i n m a ny of Fr a n c i s c o d e A r a n g o y Pa r r e ñ o w r i t i n g s b et we e n t h e l ate 170 0 s a n d e a r ly 18 0 0 s, we f i n d num e r o us r efe r e n c e s of t h e a g ua r d i ente d e c a ña as a r e g ul a r ex p o r t i te m, a l o n g w i t h su g a r, hi d e s, etc . Fur t h e r m o r e, t h e r e i s a st r o n g awa r e n e s s t h at mu c h m o r e c o ul d b e ex p o r te d i f i t we r e n ot b ur d e n e d by t a xe s a n d dut i e s fe e s.

I n p a r t i c ul a r, i n t h e 179 2 D is c u r s o s o b r e la a g r i c u l tu r a d e la H a ba na y m e d i o s d e fo m enta r la (Es s ay o n t h e H a ba n a a g r i c ult ur e a n d t h e ways to d eve l o p i t), h e w r i te s: “ T h e p r o du c e r s must p ay, ac c o r di n g to t h e K i n g’s o r d e r, t wo p es o s f u er tes (S t r o n g p e s o s) f o r e ac h ba r r e l of t hi r t y b ot t l e s t h ey di st i ll. B ut , s i n c e t hi s i s ve r y un c e r t ai n a n d ex p o s e d to a t h o us a n d f r au ds, t h e I nte n da nt h as d e c i d e d to h ave t h e p r o du c e r s i n o p e r at i o n exa m i n e d, t h e i r p r o du c t i o n c a l c ul ate d t ak i n g i nto ac c o unt t h e i r p owe r a n d i m p o s e t h e p ay m e nt of a f i xe d a m o unt p e r ye a r. I n ad di t i o n to t hi s h e av y o b li g at i o n, t h e a g ua r d i ente p ays s i x p e r c e nt w h e n ex p o r t i n g f r o m H ava n a.”

T h e p r e s sur e f r o m t h e S u g a r B a r o ns a n d t h e p r e st i g e of A r a n g o y Pa r r e ñ o we r e f i n a lly su c c e s s f ul a n d w i t h t h e R ea l C é du la s o b r e azú c a r y a g ua r d i ente r u m (Roya l D e c r e e a b o ut su g a r a n d r um b ur ni n g wate r) of Fe b r u a r y 2 3 r d, 179 6 , t h e c usto m dut i e s fe e o n ex p o r t s we r e a b o li s h e d, a lt h o u g h n ot i n a ll c as e s. H e r e i s a n exc e r pt : “ D e s i r i n g t h e K i n g, i n eve r y p o s s i b l e way, to p r o m ote t h e a g r i c ult ur e a n d c o m m e r c e of t hi s I s l a n d, t h e p r o s p e r i t y of w hi c h h as a l ways m e r i te d hi s at te nt i o n a n d c a r e, b ot h f o r t h e us ef uln e s s a n d we l f a r e of i t s i nh a b i t a nt s a n d f o r i t s i m p o r t a n c e f o r t h e g e n e r a l g o o d of t h e S t ate, a n d b e a r i n g i n m i n d t h e o b s e r vat i o ns s et f o r t h by t h e C o nsul C o unt of C as a - M o nt a l vo a n d by t h e C o un c i l o r M r. Fr a n c i s c o d e A r a n g o i n t h e p et i t i o n of N ove m b e r 6 t h, 179 4 a n d

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t h e r e p o r t s t h e r e o n, H . M . h as o r d e r e d to g r a nt t h e f o ll ow i n g g r ac e s. Fi r st : t h at su g a r r ef i n e r i e s m ay b e s et up i n a ll t h e di st r i c t s of t h e I s l a n d, to ex p o r t i t to t h e s e k i n g d o m s [t h at i s, S p ai n] o r to ot h e r d o m i ni o ns of H . M . i n A m e r i c a, k n ow i n g t h at t h ey w i ll n ot e nj oy a ny exc lus i ve p r i v i l e g e … T hi r d, t h at t h e a g ua r d i ente r u m ex p o r te d f r o m t hi s I s l a n d to t h e ot h e r p a r t s of o ur A m e r i c a, w h e r e t h e i nt r o du c t i o n of t hi s li qu e ur i s p e r m i t te d, s h a ll b e f r e e f r o m a ll Roya l r i g ht s. T h e s a m e i s va li d f o r t h at ex p o r te d to t h e f o r e i g n p o r t s of Eur o p e, ac c o r di n g to t h e p e r m i s s i o ns g r a nte d to t h e i nh a b i t a nt s of t hi s I s l a n d, as we ll as w h at t h e f o r e i g n e r s, w h o b r i n g us s l ave s, b uy, r e m ai ni n g t h e r i g ht s t h at t h e r um ex p o r te d to t h e s e k i n g d o m s p ays.”

T h e r e sult s we r e n ot l o n g i n c o m i n g.

I n 179 2, S p ai n s e nt to A m e r i c a a b o ut 7,0 0 0,0 0 0 li te r s of g r a p e a g u a r di e nte t h at m ad e a st r o n g c o m p et i t i o n to Cuba n r um, a n d of t hi s a m o unt , t wo t hi r ds we r e d e st i n e d f o r t h e Po r t of Ve r ac r uz, M ex i c o.

B ut i n t h e f o ll ow i n g ye a r s, t h e Cuba n r um qui c k ly to o k ove r t h e m a r ket , c o m p et i n g w i t h a n d r e p l ac i n g t h e m et r o p o li s, a l s o t ak i n g ad va nt a g e of t h e wa r s b et we e n G r e at B r i t ai n a n d Fr a n c e, w i t h t h e r e sult i n g n av i g at i o n di f f i c ult i e s b et we e n S p ai n a n d T h e I n di e s. I n t h e ye a r 1814, t h e tot a l r e p l ac e m e nt of t h e S p a ni s h s p i r i t s f o r t h e Cuba n sub st i t ute was c o m p l ete d a n d t h e I s l a n d ex p o r te d 4,0 0 0,0 0 0 li te r s of r um.

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C o ns i d e r i n g t h at to day 1 US g a ll o n e qu a l s 3 .78 li te r s, a n d t h at we a r e h e r e n ot i nte r e ste d i n a p r e c i s e f i g ur e, b ut r at h e r i n

h av i n g a n i d e a of t h e qu a nt i t i e s i nvo l ve d, i n 1814 Cuba ex p o r te d s o m et hi n g m o r e t h a n o n e m i lli o n US g a ll o ns. T h ey a r e n ot e n o r m o us qu a nt i t i e s, b ut n e i t h e r a r e t h ey n e g li g i b l e. T h e 18 0 2 f i g ur e st a n ds o ut , p r o ba b ly du e to t h e Tr e at y of A m i e ns w hi c h r e o p e n e d t h e n o r m a l t r ad e r o ute s f o r a s h o r t p e r i o d.

I n 1816 , w hi l e t h e S p a ni s h M ai n was i n o p e n r evo lt a g ai nst t h e S p a ni s h C r ow n, i n t h e S i em p r e Fi e l I s la d e C u ba (m o r e o r l e s s, A l ways Fai t hf ul I s l a n d of Cuba) A r a n g o y Pa r r e ñ o r et ur n e d to t h e sub j e c t , by c a lli n g f o r t h e e li m i n at i o n of t h e t a x o n r um p r o du c t i o n to st i mul ate t h e g r ow t h of t h e l o c a l i n dust r y. I t i s n ot e asy f o r m e to unr ave l t h e c o m p l ex i t y of t h e S p a ni s h t a x l aw of t h e t i m e, b ut I un d e r st a n d t h at t h e Re a l c e dul a of 179 6 a b o li s h e d c usto m dut i e s o n r um ex p o r t , w hi l e t h e p r o du c t i o n t a x was st i ll e nf o r c e d, w hi c h i n d e e d l ate r b e c a m e eve n m o r e b ur d e ns o m e. H e r e i s a n exc e r pt of t h e d o c um e nt : “ T h e a g ua r d i ente, S i r, w hi c h i n t h e A nt i ll e s i s c a ll e d c a n e a n d i n t h e f o r e i g n o n e s i s k n ow n as r o n o r t af i a, i s p a r t of t h e p r o du c t of a su g a r m i ll, like su g a r, yet i t i s m o r e wo r t hy of G ove r nm e nt p r ote c t i o n as i t r e qui r e s m o r e l a b o r, i t i s n ot c o nsum e d i n t h e n at i o n a n d i n f o r e i g n m a r ket s i t i s f ac e d w i t h m a ny o b st ac l e s a n d p owe r f ul r i va l s … T h e f ac t i s t h at t h e m o l as s e s f r o m w hi c h t h e a g ua r d i ente i n qu e st i o n i s p r o du c e d, d e p a r t s f r o m Cuba i n e n o r m o us qu a nt i t i e s f o r t h e U ni te d S t ate s w h e r e, w i t h a n e n o r m o us ad va nt a g e f o r t h e i n dust r y of t h at c o unt r y, i t i s c o nve r te d i nto r um. We i m p o s e ve r y l ow c usto m dut i e s o n m o l as s e s a n d we s e e w i t h i n di f fe r e n c e t h at t h e A n g l o A m e r i c a ns, t h e s e s k i ll e d d efe n d e r s of t h e i r i n dust r i e s a n d i nte r e st s, p r eve nt t h e i nt r o du c t i o n of f o r e i g n r um o r a g u a r di e nte t h r o u g h a m as s i ve c usto m dut y fe e, f r o m f i ve to te n du r o s p e r ba r r e l ac c o r di n g to i t s qu a li t y a n d st r e n g t h. H ow mu c h b et te r i t wo ul d h ave b e e n i f t h e Cuba n B o a r d of Tr e asur y, i nste ad of wa g i n g wa r o n Cuba n di st i ll e r s w i t h t h e we ll - k n ow n t a xat i o n of t h e f o ur r ea l es, h ad i nste ad d e c l a r e d wa r o n A n g l o - A m e r i c a n di st i ll e r s by r at i o n a lly us i n g t h e i r ow n we a p o ns! H ow m o r e us ef ul, r e as o n a b l e a n d f ai r i t wo ul d h ave

b e e n to s eve r e ly b ur d e n m o l as s e s to m ake a g ua r d i ente t h at we ex p o r t to t h e U ni te d S t ate s, t hus f avo r i n g a f o r e i g n i n dust r y, r at h e r t h a n o p p r e s s i n g o ur e m e r g i n g o n e. T h e C o un c i l s ai d t h at t hi s o p e r at i o n must b e d o n e j u di c i o us ly a n d g r adu a lly, b e c aus e i t k n ow s t h at i n o ur s i t u at i o n i t i s n ot p o s s i b l e to i m m e di ate ly c o nve r t a ll t h e m o l as s e s p r o du c e d o n t h e I s l a n d of Cuba i nto a g ua r d i ente. W hi l e t h e r e i s n o c e r t ai nt y of ac hi ev i n g t hi s g o a l, i t i s a g o o d t hi n g a n d n ot a s m a ll o n e, to r et ai n a n d at t r ac t b uye r s f o r m o l as s e s, i n t h e s a m e way t h at i t i s r i g ht to s e ll t h e S p a ni s h wo o l s at a f ai r p r i c e i n f o r e i g n C o unt r i e s, w hi l e we a r e n ot sur e we c a n p r o c e s s t h e m i n o ur f ac to r i e s. Yet , j ust as t h e r e i s n o d o ubt t h at p r u d e n c e a n d c aut i o n must b e exe r c i s e d i n t hi s, i t i s eve n m o r e ev i d e nt t h at t h e Cuba n B o a r d of Tr e asur y must di r e c t i t s ste p s o n ly o n t hi s p at h.”

T h e t a x was a b o li s h e d w i t h t h e D e c r e e of t h e C o un c i l of t h e I n di e s o n J un e 2 2n d, 1816 .

W i t h t h e a b o li t i o n of t h e p r o du c t i o n t a x a n d, t wo ye a r s l ate r, t h e li b e r a liz at i o n of t r ad e, t h e l e g a l c o nst r ai nt s s l ow i n g t h e g r ow t h of Cuba n r um di s a p p e a r e d.

H oweve r, f o r Cuba n r um to d eve l o p i t s f ull p ote nt i a l, t wo t hi n g s we r e st i ll m i s s i n g: n ew te c hn o l o g y a n d a b un da nt l a b o r. B ot h wo ul d b e c o m i n g s o o n.

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Po s t S c r i p t u m T h e to p i c of r um n a m e s, i n Cuba, i s c o m p l ex a n d we w i ll c o m e bac k to t hi s sub j e c t . Fo r n ow, i t i s i nte r e st i n g to n ote t h at , as f a r as I k n ow, f o r t h e f i r st t i m e i n 179 6 i n of f i c i a l S p a ni s h d o c um e nt s, t h e En g li s h wo r d r um a p p e a r s a n d o ur di st i ll ate i s n o l o n g e r c a ll e d a g ua r d i en te d e c a ña, b ut a g ua r d i ente r u m. Twe nt y ye a r s l ate r, A r a n g o y Pa r r e ñ o c a ll s i t a g ua r d i ente, b ut a l s o r o n, as i f t h ey we r e t wo sy n o ny m s.

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Introduction S u g a r c a n e (S ac c ha r u m o f f i c i na r u m) i s a p e r e nni a l g r as s of t h e f a m i ly Poac eae. I t i s p r i m a r i ly c ult i vate d f o r i t s j ui c e, f r o m w hi c h a l c o h o l (t h r o u g h fe r m e nt at i o n a n d di st i ll at i o n) a n d su g a r (t h r o u g h d e hi dr at i o n a n d r ef i ni n g) c a n b e o bt ai n e d. M o st of t h e wo r l d ’s su g a r c a n e i s g r ow n i n subt r o p i c a l a n d t r o p i c a l a r e as.

I t i s c o m m o n ly ac c e pte d to day t h at su g a r c a n e o r i g i n ate d i n Pa p u a, N ew G ui n e a, w h e r e i t was i ni t i a lly d o m e st i c ate d. T h e p l a nt was t h e n t ake n to ot h e r l a n ds by t r ad e r s, w h e r e i t s swe et v i r t u e s qui c k ly m ad e i t a s o u g ht- af te r c o m m o di t y.

I t i s a l s o c o m m o n ly ac c e pte d t h at a r o un d 10,0 0 0 ye a r s a g o, t h e o r i g i n a l i nh a b i t a nt s of Pa p u a di d n ot h ave to o l s to p r o c e s s t h e c a n e, m e a ni n g t h at t h ey like ly c h ewe d i t r aw to ex t r ac t t h e j ui c e, w hi c h was c o nsum e d as - i s (N o ë l D e e r r, T h e H is to r y o f S u g a r : Vo lu m e O ne).

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M o n t a nya D i s t i l l e r s o f f i c i a l l y f i r e d u p a s u b s t a n t i a l ex p a n s i o n o f i t s r u m d i s t i l l e r y i n C r e s t e d B u t t e, C o l o r a d o. T h e n e w a n d m o r e s u s t a i n a b l e d i s t i l l e r y i n c r e a s e s c a p a c i t y u p t o 10 t i m e s i t s p a s t p r o d u c t i o n t h r e s h o l d. D u r i n g t h e ex p a n s i o n p r o c e s s , M o n t a nya founder and owner Karen Hoskin realized when s p i r i t s c o m p a n i e s t a l k a b o u t s u s t a i n a b i l i t y, t h e i m p l i c a t i o n i s t h a t a n e s t a b l i s h e d w ay o f d o i n g t h i n g s i s w o r t h s u s t a i n i n g . Fo r w o m e n , p e o p l e o f c o l o r, a n d e nv i r o n m e n t a l i s t s , t h e r e i s n’ t m u c h h i s t o r y w o r t h c e l e b r a t i n g o r s u s t a i n i n g i n t h e a l c o h o l b eve r a g e i n d u s t r y. W h e n M o n t a nya s e t o u t t o c h a n g e p r eva i l i n g sy s t e m s , t h ey l o o ke d b eyo n d s u s t a i n a b i l i t y a n d f o u n d v i t a l i t y. T h e i r l e a d e r s h i p c a l l s t h i s “ v i t a l i s m ,” w h i c h t a ke s t h e i r t e a m a s i g n i f i c a n t s t e p b eyo n d s u s t a i n a b i l i t y. I t d e s c r i b e s t h e i r a p p r o a c h t o c h a n g i n g t h e c u l t u r e o f t h e s p i r i t s i n d u s t r y a n d i m p r ov i n g a n e nv i r o n m e n t t h a t w a s p r o b l e m a t i c f o r m a ny ye a r s .

M o nt a nya’s n e w l y - l a u n c h e d d i s t i l l e r y ex p a n s i o n (A u g u s t 2 0 2 2) r a d i c a l l y r e t h o u g h t sy s t e m s i n a l l o p e r a t i o n s . A n e w t a s t i n g r o o m (J a n u a r y 2 0 2 2) evo l ve d i t s b u s i n e s s m o d e l a n d e m p l oy m e n t p r a c t i c e s i n C r e s t e d B u t t e, a s e a s o n a l s k i t o w n . A c c o r d i n g t o H o s k i n , “ M o n t a nya s t a b i l i z e d s t a f f t u r n ove r a n d e m p l oye e s c a r c i t y a n d i m p l e m e nt e d m a ny i m p r ove d d a i l y p r a c t i c e s: f r o m h o w w e s o u r c e g l a s s t o h o w w e

b i o d i g e s t w a s t e, f r o m h o w we p ay o u r e m p l oye e s t o h o w we c h i l l f e r m e nt a t i o n s , f r o m h o w we c a p t u r e a n d r e c i r c u l a t e w a t e r t o h o w we p r i nt o u r l a b e l s a n d r e c yc l e p l a s t i c f i l m . We b e l i eve o u r a p p r o a c h i s t h e f u t u r e o f t h e s p i r i t s i n d u s t r y.” h t t p s: // w w w. m o n t a nya r u m .c o m / HAVA N A CLUB H ava n a C l u b D o n N ava r r o h a s b e e n c r e a t e d i n t r i b u t e t o t h e l a t e J o s é Pa b l o N ava r r o C a m p a , w h o r e c e i ve d t h e t i t l e o f ‘ p r i m e r m a e s t r o d e l r o n C u b a n o’ (f i r s t m a s t e r o f C u b a n r u m) i n 2 0 0 0 . U n d e r t h e l e a d e r s h i p o f H ava n a C l u b’s P r i m e r M a e s t r o J u a n C a r l o s G o n z á l e z , M a e s t r o s a n d A s p i r a nt e s f r o m a l l ove r t h e i s l a n d g a t h e r e d a t t h e H ava n a C l u b d i s t i l l e r y t o h o n o r D o n N ava r r o’s c o nt r i b u t i o n t o t h e C u b a n r u m t r a d i t i o n . D o n N ava r r o d evo t e d 5 0 ye a r s o f h i s l i f e t o h i s p a s s i o n f o r r u m m a k i n g , c o n s t a nt l y l e a r n i n g , i n n ova t i n g a n d p u s h i n g b o u n d a r i e s , m o s t s i g n i f i c a nt l y exe m p l i f i e d t h r o u g h h i s c r e a t i o n o f H ava n a C l u b 7. C r e a t e d f r o m a n a s s e m b l a g e o f a g e d r u m s f r o m H ava n a C l u b’s exc l u s i ve r e s e r ve s , H ava n a C l u b D o n N ava r r o c o nt a i n s s o m e o f t h e C e nt e n a r i o b a s e w h i c h w a s c r e a t e d by D o n N ava r r o h i m s e l f m o r e t h a n f o u r d e c a d e s a g o a n d g ave b i r t h t o w h a t i s k n o w n t o d ay a s ex t r a a g e d r u m s . A n n e M a r t i n , G l o b a l M a r ket i n g D i r e c t o r f o r H ava n a C l u b, s ay s: “ I t ’s a n h o n o r t o p ay t r i b u t e t o t h e f a t h e r o f C u b a n r u m a s o n l y we k n o w h o w a n d e n j oy i t t o d ay w i t h a n ex t r a o r d i n a r y o f f e r i n g f r o m t h e H ava n a C l u b c e l l a r s . W h e n we we l c o m e d a l l t h e M a e s t r o s t o o u r S a n J o s é D i s t i l l e r y, we r e m e m b e r e d D o n N ava r r o w h o u s e d t o s ay t h a t ‘ R u m is not born from a magical combination. It is a cultural h e r i t a g e t h a t i s t r a n s m i t t e d f r o m M a e s t r o t o M a e s t r o, f r o m h e a r t t o h e a r t , f r o m C u b a n t o C u b a n .” h t t p s: // h ava n a - c l u b.c o m / MOU N T GAY Fo u r n e w r u m s o f n o t e f r o m M o u nt G ay : M o u n t G ay Po t S t i l l M a s t e r B l e n d e r R u m C o l l e c t i o n - T h i s ye a r ’s l i m i t e d e d i t i o n , c r a f t e d by M a s t e r B l e n d e r Tr u d i a n n B r a n ke r, u s e s o n l y r u m s d i s t i l l e d i n M o u n t G ay ’s d o u b l e r et o r t p o t s t i l l s . I t c e l e b r a t e s t h e w ay M o u n t G ay o r i g i n a l l y m a d e r u m f o r a b o u t 2 0 0 ye a r s , f r o m t h e d i s t i l l e r y ’s i n c e p t i o n i n 170 3 u nt i l t h e e a r l y 19 0 0 s w h e n a f u l l c o p p e r C o f f ey c o l u m n w a s i n t r o d u c e d. I t i s b o t t l e d a t 4 8% A BV. Tr u d i a n n B r a n ke r s ay s “ M o u n t G ay Po t S t i l l R u m i s p ay i n g h o m a g e t o a n o r i g i n a l t r a d i t i o n .”

M o u n t G ay A n d e a n O a k C a s k M a s t e r B l e n d e r R u m C o l l e c t i o n - Fo r t h e f o u r t h e d i t i o n o f t h e M a s t e r B l e n d e r C o l l e c t i o n , B r a n ke r t u r n e d t o A n d e a n o a k , a n o n t r a d i t i o n a l w o o d c h o i c e, t o ex p l o r e a n o t h e r l aye r o f a r o m a t i c c o m p l ex i t y. T h e c a s ks we r e u s e d f o r 11 months to f inish the ageing of a single batch of rums distilled t wice in traditional copper pot still and aged 14 ye a r s i n ex- B o u r b o n c a s ks . I t i s n o n - c h i l l f i l t e r e d a n d b o t t l e d a t 4 8% A BV. “ T h i s r e l e a s e i s a j o u r n ey f u r t h e r i nt o i n n ova t i o n f o r M o u nt G ay, a c h a n c e f o r m e t o b e c r e a t i ve” s ay s B r a n ke r.

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T h i s i s o n e o f t h e ve r y f e w p o t s t i l l r u m s t h a t ’s t h i s o l d. A f t e r d i s t i l l a t i o n , i t w a s f i l l e d i n t o a n A m e r i c a n w h i t e o a k c a s k a t t h e d i s t i l l e r y, t h e n s h i p p e d t o t h e UK for fur ther maturation in the historic old docks of L i ve r p o o l . T h i s i s a 2 0 - ye a r- a g e d , m o l a s s e s - b a s e d r u m b o t t l e d a t 10 2 p r o o f. N ex t i s t h e C l a r e n d o n , a 10 2- p r o o f, p o t s t i l l J a m a i c a n r u m , a g e d i n a n A m e r i c a n w h i t e o a k c a s k f o r 19 ye a r s (19 t r o p i c a l ye a r s , w h i c h a r e a k i n t o 3 8 ye a r s o f n o n - t r o p i c a l a g i n g). I n 2 018 , i t , t o o, t r ave l e d t o L i ve r p o o l f o r a n a d d i t i o n a l 4 ye a r s o f m a t u r a t i o n . L a s t i s t h e 2 2- ye a r- o l d r u m f r o m Tr i n i d a d D i s t i l l e r s L i m i t e d , r e n o w n e d f o r t h e i r r i c h a n d f l avo r f u l c o l u m n d i s t i l l a t e s . T h i s i s a m o l a s s e s - b a s e d r u m , 110 p r o o f, t h a t s p e n t 15 ye a r s i n A m e r i c a n w h i t e o a k a t T DL b e f o r e m a k i n g t h e t r i p t o L i ve r p o o l , w h e r e i t a g e d a n a d d i t i o n a l 7 ye a r s . h t t p s: // w w w. r oya l c a n e r u m .c o m /, h t t p s: //c o n c i e r g e.t o t a l w i n e.c o m /

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HOLMES CAY H o l m e s C ay h a s r e l e a s e d t w o o f t h e r a r e s t s i n g l e c a s k r u m s e l e c t i o n s t h ey h ave eve r c o m e a c r o s s , t h e F i j i 2 0 01 a n d t h e B a r b a d o s 2 0 0 2 Po t S t i l l e d i t i o n s f o r yo u r h o l i d ay w i s h l i s t s . T h ey a r e t r u e s i n g l e c a s k s , a n d o n l y 19 2 b o t t l e s f r o m o n e b a r r e l o f e a c h H o l m e s C ay “ R a r e s t ” w i l l b e ava i l a b l e. H o l m e s C ay w a n t e d t o g i ve yo u t h e o f f i c i a l w o r d t h a t t h ey w i l l b e m a k i n g t h e i r w ay t o t h e s t a t e s w h e r e we a r e d i s t r i b u t e d t h r o u g h o u t N ove m b e r. To t h e b e s t o f t h e i r k n o w l e d g e, T h e F i j i 2 0 01 - 21 Ye a r i s t h e o l d e s t F i j i r u m eve r r e l e a s e d. I t i s a n a l l m o l a s s e s , 10 0 % p o t s t i l l r u m , p r o d u c e d a t S o u t h Pa c i f i c D i s t i l l e r i e s , F i j i ’s o n l y r u m d i s t i l l e r y. Tr o p i c a l l y a g e d f o r 2 ye a r s i n a n ex- b o u r b o n c a s k , i t t h e n s p e n t a n a d d i t i o n a l 19 ye a r s i n a n ex- b o u r b o n c a s k i n t h e U K . I t w a s t h e n b o t t l e d i n N e w Yo r k S t a t e a t f u l l b a r r e l p r o o f, o r 5 3 . 8% a l c o h o l by vo l u m e. T h e B a r b a d o s 2 0 0 2 Po t S t i l l e d i t i o n i s o n e o f t h e r a r e s t b o t t l i n g s o f d i s t i l l a t e f r o m Fo u r s q u a r e R u m D i s t i l l e r y, a 2 0 ye a ro l d s i n g l e c a s k , 10 0 % p u r e p o t s t i l l m a r k . D i s t i l l e d i n B a r b a d o s a n d s h i p p e d u n a g e d t o t h e U K a n d c a s ke d i n A m e r i c a n o a k ex- b o u r b o n , i t t h e n s p e nt 2 0 ye a r s a g i n g i n t h e U K . T h i s e d i t i o n i s b o t t l e d a t f u l l b a r r e l p r o o f, o r 51.1% a l c o h o l by vo l u m e. T h e B a r b a d o s 2 0 0 2 Po t S t i l l edition is one of the rarest bottlings of distillate from Fo u r s q u a r e R u m D i s t i l l e r y, a 2 0 ye a r- o l d s i n g l e c a s k , 10 0 % p u r e p o t s t i l l m a r k . D i s t i l l e d i n B a r b a d o s a n d s h i p p e d u n a g e d t o t h e U K a n d c a s ke d i n A m e r i c a n o a k ex- b o u r b o n , i t t h e n s p e nt 2 0 ye a r s a g i n g i n t h e U K . T h i s e d i t i o n i s b o t t l e d a t f u l l b a r r e l p r o o f, o r 51.1% a l c o h o l by vo l u m e. H o l m e s C ay w i l l b e p o u r i n g a n d t a l k i n g r u m a t s eve r a l g r e a t eve nt s ove r t h e n ex t f e w we e ks .

O n S a t u r d ay, N ove m b e r 5 t h , t h ey w i l l b e h o s t i n g a r u m t a s t i n g m a s t e r c l a s s a t t h e C a r i b b e a n R u m Aw a r d s i n b e a u t i f u l S t . B a r t s . T h e n o n Tu e s d ay, N ove m b e r 8 t h , t h ey w i l l b e a t E s o t i c o i n M i a m i f o r a s p e c i a l H o l m e s C ay R u m D i n n e r a n d t h e u nve i l i n g o f t h e n e w H o l m e s C ay H e r i t a g e B l e n d E s o t i c o Ed i t i o n . O n We d n e s d ay N ove m b e r 9 t h , t h ey w i l l h o s t i n g a s p e c i a l H a p py H o u r a t R o a s t e d S p i r i t i n C l e r m o nt , F L . h t t p s: // w w w. h o l m e s c ay. com/ D O N PA PA D o n Pa p a R u m , a r u m f r o m t h e P h i l i p p i n e i s l a n d o f N e g r o s O c c i d e nt a l , h a s a n n o u n c e d i t s n e we s t ex p r e s s i o n: D o n Pa p a R ye A g e d R u m . T h i s n e w b o t t l i n g is distilled from local molasses on Negros and aged for f o u r ye a r s i n f i r s t - f i l l A m e r i c a n r ye c a s ks . “ I m a g i n e a g r e e n , l u s h r ye f i e l d o n a b e a u t i f u l Te n n e s s e e s p r i n g d ay m e r g i n g w i t h a w a r m t r o p i c a l s h o we r b l o w i n g i n f r o m t h e P h i l i p p i n e s e a ,” s ay s S t e p h e n C a r r o l l , f o u n d e r o f D o n Pa p a R u m . “ T h i s i s t h e b a c kd r o p f o r D o n Pa p a R ye A g e d R u m , c o m b i n i n g t h e i nt e n s e g r a n u l a r s p i c e n o t e s o f A m e r i c a n R ye b a r r e l s a n d o u r ve r y o w n b l a c k g o l d m o l a s s e s r u m , r e s u l t i n g i n a b e a u t i f u l l y b a l a n c e d, s i l k y s m o o t h a n d c o m p l ex n e w r u m .” B o r r o w i n g f r o m a t r a d i t i o n o f h i g h p r o o f A m e r i c a n w h i s key s , t h e R ye A g e d R u m i s b o t t l e d a t a b o l d 4 5% A BV. T h i s u n a p o l o g e t i c p r o f i l e m a ke s i t a s p e r f e c t i n a S a ze r a c a s i t i s o n t h e r o c k s . h t t p s: // w w w.d o n p a p a r u m .c o m / D I PLOMATICO B r o w n ‑ Fo r m a n C o r p o r a t i o n h a s a n n o u n c e d t h a t i t h a s r e a c h e d a n a g r e e m e nt t o p u r c h a s e t h e D i p l o m á t i c o R u m

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brand and related assets from Destillers United Group S . L . (S p a i n). U p o n c o m p l e t i o n o f t h e t r a n s a c t i o n , B r o w n ‑ Fo r m a n w i l l a d d t h e D i p l o m á t i c o R u m f a m i l y of brands to its por tfolio and acquire a production f a c i l i t y l o c a t e d i n Pa n a m a . T h e D i p l o m á t i c o R u m f a m i l y o f b r a n d s i s t h e N o. 1 s u p e r- a n d u l t r a - p r e m i u m r u m a n d t h e N o. 2 s u p e r- p r e m i u m+ r u m w o r l d w i d e (IWSR , 2 0 21). S u p e r- p r e m i u m+ r u m h a s g r o w n a t a n a n n u a l r a t e o f 17 % ove r t h e p a s t f i ve ye a r s , w i t h r u m a c c o u n t i n g f o r a p p r ox i m a t e l y 8% o f g l o b a l s p i r i t s . “ D i p l o m á t i c o R u m w i l l j o i n o u r ex p a n d i n g p o r t f o l i o, g i v i n g B r o w n ‑ Fo r m a n a m a r ke t l e a d i n g e n t r y i n t o t h e f a s t - g r o w i n g s u p e r- p r e m i u m r u m c a t e g o r y. T h i s a g e d r u m b r a n d h a s d i s t i n c t i ve p a c k a g i n g , s t r o n g b r a n d p o s i t i o n i n g , a n d i s a d e l i c i o u s t a s t i n g s p i r i t ,” s a i d L a w s o n W h i t i n g , P r e s i d e n t a n d C EO, B r o w n ‑ Fo r m a n C o r p o r a t i o n . “A s p a r t o f t h i s a c q u i s i t i o n , w e w i l l w e l c o m e m o r e t h a n 10 0 n e w e m p l oye e s t o B r o w n ‑ Fo r m a n .” D e s t i l l e r s U n i t e d G r o u p S . L . w i l l c o n t i n u e t o p r o d u c e a n d a g e t h e u n i q u e, c a r e f u l l y c r a f t e d , a n d c o m p l ex D i p l o m á t i c o R u m i n t h e i r o r i g i n a l d i s t i l l e r y a t t h e f o o t o f t h e A n d e s m o u n t a i n s . “ We a r e p r o u d t o h ave p i o n e e r e d a n d b e e n i n s t r u m e n t a l i n d eve l o p i n g t h e s u p e r- p r e m i u m+ r u m c a t e g o r y a r o u n d t h e w o r l d. D i p l o m á t i c o R u m i s r e a d y t o a c c e l e r a t e i t s g r o w t h w i t h B r o w n ‑ Fo r m a n , o n e o f t h e w o r l d ’s m o s t w e l l - k n o w n s p i r i t s a n d w i n e s c o m p a n i e s ,” s t a t e d D e s t i l l e r s U n i t e d G r o u p S . L ., c u r r e n t o w n e r o f t h e D i p l o m á t i c o R u m b r a n d. “ We s h a r e a s i m i l a r f a m i l i a l culture and know the brand will continue building o n o u r l e g a c y. We l o o k f o r w a r d t o w o r k i n g t o g e t h e r to bring Diplomático Rum to consumers around the w o r l d.” D i p l o m á t i c o R u m c o n s i s t s o f t h r e e r a n g e s o f c o m p l ex r u m s . T h e Tr a d i t i o n a l R a n g e i n c l u d e s P l a n a s , M a n t u a n o, Re s e r va E xc l u s i va , a n d S e l e c c i ó n d e Fa m i l i a . T h e P r e s t i g e R a n g e i n c l u d e s S i n g l e V i n t a g e a n d D i p l o m á t i c o A m b a s s a d o r, b o t h a g e d 12 ye a r s and f inished in Spanish sherr y casks. The Distiller y Collection includes a range of three limited production b o t t l i n g s t h a t s h o w c a s e t h e d i s t i l l e r y ’s u n i q u e d i s t i l l a t i o n m e t h o d s . w w w. r o n D i p l o m á t i c o.c o m , h t t p s: // w w w. b r o w n - f o r m a n .c o m / GOSLI N GS Goslings has par tnered with Bermuda ar tists Nhuri B a s h i r a n d D o m i c o Wa t s o n t o c r e a t e a l i m i t e d e d i t i o n B l a c k S e a l R u m b o t t l e.” “ T h e i r m i xe d m e d i a a p p r o a c h c o m b i n e d p h o t o g r a p hy o f p a i n t o n c a nva s a n d i c o n s pulled directly from vintage Goslings ads and bottle l a b e l s t o c r e a t e a c o l o r f u l a n d o n e - o f - a - k i n d c o l l a g e.”

T h e a r t i s t s s a i d , “ T h e d e s i g n i s l a r g e l y i n s p i r e d by s t r e e t a r t a n d p o p a r t . M u c h l i ke t h e G o s l i n g s B l a c k Seal Rum brand, we wanted to bring together old and n e w a n d f u s e t h e m w i t h a b o l d ye t s t r i k i n g b a l a n c e.”

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B o t r a n’s r eva m p e d l o o k i s a c o m p l et e d e p a r t u r e f r o m t h e b r a n d ’s e a r l i e r, m o r e t r a d i t i o n a l a p p e a r a n c e. “ T h e b r a n d r e f r e s h i s m e a nt t o i nv i t e c o n s u m e r s t o ex p e r i e n c e t h e c o l o r f u l , j oy f u l a n d v i b r a nt s i d e o f G u a t e m a l a w h i l e b et t e r c o m m u n i c a t i n g B o t r a n’s position as one of the top premium rums across the w o r l d ” ex p l a i n e d I va n Va l d e z , S e n i o r G l o b a l B r a n d M a n a g e r f o r L i c o r e s d e G u a t e m a l a , t h e p a r e nt c o m p a ny o f B o t r a n R u m . “ O u r n e w v i s i o n i s t o f i l l eve r y g l a s s w i t h t h e b r i g h t a n d v i b r a nt s p i r i t o f G u a t e m a l a n r u m .” B o t r a n R u m i s a s i n g l e e s t a t e r u m t h a t i s p r o d u c e d f r o m t w o va r i et i e s o f c a n e h a r ve s t e d b et we e n N ove m b e r a n d A p r i l i n t h e f i e l d s o f Re t a l h u l e u l o c a t e d o n t h e Pa c i f i c s o u t h c o a s t o f t h e c o u n t r y. O n c e h a r ve s t e d, t h e e s t a t e u s e s t h e f i r s t p r e s s o f s u g a r c a n e, a l s o k n o w n a s ‘ v i r g i n s u g a r c a n e h o n ey,’ f o r a s l o w, d i s c o nt i n u o u s f e r m e nt a t i o n w i t h p i n e a p p l e ye a s t t h a t l a s t s b et we e n 10 0 – 12 0 h o u r s b e f o r e i t i s ex p e r t l y d i s t i l l e d i n c o p p e r s e c t i o n e d s t i l l s a t t h e S a n A n d r é s V i l l a s e c a D i s t i l l e r y.

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Q: I ’d l i ke t o t a ke a m o m e n t t o ex p l o r e c e l e b r i t y- b a c ke d (o r c e l e b r i t y- f o c u s e d) b r a n d s . C e r t a i n l y, t h e b e n e f i t s o f

h av i n g a c e l e b r i t y a s so c i a t e d w i t h a b r a n d a r e ve r y a t t r a c t i ve , b u t t h e r e i s a l so a d a r k s i d e - a n d a b i g r i s k- , w h e n the celebrity attracts the wrong kind of attention. In retrospect, was the c o n c e p t o f t h e Rd J b r a n d t o o r i s k y o r was the fact that it was risky from the b e g i n n i n g w h a t m a d e i t wo r t h d o i n g?

H a, w h at a g r e at qu e st i o n! C e l e b r i t y b r a n di n g i s at t r ac t i ve as yo u i nst a nt ly g e n e r ate i nte r e st a n d awa r e n e s s, yo u d o n’ t h ave to st a r t f r o m ze r o. T h e a m o unt of awa r e n e s s n at ur a lly d e p e n ds o n h ow mu c h r e ac h t h at p a r t i c ul a r c e l e b r i t y h as.

We g e n e r ate d m as s i ve a m o unt s of f r e e p ub li c i t y w h e n t h e Ro n d e J e r e my b r a n d f i r st c a m e o ut . T h e r e we r e hun dr e ds a n d hun dr e ds of a r t i c l e s, b l o g s, r adi o, t v, yo u n a m e i t . S o, t h e c e l e b r i t y c a n s p e e d up t h e

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g o to m a r ket c o ns i d e r a b ly. Lo o k i n g at t h e c e l e b r i t y b r a n di n g i n s p i r i t s ove r t h e p ast d e c ad e, yo u te n d to s e e a p at te r n. T h o s e b r a n ds h ave a s h ot w h e r e t h e c e l e b r i t y i s h a n ds o n a n d ve r y ac t i ve i n p r o m ot i n g (f o r exa m p l e, R ya n G o s li n g a n d Av i at i o n G i n) b ut t h e b r a n ds w h e r e t h e c e l e b r i t y j ust l e n ds hi s o r h e r n a m e te n d to w i t h e r away.

T h e g o o d t hi n g a b o ut Ro n J e r e my was t h at e s p e c i a lly dur i n g o ur e a r ly ye a r s, h e was ve r y e a g e r to p r o m ote. We to ur e d w i t h hi m a ll ove r t h e U S A , Aust r a li a a n d Eur o p e.

A s t h e qu e st i o n hi nt s, p a r t of t h e b r a n d st r e n g t h was i n t h e c o nt r ove r sy. Ro n d e J e r e my Rum a l ways c r e ate d a r e ac t i o n.

M o st of te n i t was a s m i l e. I t was k i n d of “ ye a h, I k n ow w h at yo u m e a n” r e ac t i o n.

Eve r y n ow a n d t h e n i t was di s g ust . I l ove d t h at . I f yo ur b r a n d i s a b l e to c r e ate su c h a st r o n g e m ot i o n as h ate, t h e n t h e r e i s t h e c o unte r e m ot i o n, l ove.

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I n a way t h e b r a n d was a b i t to o r i s k y.

M a ny g ate ke e p e r s su c h as b uye r s i n l a r g e c h ai ns we r e to o c o ns e r vat i ve to t ake i t .

T h ey m i g ht te ll us f ac e to f ac e t h at “ yo u k n ow p e r s o n a lly, I t hi nk t hi s i s f a nt ast i c , b ut yo u k n ow I j ust c a n’ t t ake i t .”. B ut w h at m ate r i a lize d l ate r a n d w hy Ro n J e r e my was a r r e ste d, t h at was s o m et hi n g we di d n ot s e e c o m i n g. B ac k i n 2 010 h e was ve r y we ll like d. H e was g r e at w i t h p e o p l e, h e’d c h at w i t h a nyo n e, n eve r r ef us e d a n auto g r a p h, a l ways h ad a h a r m o ni c a i n p o c ket a n d h e’d p l ay s o n g s f o r p e o p l e a n d s o o n. H e was ve r y d ow n to e a r t h w hi c h r e a lly was t h e s e c r et to hi s p o p ul a r i t y. I t hi nk h e di d c h a n g e ove r t h e ye a r s t h o u g h a n d we di d n ot ac t i ve ly us e i n t h e p r o m ot i o ns dur i n g t h e l ast f i ve ye a r s o r s o. I wo ul d p o li te ly s ay t h at h e di d n ot a g e g r ac ef ully. T h at i s s o m et hi n g we o bv i o us ly h ad ze r o c o nt r o l o n, b ut yo u c o ul d b e r i g ht p e r h a p s we s h o ul d h ave b e e n a b l e to c a l c ul ate t h at risk.

Q: L e t ’s t a l k n ow a b o u t H e l l o r H i g h Wa t e r Ru m . W h a t i s t h e s t o r y b e h i n d t h i s b r a n d?

I l ove a qu ote f r o m M a r g a r et At wo o d: “ I f eve r y t hi n g i s a ll r i g ht a ll t h e t i m e, t h e r e i s n o sto r y.”

Fo r us t hi n g s c e r t ai n ly h ave n ot b e e n p e r fe c t a ll t h e t i m e. S o we d o h ave a sto r y. I t te ll s a b o ut h a r ds hi p s a n d t r o ub l e.

O b st ac l e s. Fi r e. N e a r d e at h. D e at h. A lm o st g o i n g ba nk r upt a d oze n t i m e s, m i st ake s, bac k- st a b b i n g. Fi n a lly, t h e r e i s j ai l.

W h e n Ro n J e r e my was a r r e ste d we we r e f ac e d w i t h t h r e e o pt i o ns: we c o ul d c o nt i nu e w i t h t h e b r a n d b ut of c o ur s e we di d n ot wa nt to d o t h at , we c o ul d qui t t h e r um b us i n e s s a n d g o bac k to o ur f o r m e r li ve s o r we c o ul d c r e ate s o m et hi n g n ew.

We s i m p ly r ef us e d to qui t . We a r e e nt r e p r e n e ur s a n d l ove t h e r um wo r l d.

S o, we d e c i d e d to f i g ht a n d c r e ate a n ew b r a n d; w h o s e h e a r t a n d s o ul r ef l e c t o ur j o ur n ey f r o m o n e h a r ds hi p to a n ot h e r. Yo u f a ll 7 t i m e s, g et up 8 .

T h e r um i s c a ll e d H e ll o r H i g h Wate r.

Fo r t h o s e n ot f a m i li a r w i t h t h e ex p r e s s i o n, “c o m e h e ll o r hi g h wate r ”, i t m e a ns yo u a r e w i lli n g to d o w h ateve r i t t ake s to ove r c o m e di f f i c ult i e s o r o b st ac l e s. Yo u n eve r g i ve up.

H e ll o r H i g h Wate r c e r t ai n ly sum s up o ur j o ur n ey b ut we t hi nk t h e sto r y of w i nni n g t h r o u g h h a r ds hi p s i s uni ve r s a l a n d to u c h e s eve r yo n e. We a ll f ac e h a r ds hi p s a n d s et bac ks. We a ll un d e r st a n d t h e fe e li n g.

We like to s ay t h at “A Ro u g h J o ur n ey m ake s a S m o ot h Rum”.

Q: I u n d e r s t a n d Fi n n s h ave a n ex p r e s s i o n r e l a t e d t o l e a r n i n g a s yo u g o a l o n g . I t i s “Työ t e k i j ä ä n s ä n e u vo o,” c o r r e c t ? H ow i m p o r t a n t i s t h i s a t t i t u d e o r p h i l o so p hy f o r a n ew b r a n d?

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Got Rum Rum?? No Nove mber 60 Got vemb e r 22022 0 2 2 -- 60

H ow o n e a r t h di d yo u k n ow t h at ?

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T h e exc e pt i o n a lly we ll - ba l a n c e d a n d s m o ot h H e l l o r H i g h Wa t e r Re s e r va i s a p r o p r i et a r y b l e n d of sup e r p r e m i um r um s f r o m B a r bad o s, Tr i ni dad a n d D o m i ni c a n Re p ub li c . T h e b l e n d i n c lu d e s h a n d - s e l e c te d p ot a n d c o lum n st i ll r um s a g e d up to 8 ye a r s i n A m e r i c a n o ak ba r r e l s p r ev i o us ly us e d f o r b o ur b o n.

Re s e r va i s a ni c e s i p p i n g r um a n d a l s o wo r ks exc e pt i o n a lly we ll i n c o c k t ai l s.

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H e l l o r H i g h Wa t e r S p i c e d i s c r e ate d us i n g t h e r um s f r o m B a r bad o s, D o m i ni c a n Re p ub li c a n d G uya n a.

T hi s ba l a n c e d, c o lum n - di st i ll e d b l e n d c r e ate s a p e r fe c t bas e f o r o ur exot i c s p i c e s to s hi n e t h r o u g h. H e ll o r H i g h Wate r S p i c e d i s a r t f ully b l e n d e d w i t h va ni ll a, c i nn a m o n, c a r da m o m, a ni s s e e d a n d c o r i a n d e r. I t i s da r k a n d f l avo ur f ul w hi l e d e li ve r i n g t h e s i g n at ur e l o n g, s m o ot h f i ni s h.

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T h e n ew H e l l o r H i g h Wa t e r Re s e r va H o n ey & O r a n g e of fe r s a d e li c i o us t w i st o n o ur c l as s i c a g e d Re s e r va r um ad di n g d e li g ht f ul ex t r a l aye r s of swe et h o n ey a n d r ef r e s hi n g o r a n g e to t h e un d e r ly i n g n ote s of c h a r r e d o ak , to aste d nut s a n d f r e s h su g a r c a n e. T h e f i ni s h g o e s o n, f o r eve r. I t i s p e r fe c t n e at , o n t h e r o c ks o r i n a c l as s i c c o c k t ai l.

I t hi nk t h at at t i t u d e i s i m p o r t a nt to a ny e nt r e p r e n e ur. Yo u c a n p l a n as mu c h as yo u like b ut li fe h as a h a b i t of t h r ow i n g c ur ve ba ll s at yo u. Yo u t h e n n e e d to ada pt , c h a n g e t h e c o ur s e of ac t i o n a n d h o p ef ully l e a r n a l o n g t h e way.

We h ave of te n b e e n aske d, “ i f yo u k n ew eve r y t hi n g yo u n ow k n ow, wo ul d yo u h ave st a r te d t h e r um b r a n d ”. T h e a nswe r i s o bv i o us ly n o! Lu c k i ly o n e c a nn ot k n ow eve r y t hi n g t h at i s g o i n g to h a p p e n. Yo u l e a r n as yo u g o. O n t h e ot h e r h a n d, we wo ul d h ave m i s s e d qui te a j o ur n ey i f we h ad k n ow n eve r y t hi n g. I t c e r t ai n ly h as n ot b e e n b o r i n g!

I ’d ad v i s e to as k a l ot of st up i d qu e st i o ns a n d sur r o un d yo ur s e l f w i t h s m a r te r p e o p l e t h a n yo u. We’ve t r i e d to d o t h at .

Q: A r e t h e H e l l o r H i g h Wa t e r Ru m s r e p a c k a g e d ve r s i o n s o f Rd J o r a r e t h ey n ew a n d u n i q u e f o r m u l a t i o n s?

B as i c a lly ye s. We h ave d o n e ve r y m i n o r t we aks to o n e b l e n d, b ut t h at was du e to t h e avai l a b i li t y a n d n ot b r a n di n g. O ur XO was qui te swe et a n d we dr o p p e d t h e su g a r l eve l b e l ow t h e n ew EU r e qui r e m e nt b ut t h at h a p p e n e d a lr e ady dur i n g t h e l ast ye a r of Ro n d e J e r e my.

We j ust c a m e o ut w i t h a n ew b l e n d i n O c to b e r c a ll e d Re s e r va H o n ey & O r a n g e.

I t ’s a wo n d e r f ul t w i st o n o ur Re s e r va b l e n d. We’ve of fe r e d t ast i n g s at t h e V i e nn a Rum Fe st a n d B a r C o nve nt B e r li n a n d t h e fe e dbac k h as b e e n p h e n o m e n a l. Pe o p l e r e a lly e nj oy i t .

Q: W h a t r u m s a r e c u r r e n t l y i n yo u r p o r t f o l i o?

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H e l l o r H i g h Wa t e r XO i s by f a r o ur b e st s e lli n g p r o du c t . I t i s a b e aut i f ul s i p p i n g r um i n a n eye - c atc hi n g b l ac k p ac ka g e t h at t ake s t h e b r a n d´s s i g n at ur e s m o ot hn e s s to a n ot h e r l eve l. T h e b l e n d i n c lu d e s h a n d - s e l e c te d p ot a n d c o lum n st i ll r um s f r o m B a r bad o s, Tr i ni dad, J a m ai c a a n d G uya n a a g e d up to 15 ye a r s i n A m e r i c a n o ak ba r r e l s p r ev i o us ly us e d f o r b o ur b o n.

Q: H ow r e c e p t i ve a n d /o r su p p o r t i ve h ave t h e Rd J c o n su m e r s / f a n s b e e n t ow a r d s t h e n ew b r a n d i n g? H ow a b o u t t h e t r a d e (i m p o r t e r s /d i s t r i b u t o r s , r e t a i l e r s)?

I ’d s ay 9 9 % of t h e Ro n d e J e r e my c o nsum e r s un d e r sto o d w hy we c o ul d n ot c o nt i nu e w i t h b r a n d a n d sup p o r te d t h e c h a n g e. T h e r e we r e few vo c a l i n di v i du a l s w h o b l a m e d us o n a ba n d o ni n g Ro n dur i n g hi s t r o ub l e s. B ut ove r a ll p e o p l e sup p o r te d us.

We h ave ve r y g o o d r e l at i o ns hi p s w i t h o ur i m p o r te r s a n d t h ey a ll un d e r sto o d w hy we h ad to c h a n g e, sup p o r te d i t a n d i m m e di ate ly un d e r sto o d t h e n ew b r a n d.

A ll i n a ll, t h e b r a n d c h a n g e h as b e e n sur p r i s i n g ly s m o ot h.

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Q: W h a t a b o u t To m o f Fi n l a n d O r g a n i c Vo d k a? H ow d o e s t h i s f i t i n t o yo u r o p e r a t i o n?

O ur bac kg r o un d i s i n ad ve r t i s i n g a n d b r a n di n g. We l ove st r o n g b r a n ds t h at h ave a sto r y to te ll a n d to u c h e m ot i o ns. To m of Fi n l a n d was a r evo lut i o n a r y g ay v i su a l a r t i st w h o c r e ate d t h e n ow i c o ni c l o o k of m as c uli n e g ay m a n. C o m i n g f r o m Fi n l a n d we we r e n at ur a lly awa r e of To m of Fi n l a n d b ut w h e n t h e Fi nni s h Po st O f f i c e p ub li s h e d To m of Fi n l a n d st a m p s i n 2 014 i t r e a lly c li c ke d. We s aw t h at t h e r e i s eve r y t hi n g a g r e at s p i r i t b r a n d n e e ds i n o n e p ac ka g e.

T h e sto r y, ae st h et i c s, va lu e s a n d t a r g et g r o up. Eve r y t hi n g was t h e r e. A ll we n e e d e d to d o was to c r e ate a n o ut st a n di n g li qui d a n d t ur n t hi s i nto a s p i r i t b r a n d.

W hi c h we di d. T h e vo dka i s o r g a ni c b l e n d of 9 5% w h e at a n d 5% r ye. I t ’s da m n g o o d.

Fr o m a c ate g o r y p e r s p e c t i ve i t m ay l o o k t h at h av i n g r um a n d vo dka (we ll we h ave Fl a m e of Pas s i o n G i n as we ll) d o e s n ot m ake s e ns e b ut we’r e m o r e i nto c r e at i n g st r o n g b r a n ds t h a n t hi nk i n g a b o ut c ate g o r y b o un da r i e s.

Q: I t r e a l l y t a ke s a l o t o f p a s s i o n t o e n d u r e a l l t h e o b s t a c l e s yo u’ ve ove r c o m e . I ’m su r e yo u c o u l d f i l l a b o o k w i t h a l l t h e ex p e r i e n c e s yo u l i ve d along the road, right?

Li te r a lly. I di d w r i te a b o o k o n o ur s p i r i te d ad ve nt ur e s. I t was p ub li s h e d i n Fi n l a n d i n J un e of t hi s ye a r.

Q: Wa s w r i t i n g yo u r b o o k m e a n t t o b e t h e r a p e u t i c f o r yo u , m e a n i n g i t h e l p e d yo u m a ke s e n s e o f m e m o r i e s a n d ex p e r i e n c e s , o r w a s i t m e a n t a s an educational/inspirational tool for o t h e r s , o r b o t h?

Fi r st of a ll, i t was a c h a ll e n g e. I wa nte d to s e e i f I c o ul d d o i t . Eve r y ex c o py w r i te r dr e a m s of w r i t i n g a b o o k o n e day. I k n ew I c o ul d w r i te s h o r t f o r m, h e adli n e s, s e nte n c e s, p a r a g r a p hs, a ny t hi n g up to a few p a g e s. B ut a w h o l e b o o k i s a di f fe r e nt a ni m a l. Ke e p i n g t h e te n -ye a r j o ur n ey to g et h e r a n d c r e at i n g a st r u c t ur e t h at p e o p l e c o ul d un d e r st a n d a n d f o ll ow was

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a r e a l c h a ll e n g e. A s t h ey s ay, “ w r i t i n g i s r ew r i t i n g ”. I h ad a ve r y g o o d a n d st r i c t e di to r a n d s h e c e r t ai n ly w hi p p e d m e.

Rew r i te. Ag ai n. A n d a g ai n. I o r i g i n a lly t h o u g ht t h at s i n c e I k n ew t h e sto r y, i t wo ul d t ake m e m ay b e t h r e e m o nt hs to w r i te. We ll, ad d o n e ye a r.

I t was a c r a z y a m o unt of wo r k , b ut c o m i n g bac k to yo ur qu e st i o n, ye s i t was a l s o t h e r a p e ut i c . I t b r o u g ht bac k a ll t h e m e m o r i e s, m a ny of w hi c h I h ad lu c k i ly f o r g ot te n! I t a l s o c l a r i f i e d a l ot of t hi n g s f o r m e. S o m e t hi n g s we h ad d o n e t h at s e e m e d k i n d of st up i d st a r te d to m ake s e ns e w h e n yo u r ef l e c t bac k . Wr i t i n g a l s o g ave m e p e r s p e c t i ve f o r t h e f ut ur e.

I h ave r e c e i ve d a l ot of p o s i t i ve fe e dbac k a n d i t d o e s s e e m t h at o ur j o ur n ey, a ll t h e t r o ub l e s a n d s et- bac ks a n d t h e st ub b o r n r ef us a l to qui t d o i ns p i r e p e o p l e.

Q: W h e r e i s yo u r b o o k so l d a n d w i l l i t b e o f f e r e d i n E n g l i s h i n t h e n e a r f u t u r e?

Cur r e nt ly i t i s o n ly i n Fi nni s h a n d t hus s o l d o n ly i n Fi n l a n d. We a r e h o p i n g to g et i t t r a ns l ate d i n En g li s h. I d o b e li eve t h e r e a r e e l e m e nt s of i nte r e st f o r t h e i nte r n at i o n a l r e ad e r as we ll. S ex a n d b o oze f o r exa m p l e!

Q: W h e r e d o yo u s e e t h e d i s t i l l e d s p i r i t s i n d u s t r y i n 10 ye a r s (so c i a l r e s p o n s i b i l i t y, e nv i r o n m e n t a l su s t a i n a b i l i t y, t r a c e a b i l i t y, e t c .)?

p ac ka g i n g b ef o r e c o m i n g o ut . D e l ay t h e l aun c h, t ake t h e ex t r a t i m e a n d d o i t a g ai n.

A n d a g ai n. T h e m a r ket i s s o c r owd e d t h at t h e n ew p r o du c t r e a lly n e e ds to st a n d o ut to h ave a c h a n c e. O bv i o us ly, t h e li qui d n e e ds to b e exc e ll e nt b ut t h e p ac ka g i n g i s as e qu a lly i m p o r t a nt . T h e b r a n di n g n e e ds to b e r e l eva nt a n d c r e ate e m ot i o ns. I nve st i n g o o d c r e at i ve p e o p l e, t h at w i ll p ay of f a l o n g t h e way.

I ’m o bv i o us ly i nte r e ste d i n s e e i n g s m a ll a n d i nte r e st i n g b r a n ds p r o s p e r ! Let ’s h o p e t h e l o n g awai te d r um b o o m w i ll f i n a lly m ate r i a lize s. A ll t hi n g s r e l ate d to r e s p o ns i b i li t y a n d sust ai n a b i li t y w i ll b e c o m e m o r e a n d m o r e r e l eva nt . We s e e t h at i n t h e N o r di c m o n o p o ly c o unt r i e s w h e r e t h e g ove r nm e nt nu d g e s t h e c o nsum e r s to t h at di r e c t i o n by i s sui n g te n d e r s f o r sust ai n a b l e p r o du c t s.

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?

Q: W h a t a d v i s e d o yo u h ave f o r p e o p l e who are considering getting into the a l c o h o l b eve r a g e i n d u s t r y, a s b r a n d ow n e r s , p r o d u c e r s o r p r o m o t e r s?

M a r g a r e t: Ag ai n O lli, t h a nk yo u s o mu c h f o r t hi s o p p o r t uni t y, I w i s h yo u a n d yo ur e nt i r e te a m a ll t h e b e st of lu c k .

H a h, yo u k n ow h ow to m ake a m i lli o n i n s p i r i t s? S t a r t w i t h te n!

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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.

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