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F ROM T HE EDI T OR

Romance vs. Reason Wh y a re we pa s s i o n a te a b o u t th e things ( or p e o p le ) w e l o v e ? I s i t b e c a u s e we u n d e rsta n d th e m l o g i c a l l y a n d that pl e a se s u s o r b e c a u s e o f th e i r r a ti o nal or une xp la in a b le w a y i n w h i c h th e y m ak e us f ee l?

Did o u r fa vo rite r u m g a i n th a t ti tl e t hro u g h o u r u n d e r s ta n d i n g o f e v e r y scie n tific fa ce t o f i ts c r e a ti o n o r b e caus e it ma ke s o u r t a s te b u d s h a p p y, o r beca u se it h el p s u s r e c a l l p l e a s a n t m emo rie s fro m o u r p a s t?

I th in k th a t Joh n D e n v e r p u t i t b e s t, in hi s so n g “Pe r h a p s L o v e ” : “Oh , lo ve to s o m e i s l i k e a c l o u d , To so m e a s s tr o n g a s s te e l , For some a way of living, F o r s o m e a w a y to fe e l , An d so me s a y l o v e i s h o l d i n g o n An d s o m e s a y l e tti n g g o , An d so m e s a y l o v e i s e v e r y th i ng An d so me s a y th e y d o n ’ t k n o w.”

Ou r re ve re n ce to w a r d s o u r h e r o e s i s m u ch like o u r p a s s i o n to w a r d s o u r f a vo rite d rin ks o r fo o d s . W h y th e n , do p e o p le a d v i c e a g a i n s t m e e ti n g o ur he ro e s? In the c a s e o f h u m a n h e r o es , m e e tin g th e m i n p e r s o n o fte n r e s u l ts in th e d isco ve r y o f tr a i ts p r e v i o u s l y ob scu re d to u s ( “ o h , h e i s s o o o s h o r t ”) an d in th e ca s e o f fo o d a n d d r i n k , lea rn in g h o w th e y a r e a c tu a l l y m a d e c an un co ve r u n p le a s a n t fa c ts th a t a r e h a rd t o ig n o re la ter ( “ i s TH AT h o w s a u s a ge is m a d e ? ”).

Di stille d sp irits i n g e n e r a l , a n d r u m in pa rticu la r, a re n o e x c e p ti o n to th e r u le

about meet ing our heroes . I of t en hea r c omment s af t er peopl e v i s i t t hei r f avo r it e di s t illery, remark ing how unpleas ant t h e s mel l of t he ox idat i on ponds w as or h o w dunder pit s are “s o gros s ”.

P erhaps t hi s is why peopl e al s o s ay t h a t “l ov e is bl ind, ” bec aus e t he blindnes s al low s us t o enjoy l if e’s pleas ures wit hout being bogged down by t he as pec t s we f i nd annoy ing or irrit at i ng.

To l ov e and t o reas on are human, bu t t o do bot h at t he s ame t i me i s di v i ne!

Cheers !

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T HE A NGEL’ S SH A RE

by Paul S e nf t

Canerock Spiced Rum At t hi s ye a r ’s Ta l e s of t h e C o c k t ai l, C a n e r o c k was p r o m i n e nt ly fe at ur e d by M ai s o n Fe r r a n d at t h e “ M e et t h e D i st i ll e r s” eve nt . T h e r e a r e n ot m a ny s p i c e d r um p r o du c t s o n t h e m a r ket f r o m J a m ai c a, a n d t hi s o n e i s a b l e n d of r um s p r o du c e d at C l a r e n d o n a n d Lo n g Po n d di st i ll e r s. T h e r um s i n t hi s ex p r e s s i o n h ave b e e n a g e d b et we e n f i ve a n d te n ye a r s a n d b l e n d e d w i t h n at ur a l s p i c e s w i t h n o sy nt h et i c f l avo r s. T h e r um i s f i ni s h e d i n Pe dr o X i m e n ez S h e r r y C as ks a n d t h e n b ot t l e d at 4 0% A BV. 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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Appearance Wa lk i n g t h e ai s l e s of o n e of my l o c a l sto r e s, t hi s b ot t l e p r ac t i c a lly p o p s of f t h e s h e l f w i t h i t s uni qu e d e s i g n. T h e 70 0 m l b ot t l e h as a wo o d e n t ur t l e i n t h e c e nte r w i t h e m b o s s e d r i p p l e ef fe c t s a n d t h e wo r ds C a n e r o c k ac r o s s t h e m i d dl e. T h e l a b e l c ove r s t h e b ot to m a n d p r ov i d e s t h e bas i c d et ai l s a b o ut t h e r um.

T h e c o r k i s s e c ur e d w i t h c l e a r w r a p a n d h as t h e t ur t l e l o g o i m p r i nte d o n t h e to p.

T h e li qui d i s s o li d g o l d a m b e r i n t h e b ot t l e a n d g l as s. S w i r li n g t h e li qui d c r e ate s a t hi c k ba n d t h at r e l e as e s s eve r a l wave s of l e g s t h at , ove r t i m e, ste adi ly b e c o m e s l owe r a n d d e ns e r, eve nt u a lly l e av i n g a r i n g of b e ads i n i t s wake.

Nose T h e a r o m a of t h e r um b e g i ns w i t h a st r o n g, b o r d e r li n e ove r p owe r i n g, va ni ll a f r o st i n g n ote t h at li g hte ns af te r t h e g l as s r e st s f o r a few m i nute s. Rev i s i t i n g t h e g l as s af te r l et t i n g i t s et t l e f o r a few m i nute s, I d ete c te d n ote s of bak i n g c h o c o l ate, c o c o nut , dr i e d o r a n g e p e e l, g i n g e r, a ll s p i c e, c l ove s, a n d a hi nt of nut m e g sy r up.

Pa l a t e T h e i ni t i a l s i p of t h e r um r e l e as e s a r us h of c a r a m e l - dr i ve n f l avo r ba l a n c e d by t h e e a r t hy nut m e g sy r up n ote s t h at c ove r t h e p a l ate. Ad di t i o n a l s i p s r eve a l t h e s p i c e f l avo r s f r o m t h e a r o m a a r e p r e s e nt , b ut t h e c h o c o l ate n ote i s mu c h swe ete r t h a n t h e a r o m a wo ul d l e ad o n e to b e li eve. T h e f l avo r n ote s i n t h e m i d dl e hi t f ast , a p o p of g i n g e r, a hi nt of to aste d c o c o nut , va ni ll a, a n d swe et r ai s i ns. B l ac k p e p p e r a n d o ak t a nni ns t ake ove r a n d t r a ns i t i o n i nto a swe et , s p i c y f i ni s h t h at i s ba l a n c e d by t h e li g ht b ur n of t h e a l c o h o l.

Fo r a s p i c e d r um, t h e r e i s a l ot g o i n g o n w i t h t h e f l avo r p r of i l e, w hi c h m ad e i t i nte r e st i n g to eva lu ate. T h e swe et n e s s at t i m e s c a n b e a b i t ove r t h e to p, b ut eve nt u a lly t h e ot h e r f l avo r s d o t ake ove r a n d t a m e i t d ow n. Fo r t h o s e w h o a r e c ur i o us, t h e r e i s n o hi nt of J a m ai c a n f unk , b ut t h e o ak t a nni n n ote s a r e m o r e i nte ns e t h a n m o st s p i c e d r um s, a n d yo u c a n d ef i ni te ly p i c k up o n t h e i nf lu e n c e of t h e s h e r r y c as k f i ni s h t h r o u g h o ut t h e f l avo r p r of i l e. W hi l e I a m sur e t hi s w i ll b e p e r fe c t ly s e r v i c e a b l e i n a ny c o c k t ai l t h at c a ll s f o r a s p i c e d r um, I f o un d mys e l f wa nt i n g to m ake a s p i c e d r um t r i f l e d e s s e r t w i t h i t b e c aus e of a ll t h e f l avo r s i m b e d d e d i n t h e li qui d. M i x i n g i t w i t h C o c a - C o l a, I f o un d t h e va ni ll a r e a lly d o m i n ate d t h e f l avo r of t h e dr i nk . M y r e c o m m e n dat i o n i s t h at i f yo u e nj oy s p i c e d r um s, t hi s o n e i s wo r t h g i v i n g a t r y a n d ex p e r i m e nt i n g w i t h. I f yo u d o n ot e nj oy s p i c e d r um s, t hi s i s a h a r d p as s, a n d yo u s h o ul d s e e k yo ur i m b i b i n g p l e asur e s e l s ew h e r e.

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T HE A NGEL’ S SH A RE

by Paul S e nf t

Ghost Coast Tiki Spiced Rum It was di f f ic ult to re sist so met hing w it h t he wo rd “gh o st ” in t he t it le w hen c ho o sing a r um fo r O c to ber revi ews and H all owe en o n my mind. G h o st C oast D ist iller y of S avannah, G e o rgia is k now n fo r p ro duc ing a diver se line of spir it s, f ro m t heir w hisk i e s to fer net . Par t of t heir p o r t fo li o is t heir T ik i Spic e d Rum, w hic h is a m o las se s base d r um t hat has been dist ille d using t heir c o pp er p ot st ill. T he r um is age d in use d b our b o n bar re ls fo r an unsp e c if i e d am ount of t ime b efo re it is bl ende d to 4 0% A BV and inf use d w it h spi c e s to c reate t heir si gnature f lavo r.

Appearance T he ent ire G ho st C oast D ist iller y line use s t he s ame 75 0 ml b ot t le de si gn, eac h w it h it s ow n dist inc t c o l o r pat ter n.

T he spi c e d r um label is pr imar ily re d, w hite and brow n, w hic h wo r ks nic e ly w it h t he c o l o r of t he r um and c l ear ly st ate s, “ Rum w it h all natur al f lavo r s and c ar amel c o l o r.”

T he r um in t he b ot t le has a dar k ha z y amber br ow n c o l o r. In t he glas s it li ghtens sli ght ly, l o sing t he ha zine s s in t he b ot t le. Agit at ing t he li qui d c reate s a r a zo r t hin band t hat t hic kens sli ght ly b efo re re leasing a single wave of le gs.

A s t he band evap o r ate s, a r ing of re si due is lef t in it s wake.

N o se T he ar o ma of t he r um is intense ly spi cy, w it h note s of ginger, re d h ot c andy, c innam o n and c l ove. I pic ke d up a bit of lime ze st , tof fe e and c o la

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b efo re t he alc o h o l do minate d t he ex p er i enc e.

Pa l a t e T he f ir st sip c oate d my m out h w it h a swe et c ar ame l foundat i o n, w hile t he c l ove, ging er, and c andi e d c innam o n to o k t he mi d and hi gh p o int s of t he f lavo r ex p er i enc e. A llspic e, c it r us, and c o la note s round out t he f lavo r s b efo re t he alc o h o l t ake s over in a bit ter, spi cy f inish.

Rev i ew Evaluat ing t his r um was a br ut ally quic k ex p er i enc e as it de liver s it s aro ma and f lavo r p rof ile in a r api d - f ire ex p er i enc e. T here is not hing c o mp lex ab out t he li qui d, as it hit s hard, t ake s no p r is o ner s and fade s quic k ly. I have no i dea w hy “ T ik i ” is in t he name ot her t han to p er haps g et t he at tent i o n of c er t ain c usto m er s. T here is not hing in t he p rof ile t hat woul d lead it to b e par t ic ular ly f unc t i o nal in t hat g enre of c o c k t ails. In C o c a - C o la, t he c innam o n note s just intensi f y, mak ing t he f ireball c o la ef fe c t f lavo r intere st ing but not ne c e s s ar ily enj oyab le. A s far as ot her dr inks g o, i f you have a c o c k t ail t hat is natur ally f lavo re d w it h ging er, c l ove, and /o r f ireball c innam o n, you may f ind t his an intere st ing spic e r um to ex p er im ent w it h. O t her w ise, handle it w it h c are and let c ur i o sit y o r c aut i o n b e your gui de. W hile t his spic e d r um’s aro ma made me t hink of fall, t he f lavo r s di d not inspire me.

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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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Pl ac e s h r i m p i n a l a r g e b ow l. I n a m e di um b ow l, w hi s k to g et h e r 2 t a b l e s p o o ns o li ve o i l, swe et c hi li s au c e, s oy s au c e, r um, g a r li c , li m e j ui c e, a n d r e d p e p p e r f l ake s. Ad d 3 /4 of t h e m a r i n ad e to t h e b ow l of s h r i m p a n d l et m a r i n ate i n r ef r i g e r ato r f o r 15 to 3 0 m i nute s.

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H e at r e m ai ni n g 1 t a b l e s p o o n o i l i n a l a r g e p a n o r g r i ll p a n ove r m e di um hi g h h e at . Ad d s h r i m p a n d c o o k o n o n e s i d e unt i l g o l d e n, a b o ut 2 m i nute s. Us i n g to n g s, f li p s h r i m p, t h e n b r us h w i t h r e m ai ni n g m a r i n ad e.

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I n a l a r g e b o w l, s t i r t o g et h e r t h e f l o u r, s u g a r a n d s a l t a n d s et a s i d e. I n a s e p a r ate b o w l w h i s k t o g et h e r t h e b u t te r m i l k , b a k i n g s o d a , va n i l l a a n d m a p l e ex t r a c t s a n d e g g s .

I n a m e d i u m s a u c e p a n ove r m e d i u m h e at , m e l t t h e b u t te r. S t i r i n t h e p u m p k i n p u r e e a n d p u m p k i n p i e s p i c e u nt i l we l l c o m b i n e d. N ex t , a d d t h e b o i l i n g wate r a n d w h i s k u nt i l t h e m i x t u r e i s s m o ot h.

Po u r t h e p u m p k i n m i x t u r e i nt o t h e d r y i n g r e d i e nt s a n d w h i s k t o g et h e r u nt i l t h e f l o u r i s j u s t m i xe d i n. S l o w l y a d d t h e wet i n g r e d i e nt s a n d s t i r u nt i l j u s t c o m b i n e d. Po u r t h e c a ke b a t te r i nt o t h e b u n d t p a n.

B a ke f o r 4 5 m i n u te s o r u nt i l a c a ke te s te r i n s e r te d i nt o t h e c e nte r o f t h e c a ke c o m e s o u t c l e a n. Re m ove t h e c a ke f r o m t h e ove n a n d a l l o w t o c o o l i n p a n f o r 15 m i n u te s . W h i l e c a ke i s s t i l l i n t h e p a n, p o ke t h e c a ke w i t h a s kewe r a n d d r i z z l e ¾ o f t h e r u m sy r u p (s e e b e l o w r e c i p e). A l l o w t h e c a ke t o a b s o r b t h e sy r u p. A b o u t 3 0 - 4 5 m i n u te s . O n c e c o o l e d, i nve r t o nt o a s e r v i n g p l a t te r. Po ke t h e c a ke a l l ove r w i t h a s kewe r a n d p o u r t h e r e m a i n i n g r u m sy r u p o n c a ke, m a ke s u r e t o g et t h e s i d e s a s we l l.

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I n a l a r g e s a u c e p a n ove r m e d i u m h e a t , c o m b i n e t h e b u t te r, s u g a r a n d 2 t a b l e s p o o n s wa te r a n d b r i n g t o a b o i l; c o o k f o r 3 t o 4 m i n u te s . Tu r n o f f t h e h e at . Po u r i n t h e r u m s l o w l y w h i l e s t i r r i n g a n d t h e n s t i r i n t h e va n i l l a ex t r a c t . S et s a u c e p a n a s i d e u nt i l c a ke i s r e a d y. S l i c e a n d s e r ve e a c h p i e c e w i t h t h e S p i c e d Ru m S a u c e ( b e l o w).

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D i r e c t i o n s: B l e n d t h e c o r n s t a r c h w i t h 1/ 2 c u p wa te r i n a s m a l l s a u c e p a n. A d d t h e c r e a m , g r a n u l ate d s u g a r, b u t te r a n d r u m a n d c o o k ove r l o w h e at , s t i r r i n g o c c a s i o n a l l y, u nt i l t h i c k .

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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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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 10 months O ur r um h as n ow s p e nt te n m o nt hs 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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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 Ac i di t y c o nt i nu e s to i n c r e as e, r e sult i n g i n ad di t i o n a l e ste r i f i c at i o n. T h e a r o m a h as m o r e i nte ns e l e at h e r y a n d s p i c ey t a nni c n ote s, f r o m t h e Fr e n c h o ak ba r r e l a n d t h e t aste c o nt i nu e s to d eve l o p f r ui t i n e s s, c o m p l ex i t y a n d d e pt h.

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 lum 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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I c a m e h o m e f o r a c o up l e of we e ks a n d t h e n s p e nt a we e k i n M i nn e s ot a i n Au g ust t ak i n g WSE T Leve l 3 . (A ve r y i nte ns e hi g h - l eve l s p i r i t c e r t i f i c at i o n).

I t was a n i n c r e di b l e ex p e r i e n c e, t ast i n g n e a r ly 10 0 s p i r i t s i n 5 days a n d l e a r ni n g a ll of t h e r ul e s / l aw s of a lm o st eve r y s p i r i t i n t h e wo r l d. I c a n n ow e as i ly d e s c r i b e a n d i nst r u c t o n h ow a ny st y l e of st i ll o n t h e p l a n et wo r ks a n d w h at st y l e of s p i r i t i t p r o du c e s. Cur r e nt ly, I a m w r i t i n g to yo u o n a n ai r p l a n e h e ad e d to Edi nb ur g h, S c ot l a n d f o r a we e k of di st i ll e r y t r i p s a n d t h e we d di n g of t wo of my d e a r e st f r i e n ds.

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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Pe o p l e a l ways as k “wha t is yo u r favo r i te c o c k ta i l ? ” O r, my f avo r i te - “I f yo u wer e o n a d es er te d is la nd a nd c o u l d c h o o s e a s p i r i t , wha t wo u l d i t b e? ” ( We c o ul d o n ly b e s o lu c k y to h ave t h at c h o i c e w hi l e st r a n d e d o n a n i s l a n d). M y a nswe r i s a l ways t h e s a m e, “ i t d e p e n ds o n t h e t i m e of ye a r a n d my m o o d ”. B ut w h at i s i t t h at m ake s up t h e DN A of a “ f avo r i te c o c k t ai l ” ? W h e n m e nto r i n g ba r te n d e r s o n h ow to c r e ate c o c k t ai l s, t h e s e a r e t h e key p o i nt s I i m p a r t to t h e m: Fl avo r, A r o m a a n d A e s t h e t i c. Let ’s b r e ak t h e m d ow n: Fl avo r —Yo ur c o c k t ai l h as to t aste g o o d, t h at i s t h e m o st i m p o r t a nt p a r t . It c a n l o o k g r e at a n d h ave a wo n d e r f ul sto r y, b ut i f i t d o e s n’ t t aste g o o d i t w i ll n ot b e r e - o r d e r e d o r r e m ad e. B a l a n c e i s t h e key h e r e a n d c a n b e ac hi eve d by f o ll ow i n g r e c i p e s a n d m e asur i n g p r o p e r ly. I f yo u a r e a h o m e ba r te n d e r

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us i n g i nst r u c t i o ns f r o m a b o o k , b e sur e to us e a ji g g e r f o r eve r y t hi n g. A n ot h e r way to f i n d t h at p e r fe c t ba l a n c e i s t h e 2-1-1 m et h o d w hi c h c ove r s d oze ns of c l as s i c s o ur r e c i p e s su c h as t h e G i m l et , M oji to, D ai qui r i, S o ur, C o lli ns a n d M a r g a r i t a. T hi s i s t h e c o n c e pt of us i n g 2 p a r t s bas e s p i r i t (r um, g i n, b o ur b o n, etc .), 1 p a r t swe et a n d 1 p a r t s o ur. T h e “ swe et ” p a r t c a n b e a ny t hi n g f r o m st a n da r d s i m p l e sy r up to h o n ey to a g ave n e c t a r to m a p l e sy r up.

Fo r t h e “ s o ur ” p a r t , t hi nk of c i t r us e s like l e m o n, li m e, g r a p ef r ui t o r y uzu. T hi s 2-11 f o r mul a w i ll c r e ate a ba l a n c e d c o c k t ai l eve r y t i m e.

A r o m a – T h e a r o m a of a c o c k t ai l i s ve r y i m p o r t a nt a n d c a n ad d s o mu c h to t h e ove r a ll e nj oy m e nt of t h e dr i nk . Pi c t ur e yo ur s e l f wa lk i n g i nto s o m e o n e’s h o m e t h at i s f i ll e d w i t h t h e s c e nt of t h e di nn e r t h ey a r e p r e p a r i n g. Fo r s o m e, t hi s m ay eve n b r i n g bac k m e m o r i e s of c hi l dh o o d a n d h o li days. T hi s c a n b e d o n e w h e n m ak i n g c o c k t ai l s as we ll by ze st i n g a c i t r us p e e l, g r at i n g f r e s h c i nn a m o n a n d s p i c e s, o r us i n g f r e s h h e r b s. A n ot h e r f un way to ad d a r o m a i s a few das h e s of yo ur f avo r i te b i t te r s, su c h as b l ac k wa lnut , c h e r r y, o r eve n c e l e r y. I l ove i t w h e n I o r d e r a dr i nk a n d i t s m e ll s a m a zi n g b ef o r e I h ave eve n t aste d i t . D o n’ t s k i m p o n t hi s at h o m e e i t h e r ! I c a ll t h e s e f un c t i o n a l g a r ni s h e s a n d t h ey a r e a c r i t i c a l p a r t of m a ny r e c i p e s.

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A e s t h e t i c – T hi s i s t h e LO O K of t h e dr i nk .

H ave yo u eve r o r d e r e d a M oji to a n d w h e n i t i s b r o u g ht to yo u t h e m i nt i s w i lte d? T hi s dr i ve s m e nut s. I f yo u a r e g o i n g to us e h e r b s, f r ui t s, o r ve g g i e s i n a c o c k t ai l m ake sur e t h ey a r e c r i s p a n d f r e s h. A n ot h e r way to ad d to t h e v i su a l s of a dr i nk i s i c e. I n r e st aur a nt s a n d c o c k t ai l ba r s yo u of te n s e e l a r g e i c e c ub e s a n d t hi s i s s o m et hi n g yo u c a n a b s o lute ly d o at h o m e as we ll. T h e r e a r e a l s o m a ny di f fe r e nt s h a p e d i c e c ub e m o l ds avai l a b l e s o yo u c a n r e a lly g et c r e at i ve w i t h t h e m. Fr e s h e di b l e f l owe r s, s p i c e s su c h as st a r a ni s e o r c i nn a m o n st i c ks, g a r ni s h p i c ks a n d p a p e r st r aw s a r e a ll wo n d e r f ul o pt i o ns to e nh a n c e t h e ae st h et i c of yo ur c o c k t ai l.

I n c l o s i n g, I w i ll a nswe r my f i r st qu e st i o n, w h at i s my f avo r i te c o c k t ai l?

M y f avo r i te c o c k t ai l r i g ht n ow i s a Rum M a nh at t a n. I p r efe r i t w i t h a n a g e d J a m ai c a n Rum a n d j ust a hi nt of s o m et hi n g f unk y like Wr ay & N e p h ew to ad d t h at i n c r e di b l e a r o m a of ba n a n a. T h e r i c h r um f l avo r s of b r ow n su g a r, bak i n g s p i c e s, a n d m a p l e wo r k b e aut i f ully w i t h swe et ve r m o ut h, a n d as yo u c a n s e e, I p r efe r t h e s p li t bas e of us i n g b ot h A n g o st ur a a n d O r a n g e B i t te r s i n m i n e. Fo r t h e g a r ni s h, I d o e nj oy t h e t r adi t i o n a l c h e r r y, b ut I a l s o like to ze st o r a n g e p e e l as i t n ot o n ly ad ds to t h e ae st h et i c f ac to r b ut a l s o t h e a r o m a. Enj oy ! !

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G a r ni s h w i t h a c h e r r y a n d t h e p e e l of a n o r a n g e ze ste d ove r to p t h e n ad d e d to t h e c o c k t ai l.

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A l l d r i n ks f e a tu r e d i n t h i s s e c t i o n we r e p r ev i o us l y p u b l i s h e d a t : h t t p s: // w w w. t h es p r u c e e a ts .c o m

Jack- O- Lantern Sever al H all owe en dr ink re c ip e s use t he name jac k- o - lanter n. Yet , few are as simp le o r eye - c atc hing as t his o ne. W hile it ’s not a pumpk in f lavo re d c o c k t ail, it c er t ainly l o o ks like o ne. Insi de t his glas s, you’ll f ind a pl eas ant dr ink of c o gnac , o r ang e li queur, and o r ange juic e to pp e d w it h ginger ale.

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1 1/ 2 Oz. C o gnac 1/ 2 Oz. B r andy- base d O r ang e Li queur 1 O z. O r ang e J uic e 2 to 3 Oz. G inger A le, to t aste O pt i o nal gar nish: O r ange w he e l w it h a lime “stem”

D ire c t i o ns 1. In a c o c k t ail shaker f ille d w it h ic e, shake t he c o gnac , o r ang e li queur, and o r ange juic e.

2. St r ain into a large o ld - fashi o ne d glas s over f re sh ic e. To p w it h t he ginger ale.

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Zombie T h e r e a r e m a ny c o c k t ai l r e c i p e s n a m e d f o r t hi n g s t h at g o b um p i n t h e ni g ht . A f avo r i te a m o n g t h o s e i s t h e c l as s i c zo m b i e, w hi c h i s a li t t l e di f fe r e nt t h a n t h e zo m b i e p un c h.

B ot h a r e o l d - s c h o o l t r o p i c a l c o c k t ai l s, a n d e i t h e r of t h e f r ui t- f i ll e d, r um - h e av y dr i nks w i ll ke e p t h e p a r t y g o i n g a ll ni g ht .

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1 O z. Li g ht Rum 1 O z. G o l d Rum 1 O z. U nswe ete n e d Pi n e a p p l e J ui c e 1 O z. Fr e s h ly S qu e eze d Le m o n J ui c e, f r o m 1/ 2 Le m o n 1 O z. Fr e s h ly S qu e eze d Li m e J ui c e, f r o m 1 L a r g e Li m e 1 O z. Pas s i o n Fr ui t S y r up 1/ 2 O z. S i m p l e S y r up 1 D as h A r o m at i c B i t te r s 1 O z. 151- Pr o of D a r k Rum Fr e s h m i nt s p r i g, f o r g a r ni s h

D i r e c t i o ns 1. I n a c o c k t ai l s h ake r, p o ur t h e li g ht a n d da r k r um s, p i n e a p p l e a n d c i t r us j ui c e s, p as s i o n f r ui t sy r up, s i m p l e sy r up, a n d b i t te r s. Ad d t h e hi g h - p r o of r um n ow, o r r e s e r ve i t f o r a f l o at .

2. Fi ll t h e s h ake r w i t h i c e. S h ake we ll.

S t r ai n i nto a t a ll g l as s f i ll e d w i t h f r e s h i c e.

3. O pt i o n a lly, f l o at t h e hi g h - p r o of r um o n to p of t h e dr i nk by s l ow ly p o ur i n g i t ove r t h e bac k of a ba r s p o o n. G a r ni s h w i t h a s p r i g of f r e s h m i nt .

Swamp Water Surprise I n g r e di e nt s f o r t h e o pt i o n a l “ Pl as m a”: • • •

1 (3 - O z.) b ox f l avo r e d g e l at i n 1 C. Wate r, B o i li n g 3 /4 C. Vo dka

I n g r e di e nt s f o r t h e c o c k t ai l: • • • • •

2 O z. Rum 1/4 O z. O r a n g e o r B lu e Cur aç a o Li qu e ur 1 O z. O r a n g e J ui c e 1/ 2 O z. Le m o n J ui c e 2 T b s p. G e l at i n “ Pl as m a” (s e e a b ove)

D i r e c t i o ns 4. I n a c o c k t ai l s h ake r f i ll e d w i t h i c e, p o ur t h e r um, c ur aç a o, a n d l e m o n a n d o r a n g e j ui c e s. S h ake we ll a n d st r ai n i nto a c hi ll e d c o c k t ai l g l as s.

5. I f m ak i n g t h e “ p l as m a: i n a m i x i n g b ow l, di s s o l ve t h e g e l at i n i n b o i li n g wate r.

S t i r i n t h e vo dka a n d s et t h e b ow l i n t h e f r e eze r. J ust b ef o r e t h e g e l at i n s et s up c o m p l ete ly, w hi p i t w i t h a w hi s k to f o r m lum p s. Let i t s et f o r at l e ast 5 m i nute s.

C a r fe ully s p o o n t h e “ p l as m a” i nto t h e c o c k t ai l.

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

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Spirit of the Cane – The Story of Cuban Rum

by Jared M. Brown and Anistatia R. Miller (Publisher ’s Revi ew) N ine year s af ter t hey f ir st publishe d t heir f ir st histo r y of Cuban r um, aut h o r s A nist at ia M iller and Jare d B row n have f inishe d sc our ing libr ar i e s, arc hive s, and dat abase s gleaning as muc h of t he t r ut h ab out t he o r i gins of Cuban r um. T heir f indings inc lude so me r at her eye o p ening disc over i e s ab out t he c o nt r ibut i o ns made by S panish, Frenc h, B r it ish, and D utc h sourc e s t hat p o sit i o ne d t his se duc t ive spir it ahead of ot her Car ibbean spir it s by seek ing and adapt ing new te c hno l o gi e s and te c hni que s to it s pr o duc t i o n w hic h is appre c iate d around t he gl o b e.

M ill er and B row n have also unear t he d new evi denc e as to t he o r i gins of c las sic Cuban mi xe d dr inks inc luding t he M ojito, Dai quirí, El Pre si dente, Cuba Libre, and Piña C o lada. T his revise d and ex pande d disc us si o n of fer s a f re sh approac h to t he study of b ot h Cuban r um’s remar kable histo r y and t he p e o pl e w ho c reate d a g enre of mi xe d dr inks t hat have ac hi eve d univer s al app eal.

A s t he c ate g o r y c o nt inue s to grow and mature, t he aut ho r s pre sent c o mp elling reaso ns w hy Cuban r um do e s not live o nly o n it s past mer it s but shine s w it h a br illiant f uture in t he hands of a new gener at i o n of inter nat i o nal bar tender s.

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by M arc o Pi er ini I w a s b o r n i n 19 5 4 i n a l i t t l e t o w n i n Tu s c a ny (I t a l y) w h e r e I s t i l l l i ve. I n my y o u t h , I g o t a d e g r e e i n P h i l o s o p hy i n F l o r e n c e a n d I s t u d i e d Po l i t i c a l S c i e n c e i n M a d r i d , b u t my r e a l p a s s i o n h a s a l w ay s b e e n H i s t o r y a n d t h r o u g h H i s t o r y I h ave a l w ay s t r i e d t o understand the world, and men.

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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A n d I h ave s t u d i e d t o o, b e c a u s e R u m i s n o t o n l y a g r e a t d i s t i l l a t e, i t ’s a w o r l d . P r o d u c e d i n s c o r e s o f c o u n t r i e s , by t h o u s a n d s o f c o m p a n i e s , w i t h a n ex t r a o r d i n a r y va r i e t y o f a r o m a s a n d f l avo r s , i t i s a f a s c i n a t i n g f i e l d of studies. I began to understand something a b o u t s u g a r c a n e, f e r m e n t a t i o n , d i s t i l l a t i o n , ageing and so on.

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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I n 2 0 2 0 , w i t h my s o n C l a u d i o, I h ave p u b l i s h e d a n e w b o o k “ F REN C H RUM – A H i s t o r y 16 3 9 -19 0 2 ”.

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HISTORY O F C U B A N RUM 4. LEG A LI Z AT ION I n t hi s f o ur t h ar t i c l e o n t h e H i sto r y of Cuban r um, I ’m g o in g ag ain to d e di c ate am p l e spac e to B i g H i sto r y, an d n ot o n ly to r um. I ap o l o gize, but I as sur e yo u t hat t h e f o r t un e s of o ur f avo ur ite di st i llate ar e c l o s e ly inte r t w in e d w it h H i sto r y in g e n e r al an d yo u n e e d to k n ow s o m et hin g ab o ut t h e lat te r, to t r uly un d e r st an d t h e f o r m e r. M o r e ove r, f o r o ur n ew r e ad e r s I have to r e p e at t h at a g uar d i ente d e c aña (su g ar c an e bur ni n g wate r), i s w hat in Cuba t h ey c all e d t h e sp i r i t m ad e f r o m su g ar c an e, o ur Rum. T h e S eve n Ye ar s’ War 175 6 –176 3 (b et te r k n ow n in t h e US as t h e Fr e nc h an d In di a n War) i s n ow alm o st f o r g ot te n, but it was of f un dam e nt al im p o r t anc e an d shap e d a g r e at par t of o ur m o d e r n wo r l d. It b e g an as a c o l o ni al c o nf li c t b et we e n G r e at B r it ain a n d Fr anc e in 175 4, w h e n t h e B r it i sh s o u g ht to ex pan d into te r r ito r y c laim e d by t h e Fr e n c h in N o r t h A m e r i c a. T h e n t h e war invo l ve d t h e m aj o r Eur o p e an p owe r s, m any I n di an n at i o ns an d eve n var i o us A s i an p owe r s. S pain j o i n e d t h e war in 176 2 s i din g w it h Fr anc e; t h e

d e c i s i o n was t ake n af te r muc h h e s i t at i o n, b ut a p p a r e nt ly w i t h f ul l awar e n e s s of w hat was at st ake. In f ac t , i n t h e p r e am b l e to t h e Tr e at y of A l li anc e w i t h Fr anc e i s w r i t te n: “A l l of Eur o p e must b e awar e of t h e r i s ks t h at t h e m ar i t i m e bal anc e i s ex p o s e d to, i f we c o ns i d e r t h e am b i t i o us p r oj e c t s of t h e B r i t i s h C o ur t an d t h e d e s p ot i s m w hi c h i t t r i e s to i m p o s e i n all t h e s e as. T h e En g li s h nat i o n has s h ow n, a n d s h ow s c l e ar ly i n i t s p r o c e e di n g s, e s p e c i a l ly ove r t h e l ast te n ye ar s, t hat it wa nt s to m ake i t s e l f ab s o lute m aste r of t h e n av i g at i o n, an d d o e s n ot i nte n d to l e ave to a ll t h e ot h e r s any t hi n g but a p as s i ve a n d d e p e n d e nt t r ad e.”

T h e wa r i nvo l ve d all t h e c o nt i n e nt s, i t was m ay b e t h e f i r st r e al Wo r l d War, an d it e n d e d w i t h t h e f i nal v i c to r y of G r e at B r i t ai n, du e m ai nly to i t s naval sup e r i o r it y.

T h e p owe r ac hi eve d by t h e B r i t i s h N av y a ll owe d i t i n 176 2 to w i n t h e b i g g e st p r ize of a ll, dr e a m e d of by En g li s h p i r ate s an d p r i vate e r s s i nc e t h e t i m e s of Fr anc i s D r ake: c a ptur e H avana, s e ize t h e Key to t h e In di e s f r o m S pai n.

O n 7t h J un e 176 2 6 0 war s hi p s, 15 0 c ar g o ve s s e l s a n d 27.0 0 0 b et we e n s o l di e r s an d s ai l o r s at t ac ke d H avana. Fo r t h e o nly t im e in i t s hi sto r y H avana li ve d t h e ex p e r i e nc e of a s i e g e a n d a b o m bar dm e nt . Two m o nt h s l ate r, o n 12 t h Au g ust , t h e c i t y sur r e n d e r e d w i t h a num b e r of c o n di t i o ns.

I n G r e at B r i t ai n an d i n N o r t h A m e r i c a t h e e nt hu s i asm was e n o r m o us, but t h e c it y was h a n d e d bac k to S pai n li t t l e m o r e t h a n a ye a r l ate r. In f ac t , i n 176 3 w i t h t h e Pe ac e Tr e at y, B r i t ai n o bt ai n e d t h e r e c o g ni t i o n of i t s c o n qu e st t h e Fr e nc h Em p i r e i n N o r t h A m e r i c a, but han d e d bac k to Fr a n c e a n d S pai n Lo ui s i ana, Fl o r i da t h e Fr e n c h Su g ar I s l an ds an d H avana: B r i t i s h We st In di an p l ante r s di d n ot want da n g e r o us c o m p et i to r s w i t hi n t h e B r it i sh Em p i r e.

T h e B r i t i s h o c c upat i o n of t h e c i t y, alt h o u g h i t l aste d o nly 10 m o nt hs, l ef t a n i n d e li b l e m ar k . T h e S pani s h m o n o p o ly was sus p e n d e d an d p o r t t r af f i c ex p e r i e n c e d a s p i r al li n g g r ow t h. Lo n d o n di d n ot g i ve H avana c o m p l ete f r e e d o m of

t r ad e, but t h e f r e e d o m to t r ad e w it hin i t s e m p ir e, w hi c h was muc h r i c h e r t han t h e S pani sh o n e. Pe r hap s, in ac t ual f ac t , t hi s g r e at c o m m e r c i al sur g e was du e, at l e ast in par t , to t h e s im p l e f ac t t hat smu g g li n g c am e to li g ht ; any ways, it sh o o k t hin g s up an d had f ar- r e ac hin g c o ns e qu e nc e s.

T h e sh o r t p e r i o d of b o o min g bus in e s s ac t i v it y w hi c h B r it i sh H avana ex p e r i e nc e d g e n e r ate d, as ye ar s we nt by, a k in d of n o st al gi a t hat , e m p has i s e d by Cuban lib e r al s an d by t h e sup p o r te r s of in d e p e n d e nc e, inf lu e nc e d t h e o p ini o n of hi sto r i ans to t h e p o int t hat t h ey c o ns i d e r e d t h e ye ar 176 2 t h e r e al b e ginnin g of Cuban d eve l o p m e nt , an d in d e e d t h e ye ar s inc e w hi c h it s hi sto r y d e s e r ve d to b e st u di e d. Fo r exam p l e, ac c o r din g to Fr anc i s c o d e A r an g o y Par r e ñ o, t h e g r e ate st c ham p i o n of t h e H avana p lante r s of t h e n ex t g e n e r at i o n: “ It was a p e r i o d of t r u e r e sur r e c t i o n f o r H avana ... W it h t h e ir n e g r o e s an d t h e i r f r e e t r ad e, t h e En g li sh di d m o r e t han we had d o n e in t h e p r ev i o us s i x t y ye ar s”.

Ac t ually, in 176 2 Cuba was alr e ady a c o m p l ex , c o m par at i ve ly d eve l o p e d s o c i et y an d t h e s e e ds of t h e p r o g r e s s t hat in a few d e c ad e s wo ul d m ake Cuba t h e r i c h e st p lant at i o n i s lan d in t h e wo r l d had alr e ady b e e n s ow n.

A ny way, o n e of t h e m o st e n dur in g ef fe c t s was t h e w i d e nin g of t h e di v i d e b et we e n p en i ns u lar es (t hat i s, p e o p l e b o r n in S pain) an d c r i o l l o s (t hat i s, p e o p l e of Eur o p e an o r i gin but b o r n in Cuba). A m o n g t h e c o n dit i o ns st ip ulate d f o r t h e sur r e n d e r, t h e B r it i sh had ag r e e d to r e sp e c t t h e c usto m s, r e li gi o n an d p r o p e r t y of t h e inhab it ant s. A n d m o r e o r l e s s t h ey di d w it h r e g ar d to t h e p r o p e r t y of t h e inhab it ant s of t h e c it y, t hat i s, bas i c ally, t h e Cr e o l e b o ur g e o i s i e.

H oweve r, t h ey s e ize d t h e as s et s of t h e C r ow n an d of t h e p en i ns u lar es m e r c ha nt s an d lan d ow n e r s w h o had e c o n o mi c inte r e st s in H avana, but li ve d in S pain.

T h e lat te r we r e num e r o us an d of te n we r e bus in e s s par t n e r s of l o c al m e r c hant s, by w h o m t h ey fe lt b et r aye d. T h e C r e o l e b o ur g e o i s i e d efe n d e d t h e ir ow n inte r e st s we ll, c o ns o r t in g an d eve n c o llab o r at in g

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w i t h t h e o c c upant s, s o muc h s o t hat a S p a ni s h of f i c i al w r ote, af te r t h e e n d of t h e o c c up at i o n: “ O n e f l ag o r t h e ot h e r was s e c o n dar y, b e c aus e t h e Cuba n fe lt as sur e d t hat h e alr e ady had hi s h o m e l a n d.”

I n 176 3 Cuban p o p ul at i o n was a p p r o ac hi n g 16 5 .0 0 0 p e o p l e, o n e t hi r d li v i n g i n H avana an d m any ot h e r s c o n c e nt r ate d i n t h e ot h e r tow ns, w hi c h m ad e t h e i s l an d a p r e d o m i nant ly ur ban s o c i et y, a fe at ur e t hat , i t s e e m s to m e, i t h as r et ai n e d unt i l t h e p r e s e nt . D e sp ite i m mi g r at i o n an d b i r t hs, t h e num b e r of i nh a b i t a nt s was ke pt l ow by t h e hi g h m o r t a li t y r ate. T h e t wo m ai n s c o ur g e s we r e s m a l lp ox an d t h e ye l l ow feve r, k n ow n as b l ac k vo m i t . T h e f o r m e r was of Eur o p e an o r i gi n, t h e l at te r of A f r i c an o r i g i n. T h e c r i o l l o s we r e r e l at i ve ly i m muni s e d, but t h e p en i ns u la r es, s o l di e r s, s ai l o r s, of f i c i al s etc di e d by t h e t h o us a n ds. T h e ex p o r t s we r e m ainly hi d e s, to bac c o an d su g ar an d, as we n ow, a b i t of c l a n d e st i n e r um.

A l e j a n dr o O ’ Re i l ly, b o r n i n D ub li n ar o un d 1725, was an of f i c e r i n t h e s e r v i c e of t h e K i n g of S pai n C har l e s III . Po ste d to H ava n a, h e was c o m m i s s i o n e d to v i s it t h e w h o l e i s l an d i n o r d e r to r e o r g ani s e a n d st r e n gt h e n t h e l o c al m i li t i a. B ut t h e G ove r n o r a l s o i nst r uc te d hi m to r e p o r t to hi m a b o ut t h e g e n e r al s i t uat i o n of t h e i s l a n d, t h e p r o b l e m s an d t h e p o s s ib l e s o lut i o ns. H e was a c ult i vate d p e r s o n, ste e p e d i n t h e i d e as of t h e Enli g hte nm e nt t h e n h e g e m o ni c i n Eur o p e an c ult ur e.

A wo n d e r f ul g e n e r al c ult ur e, f ar away f r o m t h e hy p e r s p e c i aliz at i o n w hi c h, i n my hum b l e o p i ni o n, i s o n e of t h e we ak n e s s e s of o ur p r e s e nt . O ’ Re i lly w r ote a s h o r t r e p o r t o n hi s v i s i t , i n w hi c h, i n a di s c e r ni n g, c o nc i s e way, h e d e s c r i b e d t h e s i t uat i o n of t h e i s l a n d, i t s m ai n p r e di c am e nt s an d t h e p o s s ib l e s o lut i o ns. T h e f un dam e nt al p r o b l e m of t h e Cuba n e c o n o my, h e w r ote, i s t h e c o m m e r c i a l m o n o p o ly of C adiz an d t h e c o ns e qu e nt , m as s i ve s p r e ad of s mu g g lin g, un qu e st i o n ab ly i m p o s s i b l e to c o unte r.

T h e i nh a b i t ant s c ann ot r e c e i ve t h e g o o ds t h ey n e e d, f i r st of al l c l ot h e s, f r o m S pain,

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an d at t h e s am e t im e t h ey c ann ot ex p o r t t h e f r uit s of t h e ir lan d an d of t h e ir l a b o r.

T h e s it uat i o n i s par t i c ular ly s e r i o us away f r o m H avana: “ O ve r a p e r i o d of te n ye ar s, o nly w hat was e n o u g h fo r s i x- m o nt h c o nsum pt i o n has r e ac h e d S ant i ag o, B ayam o, Po r to d e l Pr inc i p e (p r e s e nt day C am ag ü ey) an d t h e ot h e r v i llag e s of t h e inte r i o r.” T h e r ef o r e, as i n eve r y p r o hib it i o n, smu g g lin g, i ll e g a li t y an d c r im e r ul e, c aus in g s e r i o us ha r m b ot h to p r i vate c it ize ns an d t h e S t ate.

T h e s o lut i o n of fe r e d by O’ Re i lly i s c l e a r : to o p e n Cuba to f r e e t r ad e w it h all t h e p o r t s of t h e S pani sh Em p ir e an d, in p a r t , to f o r e i g n p o r t s to o. “ T h e advant ag e s f o r t h e K in g, f o r S pani sh t r ad e an d t h e d eve l o p m e nt of t h e i s lan d d e r i v in g f r o m t h e lib e r aliz at i o n of t r ad e ar e c o unt l e s s.

T h ey we r e ex p e r i e nc e d f ir st- han d dur i n g t h e En g li sh d o minat i o n in H avana.

Custo m s dut i e s inc r e as e d e n o r m o u s ly an d, in o n e ye ar o nly, ab o ut 1.0 0 0 ship s, c ar r y in g all s o r t s of c o m m o di t i e s, e nte r e d t h e p o r t .”

Fr o m 176 3 o n, t h e o p e nin g of Cuba to t h e wo r l d wo ul d b e an ir r eve r s ib l e f ac t , alb e it s l ow an d g r adual. Eve nt ually, i n 176 4 t h e lib e r aliz at i o n of t h e p r o du c t i o n of a g uar d i ente d e c aña was ac hi eve d i n exc han g e f o r t h e pay m e nt of a dut y o n p r o duc t i o n an d an ot h e r, sp e c i f i c o n e o n t h e al e m b i c s. T h e dut y o n a g uar d i ente d e c aña was e st ab li sh e d w it h Royal D e c r e e o n 2 6 t h M ar c h, 176 4. It c o ns i ste d of 2 p e s o s f o r eve r y bar r e l of di st i llate p r o duc e d, o r a sum t hat t h e p lante r s h ad to ag r e e w it h t h e of f i c i al s of t h e Roya l Tr e asur y, by s i g nin g a swo r n r e p o r t . T h e f o ll ow in g ye ar it was r e p lac e d by a dut y of 2% a bar r e l.

B ut w hat was t hi s r um like? O bv i o u s ly, we w i ll n eve r k n ow, but we c an s ay s o m et hin g. Fo r all we k n ow ab o ut t h e p r o duc t i o n of r um in t h e past , in a ll like lih o o d n o dr inke r wo ul d e nj oy i t to day (s e e “T he G o l d en Ag e o f R u m ” in t h e D e c e m b e r 2 0 2 0 i s su e). A n d yet , c o ns i d e r in g it s ex te ns i ve us e as m e di c in e, it c o ul dn’ t have b e e n t hat “ h ot , h e lli sh an d te r r ib l e li qu o r ” of t h e p r ev i o us c e nt ur y e it h e r. D ef inite ly t h e

qu a li t y of t h e r aw m ate r i al c han g e d an d di st i ll at i o n c o ul d b e m o r e o r l e s s ac c ur ate, t h e r ef o r e t h e quali t y of t h e r um p r o du c e d va r i e d; t h e r e we r e t h o s e w h o ad d e d f l avo r s an d ar o m as an d t h o s e w h o s i m p ly adulte r ate d i t .

T h e l e g a liz at i o n of 176 4 was a s p e c i al p r i v i l e g e g r a nte d to Cuba, w h e r e as in N ew S p ai n (r o u g hly p r e s e nt- day M ex i c o) t h e a b s o lute p r o hi b i t i o n r e m ai n e d. I n 178 8 S i l ve st r e D i a z d e l a Ve g a w r ote hi s g r e at , a nt i p r o hi b i t i o n “D is c u r s o s o b r e la d ec a d enc ia d e la a g r i c o l tu r a en e l R ey n o d e N u eva Es paña ” (Es s ay o n t h e d e c li n e of a g r i c ult ur e i n t h e r e alm of N ew S p ai n) c l ai mi n g t h e n e e d to l e g alize t h e p r o du c t i o n of r um i n N ew S pai n, h e al s o as ke d t h at t h e l aw s p e c i f y h ow i t s h o ul d b e p r o du c e d: “Ag ua r d i ente d e C aña w i ll have to b e p r o du c e d w i t h g o o d m o l as s e s, k n ow n as Cur i n g, a n d wate r of g o o d quali t y, w i t h o ut mi x i n g i t w i t h any ot h e r t hi n g s, n ot eve n h o n ey ; i t w i ll have to b e m ad e w i t h t h e ut m o st c l e anli n e s s, an d i t s qu a li t y w i l l h ave to b e am o n g t h o s e k n ow n as o i l - p r o of, H o l l an d y bub b l e.”

I t hi nk o i l - p r o of an d bub b l e te st s we r e m o r e o r l e s s t h e s am e o n e s I c a m e ac r o s s w h e n st u dy i n g r um i n c o nte m p o r a r y B r i t i s h C o l o ni e s. T h e fo r m e r c o ns i ste d i n t h e ad di t i o n of a s m a l l qu a nt i t y of o li ve o i l to t h e s p i r it : i f t h e o i l st aye d o n t h e sur f ac e i t m e ant t hat t h e r um had a l ow al c o h o li c st r e n gt h, b e l ow p r o of ; i f t h e o i l s ank , i t was g o o d, a b ove p r o of. T h e l at te r i nvo l ve d t h e s h ak i n g of a s m all g l as s t ub e of t h e sp ir it a n d t h e sub s e qu e nt exam i nat i o n of t h e di s a p p e a r a n c e of t h e bub b l e s. If t h ey we r e s m a l l a n d di s ap p e ar e d s l ow ly, t h e s p i r i t was b e l ow p r o of ; i t t h ey we r e lar g e a n d di s a p p e ar e d r ap i dly, t h e s p i r i t was a b ove p r o of.” A b o ut H o l l an d p r o of I have n o i d e a.

P OST SC RI P T UM A ll ow m e n ow to m ake a b r i ef di g r e s s i o n w hi c h d o e s n ot c o nc e r n r um, but H i sto r y in g e n e r al. G r e at B r it ain’s v i c to r y ove r Fr anc e in t h e S eve n Ye ar s’ War was ab ove all t h e r e sult of t h e v i c to r i e s of t h e B r it i sh N av y ove r it s Fr e nc h c o unte r par t . L ate r, ag ainst N ap o l e o n, naval sup r e m ac y p r e s e r ve d G r e at B r it ain’s ve r y ex i ste nc e by p r eve nt in g it s invas i o n by t h e unb e at ab l e Fr e nc h ar my. S o, I wo n d e r w hat t h e r e as o ns ar e f o r t hi s l o n g B r it i sh sup r e m ac y in naval war f ar e. Fr e nc h ship s we r e n ot te c hni c ally infe r i o r to t h o s e of t h e B r it i sh, n o r we r e Fr e nc h c r ew s, Fr e nc h m e r c hant s, c o r s air s an d p ir ate s s e c o n d to n o n e. W hy, t h e n, di d t h e Fr e nc h nav y su f fe r s o m any d efe at s? Pe r hap s t h e answe r li e s in a di f fe r e nt r e lat i o nship b et we e n t h e nav y an d s o c i et y. I n Fr an c e t h e hi g h e st r anks of b ot h t h e ar my an d t h e nav y we r e r e s e r ve d to t h e n o b i lit y, a war r i o r c aste, but lit t l e inc lin e d to t h e s e a, p r o duc in g g r e at c o m m an d e r s of t h e ar my, but n ot of t h e nav y. In B r it ai n, o n t h e ot h e r han d, t h e nav y was m o r e m e r ito c r at i c , gi v in g c ar e e r o p p o r t uni t i e s to t al e nte d yo un g m e n f r o m (r e lat i ve ly) l ow s o c i al bac kg r o un d. S o it s c apt ains an d admir al s te n d e d to b e by f ar m o r e c apab l e. I have n’ t r e s e ar c h e d t h e qu e st i o n, but I have f o un d at l e ast o n e c r e dib l e s o ur c e: J an e Auste n.

Per s uas i o n was p ub li sh e d in 1818; in t h e n ove l, S ir Walte r, a c o nc e ite d, vai n n o b l e m an, p u f fe d up w it h p r i d e du e to hi s s o c i al c las s, but im p ove r i sh e d an d we i g h e d d ow n w it h d e bt , d o e s n ot like t h e nav y “as b e in g t h e m e ans of b r in gin g p e r s o ns of o b s c ur e b ir t h into un du e di st inc t i o n, an d r ai s in g m e n to h o n o ur s w hi c h t h e ir f at h e r s an d g r an d f at h e r s n eve r dr e amt of ”

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The Sugar Mill: Origins and Evolution

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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).

N ot mu c h w r i t te n hi sto r y ex i st s t h at d o c um e nt s t h e e a r ly ex t r ac t i o n of t h e j ui c e f o r t h e p ur p o s e of d e hydr at i o n a n d f o r m at i o n of su g a r c r yst a l s unt i l t h e p ub li c at i o n of D e M a ter ia M e d i c a, a p h a r m ac o p o e i a of m e di c i n a l p l a nt s a n d t h e m e di c i n e s t h at c a n b e o bt ai n e d f r o m t h e m, w hi c h was w r i t te n b et we e n t h e ye a r s 5 0 a n d 70 of t h e c ur r e nt e r a by Pe da ni us D i o s c o r i d e s, a G r e e k p hys i c i a n i n t h e Ro m a n a r my. T hi s i s t h e o l d e st r e c o r d d o c um e nt i n g t h e ex i ste n c e of c r yst a lize d su g a r, w hi c h was us e d at t h e t i m e to “ t r e at i n di g e st i o n a n d sto m ac h ai lm e nt s.”

H ow di d p e o p l e m a n a g e to ex t r ac t t h e di s s o l ve d su g a r f r o m t h e j ui c e?

T h e a nswe r s to t hi s qu e st i o n a r e at t h e c o r e of t hi s s e r i e s. S o j o i n us, as we ex p l o r e t hi s f as c i n at i n g to p i c !

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Par t 10: A Time-Tested Design, Revisited In Par t 4 of t his ser i e s (A p r il 202 2), we ex p l o re d t he Ver t ic al T hre e - Ro ller M ill, invente d in t he 16 0 0 s and w hic h was c o nst r uc te d f ro m wo o d. D ep ending o n t he s ourc e of p ower (human, animal, water o r w ind), addit i o nal over head wo o den st r uc ture s were als o re quire d to engag e t he ver t i c al r o ll er s. T h o se o p er at i o ns re quire d a l ot of spac e and lab o r, but t he mater ials availab le at t he t ime lef t ver y lit t le c h o ic e.

A s iro n rep lac e d wo o d as a c o nst r uc t i o n mater ial, t he size of t he appar atuse s de c rease d, w hile t heir to ler anc e s inc rease d, mak ing iro n t he p er fe c t c at alyst fo r m o der niz at i o n and o pt imiz at i o n.

It was o nly a mat ter of t ime b efo re t he o r i ginal ver t ic al t hre e ro ller mill was “up gr ade d ” and t his m o nt h’s is sue ex pl o re s o ne suc h app roac h made by W. B. B e lk nap & C o mpany.

T he B e lk nap H ard ware C o mpany was o r i ginally founde d in 18 4 0 in Louisv ille, Kentuc k y. Fro m 18 6 0 to 18 8 0 it c hang e d it s name to W. B . B elk na p and C o m pany.

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Fro m 18 8 0 to 19 07 it b e c ame W. B .

B elk nap and C o m pany, I nc o r p o r ated and af ter 19 07 it c alle d it se lf B elk na p H ar dwar e and M anu fac tu r i ng C o m pany, I nc o r p o r ated. T he c o mpany was in o p er at i o ns unt il 19 8 6.

D ur ing all t h o se year s, B e lk nap ear ne d a reput at i o n as a fair- dealing, qualit y merc handiser w it h a p ro gre s sive v isi o n.

B e lk nap was re sp o nsible fo r mak ing t he “ B lue G r as s” and “J o hn Pr imb le” b r ands h ouseh o ld name s ac ro s s A mer ic a. T he c o mpany s o l d sever al m o de ls of c ane mills, t heir m o st p o pular b eing t he “ N ew B lue G r as s 18 9 6 M o de l.” S h ow n here is t he c ane mill M o de l N o. 2, de si gne d to b e animal - p owere d.

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Sug a r Mill Sp ot li ght S u g a r M i ll r ui ns at t h e Re ef B ay S u g a r Fac to r y. Re ef B ay S u g a r Fac to r y H i sto r i c D i st r i c t i s a hi sto r i c s e c t i o n of S ai nt J o hn, USVI , l o c ate d o n t h e s o ut h c e nt r a l c o ast adj ac e nt to Re ef B ay. T h e l a n d i s t h e s i te of a su g a r f ac to r y. T h e p r o p e r t y was ad d e d to t h e U.S. N at i o n a l Re g i ste r of H i sto r i c Pl ac e s o n J uly 2 3 , 19 81.

J o i n us a g ai n n ex t m o nt h, as we c o nt i nu e to ex p l o r e t hi s f as c i n at i n g to p i c !

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R u m i n t h e n ew s

by M ike Kun et ka

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

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C a n e r o c k J a m a i c a n S p i c e d R u m i s a b l e n d o f 10 0 % Jamaican aged rums from t wo legendar y distilleries, L o n g Po n d a n d C l a r e n d o n , e n h a n c e d w i t h d e l i c i o u s n a t u r a l s p i c e s a n d f i n i s h e d i n ex- Pe d r o X i m é n e z s h e r r y casks. The new brand of fers a spiced rum of rare c o m p l ex i t y a n d c h a r a c t e r t h a t i s m e a n t t o b e e n j oye d s l o w l y a n d s e r e n e l y. J a m a i c a , t h e t h i r d l a r g e s t i s l a n d in the Caribbean, is renowned for its power ful, highester rums, combining aromas of ripe tropical fruits with spicy and camphorated notes that are highly a p p r e c i a t e d by c o n n o i s s e u r s . M a i s o n Fe r r a n d , c r e a t o r o f f i n e s p i r i t s , w a s i n s p i r e d by t h e i n i m i t a b l e p r o f i l e o f J a m a i c a’s r u m s t o p r o d u c e i t s f i r s t s p i c e d r u m ex p r e s s i o n . I n a c o m p l e t e d e p a r t u r e f r o m t h e n e u t r a l b a s e s p i r i t s o f t e n u s e d i n r u m s o f t h i s c a t e g o r y, C a n e r o c k i s a b ove a l l , t h e ex p r e s s i o n o f i t s t e r r o i r, a product with Jamaican roots craf ted according to t r a d i t i o n a l m e t h o d s . M a i s o n Fe r r a n d m a ke s t h e m o s t o f t h e ex p e r t i s e o f t w o o f t h e i s l a n d ’s l e g e n d a r y p r o d u c t i o n f a c i l i t i e s , L o n g Po n d a n d C l a r e n d o n d i s t i l l e r i e s , b o t h p r o u d r e p r e s e n t a t i ve s o f t h e d i ve r s i t y o f J a m a i c a n r u m s w i t h c e n t u r i e s o f ex p e r t i s e b e t w e e n them. A blend of rums distilled in pot and column stills, including high- ester rums aged bet ween 5 and 10 ye a r s , C a n e r o c k J a m a i c a n S p i c e d R u m a c h i eve s t h e p e r f e c t b a l a n c e b e t w e e n e l e g a n c e a n d p o w e r.

Canerock is infused with carefully selected natural s p i c e s , a s o p p o s e d t o sy nt h et i c f l avo r s . I t t o o k t h r e e ye a r s a n d m o r e t h a n 9 0 ex p e r i m e nt s t o f i n d t h e b e s t c o m b i n a t i o n o f i n g r e d i e nt s t o h i g h l i g h t t h e r u m’s u n i q u e c h a r a c t e r : va n i l l a b e a n s f r o m M a d a g a s c a r, coconuts from the Caribbean and a touch of ginger f r o m J a m a i c a . E a c h i n g r e d i e nt i s i n f u s e d i n d i v i d u a l l y t o e n s u r e t h e b e s t ex t r a c t i o n o f a r o m a s b e f o r e b e i n g b l e n d e d w i t h t h e r u m . C u l t i va t i o n o f va n i l l a , o n e o f t h e w o r l d ’s m o s t p r e c i o u s s p i c e s , i s ex t r e m e l y c o m p l ex .

C o c o n u t f l e s h s we et e n s t h e m é l a n g e w i t h t ex t u r e a n d r i c h n e s s . G i n g e r, f r e q u e nt l y u s e d i n t h e c u l i n a r y s p e c i a l t i e s o f t h e i s l a n d, c o m p l et e s t h e r e c i p e w i t h a fresh and spicy touch of herbaceous notes. The final step in the production of Canerock is maturation o f t h e b l e n d e d r u m f o r s eve r a l m o nt h s i n ex- Pe d r o X i m é n e z s h e r r y c a s ks . T h i s S p a n i s h s we et w i n e h a s i n t e n s e n o t e s o f h o n ey a n d r a i s i n s t h a t a d d c o m p l ex i t y and length to this delicious, spiced rum. h t t p s: // w w w.c a n e r o c k .c o m / D IS T ILL V E N T U R E S a n d K RO MAN T I R UM Since launching its Pre -Accelerator Program in J u l y, 2 0 21, D i s t i l l Ve nt u r e s ( ‘ DV ’), t h e w o r l d ’s f i r s t i n d e p e n d e n t d r i n ks a c c e l e r a t o r d evo t e d t o b u i l d i n g a n d s c a l i n g t h e d r i n ks b r a n d s o f t h e f u t u r e, h a s i nve s t e d i t s i n i t i a l g o a l o f $ 5 m i l l i o n t o e nt r e p r e n e u r s f r o m u n d e r r e p r e s e n t e d c o m m u n i t i e s . Re c e nt l y, DV a n n o u n c e s i t s a i m t o i nve s t a n a d d i t i o n a l $ 5 m i l l i o n i n g l o b a l f u n d i n g c o m m i t t e d by D i a g e o, DV ’s s o l e f u n d i n g p a r t n e r, ove r t h e n ex t ye a r. T h r o u g h t h e P r e - A c c e l e r a t o r, DV h a s c r e a t e d a m o r e a c c e s s i b l e r u n w ay t o u n l o c k s e e d f u n d i n g , a key b a r r i e r r e p o r t e d by e n t r e p r e n e u r s f r o m h i s t o r i c a l l y u n d e r r e p r e s e nt e d communities. Since its launch, it has attracted more than 30 0 applications from a broad range of applicant b a c kg r o u n d s , w i t h n e a r l y 5 0 % o f a p p l i c a nt s i d e nt i f i e d a s w o m e n , 5 0 % a s B l a c k /A f r i c a n / C a r i b b e a n , 17 % a s L a t i n , 16 % a s h av i n g A s i a n h e r i t a g e a n d 11% a s LG BTQ I A+. I n ye a r o n e, DV b a c ke d 10 d r i n ks brands in the United Kingdom, United States and The N e t h e r l a n d s , a n d t h e i r 19 f o u n d e r s , a l o n g s i d e D i a g e o, including Kromanti, a spiced Caribbean rum founded i n 2 0 2 0 by a f a t h e r/d a u g h t e r d u o, C a s h a i n D av i d a n d D a n i e l l e D av i d , w h o a r e d e s c e n d e d f r o m a g r o u p o f e n s l ave d A f r i c a n s k n o w n a s K r o m a nt i s . T h e K r o m a n t i p e o p l e l i ve d o f f t h e l a n d a n d u n d e r s t o o d h o w t o u s e t h e n a t u r a l i n g r e d i e nt s a r o u n d t h e m t o t r e a t d i s e a s e a n d c a r e f o r t h e m s e l ve s a n d e a c h o t h e r. T h r o u g h s t o r i e s , f o l k l o r e, a n d f a m i l y s e c r et s , t h i s k n o w l e d g e h a s b e e n h a n d e d d o w n a n d t h e D av i d s h o p e t o h o n o r the Kromanti histor y with their range of rums infused with Caribbean herbs, spices, and fruits. Cashain a n d D a n i e l l e h ave c r e a t e d a s i g n a t u r e r u m i n f u s e d w i t h t h e s we et a n d s o u r n o t e s o f t h e Ta m a r i n d f r u i t , a l o n g w i t h c i n n a m o n a n d n u t m e g . T h ey w o n a B r o n z e M e d a l a t l a s t ye a r ’s IWS C Aw a r d s . Fr a n k L a m p e n , C EO, D i s t i l l Ve n t u r e s , s a i d: “ We’r e i n c r e d i b l y p r o u d o f t h e w o r k we’ ve d o n e ove r t h e p a s t ye a r, i d e nt i f y i n g a n d p a r t n e r i n g w i t h h i g h l y i m p r e s s i ve e nt r e p r e n e u r s f r o m u n d e r r e p r e s e n t e d c o m m u n i t i e s , b u t we r e c o g n i z e that this is just the beginning. Our focus has been, a n d w i l l c o nt i n u e t o b e, h e l p i n g f o u n d e r s u n l o c k s e e d

funding, and we look for ward to working together to a c h i eve f u r t h e r g r o w t h .” T h e P r e - A c c e l e r a t o r o f f e r s a n i n i t i a l i nve s t m e n t o f u p t o $ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 a n d s i x t o t w e l ve m o n t h s o f b e s p o ke a c c e l e r a t i o n s u p p o r t t o p r o s p e c t i ve f o u n d e r s . A f t e r w a r d s , t h e c o m p a ny c a n s e e k f u r t h e r i nve s t m e n t f r o m D i s t i l l Ve n t u r e s a n d D i a g e o, o r f r o m other capital sources or strategic par tners without restriction. Applications to join the Pre -Accelerator a r e o p e n f r o m n o w t o S e p t e m b e r 3 0 f o r p r o s p e c t i ve founders in the United States, and from now until D e c e m b e r 1 f o r f o u n d e r s g l o b a l l y. T h e 2 0 2 3 p r o g r a m i s s l a t e d t o b e g i n i n Fe b r u a r y a n d M a r c h , r e s p e c t i ve l y. w w w.d i s t i l l ve n t u r e s .c o m /p r e - a c c e l e r a t o r/, h t t p s: // w w w. k r o m a nt i r u m .c o m / D I PLO MAT I C O D i p l o m á t i c o i s r a n ke d a m o n g t h e f i n e s t p r e m i u m r u m s a l l a r o u n d t h e g l o b e, b u t t h e q u e s t i o n i s w h e r e i n t h e g l o b e i s r a n ke d b e s t t o s avo r D i p l o m á t i c o? T h e p e r f e c t r u m d e s e r ve s t h e p e r f e c t p l a c e. To h e l p a n s w e r t h a t q u e s t i o n , D i p l o m á t i c o h a s c h o s e n s i x o f t h e w o r l d ’s b e s t b a r s: • S a l m o n G u r u - M a d r i d , S p a i n . S p a i n’s m o s t i d i o sy n c r a t i c b a r i s a s p a c e w h e r e a ny t h i n g i s p o s s i b l e. S a l m o n G u r u i s a q u i r k y c o n c e p t b a r w i t h a h e a d y f u s i o n o f b r i g h t c o l o r t h a t ’s n o t h i n g i f n o t a w e i r d a n d w o n d e r f u l e s c a p i s m (n o t t h a t yo u need escaping from the beautiful streets of central M a d r i d). T h e ve n u e h o l d s t h r e e d i s t i n c t l y d a z z l i n g r o o m s: a n exo t i c 19 5 0 s t r o p i c a l s p e a ke a sy s e c t i o n , a g l a m o r o u s H o l l y w o o d n i g h t m a r ke t d e n and a neon lit comic book themed lounge area.

I t m i g h t s o u n d l i ke t h e r e’s a l o t g o i n g o n , b u t i n fact the place is surprisingly intimate and cozy a m i d s t t h e m a d n e s s w i t h r e l a xe d , g o o d v i b e s a l l r o u n d. A n d t h e i n t e r i o r i s j u s t t h e s t a r t o f t h e c r e a t i v i t y. S a l m o n G u r u’s c o c k t a i l m e n u k n o w s n o b o u n d a r i e s . E x p e c t yo u r l i q u i d c r e a t i o n s t o c o m e b u r s t i n g w i t h q u i r k y, exo t i c f l avo r s a n d t o a r r i ve i n c u s t o m g l a s s w a r e l i ke yo u’ ve n eve r s e e n b e f o r e, t h i n k t r e e f r o g s , b u m b l e b e e s , p i r a n h a s , a n d d r a g o n s . A n d t h e m e n u i s c a t e g o r i z e d n o t by s p i r i t b u t by f l avo r (f r u i t y, p o w e r f u l , s o u r, r e f r e s h i n g).

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L o c a t e d w i t h i n t h e B i o H o t e l O r g a n i c S u i t e s (t h e f i r s t f u l l y s e l f - s u s t a i n a b l e h o t e l i n C o l o m b i a), H u e r t a’s i n t e r i o r i s i n s p i r e d by i t s et h i c a l m e n u c o n c e p t . T h i n k we a t h e r e d w o o d e n c r a t e s , r u s t i c d o o r s a n d t r e e b r a n c h e s we av i n g i n a n d a r o u n d the rooms. This ultra cool cocktail bar of fers a u n i q u e ex p e r i e n c e. I t o f f e r s f l avo r s t h a t s h o w c a s e regional spirit and culture and also uses ar tisanal p r o c e s s e s t o c r a f t t h e i r o w n i n g r e d i e nt s g r o w n r i g h t o n - s i t e i n t h e b a r ’s ve r y o w n g a r d e n (w h i c h a l s o p r ov i d e s a b e a u t i f u l p l a c e t o s i t).

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b e d i s t r i b u t i n g A p p l e t o n E s t a t e D e c a d e s . S o f a r, t h e p r o d u c t h a s d r a w n m u c h i n t e r e s t i n t h e i n d u s t r y, a n d w e a n t i c i p a t e t h a t i t w i l l d o w e l l h e r e,” s a i d B eve r a g e Division Manager for Jacques Scott Wines and Spirits Limited, John Alban. Rum collectors and enthusiasts f r o m t h e C ay m a n I s l a n d s g o t a c h a n c e t o o b t a i n t h e i r own bottle of Appleton Estate Decades at the Kimpton S e a f i r e Re s o r t a n d S p a , w h e r e t h e r u m w a s l a u n c h e d i n f i n e s t y l e. “A p p l e t o n E s t a t e’s p r e m i u m ex p r e s s i o n s are celebrated as some of the f inest rums in the world, c o m p r i s i n g a n a w a r d - w i n n i n g c o r e r a n g e. H o w eve r, i t i s a l s o a w e l l - k n o w n f a c t a m o n g r u m e nt h u s i a s t s g l o b a l l y t h a t t h e b r a n d ’s c o n t i n u e d c o m m i t m e n t t o launching limited- edition, super prestigious of ferings h ave a l s o p u t t h e m i n t h e s p o t l i g h t . I t i s w i t h t h i s t h a t we a n n o u n c e t h e l a t e s t p r e s t i g i o u s exc l u s i ve o f f e r i n g , A p p l e t o n E s t a t e D e c a d e s ,” s a i d M a s t e r B l e n d e r a n d To u r i s m A m b a s s a d o r f o r J a m a i c a , D r. J oy S p e n c e. “ I a m d e l i g h t e d t o s h a r e my d e e p p a s s i o n f o r r u m m a k i n g w i t h t h i s n e w r e l e a s e. A s o n e o f t h e o l d e s t r u m d i s t i l l e r i e s i n J a m a i c a , w e c o n t i n u e t o m a ke h i s t o r y w i t h t h e i n t r o d u c t i o n o f t h i s n eve r- b e f o r e - d o n e b l e n d o f rums from each of the last six decades. I am honored t o h ave p l aye d a p a r t i n t h e c r e a t i o n o f t h i s u n i q u e, p r e m i u m ex p r e s s i o n , a c e l e b r a t i o n o f my c o u n t r y ’s 6 0 t h a n n i ve r s a r y o f I n d e p e n d e n c e. I a m a l s o d e e p l y h o n o r e d t o r e p r e s e nt J a m a i c a i n t h e C ay m a n I s l a n d s , a t e r r i t o r y w i t h w h i c h w e s h a r e a d e e p, s t o r i e d h i s t o r y,” S p e n c e a d d e d. O n l y 1, 9 6 2 b o t t l e s w e r e p r o d u c e d , i n t r i b u t e t o J a m a i c a’s ye a r o f i n d e p e n d e n c e. A t t h e Appleton Estate Decades Jamaica Rum launch at t h e s a l u b r i o u s S u n ke n G a r d e n a t H o p e B o t a n i c a l G a r d e n s i n K i n g s t o n , b o t t l e n u m b e r 1, 9 6 2 , s i g n e d by M a s t e r B l e n d e r D r. J oy S p e n c e, w a s a u c t i o n e d f o r USD $16 , 0 0 0 , a l m o s t 10 t i m e s i t s o r i g i n a l r e t a i l p r i c e o f USD $1,70 0 . A l l t h e i c o n i c b r a n d ’s r e l e a s e d l i m i t e d t i m e o f f e r s a r e c r a f t e d by D r. J oy S p e n c e, t h e w o r l d ’s f i r s t f e m a l e m a s t e r b l e n d e r, w h o t h i s ye a r c e l e b r a t e d h e r 4 0 - p l u s ye a r s a s c h i e f c r e a t o r o f t h e b r a n d. I n 2 0 2 2 , Appleton Estate showed its power in the premium r u m c a t e g o r y w h e n i t r e l e a s e d n o t o n e b u t t w o LTO s , t h e f i r s t b e i n g t h e R u by A n n i ve r s a r y Ed i t i o n c r e a t e d in celebration of the master blender herself and the s e c o n d b e i n g t h e t r i b u t e r u m f o r J a m a i c a’s 6 0 t h ye a r o f I n d e p e n d e n c e, D e c a d e s . h t t p s: //a p p l et o n e s t a t e.c o m / KO HANA T h e n e w e s t r e l e a s e o f K ō H a n a’s KOA H a w a i i a n A g r i c o l e R u m h a s b e e n a g i n g f o r j u s t s hy o f 3 ye a r s i n A m e r i c a n O a k a n d H a w a i ’i ’s e n d e m i c Ko a w o o d b a r r e l s . KOA i s t h e m o s t e l e g a n t ex p r e s s i o n o f b a r r e l a g e d a g r i c o l e r u m Ko H a n a o f f e r s . A s t h e s t a f f g o e s through their cask selecting process, cer tain barrels h ave a p e r f e c t b a l a n c e o f f l avo r a n d b o d y. S o m e o f t h o s e r u m s a r e s o b a l a n c e d t h ey a r e c h o s e n t o f i n i s h a g i n g t h e m i n Ko a c a s k s , H a w a i i ’s m o s t f a m o u s e n d e m i c h a r d w o o d. To u c h e d w i t h a r e d d i s h h u e, KOA i s b o t t l e d a t c a s k s t r e n g t h a t 5 0 % a l c o h o l by vo l u m e with f loral hints of orange blossom and crisp apple n o t e s p l ay i n g i n t h e b a c kg r o u n d b e h i n d s w e e t b l a c k t e a a n d w a r m b a k i n g s p i c e s . KOA u s e s t h e Ke a h e i r l o o m Hawaiian sugarcane to create the base for this rare a n d l u x u r i o u s s p i r i t . h t t p s: // w w w. ko h a n a r u m .c o m /

HAVANA C LU B R u m d r i n ke r s a r e i nv i t e d t o p u t t h e i r o w n s p i n o n t h e H ava n a C l u b 7 l a b e l v i a a n e w d i g i t a l p l a t f o r m , c a l l e d H ava n a C l u b C r e a t e. T h e d i g i t a l p l a t f o r m h a s b e e n d e s i g n e d t o o f f e r t h r e e ‘d i s t i n c t v i s u a l u n i ve r s e s’ i n s p i r e d by t h e s t r e et s o f H ava n a . T h e t h r e e ‘ u n i ve r s e s’ h ave b e e n d i v i d e d i nt o ‘ G r a p h i c S c e n e s’, ‘ N e o n Wave s’, a n d ‘ B l o o m i n g Wa l l s’. C o n s u m e r s c a n p l ay w i t h 81 d e s i g n c o m b i n a t i o n s i n t h e g r a p h i c u n i ve r s e s t o d e s i g n b o t h f r o nt a n d b a c k l a b e l s . T h e r e is to be an option to add a personal message to the f r o n t l a b e l. U s e r s c a n t h e n d o w n l o a d t h e i r d e s i g n f o r f r e e a n d s h a r e i t o n s o c i a l m e d i a n et w o r ks d i r e c t l y f r o m t h e p l a t f o r m . H o weve r, w h e n I s e a r c h e d f o r t h e d i g i t a l s i t e I w a s a b l e t o l o c a t e a Yo u Tu b e v i d e o, b u t c o u l d n o t f i n d t h e s i t e i t s e l f. H o p e f u l l y, by p u b l i c a t i o n t i m e, H ava n a C l u b w i l l h ave t h i s c o r r e c t e d. h t t p s: // h ava n a - c l u b.c o m /e n / # h c - c r e a t e - p u s h LA MAIS O N & V E LI E R W i t h i t s va r i e d p o r t f o l i o o f ex p e r t l y c r a f t e d r u m s , L a M a i s o n & Ve l i e r w a s h i g h l y a w a r d e d t h i s ye a r a t t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l W i n e & S p i r i t s Aw a r d s . IWS C a n n o u n c e d t h e m a s w i n n e r s o f t h e IWS C 2 0 2 2 R u m P r o d u c e r Tr o p hy, s p o n s o r e d by Vet r o e l i t e. W i t h 10 IWS C 2 0 2 2 m e d a l s t o i t s n a m e, a n d p r o d u c t s f r o m a c r o s s t h e r u m - p r o d u c i n g w o r l d, L a M a i s o n & Ve l i e r c l e a r l y d e m o n s t r a t e d i t s ex p e r t i s e i n t h i s ye a r ’s c o m p et i t i o n . “ We h ave t h i s d e s i r e t o r eve a l h i d d e n g e m s o f t h e r u m w o r l d ,” s ay s M a n a g i n g D i r e c t o r Fr a n c e s c o S i g n a . “ We s t r i ve t o r e f l e c t t h e g r e a t d i ve r s i t y t h a t c a n b e f o u n d a r o u n d t h e w o r l d o f r u m p r o d u c t i o n ,” h e s ay s . “ We a r e c o nt i n u o u s l y i n s p i r e d by t h e w o r l d o f p r o d u c e r s , o f f e r i n g t h e b e s t r u m ex p r e s s i o n s w i t h a r i g o r o u s s e l e c t i o n .” W h i l e L a M a i s o n & Ve l i e r r u m s f r o m H a i t i , Pa n a m a , B a r b a d o s , Fr a n c e a n d A u s t r a l i a g a r n e r e d awards, it was their Jamaican rums that claimed the h i g h e s t s c o r e s . T h e j u d g e s we r e e s p e c i a l l y i m p r e s s e d

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t r adi t i o ns. C a r i b b e a n r um m ak i n g a n d A p p a l ac hi a w hi s key di st i lli n g. A n d w h at g o e s b et te r t h a n Rum a n d a n i s l a n d! We s e e k to p l a nt t h e f l a g i n H i lto n H e ad as A m e r i c a’s Rum D i st i ll e r y.

W h i t n ey: T h at ’s a g r e at qu e st i o n. T h e r um f o c us i s o n e of t h e t hi n g s t h at at t r ac te d m e to H i lto n H e ad i n t h e f i r st p l ac e. T h e r e a r e n ot m a ny c r af t di st i ll e r i e s w h o a r e f o c us i n g o n r um p r o du c t i o n. I t ’s a b i t of a myste r y to a l ot of m ake r s. S o ut h C a r o li n a h as a r i c h hi sto r y i n g r ow i n g su g a r c a n e, t h e bas e of a ll r um. C o up l e t h at w i t h t h e f ac t t h at r um i s t r uly t h e o r i g i n a l A m e r i c a n s p i r i t t h at st a r te d o n t h e e aste r n s e a b o a r d, a n d yo u m ay a g r e e t h at C o ast a l C a r o li n a i s t h e p e r fe c t l o c at i o n f o r a r um di st i ll e r y.

Q: M a t t , t h i s i s n o t yo u r f i r s t j o b a t a c r a f t d i s t i l l e r y. Yo u w e r e p r ev i o u s l y ove r s e e i n g o p e r a t i o n s a t D a r k C o r n e r D i s t i l l e r y, c o r r e c t ? H ow a r e yo u r c u r r e n t d ay- t o - d ay r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s d i f f e r e n t n ow, c o m p a r e d t o yo u r p r ev i o u s j o b?

M a t t: Ye s. M y j o b r e s p o ns i b i li t i e s h ave a l ways b e e n a r evo l v i n g h at of m a ny t hi n g s. B ot h w i t h D a r k C o r n e r a n d w i t h H i lto n H e ad. I a l ways s e e m to g o w h e r e I a m n e e d e d m o st . W i t h H i lto n H e ad my m ai n f o c us i s p us hi n g o ur p o r t f o li o f o r wa r d i n w h o l e s a l e di st r i b ut i o n a n d p r o du c t d eve l o p m e nt .

Q: W h i t n ey, yo u t o o a r e a ve t e r a n i n t h e c r a f t s p i r i t s i n d u s t r y, c o r r e c t ? Pl e a s e t e l l u s m o r e a b o u t yo u r ex p e r i e n c e i n

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t h e We s t C o a s t a n d w h a t b r o u g h t yo u t o South Carolina.

W h i t n ey: S i n c e l ate 2 0 2 0 I h ave b e e n h e r e i n SC, b ut b ef o r e t h at I h ad b e e n di st i lli n g p r ofe s s i o n a lly f o r ove r a d e c ad e i n S e at t l e, WA .

Q: O p e r a t i n g a d i s t i l l e r y o n t h e m a i n l a n d i s h a r d e n o u g h , b u t d o i n g so o n a n i s l a n d a d d s a n a d d i t i o n a l l eve l o f c o m p l ex i t y. C a n yo u t e l l u s h ow b e i n g o n a n i s l a n d a f f e c t s yo u r d a i l y a c t i v i t i e s? (e nv i r o n m e n t a l i s su e s , t r a n s p o r t a t i o n l o g i s t i c s , w e a t h e r, e t c .)

W h i t n ey: W hi l e we a r e of f t h e b e ate n p at h, H i lto n H e ad I s l a n d i s a vac at i o n d e st i n at i o n s o t h e i nf r ast r u c t ur e i s p r et t y we ll d eve l o p e d. We t r uly a r e o n i s l a n d t i m e, h oweve r, a n d t hi n g s c a n t ake a l ot l o n g e r t h a n w h at we wo ul d ex p e c t i n a l a r g e r c i t y.

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M a t t: Ye s, t h e r e i s o n e way o n a n d of f t hi s i s l a n d s o t r af f i c c a n b e a ni g ht m a r e.

B ut ot h e r t h a n t h at , t h e p r o s a l ways o ut we i g h t h e c o ns.

Q: B u t b e i n g o n a n i s l a n d a l so h a s b e n e f i t s n o t ava i l a b l e t o l a n d - l o c ke d d i s t i l l e r s , r i g h t ? W h a t a r e so m e o f t h e b e n e f i t s t h a t c o m e w i t h yo u r t e r r i t o r y ?

W h i t n ey: T h e r e a r e s o m a ny b e n ef i t s to o ur l o c at i o n, f o r m ak i n g r um i n p a r t i c ul a r.

T h e h e at a n d hum i di t y a r e ve r y h e lpf ul f o r m at ur at i o n, i n t h e r um wo r l d we m i g ht c a ll i t “ t r o p i c a l a g i n g ” vs. “c o nt i n e nt a l a g i n g.”

W hi l e we l o s e m o r e to t h e a n g e l s, o ur s p i r i t s m at ur e mu c h f aste r t h a n w h at i s t y p i c a l. A l s o, t h e vast b i o di ve r s i t y t h at i s eve r p r e s e nt , eve n i n t h e ai r we b r e at h e.

I t wo ul dn’ t b e g o o d f o r w i n e m ak i n g, b ut f o r m ak i n g r um t h e s e w i l d ye ast s a n d bac te r i a h e lp to c r e ate t h e t r o p i c a l a n d f r ui t y f l avo r s we l ove i n a g o o d r um. I c a n

Ph oto c r e di t : @ s a m p h e n g o o n f o r days a b o ut t h e dun d e r, t h e mu c k p i t , t h e c of f i n, a n d t h e ult r a f unk we a r e c r e at i n g, b ut I ’ll s p a r e yo u t h e p a p e r.

M a t t: T h e r e a r e p l e nt y of b e n ef i t s to b e i n g o n a n i s l a n d. We h ave a c a pt i ve au di e n c e of j ust ove r 3 m i lli o n v i s i to r s e ac h ye a r.

N ot to m e nt i o n o ur s of t s a n dy b e ac h e s a n d wa r m s a lt y ai r w hi c h h e lp s i n t h e a g i n g p r o c e s s of o ur s p i r i t s.

Q: A r e yo u f e r m e n t i n g m o l a s s e s , c a n e j u i c e , o r so m e t h i n g e l s e? H ow l o n g d o e s yo u r f e r m e n t a t i o n l a s t a n d i s i t t h e s a m e f o r a l l yo u r r u m s?

W h i t n ey: Ye s, ye s, ye s, a n d i t d e p e n ds.

We m ake s o m e li g ht r um f r o m a c o m b i n at i o n of m o l as s e s a n d c a n e sy r up, t hi s i s a ve r y qui c k a n d c l e a n fe r m e nt at i o n l ast i n g 3 - 5 days. O n t h e ot h e r e n d of t h e s p e c t r um we m ake h e av y, f ull f l avo r e d r um w i t h 10 0% m o l as s e s. T hi s fe r m e nt at i o n c a n g o f o r ove r t wo we e ks a n d c a n i n c lu d e

s o m e f un ad di t i o ns su c h as dun d e r a n d mu c k to i n c r e as e t h e f l avo r p ote nt i a l. O n e of o ur m o st s p e c i a l r um r e c i p e s us e s o n e of my f avo r i te sub st r ate s, Pa n e l a su g a r.

Pa n e l a i s like a w h o l e su g a r, bas i c a lly d e hydr ate d c a n e j ui c e. We s o ur c e o ur s f r o m a s m a ll f a m i ly f a r m i n C o lum b i a. I t y i e l ds a r um t h at i s f r e s h a n d e a r t h ly like a n a g r i c o l e r hum, b ut st i ll c r e a my, swe et , a n d s avo r y like a d e m e r a r a.

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

W h i t n ey: O ur st i ll h o us e was d e s i g n e d w i t h h e lp f r o m s o m e r um m ake r s i n t h e C ay m a n I s l a n ds, a n d i np ut f r o m t h e l e g e n da r y M i c h ae l D e l eva nte. We a l s o h ave o ur f i r st st i ll eve r, a n 8 5 g a ll o n l e g i t A p a l ac h a n c o p p e r p ot st i ll we l d e d by o ur f o un d e r a n d hi s f at h e r, h e r n a m e i s B e r t h a.

I ad d e d a d o ub l e r eto r t syste m to j ui c e up my H o g o r um, a n d we st i ll us e i t r e g ul a r ly.

B et we e n us, B e r t h a i s my f avo r i te.

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

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To a s t e d C o c o n u t - O ur Pl at i num w hi te r um w i t h a ll n at ur a l c o c o nut f l avo r a n d li g ht ly swe ete n e d w i t h c a n e su g a r. T hi s swe et a n d t ast y r um m ake s a g r e at i s l a n d c o c k t ai l.

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Pl a t i n u m W h i t e - Pl at i num i s t h e wo r k h o r s e of o ur r um h o us e. M ad e w i t h m o l as s e s as g o l d e n c a n e sy r up, t hi s p r e - c as k s p i r i t i s c o p p e r p ot di st i ll e d to b e s m o ot h, subt ly swe et , w i t h n ote s of va ni ll a a n d m o l as s e s.

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S p i c e d Ru m - O ur s p i c e d r um i s h a n dc r af te d us i n g o ur c usto m s p i c e b l e n d i n c lu di n g w h o l e Ta hi t i a n va ni ll a b e a ns, o r a n g e p e e l, c i nn a m o n, a ll s p i c e, a to u c h of c a r a m e l, a n d m o r e. O n ly r e a l s p i c e s, n o ex t r ac t s o r f l avo r i n g s.

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B a n a n a s Fo s t e r - O ur h o us e - m ad e Pl at i num r um, m ac e r ate d a n d di st i ll e d w i t h c a r a m e lize d ba n a n a, Ta hi t i a n va ni ll a, a das h of c i nn a m o n, a n d f i ni s h e d w i t h a b r ow n su g a r ba n a n a sy r up.

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S o l e r a Ru m - S t a r te d i n 2 015, eve r y b ot t l e of o ur S o l e r a Rum h as a p o r t i o n of o ur o l d e st r um. T h e S o l e r a a g i n g syste m e nsur e s c o ns i ste n c y w hi l e a ll ow i n g qu a li t y to i m p r ove w i t h a g e.

O ur S o l e r a st a r t s w i t h Po r t c as ks a n d f i ni s h e s w i t h f o r m e r B o ur b o n c asks.

C h a r ac te r ize d by n ote s of va ni ll a c r è m e b r ûl é, to aste d o ak , bak i n g s p i c e, a n d t r o p i c a l f r ui t . W hi l e o ur r um h as a n ot a b l e swe et n e s s, n o swe ete n e r o r ad di t i ve s a r e eve r ad d e d. By t h e e n d of 2 0 2 2 o ur s o l e r a w i ll c o ns i st of 5 0 ba r r e l s, f r o m w h at we c a n te ll t h at m ake s o ur s t h e l a r g e st a n d o l d e st S o l e r a i n t h e C o nt i n e nt a l U S .

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D a r k Pi n e a p p l e Ru m - A ll n at ur a l p i n e a p p l e j ui c e i s us e d to f l avo r a c o m b i n at i o n of a g e d a n d w hi te r um s.

To t hi s we ad d r um t h at h as b e e n a g e d w i t h f r e s h p i n e a p p l e s t h at a r e c h a rg r i ll e d a n d c a r a m e lize d ove r o p e n f l a m e s.

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Pa n e l a Ru m - Pa n e l a i s t h e l e ast p r o c e s s e d of a ny g r a nul ate d su g a r. I n e s s e n c e i t i s W h o l e S u g a r, t h e f r e s h

p r e s s e d c a n e j ui c e i s g e nt ly h e ate d to eva p o r ate a n d r e m ove t h e wate r. T hi s p r o c e s s l e ave s b e hi n d n ot o n ly t h e su c r o s e, b ut a ll of t h e nut r i e nt s a n d f l avo r e s s e n c e of t h e su g a r c a n e. O ur Pa n e l a N av y S t r e n g t h Rum s h owc as e s t h e e s s e n c e of su g a r c a n e. T h e f l avo r i s d e li c ate a n d c o m p l ex , w i t h f l o r a l n ote s a n d B a r t l et t p e a r, va ni ll a, c a r a m e l c r e a m, f r e s h su g a r c a n e.

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At l a n t i c B o u r b o n - H i lto n H e ad At l a nt i c B o ur b o n i s a uni qu e w hi s key ex p r e s s i o n o n ly p o s s i b l e i n t h e c o ast a l s o ut h e ast . S t r ai g ht b o ur b o n was a g e d i n a c o nt i n e nt a l c li m ate a n d m ove d to o ur t r o p i c a l zo n e f o r a tot a l of 3 - 6 ye a r s, t h e n f i ni s h e d i n ba r r e l s t h at f o r m e r ly h e l d H i lto n H e ad D i st i ll e r y ’s S o l e r a Rum. T hi s b o ur b o n i s n ot a b ly swe et o n t h e o ut s et , t h e n d eve l o p s o n t h e p a l ate w i t h r i c h f l avo r s of c a r a m e l, va ni ll a, a n d bak i n g s p i c e. T h e e s s e n c e of t r o p i c a l f r ui t a n d f l o r a l n ote s a r e un d e ni a b l e ef fe c t s of t h e r um ba r r e l f i ni s hi n g. At 9 2 °, t hi s n o n - c hi ll f i lte r e d b o ur b o n i s a n exc e ll e nt s i p p e r a n d w i ll st a n d o ut i n a ll of yo ur f avo r i te c o c k t ai l s.

Q: Wow ! Yo u h ave su c h a n a r r ay o f unique and interesting rums, hence m a ny c o c k t a i l s t o o f f e r g u e s t s , r i g h t ?

D o yo u h ave a f avo r i t e c o c k t a i l a n d w hy ?

W h i t n ey: I l ove a g o o d dai qui r i, b ut n ot t h e b l e n d e d t hi n g w i t h c h e a p sy r up. I ’m t a lk i n g Rum, Li m e, a n d S u g a r, t h at ’s t h e h o ly t r i ni t y of r um. T h at s ai d, t h e r e a r e to o m a ny va r i at i o ns to c o unt . T h e s e t h r e e i n g r e di e nt s a r e t h e f o un dat i o n o n w hi c h s o m a ny b e aut i f ul c o c k t ai l s c a n b e b ui lt .

M a t t: Fo r m e i t ’s h a r d to h ave j ust o n e f avo r i te. M y c ur i o us a n d ad ve nt ur o us n at ur e l e ads m e to s e e k t h e un ex p l o r e d a n d t r y t h e unusu a l. I f I h ad to m ake a c h o i c e t h o u g h I wo ul d s ay t h e o l d f as hi o n e d - o r s o m e r i f f o n t h e c l as s i c - i s p r o ba b ly my g o to dr i nk i n j ust a b o ut a ny ba r.

Q: I l ove c o c o n u t , so i f I w e r e t o v i s i t yo u r d i s t i l l e r y, w h a t c o c k t a i l wo u l d yo u r e c o m m e n d f o r m e?

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W h i t n ey: I h ave to s e n d yo u towa r ds a d e li c i o us c l as s i c , t h e t i m e l e s s p i n a c o l ada.

S o t ast y, a n d w h e n d o n e we ll i t c a n r e a lly s h owc as e a qu a li t y r um.

M a t t: I t wo ul d d e p e n d o n t h e t i m e of ye a r f o r m e. I n t h e sum m e r o ur c o c o nut m oji to i s o n e of my f avo r i te c o c k t ai l s. B o oz y, li g ht , r ef r e s hi n g a n d tot a lly c r us h a b l e. Fo r t h e h o li days, C o qui to i s t h e way I ’m g o i n g eve r y t i m e.

Q: D o yo u h ave p l a n s t o a d d n ew r u m s t o yo u r p o r t f o l i o so o n?

W h i t n ey: We j ust ad d e d t h r e e n ew p r o du c t s w hi c h we a r e i n c r e di b ly p r o u d of. O ur Pa n e l a N av y S t r e n g t h, t h e S o l e r a Rum, a n d t h e t hi r d i s o ur Rum C as k Fi ni s h e d B o ur b o n. T h e s e j ust hi t di st r i b ut i o n i n SC, a n d we i nte n d to b r i n g t h e m to s o m e n e i g hb o r i n g st ate s n ex t ye a r.

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

We a r e c ur r e nt ly avai l a b l e at s p i r i t s r et ai l e r s ac r o s s S o ut h C a r o li n a, as we ll as hun dr e ds of ba r s a n d r e st aur a nt s.

Q: D o yo u o f f e r t o u r s a t t h e d i s t i l l e r y ?

I f so, a r e r e s e r va t i o n s r e c o m m e n d e d o r r e q u i r e d?

Ye s we d o! We of fe r t h e m dai ly f r o m 125 p m. Re s e r vat i o ns a r e r e c o m m e n d e d, b ut n ot r e qui r e d. Yo u c a n b o o k yo ur to ur r i g ht f r o m o ur we b s i te: w w w.hi lto nh e ad di st i ll e r y.c o m /ex p e r i e n c e s Q: C a n yo u t e l l u s a b i t a b o u t w h a t a c u s t o m e r w i l l ex p e r i e n c e w h e n t h ey a r r i ve a t t h e d i s t i l l e r y ?

A n i m m e r s i ve, mult i - s e ns o r y ex p e r i e n c e f o r t h o s e l o o k i n g to g e e k o ut a n d d e e p e n t h e i r l ove of c r af t di st i ll e d s p i r i t s. Fr o m a n i nf o r m at i ve di st i ll e r y wa lk- t h r o u g h to a n exc lus i ve s a m p li n g of o ur f i n e st s p i r i t s, t h e D i st i ll e r y To ur & Tast i n g i s sur e to ke e p yo u e n g a g e d a n d e nte r t ai n e d.

1. Le a r n a b o ut r um a n d o ur l o c at i o n 2. Fe e l t h e h e at f r o m t h e st i ll.

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3. S m e ll t h e m o l as s e s, p a n e l a, o r g r ai n i n t h e ket t l e..

4. S e e t h e b ot t l e f i lli n g p r o c e s s.

5. M i x a n d m i n g l e w i t h o ur te a m.

6. Re d e e m $ 5 B ot t l e B u c ks towa r ds p ur c h as e of yo ur f i r st b ot t l e.

7. Take h o m e a f r e e s o u ve ni r s h ot g l as s.

8. A f te r yo ur to ur, e nj oy a t ast i n g f li g ht of n e at s a m p l e s t h at yo u’ll s i p ove r l o o k i n g t h e D i st i ll e r y a n d st ac ke d ba r r e l s of o ur a g i n g s p i r i t s.

Q: I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e t o u r, t a s t i n g s a n d c o c k t a i l b a r, yo u a l so o f f e r c l a s s e s , c o r r e c t ? C a n yo u t e l l u s m o r e a b o u t t h e c l a s s e s?

Ye s, we h o st f un a n d i nf o r m at i ve c l as s e s a few t i m e s e ac h m o nt h. C o c k t ai l s r a n g e f r o m Fl a m i n gT ik i dr i nks to t h e A ll -T i m e C l as s i c s, as we ll as, s o m e s e as o n a lly t h e m e d c l as s e s. T h ey h ave b e e n a r e a lly f un ex p e r i e n c e f o r o ur e nt i r e te a m. G u e st s a r e g r e ete d w i t h a we l c o m e c o c k t ai l as t h ey a r r i ve. We s et e ac h g r o up up w i t h a ll t h e n e c e s s a r y c o c k t ai l to o l s n e e d e d to c r e ate 3 di st i n c t a n d uni qu e c o c k t ai l s. We t h e n t ake o ur g u e st s o n a n ex p l o r at i o n i nto t h e hi sto r y, s c i e n c e, a n d t h e o r i e s b e hi n d c r af t c o c k t ai l s. M o st i m p o r t a nt ly t h o u g h, we t ake t h e t i m e to e nj oy e ac h h a n d c r af te d c o c k t ai l a n d t a lk a b o ut t h e nu a n c e s of e ac h o n e. Eve r yo n e g et s to l e ave w i t h a b ot t l e of t h e i r c h o i c e a n d s o u ve ni r g l as s!

Q: I a m a H UG E f a n o f s e a t u r t l e s a n d I u n d e r s t a n d t h a t t h e i s l a n d ’s h a t c h i n g

s e a so n i s h a p p e n i n g r i g h t n ow (f r o m M ay t h r o u g h O c t o b e r). A r e yo u a l l i nvo l ve d w i t h h e l p i n g o u t t h e s e a t u r t l e s o r a r e t h e r e o t h e r so c i a l /c o m m u n i t y p r o g r a m s w h e r e yo u a r e a c t i ve l y i nvo l ve d?

W h i t n ey: Ye s! I a m a l s o a li t t l e o b s e s s e d w i t h t h e s e a t ur t l e s. We h ave st a r te d d o n at i n g to a c o up l e g r e at o r g a niz at i o ns, S e a Tur t l e Pat r o l H i lto n H e ad, a n d Tur t l e Tr ac ke r s of H H I . Eve r yo n e o n t h e i s l a n d t ake s ex t r a s p e c i a l c a r e n ot to di st ur b o ur s e a t ur t l e p o p ul at i o n.

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Sweet Old Fashioned A s all of yo u k n ow ve r y we ll by n ow, I l ove t h e O l d - Fashi o ne d c o c k t ail te c hni que ap p li e d to r um. I ’ve t r i e d w it h s eve r al di f fe r e nt ap p r o ac h e s an d have b e e n p l e as ant ly sur p r i s e d by s o m e of t h e m. O ne suc h re c e nt sur p r i s e was t hat of ref re shin g / inf us in g t h e i c e w it h c of fe e, t h e n us in g t hat i c e to m ake t h e c o c k t ail.

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y n a m e i s Ph i l i p I l i B a r a ke, S o m m e l i e r by t r a d e. A s a r e s u l t o f w o r k i n g w i t h s e l e c te d r e s t a u r a nt s a n d w i n e p r o d u c e r s i n C h i l e, I s t a r te d d eve l o p i n g a p a s s i o n for distilled spirits and cigars. As par t of my m o s t r e c e nt j o b, I h a d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o v i s i t m a ny C e nt r a l A m e r i c a n c o u nt r i e s , a s we l l a s , r u m d i s t i l l e r i e s a n d t o b a c c o g r o we r s .

B u t my p a s s i o n f o r s p i r i t s a n d c i g a r s d i d n ot e n d t h e r e; i n 2 010 I h a d t h e h o n o r o f r e p r e s e nt i n g C h i l e a t t h e I nte r n a t i o n a l C i g a r S o m m e l i e r C o m p et i t i o n, w h e r e I w o n f i r s t p l a c e, b e c o m i n g t h e f i r s t S o u t h A m e r i c a n t o eve r a c h i eve t h a t f e a t .

Now I face the challenge of impressing t h e r e a d e r s o f “ G o t Ru m? ” w i t h w h a t i s perhaps the toughest task for a Sommelier: d i s c u s s i n g p a i r i n g s w h i l e b e i n g we l l awa r e t h at t h e r e a r e a s m a ny i n d i v i d u a l p r ef e r e n c e s a s t h e r e a r e r u m s a n d c i g a r s i n t h e wo r l d.

I b e l i eve a p a i r i n g i s a n ex p e r i e n c e t h a t s h o u l d n ot b e l i m i te d t o o n l y t w o p r o d u c t s; i t i s s o m et h i n g t h a t c a n b e i n c o r p o r a te d i nt o o u r l i ve s . I hope to help our r e a d e r s d i s c ove r a n d a p p r e c i ate t h e pleasure of tr ying 2022 n ew t h i n g s (o r ex p e r i e n c i n g k n o w n t h i n g s i n n ew way s).

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Fo r t h e c i g ar I s e l e c te d a Ro busto (5 x 52) N atur al Lote 2 3 f r o m Pe r d o m o, f r o m t h e Este lí Vall ey, N i c ar ag ua. T hi s i s a to bac c o t hat c o m e s f r o m a n ew par c e l, t h e l e ave s are t h e n ag e d b et we e n 4 an d 6 ye ar s, re sult in g in a c r e amy c har ac te r, m e dium b o dy w it h hint s of p e anut , c of fe e an d dr i e d f r uit s. T hi s g e o g r ap hi c al are a p r o duc e s t hr e e di f fe r e nt w r ap p e r s: C o nn e c t i c ut , M adur o an d N atur al, t hi s last o n e i s t h e o n e we’ll b e sm o k in g in t hi s pair in g.

T h e w r ap p e r i s exqui s ite, we ll - wo r ke d an d w it h a natur al to ast . A f te r c ut t in g an d li g ht in g t h e c i g ar, I n ot i c e d t hat t h e dr aw was exc e ll e nt , w hi c h m ag ni f i e d all t h e n ote s I p e r c e i ve d p r i o r to t h e li ght in g.

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A s I p r o gre s s e d f r o m t h e f ir st to t h e s e c o n d t hir d of t h e c i g ar, I n ot i c e d t hat t h e t r ans it i o n was ve r y sm o ot h an d s e am l e s s, t h e c i g ar ke pt balanc in g t h e c o c k t ai l w it h it s war m n ote s an d hint s of dr y f r uit s. It i s t r uly a s imp l e an d e nj oyab l e pair in g, p e r fe c t fo r a dinne r par t y w it h f r i e n ds. I h o p e yo u are ab l e to re c re ate it at h o m e.

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