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Sweet Analogies M y ru m co n sul ti n g c l i e n ts , a s w e l l a s , t he stu d e n ts w h o h a v e ta k e n m y R u m Un ive rsity clas s e s , k n o w v e r y w e l l t ha t I lo ve a na l o g i e s . Th e y a r e o n e of m y p re fe rre d w a y s to e x p l a i n n e w o r co mp le x to p ic s to a u d i e n c e s th a t a r e unfa milia r wit h th e m a te r i a l .

Fortu n a te ly fo r m e , fe r m e n ta ti o n , di stilla tio n , a gi n g , b l e n d i n g , b o ttl i n g m arke tin g , e t c ., a r e a l l a c ti v i ti e s th a t have mu ch in c o m m o n w i th n a tu r a l pro ce sse s, whi c h g i v e s m e a c c e s s t o an a lmo st in fi n i te n u m b e r o f a n a l o g ies .

Su g a rca n e , ho w e v e r, I fi n d p a r ti c u l a rl y f ascin a tin g a n d i n s p i r i n g , p a r tl y b e caus e I’v e sp e n t d e c a d e s s tu d y i n g i t a n d wo rkin g with i t, b u t a l s o b e c a u s e o f i t s imp a ct o n h u m a n i ty a s a w h o l e .

Se p te mb e r h as fi n a l l y a r r i v e d , a n d , in th e So u th er n US A, th i s m e a n s th a t t he sta rt o f sug a r c a n e h a r v e s t i s r i g ht aro u n d th e co r n e r. Bu t p r o d u c i n g su g a rca n e is a c o m p l e x p r o c e s s th a t in vo lve s mo re th a n j u s t h a r v e s ti n g the ca n e wh e n it r e a c h e s m a tu r i ty : s e e dc ane nee d s to b e c o n s ta n tl y r e - i n tr o d u c e d , t o re p la ce o ld c a n e th a t n o l o n g e r pro d u ce s th e e x p e c te d y i e l d s . Th i s m ea n s th a t com m e r c i a l fa r m e r s m u st devo te a p e rc e n ta g e o f th e i r l a n d to cu ltiva te se e dc a n e th a t i s d e s ti n e d t o be p la n te d , ra th e r th a n p r o c e s s e d a nd so ld . Ha rve sti n g s e e d c a n e th e r e fo r e is a co stly e n d e a v o r, b u t o n e th a t mus t be in co rp o ra te d i n to th e b u s i n e s s p l an of su cce ssfu l o p e r a ti o n s . As m u c h a s a q u a rte r o f a fa r m e r ’s l a n d m a y b e devo te d to e n s u r i n g th e i r a v a i l a b i l i ty of se e d ca n e !

Ho w mu ch o f y o u r r e s o u r c e s ( ti m e , ene rg y, mo n ey ) d o y o u e a r m a r k to ensu re yo u r ab i l i ty to “ o p e r a te ” a s the perso n yo u a r e a n d w a n t to c o n ti n u e

t o be? M uc h l ik e a c ane f armer w ho negl ec t s t o produc e s eedc ane f or his s ugarc ane f i el ds , we humans w ill also pay t he pric e w hen we negl ec t t o s et as ide res erv es we need t o c ont inue t o f unc t i on properl y.

E v en ol d age, l ik e old s oil, c an s t ill be f ert ile and produc t i v e, gi v en t he ri ght amount of c are, amendment s / nut ri t i o n and pl anni ng, Tak e c are of y our pers onal “s oil” s o th e f rui t of y our labor nev er dri es up.

Cheers !

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G o t Ru m ? S e p t e mb e r 2 0 22 - 5

THE A NGEL’S SH A RE

by Paul S e nf t

Kaniche XO Double Wood Rum

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

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

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

Che er s!

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W hil e sh o p p in g at Tot al W ine, I c am e ac r o s s t hi s r um an d t h o u ght it wo ul d b e inte re st in g to evaluate. T h e r um in a b l e n d of p ot an d c o lumn st ill r um s di st i ll e d in B ar bad o s an d ag e d fo r an unsp e c i f i e d t im e p e r i o d in us e d B o ur b o n c asks. T h e r um i s t h e n ship p e d to Fr anc e an d ag e d fo r an ad dit i o nal 18 m o nt hs in us e d c o gnac c asks at t h e M ai s o n Fe r r an d e st ate. A f te r t h e r um’s s e c o n d agin g, t h e p r o duc t i s b l e n d e d to 4 0% A BV, b ot t l e d in Fr anc e, an d imp o r te d by D eut s c h Family S p ir it s to t h e U.S. Appearance T h e b ot t l e of r um i s s o l d in a dar kst aine d wo o de n b ox t hat s li de s o p e n.

T h e lab e l s p r ov i de a minimum am o unt of info r m at i o n ab o ut t h e p r o duc t . H oweve r, t h e Tot al W ine we bs ite had a lit t l e m o r e info r m at i o n ab o ut h ow t h e r um was p r o duc e d an d agin g info r m at i o n.

T h e b ot t l e i s a l o n g - ne c ke d 75 0 m l b ot t l e s e c ure d w it h a sy nt h et i c c o r k , w it h a b lac k s e c ur it y w r ap. T h e li qui d i s a dar k amb e r c o l o r in t h e b ot t l e an d g las s.

S w ir lin g t h e li qui d c re ate s a t hin ban d t hat qui c k ly t hi c ke ns an d b e gins dr o p p in g wave s of l e g s d ow n t h e s i de of t h e g las s.

A f te r t h e fo ur t h wave, t h e ban d b e gins evap o r at in g, l e av in g re s i due ar o un d t h e glas s.

Nose T h e ar o m a of t hi s r um c o ul d b e sum m e d up in a s in gl e wo r d: SWEE T. H oweve r, it i s a bit m o re c o mp l ex t han t hat . I di s c ove re d n ote s of c ar am e l, st r o n g c o c o nut , an d vanilla ex t r ac t , w it h subt l e n ote s of sto ne f r uit an d c o c o a.

Pa l a t e T h e ast r in g e nc y of t h e wo o d n ote s was a lit t l e of f- p ut t in g f r o m t h e f ir st s ip, as a st r o n g swe et c o c o nut m o c ha f lavo r d o minate d t h e palate. A s I c o nt inu e d to evaluate t h e li qui d, I fo un d n ote s of sh e r r y, c ar am e l, c har r e d o ak t annins, c o p p e r, r ai sins, an d bak in g sp i c e s. T h e f ini sh i s a b it c o m bat i ve b et we e n t h e bit te r wo o d sp i c in e s s an d t h e swe et n ote s, t r ansfo r min g into an e ar t hy c o c o nut swe et n e s s t hat lin g e r s o n t h e palate fo r quite a w hi l e.

W h e n I p urc has e d t hi s r um, I t h o u g ht it wo ul d b e s o m et hin g inte r e st in g to evaluate as I had s e e n t h e K ani c h e b r an d o n t h e sh e l ve s fo r ye ar s. It was n ot unt il I b r o u g ht it h o m e t hat I r e alize d it was, in e s s e nc e, a Fe r r an d p r o duc t un d e r a di f fe re nt nam e. T hi s was n ot a d ow nsi d e, as it just g ave m e a m et r i c to c o mpare it w it h ot h e r r um s p r o duc e d w it h a similar d o ub l e agin g m et h o d. D ur in g t h e t ast in g, t h e r um l ef t a g o o d b it of r e si du e ar o un d t h e m o ut h t hat I di d n ot e nj oy. O ve r all, fo r m e, it f all s into t hat de s s e r t , “af te r dinn e r ” r um c ate g o r y w h e n yo u want s o m et hin g swe et . I like d t h e e ar t hy sp i c e n ote s, but t h e swe et n e s s was a b it ove r w h e lmin g in t h e ove r all evaluat i o n. I f yo u like yo ur r ums o n t h e swe et s i d e, yo u w i ll f in d t hi s to b e an e nj oyab l e s ip p e r. If yo u d o n ot , I wo ul d su g g e st p ur c has in g an ot h e r p r o duc t .

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THE A NGEL’S SH A RE

by Paul S e nf t

Zaya 16 Year Coc obana Rum Walk ing dow n t he aisle of my l o c al sto re, I found t his new of fer ing f ro m Z aya. I had t r i e d t he o r i ginal r um year s ag o, and was int r i gue d t hat a 16 -year- o l d r um blend would b e use d as a c o mp o nent in a f lavo re d pr o duc t .

Z aya is a c o lumn st ill r um dist ille d in Tr ini dad and To bag o t hat is ag e d in use d w hite oak b our b o n c asks.

T he r um is t hen blende d w it h f lavo r addit ive s to 4 0% A BV and imp o r te d by Inf inium S pir it s.

Appearance T he b ot t le is a hef t y 75 0 ml c usto m Z aya de si gn, seale d w it h a c lear se c ur it y w r ap and sy nt het ic c o r k. T he li qui d is a dar k amb er c o l o r in t he b ot t le t hat li ghtens sli ght ly in t he glas s.

Agit at ing t he li qui d c reate s a t hin band ar ound t he glas s t hat sl ow ly t hic kens and dr o ps a single set of tear s b efo re evap o r at ing, leaving quite a bit of re si due in it s wake.

N o se Pour ing t he r um into t he glas s f l o o de d t he r o o m w it h t he aro ma of c o c oa, bananas and vanilla. A f ter t he aro ma set t le d dow n, I also found note s of o r ange ze st w it h nut me g, c innam o n and allspic e.

Pa l a t e T he init ial sip of t he r um was intere st ing as t he r ush of c o c oa and sweet r ip e banana f lavo r s was l e s s sweet t han t he aro ma. T he spic e and

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c it r us note s f ro m t he aro ma are all p re sent , and t hey ground t he p rof ile.

A s t he f lavo r s b e gin to fade, t he oak c har lends an unp leas ant bit ter ac i dit y to t he me dium f inish.

Rev i ew W hen I evaluate r ums of t his nature, I f ind myse lf ask ing w hat were t he engine er s’ g oals? D i d t hey ac hi eve t hem? A f ter evaluat ing t he spir it , my answer must b e “ ye s, s o r t of.” Ye s, t he aro ma and f lavo r are c o c oa and banana f lavo re d. I like d h ow t he spic e s adde d a muc h - ne e de d ear t hy e lem ent and c reate d s o me c o mp lex it y in an ot her w ise t wo - note p r of il e. W here t hings went si deways fo r me was t he bit ter ne s s and ac i dit y in t he f inish and t he m out hfe e l as t he r um fade d.

My to ngue and te et h were c overe d in re si due t hat to o k sever al sips of water to c lear.

At it s c o re, t his is an intere st ingly f lavo re d spic e d r um w it h a small am ount of ag e d r um in t he blend. It h o lds a uni que p lac e in t he r um wo r l d w it h it s f lavo r p rof ile, but t he t hings t hat make it uni que als o limit it s usef ulne s s. I am sure an enter p r ising c o c k t ail c reato r c oul d wo r k s o m e magi c w it h it , k now ing t he f inish w ill have to b e t ame d, and it c oul d b e intere st ing in any re c ip e t hat p lays to t he banana and spic e d f lavo r s in t he li qui d.

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

by Chef Susan W hitley

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Veal Chops in Casserole Sauce I n g r e d i e nt s f o r Ve a l C h o p s: • • • •

4 ve a l C h o p s , ¾ i n c h t o 1 i n c h t h i c k S a l t , Pe p p e r a n d Pa p r i k a t o t a s te A l l P u r p o s e Fl o u r, t o c o at c h o p s 3 T b s p. B u t te r, o r O l i ve O i l

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(highly recommend the Hungarian S we et Pa p r i k a) o n b ot h s i d e s o f t h e chops and then roll each chop in f l o u r.

H e at u p p a n a n d a d d b u t te r o r o l i ve o i l. B r o w n t h e c h o p s i n a p a n o n b ot h s i d e s . Tr a n s f e r t h e c h o p s t o a c a s s e r o l e d i s h t h at h a s a l i d.

C o o k f o r o n e h o u r a n d 2 0 m i n u te s i n t h e f o l l o w i n g s a u c e:

I n g r e d i e nt s f o r C a s s e r o l e S a u c e: • • • • • • • • • •

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M i x a l l i n g r e d i e nt s a b ove i n a b o w l a n d t h e n p o u r ove r t h e c h o p s . C ove r w i t h l i d a n d p l a c e i n m i d d l e r a c k o f ove n.

N o te: I f s a u c e i s t o o t h i n, yo u c a n t h i c ke n i t by a d d i n g c o r n s t a r c h, f l o u r o r arrowroot.

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Caramel Orange Custard I n g r e d i e nt s: • • • • • •

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I n a s e p a r ate b ow l, p l ac e e g g w h i te s a n d s e a s a l t . B e at e g g w h i te s u nt i l st i f f. Fo l d t h e e g g w h i te s i nto t h e f i r st b ow l w i t h t h e r e s t of t h e i n g r e di e nt s.

I n a s au c e p a n o n m e di u m h e at , a d d t h e ¼ c u p of s u g a r a n d m e l t c o m p l ete l y u nt i l a n a m b e r c o l o r.

I m m e d i ate l y p o u r t h e c a r a m e l i nto 4 c u st a r d c u p s. M a ke s u r e to t u r n e a c h c u p to s p r e a d s au c e eve n l y. Po u r t h e c u st a r d i nto e a c h c u p. Pl a c e t h e c u p s i n a p a n f i l l e d ¼ f u l l of wate r. B a ke f o r 3 0 m i n u te s at 375° F o r u nt i l c u st a r d s et s. W h e n t h e c e nte r of t h e c u s t a r d i s n o l o n g e r r u n ny, r e m ove f r o m ove n.

T h i s d e s s e r t c a n b e s e r ve d wa r m o r c o l d. Fo r b e st r e s u l t s , a l l ow to s et i n r ef r i g e r ato r ove r n i g ht .

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RUM A ging Science: French Oak vs.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rum aged in a new, French oak barrel, af ter 8 months O ur r um h as n ow s p e nt e i g ht f ull m o nt h s i ns i d e i t s ba r r e l at Rum C e nt r a l ’s a g i n g c e ll a r. T h e te m p e r at ur e dur i n g t h e m o nt h of Au g ust was b r ut a lly - h ot a n d dr y, mu c h h ot te r t h a n t h e n o r m. We a l s o r e c e i ve d a ve r y l a r g e a m o unt of r ai n at t h e e n d of t h e m o nt h.

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

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

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

Organoleptic Changes 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. T h e t a nni ns a r e mu c h m o r e ox i dize d, b ut f r e s h t a nni ns (un - ox i dize d) c o nt i nu e to b e ex t r ac te d f r o m t h e ba r r e l.

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

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G o t Ru m ? S e p t e mb e r 2 0 2 2 - 2 1

S u g a r c a n e Ta xo n o my S u g a r c a n e i s a g e nus of 6 to 37 s p e c i e s (d e p e n di n g o n t a xo n o m i c i nte r p r et at i o n) of t a ll g r as s e s (f a m i ly Poac eae, O r d e r C y p er a l es), n at i ve to wa r m - te m p e r ate to t r o p i c a l r e g i o ns of t h e O l d Wo r l d.

S u g a r c a n e H a r ve s t H a n d c ut t i n g i s t h e m o st c o m m o n h a r ve st i n g m et h o d t h r o u g h o ut t h e wo r l d b ut s o m e l o c at i o ns h ave us e d m e c h a ni c a l h a r ve ste r s f o r s eve r a l ye a r s. A f te r c ut t i n g, t h e c a n e i s l o ad e d by h a n d, m e c h a ni c a l g r a b l o ad e r s, o r c o nt i nu o us l o ad e r s. C a n e i s t r a ns p o r te d to t h e m i ll s us i n g t r ai l e r s, t r u c ks, r ai l c a r s, o r ba r g e s, d e p e n di n g up o n t h e r e l at i ve l o c at i o n of t h e c a n e f i e l ds a n d t h e p r o c e s s i n g p l a nt s.

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S u g a r c a n e h ave sto ut , j o i nte d, f i b r o us st a lks t h at a r e r i c h i n su g a r a n d m e asur e 2 to 6 m ete r s t a ll. A ll of t h e su g a r c a n e s p e c i e s i nte r b r e e d, a n d to day ’s m a j o r c o m m e r c i a l c ult i va r s a r e c o m p l ex hy b r i ds.

S u g a r c a n e i s r e s p o ns i b l e f o r a r o un d 70% of t h e r aw t a b l e su g a r p r o du c t i o n wo r l d w i d e, w i t h t h e r e m ai ni n g p r o du c t i o n c o m i n g f r o m su g a r b e et (i n te m p e r ate c o unt r i e s). S u g a r c a n e sto r e s e n e r g y as t h e n o n - r e du c i n g di s ac c h a r i d e su c r o s e, w hi c h ac c umul ate s i n l a r g e a m o unt s i n t h e vac u o l e s of p a r e n c hy m a c e ll s of ste m t i s su e s (up to 2 3% w/ v). T hi s o r g a ni c c o m p o un d i s e s p e c i a lly us e d f o r p r o du c i n g t a b l e su g a r v i a s i m p l e c r yst a lliz at i o n of su c r o s e f r o m ste m j ui c e a n d f ur t h e r r ef i ni n g a n d c l a r i f i c at i o n. Et h a n o l a n d s p i r i t s su c h as r um a r e p r o du c e d v i a ye ast fe r m e nt at i o n a n d sub s e qu e nt di st i l l at i o n of t h e ste m j ui c e. C h o p p e d su g a r c a n e st a lks a r e a l s o w i d e ly us e d as c at t l e fe e d, e s p e c i a lly dur i n g dr y s e as o n w h e n p ast ur e s a r e un avai l a b l e f o r g r a zi n g.

S u g a r c a n e i s c o ns i d e r e d a f i r st- g e n e r at i o n b i of u e l c r o p. I n su g a r c a n e - p r o du c i n g c o unt r i e s, m o st e n e r g y c o nve r te d to et h a n o l b i of u e l i s d e r i ve d f r o m t h e su c r o s e ex t r ac te d f r o m s qu e ezi n g t h e su g a r c a n e ste m s a n d fe r m e nt i n g t h e j ui c e. H oweve r, o n ly a t hi r d of t h e p l a nt ’s p ote nt i a l e n e r g y i s ex t r ac te d us i n g t hi s te c hn o l o g y, w i t h t h e r e m ai ni n g b e i n g sto r e d i n l e s s r e adi ly avai l a b l e c o m p o un ds, su c h as t h e c e llul o s e d e p o s i te d i n p l a nt c e ll wa ll s.

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b e et s, su g a r c a n e c a nn ot b e sto r e d f o r l ate r p r o c e s s i n g w i t h o ut exc e s s i ve d ete r i o r at i o n of t h e su c r o s e c o nte nt .

S u g a r Pr o d u c t i o n T h e c a n e i s r e c e i ve d at t h e m i ll a n d p r e p a r e d f o r ex t r ac t i o n of t h e j ui c e. At t h e m i ll, t h e c a n e i s m e c h a ni c a lly un l o ad e d, p l ac e d i n a l a r g e p i l e, a n d, p r i o r to m i lli n g, t h e c a n e i s c l e a n e d. T h e m i lli n g p r o c e s s o c c ur s i n t wo ste p s: b r e ak i n g t h e h a r d st r u c t ur e of t h e c a n e a n d g r i n di n g t h e c a n e. B r e ak i n g t h e c a n e us e s

r evo l v i n g k ni ve s, s h r e d d e r s, c r us h e r s, o r a c o m b i n at i o n of t h e s e p r o c e s s e s. Fo r t h e g r i n di n g, o r m i lli n g, of t h e c r us h e d c a n e, mult i p l e s et s of t h r e e - r o ll e r m i ll s a r e m o st c o m m o n ly us e d a lt h o u g h s o m e m i ll s c o ns i st of f o ur, f i ve, o r s i x r o ll e r s i n mult i p l e s et s. C o nveyo r s t r a ns p o r t t h e c r us h e d c a n e f r o m o n e m i ll to t h e n ex t .

I m b i b i t i o n i s t h e p r o c e s s i n w hi c h wate r o r j ui c e i s a p p li e d to t h e c r us h e d c a n e to e nh a n c e t h e ex t r ac t i o n of t h e j ui c e at t h e n ex t m i ll. I n i m b i b i t i o n, wate r o r j ui c e f r o m ot h e r p r o c e s s i n g a r e as i s i nt r o du c e d i nto t h e l ast m i ll a n d t r a ns fe r r e d f r o m m i ll to m i ll towa r ds t h e f i r st t wo m i ll s w hi l e t h e c r us h e d c a n e t r ave l s f r o m t h e f i r st to t h e l ast m i ll.

T h e c r us h e d c a n e ex i t i n g t h e l ast m i ll i s c a ll e d ba g as s e. T h e j ui c e f r o m t h e m i ll s i s st r ai n e d to r e m ove l a r g e p a r t i c l e s a n d t h e n c l a r i f i e d.

Eva p o r a t i o n i s p e r f o r m e d i n t wo st a g e s: 1) i ni t i a lly i n a n eva p o r ato r st at i o n to c o n c e nt r ate t h e j ui c e a n d t h e n 2) i n vac uum p a ns to c r yst a llize t h e su g a r.

T h e c l a r i f i e d j ui c e i s p as s e d t h r o u g h h e at exc h a n g e r s to p r e h e at t h e j ui c e a n d t h e n to t h e eva p o r ato r st at i o ns.

Eva p o r ato r st at i o ns c o ns i st of a s e r i e s of eva p o r ato r s, te r m e d mult i p l e - ef fe c t eva p o r ato r s; t y p i c a lly a s e r i e s of f i ve eva p o r ato r s. S te a m f r o m l a r g e b o i l e r s i s us e d to h e at t h e f i r st eva p o r ato r, a n d t h e ste a m f r o m t h e wate r eva p o r ate d i n t h e f i r st eva p o r ato r i s us e d to h e at t h e s e c o n d eva p o r ato r. T hi s h e at t r a ns fe r p r o c e s s c o nt i nu e s t h r o u g h t h e f i ve eva p o r ato r s a n d as t h e te m p e r at ur e d e c r e as e s (du e to h e at l o s s) f r o m eva p o r ato r to eva p o r ato r, t h e p r e s sur e i ns i d e e ac h eva p o r ato r a l s o

d e c r e as e s w hi c h a ll ow s t h e j ui c e to b o i l at t h e l owe r te m p e r at ur e s i n t h e sub s e qu e nt eva p o r ato r. S o m e ste a m i s r e l e as e d f r o m t h e f i r st t h r e e eva p o r ato r s, a n d t hi s ste a m i s us e d i n va r i o us p r o c e s s h e ate r s i n t h e p l a nt . T h e eva p o r ato r st at i o n i n c a n e su g a r m a nu f ac t ur e t y p i c a lly p r o du c e s a sy r up w i t h a b o ut 6 5 p e r c e nt s o li ds a n d 3 5 p e r c e nt wate r. Fo ll ow i n g eva p o r at i o n, t h e sy r up i s c l a r i f i e d by ad di n g li m e, p h o s p h o r i c ac i d, a n d a p o ly m e r f l o c c ul e nt , ae r ate d, a n d f i lte r e d i n t h e c l a r i f i e r. Fr o m t h e c l a r i f i e r, t h e sy r up g o e s to t h e vac uum p a ns f o r c r yst a lliz at i o n.

Cr ys t a l l i z a t i o n of t h e su g a r st a r t s i n t h e vac uum p a ns, w h o s e f un c t i o n i s to p r o du c e su g a r c r yst a l s f r o m t h e sy r up. I n t h e p a n b o i li n g p r o c e s s, t h e sy r up i s eva p o r ate d unt i l i t r e ac h e s t h e sup e r s at ur at i o n st a g e. At t hi s p o i nt , t h e c r yst a lliz at i o n p r o c e s s i s i ni t i ate d by “ s e e di n g ” o r “ s h o c k i n g ” t h e s o lut i o n.

W h e n t h e vo lum e of t h e m i x t ur e of li qu o r a n d c r yst a l s, k n ow n as mas s ec u i te, r e ac h e s t h e c a p ac i t y of t h e p a n, t h e eva p o r at i o n i s a ll owe d to p r o c e e d unt i l t h e f i n a l m as s e c ui te i s f o r m e d. At t hi s p o i nt , t h e c o nte nt s of t h e vac uum p a ns (c a ll e d “ st r ike” ) a r e di s c h a r g e d to t h e c r yst a llize r, w h o s e f un c t i o n i s to m a x i m ize t h e su g a r c r yst a l r e m ova l f r o m t h e m as s e c ui te. S o m e m i ll s s e e d t h e vac uum p a ns w i t h i s o p r o py l a l c o h o l a n d g r o un d su g a r (o r ot h e r s i m i l a r s e e di n g a g e nt) r at h e r t h a n w i t h c r yst a l s f r o m t h e p r o c e s s.

Fr o m t h e c r yst a llize r, t h e m as s e c ui te (A m as s e c ui te) i s t r a ns fe r r e d to hi g h - s p e e d c e nt r i f u g a l m ac hi n e s (c e nt r i f u g a l s), i n w hi c h t h e m ot h e r li qu o r (te r m e d “ m o l as s e s” ) i s c e nt r i f u g e d to t h e o ute r s h e ll a n d t h e c r yst a l s r e m ai n i n t h e i nn e r c e nt r i f u g a l bas ket . T h e c r yst a l s a r e was h e d w i t h wate r a n d t h e was h wate r c e nt r i f u g e d f r o m t h e c r yst a l s.

T h e li qu o r (A m o l as s e s) f r o m t h e f i r st c e nt r i f u g a l i s r et ur n e d to a vac uum p a n a n d r e b o i l e d to y i e l d a s e c o n d m as s e c ui te (B m as s e c ui te), t h at i n t ur n y i e l ds a s e c o n d batc h of c r yst a l s. T h e B m as s e c ui te i s t r a ns fe r r e d to t h e c r yst a llize r a n d t h e n to t h e c e nt r i f u g a l, a n d t h e r aw su g a r i s s e p a r ate d f r o m t h e m o l as s e s. T hi s r aw su g a r i s c o m b i n e d w i t h t h e f i r st c r o p of c r yst a l s.

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t h e f i r st m o l as s e s. I t i s r e b o i l e d to f o r m a l ow g r ad e m as s e c ui te (C m as s e c ui te), w hi c h g o e s to a c r yst a llize r a n d t h e n to a c e nt r i f u g a l. T hi s l ow - g r ad e c a n e su g a r i s m i n g l e d w i t h sy r up a n d i s s o m et i m e s us e d i n t h e vac uum p a ns as a “ s e e di n g ” s o lut i o n. T h e f i n a l m o l as s e s f r o m t h e t hi r d st a g e (b l ac kst r a p m o l as s e s) i s a h e av y, v i s c o us m ate r i a l us e d p r i m a r i ly as a sup p l e m e nt i n c at t l e fe e d. T h e c a n e su g a r f r o m t h e c o m b i n e d A a n d B m as s e c ui te s i s dr i e d i n f lui dize d b e d o r s p o ute d b e d dr i e r s a n d c o o l e d. A f te r c o o li n g, t h e c a n e su g a r i s t r a ns fe r r e d to p ac k i n g b i ns a n d t h e n s e nt to b ulk sto r a g e. C a n e su g a r i s t h e n g e n e r a lly b ulk l o ad e d to t r u c ks, r ai l c a r s, o r ba r g e s.

C a n e su g a r i s r ef i n e d e i t h e r at t h e s a m e l o c at i o n w h e r e i t was p r o du c e d as p a r t of a n i nte g r ate d f ac i li t y o r at s e p a r ate r aw su g a r r ef i n e r i e s. T h e i ni t i a l ste p i n c a n e su g a r r ef i ni n g i s was hi n g t h e su g a r, c a ll e d af f i n at i o n, w i t h wa r m, a lm o st s at ur ate d sy r up to l o o s e n t h e m o l as s e s f i lm. T hi s i s f o ll owe d by s e p a r at i o n of t h e c r yst a l s f r o m t h e sy r up i n a c e nt r i f u g a l a n d was hi n g of t h e s e p a r ate d c r yst a l s w i t h h ot wate r o r a hi g h p ur i t y swe et wate r. I f t h e r ef i n e r y i s p a r t of t h e c a n e su g a r p r o du c t i o n f ac i li t y, t h e c a n e su g a r m ay b e was h e d m o r e h e av i ly i n p r ev i o us ste p s a n d t h e af f i n at i o n ste p o m i t te d.

T h e was h e d r aw su g a r i s s e nt to a p r e m e lte r a n d t h e n to a m e lte r, w h e r e i t i s m i xe d w i t h hi g h - p ur i t y swe et wate r s f r o m

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ot h e r r ef i n e r y ste p s a n d i s ste a m h e ate d.

T h e r e sult a nt sy r up i s p as s e d t h r o u g h a s c r e e n to r e m ove a ny p a r t i c ul ate i n t h e sy r up a n d s e nt to t h e c l a r i f i c at i o n ste p.

T h e sy r up f r o m t h e c r yst a l was hi n g, c a ll e d af f i n at i o n sy r up, i s t r a ns fe r r e d to a r e m e lt p r o c e s s i n g st at i o n o r r e us e d i n t h e r aw su g a r was hi n g ste p.

I n t h e r e m e lt st at i o n, t h e sy r up vo lum e i s r e du c e d to f o r m t h e m as s e c ui te, a n d t h e su g a r c r yst a l s a r e s e p a r ate d f r o m t h e sy r up. T h e s e p a r ate d li qu o r i s b l ac kst r a p m o l as s e s. T h e su g a r c r yst a l s a r e s e nt to a m e lte r a n d t h e n to t h e c l a r i f i c at i o n ste p.

Two c l a r i f i c at i o n m et h o ds a r e c o m m o n ly us e d: 1) p r e s sur e f i lt r at i o n a n d 2) c h e m i c a l t r e at m e nt ; c h e m i c a l c l a r i f i c at i o n i s t h e p r efe r r e d m et h o d. Two c h e m i c a l m et h o d s a r e a l s o c o m m o n ly us e d: 1) p h o s p h at at i o n a n d 2) c a r b o n at i o n; b ot h p r o c e s s e s r e qui r e t h e ad di t i o n of li m e. T h e p h o s p h at at i o n us e s p h o s p h o r i c ac i d, li m e (as li m e su c r ate to i n c r e as e s o lub i li t y), a n d p o lyac r y l a m i d e f l o c c ul e nt to p r o du c e a c a l c i um p h o s p h ate f l o c . A i r f l ot at i o n i s usu a lly us e d to s e p a r ate t h e f l o c f r o m t h e li qu o r a n d t h e f l o c sk i m m e d f r o m t h e li qu o r sur f ac e.

C a r b o n at i o n c o ns i st s of ad di n g li m e to t h e r aw m e lte r li qui d a n d t h e n b ub b li n g c a r b o n di ox i d e (C O2) t h r o u g h t h e li qu o r to p r o du c e a c a l c i um c a r b o n ate p r e c i p i t ate. T h e s o ur c e of C O2 i s b o i l e r f lu e g as, w hi c h c o nt ai ns a b o ut 12% C O2 by vo lum e. T h e c l a r i f i e r syste m s y i e l d e i t h e r p r e s s c ake s, mu ds, o r s c um s w hi c h a r e t r e ate d to r e m ove e nt r a p p e d su g a r, a n d t h e n s e nt to di s p o s a l.

T h e n ex t ste p i s d e c o l o r iz at i o n, w hi c h r e m ove s s o lub l e i m p ur i t i e s by ads o r pt i o n. T h e t wo m o st c o m m o n ads o r b e nt s a r e g r a nul a r ac t i vate d c a r b o n a n d b o n e c h a r, m a nu f ac t ur e d f r o m d e g r e as e d c at t l e b o n e s.

Powd e r e d c a r b o n a n d sy nt h et i c r e s i ns a r e l e s s c o m m o n ly us e d. B o n e c h a r o r ac t i vate d c a r b o n a r e us e d i n e i t h e r f i xe d o r m ov i n g b e d syste m s. S p e nt ads o r b e nt i s r e m ove d f r o m t h e b e d, r e g e n e r ate d, a n d sto r e d f o r r e us e.

S o m e r ef i n e r i e s t h e n s e n d t h e d e c o l o r ize d su g a r li qu o r to h e ate r s, f o ll owe d by mult i p l e ef fe c t eva p o r ato r s, a n d t h e n to t h e vac uum p a ns. T h e su g a r li qu o r f r o m t h e eva p o r ato r s i s t r a ns fe r r e d to t h e vac uum p a ns to f ur t h e r r e du c e t h e li qu o r vo lum e a n d f o r m t h e m as s e c ui te.

I n r ef i n e d su g a r p r o du c t i o n, t h e m o st c o m m o n b o i li n g syste m i s t h e f o ur- st r ike syste m. W h e n t h e li qu o r i n t h e p a ns h as r e ac h e d t h e d e s i r e d l eve l of sup e r s at ur at i o n, t h e li qu o r i s “ s e e d e d ” to i ni t i ate f o r m at i o n of su g a r c r yst a l s. At t hi s p o i nt , t h e st r ike i s di s c h a r g e d to a m i xe r a n d t h e n to t h e c e nt r i f u g a l. I n t h e c e nt r i f u g a l, t h e w hi te su g a r i s r et ai n e d i n t h e i nn e r bas ket a n d t h e li qu o r c e nt r i f u g e d to t h e o ute r s h e ll.

T h e su g a r li qu o r i s r et ur n e d to a vac uum p a n f o r f ur t h e r vo lum e r e du c t i o n a n d w hi te o r b r ow n su g a r p r o du c t i o n. T h e w hi te su g a r i s t h e n was h e d i n t h e c e nt r i f u g a l; t h e s e p a r ate d was h wate r (c o nt ai ni n g li qu o r a n d di s s o l ve d su g a r) i s r et ur n e d to t h e vac uum p a ns. T h e m o i st su g a r f r o m t h e c e nt r i f u g a l s c o nt ai ns a b o ut 1% wate r by we i g ht .

To p r o du c e r ef i n e d g r a nul ate d su g a r, w hi te su g a r i s t r a ns p o r te d by c o nveyo r s a n d b u c ket e l evato r s to t h e su g a r dr ye r s.

A s yo u c a n s e e, i t r e qui r e s a l ot of s p e c i a lize d e qui p m e nt a n d m a ny s k i ll e d wo r ke r s to p r o du c e su g a r a n d m o l as s e s, b ut t h e r e sult s of t h e i r h a r d wo r k li te r a lly m ake li fe swe ete r a r o un d t h e wo r l d!

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Chil ds ex plains how slave s and f re e p e o p l e of c o l o r re sp o nde d to t he nineteent h - c entur y “sugar b o o m” in t he Spanish c o l o ny by planning a reb e lli o n against r ac ial slaver y and plant at i o n agr ic ulture.

St r ik ing allianc e s am o ng f ree p e o p l e of c o l o r and slave s, blac ks and mulat to e s, A f r ic ans and Cre o le s, and r ur al and ur ban p o pulat i o ns, rebe ls were pr o mpte d to ac t by a w i de spread be li ef in r um o r s p ro mising t hat emanc ipat i o n was near. Tak ing f ur t her inspir at i o n f ro m t he 1791 H ait ian Revo lut i o n, rebe ls sought to de st r oy slaver y in Cuba and p er haps even end Spanish r ule.

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HISTORY O F C U B A N RUM 3. T HE K E Y TO T HE INDIES I n t h e t hir d ar t i c l e o n t h e H i sto r y of Cuba n r um, I ’m g o in g to d e di c ate am p l e spac e to B i g H i sto r y, t h e H i sto r y of Cuba an d m o r e, a n d n ot o nly to r um. I ap o l o gi s e to my r e ad e r s, but I as sur e yo u t hat , as i s of te n t h e c as e, t h e f o r t un e s of o ur f avo ur ite di st i llate a r 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 a l; w it h o ut k n ow in g s o m et hin g ab o ut t h e lat te r, i t i s im p o s s ib l e to t r uly un d e r st an d t h e f o r m e r.

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r e as o n j ust “A S m al l Pr o m o nto r y of A s i a” as Fe li p e Fe r nán d ez A r m e sto w r i te s in hi s s e mi n a l “M i l l enn i u m . A H is to r y o f the L as t T h o us a nd Year s ”, 19 9 5 . A l e s s e r c i v i liz at i o n, i n a wo r l d d o m i nate d by ot h e r p owe r s.

Ac tu a l ly, o ur m o d e r n wo r l d has b e e n sha p e d to a l ar g e d e g r e e by t h e r us h to c o n qu e r t h e o c e ans, w hi c h We ste r n Eur o p e st a r te d i n t h e 14 0 0 s. A r ac e t hat g ave r i s e to t h e f i r st , r e al g l o baliz at i o n a n d l ate r m ad e a few, s m al l Eur o p e an c o unt r i e s t h e r uli n g p owe r s of t h e p l a n et .

O f te n, we te n d to f o r g et t hat i n t hat r ac e, En g l a n d st a r te d l ast . En g l an d (o r G r e at B r i t ai n, af te r t h e Ac t of U ni o n of 1707) g ot to “ r ul e t h e wave s” af te r Po r t u g al, S p ain, t h e N et h e r l a n ds an d al s o Fr anc e. O n ly at t h e e n d of t h e 15 0 0 s, r o u g h ly an e nt i r e c e ntur y af te r t h e ar r i val of t h e Po r t u g u e s e in I n di a a n d of t h e S pani s h i n A m e r i c a, di d t h e En g li s h b e gi n to d e al w i t h A m e r i c a s e r i o us ly. Fi r st , En g li s h p r i vate e r s like Fr a n c i s D r ake an d p i r ate s at t ac ke d an d p lun d e r e d t h e t r e asur e s of S pani s h A m e r i c a, b ut w i t h o ut t r y i n g to s et t l e t h e r e. T h e n, i n t h e 16 2 0 s, s o m e s e m i in d e p e n d e nt e nte r p r i s e s s et t l e d i n s o m e lit t l e, m a r g i n al i s l an ds like B ar bad o s an d S ai nt K i t t s. In t h e 16 5 0 s, O li ve r C r owe ll c o n c e i ve d hi s am b i t i o us “ We ste r n D e s i g n” an d s e nt a f l e et to at t ac k an d c o n qu e r H i s p a ni o l a (p r e s e nt- day S anto D o m i n g o an d H ai t i). T h e i nvas i o n of H i s pani o l a was i l l p r e p a r e d an d wo r s e c ar r i e d o ut an d af te r a c r us hi n g g r o un d d efe at , t h e En g li s h t r o o p s r et i r e d i n di s ar r ay an d had to r e - e m ba r k qui c k ly an d a li t t l e l ate r had to c o nte nt t h e m s e l ve s w i t h o c c upy i n g J a m ai c a, at t h at t i m e a s m all, p o o r S p a ni s h i s l a n d, s par s e ly p o p ul ate d an d v ir tu a lly un d efe n d e d. T h e r ai ds of En g li sh p r i vate e r s a n d p i r ate s i n t h e C ar i b b e an c o nt i nu e d, su f f i c e i t to r e m e m b e r t h e na m e of H e nr y M o r g an, but w i t h o ut any n ew, m a j o r te r r i to r i al c o n qu e st s. I n t h e f ir st d e c ad e s of t h e 170 0 s, t h e m ai n ac t i v i t i e s of G r e at B r i t ai n i n t h e C ar i b b e an we r e t h e l e g a l s al e of s l ave s to S pani sh A m e r i c a, un d e r t h e s o - c al l e d As i ento, an d ex te ns i ve s mu g g li n g. S mu g g li n g was a w i d e s p r e ad ac t i v i t y al l ove r t h e At l ant i c an d i t p a r t i c ul ar ly t hr e ate n e d t h e i nte r e st s

of t h e S pani sh Cr ow n, as we have s e e n i n t h e f ir st ar t i c l e of t hi s s e r i e s.

I n t h e f ir st d e c ad e s of t h e 170 0 s, S pai n f o u g ht bac k suc c e s s f ully by ar min g a c o ns i d e r ab l e num b e r of s o - c all e d g ua r dac o s tas (c o ast g uar ds). T h ey we r e f ast ship s, e quip p e d w it h t h e c o nt r ibut i o n of ship ow n e r s an d p r i vate e r s t hat , s ai li n g m ainly f r o m L a H avana an d S ant i ag o, at t ac ke d an d s e ize d smu g g l e r ship s, shar in g t h e n t h e b o ot y w it h t h e S pani sh aut h o r it i e s. S o o n t h e lin e b et we e n l e g a l ly s e izin g f o r e i g n smu g g l e r ship s an d s im p ly p lun d e r in g ship s t r adin g l e g ally was c r o s s e d, as was c o m m o n p r ac t i c e at t h e t im e, an d t h e g ua r dac o s tas b e c am e a r e al s c o ur g e f o r B r it i sh nav i g at i o n in t h e C ar ib b e an.

O n A p r i l 1731 t h e B r it i sh b r i g R eb ec c a was s ai lin g, p r o bab ly n ot f ar f r o m L a H avana, w h e n a S pani sh g ua r dac o s tas sto p p e d an d b o ar d e d it , l o o k in g f o r smu g g l e d g o o ds. W hat r e ally hap p e n e d o n b o ar d i s n ot c l e ar an d at t h e m o m e nt i t s e e m e d a t r i f lin g eve nt . B ut s eve n ye ar s late r, in 173 8 , t h e R eb ec c a’s C apt ain Ro b e r t J e nk ins ex hib ite d to a c o m mit te e of t h e H o us e of C o m m o ns hi s ow n l ef t e ar, c ut of f by t h e S pani sh w h o – h e s ai d - al s o p i llag e d t h e ship an d insulte d t h e B r it i sh K in g. B r it i sh p ub li c o p ini o n was alr e ady an g r y w it h S pain f o r ot h e r “o ut r ag e s” o n B r it i sh ship s an d war b e g a n in O c to b e r 173 9, late r c all e d “ War of J e nk ins’ e ar ”. T h e B r it i sh t r i e d to d et ac h t h e Cubans f r o m t h e ir l oyalt y to t h e S pani sh Cr ow n by of f i c i ally p r o mi s in g t h e tot al s afe g uar d of t h e ir e st ate s an d t h e i r C at h o li c r e li gi o n, as we ll as t h e f r e e d o m to t r ad e w it hin t h e B r it i sh Em p ir e an d t h e e liminat i o n of m any t a xe s.

O bv i o us ly, J e nk ins’ e ar was o nly a p r etex t . Like m any ot h e r war s of t h e 170 0 s, t hi s war was m ot i vate d o nly by e c o n o mi c inte r e st s, w it h o ut any i d e al m ot i ve, unlike, f o r exam p l e, t h e (te r r ib l e) r e li gi o us war s of t h e p r ev i o us c e nt ur y.

T h e un d e r ly in g r e as o ns we r e di f fe r e nt .

Fo r c e nt ur i e s En g lan d had c ovete d t h e r i c h e s of t h e In di e s, an d n ow it fe lt st r o n g e n o u g h to aim f o r t h e b i g g e st p r ize of a ll:

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t h e c o n qu e st of Cuba, t h e l ar g e st an d r i c h e st i s l a n d i n t h e C ar i b b e an.

We h ave a n exc e pt i o nal te st i m o ny ab o ut t h e r e a l m ot i ve s of G r e at B r i t ai n. In 173 5 a S p a ni s h of f i c e r i n L a H abana, D o n G as p a r C o ur s e ll e, was ap p r o ac h e d

by B r i t i s h ag e nt s w h o as ke d hi m to p ut hi m s e l f at t h e s e r v i c e of G r e at B r it ain.

C o ur s e l l e p r ete n d e d to ac c e pt , s ay in g h e was w i lli n g to s e l l m i li t ar y s e c r et s a n d a l l k i n ds of i nf o r m at i o n ab o ut Cuba.

We l c o m e d w i t h o p e n ar m s, h e had t h e o p p o r tuni t y to m e et m any c i v i li an an d mi li t a r y of f i c i al s, t r ave l ex te ns i ve ly in t h e N o r t h A m e r i c an C o l o ni e s an d i n G r e at B r i t ai n i t s e l f, unt i l h e d e e m e d i t p r u d e nt to g o bac k to S pai n. I n hi s r e p o r t to t h e S p a ni s h C r ow n h e w r ote t hat (t h e En g li sh) “ wa nte d to s e ize t h e i s l an d of Cuba as s o o n as p o s s i b l e, c l ai m i n g t hat w it h … s ai d i s l a n d t h ey wo ul d h o l d t h e key to t h e I n di e s.” S e izi n g Cuba wo ul d i n f ac t m ake i t p o s s i b l e to c o nt r o l al s o t h e m ain c o m m e r c i al r o ute s of t h e t i m e b et we e n Eur o p e a n d t h e S pani s h M ai n.

B e s i d e s, t h e r e we r e t h e N o r t h A m e r i c a C o l o ni e s w hi c h by t h e n had b e c o m e quite a s i g ni f i c ant e c o n o m i c an d d e m o g r ap hi c r e a li t y w i t hi n t h e B r i t i s h Em p i r e. W hi l e W i lli a m Wo o d, an i m p o r t ant of f i c i al of t h e B r i t i s h Tr e asur y, was o p e nly in f avo r of t h e o c c upat i o n of Cuba, b e c aus e h e c o ul d s e e t h e g r e at advant ag e s f o r t h e e c o n o my of t h e N o r t h A m e r i c a c o l o ni e s, i n t h e c o l o ni e s t h e m s e l ve s, an d e sp e c i ally i n M as s ac hus et t s, a vast m ove m e nt of p ub li c o p i ni o n had d eve l o p e d, d ete r min e d to t ake p o s s e s s i o n of Cuba. N ot o nly t h e m e r c h a nt s w h o wante d to t r ad e f r e e ly w i t h t h e l ar g e st i s l an d of t h e C ar ib b e an, b ut a l s o t h e c o m m o n c o l o ni st s wa nte d to o c c upy Cuba, w h e r e t h ey we r e c o nv i n c e d t h ey c o ul d s et t l e an d c r e ate t h r i v i n g f a r m i n g s et t l e m e nt s, al s o du e to f a l s e i nf o r m at i o n ab o ut t h e m i l dn e s s a n d h e a lt hi n e s s of t h e c li m ate t h e r e. In 174 0 t h e G ove r n o r of J am ai c a, Ed war d Tr e l aw ny, w r ote: “ I n s h o r t , t h e r e’s an e b ul li e nt s p i r i t am o n g t h e c o l o ni st s of t h e N o r t h, w h o i n t h e i r i m agi nat i o n have a lr e ady swall owe d all of Cuba.”

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O n 28 J uly 1741 a lar g e f l e et un d e r t h e c o m m an d of Admir al Ed war d Ve r n o n, (t h e ve r y s am e!) lan d e d w it h a st r o n g c o nt in g e nt of B r it i sh r e g ular t r o o p s a n d N o r t h A m e r i c an vo lunte e r s o n t h e t h e n v ir t ually uninhab ite d G uant anam o B ay w it h t h e aim of c apt ur in g S ant i ag o a n d t h e e aste r n par t of Cuba. T h e ex p e di t i o n e n d e d up in an unmit i g ate d di s aste r, du e to t h e ef fe c t i ve r e ac t i o n of t h e S pa ni sh an d to t h e e p i d e m i c s t hat s c o ur g e d t h e invas i o n t r o o p s, c aus in g hun dr e ds of c asualt i e s; t h e sur v i vo r s r e - b o ar d e d t h e i r ship s o n 27 N ove m b e r. T h e r e we r e m a ny N o r t h A m e r i c an vo lunte e r s am o n g t h e v i c t im s an d m any we r e t h e c o m p lai nt s an d t h e g r i evanc e s of t h e sur v i vo r s ag ainst t h e b e hav i o ur of t h e B r it i s h of f i c e r s. S o m e hi sto r i ans t hink t hat o n Cuban s o i l, dur in g t hi s ex p e dit i o n, t h e f ir st s i g ns c o ul d b e s e e n of t hat A n g l o p h o b i a t hat 3 5 ye ar s late r wo ul d b r in g t h e T hir te e n C o l o ni e s to t h e Wa r of I n d e p e n d e nc e.

T h e f ai lur e of Ve r n o n’s ex p e dit i o n sh owe d t h e r e lat i ve r e c ove r y of S pa ni sh p owe r un d e r t h e B o ur b o n r e gim e, w i t h it s m o r e m o d e r n e c o n o mi c an d nava l p o li c y. A lit t l e late r, an ex p e dit i o n w hi c h s et o ut f r o m L a H avana suc c e s s f ul ly at t ac ke d s o m e En g li sh s et t l e m e nt s i n G e o r gi a. A ny way, t h e war e n d e d in 174 8 w it h a c o m p r o mi s e p e ac e, w i t h o ut any s i g ni f i c ant c han g e s in t h e r e lat i o ns b et we e n S pain an d B r it ain, apar t f r o m t h e e n d of t h e As i ento, t wo ye ar s l ate r.

N ow l et us g o bac k to Cuban r um. I n t h e f ir st hal f of t h e 170 0 s, su g ar p r o duc t i o n in Cuba ex p e r i e nc e d a s e r i e s of up s an d d ow ns, an d it was t h e to bac c o of t h e i s lan d w hi c h at t r ac te d t h e g r e ate st inte r e st of t h e C r ow n. H oweve r, in g e n e r al su g ar p r o duc t i o n inc r e as e d c o ns i d e r ab ly. O n e ye ar af te r t h e e n d of t h e war, in 174 9, t h e r e we r e 6 2 su g ar c an e p lant at i o ns in L a H aban a.

I n 1761 t h e r e we r e 9 8 , an d t h ey we r e lar g e r.

A n d w h e r e t h e r e i s su g ar, s o o n e r o r late r t h e r e i s r um to o. I t hink it m ay b e us ef ul to qu ote ag ain w hat J ac o b o

d e l a Pezu e l a wo ul d w r i te t h e f o l l ow i n g c e ntur y i n hi s c l as s i c “D i c c i o nar ío … d e la I s la d e C u ba ” (D i c t i o nar y … of t h e I s l a n d of Cuba) 18 6 3: “ T h e di st i l li n g of a g ua r d i entes d e c aña i s n e ar ly as o l d as t h e p l a nt at i o ns t h e m s e l ve s an d i t s p r o du c t i o n m et h o d has r e m ai n e d l ar g e ly t h e s a m e fo r t wo c e nt u - r i e s, eve n m o r e st a g n a nt t h a n su g ar p r o duc t i o n i t s e l f. It i s p r o du c e d o n a ll we l l m anag e d p l ant at i o ns in a s p e c i f i c d e par t m e nt , s o m et i m e s s e p a r ate d f r o m t h e m ai n bui l di n g w h e r e su g a r i s m ad e, an d w hi c h i s nam e d af te r t h e ve r y a p p ar at us i t c o n - t ai ns, t h e a l e m b i c ”.

D e s p i te t h e p l e as of t h e Cuban Pl ante r s a n d t h e ev i d e nc e of a m as s i ve, c la n d e st i n e p r o duc t i o n w hi c h i t was im p o s s i b l e to e r adi c ate, t h e p r o hi b i t i o n to p r o du c e a n d s e ll r um was m ai nt ai n e d; in d e e d i n 174 9 t h e l e g al p e r s e c ut i o n b e c a m e eve n st r o n g e r. Fr o m t hat date o nwa r ds, r um p r o duc t i o n was to b e p uni s h e d n ot o nly w i t h f i n e s an d t h e d e st r u c t i o n of t h e p ot st i l l s, but al s o w it h t h e c o nf i s c at i o n an d d e st r uc t i o n of t h e su g a r mi l l s. T h e f i n e s we r e num e r o us. Fo r exa m p l e, i n D e c e m b e r 174 9 t hr e e p l ante r s we r e f i n e d 2 . 2 0 0 r ea l es e ac h b e c aus e t h ey we r e c au g ht p r o duc i n g a g uar d i ente, a n d t h r e e ow n e r s of p ot st i l l s i n L a H ava n a we r e s e nte nc e d to pay a f i n e of 73 3 r ea l es e ac h.

T h e l o c a l aut h o r i t i e s un d e r sto o d t h e im p o r t a n c e of r um f o r t h e e c o n o my of t h e p la nt at i o ns a n d t h e di f f i c ult y of e nf o r c in g t h e l aw, a n d o n var i o us o c c as i o ns t h ey t r i e d to p e r suad e t h e S pani s h G ove r nm e nt in M adr i d to c han g e i t s m i n d. H e r e i s w h at Fr a n c i s c o A nto ni o C a x i g al d e l a Ve g a, G ove r n o r of Cuba b et we e n 1747 an d 176 0, w r ote i n 1751 to t h e p owe r f ul M i ni ste r M a r qu e s d e l a Ens e nada: “ Re g a r di n g a g uar d i ente d e c aña I g r e at ly e n c o ur a g e d t h e p l ante r s to c o nt i nu e w i t h t h e i r a p p e al s, p r e par i n g d o c um e nt s w hi c h c a n ex p l ai n t h e s i t uat i o n … I t wo ul d b e m o r e g r i evo us f o r t hi s i s l an d to d e p r i ve i t of ag uar di e nte t han b r e ad; w i t h o ut a g ua r d i ente d e c aña t h e h o s p it al s wo ul dn’ t b e a b l e to b e ar t h e c o st of g r ap e sp i r i t . O n to p of t hat , t h e r e ar e days w h e n

t h e g r ap e sp ir it f r o m t h e C anar y I s lan ds s im p ly c ann ot b e f o un d, exc e pt f o r w h at i s l ef t uns o l d b e c aus e sp o i l e d. … A n d eve n i f t h e g r ap e sp ir it f r o m S pain i s f o un d, t h e p e o p l e d o n’ t want to dr ink i t b e c aus e t h ey s ay it bur ns.” T h e G ove r n o r c o nc lu d e d by s ay in g t hat t h e p r o duc t i o n of a g uar d i ente d e c aña c o ul d b e p e r mit te d in exc han g e f o r a ye ar ly dut y of 10.0 0 0 p es o s, w hi c h t h e H avana p lante r s o u g ht to pay. B ut d e sp ite eve r y t hin g, a law of 175 8 r e ite r ate d t h e p r o hib it i o n, an d we k n ow t hat in t h e p r ev i o us ye ar s 9 p ot st i ll s had b e e n d e st r oye d in L a H avana al o n e w it h h e av y f in e s, an d an ot h e r 12 had b e e n c o nf i s c ate d.

I n 175 8 t h e H avana p lante r s launc h e d t h e last , m aj o r of fe ns i ve f o r t h e l e g aliz at i o n of a g uar d i ente d e c aña. T h ey of fe r e d to m ake a d o nat i o n of 15 0.0 0 0 p es o s to t h e C r ow n an d t h e int r o duc t i o n of a c o nsum pt i o n t a x in exc han g e f o r t h e muc h - d e s ir e d e n d of t h e p r o hib it i o n. O n c e ag ain, t h e r e qu e st was unsuc c e s s f ul an d t h e p r o hib it i o n was m aint ain e d.

T h e ar g um e nt s of t h e H avana p lante r s we nt unh e e d e d unt i l 176 4, w h e n t h e o l d m o n o p o li st i c c o nc e pt i o ns of c o l o ni al m e r c ant i li sm b e g an to gi ve way.

B ut b ef o r e r e ac hin g t hat g o al, an ot h e r, d e c i s i ve eve nt of B i g H i sto r y had to t ake p lac e: t h e S eve n Ye ar s’ War (175 6 – 176 3). T h e g r e at c o nf li c t b et we e n Fr an c e an d G r e at B r it ain f o r sup r e m ac y in Eur o p e an d all ove r t h e Wo r l d al s o pave d t h e way f o r t h e hum b l e l e g aliz at i o n of r um in Cuba. A m o n g t h e n ove lt i e s int r o duc e d af te r t h e r e sto r at i o n of S pani sh p owe r i n L a H avana af te r t h e En g li sh o c c upat i o n, a t a x was l ev i e d o n t h e p r o duc t i o n of a g uar d i ente d e c aña, w hi c h f inally g ai n e d t h e l o n g - awaite d of f i c i al r e c o g nit i o n.

S inc e t h e n, r um b e c am e a l e git im ate p a r t of t h e su g ar in dust r y in Cuba (but n ot yet t hr o u g h o ut t h e S pani sh Em p ir e).

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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 9: Rollers, More Rollers, and Battling Corrosion In Par t 8 of t his ser i e s, we ex p l o re d Eug ene Powe ll ’s and G .

H . L aub’s invent i o ns. Powe ll ’s invent i o n c o nsiste d of f ive small ro ller s t hat exer te d p re s sure o n a larg er, c ent r al cy linder.

Tak ing t he c o nc ept of “m o r e is b et ter ” to t he nex t leve l, T. G r undmann (f ro m S tephens o n, Illino is) de si gne d an invent i o n t hat inc o r p o r ate d a tot al of ei ght ro ller s, lai d out in four set s of t wo ro ller s eac h, p lac e d in a square f r ame af f i xe d around a larg e, c ent r al cy linder (se e diagr ams o n pag e 4 4). G r undmann app li e d fo r, and was gr ante d US Patent numb er 27, 9 0 0 o n A p r il 17, 18 6 0.

Up to t his p o int , all t he invent i o ns feature d in t his ser i e s have b e en aime d at inc reasing t he quanti t y of ex t r ac te d sugarc ane juic e and to re duc ing t he am ount of ti m e ne e de d fo r s ai d ex t r ac t i o n. B ot h of t he se c o ndit i o ns were dr iven by t he larg e mar ket demand fo r sugar.

O x i dat i o n and C o r r o si o n W hen sugarc ane juic e is sque eze d out of t he c ane (w hen it is “ex p re s se d ”), t he juic e c o me s into c o nt ac t w it h t he sur fac e s of t he inst r ument s b eing emp l oye d to ex p re s s it: g ear s, ro ller s, pans, etc . Cast iro n is ver y susc ept ib le to c o r ro si o n and t he p H and B r i x (sugar c o ntent) of t he c ane juic e make it an exc e llent c o r ro sive ag ent . T he dow nsi de of t he c o r ro si o n is t wofo l d: f ir st is t he damag e to t he e quip ment invo lve d (re duc e d o p er at ing life) and se c o nd is t he damag e

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to t he ex p re s se d juic e, w hic h is now c o nt aminate d w it h t he by- p ro duc t s of t he ir o n ox i dat i o n.

Q ualit y- c entere d innovat i o ns sp eak to st ro ng e c o no mi e s w it h “ premium” c o nsumpt i o n t i er s t hat are w illing to pay m o re fo r b et ter o r m o re ref ine d g o o ds t han t h o se t hat are already available at a l ower p r ic e.

W i l l i a m T. D e n n i s T he f ir st patente d invent i o n to addre s s t his is sue c o me s f ro m invento r W. T. D ennis of R ic hm o nd, Indiana. It c o nsiste d of ro ller s p late d o r c overe d “wi th ti n o r any o ther s u i tab le anti c o r r os ive meta l o r s u bs tanc e ”.

T he f ull de sc r ipt i o n of t he patent ap p lic at i o n c an b e se en ab ove, and t he ac c o mpany ing diagr am is sh ow n to t he lef t . W illiam D ennis was awarde d US Patent 2 2,711 o n J anuar y 25, 18 5 9.

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M a r i ë nb ur g was f o un d e d as a su g a r p l a nt at i o n by M a r i a d e l a J ai ll e i n 174 5 . T h e p l a nt at i o n was l ate r a ba n d o n e d a n d was p ur c h as e d by t h e N et h e r l a n ds Tr adi n g S o c i et y (NHM) i n 18 8 2 . T h e NHM o p e r ate d t h e p l a nt at i o n i n p a r t w i t h J ava n e s e i n d e nt ur e d l a b o r e r s f r o m t h e t h e n D utc h E ast I n di e s.

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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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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B ayo u R u m h a s b e c o m e t h e O f f i c i a l R u m o f t h e N e w O r l e a n s S a i n t s , S u p e r B o w l XLIV c h a m p i o n s . T h i s collaboration brings together the best of the NFL a n d t h e b e s t o f c r a f t s p i r i t s t o d e l i ve r a n exc e p t i o n a l ex p e r i e n c e f o r t h e f a n s . S t a r t i n g w i t h t h e 2 0 2 2 s e a s o n t h e m u l t i - ye a r a g r e e m e n t w i l l b r i n g B ayo u R u m , L o u i s i a n a’s q u i n t e s s e n t i a l c r a f t r u m , t o t h e S a i n t s Nation. The par tnership celebrates the f inest of the South and showcases the spirit and the pride of L o u i s i a n a . S t a r t i n g w i t h p r e - s e a s o n , B ayo u Ru m w i l l be featured at Saints Superdome concession bars, mobile bars and suites. The suite menus will include B ayo u R u m XO, S i n g l e B a r r e l , Re s e r ve, W h i t e a n d S p i c e d. B ayo u R u m . T h e B ayo u - S a i n t s p a r t n e r s h i p will also be promoted at retail locations, bars and r e s t a u r a n t s a c r o s s t h e s t a t e o f L o u i s i a n a a n d b eyo n d.

T h e B ayo u - S a i n t s p a r t n e r s h i p w i l l a l s o b e c e l e b r a t e d w i t h a B ayo u XO S a i n t s L i m i t e d Ed i t i o n Re l e a s e o f o n l y 5 , 0 0 0 b o t t l e s t h a t w i l l b e ava i l a b l e n a t i o n w i d e s t a r t i n g i n O c t o b e r. B ayo u XO h a s w o n g o l d m e d a l s a t major spirits competitions and recently earned a 95 r a t i n g f r o m T h e Ta s t i n g Pa n e l M a g a z i n e. A d d i t i o n a l l y, S a i n t s w i l l h a n d p i c k a B ayo u R u m S i n g l e B a r r e l a t t h e d i s t i l l e r y a n d r e c e i ve a p r i va t e b o t t l i n g o f t h a t c a s k . “ We a r e t h r i l l e d t h a t B ayo u R u m , o u r L o u i s i a n a - m a d e, handcraf ted rum, was selected to represent the best

o f t h e s t a t e,” s ay s D a m i a n M c K i n n ey, C EO o f S t o l i G r o u p. “ L i ke T h e N e w O r l e a n s S a i nt s , we l i ve a n d b r e a t h e L o u i s i a n a p r i d e. We l o o k f o r w a r d t o d e l i ve r i n g t h e u l t i m a t e ex p e r i e n c e f o r f a n s a t S u p e r d o m e, a c r o s s L o u i s i a n a , a n d b eyo n d.” B ayo u R u m’s p a s s i o n f o r bringing back the ar t of American rum-making is only m a t c h e d by N F L f a n s’ p a s s i o n f o r t h e g a m e t h ey l ove, A m e r i c a n f o o t b a l l. B ayo u ® R u m i s c r a f t e d w i t h l o c a l l y grown fresh sugarcane molasses, distilled t wice in copper pot stills, and aged in bourbon and sherr y c a s k s a t i t s c r a f t d i s t i l l e r y i n L a c a s s i n e, L o u i s i a n a . “ We a r e exc i t e d t o p a r t n e r w i t h B ayo u R u m o n t h i s u n i q u e a n d f i r s t o f i t s k i n d o f f e r i n g f o r o u r f a n s ,” s a i d P r e s i d e n t o f t h e N e w O r l e a n s S a i nt s D e n n i s L a u s c h a . “ B ayo u R u m i s p a s s i o n a t e a b o u t b r i n g i n g b a c k t h e a r t o f A m e r i c a n r u m , t h i n k i n g c r e a t i ve l y a n d e n h a n c i n g t h e q u a l i t y o f o u r f a n s’ g a m e d ay ex p e r i e n c e.” B ayo u Rum is craf ted with locally grown fresh sugarcane molasses, distilled t wice in copper pot stills, and aged i n b o u r b o n a n d s h e r r y c a s ks a t i t s c r a f t d i s t i l l e r y i n L a c a s s i n e, L o u i s i a n a . h t t p s: // b ayo u r u m .c o m /, h t t p s: // w w w. n e w o r l e a n s s a i nt s .c o m / R U M HAV E N a n d S E W ING D O W N S OU T H S p i r i t o f G a l l o’s R u m H ave n a n n o u n c e d a n exc i t i n g new par tnership with Southern Charm star and S e w i n g D o w n S o u t h c o - f o u n d e r, C r a i g C o n ove r. To h e l p h o m e e n t h u s i a s t s ex p e r i e n c e a m o r e b l i s s f u l l i v i n g ex p e r i e n c e, R u m H ave n a n d S e w i n g D o w n South are releasing a limited- edition capsule ‘ C o c o n u t C o l l e c t i o n’ t h a t w i l l t r a n s f o r m a ny h o m e i n t o a t r o p i c a l p a r a d i s e. W i t h i n c r e a s e d t i m e s p e n t a t h o m e, t h e d e s i r e t o t u r n p e r s o n a l s p a c e s i nt o a r e l a x i n g r e t r e a t h a s s u r g e d. T h e C o c o n u t C o l l e c t i o n f r o m R u m H ave n by S e w i n g D o w n S o u t h w a s b o r n o u t o f t h e i d e a t h a t eve r yo n e s h o u l d f e e l i n s p i r e d t o f i n d a p i e c e o f p a r a d i s e i n t h e c o m f o r t o f t h e i r h o m e. N o t r ave l n e e d e d. T h e c o l l e c t i o n , ava i l a b l e f o r o n l y a l i m i t e d t i m e, c o n s i s t s o f t h r e e p r o d u c t s i n a c u s t o m , n eve r b e f o r e s e e n t r o p i c a l p r i nt i n s p i r e d by o n e o f R u m H ave n’s key i n g r e d i e nt s , r e a l c o c o n u t w a t e r.

T h e Tr o p i c a l T h r o w P i l l o w i s m a d e w i t h a s u b s t a n t i a l t w i l l - l i ke w ove n f a b r i c . T h i s p i l l o w p r i nt m a r r i e s R u m H ave n’s t r o p i c a l v i b e w i t h S e w i n g D o w n S o u t h’s c o a s t a l a e s t h e t i c . T h e C o c o n u t C a n d l e i s a s oy a n d h a n d - p o u r e d c a n d l e t h a t w i l l s e n d yo u s t r a i g h t t o p a r a d i s e w i t h i t s s m o o t h , s we et s m e l l s o f c o c o n u t .

No oasis is complete without a refreshing drink! The Cocktail Coaster Set is adorned with the limitede d i t i o n d e s i g n w i l l ke e p yo u r t a b l e w a t e r m a r k- f r e e. “ We b e l i eve i n t h e i m p o r t a n c e o f m a k i n g s p a c e f o r n a t u r a l l y r e j u ve n a t i n g m o m e nt s i n t h e c o m f o r t o f o n e’s h o m e,” s ay s B r a n d o n L i e b, V P o f M a r ket i n g f o r S p i r i t o f G a l l o. “ O u r p a r t n e r s h i p w i t h S e w i n g D o w n S o u t h h a s a l l o we d u s t o p hy s i c a l l y b r i n g t h i s t o life for our fans through the items in the collection, w h i c h w i l l h e l p t h e m t r a n s f o r m t h e i r h o m e s i nt o t h e h ave n t h ey ’ ve a l w ay s d r e a m e d o f, a l l w h i l e e n j oy i n g a R u m H ave n c o c k t a i l.” “ S e w i n g a n d d e s i g n h ave a l w ay s b e e n a p o i n t o f i n s p i r a t i o n a n d a w ay f o r m e t o d e c o m p r e s s ,” s ay s S e w i n g D o w n S o u t h c o f o u n d e r, C r a i g C o n ove r. “ T h a t ’s w hy I ’m s o exc i t e d t o p a r t n e r w i t h R u m H ave n t o c r e a t e a c o l l e c t i o n w i t h the intent to help others decompress and create a r e l a x i n g , n a t u r a l - i n s p i r e d s p a c e.” R u m H ave n i s a n uncomplicated spirit made with premium Caribbean

rum, real coconut water and pure cane sugar of fering a c l e a n a n d r e f r e s h i n g t a s t e w i t h o u t a r t i f i c i a l f l avo r s o r p r e s e r va t i ve s , b o t t l e d a t 42 p r o o f. R u m H ave n i s p a r t o f S p i r i t o f G a l l o, a n a w a r d - w i n n i n g s p i r i t s p o r t f o l i o t h a t i n c l u d e s E & J B r a n d y, C a m a r e n a Te q u i l a , H i g h N o o n , N e w A m s t e r d a m Vo d k a , R u m C h a t a a n d m o r e. S e w i n g D o w n S o u t h w a s f o u n d e d by C r a i g C o n ove r, t h e s t a r o f B r avo’s h i t r e a l i t y T V s h o w, S o u t h e r n C h a r m . S e w i n g h a s b e e n a p o i n t o f i n s p i r a t i o n , a n o u t l e t f o r c r e a t i v i t y, a m e t h o d t o d e c o m p r e s s , a n d a w ay t o s t ay t r u e t o h i m s e l f. C r a i g c a r e f u l l y h a n d p i c ks t h e p a t t e r n s a n d designs, taking inspiration from Charleston, the coastal c i t y i n w h i c h t h e b r a n d w a s f o u n d e d. h t t p s: // w w w. r u m h ave n .c o m /, h t t p s: // w w w. s e w i n g d o w n s o u t h .c o m / FLO R d e CANA a n d TAL E S o f t h e COC K TAIL FOUN DAT ION F l o r d e C a ñ a R u m a n d t h e Ta l e s o f t h e C o c k t a i l Fo u n d a t i o n h ave t e a m e d u p t o l a u n c h t h e S u s t a i n a b l e C o c k t a i l C h a l l e n g e, a g l o b a l c o m p e t i t i o n t h a t a i m s t o inspire the bar tending community to build a greener f u t u r e t o g e t h e r by c r e a t i n g s p e c t a c u l a r c o c k t a i l s u s i n g s u s t a i n a b l e i n g r e d i e nt s a n d t e c h n i q u e s . J u l i o C a b r e r a , o n e o f t h e i n d u s t r y ’s m o s t c e l e b r a t e d a n d i n f l u e n t i a l b a r t e n d e r s , a n n o u n c e d t h e c o m p et i t i o n a t t h e 2 0 t h a n n u a l Ta l e s o f t h e C o c k t a i l . C a b r e r a i nv i t e d b a r t e n d e r s i n t h e U. S . t o r e g i s t e r f o r t h e c o m p e t i t i o n .

A l l p a r t i c i p a n t s w h o r e g i s t e r w i l l h ave a c c e s s t o educational material focused on sustainable and e t h i c a l p r a c t i c e s b e h i n d t h e b a r, d eve l o p e d by i n d u s t r y ex p e r t s . T h e S u s t a i n a b l e C o c k t a i l C h a l l e n g e U. S . f inals will occur throughout the month of September in Miami, Austin, Los Angeles, and Boston. Each f inal will f e a t u r e a p a n e l o f j u d g e s i n c l u d i n g r e p r e s e nt a t i ve s o f Ta l e s o f t h e C o c k t a i l Fo u n d a t i o n a n d o t h e r e s t a b l i s h e d i n d u s t r y p e r s o n a l i t i e s w h o w i l l eva l u a t e t h e c o c k t a i l s based on elements such as stor y and inspiration, the u s e o f s u s t a i n a b l e i n g r e d i e nt s / t e c h n i q u e s a n d t h e l eve l o f c r e a t i v i t y, a n d f l avo r a n d a p p e a r a n c e. T h e f o u r w i n n e r s o f t h e l o c a l U. S . f i n a l s o f t h e S u s t a i n a b l e C o c k t a i l C h a l l e n g e w i l l e a c h r e c e i ve a $1, 2 0 0 p r i z e, a s u p e r- p r e m i u m b a r t e n d e r k i t , a p e r s o n a l i z e d b o t t l e o f F l o r d e C a ñ a 2 5 Ye a r R u m , a n d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e N o r t h A m e r i c a n Re g i o n a l F i n a l t h a t w i l l t a ke p l a c e i n N i c a r a g u a o n O c t o b e r 2 6 t h , Wo r l d S u s t a i n a b i l i t y D ay. Fu r t h e r m o r e, t h e w i n n e r o f t h e N o r t h A m e r i c a n Re g i o n a l Fi n a l w i l l t h e n b e e l i g i b l e t o compete in the Global Final of the Sustainable Cocktail Challenge in Nicaragua in 2023 for the title of “Flor de C a ñ a Wo r l d ’s M o s t S u s t a i n a b l e B a r t e n d e r ” a n d a g r a n d p r i z e o f $10 , 0 0 0 . T h e S u s t a i n a b l e C o c k t a i l C h a l l e n g e is a celebration of the commitment to sustainability of F l o r d e C a ñ a , a c a r b o n n e u t r a l a n d Fa i r Tr a d e c e r t i f i e d b r a n d , t h e Ta l e s o f t h e C o c k t a i l Fo u n d a t i o n , a n d t h e i r w ay o f c o l l a b o r a t i ve l y s h a r i n g a n d p r o m o t i n g t h e s e va l u e s w i t h t h e g l o b a l c o m m u n i t y o f b a r t e n d e r s t o b u i l d a g r e e n e r f u t u r e t o g e t h e r. C e l e b r a t i n g 13 0 ye a r s o f r u m production, Flor de Caña is a 5th generation familyowned premium Nicaraguan rum brand that of fers a f u l l p o r t f o l i o o f a w a r d - w i n n i n g h i g h q u a l i t y, n a t u r a l l y a g e d r u m s . F l o r d e C a ñ a r u m s a r e d i s t i l l e d u s i n g 10 0 % renewable energy and aged in bourbon barrels for up t o 3 0 ye a r s a t t h e b a s e o f N i c a r a g u a’s m o s t a c t i ve vo l c a n o, S a n C r i s t o b a l . Fo u n d e d i n 2 0 0 2 , Ta l e s o f t h e Cocktail has grown from a small gathering of cocktail

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and grants access to critical resources that empowers untapped talent and emerging Black businesses to r e a c h t h e i r f u l l p o t e n t i a l . T h e c o m p a ny w a s c o - f o u n d e d by s p i r i t s i n d u s t r y ve t e r a n s D i a S i m m s , Er i n H a r r i s , and Dan Sanborn. The pronghorn is the fastest Nor th American land mammal and can endure speeds for m i l e s . I n s p i r e d by o u r n a m e s a ke, P r o n g h o r n b e l i eve s creating real change is a marathon, not a sprint.

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K aye s a i d, “A s a l e a d i n g US i n d e p e n d e nt r u m i m p o r t e r, t h i s c o l l e c t i o n o f H o l m e s C ay ex p r e s s i o n s p r o m i s e s a d i ve r s i t y o f f l avo r s , a n d a s i m p o r t a nt , exc e p t i o n a l q u a l i t y. N o t o n l y i s t h e r e a ve r y l i m i t e d s u p p l y o f t h e s e ex p r e s s i o n s , b u t e a c h o n e d e s e r ve s t o b e s avo r e d a n d e n j oye d o n i t s o w n m e r i t s .” Er i c K aye f o u n d e d H o l m e s C ay R u m i n 2 019. Fr u s t r a t e d t h a t a c c e s s t o c a s k s t r e n g t h r u m s w i t h o u t a d d i t i ve s w a s l i m i t e d i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s , K aye s a w a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o f o c u s o n t h e h a r d - t o - o b t a i n a g e d ex p r e s s i o n s t h a t h e h a d e n c o u n t e r e d i n Eu r o p e a n d t h e C a r i b b e a n , while championing increased transparency across t h e c a t e g o r y. H o l m e s C ay ( p r o n o u n c e d ‘ key ’) R u m c u r a t e s a c o nt i n u o u s l y evo l v i n g c o l l e c t i o n o f t h e best small-batch, limited- edition rums, distilled and b o t t l e d w i t h o u t a d d i t i ve s . S i n g l e C a s k e d i t i o n s a r e aged in cask, while Single Origin editions combine m u l t i p l e c a s ks a n d p r o d u c t i o n s t y l e s t o c r e a t e exc i t i n g ex p r e s s i o n s f r o m a g i ve n d i s t i l l e r y o r r e g i o n . h t t p s: // w w w. h o l m e s c ay.c o m KO HANA D I S T ILL E R S Ko H a n a a n n o u n c e d t h e f i r s t r e l e a s e o f t h e i r r u m s e r i e s t h a t w i l l s h o w o f f t h e i r c r e a t i ve c a p a b i l i t i e s a s a c r a f t d i s t i l l e r y. E a c h r e l e a s e w i l l b e a o n e o f a k i n d ex p r e s s i o n s h o wc a s i n g w h a t Kō H a n a i s a l l a b o u t : kō ( H a w a i i a n s u g a r c a n e), t e r r o i r, a n d i nt e g r i t y. Kō H a n a i s t h e i r w ay o f s h a r i n g t h e i r s t o r y, t h e i r c u l t u r e, a n d their commitment to making world class rum from the m o s t i s o l a t e d i s l a n d s i n t h e w o r l d. Fo r t h e f i r s t b a t c h o f t h e D i s t i l l e r ’s S e r i e s , Ko H a n a p r o o f e d u n a g e d Ke a t o 5 0 % a bv o r 10 0 p r o o f t o c o n c e nt r a t e t h e f a b u l o u s l y f u n k y g r a s sy A g r i c o l e b o u q u et . T h ey s e l e c t e d t h e kō M a n u l e l e, a va r i et a l r o o t e d d e e p i n H a w a i i a n t r a d i t i o n .

M a n u l e l e, o r t h e “ f l y i n g b i r d,” i s t h e m o s t r e f e r e n c e d c a n e i n h a n a a l o h a ( l ove m a g i c), a c e r e m o ny i n w h i c h p r aye r s f l y l i ke a b i r d t o a d i s t a nt l ove i n h o p e s o f b e i n g b r o u g h t t o g e t h e r. E a c h b o t t l e i s n u m b e r e d a n d e t c h e d w i t h a D i s t i l l e r ’s S e l e c t l a b e l d et a i l i n g t h e u n i q u e a t t r i b u t e s o f t h e kō f r o m t h e f i e l d w h e r e i t w a s p l a n t e d , n u r t u r e d, a n d h a r ve s t e d t o t h e s t i l l i n w h i c h i t w a s c r e a t e d. T h i s r u m i s g o i n g t o t r a n s p o r t yo u s t r a i g h t t o o u r t r o p i c a l s u g a r c a n e f i e l d s ! A t 5 0 % a bv, i t p a c k s a p u n c h o f c r e a my t r o p i c a l f r u i t n o t e s w i t h h i n t s o f j a s m i n e a n d o r a n g e b l o s s o m o n t h e n o s e. S m o o t h f l avo r s o f s we et c r e a m , p e a r, p i n e a p p l e a n d a s l i g h t m i n e r a l i t y r e s t o n t h e p a l a t e. We h o p e yo u f a l l i n l ove with this truly one of a kind Hawaiian Agricole Rum! h t t p s: // w w w. ko h a n a r u m .c o m / HILTON H E A D D I S T ILL E RY Hilton Head Distiller y is thrilled to announce the u p c o m i n g l a u n c h o f i t s Pa n e l a a n d S o l e r a R u m p r o d u c t s a t t h e d i s t i l l e r y a n d r et a i l l o c a t i o n s a c r o s s South Carolina. Limited batches of each unique copper p o t - d i s t i l l e d r u m w i l l b e r e l e a s e d.

Hilton Head Distiller y is the only distiller y in the c o n t i n e n t a l U n i t e d S t a t e s t h a t p r o d u c e s Pa n e l a R u m .

Pa n e l a R u m i s m a d e f r o m d e hyd r a t e d s u g a r c a n e grown on a third- generation family farm in Colombia.

The rum is then aged in a mixture of 49+ por t wine casks and bourbon barrels. Each batch is blended to p e r f e c t i o n by i t s m a s t e r d i s t i l l e r, W h i t n ey M e r i w e t h e r.

T h e f i n i s h e d p r o d u c t i s a n av y - s t r e n g t h r u m w i t h a s m o o t h c h a r a c t e r a n d f u l l - b o d i e d s u g a r c a n e f l avo r.

H i l t o n H e a d p r o d u c e s a n a r r ay o f a w a r d - w i n n i n g d i s t i l l e d s p i r i t s a n d i s r a n ke d Tr i p A d v i s o r ’s # 1 T h i n g t o D o o n t h e i s l a n d. Fo u n d e d i n 2 015 , t h e d i s t i l l e r y i s i n s p i r e d by A m e r i c a n r u m a n d w h i s key h e r i t a g e.

The distiller y of fers educational tastings, tours a n d i n t e r a c t i ve a n d e n t e r t a i n i n g c o c k t a i l c l a s s e s .

Hilton Head is the per fect place to learn about craf t spirits and taste some of the best distilled spirits in t h e c o u n t r y. A t H i l t o n H e a d D i s t i l l e r y, t h ey b e l i eve i n c r a f t i n g n e w ex p e r i e n c e s t h a t a r e a d ve n t u r o u s , indulgent and rooted in tradition. Using a combination of age - old distillation techniques and modern t e c h n o l o g y, t h ey p a t i e n t l y c r a f t t h e i r s p i r i t s t h e o n l y w ay t h ey k n o w h o w : by h a n d a n d i n s m a l l b a t c h e s .

T h ey a p p r o a c h eve r y b a t c h w i t h a s e n s e o f r e s p e c t for the traditions that came before them, as well as a t h i r s t f o r c r e a t i o n a n d i n n ova t i o n i n t h e n a m e o f progress. Each of their spirits has a unique personality t h a t b r i n g s a n o s t a l g i c f e e l , ye t f r e s h p e r s p e c t i ve t o t h e c o c k t a i l t a b l e. Fr o m t h e i r f l a g s h i p r u m t o t h e i r s m a l l - b a t c h b o u r b o n a n d eve r y t h i n g i n b e t w e e n , H i l t o n Head Distiller y is dedicated to creating world- class s p i r i t s . h t t p s: // h i l t o n h e a d d i s t i l l e r y.c o m / B ACA R D I B a c a r dí h a s r e l e a s e d t h e s e c o n d e d i t i o n i n i t s l i m i t e d e d i t i o n c a s k f i n i s h s e r i e s , B a c a r dí Re s e r va O c h o R ye C a s k Fi n i s h . T h e n e w o f f e r i n g f o l l o w s l a s t ye a r ’s i n a u g u r a l r e l e a s e, B a c a r dí R e s e r va O c h o S h e r r y C a s k F i n i s h . M ov i n g f o r w a r d , a C a s k F i n i s h S e r i e s va r i a n t w i l l d e b u t eve r y A u g u s t t h r o u g h 2 0 2 5 . B a c a r dí Re s e r va O c h o R ye C a s k Fi n i s h i s a g e d i n A m e r i c a n o a k b a r r e l s f o r e i g h t t o 12 ye a r s a n d f i n i s h e d i n r ye casks during the f inal t wo months. The result is a ve l ve t y a n d l u x u r i o u s l i q u i d r e c o m m e n d e d e n j oye d n e a t o r o n t h e r o c k s . A d e e p, r i c h m a h o g a ny i n c o l o r, t h e r u m o f f e r s a r o m a s o f g i n g e r b r e a d , m a p l e s u g a r, a n d a h i n t o f s p i c i n e s s . T h e p a l a t e d e l i ve r s d i s t i n c t smoky notes interlaced with wood, caramelized brown s u g a r, a n d s u b t l e va n i l l a . E a c h l i m i t e d - e d i t i o n b o t t l e o f B a c a r dí Re s e r va O c h o R ye C a s k F i n i s h f e a t u r e s a u n i q u e m a r q u e n u m b e r a n d t h e ye a r o f p r o d u c t i o n , a s w e l l a s a h i g h e r p r o o f o f 9 0 , o r 4 5% A BV, w h i c h d i f f e r s f r o m t h e b a s e s p i r i t a t 8 0 p r o o f. “ I n 2 018 , B a c a r dí s e t o u t t o i n t r o d u c e a t r u e, r o b u s t p o r t f o l i o o f p r e m i u m r u m o f f e r i n g s s p a n n i n g f o u r t o ove r 12 ye a r s i n a g e. A s t h e l e a d e r i n t h e r u m c a t e g o r y, w e’r e a l w ay s c h a l l e n g i n g o u r s e l ve s t o i n n ova t e, i nt r o d u c i n g n e w a n d u n i q u e ex p r e s s i o n s t o b r i n g m o r e p e o p l e i n t o t h e s i p p a b l e r u m u n i ve r s e.” s a i d L i s a P f e n n i n g , V i c e P r e s i d e n t , B a c a r dí f o r N o r t h A m e r i c a . “ R u m i s i n a unique position because it has a natural warmth that i nv i t e s c o nv i v i a l i t y a n d c o n n e c t i o n , u n l i ke o t h e r d a r k s p i r i t s o n t h e m a r ke t . W h e t h e r yo u’r e a n ex p e r i e n c e d d r i n ke r o r s o m e o n e n e w t o r u m a n d d a r k s p i r i t s i n g e n e r a l , yo u c a n e a s i l y c e l e b r a t e t h a t s p e c i a l o c c a s i o n w i t h B AC A RD Í Re s e r va O c h o R ye C a s k .” h t t p s: // w w w. b a c a r d i l i m i t e d.c o m /

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Rediscovering Puer to Rico: A Chocolate and Rum Experience T h e C a r i b b e an I s l an d of Pu e r to R i c o li e s 5 0 mi l e s e ast of t h e D o m i ni c an Re p ub li c , 4 0 mi l e s we st of t h e V i r gi n I s l an ds, an d 10 0 0 mi l e s f r o m t h e U.S. st ate of Fl o r i da, m ak i n g i t t h e e aste r nm o st i s l an d of t h e G r e ate r A nt i l l e s c hai n. T h e c ult ur e of t h e i s l a n d i s a f us i o n of A f r o - C ar ib b e an, S p a ni s h, an d U.S. i nf lu e nc e s t hat gi ve i t s p o p ul ac e of 32 m i l li o n t h e i r ow n di st i n c t i d e nt i t y an d s p i r i t . O n S e pte m b e r 2 0 t h, 2 017, c ate g o r y 4 H ur r i c an e M ar i a m ad e l a n d f al l o n t h e i s l an d, r e sult in g in t h o u s a n ds of li ve s l o st , d e c i m at i n g t h e i s l a n d ’s i nf r ast r uc t ur e, f r o m i t s p owe r g r i d to i t s c r o p s. Ad di n g to t h e c hal l e n g e s of r e c ove r y, e ar t h quake s an d t h e C OVID -19 p a n d e mi c s l owe d t h e r e sto r at i o n of t h e p owe r g r i d, i nf r ast r uc t ur e, an d ag r i c ult ur al c o r n e r sto n e s of t h e i s l an d to a c r aw l. In 2 0 2 2, t h e i s l an d c o nt i nu e s i t s r e c ove r y a n d r e d eve l o p m e nt o n al l f r o nt s, an d it was a p l e as ant sur p r i s e t hat I r e c e i ve d a n i nv i t at i o n f r o m D i sc ove r Pu e r t o R i c o to at te n d a w hi r l w i n d v i s i t t hat p r o mi s e d to b e a g ast r o n o m i c j o ur n ey f o c us e d o n t h e c h o c o l ate an d r um i n dust r i e s of t h e i s l a n d.

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I ar r i ve d in Pu e r to R i c o an d e nj oye d a qui et lunc h at B a r u l l l o Ta b e r n a E s p a ñ o l a b ef o r e I was t r ansp o r te d to t h e Pa l a c i o Pr ov i n c i a l H o t e l, l o c ate d in t h e h e a r t of O l d S an J uan. T hi s hi sto r i c 19 t h c e ntur y c o l o ni al bui l din g has b e e n m o d e r nize d an d has b e e n o p e n as a h ote l f o r a li t t l e ove r a ye ar. Walk in g ar o un d O l d S a n J uan, t h e r e i s a f us i o n of o l d an d n ew sto r e s an d r e st aur ant s, t h e bust l e of c o nst r uc t i o n, an d t h e f ami li ar s i g ht s a n d s o un ds t hat m ad e m e f all in l ove w i t h t h e o l d c it y ye ar s ag o. By luc k , I fo un d mys e l f st an din g o ut s i d e B a r r a c h i n a, o n e of t wo l o c at i o ns in Pu e r to R i c o t h at c laim to b e t h e b ir t hp lac e of t h e Pi ñ a C o lada, an d c o ul d n ot r e s i st pay in g t h e m a v i s it . O n e D o n Q G o l d Piña C o lada late r, I c o nt inu e d my ex p l o r at i o n, li ste ni n g to st r e et mus i c i ans an d b e aut i f ul o c e a n v i ew s. A f te r wan d e r in g O l d S an J u a n fo r a c o up l e of h o ur s, I r et ur n e d to t h e h ote l an d m et my t r ave l c o m pani o ns f o r di nn e r, w h e r e we v i s ite d Ch ef Yami l Adr i e l ’s r e st aur ant , Fa b u l a. D ur in g dinn e r, we e nj oye d t h e f o o d, di s c us s e d t h e it i n e r a r y, an d m ad e p lans to g at h e r f o r b r un c h t h e n ex t m o r nin g.

B r un c h h a p p e n e d to b e l o c ate d at t h e Ch o c o b a r C o r t e s, j ust a b r i ef walk f r o m o ur h ote l. I ns i d e, we f o un d a bust li n g r e st aur a nt f i l l e d w i t h l o c al s an d to ur i st s.

T h e fo c u s of t h e bar i s t h e c h o c o l ate t h e m e d c o c k t ai l s an d f o o d, w i t h l o c a l f avo r i te s like t h e C h o c o bar panc ake s, an d c h o c o l ate g r i l l e d c h e e s e; I was h o o ke d.

Par t of t h e i r m any of fe r i n g s i s a c h o c o late a n d r um t ast i n g fe at ur i n g t h e D o n Q r um lin e. W hi l e v i s i t i n g t h e r e st aur ant , we m et w i t h Edu a r d o C o r te s, w h o i s h e lp in g e st a b li s h c ac ao as o n e of t h e c r o p s t h e i s l a n d p r o du c e s f o r i t s g r ow i n g hi g h - e n d c h o c o l ate i n dust r y. T h e C o r te s f am i ly had suc c e s s f ul ly wo r ke d w i t h c ac ao f ar m e r s in t h e D o mi ni c an Re p ub li c an d M r. C o r te s was b r i n g i n g t hat har d - e ar n e d k n ow l e d g e to Pu e r to R i c o to h e lp f ar m e r s g r ow t h e t r e e s a n d h a r ve st t h e p o ds t hat c o nt ain t h e c ac a o b e a ns. H e e duc ate d us o n t h e C o r te s a n d Fo r tez a c h o c o l ate li n e s an d h ow t h e p r o du c t s we r e us e d, f r o m c an dy ba r s to bak i n g. T h e st af f of C h o c o ba r g ui d e d u s t h r o u g h a t ast i n g t hat fe at ur e d t hr e e r um s f r o m t h e i s l an d: B ar r li to T hr e e S t a r, D o n Q G r an Re s e r va, an d B ac ar di Re s e r va Li mi t ada, pai r e d w i t h t hr e e t y p e s of Fo r tez a c h o c o l ate s. We c o nc lu d e d o ur t im e at C h o c o bar an d w i t h t h e Fo r tez a te a m by v i s i t i n g t h e Fun dac i ó n C o r te s ar t

g all e r y ab ove Ch o c o bar. T h e c o m b in at i o n of paint in g s, f ab r i c ar t , s c ulpt ur e s, an d hi sto r i c al im ag e r y was d e li g ht f ul to ex p l o r e, an d we m ove d o n to o ur n ex t sto p w it h o ur sto m ac hs an d min ds f ull of inf o r m at i o n f r o m t hi s sp e c i al ex p e r i e nc e.

T h e s e c o n d sto p of t h e day was at t h e “ C at h e dr al of Rum”, Ca s a B a c a r d i. I t h ad b e e n e i g ht ye ar s s inc e I had last v i s ite d t h e di st i ll e r y, an d I n ot i c e d quite a few c han g e s dur in g o ur to ur. T h e di st i ll e r y p r o duc e s r um us in g st i ll s an d ag e s it s p r o duc t s in Pu e r to R i c o an d M ex i c o us i n g o nc e - us e d A m e r i c an W hite O ak B o ur b o n bar r e l s. T h e to ur shar e s t h e c o m pany ’s sto r y, t h e o r i gin an d l e g ac y of t h e b r a n d ove r t h e ye ar s, w it h quite a few r e li c s spannin g B ac ar di ’s hi sto r y. I n t r u e to ur f ashi o n, yo u ex it t hr o u g h t h e gi f t sh o p an d c an p ur c has e t h e di st i ll e r y ’s sp e c i a l r e s e r ve. We had t h e o p p o r t unit y to par t i c ipate in a b e hin d - t h e - s c e n e s to ur an d at te n d a r um an d c h o c o late pair in g fe at ur in g Cuat r o, O c h o, D i ez, an d t h e di st i ll e r y r e s e r ve t hat d e e p e n e d o ur e duc at i o n an d ap p r e c i at i o n of h ow t h e s e f lavo r s au g m e nte d e ac h ot h e r. A f te r o ur ex p e r i e nc e at C as a B ac ar di, we r et ur n e d to t h e Palac i o Pr ov inc i al h ote l, f r e sh e n e d up f o r a C ar ib b e an - inf lu e nc e d dinin g

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ex p e r i e n c e. We dr ove ove r to A n t i l l a n o, a r e st aur a nt l o c ate d i n t h e S ant ur c e bar r i o of S a n J u an, an d ex p l o r e d a var i et y of f l avo r s dur i n g t h e t apas ex p e r i e nc e.

T h e m o r ni n g of o ur f i nal day o n t h e i s lan d fo un d u s t r ave li n g to t h e muni c i palit y of Fa j a r d o, w h e r e t h e H a c i e n d a Ch o c o l a t i s l o c ate d. T h e v i ew s ove r l o o k i n g t h e E l Yu n qu e F o r es t we r e b r e at ht ak i n g as we h e a r d t h e C o qui f r o g s an d watc h e d t h e Re d Tai l H aw ks r i d e t h e s li p st r e am s. We m et o ur g ui d e at t h e bas e c am p, a n d sh e to o k us o n an ag r i c ult ur al to ur of t h e f ar m.

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c o ll e c t i ve ly all t h e s e p lant s wo r k to g et h e r to at t r ac t t h e p o llinato r s n e e d e d to t hr i ve. W h e n we r e ac h e d t h e hac i e n da, we e nj oye d a c h o c o late an d r um t ast i n g pair e d w it h w hi skey, te qui la an d r um. T h e te qui la was a b it of a bust , but b ot h t h e r um an d w hi skey pair e d we ll, an d yo u c o ul d n ot b e at t h e v i ew. We d e par te d t h e hac i e n da f o r lunc h at B a c a o Fi n c a + Fa g o n, a f ar m - to - t ab l e ex p e r i e nc e w h e r e all in g r e di e nt s us e d ar e e it h e r l o c a l ly g r ow n o r c au g ht . T h ey s e r ve d us a fe ast of g r i ll e d an d sm o ke d t r adit i o nal Pu e r to R i c an di sh e s t hat we r e di v in e. E at i n g a n d l e ar nin g ab o ut t h e c ult ur al t i e s of e ac h di sh e l evate d t h e e nt ir e ex p e r i e nc e.

O ur f inal sto p of t h e day was a c h o c o l ate m ak in g c las s at M o n t a d e r o Ch o c o l a t e, l e d by ow n e r G e r m an R am o s. H e t au g ht us ab o ut hi s f ami ly ’s l e g ac y of m ak i n g

f in e c h o c o l ate s, t h e c hal l e n g e s an d ins p i r at i o ns of t h e i n dust r y, an d t h e n g ui d e d u s t h r o u g h a han ds - o n ex p e r i e nc e m ak i n g o ur ow n c h o c o l ate bar s. H e a l s o t au g ht us hi s m et h o ds f o r pai r i n g r um an d c h o c o l ate, w i t h hi s ow n i ns i g ht s ab o ut t h e b e st way to a p p r o ac h t h e sub j e c t . We r etur n e d to t h e h ote l an d t hat eve ni n g we r e t r e ate d to a s p e c i al C h ef ’s Tab l e dinn e r by C h ef V i c to r To r r e s an d hi s te am t hat fo r m e d t h e p e r fe c t c o nc lus i o n to o ur t im e to g et h e r.

E a r ly t h e n ex t m o r ni n g, I r et ur n e d to t h e Lui s M uñ oz M ar ín I nte r nat i o nal A i r p o r t f o r my r etur n f li g ht h o m e. I c o ul d n ot r e s i st t ak i n g t h e t i m e to c h e c k o ut t h e D ut y Fr e e s h o p s to s e e t h e c h o c o l ate an d r um of fe r i n g s avai l ab l e. M o st of w hat was avai l a b l e r um w i s e I c o ul d f i n d at h o m e, w i t h a few i nte r e st i n g exc e pt i o ns, but I

f o un d my un d e r st an din g an d ap p r e c i at i o n of t h e c h o c o late s I f o un d in t h e sh o p s g r e at ly im p r ove d. A s I s at wait in g f o r my f li g ht , I r ef l e c te d up o n t h e c hall e n g e s t h e i s lan d i s c ur r e nt ly f ac in g, h ow t h e sp ir i t of p e r s eve r anc e an d g o al s of sust ainab i li t y we r e an un d e r ly in g t h e m e t hr o u g h o ut t h e t r ip. I am g r atef ul to t h e D i sc ove r Pu e r t o R i c o te am f o r t hi s o p p o r t unit y an d f o r eve r y t hin g l e ar n e d dur in g t hi s ex p e r i e n c e.

I am g r atef ul f o r t h e k n ow l e d g e I have g ain e d ab o ut b ot h t h e c h o c o late an d r um in dust r i e s, an d my d e s ir e to r et ur n to Pu e r to R i c o to s e e m o r e of t h e i s lan d an d to v i s it m o r e of t h e di st i ll e r i e s i s r e inv i g o r ate d. T h e r e i s just s o muc h m o r e to s e e an d l e ar n ab o ut t hi s b e aut i f ul i s lan d.

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E XCLUSI VE INTERVIEW

by M a r g a r et Aya l a

M a r i a n n e E ave s , M a s te r D i s t i l l e r, E ave s LLC, Lex i n g t o n, Ke nt u c k y, US A .

T h e r e a r e f ew t h i n g s I l ove m o r e t h a n sharing inspiring s to r i e s of exc e pt i o n a l p e o p l e i n t h e Ru m i n d u s t r y. M a r i a n n e’s s to r y i s f a s c i n at i n g a n d m ot i vat i n g, a te s t a m e nt to t h e p owe r of p a s s i o n a n d p e r s eve r a n c e.

N ot s at i s f i e d w i t h a c h i ev i n g m a ste r y i n t h e B o u r b o n wo r l d, s h e i s n ow f o c u s i n g h e r ex p e r t i s e a n d p a s s i o n o n Ru m, a n d s h e’s h i t t h e g r o u n d r u n n i n g! S h e i s a n i n s p i r i n g p e r s o n a n d a t r u e a s s et to a ny te a m s h e j o i n s. C h e e r s!

M a r g a r et Aya l a , Pu b l i s h e r

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

M a r i a nn e E ave s, M aste r D i st i ll e r, E ave s LLC bas e d i n Lex i n g to n, Ke nt u c k y Q: Yo u e a r n e d a Ch e m i c a l E n g i n e e r i n g d e g r e e f r o m t h e U n i ve r s i t y o f L o u i sv i l l e i n Ke n t u c k y. D i d t h i s d e g r e e f u l l y p r e p a r e yo u f o r t h e d i s t i l l e d s p i r i t s i n d u s t r y o r d i d yo u n e e d t o o b t a i n i n d u s t r y- s p e c i f i c k n ow l e d g e e l s ew h e r e?

I b e li eve t h at my c h e m i c a l e n g i n e e r i n g d e g r e e was a b s o lute ly n e c e s s a r y to c o m i n g i nto t h e i n dust r y t h e way I di d (as a p r o c e s s r e s e a r c h a n d d eve l o p m e nt e n g i n e e r) a n d d eve l o p i n g t h e d e pt h of un d e r st a n di n g of n ot j ust t h e sur f ac e ac t i o ns t h at a r e f o ll owe d to m ake s p i r i t s, b ut t h e un d e r ly i n g c h e m i c a l p r o c e s s e s a n d

r e ac t i o ns t h at m ake eve r y s i n g l e d e c i s i o n a f l avo r c h a n g i n g o n e. I w i ll s ay t h at i n my t i m e at B r ow n - Fo r m a n, w i t h s o m e of t h e f i n e st e n g i n e e r s a n d di st i ll e r s as m e nto r s, my un d e r st a n di n g of t h e a r t i st i c as p e c t of s p i r i t s r e a lly f l o ur i s h e d. I h ad ve r y li t t l e a p p r e c i at i o n f o r t hi s as p e c t as a n e n g i n e e r i n g st u d e nt . A s a yo un g g r adu ate I c o ul d h ave p l a nn e d a n d b ui lt a ve r y c l e a n a n d hi g h y i e l di n g di st i ll e r y, b ut i t r e a lly to o k s o m e t i m e wo r k i n g w i t h i n dust r y vet s to un d e r st a n d h ow to m ake i t t aste g o o d!

Q: Yo u’ ve d e f i n i t e l y p r ove n yo u r s k i l l s i n t h e B o u r b o n wo r l d , b e i n g r e c o g n i z e d by yo u r p e e r s a n d by t r a d e p u b l i c a t i o n s (Fo r b e s a n d W h i s key Ad vo c a t e) a s a l e a d i n g i n d u s t r y f i g u r e . Yo u a l so m a d e h i s t o r y a s t h e f i r s t Fe m a l e B o u r b o n Master Distiller since prohibition, this i s f a n t a s t i c! C a n yo u t e l l u s m o r e a b o u t

t h i s j o u r n ey, t h e c h a l l e n g e s yo u f a c e d a n d yo u r a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s?

I c a m e i nto t h e wo r l d of B o ur b o n as s o m e o n e w h o k n ew a b s o lute ly n ot hi n g a b o ut t h e s p i r i t , b ut f o un d a p as s i o n f o r i t a l o n g t h e way. I r ac e d up t h e r un g s of t h e c o r p o r ate l ad d e r b e c aus e I was n ot af r ai d of h a r d wo r k a n d k n ew t h e va lu e I c o ul d b r i n g to t h e t a b l e. I t hi nk mu c h of t hi s e a r ly c o nf i d e n c e c a m e f r o m my e a r ly f ai lur e s as a b us i n e s s ow n e r. I h e lp e d my m o m o p e n a b us i n e s s w h e n I was r i g ht o ut of hi g h s c h o o l a n d we di dn’ t m ake i t ve r y l o n g, b ut I l e a r n e d a l ot of l e s s o ns a n d s o m e of i t was a c o nf i d e n c e i n d e c i s i o n m ak i n g a n d my a b i li t y to l e a r n n ew s k i ll s qui c k ly t h at s et m e a p a r t f r o m my yo un g e r t r adi t i o n a l c o ll e g e a g e p e e r s. T h e ex p e r i e n c e I g ai n e d i n 6 ye a r s wo r k i n g f o r o n e of t h e wo r l d ’s l a r g e st s p i r i t m ake r s, fe lt like t h e

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e qui va l e nt of d o ub l e t h at . I was r e l e nt l e s s i n my p ur sui t of k n ow l e d g e, my b o s s at t h e t i m e c a ll e d m e a “ vo r ac i o us l e a r n e r. I was of fe r e d t h e c h a n c e to t r ai n to b e c o m e B r ow n - Fo r m a n’s M aste r Taste r, w hi c h I ac hi eve d i n w h at t h ey as s e s s e d as “ r e c o r d t i m e”. A n d a ye a r af te r t h at I was li ste d o n t h e Fo r b e s 3 0 un d e r 3 0 f o r Fo o d a n d B eve r a g e a n d t h e n h ad t h e c h a n c e to m ake my m a r k i n hi sto r y i n b e c o m i n g Ke nt u c k y ’s Fi r st Fe m a l e M aste r D i st i ll e r.

Q: O u r r e a d e r s m ay b e wo n d e r i n g w hy I a m i n t e r v i ew i n g yo u f o r o u r m a g a z i n e , b u t yo u d e f i n i t e l y a r e n o s t r a n g e r t o Ru m . C a n yo u p l e a s e t e l l u s w h a t m a d e yo u d e c i d e t o ve n t u r e i n t o t h e wo r l d o f Ru m? W h a t c a n yo u s h a r e a b o u t yo u r m o s t r e c e n t Ru m p r o j e c t ?

H av i n g wo r ke d f o r B r ow n - Fo r m a n w h o h ad ow n e d a Rum p r i o r to my e m p l oy m e nt , I was n’ t e nt i r e ly unf a m i li a r w i t h i t , b ut was st i ll ve r y f o c us e d o n t h e i r ac t i ve a n d g r ow i n g B o ur b o n p o r t f o li o. I h ave h ad a f as c i n at i o n w i t h Rum f o r a l o n g t i m e, my f at h e r was a Rum l ove r a n d wo ul d o c c as i o n a lly b r i n g s a m p l e s of n ew b ot t l e s h e f o un d to t h e di st i ll e r y w h e r e I wo r ke d f r o m t i m e to t i m e. W h e n I was a p p r o ac h e d l ate r as a c o nsult a nt to b e a p a r t of b ui l di n g a n ew A m e r i c a n Rum b r a n d I was s o exc i te d! Fo r my c li e nt , O t h e r l a n d S o c i et y, I h ave p r o du c e d a Rum b l e n d of C a r i b b e a n a n d S o ut h A m e r i c a n Rum s.

T h e l o n g te r m g o a l i s to us e t h e ow n e r ’s f a m i ly ’s ow n Fl o r i da g r ow n su g a r c a n e to c r e ate t h e i r ow n p r o p r i et a r y st y l e.

Q: T h i s so u n d s f a n t a s t i c! H ow d i d yo u a p p r o a c h t h e b l e n d i n g f o r t h i s Ru m?

D i d yo u h ave a p a r t i c u l a r e n d g o a l i n m i n d f r o m t h e b e g i n n i n g o r d i d yo u l e t yo u r a r t i s t i c s i d e i n s p i r e a n d g u i d e yo u a l o n g t h e w ay ?

Rum C e nt r a l was a n e n o r m o us h e lp w i t h my a p p r o ac h a n d t hi s p r o c e s s was ac t u a lly V ERY di f fe r e nt f r o m my n o r m a l B o ur b o n b l e n di n g p r o c e s s. M y c li e nt s h ad a p a r t i c ul a r p r o du c t t h at t h ey wa nte d to t a r g et a s i m i l a r p r of i l e. Us i n g 4 p r of i l e s f r o m Rum C e nt r a l I c r e ate d mult i p l e b l e n ds i n a c o up l e r o un ds, e ac h r o un d t h ey p r efe r r e d my b l e n ds to t h e i r o r i g i n a l

p r efe r r e d of f t h e s h e l f p r o du c t , a n d we eve nt u a lly n a r r owe d d ow n to w h at i s n ow t h e i r W i l d H a r e D a r k Rum. I t was ve r y mu c h a b o ut t h e f i n a l qu a li t y a n d f l avo r a n d h ow t h e p r o du c t wo ul d ex p r e s s i t s e l f i n a c o c k t ai l.

Q: D o yo u t h i n k t h e r e a r e m a ny p a r a l l e l s b e t w e e n Ru m a n d B o u r b o n o r a r e t h ey c o m p l e t e l y d i f f e r e n t s p i r i t s?

Rum a n d B o ur b o n h ave p a r a ll e l s, a n d I ac t u a lly h ave b e e n to l d t h at w h at I c r e ate d was t h e “ B o ur b o n dr i nke r s Rum,” a n d yet at t h e s a m e t i m e f o lks h ave a l s o to l d m e t h at t h ey wo ul d n eve r dr i nk B o ur b o n a n d t h ey like i t a l ot . S o i t ’s st i ll ve r y mu c h a Rum, b ut yo u c a n s i p i t n e at like a B o ur b o n a n d st i ll e nj oy i t ve r y mu c h.

Q: H ow a b o u t c o c k t a i l s? D o yo u t h i n k Ru m i s m o r e o r l e s s ve r s a t i l e t h a n B o u r b o n? D o yo u h ave a f avo r i t e Ru m c o c k t a i l?

I t hi nk t h ey a r e b ot h ve r y ve r s at i l e i n c o c k t ai l s, p e r h a p s l e a ni n g a li t t l e towa r ds di f fe r e nt st y l e s, I h o n e st ly j ust c a n’ t s e e a B o ur b o n f o r wa r d t ik i c o c k t ai l, b ut I ’m sur e s o m e o n e w i ll p r ove m e w r o n g t h e r e!

I a m n o m i xo l o g i st , b ut I d o t hi nk t h at t h e Rum t h at I c r e ate d g o e s g r e at i n t r adi t i o n a l Rum r e c i p e s as we ll as t r adi t i o n a l B o ur b o n r e c i p e dr i nks.

Q: Ru m p r o d u c e r s u s e p r i m a r i l y exW h i s key b a r r e l s t o a g e Ru m , o f t e n without much distinction between the d i f f e r e n t W h i s key t y p e s t h a t p r ev i o u s l y f i l l e d t h e c a s ks . A s so m e o n e w i t h i n t i m a t e k n ow l e d g e o f b o t h wo r l d s , w h a t a d v i c e c a n yo u g i ve t h o s e a g i n g Ru m about the impor tance of dif ferentiating, f o r exa m p l e , b e t w e e n ex- R ye W h i s key b a r r e l s a n d ex- B o u r b o n b a r r e l s o r b e t w e e n t h e d i f f e r e n t c h a r l eve l s?

T h e m o st i m p o r t a nt p a r t of us i n g a n exa ny t hi n g ba r r e l i s un d e r st a n di n g t h e a g e t h e p r o du c t was w h e n i t was r e m ove d a n d t h e n h ow “ f r e s h” yo ur ba r r e l i s. I f i t ’s b e e n s i t t i n g a r o un d f o r a ye a r af te r b e i n g dum p e d i t r e a lly i s n’ t g o i n g to of fe r mu c h f r o m w h ateve r i t c o nt ai n e d, a n d t h e ba r r e l r e g a r dl e s s of t h e r e c i p e w i ll p r o ba b ly b e

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qui te n e ut r a l (e s p e c i a lly i f t h e W hi s key was 5 ye a r s o r l e s s).

Q: I u n d e r s t a n d yo u s p e n d a l o t o f t i m e o n t h e r o a d n ow. D o e s t h e c o n s t a n t c h a n g e o f sc e n e r y h e l p yo u t o r e m a i n f l ex i b l e a n d c u r i o u s?

I a m s o g r atef ul f o r t h e t i m e I h ave s p e nt to ur i n g a r o un d t h e c o unt r y. I t h as a b s o lute ly o p e n e d my eye s a n d my m i n d to f l avo r s a n d p r o du c t i o n m et h o ds t h at I h ad n eve r t h o u g ht of b ef o r e!

Q: I ’m su r e yo u r s t o r y w i l l i n s p i r e m a ny yo u n g p e o p l e w h o w a n t t o g e t i n t o t h e d i s t i l l e d s p i r i t s i n d u s t r y. W h a t g u i d a n c e c a n yo u o f f e r so m e o n e n ew, w h o d o e s n’ t k n ow w h e r e o r h ow t o g e t s t a r t e d?

J ust st a r t ! I n w h ateve r way yo u c a n.

Take t i m e to di s c ove r w h at yo u a r e r e a lly p as s i o n ate a b o ut , p r o du c t i o n, sto r y te lli n g, etc… a n d st a r t p i c k i n g up b o o ks, m ake f r i e n ds, j o i n c lub s, vo lunte e r (at a di st i ll e r y) a n d f i n d o p e ni n g s.

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

M a r i a nn e E ave s.c o m, i nst r a g r a m @ m a r i a nn e b m d o r @ e ave s b li n d M a r g a r e t: Ag a i n M a r i a n n e , t h a n k yo u so m u c h f o r t h i s o p p o r t u n i t y a n d I w i s h yo u a l l t h e b e s t .

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CIGAR & RUM PAIRING

by Phi li p I li B a r ake

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Counterpoint Pairing

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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).

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

T h e re are t im e s t hat are just p e r fe c t fo r a c i g ar an d r um pair in g.

S o m et im e s it i s b e c aus e of t h e p e o p l e we are w it h t hat t h e m o m e nt c re ate s it s e l f. To day ’s sk y was c l o u dy, an d I was t hink in g ab o ut s eve r al pair in g i de as. I wante d to e nj oy a c las s i c c o c k t ail, suc h as, a Rum O l d Fashi o ne d o r a Rum N e gr o ni, w hi c h I ’ve had b efo re, but t h o s e ex p e r i e nc e s wo r k o nly i f t h e r um’s c har ac te r i s c o mpat ib l e. Fo r t hi s pair in g I s e l e c te d a limite d b ot t l e (n o m o re t han 5 0 0 b ot t l e s we re p r o duc e d) f r o m C l é m e nt: I am refe r r in g to C l é m e nt S in gl e C ask , Trè s V i eu x R hum, b ot t l e d at 41.6% , unf i lte re d, m ade f r o m b lue su g arc ane jui c e an d ag e d fo r ar o un d 10 ye ar s in exB o ur b o n bar re ls.

T h e f lavo r p r of i l e i s ve r y inte re st in g, t h e c r af t m anship as s o c iate d w it h t h e b r an d, ag e d fo r t hi s l o n g, i s re mini s c e nt of an A m e r i c an W hi skey, but w it h a subt l e to uc h of su g arc an e e s s e nc e. It c an b e a sm o ot h pair in g i f c o mbine d w it h an ag gre s s i ve c i g ar, but it c an al s o b e a ve r y inte re st in g pair in g i f we m anipulate t h e t imin g to c o unte r balanc e t h e c o mp o ne nt s. I n ot h e r wo r ds, I ’ll st ar t by pair in g t h e sm o ot h e st par t of t h e c i g ar w it h t h e st r o n g e st fo r m of t h e r um (by dr ink in g it ne at), f ini shin g t h e pair in g w it h t h e st r o n g e st par t of t h e c i g ar ag ainst t h e sm o ot h e st an d c o o l e st fo r m of t h e r um (by c o nsumin g it o n t h e r o c ks).

T h e c i g ar I s e l e c te d was a Ro busto (5 X 5 4) f r o m H oyo L a A mi st ad G o l d, by A J Fe r nán dez, a c i g ar w it h a m e dium - to - hi gh b o dy, m ade in N i c ar agua usin g Ec uad o r ian l e ave s as bin de r an d N i c ar aguan l e ave s f r o m di f fe re nt re gi o ns as f ill e r. T hi s i s def inite ly a ve r y inte re st in g b l e n d fo r t hi s ju x t ap o sit i o n of f lavo r s an d inte nsit i e s.

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I am als o an av i d f an of t h e Cuban b r an d H oyo d e M o nte r r ey, w h e r e t r adit i o n an d p e r fe c t i o n are b l e n d e d w it h N i c ar ag uan f lavo r s, re sult in g in o n e of t h e b e st of fe r in g s availab l e in t hat c o unt r y.

It i s t im e n ow to st ar t t hi s C o unte r p o int Pair in g. T h e f ir st t hir d of any c i g ar i s usually t h e mil d e st an d sm o ot h e st an d we’ll pair t hi s w it h t h e r um n e at , w it h o ut i c e, to f ully ap p re c iate it s un di lute d st r e n gt h an d c o mp l ex it y. T h e c i g ar lit up ve r y we ll, w it h an exc e ll e nt dr aw, of fe r in g to bac c o an d f r e shly- g r o un d c of fe e n ote s, al o n g w it h hint s of l e at h e r an d dr y h e r b s. A p r o mi s in g st ar t to a wo r t hy pair in g.

A s f ar as t h e r um, t h e A m e r i c an W hi skey inf lu e nc e was o bv i o us, a r e sult of t h e l o n g agin g, but t h e sp ir it of t h e r aw m ate r ial was unmi st akab l e as we ll, w it h subt l e t r ac e s of o r an g e p e e l, h o n ey an d t h e c har ac te r i st i c vanilla n ote s f r o m t h e W hite A m e r i c an O ak bar re ls w h e re it was ag e d.

T h e b e st t hin g ab o ut t hi s pair in g exe rc i s e i s t hat it all ows us to i d e nt i f y an d ap p r e c iate e ac h of t h e e l e m e nt s by it s e l f, w it h o ut r i sk in g hav in g t h e f lavo r s of o n e b e in g m aske d by t h e at t r ibute s of t h e ot h e r.

p r o m ote t h e pair in g, I c an h o ne st ly s ay t hat it was o ne of t h e m o st s imp l e, c l e an an d exc e ll e nt c o mbinat i o ns of f lavo r s.

A s we st ar t sm o k in g t h e s e c o n d t hir d of t h e c i g ar, m o re ag gre s s i ve n ote s st ar t to e m e r g e, f r o m t h e c o mp l ex it y of t h e to bac c o s in t h e b l e n d an d b e c aus e, natur ally, t h e c i g ar i s e nte r in g into t h e h e ar t of it s ex p re s s i o n.

N ow we m ove to e nj oy t h e r um o n t h e r o c ks an d s o m et hin g inte re st in g t ake s p lac e: t h e re i s an abun danc e of sm o ot h vanilla n ote s, w it h swe et un de r to ne s, but ref ine d n o net h e l e s s. T hi s re sult s in a ve r y sp e c ial pair in g dur in g t h e s e c o n d t hir d of t h e c i g ar.

I s inc e re ly h o p e t hat yo u c an g et yo ur han ds o n b ot h of t h e s e p r o duc t s, a b it har d to f in d fo r sure, but wo r t h t h e ef fo r t .

T h e s e c o n d t hir d of t h e c i g ar of fe r s a m e nt al e s c ap e f r o m o ur dai ly p r o b l e m s an d it i s t r ue h e ave n fo r t h o s e of us w h o ap p re c i ate t h e s e natur al p l e asure s.

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Phi lip I li B ar ake # GRCi g ar Pair in g

T h e t r ut h i s t hat p r efe r e nc e s ar e sub j e c t i ve an d, w hil e I ’m n ot t r y in g to bas e l e s s ly

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