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A Song for September I t i s hum an na ture to wish fo r what w e don’ t hav e. Wishin g fo r time to e lapse, for a differe n t seaso n to ar riv e , i s com m onpl ace , e specially if you liv e i n ar eas affe cte d by th e scorchin g S um m er experience d across the g lo b e .

Ti m e’s passa g e , h o weve r, inevita b ly e rodes our e xistence , d iminishin g o u r t i m e on ear th a d a y a t a time . P er h a p s Fr ank Sinatr a sta ted it perfectly, in h is s ong “ September”: W hen I was a y o u n g m a n c o u rti n g th e g i rl s I play e d m e a w a i ti n g g a me I f a m aid r e fu s e d m e w i th to s s i n g c u r l s I ’d let t he old E a rth ta k e a c o u p l e o f w h i rl s W hile I plied h e r w i th te a rs i n l i e u o f p e arl s A nd as t im e c a me a ro u n d s h e c a me my w ay A s t im e c a me a ro u n d , s h e c a me

I’ l l spend w i th you These preci ous days

W hen y ou m eet w i th th e y o u n g g i rl s e a rl y i n the s p ri n g You c our t th e m i n s o n g a n d rh y m e T hey ans wer w i th w o rd s a n d a c l o v e r ri ng But if y ou c oul d e x a m i n e th e g o o d s th e y bri ng Th ey hav e lit t le to o ffe r b u t th e s o n g s th ey si ng A nd a ple n ti fu l w a s te o f ti m e o f d a y A pl e n ti fu l w a s te o f ti m e O h, it ’s a l o n g , l o n g w h i l e fro m Ma y t o D e c e mb e r B ut th e d a y s g ro w s h o rt

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T HE A NGEL’ S SH A RE

by Paul S e nf t

Don Q Naranja T his A p r il (2023), D e st ilería S er r allé s Inc ., p ro duc er s of t he D o n Q r um line, re lease d t heir f i f t h ex p re s si o n in t he br and ’s f lavo r p o r t fo li o. T heir f lavo re d r um p ro duc t s are inspire d by t he t r o pi c al f r uit s of Puer to R ic o and inc lude C o c o, Piña, Lim ó n, and Pasi ó n. Fo r N ar anja, D o n Q’s M ae st ro Ro ner a ag e d t he r um in A mer ic an w hite oak fo r 18 m o nt hs and t hen blende d it w it h natur al o r ang e e s senc e and f lavo r to ac hi eve t he de sire d f lavo r p rof ile at 21% A BV. M y nam e i s Paul S enf t - Rum Rev i ewer, Tast ing h o st , J udg e and Wr iter. M y ex p l o r at i o n of Rums b e gan by l ear ning to c r af t T ik i c o c k t ails fo r f r i ends. I qui c k ly l ear ne d t hat n ot all r ums are c reate d e qually and t hat t he uni quene s s of t he spir it c an b e as var i e d as t he l o c al e s t hey are f r o m. T hi s inspire d m e to t r ave l w it h my w i fe ar ound t he C ar ibb ean, C ent r al A m er i c a, and U nite d S t ate s v i sit ing di st ill er i e s and l ear ning ab out h ow eac h o ne c reate s t heir r ums. I have als o had t he p l easure of l ear ning f r o m bar tender s, b r and ambas s ado r s, and ot her ent husiast s f r o m ar ound t he wo r l d; eac h o ne p r ov i ding t heir ow n uni que p o int of v i ew, adding an ot her c hapter to t he m o der n sto r y of r um.

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

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

Che er s!

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Appearance T he liter b ot t le has t he D o n Q l o g o f ro nt and c enter w it h c ut o r ang e f r uit , w hile t he bac k lab e l p rov i de s info r mat i o n ab out t he p ro duc t and is seale d w it h a met al sc rew to p c ap.

T he li qui d is c lear in t he b ot t le and glas s. S w ir ling t he li qui d c reate s a band t hat t hic kens and re lease s a c oup le of wave s of larg e le gs dow n t he si de of t he glas s.

N o se T he aro ma of t he li qui d de liver s note s of f re sh - c ut o r ang e s; I imme diate ly pic ture d in my mind c ut t ing into an o r ang e w it h t he sp r ay of li qui d and ze st f ro m t he p e e l f illing t he air.

Pa l a t e S ipping t he li qui d de livere d t he ex p e c te d o r ang e note s: a nic e c it r us t wang, a nip of ze st , and bit ter o r ang e p e e l. T he o r ang e f lavo r s ling er fo r a l o ng t ime o n t he palate b efo re fading.

Revi ew B et ween c o mp et it i o ns and evaluat ing f lavo re d r ums and li queur s fo r revi ews, I found t hat t he o r ange f lavo r c an b e o ne of t he har de st to nail dow n. To o of ten, it is over ly swe et , w it h l oads of dete c t able addit ive s t hat c o mp lete ly det r ac t f r o m w hat t he c o mpany was at tempt ing to ac hi eve.

Fair ly pr ic e d, t his pro duc t c an easily f ill in as a subst itut i o n fo r ot her o r ang e li queur s, and w hile it may lac k t he ro bust ne s s of an o r ange c ur ac ao, it c an f unc t i o n as a nuanc e d ingre di ent in t he hands of a t alente d c o c k t ail c reato r. Lo ok fo r t his pr o duc t to b e so l d in any sto re t hat c ar r i e s t he D o n Q line.

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In my o pini o n, t he c reato r s of N ar anja di d a g o o d j o b of avo i ding t he se t r aps and c reate d a so li d f lavo re d r um p ro duc t . T he sweet ne s s is we ll balanc e d against t he t ar t ne s s, and w hile t here is a small l evel of st ic k ine s s w it h t his p ro duc t , it is w it hin reaso nable par am eter s. M eaning t here is o nly a small am ount of re si due, as o p p o se d to feeling like my m out h ne e ds to be r inse d out to rem ove t he c r ud so me f lavo re d pr o duc t s leave b ehind.

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T HE A NGEL’ S SH A RE

by Paul S e nf t

Salt water Woody Grilled Pineapple Rum I was shopping in Atlant a and c ame ac ros s this r um. I have had a few gr illed pineapple r ums over the year s and just had to give this one a tr y out of sheer c ur iosit y. The label did not provide a lot of infor mation other than the r um was bot tled by Sailor Spir its LLC in St atesville, N or th Carolina at 3 5% A BV with salt water. The c ompany website c ut through the mar keting “stuf f ” and romantic ized or igin stor y and boiled it down to three f r iends get ting to gether and through tr ial and er ror c reating this r um line that inc ludes or iginal, grapef r uit, real lemon and gr illed pineapple f lavor s.

A p p ea r a nc e The bot tle is a st andard 75 0 ml glas s bot tle with a green plastic sc rew c ap. A s mentioned, the c olor f ul labels provide a small amount of infor mation about the pro duc t. The liquid is a br ight yellow c olor in the bot tle and looks just like pineapple juic e in the glass.

No se N o real sur pr ise, the r um has a strong pineapple note with a nip of alc ohol.

Pal a t e A s expec ted, sipping the r um delivered a strong punc h of pineapple with the r um dr if ting in

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behind it with the slightest hint of smoke. The salt water used to blend the r um does not really manifest as a f lavor but is detec t able in the overall mouthfeel. The f inish of the r um ends quic k ly with a nic e pineapple t wang.

Revi ew A ny time I evaluate a f lavored r um produc t I pose the question: “does it ac hieve the desired f lavor ? ” In this c ase they c er t ainly c reated a produc t with a bold pineapple f lavor. H owever, c ompared to other gr illed pineapple r ums I have had, I c er t ainly missed the “gr illed ” par t.

The hint of the smoke in the f lavor prof ile is the c losest it gets to it.

I mixed it with lemon - lime soda and to gether with the r um it c reated a pleasant high ball c oc k t ail that was not over ly sweet and really enhanc ed the pineapple f r uit f lavor of the r um. By design the produc ts c reated for the f lavored r um c ategor y are engineered to be mixed in c oc k t ails and this r um f its the bill for any rec ipe requir ing a pineapple r um.

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

by Chef Susan W hitley

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Rum Apple Glazed Pork Chops I n g r e di e nt s: •

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D i r e c t i o ns: 1. Cut a n d c o r e t h e a p p l e s. Cut a p p l e s i nto s a m e s ize c ub e s.

2. I n a m e di um s ize d s au c e p a n, m e lt t h e b ut te r ove r m e di um - hi g h h e at .

Ad d t h e a p p l e s a n d s auté f o r a few m i nute s, unt i l h e ate d a ll t h e way t h r o u g h. Ad d b ot h b r ow n su g a r s a n d s p i c e s. O n c e t h e a p p l e s a r e we ll c o ate d w i t h t h e su g a r s a n d s p i c e s t h e n ad d i n t h e a p p l e c i d e r v i n e g a r a n d da r k r um. S i m m e r f o r a few m i nute s w hi l e st i r r i n g.

3. W hi l e yo u a r e s i m m e r i n g t h e g l a ze, s e as o n t h e p o r k c h o p s w i t h s a lt , p e p p e r a n d t hy m e.

4. Ad d t h e c h o p s to t h e p a n. S c o o p up s o m e of t h e s au c e a n d p o ur i t ove r t h e c h o p s as t h ey c o o k t h o r o u g h ly.

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D i r e c t i o ns: 1. Fo r t h e g l a ze - In a m e di um s au c e p a n, c o m b i n e a ll i n g r e di e nt s. S t i r to b l e n d a n d b r i n g to a s i m m e r ove r m e di um h e at . C o o k a n d r e du c e f o r 4 - 5 m i nute s to a ll ow a ll i n g r e di e nt s to b l e n d.

2. Fo r t h e a p p l e s - Pr e h e at t h e ove n to 375° F. C o r e e ac h of t h e a p p l e s a n d p l ac e i n a l a r g e bak i n g di s h. Put a c i nn a m o n st i c k i ns i d e t h e c av i t y of e ac h a p p l e.

3. Po ur t h e g l a ze ove r t h e a p p l e s a n d to p e ac h w i t h p i e c e s of b ut te r.

Po ur t h e a p p l e j ui c e i n t h e b ot to m of t h e bak i n g di s h a n d p l ac e di s h i n t h e c e nte r of t h e ove n.

4. C o o k t h e a p p l e s, bast i n g t h e m f r o m t i m e to t i m e, unt i l t h ey a r e te n d e r b ut n ot mus hy, a p p r ox i m ate ly 25 to 3 0 m i nute s. Re c o m m e n d e d: s e r ve w i t h s c o o p s of r um r ai s i n i c e c r e a m.

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The Imbiber’s Almanac - The Rum University ®

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September

A re you looking for festive reasons to raise your glass this month?

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SE P 1 Au st r ali a n Cr af t G in Day SE P 1 Cali fo r ni a W in e M ont h SE P 1 N a t ional Bour b on H e r i t ag e M ont h SE P 10 I nt e r nat ional Cann e d Co c k t ail Day SE P 13 N a t ional Cac haç a Day SE P 15 G renac h e Day SE P 15 N a t ional Crè m e d e M ent h e Day SE P 2 0 N at ional Ru m Punch Day SE P 28 N at ional D r ink B e e r Day

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Rum Punch (September 20th)

Ingredients for a large batch (a r o u n d 10 s e r v i n g s): •

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

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Rum Punch & Revolution: Taverngoing & Public Life in Eighteenth-Century Philadelphia

by Peter Thompson ( P u b l i s h e r ’s Rev i ew) ‘ Twas H o n es t o l d N o a h f i r s t p l a n te d t h e V i n e A n d m e n d e d h i s m o r a l s by d r i n k i n g i ts W i n e.

- f r o m a d r i n k i n g s o n g by B e n j a m i n Fr a n k l i n

T here were, Peter T h o mpso n note s, so m e o ne hundre d and f if t y sy no ny ms fo r inebr iat i o n in c o mm o n use in c o l o nial Philade lphia and, o n t he eve of t he Revo lut i o n, just as many li c ense d dr ink ing e st ablishment s.

Clear ly, ei ghteent h - c entur y Philade lphians were dr aw n to t he t aver n. In addit i o n to t he o bvi ous lure of t he li quo r, t aver ns of fere d over ni ght ac c o mm o dat i o ns, meals, and st abling fo r visito r s. T hey also ser ve d as plac e s to g o s sip, gamble, f ind wo r k, make t r ade s, and gat her news.

In Rum Punc h and Revo luti o n, T ho mpso n shows h ow t he public house s pr ovi de d a set t ing in w hic h Philade lphians f ro m all walks of life reveale d t heir c har ac ter s and i deas as now here else. H e t ake s t he reader into t he c r amp e d c o nf ine s of t he c o l o nial bar ro o m, de sc r ibing t he f r i endships, misunder st andings and c o nf lic t s w hic h were g ener ate d am o ng t he c it y ’s dr inker s and inve st i gate s t he pr of it abilit y of r unning a t aver n in a c it y w hic h, unt il indep endenc e, set ma x imum pr ic e s o n t he c o st of dr inks and ser vic e s in it s public h ouse s.

Taver ng oing, T ho mpso n w r ite s, fo stere d a sense of c it izenship t hat inf luenc e d p o lit ic al debate in c o l o nial Philade lphia and be c ame an is sue in t he c it y ’s revo lut i o n. O pini o nate d and

p r ofoundly undeferent ial, t aver ng o er s di d m o re t han dr ink; t hey fo rc e d t heir p o lit i c al l eader s to c o nsi der w het her and h ow pub lic o pini o n c oul d b e rep re sente d in t he c ounse ls of a new ly indep endent nat i o n.

Pub li s h e r : U ni ve r s i t y of Pe nnsy l va ni a Pr e s s; I llust r ate d e di t i o n (D e c e m b e r 1, 19 9 8) L a n g u a g e: En g li s h Pa p e r bac k : 2 9 6 p a g e s IS B N -10: 0 812 216 6 4 4 IS B N -13: 978 - 0 812 216 6 4 6 I te m We i g ht : 14. 4 o un c e s D i m e ns i o ns: 6 x 0. 6 2 x 9 i n c h e s

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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G r a p ef r ui t i s a c i t r us hy b r i d t h at o r i g i n ate d i n B a r bad o s i n t h e 18 t h c e nt ur y. I t i s a n ac c i d e nt a l c r o s s b et we e n t h e swe et o r a n g e (C. × s i n e ns i s) a n d t h e p o m e l o o r s h ad d o c k (C. m a x i m a), b ot h of w hi c h we r e i nt r o du c e d f r o m A s i a i n t h e 17t h c e nt ur y. I t h as a l s o b e e n c a ll e d t h e f o r b i d d e n f r ui t . I n t h e p ast i t was r efe r r e d to as t h e p o m e l o, b ut t h at te r m i s n ow m o st ly us e d as t h e c o m m o n n a m e f o r Ci t r us m a x i m a.

I n t h e U ni te d S t ate s, t h e c ult i vate d va r i et i e s of g r a p ef r ui t i n c lu d e: ‘ D un c a n’, ‘ Fl a m e’, ‘ H e n d e r s o n’, ‘ H u ds o n’, ‘ M a r s h’, ‘O r o B l a n c o’, ‘ Pi nk ’, ‘ Pum m e l o H B ’, ‘ R ay ’, ‘ R i o S t a r ’, ‘ Ruby Re d ’, ‘ S t a r Ruby ’, ‘ T h o m p s o n’, ‘ Tr i um p h’, ‘ Wa lte r s’, ‘ W hi te M a r s h’.

R aw g r a p ef r ui t i s 9 0% wate r, 8% c a r b o hydr ate s, 1% p r ote i n, a n d n e g li g i b l e f at (t a b l e). In a 10 0 g r a m r efe r e n c e a m o unt , r aw g r a p ef r ui t p r ov i d e s 3 3 k i l o c a l o r i e s a n d i s a r i c h s o ur c e of v i t a m i n C (4 0% of t h e D ai ly Va lu e), w i t h n o ot h e r m i c r o nut r i e nt s i n s i g ni f i c a nt c o nte nt .

G r a p ef r ui t j ui c e c o nt ai ns a b o ut h a l f t h e c i t r i c ac i d of li m e o r l e m o n j ui c e, a n d a b o ut 5 0% m o r e c i t r i c ac i d t h a n o r a n g e j ui c e.

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Ty p i c a lly, dr u g s t h at a r e i n c o m p at i b l e w i t h g r a p ef r ui t a r e s o l a b e l e d o n t h e c o nt ai n e r o r p ac ka g e i ns e r t .

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2. S e a l t h e j a r a n d s h ake i t o n c e dai ly f o r a few s e c o n ds.

3. Te st yo ur i n g r e di e nt s’ s m e ll o n c e dai ly to e nsur e su c c e s s f ul i nf us i o n. W h e n i t ’s r e ady, st r ai n t h e s o li d i n g r e di e nt s o ut .

4. C h e c k yo ur b i t te r s by ad di n g t h e m to a dr i nk o r c o nsum i n g a few s m a ll dr o p s.

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C a p t a i n M o r g a n r e c e nt l y a n n o u n c e d C a p t a i n M o r g a n S p i c e d G o l d 0 . 0 % , a n a l c o h o l - f r e e a l t e r n a t i ve t o t h e i c o n i c O r i g i n a l S p i c e d G o l d. Fo l l o w i n g t h e s u c c e s s f u l l a u n c h o f G u i n n e s s 0 . 0 % , Ta n q u e r ay 0 . 0 % a n d G o r d o n s 0 . 0 % ove r t h e p a s t f e w ye a r s , C a p t a i n M o r g a n S p i c e d G o l d 0 . 0 % b r i n g s f u r t h e r c h o i c e t o t h e m a r ke t a s t h e l a t e s t b r a n d , a n d f i r s t d a r k s p i r i t , t o j o i n D i a g e o’s a l c o h o l - f r e e p o r t f o l i o. W i t h 4 9. 6 p e r c e n t o f t h o s e b e t w e e n l e g a l d r i n k i n g a g e a n d 24 i n G r e a t B r i t a i n looking to moderate their alcohol consumption, the l a u n c h o f C a p t a i n M o r g a n S p i c e d G o l d 0 . 0 % p r ov i d e s Diageo with an alcohol-free spirit able to tap into l i g h t e r, u p b e a t , d r i n k i n g o c c a s i o n s f avo r e d by t h i s demographic. Samori Gambrah, Global Brand Director a t C a p t a i n M o r g a n , c o m m e n t e d: “ W i t h a r e s u r g e n c e of rum as a drink of choice and the global alcoholf r e e s p i r i t m a r ke t s e t t o i n c r e a s e, C a p t a i n M o r g a n 0.0% is per fectly placed to not only meet growing d e m a n d b u t a l s o g i ve t h o s e l o o k i n g t o m o d e r a t e t h e i r c o n s u m p t i o n a n e w a l t e r n a t i ve.” C a r e f u l l y d eve l o p e d ove r t h e p a s t t w o ye a r s by D i a g e o’s i n n ova t i o n t e a m , Captain Morgan Spiced Gold 0.0% has been created w i t h i n t r i c a t e l aye r s o f f l avo r s t a r t i n g w i t h r i c h n o t e s o f c a r a m e l , m o l a s s e s , va n i l l a a n d w a r m b r o w n s p i c e s .

A m a n d a B r o w n , L i q u i d S c i e n t i s t a t D i a g e o, a d d e d: “ I t ’s b e e n a n exc i t i n g j o u r n ey w o r k i n g o n D i a g e o’s f i r s t

alcohol-free dark spirit. When creating Captain Morgan 0 . 0 % , w e we n t t h r o u g h m o r e t h a n 4 0 0 r e c i p e s b e f o r e w e w e r e a b l e t o c a p t u r e t h e i c o n i c r u m a n d s p i c e f l avo r o f C a p t a i n M o r g a n O r i g i n a l S p i c e d G o l d, b u t w i t h o u t t h e a l c o h o l. C a p t a i n M o r g a n 0 . 0 % h a s b e e n c r e a t e d by l aye r i n g f l avo r s t h a t d e l i ve r t h e c o m p l ex i t y a n d d e p t h t h a t c o n s u m e r s k n o w a n d l ove.” I n i t i a l l y C a p t a i n Morgan Spiced Gold 0.0% will launch in Great Britain i n S e p t e m b e r, f o l l o we d by E s t o n i a , L i t h u a n i a a n d L a t v i a l a t e r t h i s ye a r b e f o r e f u r t h e r r o l l o u t a c r o s s Eu r o p e i n 2 0 24. h t t p s: // w w w.d i a g e o.c o m / B ACA R D I A s t h e F i r s t S p i r i t s Pa r t n e r o f t h e 2 0 2 3 M T V V i d e o M u s i c Aw a r d s , B AC A RD Í r u m i s exc i t e d t o p a r t n e r w i t h M T V a n d Pa r a m o u n t B r a n d S t u d i o a r o u n d t h e a w a r d s h o w ’s c e l e b r a t i o n o f 5 0 ye a r s o f H i p H o p c u l t u r e a n d t h e s o n g s , a r t i s t s , a l b u m s a n d v i d e o s t h a t h ave d e f i n e d t h e g e n r e. B AC A RD Í r u m i s t h e f i r s t - eve r s p i r i t s b r a n d t o s p o n s o r t h e M T V V i d e o M u s i c Aw a r d s , a d i s t i n c t i o n t h a t s u i t s t h e b r a n d , w h i c h h a s l o n g t a ke n i n s p i r a t i o n f r o m m ove m e n t a n d s e l f - ex p r e s s i o n , a n d s u p p o r t e d a r t i s t s t h r o u g h p r o g r a m s l i ke M u s i c L i b e r a t e s M u s i c .

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Guests will be greeted with a seashell lei and welcome cocktail Diplomatico Planas Pineapple Daiquiri.

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The upcoming fundraiser will showcase the talents of n a t i ve H a w a i i a n s , a n d I ’m h o n o r e d t o o r g a n i ze t h i s eve n t f o r t h e c o m m u n i t y i n h o n o r o f H a w a i i ’s r i c h c u l t u r e a n d t r a d i t i o n s ,” s ay s D a n i e l e D a l l a Po l a , t h e owner of Esotico Miami. Esotico Miami is committed to donating 50% of all proceeds from the bar and food d i r e c t l y t o t h e M a u i S t r o n g Fu n d s t e w a r d e d by t h e H a w a i ‘ i C o m m u n i t y Fo u n d a t i o n . T h e i m p a c t d o e s n’ t s t o p t h e r e. T h e “A l o h a M a r ke t ” p o p - u p s t o r e w i l l f e a t u r e a curated collection of authentic Hawaiian goods, s h o w c a s i n g A l o h a s h i r t s f r o m Tw o Pa l m s , E s o t i c o’s t-shir ts, Tiki earrings, and vintage Aloha shir ts. The p r o c e e d s w i l l g o t o t h e M a u i S t r o n g Fu n d. T h i s eve n t of fers an oppor tunity for companies and individuals to c o m e t o g e t h e r a n d m a ke a n i m p a c t o n t h e l i ve s o f t h o s e a f f e c t e d by t h e M a u i w i l d f i r e s . h t t p s: // w w w.e s o t i c o m i a m i .c o m / h t t p s: // w w w. h a w a i i c o m m u n i t y f o u n d a t i o n .o r g / maui-strong B R UGAL B o r n f r o m t h e p a s s i o n o f f i ve g e n e r a t i o n s o f M a e s t r o s R o n e r o s a n d m o r e t h a n 13 5 ye a r s o f r u m m a s t e r y, D o m i n i c a n u l t r a - p r e m i u m r u m b r a n d , B r u g a l , u nve i l e d the first edition of a limited- edition sipping rum collection, Colección Visionaria. Craf ted using the w o r l d ’s f i r s t A r o m a t i c C a s k To a s t i n g t e c h n i q u e, C o l e c c i ó n V i s i o n a r i a w a s d eve l o p e d by B r u g a l f a m i l y member and fif th generation Maestra Ronera, Jassil V i l l a n u eva Q u i nt a n a . B r u g a l r u m s a r e 10 0 % D o m i n i c a n , a n d t h i s c o l l e c t i o n i s n o exc e p t i o n . T h e M a e s t r o s c a r e f u l l y s e l e c t e d t h e f i n e s t n a t u r a l i n g r e d i e nt s f r o m t h e i r b e l ove d h o m e l a n d , t h e D o m i n i c a n Re p u b l i c , t o c r a f t t h e m o s t a u t h e n t i c u l t r a - p r e m i u m s i p p i n g r u m . Fo r this first edition of Colección Visionaria, Brugal hands e l e c t e d o n e o f t h e i s l a n d ’s m o s t c h e r i s h e d t r e a s u r e s , cacao beans, and infused the toasted casks with their d i s t i n c t n u t t y, ve l ve t y a n d f r u i t y a r o m a s . C o l e c c i ó n V i s i o n a r i a 01, C a c a o, i s r e m i n i s c e n t o f V i l l a n u eva Q u i n t a n a’s u p b r i n g i n g a n d h e r i t a g e. “ O n e o f my m o s t cherished childhood memories is walking amongst the c a c a o t r e e s s u r r o u n d i n g my f a m i l y h o m e. I r e m e m b e r the lush and green cacao f ields, the bittersweet scent

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of the cacao pods, and the rich aromas of roasted b e a n s ,” s ay s J a s s i l V i l l a n u eva Q u i nt a n a . “ I t ’s t h i s memor y I wanted to recreate with the f irst edition of C o l e c c i ó n V i s i o n a r i a .” C o m p l et e l y u n i q u e t o B r u g a l , the toasting process begins with the selection of t h e f i n e s t v i r g i n Eu r o p e a n o a k c a s ks . E a c h c a s k i s t h o u g h t f u l l y t o a s t e d w i t h h a n d - p i c ke d D o m i n i c a n c a c a o beans, infusing them with its organic, aromatic notes.

T h e c a c a o b e a n s a r e t h e n r e m ove d b e f o r e t h e r u m i s a d d e d i n t o t h e t o a s t e d c a s ks , s a t u r a t i n g t h e l i q u i d w i t h t h e a r o m a s c r e a t e d by t h e t o a s t i n g p r o c e s s b e f o r e t h ey are aged to per fection under the Dominican sun. This n e w t e c h n i q u e a d d s a l aye r o f d e p t h a n d c o m p l ex i t y t o t h e l i q u i d w i t h o u t t h e c a c a o b e a n s eve r t o u c h i n g t h e r u m d i r e c t l y. T h e r e s u l t i s a r i c h , e l e g a nt , a n d w e l l r o u n d e d s i p p i n g r u m , w i t h o u t a ny a d d e d s u g a r s o r a d d i t i ve s . E a c h b a t c h o f t h e exc l u s i ve b o t t l i n g i s a t r u e c o l l e c t o r ’s p i e c e, h a n d c r a f t e d w i t h c a r e a n d p r e s e n t e d i n b e a u t i f u l b o t t l e s w r a p p e d i n n av y b l u e n et t i n g , a n e l eva t e d ve r s i o n o f B r u g a l ’s i c o n i c p r o t e c t i ve n e t t i n g .

C a r e f u l l y s e a l e d by h a n d a n d p e r s o n a l l y s i g n e d by J a s s i l V i l l a n u eva Q u i nt a n a h e r s e l f, e a c h b o t t l e a l s o d i s p l ay s t h e b a t c h n u m b e r o n t h e l a b e l. h t t p s: // w w w. b r u g a l - r u m .c o m /e n B LU E CHAI R R U M Ke n ny C h e s n ey, f o u n d e r a n d s o l e o w n e r o f B l u e C h a i r B ay ® R u m , c e l e b r a t e d i t s 10 t h a n n i ve r s a r y a s o n l y h e c a n by r e l e a s i n g a ve r y l i m i t e d e d i t i o n 16 - ye a r- o l d r u m f r o m t h e U. S . V i r g i n I s l a n d s . I t i s t h e k i n d o f r a r e d i s c ove r y t h a t t r u l y e m b o d i e s t h e r e l a xe d p a c e a n d e a sy e n j oy m e n t o f t h e d ay t h a t g o o d r u m i n s p i r e s . “ I s t a r t e d B l u e C h a i r B ay b e c a u s e I w a nt e d a r u m m a d e w i t h n a t u r a l i n g r e d i e nt s t h a t c a m e f r o m t h e i s l a n d s a n d r e f l e c t e d t h e w ay my f r i e n d s a n d I c o m e t o g e t h e r f o r w o r k a n d p l ay,” s ay s t h e s o n g w r i t e r- s u p e r s t a r f r o m E a s t Te n n e s s e e. “ We w o r ke d h a r d c r e a t i n g t h e f l avo r p r o f i l e s , a n d we’ ve h a d a b a l l t a k i n g t h e s e s p i r i t s a n d c o c k t a i l s o u t t o t h e w o r l d. Te n ye a r s? T i m e f l i e s w h e n yo u’r e h av i n g f u n , I g u e s s . B u t t o c e l e b r a t e a d e c a d e o f B l u e C h a i r B ay R u m , I w a nt e d t o d o s o m et h i n g r e a l l y a we s o m e t o m a r k a l l t h e w o r k o f s o m a ny g r e a t p e o p l e. S o, we s c o u r e d t h e w o r l d l o o k i n g f o r a r u m t h a t r e f l e c t e d a l l t h a t B l u e C h a i r B ay i s , a n d m o r e. A n d a s a l l g o o d p i r a t e s k n o w : s e a r c h a n d yo u w i l l f i n d ! We u n e a r t h e d 2 0 b a r r e l s o f r u m f r o m t h e USVI t h a t ’s b e e n b a r r e l - a g e d f o r a n a l m o s t u n h e a r d o f 16 ye a r s .” F. Pa u l Pa c u l t , A m e r i c a’s m o s t a w a r d e d s p i r i t s j o u r n a l i s t , a u t h o r, c o n s u l t a nt , a n d e d u c a t o r, d e c l a r e d, “ I t ’s t h e i d e a l p o s t - p r a n d i a l e n j oy m e nt s e r ve d n e a t a t r o o m t e m p e r a t u r e, a l o n g s i d e a f i n e c i g a r o r a d i s h o f c r è m e b r û l é e. P r o d u c e d i n t h e U. S . V i r g i n I s l a n d s , a t o p - s h e l f t r e a t f o r d i s c e r n i n g p a l a t e s .”

B e c a u s e t h e r e we r e j u s t 2 0 b a r r e l s , t h e r e a r e o n l y 6 , 6 0 0 b o t t l e s o f B l u e C h a i r B ay ’s 10 t h A n n i ve r s a r y R u m , w h i c h w i l l b e ava i l a b l e a t s e l e c t s t o r e s s t a r t i n g i n S e p t e m b e r. “ W h e n I s t a r t e d B l u e C h a i r B ay Ru m , i t w a s a c r a z y d r e a m ,” C h e s n ey m a r ve l s . “ B u t I h a d a s e n s e o f w h a t I w a nt e d: a l i q u i d t h a t d i s t i l l e d a p e r f e c t d ay o n t h e w a t e r i n t h e i s l a n d s . Fo r a nyo n e w h o’s eve r d r e a m e d o f t h o s e k i n d s o f d ay s o r n i g h t s , I w a n t e d s o m et h i n g t h a t c a p t u r e d t h a t f e e l i n g .” A s d e m a n d f o r s u c h a n exc l u s i ve r u m h e i g h t e n s , B l u e C h a i r B ay w i l l c o nt i n u e t o ex p l o r e a n d s e a r c h t h e w o r l d f o r s e l e c t s p i r i t s . “ B l u e C h a i r B ay R u m i s o n e o f Ke n ny ’s p a s s i o n p r o j e c t s . H e l ove s r u m , h e l ove s t h e C a r i b b e a n , a n d h e

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l ove s h i s f a n s . I t ’s a l l b o t t l e d u p i n B l u e C h a i r,” s h a r e s D av i d Fa r m e r, P r e s i d e n t o f B l u e C h a i r B ay R u m . h t t p s: // b l u e c h a i r b ay r u m .c o m / K UL E ANA & M AUI W IL D FI R E S U PP O R T M a ny o f u s h ave b e e n h o r r i f i e d by t h e f i r e s o n M a u i a n d w o u l d l i ke t o h e l p. T h e f o l k s a t Ku l e a n a r e c o g n i z e t h a t n av i g a t i n g t h r o u g h t h e va r i o u s o r g a n i z a t i o n s of fering crucial aid to those in need on Maui might feel ove r w h e l m i n g . T h ey h ave a s s e m b l e d a l i s t b e l o w t h a t t h ey b e l i eve w i l l p r ove va l u a b l e i n h e l p i n g yo u a n d I t o p r ov i d e e s s e n t i a l s u p p o r t .

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M a u i R a p i d R e s p o n s e ( M R R): h t t p s: // w w w. k a n u h a w a i i .o r g /m a u i - w i l d f i r e / Made up of individuals from Maui- Mutual- Aid, MauiS t r o n g , a n d s eve r a l o t h e r n o n p r o f i t a n d d i r e c t - a i d o r g a n i z a t i o n s , MRR i s c l o s e l y c o o r d i n a t i n g w i t h c o u n t y a n d s t a t e o f f i c i a l s t o p r ov i d e i m m e d i a t e a s s i s t a n c e t o t h o s e i n n e e d.

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K E N T UC K Y FR I E D CHIC K E N & D E A D M AN ’ S FING E R S B r i t i s h p u b l i c a t i o n T h e G r o c e r r e p o r t e d t h a t Ke n t u c k y Fr i e d C h i c ke n a n d D e a d M a n’s F i n g e r s h ave p a r t n e r e d t o c r e a t e a l i m i t e d - e d i t i o n ‘11 H e r b e d a n d S p i c e d R u m’. D e s c r i b e d by t h e f a s t - f o o d g i a n t a s “ Ke n t u c k y z i n g m e e t s C o r n i s h s o u l ”, t h e u n u s u a l b l e n d h a s b e e n c r e a t e d t o m a r k N a t i o n a l R u m D ay (16 A u g u s t). T h e l i m i t e d - e d i t i o n f l avo r c o nt a i n s s p i c e s i n c l u d i n g b l a c k a n d w h i t e p e p p e r, i n f u s e d i n t o t h e H a l e w o o d - o w n e d b r a n d ’s s p i c e d r u m va r i a n t . To m a r k t h e l a u n c h , t h e b r a n d s w i l l c r e a t e a p o p - u p “ c h i c ke n a n d r u m s h a c k ” i n M a r g a t e f o r f a n s t o t r y t h e n e w f l avo r, K FC s a i d.

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K FC s a i d: “ K FC a n d D e a d M a n’s Fi n g e r s a r e i nv i t i n g f a n s t o a s h a c k f u l l o f c h i c ke n a n d r u m l o c a t e d r i g h t o n M a r g a t e’s i c o n i c s e a f r o n t . “ N o t o n l y i s i t f i l l e d w i t h f i n g e r l i c k i n’ f e a t u r e s a n d a w h o l e l o t o f f r e e c h i c ke n , w e’ ve a l s o c o p p e d t h e h e l p o f a n ex p e r t m i xo l o g i s t w h o w i l l b e o n h a n d t o s e r ve u p a b u n c h o f D e a d M a n’s

F i n g e r s - a p p r ove d c o c k t a i l s , i n c l u d i n g Z i n g e r P u n c h , T h e C o l o n e l ’s C o l a d a a n d Fi n g e r s L i c k i n’ G o o d.” h t t p s: //d e a d m a n s f i n g e r s .c o m / N E W O R L E AN S S P I R I T CO M PE T I T ION T h e N e w O r l e a n s S p i r i t s C o m p et i t i o n ( NOS C) p r e s e n t e d by 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 ( TOTC F ) announced the 2023 medalists from its second annual c o m p e t i t i o n a t t h e M e d a l i s t C e r e m o ny a t Ta l e s o f t h e C o c k t a i l. T h i s f o l l o we d t h e c o m p et i t i o n’s p r e l i m i n a r y j u d g i n g r o u n d h e l d i n J u n e a n d l i ve - j u d g i n g r o u n d h e l d a t TOTC o n J u l y 24. N i n e D o u b l e G o l d, 5 9 G o l d, 178 S i l ve r a n d 13 5 B r o n z e m e d a l i s t s we r e h o n o r e d a t a c e r e m o ny. En t r i e s we r e eva l u a t e d b a s e d o n a s t r i c t s e t o f c r i t e r i a , i n c l u d i n g a r o m a s , f l avo r, m o u t h f e e l a n d f i n i s h , i n a f i r s t - o f - i t s - k i n d p u b l i c j u d g i n g by i n d u s t r y ex p e r t s , i n c l u d i n g a w a r d - w i n n i n g b a r t e n d e r s , d i s t i l l e r s a n d b eve r a g e. A m o n g t h e r u m c o nt e n d e r s , R o l l i n g Fo r k s S p i r i t s’ T h e L o s t C a s k C o l l e c t i o n B a r b a d o s 17 Ye a r w o n R u m o f t h e Ye a r a n d a D o u b l e G o l d M e d a l f o r B e s t O ve r p r o o f R u m . R h u m C l e m e nt B l a n c w o n a D o u b l e G o l d M e d a l f o r B e s t W h i t e Ru m a n d B e s t R h u m A g r i c o l e. G o l d M e d a l s we nt t o S a i nt L u c i a D i s t i l l e r s’ C h a i r m a n’s Re s e r ve L e g a c y, R i ve r A nt o i n e’s R i ve r s R oya l G r e n a d i a n R u m , D e n i ze n R u m A g e d W h i t e a n d R h u m J . M . Te r r o i r Vo l c a n i q u e.

R AI S ING GLA S S E S R a i s i n g G l a s s e s i s a n i n d e p e n d e nt b o t t l e r w h o s e focus is the acquisition of superior single cask spirits f r o m a r o u n d t h e w o r l d. T h e 2 0 2 3 S u m m e r s e r i e s a r e a f f o r d a b l e 375 m l b o t t l e s t h a t f e a t u r e o r i g i n a l a r t w o r k b a s e d o n a my t h o l o g i c a l l e g e n d f r o m t h e c o u nt r y t h a t d i s t i l l e d t h e r u m . R a i s i n g G l a s s e s d o n a t e s 5% o f t h e prof its from these bottles to charities benef itting each c o u n t r y o f o r i g i n . T h e s e r i e s i n c l u d e s: • Yo w i e – a 16 ye a r o l d r u m f r o m t h e B e e n l e i g h Ar tisan distiller y in Australia, made from molasses and a blend of both pot and column still rums. It w a s a g e d 11 ye a r s i n A u s t r a l i a a n d 5 i n t h e U K b e f o r e b e i n g b o t t l e d a t 6 8 . 3% A BV. T h e Yo w i e i s A u s t r a l i a’s B i g f o o t , a n e l u s i ve a p e l i ke c r e a t u r e t h a t has occasional dubious sightings and spawned m a ny c l u b s a n d t v s p e c i a l s .

• W h i s t l e r – a 14 ye a r o l d r u m f r o m Ve n e z u e l a , made from molasses and distilled on a column still.

I t w a s a g e d 12 ye a r s i n Ve n e z u e l a a n d 2 ye a r s i n t h e U K , b e f o r e b e i n g b o t t l e d a t 6 2 .1 % A BV. T h e Whistler is a demonic ghoul who shuf fles through r u r a l Ve n e z u e l a n t o w n s a t n i g h t l o o k i n g f o r v i c t i m s to add to the bag of bones he carries on his back.

• K i n n a r e e – a 9 ye a r o l d r u m f r o m T h a i l a n d, m a d e f r o m m o l a s s e s a n d d i s t i l l e d i n a c o l u m n s t i l l. I t w a s a g e d 5 ye a r s i n T h a i l a n d a n d 4 ye a r s i n t h e U K , b e f o r e b e i n g b o t t l e d a t 61. 6 % A BV. T h e K i n n a r e e, t h e h a l f w o m a n / h a l f b i r d c r e a t u r e f r o m Buddhist and Hindu cultures, is known for its c e l e s t i a l g r a c e a n d b e a u t y.

• M a n o r a – a n o t h e r 9 ye a r o l d r u m f r o m T h a i l a n d , made from molasses and distilled on a column still.

I t w a s a g e d 5 ye a r s i n T h a i l a n d a n d 4 ye a r s i n t h e U K , b e f o r e b e i n g b o t t l e d a t 5 5% A BV. A f a m o u s T h a i p l ay i nvo l ve s “ M a n o r a”, a K i n n a r e e t h a t w a s captured and gif ted to Prince Suthon who fell in

l ove w i t h h e r. W h e n S u t h o n l e f t f o r w a r, j e a l o u s a d v i s e r s c o nv i n c e d t h e K i n g t o s a c r i f i c e M a n o r a .

• R u m P a s s p o r t S i x N a t i o n B l e n d -Tr ave l t h e w o r l d in one glass, a blend of single casks from six c o u n t r i e s: T h a i l a n d 9 ye a r c o l u m n s t i l l , G u ya n a 9 ye a r Ve r s a i l l e s w o o d e n p o t s t i l l , A u s t r a l i a n 16 ye a r p o t s t i l l B e e n l e i g h , B a r b a d o s 15 ye a r c o l u m n /p o t Fo u r s q u a r e, Ve n e z u e l a 14 ye a r c o l u m n s t i l l a n d Tr i n i d a d 8 ye a r c o l u m n D i a m o n d. h t t p s: //r a i s i n g g l a s s e s .c o m / KOLOA R U M O n A u g u s t 2 6 , K ō l o a R u m C o m p a ny h o s t e d a n o n l i n e a n d i n - s t o r e eve n t t o s u p p o r t M a u i ‘o h a n a i m p a c t e d by t h e d eva s t a t i n g w i l d f i r e s , w h e r e 10 0 % o f p r o c e e d s went to the local nonprof it organization, Maui Strong.

K ō l o a R u m r a i s e d a g r a n d t o t a l o f $ 4 4 ,10 6 i n i n - s t o r e a n d o n l i n e s a l e s o f r u m , i s l a n d - i n s p i r e d m e r c h a n d i s e, r u m - i n f u s e d f o o d s a n d m o r e. “ We a r e ove r w h e l m e d by t h e o u t c o m e o f t h e eve n t a n d f o r t h e s u p p o r t o f o u r l oya l f a n s , w h o p a r t i c i p a t e d i n o u r g o a l o f g i v i n g b a c k t o o u r f e l l o w i s l a n d n e i g h b o r s ,” s a i d B o b G u n t e r, P r e s i d e n t a n d C EO o f K ō l o a R u m C o m p a ny. “ R a i s i n g ove r $ 4 4 , 0 0 0 i n s a l e s exc e e d e d o u r i n i t i a l ex p e c t a t i o n s , a n d w e’r e g r a t e f u l w e’r e a b l e t o d o n a t e 10 0 % o f t h o s e p r o c e e d s t o M a u i S t r o n g , i n t h e i r c o m m i t m e n t t o h e l p i n g t h e L ā h a i n ā c o m m u n i t y.” h t t p s: // ko l o a r u m .c o m / A PPL E TON E S TAT E S A recent email from Appleton announced four “ C o l l e c t a b l e R u m s f o r D i s c e r n i n g Pa l a t e s .”

• 15 Ye a r O l d B l a c k R i ve r C a s k s i s a t r i b u t e t o t h e B l a c k R i ve r t h a t i s i n t e g r a l t o J a m a i c a’s r u m h i s t o r y and the source of the limestone -f iltered water used to craf t Appleton rums. This blend of rare and h a n d - s e l e c t e d p o t a n d c o l u m n s t i l l r u m s h ave a l l b e e n a g e d f o r a m i n i m u m o f 15 ye a r s i n t h e t r o p i c a l climate of Jamaica.

• A p p l e t o n E s t a t e 21 Ye a r O l d N a s s a u Va l l ey C a s k s i s a t r i b u t e t o t h e E s t a t e’s l u s h a n d f e r t i l e h o m e s i n c e 174 9, J a m a i c a’s N a s s a u Va l l ey. T h i s blend of rare and hand-selected pot and column still rums are craf ted with Jamaican limestone f i l t e r e d w a t e r, w i t h n o a d d e d f l avo r s , a n d h ave a l l b e e n a g e d f o r a m i n i m u m o f 21 ye a r s i n t h e t r o p i c a l climate of Jamaica.

• A p p l e t o n E s t a t e H e a r t s C o l l e c t i o n 19 9 3 i s m a d e f r o m 10 0 % p o t s t i l l r u m s f r o m a t o t a l o f o n l y 13 c a s k s , b o t t l e d f o r t h i s u n i q u e r e l e a s e. T h i s s i n g l e m a r q u e J a m a i c a n r u m w a s d i s t i l l e d i n 19 9 3 a n d b o t t l e d i n 2 0 2 2 , a g e d f o r 2 9 t r o p i c a l ye a r s i n t h e climate of Jamaica.

• Appleton Estate Hear ts Collection 20 02 is made f r o m 10 0 % p o t s t i l l r u m s f r o m a t o t a l o f o n l y 2 0 c a s k s , b o t t l e d f o r t h i s u n i q u e r e l e a s e. T h i s s i n g l e marque Jamaican rum was Distilled in 20 02 and b o t t l e d i n 2 0 2 2 , a g e d f o r 2 0 t r o p i c a l ye a r s i n the climate of Jamaica. The Hear ts Collection i s p r o u d l y p r e s e n t e d by A p p l e t o n E s t a t e M a s t e r B l e n d e r, J oy S p e n c e, a n d L u c a G a r g a n o, o n e o f t h e w o r l d ’s m o s t r e n o w n e d r u m c o l l e c t o r s . h t t p s: //a p p l e t o n e s t a t e.c o m /

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Sounds and Spirits: Tales of the Cocktail 2023 Recap A s t h e p o st- p a n d e m i c r e c ove r y c o nt i nu e s, t hi s c o nfe r e n c e t h e m e s e e m e d c o m p l ete ly i n ste p w i t h a n i n dust r y t h at i s c o nt i nui n g to r e b ui l d, r e c ove r, a n d i nn ovate i n t h e c h a n g i n g e nv i r o nm e nt i n t h e wo r l d of h o s p i t a li t y.

T h e Fr e n c h Q u a r te r, N ew O r l e a ns, t h e s i g ht s, t h e mus i c , t h e f o o d, dr i nk , a n d c ult ur e m ake t hi s o n e of t h e m o st uni qu e l o c at i o ns i n t h e U ni te d S t ate s, a n d f o r t h at r e as o n, i t i s p e r h a p s t h e m o st a p p r o p r i ate p l ac e i n t h e U ni te d S t ate s f o r t h e a nnu a l Ta l e s of t h e C o c k t ai l c o nfe r e n c e. D ur i n g J uly 24t h t h r o u g h t h e 28 t h, 2 0 2 3 , m e m b e r s of t h e G l o b a l S p i r i t s a n d H o s p i t a li t y i n dust r y g at h e r e d f o r a we e k l o n g s e r i e s of s e m i n a r s a n d b r a n d eve nt s. T hi s was t h e s e c o n d ye a r t h e c o nfe r e n c e was h e l d i n p e r s o n af te r h o l di n g t wo v i r t u a l c o nfe r e n c e s dur i n g t h e p a n d e m i c . 2 0 2 2 was a pt ly t h e m e d “ Pr o g r e s s” as t h e h o s p i t a li t y i n dust r y c o nt i nu e d to wo r k t h r o u g h t h e c h a ll e n g e s c r e ate d by t h e p a n d e m i c . Fo r t h e 2 0 2 3 c o nfe r e n c e, t h e Ta l e s of t h e C o c k t ai l f o un dat i o n d e c i d e d t h at t h e t h e m e t hi s ye a r wo ul d b e “ V i t a lize” w hi c h m e a ns “g i ve st r e n g t h a n d e n e r g y to.”

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W h e n p e r us i n g t h e 2 0 2 3 c o nfe r e n c e s c h e dul e, t h e r e was li te r a lly s o m et hi n g f o r eve r yo n e i n t h e i n dust r y, w i t h to p i c s c ove r i n g di ve r s i t y a n d i n c lus i o n, m e di a t r ai ni n g, b us i n e s s t r ai ni n g, c o c k t ai l c r af t s m a ns hi p a n d ba r te c hni qu e s, a n d s o mu c h m o r e. T h e Ta l e s of t h e C o c k t ai l S p i r i t C o m p et i t i o n fe at ur e d b li n d t ast i n g s e s s i o ns w i t h t h e f i n a li st w i t h a li ve au di e n c e. O f s p e c i a l n ote, t hi s was t h e f i f t h ye a r of t h e TOTC B eyo n d t h e B a r p r o g r a m, w hi c h h as a p a r t i c ul a r f o c us o n t h e h e a lt h a n d sust ai n a b i li t y of t h o s e w h o wo r k i n t h e g l o ba l ba r i n dust r y.

T h e B eyo n d t h e B a r s e m i n a r s t hi s ye a r r e m ai n e d f o c us e d o n b e i n g r e l eva nt to t h e c h a ll e n g e s of t h e h o s p i t a li t y c o m m un i t y, a n d t h e i r p r o g r a m m i n g dur i n g t h e we e k was we ll at te n d e d. I n J uly of 2 0 2 2, t h e Ta l e s of t h e C o c k t ai l f o un dat i o n a nn o un c e d a p a r t n e r s hi p w i t h t h e S i n g a p o r e To u r i s m B o a r d a n d dur i n g t hi s ye a r ’s c o nfe r e n c e fe at ur e d f i ve ba r s f r o m t h e i s l a n d n at i o n

t h r o u g h o ut t h e we e k i n a d e di c ate d s p ac e at t h e R i t z C a r lto n h ote l.

I n t r u e Ta l e s of t h e C o c k t ai l t r adi t i o n, t h e ni g ht s we r e f i ll e d w i t h p a r t i e s, s p i r i te d di nn e r s, a n d l ot s of mus i c . M us i c s e e m e d to p l ay a b i g g e r p a r t of t h e eve nt t hi s ye a r a n d was k i c ke d of f M o n day ni g ht w i t h t h r e e di f fe r e nt mus i c a l eve nt s: S of i Tuk ke r, e qui t y p a r t n e r of N ovo Fo g o C ac h aç a, p e r f o r m e d at t h e S a ze r ac H o us e; Lu dac r i s p e r f o r m e d at M a r di G r as Wo r l d f o r t h e J ac k D a ni e l s eve nt ; a n d t wo di f fe r e nt H i p H o p g r o up s p e r f o r m e d at t h e J a m e s o n p a r t y at C e nt r a l Ci t y B B Q . D ur i n g t h e r e st of t h e we e k , yo u n eve r k n ew w h at t h e s o un dt r ac k wo ul d b e f o r a n eve nt — c o unt r y, f l a m e n c o, H i p H o p, N ew O r l e a ns J a z z, R& B , Yac ht Ro c k— p e r f o r m e d li ve o r a D J s et . I t was a l ways a n ad di t i o n a l l eve l of i m m e r s i o n dur i n g a n eve nt . D o n Q , of a ll t h e r um b r a n ds, was a p a r t i c ul a r st a n d o ut , w i t h t h r e e di f fe r e nt eve nt s at di f fe r e nt h ote l s a r o un d N ew O r l e a ns t h r o u g h o ut t h e we e k fe at ur i n g t h e te a m f r o m L a Fac to r i a w i t h t h e i r hi g h - qu a li t y c o c k t ai l s.

A s f a r as s e m i n a r p r o g r a m m i n g t hi s ye a r, t h e r e was o n ly o n e s e m i n a r t h at was d evote d s o l e ly to t h e r um c ate g o r y, a n d t h at was “ O ut of M a ny... O n e Rum: H ow J a m ai c a Rum i s t ak i n g o n t h e Wo r l d,”

p r e s e nte d by A p p l eto n Est ate, l e d by Rum A m bas s ad o r I a n B ur r e ll w i t h p a n e li st s C h r i ste ll e H a r r i s of H a m p d e n Est ate, A l exa n d e r Ko n g of Wo r t hy Pa r k , M a r t h a M i ll e r of N at i o n a l Rum s of J a m ai c a, Ltd., a n d G a r n et t Phi lli p B a r O w n e r, Ro g e r s G a r d e n. D ur i n g t h e s e m i n a r, p a r t i c i p a nt s l e a r n e d a b o ut t h e i s l a n d ’s c ur r e nt r um o p e r at i o ns a n d we r e a ll owe d to t aste s eve r a l ex p r e s s i o ns f r o m i t s di st i ll e r i e s. N ot i c e a b ly a b s e nt was a r e p r e s e nt at i ve f r o m A p p l eto n Est ate, w hi c h was sur p r i s i n g s i n c e t h ey we r e t h e s p o ns o r s of t h e s e m i n a r. O t h e r s e m i n a r s di d h ave s o m e r um r e l ate d c o nte nt b ut a l s o i nvo l ve d ot h e r s p i r i t s, su c h as “ W hy Fa r m e r s a n d D i st i ll e r s S h o ul d B e Fr i e n ds,” w hi c h fe at ur e d O li v i a S tewa r t of O x b ow Rum D i st i ll e r y, a n d “ C r e at i n g a N ew Pr o du c t : Fr o m B o o st i n g C r e at i v i t y to M a r ket Re a li t y,” w hi c h i n c lu d e d p a n e li st s A n g e li qu e J uli e nn e a n d A l exa n dr e G a b r i e l of M ai s o n Fe r r a n d.

O ut s i d e of t h e s e m i n a r s, eve r y day of t h e c o nfe r e n c e t h e r e we r e r um - r e l ate d eve nt s a n d p o r t f o li o s h owc as e s fe at ur i n g ove r 4 0 r um b r a n ds f r o m a r o un d t h e g l o b e.

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a n d K r ake n r um “at t ac ke d ” t h e C r e o l e Q u e e n T hur s day ni g ht . Tast i n g s a n d b r a n d eve nt s we r e a l s o h o ste d by A n g o st ur a, B r u g a l, C a pt ai n M o r g a n, C h ai r m a n’s Re s e r ve, D e nize n, El D o r ad o, Equi a n o, Fl o r d e C a ñ a, H a m p d e n Est ate, Pa’l a nte, Ph r aya, R hum C l e m e nt , R hum D e p a z, R hum J M , Ro n C o l o n, Ta n du ay, a n d Wo r t hy Pa r k . We dn e s day was ove r w h e lm i n g, a n d du e to t i m e c o nf li c t s, i t was i m p o s s i b l e to at te n d eve r y r um eve nt t h at was g o i n g o n.

O f p a r t i c ul a r i nte r e st dur i n g t h e f i n a l eve nt of t h e we e k o n Fr i day, e nt i t l e d “ M e et t h e D i st i ll e r s,” was a s h owc as e of Lo ui s i a nn a m ad e p r o du c t s, a n d a m o n g t h e m qui te a few n ew r um p r o du c t s we r e di s c ove r e d f r o m B ayo u, O x b ow, W i l dc at B r ot h e r s, a n d S u g a r f i e l d. T hi s was a wo n d e r f ul way to p un c t u ate t h e we e k l o n g ex p e r i e n c e.

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I t i s of te n c o m m e nte d t h at at te n di n g Ta l e s of t h e C o c k t ai l i s n ot f o r t h e f ai nt of h e a r t a n d c a n b e ove r w h e lm i n g to t h e uni ni t i ate d. I t i s f o r t h e at te n d e e s w h o h ave a n i nve ste d i nte r e st i n s o m e as p e c t of t h e i n dust r y f r o m ow n e r to j o ur n a li st , w h e r e t h ey n e e d to di ve d e e p a n d i m m e r s e t h e m s e l ve s, s o t h at t h ey m ay l e a r n, g r ow, a n d f i n d n ew o p p o r t uni t i e s a n d s k i ll s to as s i st t h e m w i t h t h e i r c a r e e r s. T hi s ye a r t h e r e was a c l e a r f o c us o n t h e t hi n g s a ba r c o ul d d o to b e su c c e s s f ul, f r o m t h e qu a li t y of i n g r e di e nt s to t h e t i m e t h ey us e to m ake t h e i r c o c k t ai l s. O n e of t h e c h a ll e n g e s a ll s p i r i t / t r ad e eve nt s f ac e i s ad dr e s s i n g t h e t ur b ul e nt t i m e s t h e h o s p i t a li t y i n du st r y c o nt i nu e s to e n dur e f r o m h e a lt h c o n c e r ns to t h e e c o n o my. T h e Ta l e s of t h e C o c k t ai l Fo un dat i o n m a n a g e d to p r o du c e a we ll ba l a n c e d c o nfe r e n c e t h at t ake s t h e s e

c h a ll e n g e s h e ad o n i n t h e h o p e s of h e lp i n g f i n d s o lut i o ns w h e n t h ey c a n b e f o un d.

Fo r t h o s e i n t h e r um wo r l d, Ta l e s of t h e C o c k t ai l i s a n o p p o r t uni t y f o r c o nn e c t i o n, h o n e st di a l o g u e, a n d a h a r d l o o k at t h e s hi f t i n g m a r ket p l ac e as a n i nte ns e bat t l e f o r t h e bac k ba r a n d sto r e s h e l f i s un d e r way ac r o s s a ll c ate g o r i e s of t h e s p i r i t . Li ste ni n g to t h e r e p r e s e nt at i ve s f r o m di f fe r e nt b r a n ds, r e g a r dl e s s of t h e s ize of t h e p o r t f o li o, yo u h e a r d t h e s a m e c o n c e r ns a b o ut t h e c o m p et i t i o n i n t h e m a r ket p l ac e, t h e g l o ba l e c o n o my, sust ai n a b i li t y, evo l v i n g c o nsum e r t aste s, a n d m o r e r um e du c at i o n o p p o r t uni t i e s f o r t h e h o s p i t a li t y i n dust r y.

I t i s t h e l ast p o i nt w h e r e t h e c o nfe r e n c e s hi n e s b e st , a n d t h e b r a n ds t h at c h o s e to p a r t i c i p ate fe lt t h e t i m e a n d i nve st m e nt we r e we ll wo r t h t h e ef f o r t .

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Dominican Republic Re g a r dl e s s of di st i ll at i o n e qui p m e nt , fe r m e nt at i o n m et h o d, a g i n g o r b l e n di n g te c hni qu e s, a ll r um p r o du c e r s h ave o n e t hi n g i n c o m m o n: su g a r c a n e.

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Required Report: Required - Public Distribution

Date: April 18, 2023 Report Number:

DR2023-0004

Report Name: Sugar Annual Country: Dominican Republic Post: Santo Domingo Report Category: Sugar

Prepared By:

Virgilio Mayol

Approved By: Frederick Giles Report Highlights: As a severe drought looms large over the sugar mill areas in the Dominican Republic (DR) and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) continues to prohibit sugar and sugar-based imports from the top Dominican producer, Post forecasts local production at 530,000 metric tons (MT) for marketing year (MY) 2023/24 (October/September), 12 percent down from the MY 2022/23 estimates. Despite lower sugar production projections, Dominican authorities have pledged to meet both local demand and its allocated U.S. sugar quota. Post believes that the DR will not be able to supply any of the additional allocation recently announced by the U.S. Office of the Trade Representative (USTR).

THIS REPORT CONTAINS ASSESSMENTS OF COMMODITY AND TRADE ISSUES MADE BY USDA STAFF AND NOT NECESSARILY STATEMENTS OF OFFICIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT POLICY

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I t i s p o s s i b l e t h at t hi s p e r c e pt i o n i s c aus e d by t h e i nte ns e va ni ll a n ote s f r o m t h e c o c k t ai l. S o f a r, t h e p ai r i n g i s ve r y e nj oya b l e a n d ef f o r t l e s s, e asy to r e c o m m e n d.

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subt l et y, st a r t i n g to s h ow a t r uly i nte g r ate d p ai r i n g.

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Yo u c a n p e r s o n a lize t h e p ai r i n g, us i n g a di f fe r e nt r um o r eve n c h a n g i n g t h e c of fe e li qu e ur f o r a c o c o a li qu e ur, w hi c h I t hi nk wo ul d b e a wo r t hw hi l e ex p e r i m e nt . I f a ny of yo u t r y t hi s, p l e as e l et m e k n ow h ow i t we nt . W i t h o ut a d o ubt , t hi s p ai r i n g sur p r i s e d m e w i t h i t s s i m p li c i t y. I a l ways t r y to su g g e st s i m p l e p ai r i n g s t h at a r e e asy f o r o ur r e ad e r s to r e p li c ate a n d t hi s o n e i s d ef i ni te ly hi g h ly r e c o m m e n da b l e.

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