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F RON T C OVER : A urum Li qui dus INSIDE S P RE A D : A urum Fri gus

F ROM T HE EDI T OR

Filling In The Gaps . . .

With Facts!

Eve n th o u g h I ’ v e b e e n o ffe r i n g r u m co n su ltin g ser v i c e s fo r a r o u n d th r e e deca d e s, I a m s ti l l s u r p r i s e d d u r i n g c lient eng a g e me n ts w h e n I h e a r th i n g s s u c h as : •

“We a lwa y s a d j u s t th e p H o f th e fe rme n ta ti o n , b u t w e d o n ’ t k n o w w hy . ”

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“We a lwa y s p r o o f d o w n o u r s p i r i t s by a d d in g th e w a te r i n s ta g e s , b u t w e d o n ’t kn o w i f i t r e a l l y m a tte r s .”

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“We n e ve r u s e PVC h o s e s to h a n dl e a lco h o l, b u t w e d o n ’ t k n o w w h y.”

Do in g th e rig ht th i n g i s i m p o r ta n t, b u t kn o win g WHY w e ’ r e d o i n g i t i s c r i ti c al: it a llo ws u s to e x tr a p o l a te o r d e d u c e add itio n a l th ing s w e s h o u l d b e d o i n g t o ach ie ve th e d e s i r e d g o a l s .

So me time s we a l l o w g a p s to e x i s t i n our kn o wle d g e , ei th e r b e c a u s e w e b e l i e v e t ha t g a in in g th e a d d i ti o n a l k n o w l e d ge is imp o ssib le o r i m p r a c ti c a l .

Eve n th e b righ te s t m i n d s a r e s u s c e pt ibl e t o th is, so muc h s o th a t th e r e a r e n ames f or th is co n ce p t: “ Th e Go d o f Ga p s ” or “T h e Alie n o f Ga p s ” ( th e l a te r fo r t ho se wh o b el i e v e , fo r e x a m p l e , th a t t he Eg yp tia n p y r a m i d s w e r e b u i l t b y extra te rre stria l b e i n g s , o n l y b e c a u s e t he y ca n ’t a cc e p t o r e x p l a i n h o w h u m ans co u ld h a ve d o n e i t) .

Pe rh a p s th e be s t e x a m p l e o f Th e God of Ga p s is Sir I s a a c N e w to n ’s a s s e rt i on, in h is fa mo u s P h i l o s o p h i æ N a tu r a l i s Prin cip ia Ma th e m a ti c a , th a t a p r o b l em he co u ld n o t e xp l a i n s c i e n ti fi c a l l y w a s “ f i x ed

by Go d .”

O ne o f th e b e s t o u tc o m e s o f s c i e n c e, ove r time , is th a t th e s e “ g a p s ” o f kn o wle d g e a re s l o w l y r e p l a c e d w i th f acts. T h e g ro w i n g a c c u m u l a ti o n o f kn o wle d g e the n l e a d s to m o r e q u e s t ions ( mo re g a p s), a n d th e c y c l e c o n ti n u e s .

To be c ont ent wit h gaps as permanen t f i x t ures i n our k now ledge bas e would be dis as t rous t o our abilit y t o improve ours el v es , our s oc iet ies and our indus t ries / i ns t i t ut i ons .

S o, nex t t i me y ou c at c h y ours el f s ay i n g s omet hing along t he lines of “I al ways do i t t his way, but I don’t k now w hy , ” c hal lenge y ours el f t o f ill i n t hat gap w it h f ac t s . Chanc es are t hat t hos e new f a ct s will t hen s hed l ight on addit i onal area s o f y our l if e.

Cheers !

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G o t Ru m ? S e p t e mb e r 2 0 25 - 5

T HE A NGEL’ S SH A RE

by Paul S e nf t

Flor De Caña Añejo Oro Reser ve No 4

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!

Got R um ? S e p temb e r 2 0 2 5 - 6

Fl o r de C aña r ums are p r o duc e d at C o mpañi a Li c o re r a de N i c ar agua, w hi c h was fo un de d in 19 37 in Chi c hi g alpa, N i c ar agua. T h e m o las s e s us e d to c re ate t h e ir r um line i s c re ate d f r o m l o c ally gr ow n su g arc ane. Us in g t h e ir p r o p r i et ar y ye ast , t h ey fe r m e nt t h e li qui d fo r up to 4 8 to 72 h o ur s in a c o nt inu o us fe r m e nt at i o n p r o c e s s b efo r e di st i llin g t h e li qui d in a f i ve - c o lumn st ill.

T h e r um i s t h e n ag e d in us e d b o ur b o n bar re l s at t h e ir o ns ite agin g f ac ilit i e s l o c ate d o n t h e e st ate p r o p e r t y. T h ey d o n ot us e any c o l o r in g o r swe ete ne r s to c re ate t h e ir p r o duc t s. T hi s p r o duc t was b l e n de d to 4 0% A BV an d b ot t l e d in an unsp e c i f i e d l o c at i o n.

A few t hin g s of n ote w it h all Fl o r de C aña p r o duc t s: t h e numb e r s o n t h e lab e l are n ot an ag e st ate m e nt but are in di c at i ve of t h e m atur it y of t h e sp ir it in t h e b ot t l e. T h ey are a c ar b o n neut r al di st i ll e r y, an d a g o o d p o r t i o n of it i s p owe re d by a f ur nac e t hat bur ns waste f r o m t h e ir su g ar mill. In re c e nt ye ar s t h ey have al s o e ar ne d t h e Fair Tr ade c e r t i f i c at i o n, w hi c h n ote s t hat t h ey adh e re to st r i c t e nv ir o nm e nt al, s afet y, an d s o c ial re gulat i o ns fo r t h e ir e mp l oye e s.

Appearance T h e r um i s b ot t l e d in a s l e n de r 75 0 m l b ot t l e s e al e d w it h a m et al s c rew c ap t hat n ote s t h e c o mpany ’s 13 0 t h anni ve r s ar y. T h e f r o nt lab e l has a g o o d de al of bas i c info r m at i o n, n ot in g t hat it has n o su g ar, i s glute n - f re e, an d has n o ar t i f i c ial in gre di e nt s, as we ll as t h e ir e nv ir o nm e nt al ef fo r t s.

T h e li qui d i s a pal e g o l d am b e 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 hi c k ban d t hat sp ins of f f astm ov in g l e g s t hat l e ave a ban d of r e s i due ar o un d t h e g las s.

Aroma T h e ar o m a l e ads w it h c ar am e l, a to uc h of dr y f r uit , h e r bac e o us vani lla, an d a hint of wo o d t annins.

Pa l a t e T h e r um l e ads w it h a st r o n g r ush of c ar am e l an d al c o h o l t hat c o n dit i o ns t h e m o ut h. T h e s e c o n d s ip d e li ve r s a mi x of vanilla, dr i e d ap r i c ot , to aste d c o c o nut , an d b lac k p e p p e r. T h e p e p p e r n ote s t r ansit i o n to a b r i ef wo o d t annin “ bak in g sp i c e” dr y f ini sh.

W h e n I b e g an r e s e ar c hin g t hi s r um, I l e ar n e d t hat it i s e n gin e e r e d to b e us e d as an int r o duc t i o n to s ip p in g r ums but i s us e d p r im ar i ly as a c o c k t ai l in g re di e nt . I c an o nly s e e t hi s r um b e in g us e d in a sip p in g s ituat i o n as a to o l to c o mpare t h e r um w it h ot h e r p r o duc t s c re ate d by t h e c o m pany. H oweve r, as a c o c k t ail in g r e di e nt , t hi s r um, al o n g w it h t h e b r an d E x t r a S e c o B lanc o, s e e s a g o o d d e al of us e in f r uit jui c e - bas e d c o c k t ails, an d I have s e e n it o n quite a few m e nus w hi l e t r ave llin g in C e nt r al A m e r i c a. O ve r all, Fl o r d e C aña O r o i s a g o o d, ve r s at i l e r um fo r yo ur h o m e bar t hat i s ap p r o ac hab l e fo r t h o s e n ew to r um.

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G o t Ru m ? S e p t e mb e r 2 0 25 - 7

T HE A NGEL’ S SH A RE

by Paul S e nf t

Koloa Single Bar rel Kaua’i Reser ve Single Batch Release O ve r t h e ye a r s i t h as b e e n i nte r e st i n g watc hi n g r um s p r o du c e d i n t h e H awai ’i I s l a n ds e st a b li s h t h e i r p l ac e i n t h e r um i n dust r y. T h e Ko l o a Rum C o m p a ny b e g a n p r o du c i n g r um s f r o m l o c a lly g r ow n su g a r c a n e. W i t hi n t h e p ast d e c ad e t h ey b e g a n g r ow i n g c a n e c l o s e to t h e i r K au a’i di st i ll e r y a n d us i n g i t to m ake t h e i r p r o du c t s. T hi s s i n g l e - batc h p r o du c t i s t h e i r s e c o n d r e l e as e i n t h e K au a’i Re s e r ve li n e.

T h e f i r st was a s i n g l e ba r r e l r e l e as e, a n d t hi s o n e r efe r s to t h e i r p r o du c t i o n p r ac t i c e of p r o du c i n g r um s i n batc h e s a n d t h e n a g i n g t h e m i n c h a r r e d A m e r i c a n w hi te o ak ba r r e l s. A f te r a g i n g t h e r um f o r a m i ni mum of 5 ye a r s, t h ey b l e n d i t to 4 6% A BV. Appearance T h e s h o r t- n e c ke d 75 0 m l b ot t l e h as b l ac k a n d g o l d l a b e l s a n d a s e c ur i t y w r a p. T h e n e c k w r a p s e c ur e s a b l ac k p l ast i c s c r ew c a p to t h e b ot t l e. T h e l a b e l s p r ov i d e s o m e d et ai l s a b o ut t h e r um a n d t h e c o m p a ny ’s p r ac t i c e of m ak i n g t h e i r r um f r o m p ur e c a n e su g a r.

T h e r um h o l ds a da r k g o l d e n a m b e r c o l o r i n t h e b ot t l e a n d g l as s. S w i r li n g t h e li qui d i n t h e t ast i n g g l as s g e n e r ate s a m e di um ba n d a n d mult i p l e wave s of f ast- m ov i n g l e g s. It t ake s s eve r a l m i nute s f o r t h e ba n d to eva p o r ate, l e av i n g a t r ac e a m o unt of r e s i du e a r o un d t h e g l as s.

Nose T h e a r o m a i s a r us h of h o n eye d su g a r c a n e, to aste d va ni ll a, c i t r us ze st , a n d o ak s p i c e s - g i n g e r a n d a ll s p i c e a r e d o m i n a nt .

T h e ex p e r i e n c e i s p un c t u ate d by li g ht g r as s a n d wo o d c h a r n ote s.

Got R um ? S e p temb e r 2 0 2 5 - 8

Pa l a t e T h e f i r st s i p d e li ve r s a r us h of s m o k y va ni ll a f l avo r as t h e p r o of of t h e r um s c o r c h e s t h e p a l ate. A f te r t h e h e at of t h e r um sub s i d e s, a st r o n g b l ac k p e p p e r n ote m a ni fe st s a n d li n g e r s. Ad di t i o n a l s i p s r eve a l ast r i n g e nt o ak t a nni ns, o r a n g e ze st , a n d c a r a m e l, w i t h a st r o n g p o p of g i n g e r m i dp a l ate. C h a r r e d o ak n ote s a n d a hi nt of to bac c o l e af, c a r da m o m, a n d m a n g o li n g e r i n a l o n g, s p i c y, swe et f i ni s h.

Rev i ew I n 2 0 24, I r ev i ewe d t h e i r K au a’i Re s e r ve S i n g l e C as k p r o du c t , a n d w hi l e t h e p r o du c t s a r e s i m i l a r, t h e r e a r e n ote d di f fe r e n c e s. T h e f l avo r p r of i l e of t hi s ex p r e s s i o n i s m o r e vo l at i l e a n d o akf o r wa r d. T h e s p i c e a n d o ak n ote s ba l a n c e t h e swe et n e s s of t h e va ni ll a, w hi l e s m o ke a n d c h a r ad d ni c e ly to t h e o p e ni n g a n d c r e ate a dy n a m i c f i ni s h f o r t h e r um.

At i t s c o r e, t hi s r um st i ll fe e l s i m m at ur e to m e a n d i s ve r y h ot . I t w i ll b e i nte r e st i n g to s e e h ow t hi s b r a n d evo l ve s t h e i r r e s e r ve p r o du c t s, as m o r e t i m e i n t h e ba r r e l at t h e i r di st i ll e r y ’s a g i n g wa r e h o us e i s o n ly g o i n g to t a m e s o m e of t h e i m m at ur e wo o d n ote s a n d ad d m o r e to t h e f l avo r p r of i l e. Fo r n ow, I wo ul d r e c o m m e n d us i n g t hi s r um i n Pr o hi b i t i o n - e r a c o c k t ai l s, as t h e p r o of a n d f l avo r p r of i l e n e e d to b e m a r r i e d w i t h ot h e r i n g r e di e nt s to p r o p e r ly ex p l o r e t hi s ex p r e s s i o n.

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G o t Ru m ? S e p t e mb e r 2 0 25 - 9

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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G Goott Ru Rum m?? S Seepptteemb mbeerr 22002255 -- 11 11

Chicken With Creamed Rum Sauce I n g r e d i e nt s: •

1 l b. B o n e l e s s S k i n l e s s C h i c ke n

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1 T b s p. D r i e d Pa r s l ey

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¼ C. A l l P u r p o s e Fl o u r

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1 t s p. Re d Pe p p e r Fl a ke s

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1 T b s p. G a r l i c S a l t

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S e a S a l t a n d G r o u n d B l a c k Pe p p e r, t o t a s te

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2 T b s p. O l i ve O i l

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1½ oz. D a r k Ru m

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1 T b s p. G a r l i c , c h o p p e d

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½ C. W h i te O n i o n, c h o p p e d

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1 t s p. O r a n g e E x t r a c t

D i r e c t i o n s: 1.

C u t c h i c ke n i nt o b i te s i ze d p i e c e s .

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M i x g a r l i c s a l t w i t h f l o u r a n d c o at c h i c ke n p i e c e s l i g ht l y, s h a ke o f f ex t r a f l o u r f r o m c h i c ke n i f n e e d e d.

3.

S et a w i d e p a n o n m e d i u m - h i g h h e at a n d a d d o l i ve o i l. O n c e t h e o i l i s h ot a d d c h i c ke n p i e c e s a n d f r y u nt i l b r o w n e d. A d d t h e o n i o n s a n d g a r l i c a n d c o o k u nt i l s o f te n e d t h e n a d d t h e r e m a i n i n g s e a s o n i n g s a n d d e g l a ze p a n w i t h r u m.

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S t i r i n h a l f - a n d - h a l f a n d o r a n g e ex t r a c t t o m a ke s a u c e. O n c e t h e s a u c e b e g i n s t o b o i l, r e m ove f r o m h e a t a n d r e a d y t o s e r ve. G o e s g r e at ove r r i c e o r n o o d l e s . En j oy !

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Rummy Apple Crisp I n g r e d i e nt s: •

8 C. S l i c e d A p p l e s , ½ i n c h s l i c e s (I r e c o m m e n d u s i n g a c o m b i n at i o n of B r a e b u r n a n d Fu j i a p p l e s)

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1 t s p. C i n n a m o n S u g a r

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1 t s p. Le m o n Z e st

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1 t s p. Va n i l l a E x t r ac t

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2 oz. D a r k Ru m

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1 oz. O r a n g e L i q u e u r

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2 T b s p. G r a n d m a’s O r i g i n a l Molasses

I n g r e d i e nt s Fo r t h e C r u m b To p p i n g: •

1 C. G r a n u l ate d S u g a r

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½ C. L i g ht B r ow n S u g a r

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½ C. A l l - Pu r p o s e Fl o u r, s i f te d

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½ t s p. S a l t

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6 T b s p. S a l te d B u t te r, s of te n e d

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¾ t s p. G r o u n d N u t m e g

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¾ C. O at m e a l

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1 C. Wa l n u t s , to a ste d a n d c h o p p e d

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Va n i l l a I c e C r e a m a n d C a r a m e l S au c e, f o r to p p i n g

D i r e c t i o n s: 1.

Pr e h e at ove n to 3 5 0 ° F d e g r e e s.

2.

A r r a n g e a p p l e s l i c e s i n a g r e a s e d d e e p d i s h p i e p l ate o r l a r g e b a k i n g d i s h.

3.

S p r i n k l e c i n n a m o n s u g a r, l e m o n ze st , va n i l l a ex t r a c t , d a r k r u m a n d o r a n g e l i q u e u r o n to p of a p p l e s t h e n d r i z z l e m o l a s s e s ove r a p p l e s.

4.

I n a s e p a r ate b ow l, m i x b ot h s u g a r s , f l o u r, s a l t , b u t te r, a n d n u t m e g w i t h a p a st r y b l e n d e r o r i n a f o o d p r o c e s s o r u nt i l c r u m b l y ; a d d t h e o at m e a l a n d c h o p p e d wa l n u t s a n d m i x t h o r o u g h l y. S p r e a d m i x t u r e ove r to p of a p p l e s.

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B a ke u n c ove r e d at 3 5 0 ° F d e g r e e s u nt i l a p p l e s a r e te n d e r a n d to p i s l i g ht l y b r ow n e d, a p p r ox i m ate l y 1 h o u r.

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S e r ve wa r m w i t h va n i l l a i c e c r e a m a n d d r i z z l e c a r a m e l s au c e o n to p of t h e i c e c r e a m.

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The jungle bird is a fun tropical rum cocktail that has a few interesting twists. It was created in the early ‘70s at the famed Aviar y Bar inside Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur Hilton. If you’re looking for a great-tasting rum cocktail that gives you the chance to play with a cool garnish, it’s hard to beat this recipe!

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Spirited: Cocktails from Around the World 610 Recipes, 6 Continents, 60 Countries, 500 Years ( Pu b l i s h e r ’s Rev i ew) “A l av i s h , g i f t - wo r t hy s tu n n er.” - T h e N ew Yo r k T i m e s “T h i s b o o k m i g h t s u f f i c e as t h e o n ly c o c k ta i l b o o k a d r i n ker n e e ds.” - Ep i c u r i o u s A f u l l y- i l l u s t r a t e d , g l o b a l c e l e b r a t i o n o f classic and cutting- edge cocktails.

T h i s d ef i n i t i ve c o c k t a i l r e c i p e b o o k f o r t h e h o m e b a r te n d e r i n c l u d e s 610 c o c k t a i l r e c i p e s f r o m 6 c o nt i n e nt s a n d 6 0 c o u nt r i e s , s p a n n i n g 5 0 0 ye a r s. W i t h m o st c o c k t a i l s o n l y i n c l u d i n g t h r e e o r f o u r i n g r e di e nt s , t h e r e i s s o m et h i n g f o r n ov i c e d r i n k- m a ke r s a n d ex p e r t b a r te n d e r s a l i ke.

D r i n ks r a n g e f r o m r e n ow n e d i c o n i c c l a s s i c s to l e s s e r- k n ow n r e g i o n a l s p e c i a l t i e s to i nf l u e nt i a l b e s p o ke d r i n ks — e ac h r ef l e c t i n g t h e e r a, l o c at i o n, o r b a r t h at i n s p i r e d i t . I n t h i s b o o k yo u w i l l a l s o l e a r n h ow to s et u p yo u r h o m e b a r, w i t h a d v i c e o n b a r to o l s , g l a s swa r e, sy r u p s , g a r n i s h e s , a n d m o r e.

S p i r i te d i s o r g a n i ze d by c o c k t a i l st y l e, w i t h n ote s o n c o u nt r y o r o r i g i n, e r a of i nve nt i o n, a n d i nf o g r a p h i c i c o n s s h owc a s e i n g r e d i e nt s a n d l ow a l c o h o l - by - vo l u m e (A BV ). E a c h r e c i p e a l s o i n c l u d e s a s h o r t tex t p r ov i d i n g f a s c i n at i n g h i sto r i a l a n d c u l t r u a l i nf o r m at i o n a b o u t t h e d r i n k . E s s ay s a r e i nte r s p e r s e d t h r o u g h o u t , w i t h to p i c s r a n g i n g f r o m t h e h i sto r y of t h e c o c k t a i l, t h e c u l t u r e s u r r o u n di n g a p e r i t i vo b eve r a g e s , a m o n g ot h e r s. A c o m p r e h e n s i ve i n d ex by s p i r i t a n d i n g r e di e nt i s l o c ate d at t h e e n d of t h e vo l u m e.

C h a pte r s i n c l u d e: “ Ref r e s h i n g ” b eve r a g e s , f o l l owe d by “ S o u r s ,” “ S p i r i t Fo r wa r d ” d r i n ks , “ T i k i a n d Tr o p i c a l ” c o m b i n at i o n s , “ C of fe e a n d D e s s e r t ” b eve r a g e s , a n d c o n c l u d i n g w i t h d e l i g ht f u l “ Pu n c h e s.”

Fr o m t h e au t h o r t h at b r o u g ht yo u t h e d r i n km a ke r t r ave l g u i d e W h e r e B a r te n d e r s D r i n k . C e l e b r ate at h o m e w i t h S p i r i te d!

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This follows the successful launch of La Bonne I nte nt i o n ( L B I) / D i a m o n d H i g h E s te r ( DHE) ex p r e s s i o n b a c k i n 2 0 24, w h i c h wa s w i d e l y p r a i s e d by r u m e nt h u s i a s t s . T h i s El D o r a d o H i g h E s te r B l e n d c o m b i n e s r u m f r o m t h e h i s t o r i c Po r t M o u r a nt ( P M) D o u b l e Wo o d e n Po t S t i l l w i t h t h e i r exc l u s i ve D i a m o n d H i g h E s te r ( DHE) r u m f r o m t h e D o u b l e Ret o r t C o p p e r Po t S t i l l. B o t h r u m s , P M a n d DHE , we r e d i s t i l l e d b a c k i n 2 014 a n d a g e d i n ex- b o u r b o n c a s ks b ef o r e b e i n g b l e n d e d t o g et h e r a n d b o t t l e d. A g e d f o r 10 ye a r s a n d r e l e a s e d at c a s k s t r e n g t h, t h i s r u m c e l e b r ate s

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T h e Po r t M o u r a nt ( P M) D o u b l e Wo o d e n Pot S t i l l wa s o r i g i n a l l y i n s t a l l e d at t h e Po r t M o u r a nt E s t ate, f o u n d e d i n 173 2 . T h e ex t r a c h a r a c te r a n d d e pt h o f t h e r u m f r o m t h i s s t i l l m a d e i t a c h o i c e o f t h e Roya l N av y w h i c h h a d b e g u n i s s u i n g a n o f f i c i a l d a i l y r at i o n o f r u m t o i t s s a i l o r s . A s D i s t i l l e r i e s c l o s e d a n d c o n s o l i d ate d t h i s s t i l l wa s eve nt u a l l y m ove d t o U i t v l u g t a n d w i t h t h e c l o s u r e o f U i t v l u g t E s t ate i n 19 9 8 , t h i s s t i l l wa s m ove d t o t h e D i a m o n d D i s t i l l e r y i n 19 9 9 w h e r e t o d ay i t r e m a i n s . T h e D i a m o n d H i g h E s te r ( DHE) m a r q u e i s p r o d u c e d by o n e s m a l l J o h n D o r e D o u b l e Ret o r t Pot S t i l l, t h at d ate s b a c k t o 19 5 0 a n d i s o n e o f i t s k i n d at t h e D i a m o n d D i s t i l l e r y. T h i s h i g h e s te r ex p e r i e n c e s a l e n g t hy p r o d u c t i o n p r o c e s s , w i t h f e r m e nt at i o n t a k i n g p l a c e ove r s eve r a l m o nt h s , a n d d i s t i l l at i o n at b ot h a ve r y s l o w r ate a n d a ve r y h i g h r ef l u x . ht t p s: // t h e e l d o r a d o r u m.c o m / ANGO S T U R A T h e Tr i n i d a d G u a r d i a n r e p o r te d t h at we e ks a f te r h e wa s c h o s e n t o b e t h e C h a i r m a n o f A n g o s t u r a , f o r m e r S p o r t M i n i s te r G a r y H u nt h a s o f f i c i a l l y b e e n e l e c te d t o t h e b o a r d o f d i r e c t o r s o f A n g o s t u r a . Fo l l o w i n g a s p e c i a l m e et i n g at t h e H o u s e o f A n g o s t u r a , t h e R a d i c a l D e s i g n s C EO a n d f o u n d e r wa s c o n f i r m e d i n t h e r o l e. T h e ot h e r n o m i n e e s c o n f i r m e d a s d i r e c t o r s o n t h e c o m p a ny ’s b o a r d we r e Pat r i c i a D i n d ya l, S h i va l M a h a r a j, R ox a n e D e Fr e i t a s , a n d J e n n i f e r Fr e d e r i c k . Fr a s e r T h o r nt o n w h o wa s a l s o s et t o b e e l e c te d t o t h e b o a r d, w i t h d r ew w i t h o u t a n o f f i c i a l r e a s o n b e i n g p r ov i d e d at t h e m e et i n g.

I n h o n o r o f t h e i r 2 0 0 - ye a r a n n i ve r s a r y c e l e b r ate d i n 2 0 24, A n g o s t u r a h a s p r o d u c e d a L i m i te d - Ed i t i o n u l t r a - p r e m i u m r u m , C US PA RI A . A n ex p r e s s i o n o f h e r i t a g e a n d i n n ovat i o n, C US PA RI A c e l e b r ate s t w o c e nt u r i e s o f r u m - m a k i n g exc e l l e n c e, w h i l e l o o k i n g b o l d l y at t h e f u t u r e. C r a f te d i n s m a l l b atc h e s , o n l y 1, 8 24 b ot t l e s we r e p r o d u c e d, C US PA RI A i s a d e l i b e r ate n o d t o A n g o s t u r a’s f o u n d i n g ye a r, 18 24. E a c h b ot t l e i s p r e s e nte d i n a s t u n n i n g, h a n d - c u t c r y s t a l d e c a nte r w i t h a m atc h i n g s t o p p e r, e l e g a nt l y e n c a s e d i n a b e s p o ke g i f t b ox . T h i s r a r e a n d l u x u r i o u s b l e n d o f 21- t o 24 - ye a r- o l d r u m s i s m at u r e d f u r t h e r i n a t r i o o f exc e pt i o n a l c a s ks: M a d e i r a , C o g n a c , a n d B o u r b o n. T h e r e s u l t i s a s p i r i t o f r e m a r k a b l e d e pt h a n d c o m p l ex i t y t h at r ef l e c t s t w o c e nt u r i e s o f p a s s i o n, p r e c i s i o n, a n d C a r i b b e a n s p i r i t .

T h e n a m e C US PA RI A wa s i n s p i r e d by G a l i p e a o f f i c i n a l i s , a t r e e i n d i g e n o u s t o Ve n e zu e l a’s m o u nt a i n o u s r e g i o n s f r o m w h i c h t h e r a r e C u s p a r i a b a r k i s d e r i ve d. T h i s b ot a n i c a l c o n n e c t i o n s p e a ks t o t h e o r i g i n s o f A n g o s t u r a’s f o u n d e r, D r. J o h a n n Sieger t, who began per fecting his legendar y a r o m at i c b i t te r s i n C i u d a d B o líva r, f o r m e r l y k n o w n a s A n g o s t u r a , o n t h e b a n ks o f t h e O r i n o c o R i ve r. ht t p s: //a n g o s t u r a .c o m /

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T h e 1, 0 0 0 - l i te r P u n c h b o w l wa s a b l e t o s e r ve m o r e t h a n 5 , 0 0 0 f e s t i va l - g o e r s . G e o r g e Fr o s t , D u p py S h a r e’s Fo u n d e r, t o l d S p i r i t B u s i n e s s “ We’ ve a l way s b e l i eve d r u m P u n c h i s t h e u l t i m a te s h a r i n g s e r ve a n d w h at b et te r way t o b r i n g p e o p l e t o g et h e r than with the biggest bowl of rum Punch the world h a s eve r s e e n.” I n o t h e r c e l e b r a t i o n s , D u p py S h a r e c e l e b r ate d i t s f i r s t d e c a d e i n b u s i n e s s w i t h a s p i c e d r u m a g e d f o r u p t o 10 ye a r s . D u p py S h a r e L e g a c y Ed i t i o n wa s c r a f te d f r o m a b l e n d o f r u m s f r o m J a m a i c a a n d B a r b a d o s t h a t we r e a g e d u p t o 10 ye a r s i n ex- B o u r b o n b a r r e l s , T h e b l e n d wa s t h e n i n f u s e d w i t h c a r ef u l l y s e l e c te d s p i c e s , w h i c h t h e b r a n d s ay s h a s c r e a te d a r u m o f ‘d e pt h a n d s o p h i s t i c at i o n’. I t s n o te s i n c l u d e J a m a i c a n m o l a s s e s , va n i l l a , h o n ey, s a l te d c a r a m e l a n d r a i s i n. Fr o s t s a i d: “ I s t a r te d D u p py S h a r e w i t h a s i m p l e b e l i ef : r u m d e s e r ve s b et te r, a n d t h i s b ot t l e m a r ks a d e c a d e o f o u r m i s s i o n t o d o r u m j u s t i c e.

B l e n d i n g a s e l e c t i o n o f r u m s a g e d u p t o 10 ye a r s , infused with spices and bottles with craf t, care a n d p a s s i o n. I c o u l d n’ t b e p r o u d e r o f w h a t we’ ve c r e ate d w i t h L e g a c y Ed i t i o n a n d I h o p e yo u l ove i t a s m u c h a s I d o.” T h e b r a n d wa s f o u n d e d by Fr o s t , t h e s o n o f f a m o u s b r o a d c a s te r S i r D av i d Fr o s t , i n 2 015 . ht t p s: // w w w.t h e d u p py s h a r e.c o m / M OUN T GAY M o u nt G ay n o w o f f e r s a n ex p a n d e d c o l l e c t i o n o f ex p e r i e n c e s at b ot h t h e D i s t i l l e r y a n d t h e V i s i t o r C e nte r.

A t t h e V i s i t o r C e nte r i n B r i d g et o w n, S t . M i c h a e l s , t h e f o l l o w i n g ex p e r i e n c e s a r e o f f e r e d ( NOT E: T h e s e eve nt s d o n o t i n c l u d e a d i s t i l l e r y t o u r): • SIGN AT URE TA ST ING EX PERIEN C E - I n t h i s 1- h o u r s e s s i o n, v i s i t o r s w i l l l e a r n a s h o r t h i s t o r y o f M o u nt G ay Ru m , f o l l o we d by a t a s t i n g o f f o u r o f t h e i r b l e n d s f r o m t h e i r S i g n at u r e C o l l e c t i o n. T h i s g r o u p f r i e n d l y Ta s t i n g E x p e r i e n c e i s t h e p e r f e c t i nt r o d u c t i o n i nt o t h e wo r l d o f M o u nt G ay Ru m.

• C O C K TA IL WOR KSHO P – T h i s 2 ½ - h o u r s e s s i o n i s a f u n a f te r n o o n a c t i v i t y o f R u m t a s t i n g a n d l e a r n i n g te c h n i q u e s i n C o c k t a i l M a k i n g, Fr o m M i x i n g a n d M u d d l i n g t o S h a k i n g a n d S t i r r i n g. H ave a t a s t i n g o f 4 r u m s , a n d c r a f t 2 o f yo u r o w n c o c k t a i l s .

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A N EVENING AT MOUN T G AY – I n t h i s 4 - h o u r ex p e r i e n c e yo u w i l l l e a r n t h e h i s t o r y o f t h e Wo r l d ’s O l d e s t Ru m a s yo u e n j oy a g u i d e d t a s t i n g o f 4 S i g n at u r e B l e n d s . N ex t , t h e i r s k i l l e d M i xo l o g i s t Te a m w i l l te a c h yo u t h e a r t o f c o c k t a i l m a k i n g. En d yo u r n i g ht w i t h d i n n e r, p r e p a r e d by t h e i r r e s i d e nt c h ef.

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C O C K TA IL M A ST ERC L A SS – T h i s 4 - h o u r, r u m f i l l e d a f te r n o o n t a ke s yo u t h r o u g h t h e h i s t o r y o f c l a s s i c c o c k t a i l s a n d te c h n i q u e s t o c r a f t yo u r o w n d e l i c i o u s d r i n ks f r o m l o c a l l y s o u r c e d i n g r e d i e nt s w h i l e c o m p et i n g a g a i n s t t h e ot h e r s at t h e e n d t o c r e ate t h e b e s t c o c k t a i l. D u r i n g t h e b r e a k , g u e s t w i l l t a ke a p e e k at t h e s t i l l s .

RUM A ND C HO C OL AT E PA IRINGS – D u r i n g t h i s t w o - h o u r ex p e r i e n c e, at te n d e e s w i l l e n j oy f o u r ex p e r t l y c h o s e n p a i r i n g s t o p l e a s e t h e p a l ate, w h i l e b e i n g g u i d e d t h r o u g h t h e H i s t o r y a n d H e r i t a g e o f M o u nt G ay Ru m.

SI P A ND PA IN T - Eve r y S at u r d ay a f te r n o o n, yo u c a n r e l a x a n d u n l e a s h yo u r i n n e r a r t i s t at t h e i r f u n a n d l a i d - b a c k p a i nt i n g eve nt . G r a b a b r u s h, s i p o n a c o c k t a i l, o r t w o, a n d l et yo u r c r e at i v i t y f l o w. T h i s t a s t i n g ex p e r i e n c e d o e s n ot i n c l u d e a D i s t i l l e r y To u r.

MOUN T G AY DIS C OVERY EX PERIEN C E – T h i s 3 - h o u r ex p e r i e n c e s t a r t s w i t h a t o u r o f t h e Wo r l d O l d e s t Ru n n i n g Ru m D i s t i l l e r y, f o l l o we d by a m o r e i n - d e pt h t a s t i n g o f f o u r s i g n a t u r e r u m s . I t i s r e c o m m e n d e d t o e at a l a r g e b r e a k f a s t t h e d ay o f t h i s t o u r T HE C ONNOISSEUR TOUR - A Ru m L ove r s d e l i g ht , t h i s i s a 3 ½ h o u r, d e e p d i ve i nt o M o u nt G ay ’s f i n e s t l i q u i d s . T h i s b e h i n d - t h e s c e n e s t o u r t a ke s yo u d e e p i nt o t h e r u m m a k i n g process, from grass to glass, tasting their core r a n g e a n d s o m e o f t h e i r E xc l u s i ve r u m s . I t i s r e c o m m e n d e d t o e at a l a r g e b r e a k f a s t t h e d ay o f t h i s t o u r.

STORIED DINNER – Em b r a c e t h e h i s t o r y o f r u m , i t s p r o d u c t i o n, a n d i t s p a i r i n g w i t h a f o u r- c o u r s e p l ate d d i n n e r. Pa r t i c i p a nt s w i l l b e ex p o s e d t o a n e l evate d u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e f l avo r p r o f i l e s o f r u m a n d t h e h a r m o n i o u s b a l a n c e t h at e n h a n c e s c u l i n a r y c r e at i o n s . T h i s ex p e r i e n c e d o e s n ot i n c l u d e a D i s t i l l e r y To u r. ht t p s: // w w w. m o u nt g ay r u m.c o m /

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WORLD REPORT 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.

W i t h o ut su g a r c a n e we wo ul d n ot h ave su g a r m i ll s, c o unt l e s s f a r m e r s wo ul d n ot h ave a p r of i t a b l e c r o p a n d we wo ul d n ot h ave r um!

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C o nt ac t us to b e g i n t h e p r o c e s s of r e p l ac i n g yo ur f o r e i g n - di st i ll e d r um s w i t h d o m e st i c a lly - m ad e r um s t h at w i ll n ot b e af fe c te d by t h e p o li t i c a l a n d e c o n o m i c a l t ur m o i l t h at i s st a r t i n g to b o i l a r o un d us!

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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 nee 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 large 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 ld: f ir st is t he damag e to t he e quipment invo lve d (re duc e d o p er at ing li fe) and se c o nd is t he damag e to t he ex p re s se d

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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 iro 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 app 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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Sug a r M ill Sp ot li ght Fo r m e r su g a r c a n e f ac to r y at t h e M a r i ë nb ur g Pl a nt at i o n i n S ur i n a m e, S o ut h A m e r i c a.

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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Pairing #150 A few m o nt hs have pas s e d s inc e I st ar te d m anagin g a new re st aur ant , an i c o ni c c o nc e pt in Punt a A re nas.

M any g e ne r at i o ns have e nj oye d t hi s a lc azar, f ill e d w it h hi sto r y an d g o o d m e m o r i e s. At c l o s in g t im e, af te r eve r yo ne l ef t , I st aye d at t h e bar an d pull e d o ut a c i g ar I had b r o u ght f r o m h o m e. I p lanne d to p re pare a Rum O l d Fashi o ne d, m o st of yo u k n ow t hat it i s o ne of my f avo r ite r um c o c k t ai ls.

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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 2025 n ew t h i n g s (o r ex p e r i e n c i n g k n o w n t h i n g s i n n ew way s).

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T h e di l e mm a was, w hi c h of my r ums f r o m t h e h o us e to us e? T h e o ne t hat was up to t h e c hall e n g e was El D o r ad o 15, f r o m G uyana. T hi s r um an d I g o bac k a l o n g t im e, an d re c allin g all t h o s e m e m o r i e s m ade it t h e i de al c h o i c e.

Re g ar din g t h e c i g ar, n ot to o l o n g ag o I m et w it h an in dust r y c o ll e ague, an d h e gi f te d m e s eve r al c i g ar s. T hi s i s o ne of t h e m, o ne I ’ve sm o ke d b efo re, a R i g o l eto f r o m Full e r Ci g ar (6 x 5 4). I t i s p r im ar ily a D o mini c an Re pub li c , b ox- p re s s e d c i g ar, w it h s o m e N i c ar aguan l e ave s in t h e b l e n d. M y ap p re c iat i o n fo r t hi s fo r m at grew t h e m o re I sm o ke d it , I re ally e nj oye d it s dr aw. T hi s o ne was n o di f fe re nt . I wo ul d c ate g o r ize t h e c i g ar ’s inte ns it y at a M e dium, w it h s o m e st r o n g e r hit s dur in g t h e s e c o n d t hir d, but c an b e ve r y we ll - r o un de d w it h t h e r i ght pair in g.

El D o r ad o 15 i s t h e p e r fe c t r um fo r an O l d Fashi o ne d, it has p l e nt y of c har ac te r t hat e n dure s in t h e c o c k t ai l, t h e r um p r of i l e has n ote s of dar k wo o ds an d t anne d l e at h e r.

T h e r um i s n ot de s i gne d to s at i s f y t h e m as s e s, but r at h e r it i s b l e n de d fo r t h o s e l o o k in g fo r h e av i e r, m o re

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inte ns e, yet we ll - r o un d e d r um s. It all ows fo r t h e p e r fe c t balanc e in t hi s c o c k t ail r e c ip e, w h e n mi xe d w it h t h e b r ow n su g ar an d t h e A n g o stur a B it te r s. T h e pair in g b r in g s a smil e to my f ac e, just t hink in g ab o ut it!

D ur in g t h e f ir st t hir d of t h e c i g ar, t h e c o c k t ail d o minate s t h e pair in g, s o m et hin g I f ully ex p e c te d, e sp e c i ally sinc e I di dn’t st ir t h e dr ink in o r d e r to ap p re c iate t h e r um eve n m o r e. A f te r a few p u f f s, as we e nte r t h e s e c o n d t hir d of t h e c i g ar, t h e b r ow n su g ar n ote s f r o m t h e c o c k t ai l c o m e into p lay, p r ov i din g a swe et af te r t aste t hat i s ve r y we ll - re c e i ve d, as it sm o ot hs o ut t h e ex p e r i e nc e.

T hi s i s a sp e c i al pair in g, w hi c h c e l e b r ate s 15 0 ar t i c l e s w r it te n fo r “ G ot Rum? ” m ag a zine ove r t h e past 15 ye ar s, f i ll e d w it h p l e as ant m e m o r i e s share d w it h all o ur re ade r s. T hi s i s def inite ly a c o c k t ail to e nj oy af te r a l o n g’s day wo r k an d I re ally h o p e t hat yo u c an re c re ate it at h o m e. Pair it w it h a m e dium inte nsit y c i g ar in a fo r m at t hat w i ll n ot exc e e d 4 0 minute s of sm o k in g t im e. A s imp l e, yet p e r fe c t pair in g fo r sp e c ial o c c asi o ns, suc h as t hi s o ne.

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