In 1838, the Danish Government officially granted A.H. Riise an exclusive right to produce alcohol on the island of St. Thomas in the former Danish – West Indies, (now U.S. Virgin Island)
Royal Danish Navy Rum
Black Barrel Rum
This rum has been recreated accordingly to the original formula of the “Royal Navy Rum” exactly as A.H. Riise created it. He delivered it to the navy vessels when berthing the port of Charlotte Amalie in the former Danish – West Indies
We have crafted this new premium Navy Spiced Rum based on our more than one hundred and seventy five years of know how in skillful blending and selection of world class rum.
This superb rum is a combination of several different, up to 20 years old rum distillates of the “Vedderburn and Plummer” type. This molasses-based rum is produced by slow fermentation, which then becomes kettle distilled in the traditional “Pot Still” to rum with 85% alcohol strength. This method results in a fantastic rum with an extremely dark, almost black color with complex shades of coffee, anise, licorice, burnt caramel, molasses, spices and cedar.
Our Black Barrel rum is infused with a secret mix of spices carefully selected and based on our founders knowledge and reputation as a world famous Pharmacist.The Black Barrel Rum is then further aged for a long time in charred oak casks. Hence the name Black Barrel.
Royal Danish Navy Bitter
Non Plus Ultra
The Westindian Bitter was originally produced in all Danish pharmacies back when the West Indies Islands belonged to the Danish kingdom.
The term “Non Plus Ultra” originates from Hercules pillars of the Roman mythology which marked the boundary of the known world. The columns bore the inscription “Non Plus Ultra” (Latin) This means (Nothing Further Beyond) as a warning to seafarers not to continue the voyage into the unknown world.
Produced on the basis of A.H. Riise X.O. Reserve Rum with added extracts from more than 30 different spices and herbs, the majority of them sourced in the Caribbean. The botanicals include gentian root, quinine, bitter orange, clove, sandalwood, cocoa beans, coffee beans and a touch of vanilla. This produces a unique Bitter with a rich flavor of rum, matched with an elegant spicy delightfully aftertaste.
This Rum specifically honors the term “Non Plus Ultra” which loosely translated means “The Best” or “None after this” as it is the best and oldest rum that we have available. The taste is Non Plus Ultra a unique experience, with its very rich, long and fruity flavor with hints of cedar, Vanilla, Caramel, fine Sherry and Seville Orange, which continues almost indefinitely, and ends of with an elegant soft finish.
A.H. RIISE RUM The brand A.H. Riise has its origin in the history of the Danish pharmacist Albert Heinrich Riise who was living and working on the former Danish West Indian Islands in the period 1838 to 1878. A.H. Riise obtained by Royal Decree in 1838 the privilege of operating the Sct. Thomas pharmacy in the capital of the Danish West Indies, Charlotte Amalie. A.H. Riise traveled around most of the Caribbean, and eventually visited neighboring islands all the way down to Trinidad. He had a lively interest in botany and utilized with great skill the Caribbean’s exotic flora and fauna for the manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, alcohol and cosmetics. A.H. Riise’s Pharmacy originally created Rum and Bitters which primarily was used as a medicine for stomach ills, and other hardships however, the rum soon gained popularity outside of its medical function, and in 1893 The A.H. Riise Company received its first International medal at the World Exhibition in Chicago.
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