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F ROM T HE EDI T OR

Chaos And Order It is e a sy to fe e l - o r th i n k - th a t th e wo rld a ro u n d u s i s i n c h a o s e v e r y ti m e une xp e cte d thi n g s h a p p e n to u s . Th e t erm ch a o s is, a fte r a l l , u s e d to d e s c ribe situ a tio n s with c o m p l e te d i s o r d e r o r co n fu sio n . M e r r i a m - We b s te r d i c ti o nary officia lly d e fin e s i t a s : •

a sta te o f th i n g s i n w h i c h c h a n c e i s su p re me , o r

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th e in h e re n t u n p r e d i c ta b i l i ty i n the b e h a vio r of a c o m p l e x n a tu r a l s y s t em

It is in o u r n atu r e to b u i l d s y s te m s bas ed on o rd e r a n d p r e d i c ta b i l i ty, s i n c e s uc h enviro n me n ts a r e m o r e c o n d u c i v e to our su rviva l. Th e r e fo r e , a n y th i n g that ch a lle n g e s th a t v e r y s ta b i l i ty c a n b e se e n o r fe lt a s a th r e a t to o u r e x i s tenc e.

Last mo n th I w r o te a b o u t Th e Sp i r i t O f Su rviva l a n d h o w “ a tta c k ” a n d “ d e fe n s e” stra te g ie s a re a l w a y s e v o l v i n g , a l w ay s goin g in to ch a o s , b u t th e s u r v i v o r s a re al so a lwa ys em e r g i n g fr o m th e c h a os with a n e w a d a p ta ti o n , r e s to r i n g “ o r d er, ” at le a st te mp o r a r i l y.

If yo u th in k tha t th i s “ c a t a n d m o u s e” game b e twe e n c h a o s a n d o r d e r o n l y app lie s to livin g o r g a n i s m s , th e n th i nk aga in : ma n y of o u r i n a n i m a te c r e a ti ons t oo , a re su b je c t to fa i l o r to s u c c e e d base d o n th e i r a d a p ta b i l i ty. H e r e a r e a f ew e xa mp le s : •

Su g a rca n e m i l l s th a t e v o l v e d i n to g e n e ra tin g e l e c tr i c i ty

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Au to mo b ile i n d u s tr y e v o l v i n g to b e co me “g r e e n e r ”

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Re ta ile rs le a v i n g “ b r i c k a n d m o r t ar” sto re s to s e l l o n - l i n e

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Gro ce ry sto r e s e x p a n d i n g th e i r se rvice s to i n c l u d e h o m e d e l i v e r i es

T hes e are j us t a f ew ex amples of how we need our bus ines s es and i ndus t ries to “ev olv e” in order t o s urv i v e (in order t o k eep employ ing us , humans ).

L i k ewis e, news arc hiv es are f ull of s t ories of def unc t bus i nes s es t hat f ailed t o predic t t hreat s or t hat f ai led t o i mplement appropri at e or t imely c ount ermeas ures (B l oc k bus t er, t he mo vie rent al c ompany, qui c k ly c omes t o min d ) .

I wis h y ou all s uc c es s as y ou ident if y and ov erc ome y our daily c hal lenges .

Cheers !

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G o t R u m ? A u g u s t 2 0 22 - 5

T HE A NGEL’ S SH A RE

by Paul S e nf t

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

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

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

Che er s!

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W h e n yo u a s k f a n s w h at t h e i r f avo r i te t r o p i c a l d r i n ks a r e i t i s n ot a s u r p r i s e to l e a r n t h at a N av y G r o g c o c k t a i l i s o n t h e i r l i s t .

W h i l e t h e h i sto r i c g r o g d r i n k s e r ve d by t h e B r i t i s h N av y m ay h ave b e e n t h e i n s p i r at i o n, i t wa s D o n n t h e B e a c h c o m b e r w h o s e r ve d i t i n h i s u n i q u e r e c i p e t h at wa s s e r ve d at h i s b a r, i n s p i r i n g m a ny ot h e r T i k i a n d Tr o p i c a l t h e m e d b a r s to f o l l ow i n h i s f o ot ste p s. O n e t h i n g t h at i s p r o b l e m at i c a b o u t h i s c o c k t a i l r e c i p e i s t h at i t c a l l e d f o r t h r e e o u n c e s of r u m, o n e o u n c e e a c h of D e m e r a r a , C u b a n a n d J a m a i c a n. W h i l e t h i s i s g r e at i n t h e o r y a n d c e r t a i n l y t a st y, f o r a b a r te n d e r t h at i s t h r e e p o u r s , w h i c h s l ow s t h i n g s d ow n b e h i n d t h e b a r. A l s o, s o m e of t h e r u m s t h at h e u s e d, n o l o n g e r ex i st to d ay. A f te r t h e s u c c e s s of t h e i r Z o m b i e r u m b l e n d, J ef f B e r r y p r e s e nte d t h i s c h a l l e n g e to Ed H a m i l to n. “ H ow d o we m a ke a m o r e ef f i c i e nt N av y G r o g b l e n d? O n e r u m t h at c a pt u r e s t h e d e s i r e d p r of i l e of t h e t h r e e r u m b l e n d.” A f te r m u c h t r i a l a n d e r r o r, t h ey f o u n d t h e c o m b i n at i o n of r u m s t h at m et t h e i r p a r a m ete r s a n d i t i s c o m p r i s e d of r u m s s o u r c e d f r o m J a m a i c a , G u ya n a , Tr i n i d a d a n d t h e D o m i n i c a n Re p u b l i c .

C o m i n g i n at 57 % A BV H a m i l to n B e a c h b u m B e r r y ’s N av y G r o g B l e n d r u m h a s t h e h i sto r i c a l “ p u n c h” o n e l o o ks f o r i n a g r o g c o c k t a i l, a n d I wa s exc i te d to l ay h a n d s o n i t f o r t h i s r ev i ew.

Appearance T h e b ot t l e i s a st a n d a r d o n e l i te r w i n e b ot t l e d e s i g n w i t h l o a d s of d et a i l s o n t h e f r o nt a n d b a c k l a b e l, i n c l u d i n g h ow to u s e t h i s b l e n d i n a n ew N av y G r o g r e c i p e.

T h e l i q u i d i n t h e b ot t l e i s a n i nte r e st i n g g o l d e n h u e d a m b e r t h at h a s a s l i g ht p e ac h n u a n c e to t h e l i q u i d t h at l i g hte n s s l i g ht l y i n t h e g l a s s. S w i r l i n g t h e l i q u i d c r e ate d a t h i n b a n d t h at q u i c k l y ex p a n d e d a n d t h i c ke n e d, r e l e a s i n g a wave of s l ow m ov i n g l e g s . T h e n, a s t h e s e c o n d wave b e g a n to f o r m, t h e b a n d eva p o r ate d, l e av i n g b e h i n d a r i n g of p e b b l e s a r o u n d t h e g l a s s.

Nose T h e a r o m a of t h e r u m p u n c h e s w i t h a r u s h of a l c o h o l t h at e a s i l y ove r w h e l m s t h e ot h e r n ote s . A f te r s i t t i n g w i t h t h e r u m f o r a f ew m i n u te s , I d i s c ove r e d b r ow n s u g a r, c o o ke d f r u i t , a h i nt of a n i s e, g r a p h i te, a n d a f u n k y o r g a n i c n ote t h at we ave s i n a n d o u t of t h e p r of i l e, h i g h l i g ht i n g n ote s i n t h e p r of i l e b ef o r e f a d i n g b ac k i nto t h e b l e n d.

Pa l a t e S i p p i n g t h e r u m r eve a l s a f i e r y f u l l - b o d i e d, r o b u s t m o u t h fe e l w i t h h e av y c a r a m e l n ote s t h at c o n d i t i o n t h e to n g u e f o r t h e ot h e r f l avo r s i n t h e p r of i l e. A s I c o nt i n u e d to eva l u ate t h e r u m, I f o u n d t h e b r ow n s u g a r a n d a n i s e n ote s f r o m t h e a r o m a , a l o n g w i t h r o c k f r u i t , m o l a s s e s , m a n g o a n d o r a n g e ze st , w i t h a f u n k y ve g et a l - m i n e r a l b a s e t h at au g m e nte d t h e ot h e r f l avo r s. A s t h e r u m b e g i n s to f a d e, t h e c h a r r e d o a k n ote s d r i f t i n a n d b a l a n c e t h e swe ete r f r u i t n ote s , we av i n g to g et h e r to f o r m a l o n g f i n i s h.

A s a r u m r ev i ewe r, i t i s a l way s i nte r e st i n g to eva l u ate a h i g h e r p r o of r u m. I n m o st c a s e s , a n 8 0 p r o of p r o d u c t i s c r e ate d o u t of n e c e s s i t y, b u t w i t h t h e h i g h e r p r o of r u m s yo u c a n g et s o m et h i n g t h at w i l l e i t h e r b l ow yo u r s e n s e s o r, l i ke t h i s r u m, g i ve yo u s o m et h i n g i nte r e s t i n g to i nte r p r et . O ve r a l l, l i ke t h e Z o m b i e b l e n d b ef o r e i t , t h e f l avo r p r of i l e wa s a p o s i t i ve c h a l l e n g e to eva l u ate, a n d w h e n u s e d i n a N av y G r o g c o c k t a i l, i t n a i l s t h e d e s i r e d f l avo r p r of i l e l i ke a g o l d m e d a l w i n n i n g at h l ete. W h i l e I d o n ot r e c o m m e n d i t a s a s i p p i n g s p i r i t , eve r y f l avo r n ote t a p s i nto a n d au g m e nt s t h e ot h e r i n g r e di e nt s i n t h e c o c k t a i l r e c i p e. W h i l e i t i s g r e at i n t h e N av y G r o g c o c k t a i l, i t i s n ot a s ve r s at i l e a s t h e Z o m b i e b l e n d a n d w i l l b e i nte r e st i n g to s e e w h at c o c k t a i l c r e ato r s d eve l o p i n t h e i r b a r s w i t h i t . I n c l o s i n g, I a m n ot s u r p r i s e d t h at I e n j oye d t h i s r u m b l e n d a s Ed H a m i l to n a n d J ef f B e r r y h ave a p r ove n h i sto r y a n d h o p ef u l t h ey w i l l c o l l a b o r ate o n f u t u r e p r o j e c t s.

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G o t R u m ? A u g u s t 2 0 22 - 7

T HE A NGEL’ S SH A RE

by Paul S e nf t

Soggy Dollar Dark Rum V i sit in g t h e B r it i sh V ir gin I s lan ds, sp e c i f i c ally To r to la, had l o n g b e e n o n my buc ket li st , an d o ur m o st r e c e nt c r ui s e inc lu d e d a b r i ef sto p o n t h e i s lan d. M y w i fe an d I b ot h e nj oy t r ave lin g in t h e C ar ib b e an an d di s c ove r in g n ew r ums, w hi c h i s a f un e l e m e nt to any t r ip.

U nfo r tunate ly, w h e n we v i s ite d To r to la, it was an e ar ly m o r nin g (6 a.m.) p o r t of c all, s o we d e par te d t h e ship, walke d t h e tow n, an d sh o p p e d o ur way bac k b e c aus e m o st of t h e sto r e s we r e o p e n by t h e n. It was in o n e of t h e s e sh o ps t hat we p i c ke d up o ur b ot t l e of S o g g y D o llar D ar k Rum. T h e S o g g y D o llar bar i s wo r l d f am o us fo r b e in g c r e dite d w it h c re at in g t h e Paink ill e r c o c k t ai l an d it s uni que l o c at i o n w h e r e pat r o ns dr o p anc h o r an d sw im to t h e b e ac h w h e r e t h e bar s it s n e st l e d am o n g t h e t r e e s. T h e r um i s a b l e n d of r um s t hat i s t r ip l e di st i ll e d, ag e d in us e d b o ur b o n c asks, an d b ot t l e d at 4 0% A BV. Appearance T h e c usto m d e s i g n e d 75 0 m l b r ow n b ot t l e has t h e S o g g y D o llar e m b o s s e d ac r o s s t h e f r o nt . T h e lab e l t hat w r aps t h e b ot t l e p r ov i d e s bas i c info r m at i o n ab o ut t h e r um. T h e p last i c c ap s e c ure s t h e c o r k to t h e b ot t l e t h e n c ove r e d an d s e al e d w it h a w r ap t hat g o e s d ow n t h e sh o r t n e c k .

Po ur in g t h e r um into t h e g las s r eve al e d a g o l d e n am b e r li qui d t hat w h e n agit ate d c re ate d a ban d t hat s l ow ly t hi c ke ne d an d dr o p p e d a few wave s of l e g s. T h e f ir st wave d e s c e n d e d qui c k ly, w hil e t h e s e c o n d an d t hir d wave s we r e muc h s l owe r. I t to o k a few minute s b efo re t h e ban d evap o r ate d, l e av in g a r in g of re si du e b e hin d.

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Nose T h e f ir st t hin g I n ot i c e d was t h e st r o n g c ar am e lize d vanilla n ote, fo ll owe d by gin g e r, bak in g sp i c e an d li ght o ak t annins.

Pa l a t e S ip p in g t h e r um, yo u imm e di ate ly n ot i c e t hat t hi s sp ir it has o nly b e e n in t h e bar r e l fo r t hre e o r fo ur ye ar s to ps. T h e c ar am e l an d vani lla n ote s f r o m t h e ar o m a ar e p r e s e nt , al o n g w it h t h e gin g e r, bak in g sp i c e an d a hint of nut m e g. T h e bite an d inte ns it y of t h e al c o h o l i s o ne of t h e c o re e l e m e nt s of t h e ex p e r i e nc e. T h e o ak an d c har n ote s are muc h st r o n g e r in t h e f lavo r p r of i l e t han in t h e ar o m a, c o nt r ibut in g an ac r i d bit te r ne s s t hat f lat te ns t h e swe ete r n ote s of t h e p r of il e an d lin g e r s o n t h e palate an d in t h e f ini sh.

Rev i ew Like t h e B o ne s Rum we p i c ke d up in S t .

T h o m as, t hi s p r o duc t i s ann oy in gly sh o r t o n ac tual det ai ls ab o ut w h e re an d h ow t h e r um i s m ade. T h e li ght ne s s of t h e r um m ake s m e t hink of a c o lumn st ill, an d t h e ove r all p r of il e l e ave s n o d o ubt t hat it i s a yo un g ex p re s s i o n. O ne c an o nly gue s s t hat , by it s f lavo r p r of i l e, t hi s p r o duc t was m ade to b e us e d at t h e bar an d to b e f i xe d w it h in gre di e nt s t hat we r e f ull of f lavo r an d c o ul d sub due t h e o ak n ote s an d alc o h o l bite. O ve r all, w hil e I have n o re gret s ab o ut p i c k in g it up o n o ur t r ip, I was n ot ove r ly imp re s s e d w it h it an d h o p e t h e ot h e r r um in t h e lin e i s b et te r.

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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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C a n c e l S a u te f u n c t i o n. A d d p ot at o e s , b l a c k b e a n s , c o r n, m u s h r o o m s , a n d c a r r o t s t o t h e p o t . S p r i n k l e s a l t , c h i l i p o w d e r, p e p p e r, c u m i n, a n d c i n n a m o n ove r t h e b e ef a n d ve g et a b l e s . S t i r. C l o s e a n d l o c k t h e l i d. S e l e c t S tew f u n c t i o n; s et t i m e r f o r 4 5 m i n u te s . A l l o w 10 t o 15 m i n u te s f o r p r e s s u r e t o b u i l d.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rum aged in a new, French oak barrel, af ter 6 months O ur r um h as n ow s p e nt s eve n f ull m o nt h s i ns i d e i t s ba r r e l at Rum C e nt r a l ’s a g i n g c e ll a r. T h e te m p e r at ur e dur i n g t h e m o nt h of J un e was h ot a n d dr y, t y p i c a l of Texas’ sum m e r s. We r e c e i ve d a s m a ll a m o unt of r ai n at t h e e n d of t h e m o nt h.

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

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

Organoleptic Changes T h e l ow p H (hi g h ac i di t y) i s m ai nt ai ni n g a n e nv i r o nm e nt i d e a l f o r t h e e ste r i f i c at i o n of t h e r um. M e a nw hi l e, t h e ex t r ac te d t a nni ns c o nt i nu e to b e ox i dize d, p r ov i di n g a s of te r, m o r e p l e as a nt o ak di m e ns i o n to t h e t aste.

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

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A Bristol, Rhode Island, and Matanzas, Cuba, Slavery Connection: The Diary of George Howe (Black Diasporic Worlds: Origins and Evolutions from New World Slaving) (Publisher ’s Revi ew) In t he ear ly 19 t h c entur y, Cuba emerg e d as t he wo r l d’s lar g e st pro duc er of sugar and t he U nite d St ate s it s m o st imp o r t ant buyer. Bare ly do c umente d to day, t here was a c l o se c o mmerc ial relat i o nship bet we en Cuba and t he R ho de Island c oast al tow n of B r isto l.

T he c it izens of B r isto l were heavily invo lve d in t he slaver y t r ade and ow ne d sugarc ane plant at i o ns in Cuba and also ser ve d as st af f wo r ker s at t he se fac ilit i e s.

Availabl e in pr int fo r t he f ir st t ime is a diar y t hat she ds li ght o n t his c o nne c t i o n. M r. G e o rge H owe, Esquire (1791–18 37), do c umente d his t asks at a B r isto lian - ow ne d p lant at i o n c all e d N ew H o p e, w hic h was ow ne d by we ll - k now n B r isto l merc hant , slave t r ader, and US senato r Jam e s D eWo lf (176 4 –18 37). H owe ex p re s se d mi xe d p er so nal fe e lings ab out l o c al slaver y wo r k pr ac t ic e s. H e fe lt luc k y to be empl oye d and was deter mine d to do his j o b well, in spite of t he har sh c o ndit i o ns o p er at ing at N ew H o p e, but he also st r ug gle d w it h his p er so nal fee lings re garding slaver y.

T hough an o pp re s sive system, it was at t he c o re of N ew H o p e’s f inanc ial suc c e s s and, t herefo re, H owe’s we ll b eing as an empl oye e.

T his b o ok examine s H owe’s diar y ent r i e s in t he t hemat ic c o ntex t of t he l o c al C o stumbr ist a liter ar y p r o duc t i o n. C o stumbr ism o b ot h do c um ente d l o c al c usto ms and c r it i c ally analy ze d s o c ial ills. In his l et ter s to re lat ive s and f r i ends H owe

depic te d a m o re p er so nal reac t i o n to t he under pinnings of slaver y p r ac t ic e s, a reac t i o n ref le c t ing ear ly ab o lit i o nist sent im ent s.

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T HE R U M HI S T ORI A N

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

L i f e b r o u g h t m e t o w o r k i n t o u r i s m , eve n t o r g a n i z a t i o n a n d vo c a t i o n a l t r a i n i n g . T h e n , a l r e a d y i n my f i f t i e s I d i s c ove r e d r u m a n d I f e l l i n l ove w i t h i t .

I was one of the founders of the firm La Casa d e l R u m. We b e g a n by r u n n i n g a b e a c h b a r i n my h o m e t o w n , b u t s o o n o u r p a s s i o n f o r rum led us to select, bottle and sell Premium R u m s a l l ove r I t a l y.

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

S o o n , I d i s c ove r e d t h a t r u m h a s a l s o a t e r r i b l e a n d r i c h H i s t o r y, m a d e o f voy a g e s and conquests, blood and sweat, imperial f l e e t s a n d r evo l u t i o n s . I s o o n r e a l i z e d t h a t t h i s H i s t o r y d e s e r ve d t o b e r e s e a r c h e d p r o p e r l y a n d I d e c i d e d t o d evo t e my s e l f t o i t w i t h a l l my p a s s i o n a n d w i t h t h e h e l p o f t h e b a s i c s c h o l a r l y t o o l s I h a d l e a r n t d u r i n g my o l d u n i ve r s i t y ye a r s .

S i n c e 2 013 , I h ave b e e n r u n n i n g t h i s c o l u m n .

I n 2 017 I p u b l i s h e d t h e b o o k “A MERI C A N RUM – A S h o r t H i s t o r y o f R u m i n E a r l y A m e r i c a” S i n c e 2 018 , I h ave a l s o b e e n c o n t r i b u t i n g t o t h e M a d r i d b a s e d m a g a z i n e R u m p o r t e r.e s , t h e S p a n i s h e d i t i o n o f t h e Fr e n c h m a g a z i n e R u m p o r t e r.

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

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HISTORY O F C U B A N RUM 2. 1739 T HE FIRST RUM WA R Fo r t h e s ake of c l a r i t y, a g ua r d i ente d e c a ña (su g a r c a n e b ur ni n g wate r), i s w h at i n Cuba t h ey c a ll e d t h e s p i r i t m ad e f r o m su g a r c a n e, o ur Rum. I t i s o n e of t h e m a ny n a m e s t h at r um h as h ad (a n d st i ll h as, we’ll g et bac k to t hi s) i n i t s l o n g, c o m p l ex hi sto r y. T h e Fi r st Rum Wa r i n Cuba was a b o ut t h e i m p o r te d, ex p e ns i ve, g r a p e s p i r i t , a s o r t of b r a n dy, p r o du c e d i n S p ai n a n d t h e C a n a r y I s l a n ds, ve r sus t h e l o c a lly p r o du c e d, c h e a p, a g ua r d i ente d e c a ña. M o r e ove r, i n Cuba t h ey usu a lly c a ll e d t h e C a n a r y I s l a n ds las I s las (t h e I s l a n ds) a n d I s l eñ o s (I s l a n d e r s) t h e i r i nh a b i t a nt s, a n d t h e I s l a n d e r s we r e t h e l a r g e st sup p li e r s of g r a p e s p i r i t i n Cuba.

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by M a nu e l H e r n á n d ez G o nz á l e s “L a p o l ém i c a s o b r e la fa b r i c ac i ó n d e a g ua r d i ente d e c a ña entr e las e l i tes c a r i b eñas y e l c o m er c i o c a na r i o en e l s i g l o X V I I I ”. W h e n n ot ot h e r w i s e s p e c i f i e d, t h e qu ote s a r e f r o m t hi s e s s ay ; t h e t r a ns l at i o n i s m i n e, w i t h a li t t l e h e lp f r o m my f a m i ly.

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Cuba. T h e l aw c o m m a n d e d a l s o t h at “ w i t hi n 15 days t h e Cuba n p l a nte r s s h o ul d c o nsum e a ll t h e a g ua r d i ente d e c a ña p r o du c e d by t h e i r p ot st i ll s, w hi c h h ad to b e h a lte d a n d d e st r oye d, un d e r p e n a lt y of a f i n e of 2 0 0 du c a d o s.”

T h e H ava n a p l a nte r s di d n ot r e s p o n d to t h e n ew p r o hi b i t i o n w i t h s i l e n c e a n d fe i g n e d o b e di e n c e, w hi l e m a n a g i n g eve r y t hi n g as b ef o r e i n ac t u a l f ac t , as t h ey h ad d o n e s o m a ny t i m e s unt i l t h e n. T hi s t i m e t h e i r r e ac t i o n was ve r y di f fe r e nt . A lr e ady r i c h a n d p owe r f ul t h a nks to to bac c o a n d su g a r, t h e H ava n a p l a nte r s to o k a c l e a r, p ub li c st a n d, t r y i n g to d efe n d t h e i r i nte r e st s c o ll e c t i ve ly a n d l e g a lly. O n J uly 173 9 t h e H ava n a p l a nte r s r e p li e d w i t h a“M em o r ia l d e l o s du eñ o s d e i ng en i o s d e L a H a ba na a G ū em es H o r c as i tas ” (M e m o i r of t h e p l a nte r s of L a H ava n a to G ū e m e s H o r c as i t as). J u a n Fr a n c i s c o d e G ü e m e s y H o r c as i t as (16 81-176 6) was a S p a ni s h G e n e r a l a n d t h e G ove r n o r of L a H ava n a.

T h e M e m o i r t ac k l e s h e ad o n t h e p r o hi b i t i o n to p r o du c e a n d c o nsum e a g ua r d i ente d e c a ña: i t a n a lys e s t h e f ac t s, at t ac ks t h e I s l a n d e r s, p r ote st s a g ai nst t h e p r o hi b i t i o n, of fe r s s o lut i o ns: i n s h o r t , i t i s a ve r i t a b l e, w i d e - r a n g i n g p o li t i c a l m a ni fe sto. I a m n ot a n ex p e r t o n Cuba n hi sto r y, b ut I b e li eve i t i s o n e of t h e f i r st i nst a n c e s of t h e d eve l o p m e nt of a s p e c i f i c s e l f c o ns c i o us n e s s by t h e H ava n a e li te, as a di st i n c t c o m muni t y w i t hi n t h e S p a ni s h Em p i r e. I t m i g ht we ll b e o n e of t h e f i r st ste p s i n t h e c o m p l ex f o r m at i o n of Cuba n n at i o n a l i d e nt i t y.

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by Fr ay M a r tín B e c qu e r, p r i o r of t h e C o nve nt a n d H o s p i t a l of S a n J ua n d e D i o s i n L a H ava n a. I n i t , i t i s c l ai m e d t h at t h e ba n o n a g ua r d i ente d e c a ña wo ul d c aus e i r r e p a r a b l e da m a g e to t h e m a ny p o o r p e o p l e of t h e c i t y a n d to t h e s i c k as we ll. I t i s i n f ac t a wo n d e r f ul r e m e dy f o r m a ny i lln e s s e s a n d i t i s c h e a p, s o mu c h s o t h at , w hi l e n ow o n ly 2 0 0 p e s o s i s s p e nt to sup p ly t h e h o s p i t a l w i t h a g ua r d i ente d e c a ña, ove r 1.0 0 0 wo ul d b e n e c e s s a r y to b uy t h e g r a p e b r a n dy i m p o r te d f r o m t h e I s l a n ds o r f r o m S p ai n. N ot to m e nt i o n t h at , w r i te s B e qu e r, g r a p e b r a n dy of te n d o e s n ot eve n r e ac h t h e c i t y.

T h e M e m o i r p o i nt s t h e f i n g e r at t h e m e r c h a nt s of t h e I s l a n ds a n d ac c us e s t h e m of b e i n g p r i m a r i ly r e s p o ns i b l e f o r t h e n ew p r o hi b i t i o n, as a r e sult of t h e i r c o nst a nt p r e s sur e o n t h e C r ow n. A n d yet , t h e a g ua r d i ente d e c a ña h as b e e n p r o du c e d i n Cuba f o r m a ny ye a r s a n d s o l d o p e n ly w i t h o ut a ny p a r t i c ul a r p r o b l e m s, at t i m e s by t h o s e ve r y m e r c h a nt s of t h e i s l a n ds. It i s n ot r i g ht to d e p r i ve t h e H ava n a Pl a nte r s n ow of a we ll - e st a b li s h e d g ai n. M o r e ove r, t h e ad di t i o n a l g ai n f r o m t h e a g ua r d i ente d e c a ña i s a b s o lute ly n e c e s s a r y to t h e H ava n a p l a nte r s, g i ve n t h e hi g h c o st s a n d l ow r eve nu e s of su g a r p r o du c t i o n. Yo u c a n’ t r ui n a n e nt i r e e c o n o m i c s e c to r, i t i s af f i r m e d, to s e r ve t h e i nte r e st s of few m e r c h a nt s a n d p l a nte r s of t h e I s l a n ds, w h o, w h at i s m o r e, c o n du c t t h e m s e l ve s unf ai r ly b e c aus e t h ey “ p r e sum e to s e ll us t h e i r g o o ds at t h e hi g h e st p o s s i b l e p r i c e a n d b uy o ur s at t h e l owe st ” a n d “ t ake ad va nt a g e of t h e li m i te d, c l e a r ly d ef i n e d

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p r i v i l e g e s g r a nte d to t h e m by t h e C r ow n, w h e r e as t h e H ava n a p l a nte r s c a n t r ad e o n ly w i t h t h e S p a ni s h.”

T h e M e m o i r h e r e r ub s s a lt i n t h e wo un d of t h e num e r o us i ll e g a li t i e s c o m m i t te d by t h e m e r c h a nt s of t h e i s l a n ds. By l aw, t h ey o u g ht to t r ad e o n ly w i t h few p o r t s of S p a ni s h A m e r i c a, a n d o n ly a few, s p e c i f i c c o m m o di t i e s. O n t h e c o nt r a r y, i t i s we ll k n ow n t h at t h ey avai l t h e m s e l ve s of t h e i r p r i v i l e g e s to d o b us i n e s s ex te ns i ve ly w i t h m a ny m o r e p o r t s a n d m a ny m o r e c o m m o di t i e s t h a n t h ey a r e a ll owe d un d e r t h e l aw. M o r e ove r, t h ey ac t as i nte r m e di a r i e s of f o r e i g n p o r t s, s mu g g li n g i n a n d o ut l a r g e qu a nt i t i e s of f o r e i g n g o o ds. “ T h ey h ad n eve r c o m p l ai n e d a b o ut t h e s a l e of a g ua r d i ente d e c a ña unt i l t hi s ac t i v i t y was to l e r ate d, a n d t h ey r e ac t o n ly n ow t h at t h e G ove r n o r h as f o r b i d d e n i t .”

T h e H ava n a p l a nte r s dr ew a l s o o n a r e p o r t w r i t te n i n 1724 f o r t h e Ci t y C o un c i l of L a H ava n a by a n i m p o r t a nt of f i c i a l, J o s é M i g u e l Pé r ez d e A l as. H e h ad d e n o un c e d t h e l ac k of C a n a r y g r a p e b r a n dy, c l ai m i n g t h at t h e m e r c h a nt s of t h e i s l a n ds wo ul d r at h e r l o ad o nto t h e i r s hi p s f o r b i d d e n g o o ds t h a n t h e l aw f ul b r a n dy. T h e n, t h ey wo ul d s e ll t h e s e c o nt r a ba n d g o o ds at a hi g h p r i c e, m ak i n g a hu g e p r of i t .

Fur t h e r m o r e, h e h ad d e nun c i ate d t h at “ t h e s a m e m e r c h a nt s of t h e C a n a r y I s l a n ds usu a lly b uy a g ua r d i ente d e c a ña, t h ey m i x i t w i t h a s m a ll qu a nt i t y of t h e g r a p e b r a n dy t h ey b r o u g ht , a lte r t h e t aste a n d t h e c o l o r, a n d t h e ba r r e l w hi c h c o st t h e m 6 0 o r 70 p e s o s, t h ey r e s e ll i t as aut h e nt i c S p a ni s h b r a n dy at 2 0 0, 25 0 a n d 3 0 0 p e s o s.”

T h e M e m o i r d e s c r i b e s t h e p r o c e s s of a g u a r di e nte p r o du c t i o n to o. “A j u g f ull of m o l as s e s o r j ui c e t h at h as n ot s o li di f i e d i s p ut i nto we ll c l e a n e d ve s s e l s, w h e r e c o m m o n wate r i s ad d e d; t h e r e i t i s l ef t a l o n e unt i l by b o i li n g i t i s p ur i f i e d a n d l o o ks as i f i t we r e w i n e, h av i n g r e ac h e d t hi s p o i nt i t i s p ut i nto t h e p ot st i ll … t hi s i s w h at t h ey c a ll a g ua r d i ente d e c a ña, w i t h o ut n e e di n g to ad d a ny ot h e r i n g r e di e nt s.

I f yo u wa nt to r ef i n e i t a n d ex t r ac t t h e qui nte s s e n c e, t h e a g u a r di e nte i s p ut i nto t h e p ot st i ll a g ai n a n d i t i s di st i ll e d a s e c o n d t i m e.”

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T h e r ef o r e, r at h e r t h a n i n s p e c i a l (a n d l a r g e) t a nks as i n t h e B r i t i s h S u g a r I s l a n ds, i n Cuba t h e fe r m e nt at i o n to o k p l ac e i ns i d e (s m a ll e r) ve s s e l s; a m et h o d s i m i l a r to t h e o n e us e d i n t h e s a m e ye a r s i n N ew S p ai n (r o u g h ly m o d e r n day M ex i c o), w h e r e h oweve r l e at h e r s ac ks we r e us e d as c o nt ai n e r s. D o e s t hi s m e a n t h at i n Cuba a n d N ew S p ai n a s m a ll e r qu a nt i t y of r um was p r o du c e d?

M ay b e ye s, b ut i n o r d e r to b e sur e we n e e d f ur t h e r r e s e a r c h, a n d t h e s e c r e c y of t h e w h o l e p r o c e s s m ake s i t di f f i c ult to e st i m ate to day t h e qu a nt i t y ac t u a lly p r o du c e d.

A ny way, p r o du c i n g a g ua r d i ente was f o r t h e p l a nte r s a l s o a n ef fe c t i ve way to us e t h e c a n e j ui c e w hi c h t h ey di dn’ t m a n a g e to c r yst a llize i nto su g a r a n d w hi c h was of te n p l e nt i f ul, du e b ot h to t h e c r u d e n e s s of t h e p r o du c t i o n p r o c e s s a n d to t h e f ac t t h at i n m a ny p l a nt at i o ns t h e r e we r e n o s k i ll e d maes tr o s d e azú c a r (m aste r s of su g a r) T h ey c o nte n d e d t h at “ i t i s ve r y c o m m o n dur i n g t h e h a r ve st to l o s e l a r g e qu a nt i t i e s of su g a r ow i n g to va r i o us ac c i d e nt s a n d m i st ake s” a n d t h at t h at j ui c e c o ul d b e us e d o n ly to m ake a g ua r d i ente w hi c h, t h e r ef o r e, was a n i m p o r t a nt p a r t of t h e i r e a r ni n g s.

T h e H ava n a p l a nte r s a l s o p o i nt o ut t h at , af te r h av i n g f o r b i d d e n f o r a l o n g t i m e t h e c ult i vat i o n of g r a p e s a n d t h e p r o du c t i o n of w i n e i n Pe r u, t h e C r ow n h ad eve nt u a lly c o ns e nte d i n exc h a n g e f o r a 2% t a x a n d t h at , m o r e r e c e nt ly, t h e p r o du c t i o n of a g ua r d i ente i n C a r t a g e n a h as b e e n a ll owe d i n exc h a n g e f o r a c e r t ai n a m o unt of m o n ey p ai d by t h e p r o du c e r s.

T h e n t h e M e m o i r p ut s f o r wa r d a n ot h e r a r g um e nt , s h a ll we s ay, p o li t i c a l a n d m i li t a r y. I t a r g u e s t h at a g ua r d i ente d e c a ña i s g r e at ly a p p r e c i ate d by t h e S p a ni s h s et t l e r s i n Fl o r i da, A pa lac h es a n d ot h e r b o r d e r l a n ds, b e c aus e i t i s t h e o n ly m e a ns of t a m i n g t h e “ f i e r c e n e s s of t h o s e i n di a ns”. I n ot h e r wo r ds, af te r e n d e avo ur i n g to sub j u g ate t h e m by f o r c e, at t h e c o st of g r e at ex p e ns e a n d s ac r i f i c e s, t h e s et t l e r s r e a lize d t h at t h e I n di a ns l ove d r um to t h e p o i nt t h at , i n o r d e r to g et i t , t h ey we r e w i lli n g to

ac c e pt S p a ni s h d o m i n at i o n. M o r e ove r, ac c o r di n g to t h e te st i m o ny of A nto ni o Pa r l ad o r i o, D i r e c to r of t h e c o m p a ny f o r m e d to sub j u g ate t h e A p a l ac h e s’ In di a ns “ we h ave g i ve n t h e I n di a ns va r i o us t hi n g s w hi c h we d e e m e d us ef ul a n d n e c e s s a r y to fe e d t h e m, c l ot h e t h e m a n d m ake t h e m li ve b et te r, b ut m o st of t h o s e t hi n g s we r e r et ur n e d to us. I n t h e i r l et te r s, o ur a g e nt s w h o r e s i d e n e a r t h e m h ave to l d us t h at t h e o n ly t hi n g t h e In di a ns wa nt a n d v i g o r o us ly d e m a n d i s a g ua r d i ente d e c a ña; ot h e r t h a n t h at , s o m e to bac c o a n d a few b l a nket s.”

A n d h e eve n s ai d p ub li c ly t h at “ t h e In di a ns f r o m Fl o r i da l o at h e t h e b r a n dy f r o m t h e I s l a n ds a n d f r o m C ast i ll a.”

T h e r ef o r e, r um i s a d e c i s i ve to o l f o r t h e c o n qu e st of n ew te r r i to r i e s a n d, w h at ’s m o r e, i t i s r e a lly c h e a p: “a b ot t l e of c a n e s p i r i t c o st s 2 r ea l es, w hi l e a b ot t l e of g r a p e s p i r i t f r o m t h e I s l a n ds c o st s 10, 12 r ea l es a n d s o m et i m e s eve n m o r e.” L ast b ut n ot l e ast , i f t h e In di a ns s h o ul dn’ t g et t h e r um f r o m t h e S p a ni s h, t h ey wo ul d g o l o o k i n g f o r i t f r o m t h e En g li s h w h o h ave p l e nt y of i t , to t h e d et r i m e nt of t h e s e c ur i t y of t h e Em p i r e.

B ut t h e r e a r e ot h e r r e as o ns to o to st ay f r i e n ds w i t h t h e I n di a ns. M a ny s hi p s b o un d to S p ai n w i t h p r e c i o us c a r g o h ave sunk i n t h e c h a nn e l of B a ha ma a n d i n ot h e r s a n d ba nks; t h e s e hu g e l o s s e s h ave b e e n p a r t ly r e c o up e d t h a nks to di v i n g, w hi c h m ad e i t p o s s i b l e to r e c ove r a l a r g e p a r t of t h e c a r g o s. Ac t u a lly, m o st di ve r s, a n d t h e m o st s k i ll e d o n e s, we r e I n di a ns f r o m t h at c o ast , w h o di d m o st of t h e wo r k b e c aus e t h ey we r e a b l e to h o l d t h e i r b r e at h un d e r wate r mu c h l o n g e r t h a n t h e S p a ni s h. A n d t h e s e I n di a ns wa nt to b e p ai d w i t h r um, ot h e r w i s e t h ey w i ll l e ave.

M o r e ove r, m a ny p hys i c i a ns f r o m L a H ava n a ad vo c ate d t h e us e of r um as a m e di c i n e.

I n p a r t i c ul a r, t h e Pr oto p hys i c i a n of L a H a ba n a, Fr a n c i s c o T h e n ez a, m ad e t h e c as e f o r t h e c o nsum pt i o n of a g ua r d i en te d e c a ña, w hi c h s h o ul d b e g i ve n to t h e s l ave s “ to h e a l a n d g i ve g r e ate r v i g o r to t h e i r b o di e s, d e b i li t ate d by to o mu c h to i l, t h e m a ny c h o r e s, by n ake dn e s s a n d hun g e r, l ac k of s l e e p, t h e s c o r c hi n g sun, a n d to p r eve nt a n d t r e at l o c k j aw.”

D e s p i te t h e ev i d e n c e of t h e f ac t s, t h e C o un c i l of t h e I n di e s r e i te r ate d t h e p r o hi b i t i o n. T h e Fis c a l (t h at i s, m o r e o r l e s s, t h e At to r n ey o r Pr o s e c uto r) was awa r e t h at “ t h e p r ev i o us p r o hi b i t i o ns h ad ac hi eve d li t t l e to n o p r ac t i c a l ef fe c t ”, yet h e st ate d t h at i t was n e c e s s a r y to up h o l d t h e p r o hi b i t i o n a n d e nf o r c e i t . O n ly, h e ad v i s e d to to l e r ate s m a ll, s p e c i f i e d qu a nt i t i e s f o r t h e h o s p i t a l s a n d to a ll ow t h e p l a nte r s to di st r i b ute i t to t h e i r s l ave s a n d s e n d i t to Fl o r i da, A pa lac h es a n d Pa nzac o la. A n d yet , t h e C o un c i l di d n ot ac c e pt eve n t h e s e r e c o m m e n dat i o ns a n d o n 8 t h Au g ust , 174 0, r ul e d to m ai nt ai n t h e a b s o lute p r o hi b i t i o n to p r o du c e a n d c o nsum e a g ua r d i ente d e c a ña i n Cuba.

T hus e n d e d, w i t h o ut ac c o m p li s hi n g a ny t hi n g, t h e f i r st r um wa r i n Cuba. T h e a g ua r d i ente d e c a ña c o nt i nu e d to b e p r o hi b i te d by t h e C r ow n, a n d L a H ava n a p l a nte r s c o nt i nu e d to p r o du c e i t . I n 174 9 t h e l aw b e c a m e eve n h a r s h e r b e c aus e n ot o n ly was t h e ba n r e p e ate d, w i t h t h e usu a l p e n a lt i e s, b ut i t was eve n d e c r e e d t h at t h e p ot st i ll s, a n d a l s o t h e tr a p i c h es (su g a r m i ll s) w h e r e t h e r um was m ad e, s h o ul d b e d e m o li s h e d. T h e li b e r a liz at i o n of p r o du c t i o n a n d t r ad e of a g ua r d i ente d e c a ña i n Cuba wo ul d c o m e o n ly l ate r, i n 176 4.

I n t h e m e a nt i m e, w hi l e i n Cuba I s l a n d e r s a n d H a ba n e r o s qu a r r e ll e d ove r r um, B i g H i sto r y we nt o n. I n 173 9 G r e at B r i t ai n we nt to wa r a g ai nst S p ai n, t h e wa r w hi c h wo ul d l ate r b e c a ll e d “ Wa r of J e nk i ns’ e a r ”. T hi s wa r i s ve r y i m p o r t a nt f o r us Rum Ent hus i ast s b e c aus e i t i s j ust dur i n g t hi s wa r t h at t h e B r i t i s h V i c e Adm i r a l Ed wa r d Ve r n o n “ i nve nte d ” G r o g, t h e i c o ni c dr i nk of t h e Roya l N av y f o r m o r e t h a n 2 0 0 ye a r s (s e e my a r t i c l e “O R D E R TO CA P TA I N S ” i n t h e J un e 2 0 2 0 i s su e).

B ut t hi s wa r was ve r y i m p o r t a nt f o r t h e H i sto r y of Cuba (a n d of t h e U ni te d S t ate s) f o r ot h e r, m o r e eve nt f ul r e as o ns, as we w i ll s e e i n t h e n ex t a r t i c l e s.

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by M a l c o lm At h e r to n

My name i s M a l c o lm At h e r to n.

A f te r ove r f o r t y wo n d e r f ul ye a r s, of Caribbean ad ve nt ur e, I fe e l t h e m o st at h o m e, i n St. Kitts and p a r t i c ul a r ly N ev i s.

A lm o st t hi r t y ye a r s a g o, a fe ll ow n a m e d G a r r y S te c k l e s, e n c o ur a g e d my w i fe a n d I , to v i s i t S t . K i t t s. A n d j ust like t h e o l d s ay i n g g o e s, “a ll r o ads l e ad to r um”.

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I re c ent ly sp ent a c oup le of la z y we eks, wander ing N ev is. S t K it t s and her smaller sib ling N evis, do n’t usually c o me to mind, w hen ex p l o r ing fo r r um.

It ’s b e en alm o st t wo de c ade s sinc e t he c l o sure and dismant ling, of t he Rot hsc hild dist iller y, in S t . K it t s. S inc e t hat t ime, t here really hasn’t b e en any c o mmerc ially p ro duc e d spir it s p ro duc e d l o c ally, in S t . K it t s and N ev is.

T he de c isi o n was made, to end t heir sugar indust r y, in 20 0 5 and t he r um p ro duc t i o n c ease d als o.

Twent y f ive year s ag o, we b ought a p l ot of land in S t . K it t s and had a h o m e built , t hat b e c ame our family ’s se c o nd h o me. S adly, we par te d w it h t hat h o m e, but we kept s o me great mem o r i e s.

O ur k i ds sp ent a l ot of wo nder f ul t ime, ex p er i enc ing S t . K it t s and N ev is

and it ’s r i c h histo r y and c ulture. My t wo adult so ns, were eager to t ake a C ar ibb ean t r ip, al o ng w it h dad and revisit so m e of t heir favo r ite b eac he s.

A f ter ant i c ipat ing our retur n, to t he t w in island fe der at i o n, we were t r uly ready.

We had no plans and no real agenda, ot her t han, t ak ing a quic k l o ok at L& L Rumsho p, in Char le stow n, N evis.

We easily found it , o n Upp er Pr inc e W illiam St reet , in a par t of tow n, t hat app ear s m o st ly unc hange d, fo r t he past c ouple of hundre d year s o r m o re. T he bir t hplac e of A lexander H amilto n is just a sho r t walk, f ro m L& L Rumsh o p.

I t hink, t hat M r. H amilto n woul d st ill re c o gnize his h o me tow n to day.

We m et M ar k T hero n, at his dut y f re e r um sho p, w here we were

ama ze d by his se le c t i o n of spir it s.

M ar k was o n t he ph o ne and I wasn’t sure h ow we ll our v isit was to b e re c eive d. H e app eare d to b e hav ing s o me c halleng e s, w it h his building c o nt r ac to r. H e was in t he p ro c e s s of building a spac e at h o me, to se c ure ly h ouse his r um c o lle c t i o n. H e se eme d to g et t hings re s o lve d and t he m o o d li ghtene d. I must admit , t hat he had quite a few of fer ings, t hat I am unfamiliar w it h. M ar k of fer s around 20 0 r ums, w it h p lans to add 16 5 m o re.

It ’s o ne of t he f ine st and m o st var i e d se le c t i o ns of r um, t hat I ’ve stumb le d ac ro s s, in over 4 0 year s of Car ibb ean t r ave l.

I s aw t hat he had a few c ase s of Cli f to n Est ate, spic e d r um, o n disp lay.

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evening, found t hat it make s a really f ine enhanc ement , to our r um punc h.

M ar k to l d us, t hat he blends and b ot t l e s it , himse lf. H e use s t he name C l i f to n Es tate, as it ’s t he name of t he area w here M ar k and his family live, in N evis. It is also t he area, w here his w i fe’s family, have t heir ro ot s. M ar k had been st r ug gling a bit w it h t he bac k and fo r t h pho ne c alls, w hile at t he s am e t im e, t r y ing to be a g o o d h o st .

T he lady w ho usually as sist s him in t he sho p, had fallen f ro m her sto o l t he day b efo re and her do c to r sug g e ste d t hat she t ake a c oup le of weeks of f, to re c over.

M ar k t hen aske d us, i f we woul d like to see his blending and b ot t ling fac ilit y, ac r o s s tow n. H e c l o se d up sh o p and l o c ke d t he do o r s.

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We fo ll owe d him ac ro s s Char le stow n in our c ar, t hrough a roundab out and dow n t he main road, t hat leads to t he p o r t . We ende d up at sever al gate d buil dings, w here M ar k b lends and b ot t le s his spic e d r um and li queur s.

H e was b ot h f r i endly and info r mat ive, w hile sp ending a c oup le of h our s of his t ime, giv ing us t he royal tour. T he bulk r um, t hat he base s his Cli f to n Est ate spic e d r um o n, is s ourc e d f ro m near by A nt i gua D ist iller y Limite d. H e p r o duc e s a few ot her alc o h o lic b ever ag e s, t hat inc lude s o me neut r al gr ain spir it s, t hat is s ourc e d f ro m I dah o. H e has sever al larg e c o nt ainer s of spir it s and sever al bar re ls of r um t hat have b e en re st ing fo r 8 year s. H e intends to b ot t le t h o se, af ter a c oup le of m o re year s of aging.

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A b ove a n d b e l o w : r e m a nt s o f t h e o l d H a m i l t o n E s t ate s u g a r f a c t o r y i n N ev i s . I t s t o p p e d p r o c e s s i n g s u g a r c a n e i n t h e 19 5 0 s .

arc he d met al building, it app eare d to b e quite hur r ic ane p ro of. H is p lan, is to add a new c o pp er, alembic p ot st ill later t his year. T his woul d give him t he f inal pi e c e of t he puz zle. T he met al building has sup er b vent ilat i o n and all ows him p lent y of spac e, to dist ill and sto re his bar re ls of p ot st ill r um.

Par t of M ar k ’s p lan, is to of fer his hi gh qualit y dist illat i o n ser v ic e s, to s o m e ot her p e o p le l o c ally, t hat may c ur rent ly, b e using que st i o nable met h o ds. T his would r aise t he qualit y of t he spir it s t hat are available and may of fer s o m e m o re, small b r ands to S t . K it t s and N ev is. T his woul d b e c o me t he f ir st new c o mmerc ial dist iller y, in t he fe der at i o n in over 20 year s.

W it h over 5 0 0 r ums in his p er s o nal c o lle c t i o n, he has many f lavo r p rof ile s to c o nsi der, w hile c reat ing his ow n, uni que N ev is spir it . I w ish him t he be st of luc k and I h o p e t hat I c an s amp le s o me N ev is r um, o n my nex t v isit .

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The Sugar Mill: Origins and Evolution

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Introduction S u g a r c a n e (S ac c ha r u m o f f i c i na r u m) i s a p e r e nni a l g r as s of t h e f a m i ly Poac eae. I t i s p r i m a r i ly c ult i vate d f o r i t s j ui c e, f r o m w hi c h a l c o h o l (t h r o u g h fe r m e nt at i o n a n d di st i ll at i o n) a n d su g a r (t h r o u g h d e hi dr at i o n a n d r ef i ni n g) c a n b e o bt ai n e d. M o st of t h e wo r l d ’s su g a r c a n e i s g r ow n i n subt r o p i c a l a n d t r o p i c a l a r e as.

I t i s c o m m o n ly ac c e pte d to day t h at su g a r c a n e o r i g i n ate d i n Pa p u a, N ew G ui n e a, w h e r e i t was i ni t i a lly d o m e st i c ate d. T h e p l a nt was t h e n t ake n to ot h e r l a n ds by t r ad e r s, w h e r e i t s swe et v i r t u e s qui c k ly m ad e i t a s o u g ht- af te r c o m m o di t y.

I t i s a l s o c o m m o n ly ac c e pte d t h at a r o un d 10,0 0 0 ye a r s a g o, t h e o r i g i n a l i nh a b i t a nt s of Pa p u a di d n ot h ave to o l s to p r o c e s s t h e c a n e, m e a ni n g t h at t h ey like ly c h ewe d i t r aw to ex t r ac t t h e j ui c e, w hi c h was c o nsum e d as - i s (N o ë l D e e r r, T h e H is to r y o f S u g a r : Vo lu m e O ne).

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

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

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

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Par t 8: Eugene Powell’s and G. H. Laub’s Innovations I n Par t 7 of t hi s s e r i e s, we ex p l o r e d t h e Ver t ic a l Hyd r au l ic Pr es s, as inve nte d an d pate nte d by C. H .

D i c k ins o n, a su g ar c an e p lant at i o n ow n e r f r o m B ayo u G r o s s e - tete, in Ro s e dal e, Lo ui s i ana (US A). W hi l e n otewo r t hy, hi s inve nt i o n f r o m 1873 was n ot t h e f ir st at te m pt by A m e r i c ans to im p r ove t h e su g ar c an e p r o c e s s in g m et h o ds of t h e ir t im e s.

O n e way to quant i f y t h e s e ns e of ur g e nc y b e hin d t h e s e inn ovat i o ns i s to st u dy t h e US Pate nt O f f i c e r e c o r ds f o r su g ar c an e - r e late d pate nt s i s su e d (s e e a few exam p l e s o n pag e 4 0). T h e quant it y an d di ve r s it y of t h e s e pate nt s gi ve us a g lim p s e into t h e c o m p l ex it y of t h e p r o b l e m an d t h e at t r ac t i ve f inanc i al r ewar ds f o r t h o s e ab l e to s o l ve t h e m ef f i c i e nt ly.

B et we e n t h e ye ar s of 179 0 an d 1873 , t h e r e we r e ove r o n e hun dr e d su g ar c an e - r e late d pate nt s g r ante d in t h e US A al o n e!

I n t hi s inst allm e nt we w i ll ex p l o r e t wo of t h e s e e ar li e r pate nt s, ac c o m pani e d by t h e r e sp e c t i ve i llust r at i o ns, as sub mit te d to t h e US Pate nt O f f i c e.

Eu g e n e Pow e l l O n A p r i l 10 t h, 18 6 0, Eu g e n e Powe ll, f r o m C o nn e aut v i ll e, Pe nnsy l vani a, r e c e i ve d US pate nt num b e r 2 0, 8 3 0 f o r a mi ll t hat fe at ur e d f i ve sm all r o ll e r s t hat r ot ate d ar o un d a lar g e r, c e nt r al r o ll e r. E ac h of t h e f i ve sm all e r r all e r s was p o s it i o n e d s li g ht ly c l o s e r to t h e c e nt r al r o ll e r t han t h e p r ev i o us o n e, all ow in g f o r ad dit i o nal p r e s sur e to b e ex h e r te d o n t h e su g ar c an e (s e e i llust r at i o n o n pag e 41).

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G. H. Laub O n D e c e m b e r 15t h, 18 6 3, G .

H . L aub, f r o m M ac o m b, I llin o i s, r e c e i ve d U.S. pate nt num b e r 4 0, 9 3 8 f o r hi s c o nc e nt r i c al c r ushin g r o ll e r. It c o ns i ste d of a sm all r o ll e r g e ar t hat r ot ate d ar o un d a lar g e r o n e (s e e i llust r at i o n o n t h e l ef t).

T h e s e ar e just t wo of t h e num e r o us su g ar c an e - r e late d pate nt s g r ante d in t h e late 170 0 s an d 18 0 0 s, all r e ly in g o n t h e c ur r e nt un d e r st an din g of p hys i c s an d e n gin e e r in g, an d all us in g t h e avai lab l e m ate r i al s of t h e t im e.

Tr u e ly r evo lut i o nar y inn ovat i o ns, h oweve r, wo ul d t ake a b it l o n g e r to b e d eve l o p e d.

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Sug a r Mill Sp ot li ght Rui ns of t h e B et t y ’s H o p e S u g a r Pl a nt at i o n, of f of Pa r e s V i ll a g e M ai n Ro ad i n S t .

Pete r Pa r i s h, A nt i g u a. I t was e st a b li s h e d i n t h e 16 0 0 s by S i r C h r i sto p h e r C o dr i n g to n a n d i t i s n ow a mus e um a n d a hi sto r i c l a n dm a r k , d e di c ate d to t h e m e m o r y of t h e t h e s l ave s w h o s e li ve s we r e l o st dur i n g i t s o p e r at i o n.

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

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

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T h e We s t I n d i e s R u m P r o d u c e r s A s s o c i a t i o n ( WIRS PA), t h e g r o u p i n g o f C a r i b b e a n r u m p r o d u c e r s , l a s t w e e k w e l c o m e d s eve r a l n e w m e m b e r s i n t o t h e WIRS PA ‘ f a m i l y ’ a t t h e A n n u a l G e n e r a l M e e t i n g . T h e a s s o c i a t i o n , w h i c h c e l e b r a t e d i t s 5 0 t h a n n i ve r s a r y l a s t ye a r, w e l c o m e d S t . V i n c e n t D i s t i l l e r s r e p r e s e n t i n g S t . V i n c e n t a n d t h e G r e n a d i n e s a s a f u l l m e m b e r, a n d t h e B a h a m a s D i s t i l l i n g C o m p a ny, r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e B a h a m a s , a s a n a s s o c i a t e m e m b e r. WIRS PA m e m b e r s a l s o w e l c o m e d C o p a l Tr e e D i s t i l l e r y o f B e l i z e, t o t h e B e l i z e R u m P r o d u c e r s A s s o c i a t i o n . C h a i r m a n Ko m a l Samaroo stated, “Our grow th in membership with Grenada, Haiti and Belize becoming full members l a s t ye a r, a n d S t . V i n c e n t a n d t h e G r e n a d i n e s t h i s ye a r, a s w e l l a s t h e r e - e n t r y o f t h e B a h a m a s i n t o WIRS PA , i s ev i d e n c e o f t h e i n c r e a s i n g r e l eva n c e o f the association to the industr y in the region. Producers s e e a c l e a r a d va n t a g e i n b e i n g p a r t o f a g r o u p i n g t h a t s h a r e s c o m m o n r u l e s , a p h i l o s o p hy o f q u a l i t y a n d a u t h e n t i c p r ove n a n c e, a n d s t r e n g t h i n n u m b e r s .”

T h e p r o d u c e r s f r o m a c r o s s t h e C a r i b b e a n exc h a n g e d v i e w s o n d o m e s t i c a n d i n t e r n a t i o n a l t r a d e a n d m a r ke t d eve l o p m e n t s , a n d e s p e c i a l l y d i s c u s s e d t h e c h a l l e n g e s r a i s e d by t h e r a p i d l y i n c r e a s i n g p r i c e o f r a w m a t e r i a l s , e n e r g y a n d p a c k a g i n g . C EO Va u g h n Re nw i c k s a i d , “ M a j o r i n p u t c o s t s i n c l u d i n g m o l a s s e s a n d f u e l h ave

r i s e n c o n s i d e r a b l y, i n s o m e c a s e s by m o r e t h a n 5 0 % .” Fu r t h e r i n c r e a s e s s e e m s et t o c o nt i n u e, a s p o s t - C ov i d d e m a n d f o r m o l a s s e s g r o w s , ex a c e r b a t e d by t h e c o n f l i c t i n U k r a i n e a n d a l a c k o f s h i p p i n g c o n t a i n e r s a n d ve s s e l s b o t h f o r i n p u t s a n d ex p o r t s .

T h e s e i s s u e s we r e p l a c i n g a s i g n i f i c a nt r e s o u r c e s t r a i n o n p r o d u c e r s s a i d Re nw i c k , a d d i n g , “A s h o r t a g e o f g l a s s b o t t l e s f r o m r e g i o n a l s u p p l i e r s , a s we l l a s d e l ay s i n s o u r c i n g ex t r a r e g i o n a l s u p p l i e s a r e a l s o c a u s i n g m a j o r p r o d u c t i o n a n d ex p o r t c h a l l e n g e s .” T h e p r o d u c e r s , a l s o r e c o g n i z i n g t h e r e l a x a t i o n o f c ov i d r e s t r i c t i o n s a n d t h e r et u r n o f f e s t i va l s i n t h e r e g i o n , u n d e r s c o r e d t h e u r g e nt n e e d f o r a d d i t i o n a l m e s s a g i n g t o c o n s u m e r s o n r e d u c i n g h a r m f u l a n d exc e s s i ve d r i n k i n g . A c c o r d i n g t o C h a i r m a n S a m a r o o, “ We a r e p l e a s e d t o s e e t h a t v i r t u a l l y a l l r u m p r o d u c e r s h ave now upgraded product labels to carr y our agreed advisor y logos against underage drinking, drinking a n d d r i v i n g a n d d r i n k i n g d u r i n g p r e g n a n c y.” M a ny o t h e r s , h e a d d e d, h a d a l s o i m p l e m e nt e d t h e u s e o f s e r v i n g s i ze i n f o r m a t i o n – n u m b e r o f s e r v i n g s p e r b o t t l e a n d c a l o r i e s p e r s e r v i n g , w h i c h we r e r e q u i r e d t o b e p r i nt e d i n l a r g e t y p e t o g u a r a nt e e t h a t t h e i n f o r m a t i o n i s c o n s p i c u o u s a n d l e g i b l e. h t t p s: // w w w. w i r s p a .c o m / CO PA LLI R U M A f t e r a d i s a p p o i n t i n g h a r ve s t i n 2 0 21, C o p a l l i h a s a n n o u n c e d t h a t t h e 2 0 2 2 h a r ve s t t u r n e d o u t t o b e o n e of their best.

C o p a l l i ’s l a s t h a r ve s t d ay w a s J u l y 1, a n d a s o f t h a t d ay t h ey h a d h a r ve s t e d, m i l l e d, f e r m e nt e d a n d d i s t i l l e d 2 , 6 0 0 t o n s o f s u g a r c a n e. T h e m o s t eve r !

S u g a r c o nt e n t s t a r t e d o f f a l i t t l e l o w a s t h e r a i ny s e a s o n h u n g o n a b i t l o n g e r i n Fe b r u a r y a n d e a r l y M a r c h , b u t o n c e t h e r a i n s l et u p, t h e s u g a r c a n e plants used all of that sunshine and the magic of p h o t o sy n t h e s i s t o m a ke l o t s o f s u g a r, b r i n g i n g t h e ove r a l l s u g a r c o nt e nt b a c k u p t o ex p e c t e d l eve l s . T h e p o t s t i l l r u m i s o f ve r y h i g h q u a l i t y, a n d t h ey ex p e c t t h e 2 0 2 2 v i n t a g e a g e d r u m s t o b e exc e p t i o n a l. h t t p s: // c o p a l l i r u m .c o m / ANGOSTUR A A n g o s t u r a ® h a s l a u n c h e d a r a r e, u l t r a - p r e m i u m r u m , A n g o s t u r a ® Z e n i t h . T h i s l a t e s t L i m i t e d - Ed i t i o n r u m w i l l j o i n A n g o s t u r a’s e s t e e m e d P r i va t e C a s k C o l l e c t i o n . T h e C o m p a ny h a s o n l y p r o d u c e d o n e h u n d r e d a n d n i n e t y - f i ve (19 5) b o t t l e s g l o b a l l y.

C h a i r m a n o f A n g o s t u r a H o l d i n g s L i m i t e d, M r. Te r r e n c e B h a r a t h s ay s , “ I n ke e p i n g w i t h o u r o n g o i n g c o r p o r a t e s o c i a l r e s p o n s i b i l i t y i n i t i a t i ve s , we a r e p l e a s e d t o announce that par t proceeds from the sale of the 19 5 b o t t l e s o f Z e n i t h w i l l g o t o w a r d s p r ov i d i n g a s c h o l a r s h i p f o r a d e s e r v i n g yo u n g p e r s o n t o b e g i ve n t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o p u r s u e s t u d i e s i n m u s i c o r a r t . We f e e l t h a t i t i s o u r s o c i a l d u t y t o h e l p t h o s e underprivileged communities where there are persons w h o p o s s e s s t h e i n h e r e nt c r e a t i ve g i f t s t o r i s e a b ove t h e i r c i r c u m s t a n c e s a n d s o a r i n r e a c h i n g t h e i r g o a l s .”

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Z e n i t h c o m b i n e s f l avo r s o f s w e e t a n d s m o k y d e p t h s , d e l i ve r i n g a f i n e c h a r a c t e r w i t h a u n i q u e b l e n d o f Angostura® and Caroni aged rums ranging from 20 to 2 3 ye a r s o l d. Z e n i t h t a ke s A n g o s t u r a ® P r i va t e C a s k Collection to new heights with the last of the best of t h e l e g e n d a r y H o u s e o f C a r o n i . E s t a b l i s h e d i n 19 2 3 o n t h e s i t e o f t h e o l d C a r o n i s u g a r f a c t o r y, t h e n o w defunct Caroni Distiller y produced highly soughta f t e r r u m s n o t a b l e f o r a d i s t i n c t i ve h e av y p r o f i l e, r i c h , e a r t hy, a n d s m o k y. P r o d u c e d w i t h t h e l a s t o f C a r o n i ’s t r e a s u r e d m o l a s s e s , t a s t i n g n o t e s i n c l u d e rich aromas of cocoa, oaky notes with hints of raisins o n t h e p a l a t e a n d s u b t l e a p p l e n o t e s , c o m p l et e w i t h w a r m a g e d n o t e s o f s h e r r y w i t h a l a s t i n g d r y, c r i s p f i n i s h , t h e p e r f e c t p r o p o r t i o n s t o a c h i eve a b s o l u t e d e p t h a n d b a l a n c e. R i c h g o l d i n c o l o r, a s b e f i t s s u c h a r a r e r e l e a s e, A n g o s t u r a ® Z e n i t h h a s a d e e p l y c o m p l ex c h a r a c t e r, b r i m m i n g ove r w i t h s w e e t t r o p i c a l f r u i t s , w a r m va n i l l a t o f f e e, i n d u l g e n t c o c o a a n d a d r y, c r i s p o a k s m o k i n e s s . A n g o s t u r a ® P r i va t e C a s k c o l l e c t i o n c o n s i s t s o f a r a n g e o f L i m i t e d - Ed i t i o n m a t u r e r u m s originating from specially selected casks with a d e d i c a t i o n t o a r t i s t r y a n d c r a f t s m a n s h i p. I t c a p t u r e s the ageing process of Angostura® award-winning r u m s , w h i l e h i g h l i g h t i n g t h e j o u r n ey o f t h e r u m s f r o m c a n e f i e l d t o t h e s h e l f. To d ay, A n g o s t u r a ® i s t h e o n l y r u m d i s t i l l e r y i n Tr i n i d a d a n d To b a g o, m a k i n g t h e launch of Angostura® Zenith a unique oppor tunity f o r r u m l ove r s a r o u n d t h e w o r l d. I n f a c t , A n g o s t u r a’s distiller y is the only remaining one of the once 50 p l u s r u m d i s t i l l e r i e s i n Tr i n i d a d a n d To b a g o. T h e C o m p a ny ’s m u c h - a w a r d e d s i g n a t u r e s t y l e s t e m s f r o m t i m e - h o n o r e d t e c h n i q u e s . A n g o s t u r a ® r u m i s a l w ay s made with only the f inest molasses, fermented using t h e d i s t i l l e r y ’s o w n b e s p o ke ye a s t c u l t u r e, d i s t i l l e d i n continuous column stills and aged in charred American o a k f i r s t - f i l l b o u r b o n c a s k s . M r. B h a r a t h s ay s , “A f t e r 3 ye a r s i n d eve l o p m e n t , w e’r e d e l i g h t e d t o ex t e n d o u r P r i va t e C a s k C o l l e c t i o n w i t h t h e l a u n c h o f A n g o s t u r a ® Zenith, making our rum of fering one of the most unique i n t h e w o r l d. We a r e c o n s t a n t l y s t r i v i n g t o b r i n g t h e s p i r i t o f Tr i n i d a d a n d To b a g o t o r u m c o n n o i s s e u r s around the world and the launch of Angostura® Zenith demonstrates our commitment to producing world class r u m s .” h t t p s: // w w w. a n g o s t u r a .c o m / ROMERO D I S T ILLIN G COM PA NY R o m e r o D i s t i l l i n g C o m p a ny ( b e c a m e t h e ve r i f i e d GUINNESS WORLD REC ORDS™ h o l d e r f o r t h e L a r g e s t C u b a L i b r e C o c k t a i l . S u r p a s s i n g t h e p r ev i o u s r e c o r d h o l d e r o f 13 2 g a l l o n s , R o m e r o m o r e t h a n s a t i s f i e d t h e GUINNESS WORLD REC ORDS™ a t t e m p t w i t h a 2 6 4 - g a l l o n C u b a L i b r e C o c k t a i l. A s We s t e r n C a n a d a’s p r e m i e r c r a f t r u m p r o d u c e r, R o m e r o i s d e d i c a t e d t o c o n t i n u o u s i m p r ove m e n t t h r o u g h d e t e r m i n a t i o n , h a r d w o r k a n d i n n ova t i o n . R o m e r o u s e s t o p - q u a l i t y C a n a d i a n i n g r e d i e nt s , i n c l u d i n g m o l a s s e s a n d g l a c i e rfed water from the Rockies to craf t their rums and cocktails. All of the distilling equipment Romero uses i s a l s o C a n a d i a n m a d e. T h e d i s t i l l e r h a s p e r f e c t e d a d a r k , a m b e r, a n d s p i c e d r u m t h a t a r e a l l d i s t i l l e d i n c o p p e r p o t s t i l l s a n d m a t u r e d i n o n c e - u s e d Ke n t u c k y b o u r b o n b a r r e l s . “ R o m e r o’s GUINNESS WORLD REC ORDS™ L a r g e s t C u b a L i b r e C o c k t a i l , w h i c h f i l l e d t h e f o u r- f o o t c u b e d g l a s s , w a s m a d e w i t h t h e p e r f e c t r a t i o o f R o m e r o’s a w a r d - w i n n i n g r u m , l i m e j u i c e

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a n d c o l a ,” s ay s c o - o w n e r, To m R o m e r o. “ B y u s i n g q u a l i t y l o c a l l y - s o u r c e d i n g r e d i e nt s , we h ave n o t o n l y m a d e t h e w o r l d ’s L a r g e s t C u b a L i b r e C o c k t a i l , b u t a l s o q u i t e p o s s i b l y t h e m o s t d e l i c i o u s o n e ye t .” “A s t h e o n l y r u m - d r i ve n d i s t i l l e r y i n We s t e r n C a n a d a , R o m e r o h a s a f f o r d e d m a ny, i n c l u d i n g my s e l f, t h e u n i q u e o p p o r t u n i t y t o e n j oy q u a l i t y, l o c a l l y - c r a f t e d r u m ,” s ay s R o m e r o A m b a s s a d o r a n d WWE H a l l o f Fa m e r, B r e t H a r t . “ W h et h e r yo u a r e e n j oy i n g a b o t t l e o f t h e i r a w a r d - w i n n i n g d a r k r u m o r v i s i t i n g R o m e r o’s p r o h i b i t i o n - i n s p i r e d c o c k t a i l b a r, yo u c a n a l w ay s c o u n t o n a l u x u r i o u s ex p e r i e n c e.” R o m e r o i s b u i l t o n a r i c h a n d m o s t l y u nt o l d h i s t o r y o f r u m - r u n n i n g d u r i n g Prohibition from the Blairmore Hotel in the Crowsnest Pa s s . Pe o p l e t h a t a r e i nt e r e s t e d i n l e a r n i n g m o r e about their rich histor y are encouraged to visit their c o c k t a i l b a r i n C a l g a r y, A l b e r t a a t S u i t e 3 0 0 , 6 8 8 H e r i t a g e D r i ve SE . w w w. r o m e r o d i s t i l l i n g .c o m K U LE A N A R U M W OR KS Ku l e a n a’s n e we s t a w a r d - w i n n i n g r u m , H ō k ū l e i , i s n o w ava i l a b l e f o r o n l i n e p u r c h a s e. H ō k ū l e i i s a b l e n d o f s eve n r u m s s o u r c e d f r o m a r o u n d t h e w o r l d , i n c l u d i n g t h e i r o w n A g e d H a w a i i a n R u m A g r i c o l e, t o c r e a t e a s u b l i m e s i p p i n g r u m t h a t r i va l s t h e w o r l d ’s f i n e s t s p i r i t s . T h ey h ave b l e n d e d r u m s a g e d b e t w e e n 18 - m o nt h a n d 18 ye a r s a n d a l l a r e u n a d u l t e r a t e d: n o c o l o r s , f l avo r s o r s u g a r s . H ō k ū l e i ( H O H - ko o - l ay) i s a s u b l i m e s i p p i n g r u m c r e a t e d t o r i va l t h e w o r l d ’s f i n e s t s p i r i t s . Ta s t i n g n o t e s i n c l u d e: r i p e b a n a n a , s a l t w a t e r t a f f y, t o a s t e d p i n e a p p l e, l i m e ze s t , c l ove, n u t m e g , va n i l l a , C a r i b b e a n j e r k s p i c e s , m a n g o s t e e n , l i l i ko i , M e d j o o l d a t e s , d r y s h e r r y, r u m s o a ke d r a i s i n , a n d t o a s t e d o a k w i t h h i nt s o f ko j i m u s h r o o m s . h t t p s: // k u l e a n a r u m .c o m / TA N D UAY I c o n i c P h i l i p p i n e r u m b r a n d Ta n d u ay r e c e nt l y r e l e a s e d a collection of cocktail recipes featuring its dif ferent r u m s . “ W h a t eve r yo u r t a s t e p r e f e r e n c e i s , w e’ ve g o t a f i n e s e l e c t i o n t h a t c a n ke e p u p w i t h yo u . Fr o m simple classics to uniquely modern concoctions, this r u m c o c k t a i l b o o k s h o wc a s e s o u r Ta n d u ay R u m s l i ke yo u’ ve n eve r t a s t e d b e f o r e a s we h i g h l i g h t o u r r u m s’ ve r s a t i l i t y i n c o c k t a i l s a n d t h e i r c o m p a t i b i l i t y w i t h a va r i et y o f i n g r e d i e nt s ,” Ta n d u ay s a i d i n t h e f o r e w o r d o f C o c k t a i l C u l t u r e. “ We c a m e u p w i t h t h e book so that both new and long-time customers can ex p e r i e n c e a n d a p p r e c i a t e Ta n d u ay i n d i f f e r e n t w ay s ,” s a i d M a r c N g o, Ta n d u ay D i s t i l l e r s , I n c . I nt e r n a t i o n a l B u s i n e s s D eve l o p m e nt M a n a g e r a n d S e n i o r B r a n d M a n a g e r. T h e c o c k t a i l s’ t a s t e a n d c o l o r s r e f l e c t t h e P h i l i p p i n e s’ b e a u t i f u l b e a c h e s a n d s u n s et s . S o m e o f t h e r e c i p e s i n t h e b o o k i n c l u d e t h o s e o f Tr o p i c a l Q u e e n f e a t u r i n g t h e Ta n d u ay A s i a n R u m G o l d , Tr a n q u i l Wa t e r s f e a t u r i n g t h e B o r a c ay C a p p u c c i n o R u m , B e a c h B l o n d e w i t h t h e Ta n d u ay D a r k R u m , a n d S u n - k i s s e d M a n g o w i t h Ta n d u ay W h i t e Ru m .

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a s i t ex p a n d s i t s ex p o r t b u s i n e s s . I t i s n o w p r e s e n t i n 12 U. S . s t a t e s a n d t h e t e r r i t o r y o f G u a m , a s w e l l a s i n t h e c o u n t r i e s o f C h i n a , S i n g a p o r e, t h e U n i t e d A r a b Em i r a t e s , G e r m a ny, B e l g i u m , t h e N et h e r l a n d s , L u xe m b o u r g a n d t h e U n i t e d K i n g d o m . C o c k t a i l C u l t u r e i s ava i l a b l e i n e - b o o k f o r m a t a n d c a n b e a c c e s s e d v i a t h e Ta n d u ay w e b s i t e, w w w.g l o b a l .t a n d u ay.c o m .

B L AC K + D EC K ER COC K TA IL M A K ER B L AC K+ DEC K ER ®, a g l o b a l l e a d e r i n h o m e a n d l i f e s t y l e p r o d u c t i n n ova t i o n a n d a S t a n l ey B l a c k & D e c ke r b r a n d ( N YSE: SW K ), a n n o u n c e d t h e h i g h l y a n t i c i p a t e d r e t a i l l a u n c h o f t h e B L AC K+ DEC K ER™ C o c k t a i l M a ke r, t h e l a t e s t p r o d u c t i n n ova t i o n r e l e a s e d by t h e b r a n d. T h e n e w s i n g l e - s e r ve c o c k t a i l m a ke r g i ve s u s e r s t h e a b i l i t y t o m a ke c u s t o m c o c k t a i l s a t t h e t o u c h o f a b u t t o n . N o w yo u c a n C h e e r s To T h e M o m e n t™ w i t h d e l i c i o u s c r a f t c o c k t a i l s f r o m h o m e.

“A s a p a r t o f o u r ex p a n d e d h o m e a n d l i f e s t y l e l i n e, w e a r e d e l i g h t e d t o b r i n g i n n ova t i o n t o c o u n t e r t o p s a n d b a r c a r t s t h i s s u m m e r w i t h t h e B L AC K+ DEC K ER™ C o c k t a i l M a ke r,” s a i d A l l i s o n L a w r e n c e, P r e s i d e n t o f B L AC K+ DEC K ER . “ T h i s p r o d u c t i n n ova t i o n d e l i ve r s o n B L AC K+ DEC K ER ’s b r a n d p r o m i s e t o m a ke l i f e e a s i e r a t h o m e. We e n c o u r a g e yo u t o c h e e r t o a ny o c c a s i o n w o r t h c e l e b r a t i n g w i t h t h e n e w s i n g l e - s e r ve c o c k t a i l m a ke r, ava i l a b l e f o r p u r c h a s e n o w.”

B L AC K+ DEC K ER™ C o c k t a i l M a ke r p r o d u c t f e a t u r e s i n c l u d e: • D e l i c i o u s m i xo l o g i s t - c r a f t e d c o c k t a i l s d i s p e n s e d i n a p p r ox i m a t e l y 3 0 s e c o n d s .

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• “ Pa r t y m o d e” f e a t u r e w i t h va r i o u s LED s e q u e n c e s t o a d d a u n i q u e f u n f a c t o r.

T h e c o c k t a i l m a ke r w o r k s exc l u s i ve l y w i t h B a r t e s i a n ® ’s growing assor tment of premium cocktail capsules, ranging from a Long Island iced tea to a spicy m a r g a r i t a . T h e i n t u i t i ve c o c k t a i l m a ke r w o r k s by scanning the barcode on the lid of the capsule to d r a w f r o m t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g s p i r i t . S h a ke r i c o n o n the front of the machine which lights up when it is r e c o m m e n d e d t o d i s p e n s e a d r i n k ove r a s h a ke r w i t h i c e. B e g i n n i n g t h i s f a l l , a p a c k o f f i ve g l a s s b o t t l e s w i l l be sold separately for users that desire a uniform look.

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a s a n exc e l l e n t a n d h i g h l y r e c o m m e n d e d r u m) a n d t h e Tr i e d a n d Tr u e a w a r d. A p r o d u c t o f t h e a r t i s a n a l S o l e r a M et h o d, S A N TA T ERES A 17 9 6 i s c r e a t e d w i t h a c o m p l ex b l e n d o f r u m s a g e d f o r u p t o 3 5 ye a r s . T h e S o l e r a M et h o d, a d o p t e d f r o m S p a n i s h S h e r r y p r o d u c e r s , e n s u r e s t h a t eve r y b o t t l e o f S a n t a Te r e s a 17 9 6 f e a t u r e s s o m e o f t h e ve r y f i r s t “ R o n M a d r e” o r M o t h e r R u m . S i n c e t h e b a r r e l s we r e f i r s t f i l l e d i n 19 9 2 , t h e S o l e r a c a s ks h ave n eve r f u l l y e m p t i e d. I n s t e a d , e a c h t i m e a b o t t l e i s d r a w n , t h e S o l e r a i s t o p p e d u p w i t h a s l i g h t l y yo u n g e r r u m b l e n d , g u a r a n t e e i n g t h a t eve r y b o t t l e h a s exc e p t i o n a l richness and a little bit of the Mother Rum. A credit t o t h e r u m’s m et i c u l o u s c r a f t s m a n s h i p, t h i s a w a r d c e l e b r a t e s t h e p r o d u c t ’s ove r 2 2 0 ye a r s o f p r o d u c t i o n o n t h e H a c i e n d a S a nt a Te r e s a . R e c o g n i ze d a s o n e o f t h e m o s t p r e s t i g i o u s j u d g e s o f t h e s p i r i t s i n d u s t r y, t h e U l t i m a t e S p i r i t s C h a l l e n g e h a s g i ve n S A N TA T ERES A 17 9 6 i t s s t a m p o f a p p r ova l , n o t i n g i t s r i c h t a s t e a n d a r o m a . Ta s t e r s we r e d r a w n i n by t h e s c e nt o f c a r a m e l a n d b a k i n g s p i c e s a n d h o o ke d by t h e b o l d a n d s m o o t h f i n i s h . T h e u n i q u e f l avo r w a s a n o t h e r s e l l i n g p o i n t , w i t h t h e c o m p et i t i o n h i g h l i g h t i n g t h e t a s t e o f, “ b u r n t s u g a r, c i g a r b ox s p i c e, d a r k c h o c o l a t e, a n d d r i e d p l a n t a i n c h i p s .”

This award comes on the heels of the announcement o f s eve r a l o t h e r a c c o l a d e s a w a r d e d t o S A N TA T ERES A 17 9 6 . T h e b r a n d w a s a w a r d e d s eve r a l g o l d m e d a l s a t t h e I nt e r n a t i o n a l S p i r i t s C h a l l e n g e, The Spirits Business Rum & Cachaça Masters, the US A S p i r i t s R a t i n g s , t h e B e r l i n I nt e r n a t i o n a l S p i r i t s C o m p et i t i o n , V i r t u s L i s b o a , a n d t h e L o n d o n S p i r i t s C o m p et i t i o n a s we l l a s t h e C h i l l e d 10 0 B a r t e n d e r S e a l o f A p p r ova l w i t h t h e s i g n a t u r e d a r k r u m r e c e i v i n g a 9 5 p o i nt r a t i n g . S A N TA T ERES A i s a n i n d e p e n d e n t , f a m i l y - o w n e d d i s t i l l e r y i n Ve n e z u e l a b u i l t o n ove r 2 2 0 ye a r s o f t r a d i t i o n a n d u n ex p e c t e d t h i n k i n g i n blended and aged rums, making it the third oldest r u m p r o d u c e r i n t h e w o r l d. S t e e p e d i n t r a d i t i o n , eve r y S A N TA T ERES A p r o d u c t i s s o u r c e d f r o m t h e i r s i n g l e e s t a t e, t h e H a c i e n d a S a nt a Te r e s a . “ We a r e i n c r e d i b l y exc i t e d t o s e e S A N TA T ERES A 17 9 6 r e c e i v i n g r e c o g n i t i o n by a l l o f t h e s e w o n d e r f u l a g e n c i e s . A s t h e r u m m a r ket c o nt i n u e s t o ex p a n d, t h e s e a c c o l a d e s a r e a t e s t a m e n t t o o u r c e nt u r i e s l o n g h e r i t a g e, commitment to f ine craf tsmanship and dedication t o p r o d u c i n g o n l y t h e f i n e s t r u m p o s s i b l e. T h e s e e n d o r s e m e n t s a l s o s o l i d i f y S A N TA T ERES A 17 9 6 ’s place as both a staple spirit and a premium base for a c o c k t a i l. T h r o u g h o u t t h e p a s t ye a r, o u r c o n s u m e r b a s e h a s c o nt i n u e d t o g r o w a n d we’r e l o o k i n g f o r w a r d t o ex p a n d i n g t o a n eve n l a r g e r a u d i e n c e i n t h e u p c o m i n g ye a r,” s a i d Ed w i n H i n c a p i e, B r a n d D i r e c t o r, S A N TA T ERES A 17 9 6 . w w w. s a nt a t e r e s a r u m .c o m / B L AC K TOT R U M Fo r 2 0 2 2 ’s M a s t e r B l e n d e r ’s Re s e r ve b l e n d, B l a c k To t d r e w i n s p i r a t i o n f r o m h i s t o r i c a l r u m s i n t h e i r c o l l e c t i o n a n d t h e u n i q u e f l avo r p r o f i l e s t h ey ex h i b i t e d ove r h a l f a c e n t u r y a g o. T h e s e r u m s , s i n c e l o s t i n t h e r u m w o r l d , we r e r i c h w i t h n o t e s o f b a ke d b a n a n a , d u s t y c h o c o l a t e, m o c h a m i l ks h a ke s , h o n ey, t o b a c c o,

l e a t h e r, l i c o r i c e a n d s p i c e. T h e s e f l avo r s w e r e m a p p e d o u t a n d b e c a m e t h e i r g u i d e. B l a c k To t b e g a n , a s a l w ay s , w i t h r u m d r a w n f r o m t h e i r p e r p e t u a l b l e n d , t h e M a s t e r B l e n d e r ’s Re s e r ve f r o m l a s t ye a r, w h i c h h a s b e e n a g e i n g i n S h e r r y c a s k s s i n c e l a s t B l a c k To t D ay.

M i t c h W i l s o n , a n a m b a s s a d o r f o r B l a c k To t , s a i d: “ T h i s ye a r, w e’ ve l i n e d u p a w h o l e h o s t o f eve n t s a c r o s s Eu r o p e t o c e l e b r a t e b r i n g i n g g r e a t p e o p l e a n d g r e a t r u m b a c k t o g e t h e r a g a i n . We’r e d e l i g h t e d t o w e l c o m e m a ny o f t h e f r i e n d s w e’ ve m a d e a t o u r v i r t u a l eve n t s ove r t h e p a s t t w o ye a r s a n d s h a r e a g l a s s o f B l a c k To t i n r e a l l i f e.” T h i s ye a r ’s e d i t i o n i s c o m p o s e d o f b l e n d s f r o m d i s t i l l e r i e s i n J a m a i c a , G u ya n a , B a r b a d o s a n d Tr i n i d a d: • 29% is a blend of four rums from Demerara D i s t i l l e r s i n G u ya n a , b o t h c o l u m n a n d p o t s t i l l • 2 5% i s a b l e n d o f t h r e e r u m s f r o m M o u n t G ay a n d Fo u r s q u a r e i n B a r b a d o s , a l l c o l u m n a n d p o t s t i l l blends • 7 % i s a b l e n d o f s i x r u m s f r o m t h e N e w Ya r m o u t h , C l a r e n d o n a n d L o n g Po n d d i s t i l l e r i e s i n J a m a i c a • 2 2 % i s a b l e n d o f f i ve r u m s f r o m Tr i n i d a d D i s t i l l e r s a n d t h e c l o s e d C a r o n i D i s t i l l e r y i n Tr i n i d a d • 7 % i s t h e Pe r p e t u a l B l e n d C o m p o n e n t o f M a s t e r B l e n d e r ’s Re s e r ve 2 0 21 a n d t h e O r i g i n a l N av y R u m Blend O l i ve r C h i l t o n , m a s t e r b l e n d e r a t B l a c k To t , s a i d: “ B l a c k To t M a s t e r B l e n d e r ’s Re s e r ve i s o u r o p p o r t u n i t y t o ex p l o r e t h e a r t o f r u m b l e n d i n g p i o n e e r e d by t h e B r i t i s h R oya l N av y. I n t h e 2 0 2 2 e d i t i o n w e l o o ke d t o a c c e nt u a t e f l avo r s o f b a ke d b a n a n a , c h o c o l a t e a n d m o c h a m i l ks h a ke s , b a l a n c e d a g a i n s t c l a s s i c n av y r u m n o t e s o f t o b a c c o, l e a t h e r a n d l i c o r i c e. T h i s h a s r e s u l t e d i n a l aye r e d a n d b a l a n c e d r u m f u l l o f c o c o a and spice which should create a lot of enthusiasm a m o n g s t B l a c k To t f a n s .” T h e r u m s a r e a d d e d t o a r e s e r ve o f M a s t e r B l e n d e r ’s Re s e r ve 2 0 21 w h i c h h a s b e e n a g e i n g i n S h e r r y c a s k s s i n c e l a s t ye a r ’s B l a c k To t D ay. T h e 2 0 2 2 r e l e a s e a l s o i n c l u d e s a s m a l l a m o u n t o f t h e o r i g i n a l R oya l N av y f l a g o n s , t h e r u m b l e n d e d a n d h e l d i n w o o d e n va t s by t h e R oya l N av y u n t i l J u l y 31, 1970 . h t t p s: // b l a c k t o t .c o m / S T. LU CI A R U M E X PERIENCE St. Lucia Distillers has launched the Saint Lucia Rum E x p e r i e n c e, w h i c h w i l l t a ke v i s i t o r s o n a t o u r t h r o u g h i t s f a c i l i t y, R o s e a u Va l l ey, a n d a l l t h e w ay d o w n t o t h e beach. The new attraction will include a scenic pond, s u g a r c a n e f i e l d s , a n d i m p r ove d a c c e s s r o a d s l e a d i n g t o t h e b e a c h , a s w e l l a s a va r i e t y o f i nve s t m e n t s t o h e l p t h e l o c a l R o s e a u c o m m u n i t y. S i n c e i t s a c q u i s i t i o n by t h e B e r n a r d H ayo t G r o u p i n 2 016 , t h e f a m i l y - o w n e d g r o u p h a s , i n 2 0 21, i n a u g u r a t e d t h r e e n e w b u i l d i n g s designed to increase aging capacity at the distiller y t o m o r e t h a n 12 , 0 0 0 c a s k s . C h i e f E xe c u t i ve O f f i c e r M a r g a r e t M o n p l a i s i r s ay s t h i s i s t h e m a n i f e s t a t i o n o f a dream project of Laurie Barnard – the former chairman o f t h e D i s t i l l e r y a n d t h e n a m e s a ke o f i t s l e a d i n g b r a n d , C h a i r m a n’s Re s e r ve. M o n p l a i s i r n o t e s t h a t L a u r i e B a r n a r d w h o h e l m e d S t . L u c i a D i s t i l l e r s f r o m 19 8 8 – 2 012 w o u l d b e p r o u d o f r e c e n t d eve l o p m e n t s . h t t p s: // w w w. s t l u c i a d i s t i l l e r s .c o m /

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I f yo u’ve b e e n f o l l ow i n g o u r E xc l u s i ve I nte r v i ew s f o r a w h i l e, t h e n yo u k n ow t h at I a m a b i g f a n of s to r i e s t h at h i g h l i g ht t h e t r i u m p h of d ete r m i n at i o n ove r a d ve r s i t y.

I a m ve r y p r o u d of M i ke J a k l e a n d his family and am d e l i g hte d to s h a r e t h e s to r y of h i s s e c o n d s u c c e s s f u l di st i l l e r y l au n c h. I k n ow i t w i l l i n s p i r e c o n s u m e r s a n d eve n f u t u r e d i s t i l l e r s. C h e e r s!

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

M ike J ak l e, ow n e r/di st i ll e r, Ro un d M o unt ai n D i st i lli n g, Ro un d M o unt ai n, T X Q: We l c o m e b a c k , M i ke , t o “G o t Ru m? ”!

M a ny o f o u r r e a d e r s m ay n o t k n ow, b u t I i n t e r v i ew e d yo u f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e b a c k i n S e p t e m b e r o f 2 012 , w h e n yo u w e r e o p e r a t i n g S o u t h C o n g r e s s D i s t i l l e r y, m a k i n g W h i t e H a t Ru m . Pl e a s e t e l l u s what happened to that operation.

D ur i n g M e m o r i a l D ay we e ke n d of 2 015, we h ad a hi sto r i c a m o unt of r ai nf a ll i n C e nt r a l Texas c aus i n g f l as h f l o o di n g like we’ve n eve r s e e n b ef o r e. U nf o r t un ate ly, o ur di st i ll e r y to o k o n a b o ut f o ur fe et of wate r… p r et t y mu c h w i p i n g us o ut .

Q: Yo u n ow ow n a n d o p e r a t e Ro u n d M o u n t a i n D i s t i l l i n g , c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s!

H ow d i f f e r e n t w a s t h e d i s t i l l e r y p e r m i t application process the second time a r o u n d? Wo u l d yo u s ay t h i n g s c h a n g e d a b i t o r a l o t s i n c e t h e f i r s t t i m e?

I wo ul d s ay t h e p e r m i t a p p li c at i o n p r o c e s s t h e s e c o n d t i m e a r o un d was e as i e r to n av i g ate t h a n t h e f i r st t i m e. B e i n g a b l e to sub m i t a p p li c at i o ns a n d sup p o r t i n g d o c um e nt s o n li n e m ad e t h e p r o c e s s s m o ot h e r.

Q: We’r e g l a d t o k n ow t h a t , d e s p i t e t h e s e t b a c ks yo u ex p e r i e n c e d w i t h S o u t h C o n g r e s s D i s t i l l e r y, yo u r p a s s i o n f o r distilling remains unchanged. What m o t i va t e s yo u t o ke e p d i s t i l l i n g?

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ef f o r t , h av i n g eve r y t hi n g g o away bas i c a lly ove r ni g ht was h e a r t b r e ak i n g. I r e c e i ve d sup p o r t a n d s o m e to u g h l ove f r o m s o m e of t h e e a r ly di st i ll e r y ow n e r s. I a l s o r e c e i ve d c a ll s f r o m f o lks at a c o up l e of p ac ka g e sto r e s c h e c k i n g i n a n d m ak i n g sur e I was o k . T h at sup p o r t m e a nt a l ot to m e. At o n e p o i nt , I fe lt as i f I was d o n e….to o o l d to st a r t ove r f r o m s c r atc h. G ot h o o ke d o n t h e H a llm a r k C h a nn e l f o r a b o ut s i x m o nt h s….t h at ’s h ow bad i t was. At o n e p o i nt , I k n ew p r et t y mu c h eve r y li n e i n eve r y m ov i e. I n t h e e n d, i t was my w i fe S t ac i e w h o bas i c a lly to l d m e to t ur n of f t h e t v, g o f i n d s o m e p r o p e r t y a n d r e b ui l d.

Ei t h e r t h at o r f i g ur e o ut w h at I was g o i n g to d o w i t h t h e r e st of my li fe, b ut watc hi n g H a llm a r k a ll day was NOT a n o pt i o n. T h at st r u c k a c h o r d…h ad n eve r r e a lly t h o u g ht a b o ut w h at I wo ul d d o af te r di st i lli n g. It h ad b e c o m e p a r t of w h o I a m a n d i n t h e

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e n d a n o p p o r t uni t y p r e s e nte d i t s e l f a n d I was a b l e to r e b ui l d.

D i d yo u r p r ev i o u s r e l a t i o n s h i p s w i t h su p p l i e r s h e l p yo u i n a ny w ay ?

Q: I s yo u r g o a l w i t h Ro u n d M o u n t a i n D i s t i l l i n g t o c o n t i n u e t o m a ke t h e s a m e p r o f i l e o f r u m a s b e f o r e (u s i n g s a m e su p p l i e r s , i . e . m o l a s s e s) o r d i d yo u c h o o s e t o s t a r t ove r ?

I h ave g r e at r e l at i o ns hi p s w i t h my sup p li e r s, b ut my g uys a r e t h e b e st a n d I ’m sur e t h ey t r e at a ll of t h e i r c usto m e r s f ai r ly.

I o r d e r e d m o st of my m ate r i a l s b ef o r e t h e p a n d e m i c hi t s o I di dn’ t r e a lly h ave a p r o b l e m. T h at m ay c h a n g e w h e n we g o to r e o r d e r.

T h e f i r st g o a l was to t ake t h e bas i c f o r mul a I h ad c r e ate d a n d i m p r ove o n i t . Fo r m e, i t ’s r e a lly a b o ut t h e c r af t a n d t r y i n g to m ake t h e b e st s p i r i t s p o s s i b l e f o r mys e l f a n d my f r i e n ds. H oweve r, we h ave a c o up l e of n ew p r o du c t s i n t h e wo r ks a n d I c a n’ t wai t to s h a r e t h e m w i t h o ur f r i e n ds.

Q: We k n ow t h a t d u e t o t h e p a n d e m i c , m a ny d i s t i l l e r s a r e h av i n g d i f f i c u l t i e s so u r c i n g b o t t l e s , l a b e l s , c l o su r e s , e t c . W h a t h a s b e e n yo u r ex p e r i e n c e?

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

We l aun c h e d i n Fe b r u a r y of 2 0 2 0….r i g ht w h e n t h e p a n d e m i c was b e c o m i n g k n ow n.

O ur di st r i b uto r was n ot a b l e to b r i n g us bac k o nb o a r d at t h e t i m e s o we to o k t h e o p p o r t uni t y to c o nve r t a st r u c t ur e o n t h e p r o p e r t y i nto a t ast i n g r o o m, w hi c h h as r e a lly b e e n g r e at . T h e p a n d e m i c a l s o g ave

m e t i m e to wo r k o n ot h e r p r o du c t s. B ef o r e, I n eve r h ad a c h a n c e to d o a ny t hi n g b e c aus e we we r e s e lli n g eve r y t hi n g we c o ul d p r o du c e.

Q: A s a Texa s Cr a f t S p i r i t s ve t e r a n , w h a t i s yo u r t a ke o n t h e s t a t e o f d i s t i l l a t i o n in this par t of the countr y?

We ll, I h ave n’ t h ad a c h a n c e to m e et a l ot of t h e n ewe r di st i ll e r s, b ut I k n ow t h e r e’s g r e at p r o du c t o ut t h e r e. I t hi nk t h e st ate of di st i ll at i o n i n Texas i s ve r y st r o n g a n d I ’m l o o k i n g f o r wa r d to at te n di n g s o m e t r ad e s h ow s a n d s e e i n g s o m e of my f r i e n ds a g ai n a n d t ast i n g n ew p r o du c t s.

Re s e r ve a n d X X V III J a l a p e ñ o i nf us e d. T h e ‘ 28 ’ p ays h o m a g e to Texas b e i n g t h e 28 t h st ate adm i t te d to t h e U ni o n.

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

I ’m n ot sur e. W h e n I st a r te d i n 2 0 0 9, I was m e nto r e d to m ake o n e c o r e p r o du c t to t h e b e st of my a b i li t y a n d st i c k w i t h i t .

T h e o n ly r e as o n I ad d e d t h e r e s e r ve a n d j a l a p e ñ o was f r o m r e qu e st s at t h e t ast i n g r o o m.

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

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

We’r e at a few Tot a l W i n e sto r e s i n Aust i n a n d at t h e D i st i ll e r y.

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

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

We of fe r to ur s. N o r e s e r vat i o ns a r e n e e d e d….j ust c o m e o n o ut .

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At yo u r t a s t i n g r o o m , d o yo u o n l y o f f e r t a s t i n g s o f yo u r p r o d u c t s s t r a i g h t o r d o yo u a l so o f f e r c o c k t a i l s t o yo u r v i s i t o r s?

W h e n S t ac i e to l d m e we we r e b ui l di n g a t ast i n g r o o m, I t h o u g ht i t wo ul d j ust b e t ast i n g s. B ut , S t ac i e a n d my dau g hte r s d e m a n d e d c o c k t ai l s a n d p ut to g et h e r a r e a lly ni c e m e nu.

Q: A ny p a r t i c u l a r c o c k t a i l s t a n d o u t a s t h e “c r owd f avo r i t e”? D o yo u h ave o n e t h a t i s yo u r f avo r i t e a n d i f so, w hy ?

M y f avo r i te i s j ust o n i c e. I t ’s f unny b e c aus e my r e g ul a r s a ll st a r te d w i t h c o c k t ai l s a n d n ow eve r yo n e j ust dr i nks i t o n i c e, w hi c h m ake s m e h a p py. Pr o ba b ly o ur m o st p o p ul a r c o c k t ai l s a r e t h e Pai nk i ll e r a n d m oji to s. T h e mul e s a r e p r et t y g o o d as we ll.

Q: B y t h e w ay, c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s o n yo u r o n e ye a r a n n i ve r s a r y o f yo u r d i s t i l l e r y.

Yo u r a n n i ve r s a r y w a s b a c k i n J u n e , c o r r e c t ? D i d yo u d o a ny t h i n g s p e c i a l a t t h e d i s t i l l e r y/ t a s t i n g r o o m?

O h ye s….b i g p a r t y. B a n ds, f o o d t r u c ks, sur p r i s e s. T h e sup p o r t o ut h e r e i s p r et t y ove r w h e lm i n g at t i m e s.

Q: I f p e o p l e w a n t t o c o n t a c t yo u , h ow m ay t h ey r e a c h yo u? r o un dm o unt ai n di st i lli n g @ g m ai l.c o m o r g i ve m e a c a ll. 512- 5 8 9 - 3 9 3 9 Q: I s t h e r e a ny t h i n g e l s e yo u wo u l d l i ke t o s h a r e w i t h o u r r e a d e r s?

I wo ul d like to t h a nk yo u a n d Lui s f o r eve r y t hi n g yo u b ot h d o to e du c ate a n d s h a r e yo ur k n ow l e d g e of r um w i t h ot h e r s. H o p e to s e e yo u i n t h e n e a r f ut ur e. T h a nk yo u.

M a r g a r e t: Ag a i n M i ke , t h a n k yo u so m u c h f o r t h i s o p p o r t u n i t y a n d I w i s h yo u a n d yo u r e n t i r e t e a m a l l t h e ve r y b e s t .

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Spirited Travel: 2022 Tales of the Cocktail Rum Recap

T h e h o s p i t ali t y i n dust r y, f o r t h e past t wo ye a r s, has e n dur e d i nnum e r ab l e c h a ll e n g e s an d st r u g g l e s. Ac c o r din g to Fo r tun e m ag a zi n e, i n 2 0 2 0, t h e U.S. l o st 110,0 0 0 e st ab li s hm e nt s, w i t h m o r e c l o sur e s i n 2 0 21 an d 2 0 2 2 to f o l l ow.

U nfo r tun ate ly, t hi s r e sulte d i n t h e s e r v i c e b u s i n e s s l o s i n g an unf at h o m ab l e am o unt of t a l e nt . N ow we ar e i n a p has e s o m e ar e c a l li n g “ T h e G r e at Re s et ” as t h e in dust r y st r u g g l e s to r e g ai n i t s f o ot i n g an d di s c ove r h ow to m ove f o r war d. O n e of t h e i n di c ato r s t hat t hi n g s we r e g et t i n g b et te r a n d r etur ni n g to s o m et hi n g r e s e m b lin g n o r m a l h a p p e n e d w h e n Tal e s of t h e C o c k t ai l ( TOTC) ann o unc e d i t wo ul d b e i n p e r s o n a g ai n at t h e R i t z C ar lto n in 2 0 2 2 . A f te r t wo ye ar s of h o st i n g v ir t ual c o nfe r e n c e s, t h e TOTC Fo un dat i o n o nc e a g ai n g at h e r e d t h e g l o bal h o s p i t alit y i n du st r y fo r an i n - p e r s o n c o nfe r e nc e in

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N ew O r l e ans. In s o m e ways, it was like a f ami ly r e uni o n; in ot h e r s, yo u c o ul d s e ns e t h e un d e r ly in g te ns i o n an d c at har t i c r e l e as e as par t i c ipant s r e unite d f o r t h e f ir st t im e in ye ar s. B ef o r e g o in g v i r tu a l, t h e Fo un dat i o n had int r o duc e d st r o n g h e alt h an d we ll - b e in g p r o g r am min g, al o n g w it h ad dr e s s in g di ve r s it y an d s o c i al c hall e n g e s in t h e in dust r y, c r e at i n g a f o un dat i o n of inc lus i v it y t hat had b e e n mi s s in g b ef o r e. A ll t h e s e t hi n g s we r e p r e s e nt t hi s ye ar but , w it h su c h a lar g e insur g e nc e of n ew t al e nt in t h e in dust r y, t h e r e was a hi g h e r f o c us o n t r ainin g, te c hni qu e s an d b r an d e du c at i o n.

C o ll e c t i ve ly, all t h e s e f ac to r s s et t h e st ag e f o r w hat wo ul d b e by f ar o n e of t h e m o st inte r e st in g Tal e s of t h e C o c k t ai l I have eve r ex p e r i e nc e d.

Fo r t h e r um in dust r y, t h e Tal e s of t h e C o c k t ai l p r o g r am min g was a b it di f fe r e nt f r o m p r ev i o us ye ar s. Equi an o r um, Fl o r d e C aña, M ai s o n Fe r r an d ’s Plant at i o n r um s, Par anub e s r um, an d Ro n Z ac a p a e ac h had s e minar s d evote d to t h e ir b r an ds at t h e h o st h ote l, t h e R it z C a r lto n.

W h e r e r um b r an ds r e ally sh o n e was at t h e p o r t f o li o an d t h e m e d t ast in g eve nt s

t hat h a p p e n e d dur i n g t h e we e k at var i o us ve nu e s at t h e R i t z an d ar o un d N ew O r l e a ns. O n e of my p e r s o nal f avo r i te s of t h e we e k h a p p e n e d M o n day ni g ht : K r ake n S p i c e d r um i nv i te d g u e st s to t h e N ap o l e o n H o u s e to “ S te p i nto t h e D ar k ” an d e nj oy a b li n d - fo l d e d di ni n g ex p e r i e nc e w h e r e f o o d a n d c o c k t ai l s we r e pai r e d i n suc h a way to hi g h li g ht t h e f l avo r s of w hat was b e in g c o nsum e d. W hi l e b e i n g f un, i t e duc ate d p a r t i c i p a nt s i n ways t h e s p i c e d r um c o ul d b e u s e d i n c o c k t ai l s. N ot f ar away, at t h e H o u s e of B lu e s, t h e Li qui d D e at h Wate r b r a n d h ad p a r t n e r e d w i t h H avana C lub Pu e r to R i c a n r um f o r a f un ex p e r i e nc e of mus i c a n d c o c k t ai l s t hat s e e m e d o n p o int fo r t h e b r a n ds i nvo l ve d. T hi s s et t h e to n e fo r eve nt s t hat f o l l owe d dur i n g t h e we e k as g u e st s ex p e r i e nc e d Fl o r d e C aña a n d S ai l o r J e r r y c o c k t ai l s at t h e W i l li am G r a nt p a r t y, B ac ar di was am o n g t h e m any of fe r i n g s at t h e B ac ar di p o r t f o li o par t y, a n d Ro n Z ac apa was e as i ly f o un d at t h e D i a g e o p a r t y.

D ur i n g t h e we e k , par t i c i pant s had t h e o p p o r tuni t y to s am p l e ove r 3 0 r um s f r o m a r o un d t h e g l o b e i nto w hat t ur n e d into a s p i r i te d s c ave n g e r hunt . At t h e m e d eve nt s an d p o r t f o li o t ast i n g s at te n d e e s di s c ove r e d ex p r e s s i o ns f r o m

S p ir ibam’s R hum J M , R hum Cl é m e nt , B o unt y an d Chair m an’s Re s e r ve r um s; M ai s o n Fe r r an d ’s C an e Ro c k sp i c e d r um; Ro n Par anub e s, Ro n C ar úpan o, Ro n C o l o n S al vad o r e ñ o, as we ll as t h e Phi lip p in e s’ K as am a r um all m ad e t h e i r TOTC d e but . M ar sh H o us e, Wo r t hy Pa r k , Tr ans c o nt in e nt al, an d T hr e e Ro ll s am o n g s o m e of t h e ot h e r r um s sh owc as e d dur i n g t h e we e k . B r an d - f o c us e d eve nt s c o nt i nu e d t hr o u g h o ut t h e we e k , w it h C am par i h o st i n g a H e ar t of J am ai c a eve nt fe at ur in g Wr ay an d N e p h ew an d A p p l eto n c o c k t ai l s at t h e C an e an d Tab l e r e st aur ant . T h e S a ze r ac H o us e h o ste d s eve r al eve nt s dur in g t h e we e k an d f o r r um l ove r s, t h e “ Tr o p i c a l Tr e asur e s” eve nt was a hit , fe at ur in g R hum S t . J am e s, M ye r s’s, C an e r um, J un g a n d Wul f f r um s, an d N ovo Fo g o C ac haç a.

M o unt G ay of fe r e d g u e st s c o c k t ai l s a n d d o min o e s by t h e p o o l at t h e Chl o e h ote l.

D o n Q had s eve r al hap py h o ur eve nt s dur in g t h e we e k at di f fe r e nt bar s, h ote l s, an d r e st aur ant s ar o un d t h e c it y, p ut t in g t h e ve r s at i lit y of t h e ir r um lin e o n f ull di sp l ay an d im p r e s s in g in dust r y vete r ans an d n e o p hy te s w it h t h e ir r an g e of c r e at i v i t y.

Equi an o r um was p r e s e nt at s eve r al eve nt s as ow n e r an d G l o bal Rum A m bas s ad o r, I a n B ur r e ll, di s c us s e d it s uni qu e hi sto r y an d p lac e in t h e in dust r y.

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A s t h e l ast day of Tal e s ar r i ve d, I r ef l e c te d up o n w h e r e t h e i n dust r y was a n d i s n ow w hi l e m e et i n g w i t h Tal e s of t h e C o c k t ai l b o ar d m e m b e r, N e i l B o d e nh e i m e r. T h e i nte r c o nn e c t i v i t y an d c h a ll e n g e s of t h e r e c ove r i n g h o s p i t alit y in du st r y ove r t h e past t wo ye ar s have at t i m e s b e e n ove r w h e lm i n g. At eve r y l eve l of t h e s e r v i c e i n dust r y, o p e r at i o ns a r e st a r t i n g to c o m e bac k o nli n e w i t h a c o m b i n at i o n of vete r ans an d a h e alt hy inf u s i o n of n ew t al e nt . T h e t h e m e of t hi s ye a r ’s c o nfe r e nc e was f i t t i n g ly “ Pr o g r e s s.”

Fr o m t h e TOTC pag e: “P R O G R ES S i l lus tr a tes th e a da p t i ve c hang e o f the d r i n ks i ndus tr y. Ta l es o f the C o c k ta i l F o u nda ti o n is i ns p i r e d to em b r ac e th is th em e i n 2 0 22 to s h owc as e the tr a ns fo r ma ti ve a tm o s p her e and na tu r e o f o u r c o m mu n i t y.” I n my m e et i n g s w i t h t h e r um b r a n ds, t h e t h e m e s of sust ai nab i lit y, inte r c o nn e c t i v i t y, i nn ovat i o n, an d p o s it i ve p r o g r e s s we r e r e o c c ur r i n g g o al s. Fr o m S p i r i ba m’s R hum J M ED D EN p r oj e c t (En g a g é s p o ur l e D éve l o p p e m e nt D ur ab l e d e n o s Éc o systè m e s et d e n ot r e N at ur e), M o nt a nya D i st i l l e r s’ e nv i r o nm e nt al c o ns e r vat i o n p r o g r am s, to Fl o r d e C a ñ a’s S ust ai nab l e C o c k t ai l c hal l e n g e,

t h e r e i s an un d e r ly in g t h e m e of h ow t h e al c o h o l an d h o sp it alit y in dust r y c an d o t h e ir par t s to m ake t hin g s b et te r f o r t h e wo r l d an d f ut ur e g e n e r at i o ns. A s t h e h o sp it alit y in dust r y c o nt inu e s to f in d i t s way f o r war d, at Tal e s, t h e r um b r an ds d e m o nst r ate d h ow t h ey ar e a valuab l e par t of t h e ex p e r i e nc e an d inve ste d par t n e r s in e nsur in g t h e suc c e s s of t h e in dust r y m ov in g f o r war d. T h e r e i s n o d o ubt t hat w it h sup p ly c hain i s su e s an d ot h e r c hall e n g e s, t h e in dust r y w i ll have to c o nt inu e to adapt , but hav in g Tal e s of t h e C o c k t ai l in p e r s o n ag ain h e lp e d fe e d t h e s o ul s of t h e par t i c ipant s an d m ad e eve r yo n e fe e l o pt imi st i c in a t im e t hat c an b e ove r w h e lmin g. H o p ef ully, t hi s o pt imi sm w i ll h e lp c ar r y t h e in dust r y f o r war d as it r e c ove r s an d p r o g r e s s e s g l o bally into unc har te d te r r ito r y. Fo r t h o s e w h o e nj oy r um, t h e r e ar e s eve r a l n ew p r o duc t s o n t h e h o r izo n, an d as b r an ds c o nt inu e to inn ovate by c r e at in g n ew ex p r e s s i o ns, t h e r e i s c e r t ainly a g r e at d e al to l o o k f o r war d to w it h t h e p o s it i ve p r o g r e s s of t h e r um c ate g o r y.

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Eight to Ten Years Shift Fo r t h i s m o nt h’s p a i r i n g I a r r a n g e d f o r B a c a r di f r i e n d s to c o m e ove r. I ’m r efe r r i n g to N i c o l á s G a l l e g o s a n d J u a n B au t i st a , b ot h of w h o m a r e B a c a r d i b r a n d a m b a s s a d o r s f o r t h e i r r u m p o r t f o l i o h e r e i n C h i l e. We a g r e e d t h at t h ey wo u l d s u p p l y t h e r u m s a n d I wo u l d s u p p l y t h e c i g a r s , b a s i c a l l y we wa nte d to r e c r e ate a t y p i c a l g at h e r i n g of f r i e n d s ove r t h e we e ke n d. T h e p l a n wa s to c r e ate s i m p l e p a i r i n g s , w i t h o n l y a to u c h of c o m p l ex i t y, yet e a sy f o r r e a d e r s to r e c r e ate f r o m t h e i r ow n h o m e s.

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y n a m e i s P h 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 at f e a t .

Now I face the challenge of impressing t h e r e a d e r s o f “ G ot 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 at c a n b e i n c o r p o r ate d i nt o o u r l i ve s . I hope to help our r e a d e r s d i s c ove r a n d a p p r e c i ate t h e pleasure of tr ying 2022 n ew t h i n g s (o r ex p e r i e n c i n g k n o w n t h i n g s i n n ew way s).

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Fo r t h e f i r st c o c k t a i l we c r e ate d a Ru m O l d Fa s h i o n e d u s i n g B a c a r d i 10 Ye a r O l d, w i t h a c of fe e va r i a nt p r o p o s e d by N i c o l á s. T h e va r i a nt c o n s i ste d of i nf u s i n g t h e i c e c u b e s w i t h t h e c of fe e, f o r a p p r ox i m ate l y o n e m i n u te, i n o r d e r to g et a we l l - d ef i n e d c of fe e f l avo r i n t h e c o c k t a i l. T h e r e c i p e i s a s f o l l ow s: • • • •

5 0 m L (1.7 O z.) B a c a r d i 10 Ye a r O l d 15 m L (1/ 2 O z.) E s p r e s s o C of fe e 7. 5 m L (1/4 O z.) B r ow n S u g a r S i m p l e S y r u p O r a n g e Pe e l f o r g a r n i s h

A s I m e nt i o n e d e a r l i e r, i t i s ve r y i m p o r t a nt to r ef r e s h t h e i c e w i t h t h e c of fe e, i n o r d e r to h ave j u st t h e r i g ht a m o u nt of f l avo r f o r a n e l e g a nt c o c k t a i l. To a c c o m p l i s h t h i s , we a s ke d El i s a Reye s , o n e of t h e b a r te n d e r s w h o wo r ks at Re d Fr o g (my b a r), to f o l l ow t h e r e c i p e exa c t l y. W h e n yo u r e c r e ate i t at h o m e, yo u st a r t w i t h a large glass, fill it up with ice cubes and then pour in t h e E s p r e s s o C of fe e. S t i r t h e i c e w i t h a l o n g s p o o n, c ove r i n g t h e i c e w i t h t h e c of fe e, f o r 4 0 s e c o n d s o r s o, t h e n d r a i n a l l t h e l i q u i d f r o m t h e g l a s s , ke e p i n g t h e c of fe e - f l avo r e d i c e c u b e s. A d d t h e s i m p l e sy r u p a n d t h e r u m a n d st i r a g a i n w i t h a s p o o n, m a k i n g s u r e to h ave a h o m o g e n e o u s m i x . Tr a n s fe r t h e l i q u i d to a s e r v i n g g l a s s , w h i c h c a n b e a r o c ks g l a s s o r a ny ot h e r s h o r t g l a s s a n d g a r n i s h i t w i t h t h e o r a n g e p e e l.

A s s o o n a s we h a d o u r c o c k t a i l s r e a d y we p r o c e e d e d w i t h t h e l i g ht i n g of t h e c i g a r s.

Fo r t h i s p a i r i n g I c h o s e t h e B o l i va r B e l i c o s o Fi n o s (52 x 14 0 m m) f r o m C u b a , a l s o k n ow n a s “ C a m p a n a s” at t h e f a c to r y ( “ G a l e r a” ). I t i s a c i g a r b r a n d w i t h a f u l l b o d y, b u t ke e p i n m i n d t h at I ’ve ke pt t h e m i n my h u m i d o r f o r 10 ye a r s , w h i c h s h o u l d r e s u l t i n a r e d u c t i o n of i nte n s i t y. T h i s a g i n g, i t t u r n s o u t , wa s t h e key to t h e f u s i o n b et we e n t h e exc e l l e nt c o m b i n at i o n of to b ac c o l e ave s , exc e l l e nt l y - a g e d, a n d t h e s u bt l e n ote s of t h e c o c k t a i l m a d e w i t h B a c a r d i 10 Ye a r O l d Ru m. S e l e c t i n g t h e c o r r e c t r u m f o r t h i s p a i r i n g i s n ot e a sy, a s t h e r u m g o e s we l l w i t h t h e f i r st t h i r d (t h e l e a st a g g r e s s i ve p a r t) of t h e c i g a r o n l y, s i n c e t h e c i g a r w i l l o n l y i n c r e a s e i n

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te m p e r at u r e a n d c o m p l ex i t y af te r wa r d s.

I t i s h a r d to d e s c r i b e a “c o r r e c t ” p a i r i n g, s i n c e t h e ex p e r i e n c e s a r e a l way s s u b j e c t i ve, a n d t h ey a l way s d e p e n d o n t h e i n di v i d u a l p r efe r e n c e s of t h o s e i nvo l ve d. H av i n g s a i d t h i s , I w i l l s ay t h at d u r i n g t h e f i r s t t h i r d of t h e c i g a r we h a d a “c o r r e c t ” p a i r i n g, a l m o st a n exc e l l e nt o n e. We a l l e n j oye d t h e s u bt l e c of f e e n ote s a n d t h e b a l a n c e of t h e f i n i s h. Ref r e s h i n g t h e i c e c u b e s w i t h t h e c of f e e wa s a n ew te c h n i q u e f o r m e a n d i t i s o n e t h at we’l l b e i n c o r p o r at i n g i nto o u r c o c k t a i l m e n u f o r o u r W i nte r C o c k t a i l S e l e c t i o n.

A s we a p p r o a c h e d t h e s e c o n d t h i r d of t h e c i g a r, t h e i n c r e a s e i n i nte n s i t y wa s ev i d e nt , w h i c h we k n ow w i l l h a p p e n w i t h a l m o st a l l t h e c i g a r s. Fo r t h i s p a i r i n g yo u s h o u l d i d e a l l y s e l e c t o n e w i t h a m e di u m to f u l l b o d y. A t t h i s p o i nt we we r e r e a d y f o r t h e s e c o n d c o c k t a i l, a n d i t wa s N i c o l á s’ t u r n to g i ve t h e i n s t r u c t i o n s f o r t h e E s p r e s s o N e g r o c h o, h e r e i s t h e r e c i p e: • • • • •

3 0 m L (1 O z.) B ac a r di 8 a ñ o s 3 0 m L (1 O z.) M a r t i n i Ro s s o 3 0 m L (1 O z.) M a r t i n i B i t te r 15 m L (1/ 2 O z.) E s p r e s s o C of f e e A c o u p l e of d a s h e s of A n g o st u r a B i t te r s , i d e a l l y O r a n g e B i t te r s

Pl ac e a l l i n g r e d i e nt s i n a l a r g e s h a ke r o r a l a r g e g l a s s . S t i r t h e i n g r e di e nt s u nt i l c o m b i n e d, t h e n t a s te i t f o r b a l a n c e. I t i s a l way s a g o o d i d e a to t a s te a n d m a ke s m a l l c o r r e c t i o n s a l o n g t h e way, u nt i l yo u h ave a t r u l y c u sto m i ze d c o c k t a i l b a s e d o n yo u r p r efe r e n c e. Yo u c a n a d j u st t h e

p r o p o r t i o n s of t h e i n g r e d i e nt s to m a ke t h e c o c k t a i l d r i e r o r swe ete r.

A wo r d of a d v i c e: b a s e d o n t h e c i g a r we c h o s e a n d t h e o n e yo u w i l l c h o o s e f o r yo u r ow n p a i r i n g, i t i s ve r y p o s s i b l e t h at a swe ete r c o c k t a i l w i l l b e b et te r s u i te d t h a n a d r ye r o n e, s i n c e t h e i nte n s i t y of t h e c i g a r w i l l b e o n t h e r i s e, c h a n g i n g t h e p H of o u r s a l i va . T h e swe ete r c o c k t a i l w i l l b e a we l c o m e d “ p a l ate c l e a n s e r ” t h at w i l l l e ave p l e a s a nt n ote s b e h i n d.

T h e c o c k t a i l i s b a s i c a l l y a Ru m N e g r o n i b u t p e r s o n a l i ze d to m a ke i t m o r e a g r e e a b l e. I t i s p o s s i b l e t h at c h a n g i n g t h e M a r t i n i B i t te r f o r C a m p a r i r e s u l t s i n a c o c k t a i l t h at i s m o r e b i t te r, b u t t h i s i s w h e r e p e r s o n a l p r efe r e n c e s c o m e i nto p l ay. Fo r m e, t h e b i t te r s we u s e d a r e ve r y e n j oya b l e, I eve n fe e l i t swe ete r a n d, a s I ex p l a i n e d e a r l i e r, t h e swe ete r e l e m e nt s g o we l l w i t h t h e m o st a g g r e s s i ve p a r t of t h e c i g a r.

I ’ve d e s c r i b e d t h e s u b st i t u t i o n s yo u c a n m a ke w h e n r e c r e at i n g t h i s p a i r i n g at h o m e. H o p ef u l l y yo u c a n f o l l ow t h e r e c i p e wo r d f o r wo r d. T h e f i r s t c o c k t a i l i s t r u l y m a r ve l o u s , w i t h a to u c h of c of f e e.

I f yo u d o n’ t h ave a C a m p a n a d e B o l i va r, s i m p l y r e p l a c e t h e c i g a r w i t h a n ot h e r o n e w i t h m e di u m to f u l l b o d y, 5 0 r i n g o r l a r g e r a n d w i t h a l e n g t h t h at w i l l g i ve yo u m o r e t h a n 3 0 m i n u te s of s m o k i n g t i m e. Yo u w i l l h ave a n exc e l l e nt p a i r i n g!

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