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FEBRuary 2024 5 From The Editor 6-9 T h e A n g e l’ s S h a r e - R u m R e v i e w s 10-13 C OO K ING WI T H RUM 14-19 T HE IM B I B ER ’ S A LM A N A C 20-21 T HE RUM UNIVERSI T Y ® LI B R A R Y 24-27 T h e RUM HIS T ORI A N 28-33 T HE A M A Z ING WORLD O F A L C OHOL 34-37 RUM IN HIS T OR Y 38-41 RUM IN T HE NEWS 42-49 T HE SWEE T B USINESS O F SUG A R 50-53 C IG A R a n d RUM PA IRING

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F ROM T HE EDI T OR

Congeners and Continuous Education I n l ast m onth’s Fro m The E d ito r c olum n, I explain e d so me o f the re asons behin d our new se rie s cal le d “ T he Am azin g World of Alcohol”. S in c e t hen, I’ ve r eceived seve ral ema ils f rom r eader s askin g how th e differ e n t c ongener s imp a ct th e stability of th e ru m when bl en d e d or wh e n pro o fed d o w n for bottling.

While we will cove r the a n swe rs t o these and ma n y more questio n s t hr oughout the series, the e a sy/quic k a n sw er i s tha t the p H o f the rum is t h e k ey to the formation a n d disso cia ti o n o f ester s. Bu t just like there are m a n y t ypes of chemical su b sta n ces th a t c a n b e cal l ed “ co n g e n e rs,” th e re a re a ls o m any types of a cid s that co n tribute t o t he over al l p H o f a liquid .

D iluting a r um with wa ter, to bring d o w n the pr o o f for bottling, fo r e xam ple, i ntroduce s a so lve n t (wa t e r, i n this case) , with a p a rticu lar le vel o f pur i ty ( pH, minera ls/io n s, etc.) a n d t he r eacti on with the rum’s a cid s a n d e ster s i s comp lex, b u t -th a n kfu lly- it is a lso pr edictable .

C hanging subje cts, if you h a ven’t d o n e i t al r eady, it is still e a rly e n o u g h to s et Conti nuous Educa tio n personal g o als for this year. Th e re a re many s our ces of in -person tra inin g , includ in g The Rum University, Mo o n shin e U ni ver sity, l ocal Co mmu n ity College s / Tr ade Associations, e tc. The imp o rt a n t t hing i s to en roll a n d th e n co mmit t o a ttending and comp lete th e co u rse s .

S t a y t u n e d f o r e x c it in g n e ws a b o u t u p c o min g R u m U n iv e rs it y c la s s e s fo r in d u s t ry me mb e rs .

We a re a ls o v e ry e x c it e d a b o u t a c o u p le o f f o llo w-u p in t e rv ie ws t h a t w e a re p re p a rin g t o p u b lis h in t h e c o m i n g mo n t h s , s h o wc a s in g t h e imp o rt a n c e o f h a v in g a c ry s t a l-c le a r g o a l a n d d e v e lo p in g a n e ff e c t iv e a n d mo t iv at i n g s t ra t e g y t h a t will k e e p y o u g o in g t h ro u g h t h e h a rd t ime s . Yo u wo n ’t wa n t t o mis s t h e m!

Ch e e rs !

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T HE A NGEL’ S SH A RE

by Paul S e nf t

Rhum J.M Terroir Volc anique T he R hum J. M dist iller y was e st ab lishe d in 18 4 5 by J ean M ar i e M ar t in. T his is t he f ir st dist iller y in M ar t ini que to p ro duc e R hum Agr ic o le o n t he island. Fo r Ter ro ir Vo lc ani que, M aster B lender K ar ine L as alle c reate d a r hum blend w it h t he g oal of c aptur ing t he ter ro ir at t r ibute d to t he c ane grow n o n and around t he M ount Pe l é e vo lc ano.

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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A f ter t he c ane is sque eze d, t he c ane juic e is fer mente d in an o p en - air t ank.

T he R hum J. M team t hen use s a Cre o l e c o p p er st ill to c reate t he dist illate; gr adually, t hey b r ing it to p ro of dur ing a si x- m o nt h re st ing p er i o d. A f ter t hey f inish re st ing t he li qui d, t hey b e gin t he aging p ro c e s s using re c har re d B our b o n bar re ls.

A f ter t hat aging cyc le is c o mp lete d, t he r hum is t r ansfer re d to ex- r um bar re ls t hat have b e en toaste d, o r, as s o m e s ay, bur ne d to a heav y alli gato r c har.

T he ent ire aging cyc le last s fo r t hre e year s, and t he r hum is b ot t le d at 4 3% A BV in 70 0 m L b ot t le s.

Appearance T he b ot t le is an o paque b ot t le w it h c o l o r f ul ne c k w r ap and lab e ls. T he lab e ls p rov i de a g o o d bit of info r mat i o n ab out t he r hum. In t he glas s, t he r hum has a h o ney- amb er c o l o r. S w ir ling t he r um c reate s a me dium band around t he t ast ing glas s t hat sl ow ly t hic kens and b eads up b efo re re leasing a single wave of t hi c k, sl ow - m ov ing l e gs.

Nose T he ar o ma of t he r hum leads w it h note s of c o oke d f r uit — stoveto p c innam o n appl e s, banana fo ster, and b er r y B r ulé.

S pi c e s and wo o d t annins dr i f t in, punc tuate d by a hint of vanilla at t he end.

Pa l a t e T he f ir st sip of t he r hum de liver s a sw ir l of f lavo r s; c l ove, w hite p epp er, and lem o n ze st lead t he way, fo ll owe d by t he f r uit f lavo r s t hat do minate t he aro ma. A li ght brow n sugar, bak ing spic e s, and vanilla note dr i f t s in r i ght b efo re t he c har re d oak note s t ake over in a balanc e d ear t hy dr y f inish.

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W hil e I enj oye d t he r hum at t he event s, it simply exc ee de d my ex p e c t at i o ns dur ing t he evaluat i o n pro c e s s. T he balanc e of c o oke d f r uit , sm ok y oak f lavo r s, spic e s, and an ear t hy foundat i o n c o me to get her to fo r m an enj oyable f lavo r ex p er i enc e. W hile I enj oy sipping t his spir it neat , it do e s quite we ll in a T i punc h o r a var i et y of f r uit- base d c o c k t ails.

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I f ir st enc ountere d t his r hum at Tale s of t he C o c k t ail and t r i e d it again at an At lant a r um event . In b ot h of t h o se situat i o ns, a p er s o n’s palate is usually over st imulate d, and it is not p o s sibl e to t r uly under st and how well a spir it w ill h o l d up under t he sc r ut iny of a rev i ew.

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T HE A NGEL’ S SH A RE

by Paul S e nf t

Santa Teresa 179 6 Speyside Whisk y Cask Finish W hi l e s h o p p i n g i n At l a nt a, I f o un d t hi s r um o n t h e s h e l f b e s i d e t h e S a nt a Te r e s a 179 6 ex p r e s s i o n I h ave ke pt i n sto c k i n my h o m e ba r f o r ye a r s. T h e r e was ve r y li t t l e f a nf a r e w i t h t hi s r e l e as e, s o I was c ur i o us i f t hi s was st r ate g i c o r a l ac k of c o nf i d e n c e. S o, I b o u g ht t h e r um to r ev i ew a n d b e g a n r e s e a r c hi n g t h e p r o du c t .

Ac c o r di n g to t h e b r a n d, t h e S a nt a Te r e s a 179 6 S p eys d e W hi s key C as k Fi ni s h r um a g i n g a n d b l e n di n g p r o c e s s b e g i ns w i t h t h e t r adi t i o n a l b l e n d of t h r e e di f fe r e nt r um s a g e d s e p a r ate ly, t h e n b l e n d e d by M ae st r o Ro n e r o. T h e n t hi s b l e n d i s a g e d t h r o u g h f o ur r ow s of H o g s h e ad c as ks, c r e at i n g t h e i r t r adi t i o n a l S o l e r a c as k a g i n g syste m.

T h e f i n a l p a r t of t h e a g i n g p r o c e s s i s d o n e i n l a r g e Fr e n c h Li m o us i n o ak vat s t h at a r e n eve r e m pt i e d to c r e ate t h e f i n a l f l avo r p r of i l e of t h e i r c o r e r um. H oweve r, f o r t hi s p r o du c t , t h e r um i s a g e d f o r a n ad di t i o n a l 13 m o nt h s i n p r ev i o us ly us e d S p eys i d e w hi s k y c as ks. A f te r t h e f i ni s hi n g p r o c e s s i s c o m p l ete d, t h e r um i s b ot t l e d at 4 6% A BV. T hi s li m i te d e di t i o n ex p r e s s i o n i s t h e f i r st i n a n ew s e r i e s t h e M ae st r o Ro n e r o s at S a nt a Te r e s a h ave c r af te d f o r r um c o nn o i s s e ur s to e nj oy.

Appearance T h e b ot t l e was p ur c h as e d i n a b l ac k t ub e w i t h w hi te, g r ay, a n d g o l d s c r i pt . T h e to p of t h e t ub e i s s e c ur e d w i t h a r e d c a p t h at i s t h e s a m e c o l o r as t h e r e d wa x s e a l us e d o n S a nt a Te r e s a b ot t l e s. T h e c a p h as t h e S a nt a Te r e s a l o g o w i t h t h e wo r ds “ Pas s i o n w i t h Pur p o s e S a nt a Te r e s a” fe at ur e d o n i t . T h e bac k of t h e t ub e p r ov i d e s d et ai l e d i nf o r m at i o n a b o ut t h e c o m p a ny ’s a g i n g p r o c e s s.

Re m ov i n g t h e 75 0 - m l b ot t l e f r o m t h e t ub e, I di s c ove r e d t h e c usto m S a nt a Te r e s a b ot t l e d e s i g n w i t h t h e c o r k s e c ur e d to t h e b ot t l e i n t h e t r adi t i o n a l wa x c ove r i n g. T h e l a b e l s p r ov i d e bas i c i nf o r m at i o n a b o ut

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t h e r um. I c o ul d n ot f i n d a s e c ur i t y st r i p, s o I c ut t h e wa x a n d r e m ove d t h e sy nt h et i c c o r k , r eve a li n g t h e st r i p sub m e r g e d i n t h e wa x .

T h e li qui d i n t h e b ot t l e a n d g l as s h as a da r k r uby c o l o r w i t h a m b e r hi g h li g ht s. S w i r li n g t h e li qui d c r e ate d a m e di um ba n d t h at s l ow ly t hi c ke n e d a n d r e l e as e d o n e wave of s l ow m ov i n g l e g s, t h e n ad di t i o n a l wave s of f astm ov i n g l e g s b ef o r e l e av i n g a r i n g of r e s i du e a n d p e b b l e s a r o un d t h e t ast i n g g l as s.

Nose T h e a r o m a of t h e r um i s i nte r e st i n g; i t l e ads w i t h a w hi s k y n ote f r o nt a n d c e nte r, ba l a n c e d by t ur b i n ad o su g a r. A f te r t h e li qui d r e ste d, I f o un d n ote s of c a r a m e l, bake d p e ac h e s, to aste d s m o k y o ak t a nni ns, a n d b l ac k p e p p e r i n t h e p r of i l e.

Pa l a t e T h e f i r st s i p d e li ve r e d n ote s of swe et c a r a m e l a n d va ni ll a as t h e s li g ht b ur n of t h e a l c o h o l c o n di t i o n e d t h e m o ut h. Ad di t i o n a l s i p s r eve a l e d n ote s of a p r i c ot s a n d p e ac h e s, a li g ht ba r l ey nut t i n e s s, da r k c ac a o, a n d c h a r r e d o ak t a nni ns. A s t h e r um t r a ns i t i o ns towa r d t h e f i ni s h, t h e o ak t a nni ns b e g i n to t ake ove r, a n d p o p s of b l ac k p e p p e r hi t , w i t h s h e r r y n ote s c o m i n g i n as t h e r um f ad e s i nto a l o n g, dr y f i ni s h.

Rev i ew I t i s a l ways i nte r e st i n g w h e n b r a n ds wo r k w i t h c as k f i ni s h e s, a n d I was c ur i o us h ow t hi s r um wo ul d c o m p a r e to t h e S a nt a Te r e s a 179 6 t h at I h ave ex p l o r e d a n d fe at ur e d at t ast i n g s i n t h e p ast . I was p l e as a nt ly sur p r i s e d at h ow t h e w hi s k y i nf lu e n c e d a n d a lte r e d t h e f l avo r s of t h e c o r e r um a n d t ur n e d i t i nto s o m et hi n g s p e c i a l a n d di f fe r e nt . I c a n s e e w h e r e t hi s r um wo ul d b e a f un o n e to ex p e r i m e nt w i t h i n a va r i et y of c o c k t ai l s, b ut I w i ll f o c us o n s h a r i n g i t i n t ast i n g s s o ot h e r s c a n e nj oy t h e uni qu e f l avo r ex p e r i e n c e. Fo r a nyo n e w h o e nj oys t h e S a nt a Te r e s a li n e o r a g e d S p a ni s h - st y l e r um s, I r e c o m m e n d p i c k i n g up S a nt a Te r e s a 179 6 S p eys i d e C as k Fi ni s h r um to s i p a n d s avo 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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N ote: I was l o o k i n g f o r i ns p i r at i o n o n m ak i n g my ow n T i r a m i su. I f o un d t hi s r e c i p e t h at a ll ow s yo u to m ake yo ur ve r y ow n l ady f i n g e r s. I t r i e d i t a n d t hi s d e s s e r t c a m e o ut d e li c i o us s o I wa nte d to s h a r e i t as i s. Pl e as e n ote t h at o r i g i n a l r e c i p e i s o n t h e swe et s i d e. Yo u c a n c ut bac k o n t h e a m o unt of c o nfe c t i o n e r s’ su g a r us e d i n t h e r e c i p e. A l s o, a wo r d of c aut i o n, I d o n ot r e c o m m e n d sub st i t ut i n g t h e M as c a r p o n e C h e e s e w i t h Phi l ad e lp hi a C h e e s e.

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2 (1 o un c e) s qu a r e s S e m i swe et C h o c o l ate, g r ate d ⅛ C. C o nfe c t i o n e r s’ S u g a r, f o r dust i n g D i r e ct i o n s

1. Pr e h e at ove n to 3 5 0 d e g r e e s F (175 d e g r e e s C). Li n e bak i n g s h e et s w i t h p a r c hm e nt p a p e r.

2. I n a m e di um b ow l, w hi p e g g yo lks a n d 1/4 c up of su g a r w i t h a n e l e c t r i c m i xe r unt i l t hi c k a n d p a l e. In a s e p a r ate b ow l, w hi p e g g w hi te s (w i t h c l e a n b e ate r s) to s of t p e aks. G r adu a lly s p r i nk l e i n t h e r e m ai ni n g 1/ 2 c up su g a r w hi l e w hi p p i n g to m e di um st i f f p e aks. Fo l d t h e e g g yo lk m i x t ur e i nto t h e e g g w hi te s. G e nt ly f o l d i n t h e f l o ur a n d 1 te as p o o n va ni ll a. T h e bat te r s h o ul d b e t hi c k a n d p a l e ye ll ow.

3. Tr ac e t wo 9 - i n c h c i r c l e s o nto t h e p a r c hm e nt p a p e r us i n g a c ake p a n as a g ui d e.

S p r e ad o r p i p e bat te r to c o m p l ete ly f i ll i ns i d e t h e li n e s of t h e c i r c l e s. T h e bat te r s h o ul d b e a b o ut 1/ 2 i n c h t a ll.

4. Lo ad t h e r e m ai ni n g bat te r i nto a p ast r y ba g f i t te d w i t h a h a l f i n c h t i p o r h o l e.

D r aw p a r a ll e l li n e s o nto a n ot h e r p i e c e of p a r c hm e nt t h at a r e 3 i n c h e s a p a r t .

Pi p e t h e bat te r bac k a n d f o r t h j ust b et we e n t h e li n e s i n a c o m p r e s s e d S m ot i o n, unt i l yo u r un o ut of bat te r. T hi s i s t h e p a r t t h at w r a p s a r o un d t h e o ut s i d e of t h e c ake. (I t h e lp s to h ave i t i n o n e p i e c e, b ut yo u c a n p i p e i n di v i du a l f i n g e r s us i n g t h e g ui d e li n e s dr aw n o n t h e p a p e r, i f yo u p r efe r.) T h e r e m ay b e ex t r a.

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5. B ake i n p r e h e ate d ove n 10 to 15 m i nute s, unt i l f i r m b ut n ot b r ow n e d.

Re m ove f r o m t h e ove n a n d dust g e n e r o us ly w i t h c o nfe c t i o n e r s’ su g a r. S et as i d e to c o o l.

6. To m ake t h e sy r up, st i r to g et h e r 1 c up su g a r, b o i li n g wate r, c of fe e a n d 1/4 c up r um unt i l su g a r i s di s s o l ve d. S et as i d e.

7. To m ake t h e f i lli n g, c o m b i n e m as c a r p o n e, 2 c up s c o nfe c t i o n e r s’ su g a r, da r k r um a n d 1 te as p o o n va ni ll a i n a l a r g e b ow l. W hi s k to g et h e r unt i l c o m p l ete ly s m o ot h, s c r a p i n g t h e b ot to m of t h e b ow l to r e m ove a ny lum p s.

G r adu a lly w hi s k i n t h e h e av y c r e a m. W hi p w i t h a n e l e c t r i c m i xe r unt i l s of t p e aks f o r m. S to p w hi p p i n g w h e n t h e m i x t ur e s h ow s t h e f i r st s i g n of g r ai ni n e s s.

8. To as s e m b l e, li n e t h e s i d e s of a 9 - i n c h s p r i n g f o r m p a n w i t h p a r c hm e nt o r wa xe d p a p e r. Pl ac e o n e of t h e l ady f i n g e r r o un ds i n t h e b ot to m of t h e p a n. B r us h g e n e r o us ly, b ut d o n ot s o ak c o m p l ete ly, w i t h sy r up. Pl ac e t h e 3 - i n c h hi g h l ady f i n g e r st r i p s a r o un d t h e i ns i d e e d g e of t h e p a n, s o t h at t h e s i d e s a r e c o m p l ete ly c ove r e d. B r us h g e n e r o us ly w i t h sy r up.

9. S p r e ad h a l f of t h e f i lli n g m i x t ur e ove r t h e f i r st l ady f i n g e r r o un d i n t h e p a n. Pl ac e t h e r e m ai ni n g l ady f i n g e r r o un d o n to p of t h e f i lli n g. S o ak t h e s e c o n d l ady f i n g e r r o un d w i t h sy r up unt i l i t c a nn ot t ake a ny m o r e. S p r e ad t h e r e m ai ni n g f i lli n g ove r t h at a n d s m o ot h t h e to p. S p r i nk l e w i t h g r ate d c h o c o l ate. Ref r i g e r ate at l e ast 4 h o ur s.

10. To s e r ve, r e m ove t h e s i d e s of t h e p a n a n d c a r ef ully r e m ove t h e p a r c hm e nt o r wa xe d p a p e r f r o m t h e o ut s i d e of t h e c ake. D ust w i t h c o nfe c t i o n e r s’ su g a r j ust b ef o r e s e r v i n g.

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I h ave v i s i te d di st i ll e r i e s, m et r um p e o p l e, at te n d e d r um Fe st i va l s a n d j o i n e d t h e Rum Fa m i ly. I h ave st u di e d to o, b e c aus e Rum i s n ot o n ly a g r e at di st i ll ate, i t ’s a wo r l d.

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I n 2 0 2 0, w i t h my s o n C l au di o, I h ave p ub li s h e d a n ew b o o k “ FREN C H RUM – A H i sto r y 16 3 9 -19 0 2 ”.

I n t h e J a n u a r y a r t i c l e, I w r ote a b o u t t h e s p e c t ac u l a r g r ow t h of C u b a n r u m at t h e e n d of t h e 18 0 0 s a n d f o c u s e d o n b ot t l i n g, b r a n di n g a n d m a r ket i n g a s d e c i s i ve f ac to r s i n i t s s u c c e s s. I t i s ev i d e nt , t h o u g h, t h at t h i s s u c c e s s wa s a l s o d u e to i t s o r g a n o l e pt i c c h a r ac te r i st i c s , t h at i s , to t h e f ac t t h at a g r ow i n g n u m b e r of c o n s u m e r s f o u n d i t g o o d, b et te r t h a n t h e ot h e r r u m s o n t h e m a r ket . I t wa s i n d e e d ve r y di f fe r e nt f r o m t r a di t i o n a l r u m s. A c t u a l l y, i t wa s a di f fe r e nt k i n d of r u m: t h e s o - c a l l e d R o n Líg er o C u b a n o (C u b a n L i g ht Ru m). T h i s n ew k i n d of r u m wa s c l e a n, l i g ht , l ow e ste r s, w i t h o ut t h e u s u a l b a d s m e l l s , a n d e a sy to d r i n k . I t a p p e a l e d to r e g u l a r c o n s u m e r s , b u t i t wa s a l s o a p p r e c i ate d by m a ny w h o di d n ot u s u a l l y dr i n k r u m, t h u s c o n q u e r i n g n ew m a r ket s e g m e nt s.

I n t h i s a r t i c l e, I w i l l t r y to u n d e r st a n d w h at i t s c h a r ac te r i st i c s we r e a n d w h at te c h n i c a l a n d p r o d u c t i ve c h o i c e s t h ey c a m e f r o m. I t i s n ot a n e a sy te r r a i n to m ove o n, a n d i n t h i s a r t i c l e yo u w i l l f i n d m o r e d o u bt s t h a n c e r t a i nt i e s , h oweve r I t h i n k i t i s n e c e s s a r y to t r y.

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S o o n, I di s c ove r e d t h at r um h as a l s o a te r r i b l e a n d r i c h H i sto r y, m ad e of voya g e s a n d c o n qu e st s, b l o o d a n d swe at , i m p e r i a l f l e et s a n d r evo lut i o ns. I s o o n r e a lize d t h at t hi s H i sto r y d e s e r ve d to b e r e s e a r c h e d p r o p e r ly a n d I d e c i d e d to d evote mys e l f to i t w i t h a ll my p as s i o n a n d w i t h t h e h e lp of t h e bas i c s c h o l a r ly to o l s I h ad l e a r nt dur i n g my o l d uni ve r s i t y ye a r s.

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to t h e wo r k of t h e “ Roya l C o m m i s s i o n o n w h i s k y a n d ot h e r Pot a b l e s p i r i t s”, 19 0 8 .

T h e C o m m i s s i o n d e a l t b r ave l y w i t h t h e t h o r ny i s su e s of t h e l e g a l d ef i n i t i o n of t h e p r o d u c t s, t h e p r o du c t i o n m et h o d s, t h e r aw m ate r i a l s a n d g e o g r a p h i c a l o r i g i n. I d o n ot b e li eve t h at su c h a m a s s of ev i d e n c e f r o m i n du st r y p r ofe s s i o n a l s h a d eve r b e e n c o l l e c te d b ef o r e, a n d p e r h a p s eve n af te r wa r d s: 116 w i t n e s s e s a n d va r i o u s d o c u m e nt s. T h e C o m m i s s i o n d e a l t m a i n l y w i t h w h i s key, b ut a l ot of i nf o r m at i o n c a n b e f o un d a l s o o n r um. O n e of t h e m o st i nte r e st i n g p o i nt s i s t h e d e b ate o n Pot S t i l l ve r su s Pate nt (t h at i s, C o l um n) S t i l l a n d o n t h e s o - c a l l e d “ n e u t r a l s p i r i t s”. M a ny w i t n e s s e s of t h e w h i s key b u s i n e s s st ate d t h at o n l y t h e p r o du c e of t h e Pot S t i l l c a n b e r i g ht l y c a l l e d S c otc h o r I r i s h W h i s k y, a n d n ot t h e “ n e ut r a l s p i r i t ” p r o du c e d by t h e Pate nt S t i l l. T h e C o m m i s s i o n e r s we r e n ot c o nv i n c e d b e c au s e – t h ey s a i d - t h e Pate nt S t i l l h a d b e e n d e f ac to l a r g e l y u s e d to p r o du c e w h i s key f o r m a ny d e c a d e s n ow. M o r e ove r, ac c o r di n g to s o m e C o m m i s s i o n e r s, t h e Pate nt S t i l l s p i r i t s we r e s u c c e s s f u l n ot o n l y b e c au s e t h ey we r e c h e a p e r t h a n t h e Pot S t i l l s p i r i t s, b ut a l s o b e c au s e t h e i r t a ste wa s m o st a p p r e c i ate d by t h e p u b li c .

H e r e i s a te st i m o n i a l a b o ut r um: W h at d o yo u s ay i s t h e p r o du c t of t h e Pate nt S t i l l? – S i l e nt s p i r i t , I b e li eve. I t d e st r oy s a l l t h e e ste r s a n d t h e va l u a b l e p r o p e r t i e s i n t h e r u m.

A n d o n t h e N av y Rum: “ Yo u a r e e m p l oye d by t h e Adm i r a l t y, a r e yo u n ot ? – Ye s, we b u y t h e i r r um. “ D o yo u b u y a l l t h e r um f o r t h e N av y ? – Ye s, a l l.

H a s t h e c o n sum pt i o n of r um va r i e d ve r y m u c h of l ate ye a r s? – I t h a s b e e n ste a di l y i n c r e a s i n g l ate l y.

I su p p o s e t h at i n c r e a s e i s m a i n l y a n i n c r e a s e i n J a m a i c a r um? – N o, I s h o u l d n ot s ay s o. I s h o u l d t h i n k i t wa s m o r e i n t h e ot h e r s o r t s. I d o n ot t h i nk J a m a i c a r um h a s i n c r e a s e d m ate r i a l l y. I t h a s s li g ht l y.

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a n d Tr i n i d a d, b u t a l s o C u b a, M au r i t i u s , S t .

K i t t s , B a r b a d o s. M o st of t h e s u g a r- c a n e g r ow i n g c o u nt r i e s p r o d u c e r u m.

We o n c e s u p p l i e d t h e A d m i r a l t y w i t h J a m a i c a r u m (t h ey u s u a l l y t a ke D e m e r a r a a n d Tr i n i d a d) a n d t h e s a i l o r s di d n ot l i ke i t s o we l l.

T h e b u l k of t h e N av y r u m, w h at i s t h at ? — T h at wo u l d b e p r o of r u m – n ot J a m a i c a.

B u t t h at r u m i s l a r g e l y Pate nt S t i l l r u m? — C h i ef l y Pate nt S t i l l r u m.

I n t h e C o n c l u s i o n s , we f i n d t h i s r ef l e c t i o n: “ T h e a d va nt a g e s c l a i m e d f o r r u m of t h e s l ow fe r m e nt at i o n t y p e di st i l l e d i n S t i l l s of t h e k i n d c o m m o n l y u s e d i n J a m a i c a a r e f r e q u e nt l y st ate d to b e i t s f l avo u r s a n d i t s g r e at r e sto r at i ve p owe r s d u e to i t s h i g h c o nte nt of e ste r s. A s t h e e ste r s c o nt a i n e d i n r u m of eve r y t y p e c o n s i st m a i n l y of et hy l ac et ate i t i s di f f i c u l t to p e r c e i ve h ow t h i s n ot ve r y p l e a s a nt s u b st a n c e c a n c o nfe r o n r u m t h e c h a r ac te r i st i c a r o m a of t h at s p i r i t . …T h e c o n s u m e r s of r u m i n t h e We st I n di a n C o l o n i e s g e n e r a l l y p r efe r a c l e a n l i g ht s p i r i t of m e di u m f r u i t y f l avo r, u s u a l l y of l ow e ste r s c o nte nt , to a r i c h e r, h e av i e r, a n d p r o b a b l y a s o m ew h at o i l y s p i r i t of h i g h c o nte nt s of e ste r s a n d r i c h i n f l avo u r i n g m at te r s.”

T h e r ef o r e, t h e Roya l C o m m i s s i o n n ote d i n 19 0 8 t h at , f o r s o m e t i m e, t h e r e h a d b e e n a g e n e r a l c h a n g e i n t h e t a ste of t h e p u b l i c t h at n ow p r efe r r e d m o r e n e u t r a l s p i r i t s. I b e l i eve t h at t h e s u c c e s s of C u b a n L i g ht Ru m f i t s i nto t h i s f r a m ewo r k , of fe r i n g a n ew t y p e of r u m, m o r e s u i te d to t h e c h a n g e d d e s i r e s of c o n s u m e r s. A q u e st i o n: t h e c h a n g e of t a ste p r e d ate d t h e a r r i va l o n t h e m a r ket of t h e R o n Líg er o C u b a n o a n d of t h e ot h e r C o l u m n S t i l l s p i r i t s? O r wa s i t t h e ot h e r way r o u n d, t h at i s , t h e a r r i va l of n ew k i n d of s p i r i t s i n s p i r e d t h e c h a n g e of t a ste? S o r r y, I a m af r a i d I d o n ot k n ow.

We n ow c o m e to p r o d u c t i o n. D o e s t h e di ve r s i t y a n d b et te r q u a l i t y of C u b a n r um d e p e n d o n t h e r aw m ate r i a l? Ye s , ac c o r di n g to m a ny, b e c au s e C u b a n s u g a r c a n e – t h ey s ay - i s b et te r t h a n ot h e r s. C a m p o a m o r d e s c r i b e s i t i n l y r i c a l to n e s: “ I t i s a n a x i o m t h at w i t h o u t m o l a s s e s t h e r e i s n o r u m a n d a l s o t h at m o l a s s e s h ave di f fe r e nt q u a l i t i e s i n t h e b ot a ny of s u g a r c a n e. I n p l a nt

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p hys i o l o g y, f r o m g e r m i n at i o n to c ut t i n g i n t h e f i e l d, r e a dy to st a r t t h e i n du st r i a l p r o c e s s; i n t h e h o u s e; i n t h e g r ow t h of i t s r o ot s a n d ae r i a l p a r t s; i n t h e i r nut r i t i o n, t h e r e a r e f ac to r s t h at d ete r m i n e t h e i r p e r f o r m a n c e i n su c r o s e. E ac h b i o l o g i c a l st a g e, at p a r, i s c o n di t i o n e d by s o l a r e n e r g y - te m p e r at u r e a n d h e at -, by hum i di t y - r a i n a n d i r r i g at i o n -, by s o i l c o n di t i o n s n i t r o g e n, p h o s p h o r u s, p ot a s s i um, a e r at i o n -, i n a d di t i o n to p r e c i s e m et h o d s of c u l t i vat i o n a n d t h e ava i l a b i li t y of l a b o r f o r c e. S o t h e we at h e r, i n t h e f i r st i n st a n c e, i s i t s p hy s i c a l aut h o r. A n d a s m u c h a s t h e tot a l we at h e r, t h e li g ht , w h i c h i s p a r t of t h at w h o l e.

Tr u e t r ut h, s c i e nt i f i c t r ut h, i s s a i d w h e n i t i s af f i r m e d t h at t wo p r ote c t i ve f ac to r s i nf l u e n c e: c li m ate a n d li g ht . ... T h e r e i s n o s e c r et - i f t h e s c i e n c e i s st i l l s e c r et to s o m e o n e - i n t h e qu a li t y of c a n e, of c a n e su g a r, of m o l a s s e s, a n d of a g u a r di e nte. I t i s a g l o r i o u s c h a i n r e ac t i o n, a g i f t of f ate to t h e i s l a n d of r um.”(F. C a m p o a m o r “E l H i j o A l e g r e d e l a C a ña ” ). I d a r e to d o ubt t h at .

Fi r st , b e c au s e t h e c a n e h a d b e e n t h e s a m e f o r a few d e c a d e s, b ef o r e t h e b i r t h of t h e R o n Líg er o. I n a d di t i o n, to d ay m a ny r u m s a r e m a nu f ac t u r e d w i t h di f fe r e nt t y p e s of m o l a s s e s b o u g ht o n t h e m a r ket , b ut t h e r u m p r o d u c e d r e m a i n s t h e s a m e. S o m ay b e t h e r o l e of r aw m ate r i a l i s n’ t a l l t h at d e c i s i ve.

Fe r m e nt at i o n. T h e s h o r t fe r m e nt at i o n, w h i c h st i l l c h a r ac te r i ze s C ub a n r um, m ay b e o n e of t h e r e a s o n s, a s I a l r e a dy w r ote i n t h e a r t i c l e “ B ACA RDI ” i n t h e J u l y 2 0 2 3 i s s u e.

U nf o r t u n ate l y, I h ave n ot f o un d a ny s o u r c e s o n t h i s sub j e c t . I w r ote to B ac a r di a s k i n g i f t h ey k n ew w h e n t h ey h a d st a r te d u s i n g s h o r t fe r m e nt at i o n, b ut I h a d n o a n swe r.

H oweve r, i t m u st h ave b e e n s p o nt a n e o u s fe r m e nt at i o n, b e c au s e a r e a l c h o i c e of ye a st s a n d i n o c u l at i o n i n ste r i l e t a n ks to avo i d c o nt a m i n at i o n, a r r i ve d o n l y l ate r, i n t h e 19 0 0 s.

D i st i l l at i o n. We k n ow t h at B ac a r di st a r te d w i t h a t r a di t i o n a l, o l d Pot S t i l l.

W h e n di d t h ey st a r t u s i n g C o l um s S t i l l s?

U nf o r t u n ate l y, I d o n ot k n ow. T h e d ate of 1911 i n di - c ate d by G j e l te n (i n h i s ot h e r w i s e b e aut i f u l b o o k “B a c a r d i a n d th e Lo n g Fi g h t f o r C u b a ” ) i s f r a nk l y to o l ate.

I t i s i m p o s s i b l e t h at b ef o r e 1911 t h ey h a d p r o d u c e d su c h a hu g e qu a nt i t y of r u m w i t h t h e o l d, “ r ac h i t i c ” Pot S t i l l w i t h w h i c h D o n

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B ac u n d o b e g a n p r o d u c t i o n i n 18 6 2 . I a l s o w r ote to B ac a r di o n t h i s s u b j e c t , b u t a g a i n, t h e r e wa s n o a n swe r.

Fi l t r at i o n. I t h i n k f i l t r at i o n i s i m p o r t a nt . T h e b a d s m e l l of r u m - “ t h e r i g ht r u m st i nk ’ ” s o l ove d by t h e B r i t i s h i n t h e p a st – wa s a l way s a a big problema and probably became i n c r e a s i n g l y s e r i o u s i n t h e 18 0 0 s , a s t h e t a ste of t h e p u b l i c c h a n g e d. M a ny t r i e d to s o l ve i t . H e r e i s a n exa m p l e g i ve n by M a n u e l M o r e n o Fr a g i n a l s i n h i s g r e at b o o k “E L I N G E N I O C o m p l e j o e c o n ó m i c o - s o c i a l C u b a n o d e l azú c a r ”: “ T h e o n l y te c h n i c a l p r o b l e m to ove r c o m e wa s t h at t h e r u m h a d a n u n p l e a s a nt t a ste a n d s m e l l of m u st . I n 18 41, J o s é Lu i s C a s a s e c a [di st i n g u i s h e d c h e m i st , p r ofe s s o r of c h e m i st r y at t h e H ava n a U n i ve r s i t y] r e q u e ste d a r ewa r d f r o m t h e Roya l C o n s u l ate f o r h av i n g di s c ove r e d a n i nf a l l i b l e m et h o d of e l i m i n at i n g t h i s d efe c t . S h o r t l y af te r wa r d s i t wa s di s c ove r e d t h at t h e C a s a s e c a m et h o d wa s p u b l i s h e d s i n c e 1817 i n t h e b o o k L’A r t d u d is t i l l a teu r. A n d b e s i d e s , i t l ef t a wo r s e t a ste. By 18 5 0 a r u m of t h e p r e s e nt t a ste a n d q u a l i t y wa s f i r st o bt a i n e d, t hu s b e g i n n i n g t h e g r e at l i q u o r i n d u st r y, w h o s e g r e at d eve l o p m e nt wa s to t a ke p l ac e i n t h e s e c o n d h a l f of t h e c e nt u r y.”

T h e s o l u t i o n c a m e f r o m c h e m i st r y. “ G e r m a n c h e m i st J o h a n n To b i a s Low i t z (1757-18 0 4) di s c ove r e d a n d r e c o r d e d, i n 178 5 , t h at c h a r c o a l a d s o r b e d n ox i o u s o d o u r s f r o m s i c k p e o p l e, p u t r i d m e at s a n d r ot te n ve g et a b l e s.

H e a l s o f o u n d t h at t h e s u b st a n c e wa s exc e l l e nt f o r r e m ov i n g t h e c o l o u r f r o m l i q u i d s , p a r t i c u l a r l y c r y st a l l i n e ac et i c ac i d … Merely shaking corn-based spirit with p owd e r e d c h a r c o a l r e m ove d f u s e l o i l s a n d u n p l e a s a nt e ste r s , i m p r ov i n g t h e l i qu o r ’s a r o m a a n d t a ste. U n d e s i d e r a b l e c o l o u r wa s q u i c k l y w h i s ke d away, p r o d u c i n g a c l e a n e r f o r m of et h a n o l.” (J. B r ow n a n d A . M i l l e r “S p i r i t o f th e C a n e. T h e S to r y o f C u b a n Rum”) L ate r, C h a r l e s D e r o s n e i nve nte d a n d m a r kete d h i s ow n f i l t r at i o n sy ste m.

A c c o r di n g to B r ow n a n d M i l l e r, “ C u b a wa s a n e a r l y a d o pte r of D e r o s n e’s f i l t r at i o n sy ste m. C u b a n s u g a r p l a nte r s J o a q uín d e A r r i et a, We n c e s l a o d e V i l l au r r u t i a, a n d Pe d r o Lef r a n c A r r i et a ac te d a s D e r o s n e’s a g e nt s , s et t i n g u p t h e f i r st f i l t r at i o n sy ste m, i n 18 41, at L a M e l l a p l a nt at i o n w h i c h wa s

ow n e d by Wa n c e s l a o d e U r r ut i a. T h i s d e v i c e st r e a m li n e d t a s ks exe c ute d n o r m a l l y by s l ave l a b o u r e r s. T h r e e ye a r s l ate r, b ot h D e r o s n e a n d C a i l r e c o g n i ze d t h at t h e n ew f i l t r at i o n sy ste m n e e d e d to b e o p e r ate d by a s k i l l e d su g a r m a ste r. D e r o s n e h i m s e l f t r ave l l e d to C ub a” (B r ow n, M i l l e r) to t r a i n wo r ke r s a n d sup e r v i s e i n st a l l at i o n.

I n 1918 (I t h i n k), t h e m o st aut h o r i t at i ve C u b a n n ew s p a p e r, t h e D i a r i o d e l a M a r i n a d e di c ate d a s p e c i a l i s su e to t h e m a j o r C u b a n c o m p a n i e s. B ac a r di h a d a l o n g a r t i c l e w h i c h c o nf i r m e d t h e i m p o r t a n c e of f i l t r at i o n at t h e o r i g i n of i t s su c c e s s. O u r rum “became increasingly popular among t h e c o n sum e r p ub li c , di st i n g ui s h i n g i t s e l f from similar products in Mar tinique and J a m a i c a a n d f r o m a l l ot h e r r um s i n t h e We st I n di e s by h av i n g a m u c h m o r e d e li c ate t a ste a n d b e i n g d evo i d of t h at p a r t i c u l a r t a ste of ot h e r r u m s, w h i c h r e s e m b l e s t h e m ac e r at i o n of l e at h e r. ... T h e ve r y s p e c i a l t a ste a n d a r o m a of t h i s dr i n k , w h i c h a r e du e to a m o r e f i n i s h e d wo r k of p u r i f i c at i o n (w h i c h i s t h e s e c r et of t h e h o u s e B ac a r di a n d C o. of S a nt i a g o d e C ub a) g ave li fe to t h i s n ew p r o du c t of c a n e c a l l e d t h e ‘ B ac a r di ’. “ L a st , b ut n ot l e a st , a g e i n g. C ub a n di st i l l e r s we r e m ay b e t h e f i r st to c o n s c i o u s l y a n d d e li b e r ate l y a g e t h e r um o n a l a r g e s c a l e, to d e e p l y i m p r ove t h e p r o du c t . I t wa s exp e n s i ve, b ut i n t h e l o n g r un i t wa s ve r y r ewa r di n g. “ M e a nw h i l e, m o r e a n d m o r e b a r r e l s we r e d ate d a n d s e a l e d t h at s l e pt t h e i r a g i n g i n t h e c e l l a r of t h e f i r m, w i t h a s e c r et p u r p o s e. D o n Fac un d o, a C at a l a n af te r a l l, to o k o n t h e m o st s o li d p at i e n c e a n d wa s i nve st i n g eve r y p e n ny h e o bt a i n e d i n t h e c r e at i o n of t h o s e r e s e r ve s t h at wo u l d o n e d ay t u r n h i s c h e a p r um s i nto q u a li t y l i q u e u r s. W i t h o ut k n ow i n g i t - o r p e r h a p s s e n s i n g i t -, t h at e nte r p r i s i n g a n d st u b b o r n m a n wa s p e r f o r m i n g a un i q u e o p e r at i o n i n t h e h i sto r y of r um, a n o p e r at i o n t h at , m o r e ove r, wo u l d l ate r p r ove un - r e p e at a b l e: t h e i n c o ste a b l e c r e at i o n of a g e d r um s of f i ve, te n, f i f te e n ye a r s, t h at s o m a ny l o s s e s p r ovo ke d to h i s b u d g et , b ut t h at we r e b u i l di n g t h e b a s e s of a t r u e e m - p i r e.” ( L . Pa du r a “L a la r g a v i da s e c r e ta d e u na f ó r mu la s e c r e ta ” ) I wa nt to c o n c l u d e t h i s a r t i c l e w i t h t h e o p i n i o n of a r e a l C ub a n r um p r ofe s s i o n a l.

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s p e c i a l i s e d i n s u g a r a n d a l c o h o l, i n h i s b o o k “B o s qu e j o h i s tó r i c o L a I n d us tr i a A l c o h o l er a E n C u b a ” p o st h u m o u s l y p u b l i s h e d i n 2 017, w r i te s: “ I t i s t h e au t h o r ’s o p i n i o n t h at t h e r e a l c au s e t h at a l l owe d t h e d eve l - o p m e nt of C u b a n r u m, a s we k n ow i t to d ay, a r i s e s f r o m t h e i nt r o d u c t i o n of c o nt i n - u o u s r e c t i f i c at i o n e q u i p m e nt , w h i c h a l l owe d t h e p r o d u c t i o n of di st i l l ate s w i t h s u c h p u r i t y, t h at t h e o l d st i l l s c o u l d n’ t r e ac h... Re m e m b e r t h at t h e e s s e n c e of C u b a n r u m c o n s i st s of t h e p r o p e r m i x i n g a n d p r o c e s s i n g of a n i m p u r e di st i l l ate (t h e b a s i c a g u a r d i en te) w i t h p u r i f i e d di st i l l ate s (a l c o h o l s) a n d t h u s ac h i eve s a l i g ht r u m, w i t h a r o m a a n d f l avo r p e r fe c t l y b a l a n c e d. ... O l d c o nt i n u o u s di st i l l at i o n sy ste m, a l l m a n u f ac t u r e d i n c o p p e r, f o r t h e di st i l l at i o n of s p i r i t s a n d a l c o h o l s. T h e s e sy ste m s we r e t h e key to ac h i ev i n g t h e c u r r e nt c h a r ac te r i st i c s of C u b a n r u m, a l o n g w i t h t h e w i s e u s e of c o a l i n t h e f i l t r at i o n.”

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A LCO H O L Definition T h e te r m A lc o h o l, r efe r s to a ny of a c l as s of o r g a ni c c o m p o un ds c h a r ac te r ize d by o n e o r m o r e hyd r ox y l (― O H) g r o up s at t ac h e d to a c a r b o n ato m of a n a l k y l g r o up (hydr o c a r b o n c h ai n).

A l c o h o l s m ay b e c o ns i d e r e d as o r g a ni c d e r i vat i ve s of wate r (H 2O) i n w hi c h o n e of t h e hydr o g e n ato m s h as b e e n r e p l ac e d by a n a lk y l g r o up, t y p i c a lly r e p r e s e nte d by R i n o r g a ni c st r u c t ur e s. Fo r exa m p l e, i n et h a n o l (o r et hy l a l c o h o l) t h e a lk y l g r o up i s t h e et hy l g r o up, ― C H 2C H 3 .

c o l o r l e s s li qui ds o r s o li ds at r o o m te m p e r at ur e. A l c o h o l s of l ow m o l e c ul a r we i g ht a r e hi g h ly s o lub l e i n wate r ; w i t h i n c r e as i n g m o l e c ul a r we i g ht , t h ey b e c o m e l e s s s o lub l e i n wate r, a n d t h e i r b o i li n g p o i nt s, va p o ur p r e s sur e s, d e ns i t i e s, a n d v i s c o s i t i e s i n c r e as e.

A n ot h e r way of c l as s i f y i n g a l c o h o l s i s bas e d o n w hi c h c a r b o n ato m i s b o n d e d to t h e hydr ox y l g r o up. I f t hi s c a r b o n i s p r i m a r y (1°, b o n d e d to o n ly o n e ot h e r c a r b o n ato m), t h e c o m p o un d i s a p r i m a r y a l c o h o l. A s e c o n da r y a l c o h o l h as t h e hydr ox y l g r o up o n a s e c o n da r y (2 °) c a r b o n ato m, w hi c h i s b o n d e d to t wo ot h e r c a r b o n ato m s.

S i m i l a r ly, a te r t i a r y a l c o h o l h as t h e hydr ox y l g r o up o n a te r t i a r y (3°) c a r b o n ato m, w hi c h i s b o n d e d to t h r e e ot h e r c a r b o ns. A l c o h o l s a r e r efe r r e d to as a lly li c o r b e nz y li c i f t h e hydr ox y l g r o up i s b o n d e d to a n a lly li c c a r b o n ato m (adj ac e nt to a C = C d o ub l e b o n d) o r a b e nz y li c c a r b o n ato m (n ex t to a b e nze n e r i n g), r e s p e c t i ve ly.

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A l c o h o l s a r e a m o n g t h e m o st c o m m o n o r g a ni c c o m p o un ds. T h ey a r e us e d as swe ete n e r s a n d i n m ak i n g p e r f um e s, a r e va lu a b l e i nte r m e di ate s i n t h e sy nt h e s i s of ot h e r c o m p o un ds, a n d a r e a m o n g t h e m o st a b un da nt ly p r o du c e d o r g a ni c c h e m i c a l s i n i n dust r y. Pe r h a p s t h e t wo b e st- k n ow n a l c o h o l s a r e et h a n o l a n d m et h a n o l (o r m et hy l a l c o h o l). Et h a n o l i s us e d i n to i l et r i e s, p h a r m ac e ut i c a l s, a n d f u e l s, a n d i t i s us e d to ste r i lize h o s p i t a l i nst r um e nt s. It i s, m o r e ove r, t h e a l c o h o l i n a l c o h o li c b eve r a g e s. T h e a n e st h et i c et h e r i s a l s o m ad e f r o m et h a n o l. M et h a n o l i s us e d as a s o l ve nt , as a r aw m ate r i a l f o r t h e m a nu f ac t ur e of f o r m a l d e hyd e a n d s p e c i a l r e s i ns, i n s p e c i a l f u e l s, i n a nt i f r e eze, a n d f o r c l e a ni n g m et a l s.

A s w i t h ot h e r t y p e s of o r g a ni c c o m p o un ds, a l c o h o l s a r e n a m e d by b ot h f o r m a l a n d c o m m o n syste m s.

T h e m o st g e n e r a lly a p p li c a b l e syste m was ad o pte d at a m e et i n g of t h e I nte r n at i o n a l U ni o n of Pur e a n d A p p li e d C h e m i st r y (IU PAC) i n Pa r i s i n 19 57.

Us i n g t h e IU PAC syste m, t h e n a m e f o r a n a l c o h o l us e s t h e - o l su f f i x w i t h t h e n a m e of t h e p a r e nt a lka n e, to g et h e r w i t h a num b e r to g i ve t h e l o c at i o n of t h e hydr ox y l g r o up. T h e r ul e s a r e sum m a r ize d i n a t h r e e - ste p p r o c e dur e:

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2. N um b e r t h e l o n g e st c a r b o n c h ai n st a r t i n g at t h e e n d n e a r e st t h e ― OH g r o up, a n d us e t h e a p p r o p r i ate num b e r, i f n e c e s s a r y, to i n di c ate t h e p o s i t i o n of t h e ― O H g r o up.

A l c o h o l s m ay b e c l as s i f i e d as p r i m a r y, s e c o n da r y, o r te r t i a r y, ac c o r di n g to w hi c h c a r b o n of t h e a lk y l g r o up i s b o n d e d to t h e hydr ox y l g r o up. M o st a l c o h o l s a r e

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1. N a m e t h e l o n g e st c a r b o n c h ai n t h at c o nt ai ns t h e c a r b o n ato m b e a r i n g t h e ― O H g r o up. D r o p t h e f i n a l - e f r o m t h e a lka n e n a m e, a n d ad d t h e su f f i x - o l.

3. N a m e t h e sub st i t u e nt s, a n d g i ve t h e i r num b e r s as f o r a n a lka n e o r a lke n e.

T h e exa m p l e o n t h e r i g ht h as a l o n g e st c h ai n of s i x c a r b o n ato m s, s o t h e r o ot n a m e i s h exa n o l. T h e ― O H g r o up i s o n t h e t hi r d c a r b o n ato m, w hi c h i s i n di c ate d by t h e n a m e 3 - h exa n o l. T h e r e i s a m et hy l g r o up o n c a r b o n 3 a n d a c h l o r i n e ato m o n c a r b o n 2 . T h e c o m p l ete IU PAC n a m e i s 2- c h l o r o - 3 - m ethy l - 3 - h exa n o l. T h e p r ef i x c yc l o - i s us e d f o r a l c o h o l s w i t h c yc li c a lk y l g r o up s. T h e hydr ox y l g r o up i s as sum e d to b e o n c a r b o n 1, a n d t h e r i n g i s num b e r e d i n t h e di r e c t i o n to g i ve t h e l owe st p o s s i b l e num b e r s to t h e ot h e r sub st i t u e nt s, a s i n, f o r exa m p l e, 2, 2- di m et hy l c yc l o p e nt a n o l.

Common Names T h e c o m m o n n a m e of a n a l c o h o l c o m b i n e s t h e n a m e of t h e a lk y l g r o up w i t h t h e wo r d a l c o h o l. I f t h e a lk y l g r o up i s c o m p l ex , t h e c o m m o n n a m e b e c o m e s aw k wa r d a n d t h e IU PAC n a m e s h o ul d b e us e d. C o m m o n n a m e s of te n i n c o r p o r ate o b s o l ete te r m s i n t h e n a m i n g of t h e a lk y l g r o up; f o r exa m p l e, a my l i s f r e qu e nt ly us e d i nste ad of p e nt y l f o r a f i ve - c a r b o n c h ai n.

Phys i c a l Pr o p e r t i e s M o st of t h e c o m m o n a l c o h o l s a r e c o l o r l e s s li qui ds at r o o m te m p e r at ur e. M et hy l a l c o h o l, et hy l a l c o h o l, a n d i s o p r o py l a l c o h o l a r e f r e e - f l ow i n g li qui ds w i t h f r ui t y a r o m as. T h e hi g h e r a l c o h o l s — t h o s e c o nt ai ni n g 4 to 10 c a r b o n ato m s — a r e s o m ew h at v i s c o us, o r o i ly, a n d t h ey h ave h e av i e r f r ui t y o d o r s. S o m e of t h e hi g h ly b r a n c h e d a l c o h o l s a n d m a ny a l c o h o l s c o nt ai ni n g m o r e t h a n 12 c a r b o n ato m s a r e s o li ds at r o o m te m p e r at ur e.

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Ethanol A l d e hyd e f o r m e d: Ac et a l d e hyd e C a r b ox y l i c a c i d f o r m e d: Ac et i c Ac i d / Et h a n o i c Ac i d E s t e r f o r m e d w h e n r e a c t i n g w i t h i t s e l f: Et hy l Ac et ate, aka Ac et i c Ac i d Et hy l Este r Et h a n o l i s t h e syste m at i c n a m e d ef i n e d by t h e I nte r n at i o n a l U ni o n of Pur e a n d A p p li e d C h e m i st r y f o r a c o m p o un d c o ns i st i n g of a n a lk y l g r o up w i t h t wo c a r b o n ato m s (p r ef i x “et h - ” ), h av i n g a s i n g l e b o n d b et we e n t h e m (i nf i x “ - a n - ” ) a n d a n at t ac h e d − O H f un c t i o n a l g r o up (su f f i x “ - o l ” ).

T h e “et h - ” p r ef i x a n d t h e qu a li f i e r “et hy l ” i n “et hy l a l c o h o l ” o r i g i n a lly c a m e f r o m t h e n a m e “et hy l ” as s i g n e d i n 18 3 4 to t h e g r o up C 2 H 5 − by J ust us Li e b i g. H e c o i n e d t h e wo r d f r o m t h e G e r m a n n a m e Aet h e r of t h e c o m p o un d C 2 H 5 − O − C 2 H 5 (c o m m o n ly c a ll e d “et h e r ” i n En g li s h, m o r e s p e c i f i c a lly c a ll e d “di et hy l et h e r ” ). Ac c o r di n g to t h e O x f o r d En g li s h D i c t i o n a r y, Et hy l i s a c o nt r ac t i o n of t h e A n c i e nt G r e e k α ἰ θ ή ρ (ai t h ḗ r, “ up p e r ai r ” ) a n d t h e G r e e k wo r d ὕλ η (hý l ē, “ wo o d, r aw m ate r i a l ”, h e n c e “ m at te r, sub st a n c e” ).

T h e te r m a l c o h o l n ow r efe r s to a w i d e r c l as s of sub st a n c e s i n c h e m i st r y n o m e n c l at ur e, b ut i n c o m m o n p a r l a n c e

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i t r e m ai ns t h e n a m e of et h a n o l. I t i s a m e di eva l loan from Arabic alku ḥ l, a p owd e r e d o r e of a nt i m o ny us e d s i n c e a nt i qui t y as a c o s m et i c , a n d r et ai n e d t h at m e a ni n g i n M i d dl e L at i n. T h e us e of ‘a l c o h o l ’ f o r et h a n o l (i n f ull, “a l c o h o l of w i n e” ) i s m o d e r n a n d was f i r st r e c o r d e d i n 175 3 . B ef o r e t h e l ate 18 t h c e nt ur y t h e te r m “a l c o h o l ” g e n e r a lly r efe r r e d to a ny sub li m ate d sub st a n c e.

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Et h a n o l h as a c l e a n a l c o h o li c a r o m a, a lm o st i n di st i n g ui s h a b l e f r o m t h at of m et h a n o l. O f te n d e s c r i b e d as “ m e di c i n a l ”.

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E a r l y l a s t m o n t h , M a i s o n Fe r r a n d a n d We s t I n d i e s R u m D i s t i l l e r y u nve i l e d t h e n a m e evo l u t i o n o f P l a n t a t i o n R u m , n o w b e c o m i n g P l a n t e r ay R u m . T h e n a m e ‘ P l a n t e r ay ’ e m b o d i e s t h e b r a n d ’s i d e n t i t y a n d c o r e sy m b o l s t h a t h ave a d o r n e d b o t t l e s f o r m o r e t h a n 2 5 ye a r s . T h i s n a m e p ay s h o m a g e t o s u g a r c a n e, t h e P L A N T t h a t g i ve s b i r t h t o t h e r u m , a n d t h e s u n’s R AYs t h a t a r e e s s e n t i a l f o r s u g a r c a n e grow th and ripening. The decision to rename was p r o m p t e d by t h e b r a n d ’s a n n o u n c e m e n t i n J u l y 2 0 2 0 t o evo l ve i t s n a m e, r e f l e c t i n g a n a c k n o w l e d g m e n t o f t h e p o t e n t i a l l y n e g a t i ve c o n n o t a t i o n s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e t e r m ‘ p l a n t a t i o n ,’ c o n s i d e r i n g i t s t i e s t o d a r ke r h i s t o r i c a l r e a l i t i e s . “ Fr o m t o d ay f o r w a r d , t h e evo l u t i o n f r o m P l a n t a t i o n t o P l a n t e r ay b e g i n s ,” s a i d A l ex a n d r e G a b r i e l . “ I t w a s a l o n g j o u r n ey o f trademarking a name that ref lects our brand ethos i n 12 0 c o u n t r i e s . N a t u r a l l y, t h e r u m w e h ave p r o u d l y p r o d u c e d f o r m o r e t h a n 2 5 ye a r s r e m a i n s ex a c t l y the same and will still be produced with the same ex p e r t i s e, a t t e n t i o n a n d c a r e b u t n o w a s P l a n t e r ay R u m . We r e m a i n w h o l e h e a r t e d l y c o m m i t t e d t o m a ke t h e s a m e exc e p t i o n a l r u m f r o m B a r b a d o s a n d s o m e o f t h e g r e a t e s t r u m t e r r o i r s i n t h e w o r l d.” A t t h e s a m e c e r e m o ny, M a i s o n Fe r r a n d a n d We s t I n d i e s R u m

D i s t i l l e r y a n n o u n c e d t h e g l o b a l r e l e a s e o f P l a n t e r ay C u t & D r y C o c o n u t R u m , a 10 0 % B a r b a d i a n a r t i s a n a l r u m i n f u s e d w i t h l o c a l l y s o u r c e d c o c o n u t , ava i l a b l e for the f irst time outside of the Caribbean. Cut & Dr y Coconut Rum was of f icially launched as the f irst r u m u n d e r t h e P l a n t e r ay R u m n a m e. C r e a t i n g C u t & D r y w a s t h e r e s u l t o f f o u r ye a r s o f ex p e r i m e nt a t i o n to find the per fect balance of natural coconut i n f u s i o n f o r WIRD ’s d e l i c i o u s B a r b a d i a n r u m . To capture the essence of Barbados, the bir thplace of r u m , WIRD p a r t n e r e d w i t h l o c a l c o c o n u t f a r m e r s w h o h ave b e e n c u l t i va t i n g d e l i c i o u s c o c o n u t s f o r generations. “Our par tnership with our local coconut farmers promotes Barbados as a hub for premium c r a f t p r o d u c t s , a s w e l l a s c e l e b r a t e B a r b a d o s’ r i c h h e r i t a g e,” s ay s A n d r e w H a s s e l l , WIRD ’s m a n a g i n g d i r e c t o r. “ T h e d i s t i l l e r y h a s b e e n t h e b a c k b o n e o f t h e l o c a l r u m i n d u s t r y f o r m o r e t h a n 13 0 ye a r s a n d w e i nve s t i n o u r c o m m u n i t y. We a r e p r o u d t o source local molasses and coconuts to produce P l a n t e r ay C u t & D r y, a t r u e p r o d u c t o f B a r b a d o s .

WIRD j o i n e d f o r c e s w i t h t h e C a r i b b e a n A g r i c u l t u r e Re s e a r c h a n d D eve l o p m e nt I n s t i t u t e (C A RDI) a n d t h e I nt e r n a t i o n a l Tr a d e C e nt r e’s A l l i a n c e s f o r A c t i o n program to work with local farmers in Barbados, fostering the grow th of the agriculture sector and ensuring a sustainable supply of coconuts for rum production. The par tnerships suppor t Barbados b u s i n e s s e s a n d s u s t a i n a b l e a g r i c u l t u r e i n i t i a t i ve s a n d c e l e b r a t e i t s h e r i t a g e. WIRD ’s g o a l i s t o g u a r a n t e e t h a t C u t & D r y i s a l w ay s a 10 0 % B a r b a d o s p r o d u c t .

H a n d p i c ke d a t t h e p e a k o f m a t u r i t y, t h e w h i t e f l e s h o f t h e c o c o n u t i s m et i c u l o u s l y c u t a n d d r i e d , p r e s e r v i n g t h e p u r e c o c o n u t f l avo r. T h e f l e s h i s t h e n i n f u s e d i n B a r b a d o s r u m s , c r e a t i n g a n ex p r e s s i o n t h a t p e r f e c t l y b l e n d s t h e r i c h f l avo r s o f B a j a n r u m with the tropical goodness of farm-fresh coconuts.

T h e r e a r e n o c u t t i n g c o r n e r s , i t t a ke s o n e c o c o n u t t o m a ke o n e l i t e r o f C u t & D r y. “ We t r i e d c o c o n u t i n a l l i t s s h a p e s a n d s i ze s , j u i c e, j e l l y, f r e s h f r u i t , d r i e d s h e l l s , yo u n a m e i t , we d i s t i l l e d i t , a n d t a s t e d i t ! ” s ay s D o n B e n n , WIRD ’s m a s t e r d i s t i l l e r. “ I t t o o k f o u r ye a r s o f ex p e r i m e nt a t i o n a n d 97 r e c i p e s t o f i n d t h e w i n n i n g m et h o d a n d c o m b i n a t i o n o f i n g r e d i e n t s sourced from our neighbors, using natural white c o c o n u t f l e s h i n f u s e d i n o u r d e l i c i o u s B a r b a d o s r u m ,” s ay s A l ex a n d r e G a b r i e l , o w n e r a n d m a s t e r b l e n d e r o f M a i s o n Fe r r a n d a n d We s t I n d i e s R u m D i s t i l l e r y. “ I t t o o k A n d r e w H a s s e l a n ex t r a t w o ye a r s t o s e c u r e e n o u g h c o c o n u t s f o r o u r ex p o r t m a r ket s . We w o n’ t b e a b l e t o p r o d u c e ve r y b i g q u a nt i t i e s b e c a u s e C u t & D r y i s h a n d - m a d e a n d t h e c o c o n u t s n e e d t o g r o w, a n d yo u c a n’ t s p e e d t h a t u p. N a t u r e n e e d s t o d o i t s w o r k .” h t t p s: //p l a nt e r ay r u m .c o m / C U B A N R U M FE STI VA L The Latin America News Agency repor ted that the President of Cubasol, Luis Mar tinez de Armas, has a n n o u n c e d t h a t n ex t S e p t e m b e r, Va r a d e r o, C u b a’s m a i n b e a c h r e s o r t w i l l h o s t t h e Fe s t i va l E l R o n d e C u b a . T h e eve n t w i l l b e h e l d f r o m S e p t e m b e r 18 t h t o t h e 2 0 t h a t t h e C a s a d e l R o n ( H o u s e o f R u m) i n t h a t t o w n i n t h e we s t e r n p r ov i n c e o f M a t a n z a s , s o m e 14 0 k i l o m et e r s e a s t o f H ava n a , t h e i s l a n d ’s c a p i t a l .

T h e exe c u t i ve ex p l a i n e d t h a t t h e f e s t i va l w i l l o f f e r visitors the oppor tunity to taste some of the best rums of Cuba, as well as learn about its histor y and p r o d u c t i o n . T h e eve n t w i l l b r i n g t o g e t h e r s p e c i a l i s t s , b u s i n e s s m e n , e nt r e p r e n e u r s , s a l e s a g e nt s , p r o d u c e r s a n d r e t a i l e r s t o exc h a n g e i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e p r o d u c t i o n a n d m a r ke t i n g o f t h e m a i n b r a n d s t h ey p r o d u c e a n d r e p r e s e n t . M a s t e r c l a s s e s w i l l b e g i ve n by r e n o w n e d r u m m a s t e r s , t e c h n o l o g i s t s and national and foreign specialists, as well as the c r e a t i o n o f c o c k t a i l s w i t h w h i t e a n d a g e d r u m s by bar tenders from the Cuban Bar tenders Association (AC C). O t h e r p r o p o s a l s , M a r tín e z d e A r m a s s a i d , will include visits to dif ferent rum factories on the i s l a n d , w h i c h w i l l o f f e r t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o d i s c ove r t h e i n t e r e s t i n g a n d c o m p l ex p r o c e s s e s t h a t g i ve r i s e t o t h e f l avo r o f C u b a n s p i r i t s . T h i s n e w e d i t i o n o f t h e f e s t i va l , o r g a n i z e d by t h e c o m p a ny C a r a c o l S . A ., s u b o r d i n a t e d t o C u b a s o l , w i l l a l s o b e a n exc e l l e n t o p p o r t u n i t y t o e n j oy C u b a a n d i n p a r t i c u l a r Va r a d e r o Beach.

A NGOST U R A The House of Angostura® has star ted to prepare t o c e l e b r a t e a s i t c o u n t s d o w n t o i t s 2 0 0 - ye a r a n n i ve r s a r y i n 2 0 24. W i t h j u s t a f e w w e e k s i nt o t h e s t a r t o f t h e n e w ye a r, t h e H o u s e o f A n g o s t u r a ® i s r a m p i n g u p p r e p a r a t i o n s f o r a f u l l ye a r o f f e s t i v i t i e s i n h o n o r o f i t s b i c e n t e n n i a l . 2 0 24 w i l l b e a n ex t r a o r d i n a r y ye a r f o r t h e H o u s e o f A n g o s t u r a ® a s n e w p r o d u c t r e l e a s e s , c o m m e m o r a t i ve l i m i t e d e d i t i o n s , a n d i n c r e d i b l e a n n i ve r s a r y p a r t i e s a r e p l a n n e d w o r l d w i d e. Tr i n i d a d & To b a g o i s a c o u n t r y k n o w n f o r i t s a b i l i t y t o t h r o w a g o o d p a r t y, a s i t s s c e n e s a t C a r n i va l c a n a t t e s t . A n g o s t u r a ® w i l l c a r r y t h i s l e g e n d a r y, v i b r a n t e n e r g y t h r o u g h i t s a n n i ve r s a r y c e l e b r a t i o n s i nt e r n a t i o n a l l y. T h i s h i s t o r i c ye a r w i l l s e e t h e H o u s e o f A n g o s t u r a ® j o i n a n e l i t e group of companies that has successfully maintained i t s r e l eva n c e w i t h e a c h n e w g e n e r a t i o n o f c o n s u m e r s f o r 2 0 0 ye a r s by c o n t i n u a l l y i n n ova t i n g a n d b u i l d i n g o n i t s l e g a c y. Eve r y d a s h o f A NGOS T UR A ® b i t t e r s has told a rich stor y for t wo centuries. The iconic b i t t e r s b r a n d w a s b o r n i n 18 24 w h e n i t w a s f i r s t f o r m u l a t e d a s a m e d i c i n a l t i n c t u r e i n Ve n e z u e l a

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I n t h e 19 5 0 s , f o l l o w i n g t h e s u c c e s s o f b i t t e r s , Angostura® decided to apply its know-how and passion for blending into craf ting a range of beautiful rums. It now boasts one of the most highly awarded r u m p o r t f o l i o s i n t h e w o r l d. A n g o s t u r a ® t o d ay i s o n e o f Tr i n i d a d & To b a g o’s c r o w n j e w e l s , a n d t h e almost t wo centuries- old histor y is a testament to t h e c o m p a ny ’s g r i t , d r i ve, a n d d e t e r m i n a t i o n . O ve r t h e p a s t 2 0 0 ye a r s , A n g o s t u r a ® h a s ex p a n d e d f r o m bitters and rum into other spirits, as well as low a n d n o a l c o h o l i c b eve r a g e s . 18 3 ye a r s a f t e r t h e original aromatic bitters, Angostura® introduced A NGOS T UR A ® o r a n g e b i t t e r s , a n d t h e i r l a t e s t i n n ova t i o n , A NGOS T UR A ® c o c o a b i t t e r s , w h i c h w a s

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r e l e a s e d i n 2 0 2 0 i s h e l p i n g t o s u p p o r t t h e s u r v i va l o f Tr i n i d a d & To b a g o’s i n d i g e n o u s a g r i c u l t u r a l g e m , Tr i n i t a r i o c o c o a , a n d p r ov i d e s s m a l l - s c a l e o r g a n i c c o c o a f a r m e r s w i t h a s u s t a i n a b l e f u t u r e. H o u s e o f A n g o s t u r a ® C h i e f E xe c u t i ve O f f i c e r, L a u r e n t S c h u n c o m m e n t s: “ Fo r a ny c o m p a ny t o r e a c h 2 0 0 ye a r s i s a n i n c r e d i b l e a c h i eve m e nt . We’r e ve r y p r o u d a n d r e a l l y exc i t e d g o i n g i nt o o u r b i c e nt e n n i a l ye a r. We h ave s o m a ny p l a n s t h a t we’r e a b o u t t o i m p l e m e n t , i n c l u d i n g s o m e exc i t i n g n e w p r o d u c t s . 2 0 24 i s g o i n g t o b e 3 6 6 d ay s o f c e l e b r a t i n g . A s f o r t h e n ex t 2 0 0 ye a r s , t h e f u t u r e l o o ks b r i g h t f o r A n g o s t u r a”. w w w. a n g o s t u r a .c o m

for customers and bar tenders from all corners of the w o r l d.”

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I n 18 8 4 , a n a b a n d o n e d s t e a m b o a t w a s h e d a s h o r e a t ‘ B e e n l e i g h’, a s u g a r c a n e p r o p e r t y o n t h e A l b e r t R i ve r i n Q u e e n s l a n d , A u s t r a l i a . A b o a r d t h e b o a t , t h e SS Wa l r u s , w a s a t r e m e n d o u s c o p p e r s t i l l . Fa t e h a d l a n d e d a g i f t a t t h e f e e t o f c a n e g r o w e r s J o h n D av y a n d Fr a n c i s G o o d i n g , a n d t h ey s e t a b o u t d i s t i l l i n g s p i r i t f r o m t h e i r o w n s u g a r c a n e. C l o s e t o 14 0 ye a r s l a t e r, B e e n l e i g h R u m i s s t i l l c r a f t e d a t t h e s a m e r i ve r s i d e l o c a t i o n . T h e h e r i t a g e - l i s t e d s i t e i s n o l o n g e r j u s t a g o - t o f o r f a n s o f s p i r i t s , h o w eve r. I t ’s n o w a l s o home to a restaurant ser ving pub -style dishes that o f t e n c o m e s l a t h e r e d w i t h a r u m s a u c e. O r d e r t h e signature beef ribs, the corn ribs and sticky pork belly b i t e s a n d yo u’l l b e e a t i n g r u m c o n d i m e n t s w h e t h e r o r n o t yo u’ ve o p t e d f o r t h e e a t e r y ’s b eve r a g e o f c h o i c e t o w a s h d o w n yo u r m e a l . S e a t i n g 8 0 , B e e n l e i g h’s n e w D i s t i l l e r y Re s t a u r a n t o f f e r s n o t o n l y i t s f avo r i t e t i p p l e, b u t a l s o l o c a l p r o d u c e a n d A u s s i e f l avo r s . O t h e r d i s h e s t o t r y i n c l u d e s p i c y c h i c ke n w i n g s , b r i s ke t a n d ve g g i e b u r g e r s , c h a r- g r i l l e d c h i l i g a r l i c s q u i d a n d a 300 - gram Darling Downs por terhouse steak. Plus, the sweets range spans a meringue stack paired w i t h d r a g o n f r u i t c o m p o t e, a s w e l l a s a s t i c k y t o f f e e pudding with burnt orange caramel, cof fee and wattle s e e d g e l a t o. Fa n c y n o t o n l y s t o p p i n g by f o r a m e a l and a drink, but for rum tastings, tours of the distiller y a n d m a s t e r c l a s s e s? T h a t ’s a l s o ava i l a b l e. “ We a r e t h r i l l e d t o i n t r o d u c e T h e D i s t i l l e r y Re s t a u r a n t a s a n ex t e n s i o n o f t h e B e e n l e i g h R u m D i s t i l l e r y ex p e r i e n c e, a n d b e l i eve i t w i l l q u i c k l y b e c o m e a f avo r i t e w i t h b o t h l o c a l s a n d t r ave l e r s ,” s a i d B e e n l e i g h A r t i s a n D i s t i l l e r s’ H e a d o f M a r ke t i n g a n d H o s p i t a l i t y C h r i s I l l m a n . “ T h e m e n u i t s e l f h a s t a ke n c l a s s i c c o m f o r t f o o d s a n d e l eva t e d t h e m w i t h h i g h - q u a l i t y i n g r e d i e n t s , n e w f l avo r p r o f i l e s , u n ex p e c t e d t w i s t s — a n d , o f c o u r s e, a h e a l t hy d o s e o f B e e n l e i g h R u m w h e r e p o s s i b l e.” h t t p s: // w w w. b e e n l e i g h r u m .c o m . a u /

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GOSLINGS T h e l a t e s t f r o m G o s l i n g s i s t h e Fa m i l y Re s e r ve O l d R u m R ye B a r r e l Fi n i s h . T h e f i r s t ex t e n s i o n o f G o s l i n g s Fa m i l y Re s e r ve O l d R u m l i n e, t h e r u m i s f i n i s h e d i n o n c e - u s e d r ye w h i s key b a r r e l s f o r t h r e e ye a r s . Fa m i l y Re s e r ve O l d R u m w a s o r i g i n a l l y p r o d u c e d exc l u s i ve l y f o r m e m b e r s o f t h e G o s l i n g f a m i l y. I t w a s c r e a t e d from a blend of rums that were lef t aging in handselected once used bourbon barrels and bottled once

a n n u a l l y. Fo r t h e r ye b a r r e l f i n i s h , t h r e e r ye b a r r e l f ills were combined in the f inal rum blend to lend a u n i q u e s p i c i n e s s a n d a n h e r b a c e o u s , e a r t hy q u a l i t y t o t h e f i n a l p r o d u c t . E a c h b o t t l e i s h a n d - f i l l e d, h a n d - l a b e l e d a n d n u m b e r e d. T h e n , i t i s s t o p p e d w i t h a c o r k a n d c ove r e d i n g r e e n s e a l i n g w a x (a c o l o r r e g u l a r l y a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e u s e o f r ye b a r r e l s), b e f o r e b e i n g s e a l e d i n t h e s a m e w ay t h e G o s l i n g family first bottled their Bermudan rums in the early 19 0 0 ’s . “ G o s l i n g s i nt r o d u c e d Fa m i l y R e s e r ve O l d R u m i n 2 0 0 3 , a n d t we nt y ye a r s l a t e r, t h e r ye b a r r e l f i n i s h i s a we l c o m e n e w a d d i t i o n t o o u r f a m i l y o f r u m s . T h i s w i l l b e t h e f i r s t o f m u l t i p l e i n n ova t i o n s i n t h e O l d R u m l i n e o f p r o d u c t s ,” s ay s M a l c o l m G o s l i n g J r., e i g h t h g e n e r a t i o n r u m m a ke r. “ We t o o k a u n i q u e b l e n d i n g a p p r o a c h w h e n i nt r o d u c i n g o u r O l d R u m t o r ye b a r r e l s , s t a r t i n g i n d e p e n d e nt f i l l s i n 2 018 , 2 019, a n d 2 0 2 0 . F i n a l l y, t h i s ye a r, we m a r r i e d t h e three aged rums for bottling and the end result is a c o m p l ex r u m t h a t c a n b e e n j oye d l i ke a b o u r b o n o r a g e d w h i s key, e i t h e r s i p p e d, o n t h e r o c ks , o r i n a c l a s s i c c o c k t a i l.” h t t p s: // w w w.g o s l i n g s r u m .c o m / R H U M J. M S PIRI B A M h a s o f f i c i a l l y l a u n c h e d t h e m o s t signif icant and ongoing projects of one of their i c o n i c b r a n d s t o d a t e – R h u m J . M : T h e EDDEN P r o j e c t ( En g a g é s p o u r l e D éve l o p p e m e nt D u r a b l e d e n o s Éc o sy s t è m e s et d e n o t r e N a t u r e), m a r k i n g t h e r eve r e d r u m d i s t i l l e r y ’s m o n u m e nt a l p r o g r e s s as a global spirits producer and leader in the s u s t a i n a b i l i t y m ove m e nt .

O ve r t h e p a s t d e c a d e, J . M h a s m a d e a s e r i e s o f m e t h o d i c a l d eve l o p m e nt s t o i t s s u g a r c a n e r h u m d i s t i l l e r y i m p r ov i n g p r o d u c t i o n q u a l i t y i n a m e a s u r a b l e a n d e f f e c t i ve e f f o r t t o d i m i n i s h i t s i m p a c t o n t h e n a t u r a l e nv i r o n m e nt by u t i l i z i n g key practices to hone their craf t within a full circular e c o n o my. N e s t l e d a t t h e f o o t o f M o u nt Pe l é e, t h e largest distiller y of the area has been a longtime a d vo c a t e o f t h e s u s t a i n a b i l i t y m ove m e nt i n M a r t i n i q u e, w o r k i n g t o a d d r e s s t h e c h a l l e n g e s t o c u l t i va t e w i t h i n t h e a r e a’s t e r r o i r- d r i ve n t r o p i c a l c l i m a t e i n t h e m o s t e nv i r o n m e nt a l l y a n d s o c i a l l y r e s p o n s i b l e m a n n e r p o s s i b l e. Em m a n u e l B e c h e a u , M a n a g i n g D i r e c t o r, R h u m J . M , ex p l a i n e d “ We p r o d u c e r u m w h i c h d e m a n d s exc e l l e n c e, yet o u r i d e a o f exc e l l e n c e va s t l y s i m p l y s u r p a s s e s t h a t o f t a s t e a l o n e. T h e l ove r s o f o u r r h u m c a n b e c e r t a i n t h a t behind each bottle there are passionate women and m e n c o m m i t t e d t o exc e l l e n c e, c r a f t i n g o u r s p i r i t s w i t h i n t h i s c i r c u l a r e c o n o my : EDDEN . I t i s f o r o u r f a n s t h a t we w i s h t o s h a r e w h a t we a r e l e a r n i n g , o u r d e d i c a t i o n t o t h e p l a n et , a n d t h e va l u e we h o l d f o r o u r e nv i r o n m e n t a n d s o c i a l r e s p o n s i b i l i t y.”

G r é g o i r e G u é d e n , C EO, S p i r i b a m , a d d e d “ W h e n yo u d i s c ove r R h u m J . M , yo u c a n n o t h e l p b u t b e m ove d. We k n e w i t w a s o u r r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o p r o t e c t i t . H o w ? C o nt i n u o u s i n n ova t i o n , t i r e l e s s m o t i va t i o n , and limitless passion, because only this will enable u s t o p r o t e c t o u r t r a d i t i o n s w h i l e a l s o p av i n g t h e p a t h t o w a r d s o u r f u t u r e. T h i s i s b o t h t h e s e c r et a n d b a t t l e o f o u r c e n t u r i e s - o l d d i s t i l l e r y. I n t h i s r i c h

l a n d , s w e p t by t r a d e w i n d s a n d t r o p i c a l r a i n s , w e g r o w s o m e o f t h e b e s t s u g a r c a n e i n t h e w o r l d. We p r i o r i t i z e s o i l h e a l t h u s i n g c r o p r o t a t i o n a n d f a l l o w.

We o p e r a t e o u r d i s t i l l e r y a c c o r d i n g t o t h e p r i n c i p l e s o f t h i s c i r c u l a r e c o n o my s o t h a t t h e w a s t e p r o d u c t s f r o m s u g a r c a n e f u e l o u r e c o - e f f i c i e n t f u r n a c e. S o m e o f o u r s u r p l u s b a g a s s e i s d e l i ve r e d t o t h e l o c a l b i o m a s s p l a n t t o p r o d u c e e l e c t r i c i t y f o r t h e i s l a n d.

W i t h EDDEN , w e’r e s h a r i n g t h e s e a d va n c e m e n t s b e c a u s e t h i s i s t h e w ay. E xc e p t i o n a l b e c a u s e i t i s a u t h e n t i c . E xc e p t i o n a l b e c a u s e w e c a r e. R h u m J . M is at the crossroads of modernity and tradition, and t h e r e i s m u c h m o r e o n t h e h o r i z o n .”. EDDEN h a s of f icially come to life launching J.M as the leader i n t h e b eve r a g e i n d u s t r y w i t h t h e i n t e n t t o a d vo c a t e f o r i m p r ove d s u s t a i n a b i l i t y a t d i s t i l l e r i e s a r o u n d t h e w o r l d. M o s t i m p o r t a n t l y, t h e r e i s c l e a r t r a n s p a r e n c y throughout the entire process from both Business-to B u s i n e s s a n d B u s i n e s s - t o - C o n s u m e r. J . M i s a l e a d e r o f t h e s u s t a i n a b i l i t y m ove m e n t f o r a l l o f M a r t i n i q u e, as it is one of the most recognized distilleries u n d e r t a k i n g t h e s e g o a l s a r o u n d e nv i r o n m e nt a l a n d s o c i a l r e s p o n s i b i l i t y. To c o d i f y t h e i r m e t h o d o l o g y, J . M e n g a g e d t h e s u s t a i n a b i l i t y c o n s u l t a nt s a t L i n k u p Fa c t o r y. To g e t h e r, t h ey b u i l t a m a n i f e s t o t o s e r ve a s a n e w s t a n d a r d f o r t h e m s e l ve s , t h e i r p a r t n e r s , a n d t h e i r c o m m u n i t y. B e n J o n e s , M a n a g i n g D i r e c t o r, S p i r i b a m A m e r i c a s a i d “ I ’m p r o u d. A f t e r s o m a ny ye a r s o f d eve l o p m e n t , EDDEN h a s f i n a l l y b e e n s h a r e d w i t h t h e w o r l d. T h i s i s n o t t h e e n d , b u t t r u l y D ay 1 o f a l i f e l o n g c o m m i t m e n t t o b e a l e a d e r o f sustainable rum production practices. On Ear th D ay 2 0 2 2 , EDDEN w a s o f f i c i a l l y b o r n f r o m ye a r s o f d e d i c a t i o n , p a t i e n c e, a n d a n eve r- g r o w i n g p u r s u i t o f k n o w l e d g e. A h u g e m i l e s t o n e a c c o m p l i s h m e n t f r o m one of our own crown jewel rum distilleries! ” h t t p s: // w w w. r h u m j m u s a .c o m /e d d e n p r o j e c t R U MCA ST I n 2 019, J o h n G u l l a a n d W i l l H o e ke n g a c r e a t e d t h e R u m c a s t , “ t h e p o d c a s t t h a t h e l p s yo u n av i g a t e t h e w o r l d o f r u m by t a l k i n g t o t h e p e o p l e w h o s h a p e i t .”

T h e p o d c a s t h a s b e e n w e l l r e c e i ve d ove r t h e ye a r s a n d t h e n u m b e r o f l i s t e n e r s h a s g r o w n d r a m a t i c a l l y.

L a s t m o n t h t h ey r e l e a s e d t h e i r 10 0 t h e p i s o d e, q u i t e a m i l e s t o n e i n t h e p o d c a s t w o r l d. R a t h e r t h a n a s e l f c o n g r a t u l a t o r y, p a t - o n - o u r b a c k r o m p, t h ey c r e a t e d a we l l - w r i t t e n , p r o f e s s i o n a l l y p r o d u c e d 9 0 - m i n u t e c o l l e c t i o n o f n e w i n t e r v i e w s e g m e n t s f r o m p r ev i o u s g u e s t s , c ove r i n g h o w r u m h a s evo l ve d i n t h e l a s t f i ve ye a r s a n d w h e r e t h ey t h i n k r u m i s h e a d e d ove r t h e n ex t 5 ye a r s . Re t u r n i n g g u e s t s i n c l u d e K a t e Pe r r y o f L a M a i s o n a n d Ve l i e r, Z a n Ko n g o f Wo r t hy Pa r k , M a r g a r e t M o n p l a i s i r o f S t . L u c i a D i s t i l l e r s , C r a i g N i c h o l s o n o f Wo r t hy Pa r k , M a g g i e C a m p b e l l o f M o u n t G ay, J e f f “ B e a c h b u m ” B e r r y a n d Ed H a m i l t o n .

I s t r o n g l y r e c o m m e n d t h a t s o m e n i g h t s o o n , yo u g i ve yo u r s e l f a g o o d s i z e p o u r (o r t w o), s i t by a b l a z i n g f i r e a n d h ave a l i s t e n . w w w. r u m c a s t .c o m /e p i s o d e s /10 0 t h - e p i s o d e

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y n a m e i s Ph i l i p I l i B a r a ke, S o m m e l i e r by t r a d e. A s a r e s u l t o f w o r k i n g w i t h s e l e c te d r e s t a u r a nt s a n d w i n e p r o d u c e r s i n C h i l e, I s t a r te d d eve l o p i n g a p a s s i o n for distilled spirits and cigars. As par t of my m o s t r e c e nt j o b, I h a d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o v i s i t m a ny C e nt r a l A m e r i c a n c o u nt r i e s , a s we l l a s , r u m d i s t i l l e r i e s a n d t o b a c c o g r o we r s .

B u t my p a s s i o n f o r s p i r i t s a n d c i g a r s d i d n ot e n d t h e r e; i n 2 010 I h a d t h e h o n o r o f r e p r e s e nt i n g C h i l e a t t h e I nte r n a t i o n a l C i g a r S o m m e l i e r C o m p et i t i o n, w h e r e I w o n f i r s t p l a c e, b e c o m i n g t h e f i r s t S o u t h A m e r i c a n t o eve r a c h i eve t h a t f e a t .

Now I face the challenge of impressing t h e r e a d e r s o f “ G o t Ru m? ” w i t h w h a t i s perhaps the toughest task for a Sommelier: d i s c u s s i n g p a i r i n g s w h i l e b e i n g we l l awa r e t h at t h e r e a r e a s m a ny i n d i v i d u a l p r ef e r e n c e s a s t h e r e a r e r u m s a n d c i g a r s i n t h e wo r l d.

I b e l i eve a p a i r i n g i s a n ex p e r i e n c e t h a t s h o u l d n ot b e l i m i te d t o o n l y t w o p r o d u c t s; i t i s s o m et h i n g t h a t c a n b e i n c o r p o r a te d i nt o o u r l i ve s . I hope to help our r e a d e r s d i s c ove r a n d a p p r e c i ate t h e pleasure of tr ying 2024 n ew t h i n g s (o r ex p e r i e n c i n g k n o w n t h i n g s i n n ew way s).

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T h e s e we at h e r eve nt s c aus e a p r o b l e m fo r us, w hi c h invo l ve s f in din g t h e ap p r o p r iate c o n dit i o ns to e nj oy a c i g ar, an d als o, w hat to sm o ke. Fo r t h e s e re as o ns I t h o u g ht of a pair in g t hat wo ul d n ot last m o r e t han 2 0 minute s, w it h a sm all c i g ar, an d I b e li eve I have a p e r fe c t c h o i c e.

I re c e nt ly put to g et h e r a pair in g w it h a D o mini c an c i g ar, t h e b r an d nam e i s Full e r Ci g ar an d it i s m ade by a Chil e an. T h e ir p o r t fo li o inc lu de s a “ N ap o li,” a Tus c an - st y l e c i g ar w it h a m e dium b o dy, inf us e d w it h ar o m as of c h o c o late an d c of fe e, w hi c h i s i de al fo r t hi s c o l d - we at h e r pair in g.

N ow t hat we have t h e c i g ar, it i s t im e to s e l e c t t h e p e r fe c t c o c k t ai l.

T hink in g ab o ut t h e c hall e n gin g we at h e r, I de c i de d to c o n duc t a te st .

T hi s i s a c o c k t ail I ’ve m ade b efo re as a Rum Esp re s s o M ar t ini, but w it h a few c han g e s.

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in g re di e nt s in a b l e n d e r, but yo u’ll t h e n want to st ar t w it h f r ap p e (f in e ly c r ush e d) i c e, to m ake t h e c o c k t ai l m o r e uni fo r m an d e asi e r to e nj oy.

In my c as e, I us e d a c o c k t ai l shake r. I f yo u d o as we ll, p l e as e r e m e m b e r to us e lar g e i c e c ub e s. W h e n yo u shake it , yo u’ll g e n e r ate fo am, w hi c h w i ll h e lp yo u as a b e d fo r a c o up l e of c of fe e b e ans as de c o r at i o n.

W h e n sm o k in g inf us e d c i g ar s like t hi s o n e, yo u e nj oy t h e ir f lavo r/ar o m a t h e m o m e nt yo ur lip s to uc h t h e m, eve n b efo re li g ht in g up t h e c i g ar s. In t hi s c as e t h e f lavo r s ar e t h o s e of c h o c o late an d c of fe e, w hi c h w i ll o nly inc r e as e w h e n we inc o r p o r ate t h e c o c k t ai l.

T h e balanc e b et we e n t h e swe et n e s s an d t h e to bac c o n ote s m ake of t hi s an i de al “d e s s e r t pair in g,” but , in o ur c as e, it i s

p e r fe c t fo r a sn ow - c ove re d pat i o, af te r hav in g dinne r w it h t h e f ami ly, w hil e we sne ak o ut to e nj oy a sp e c ial m o m e nt .

T h e re are m any C of fe e Li queur s availab l e o ut t h e re, I gr ab b e d a b ot t l e of I r i sh C of fe e M i x , c all e d I r i sh Ve lvet . I us e t hi s li queur exc lus i ve ly fo r pair in g s an d t h ey al ways tur n o ut sp e c t ac ular.

I ’m sure m any of yo u al s o have f avo r ite b ot t l e s t hat yo u d o n’t like to share w it h ot h e r s.

It i s a s imp l e an d swe et pair in g fo r c of fe e an d c i g ar af f i c i o nad o s. B un dl e up b efo re yo u g o o ut s i de to e nj oy t hi s pair in g, an d t h e n l et it war m yo u up!

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