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F RON T C OVER : Fal l i ng i n Love Wi th Fall INSIDE S P RE A D : Ri se and Shi ne i n the Fall

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Falling Into Place Fal l is a tim e wh e n th e ord e r o f thi n g s c hanges ar ound u s: birds start to m igr ate, the tre e le a ves fa ll to th e g round, the days g row sh o rte r, e tc . Thi s year ’s plans sh o u ld b e co min g t o fr ui tion an d all the p repara tio n s f o r n e xt year shou ld b e underway. For us at the Ru m Runner P re ss gro u p o f com pani es (The Rum Univ e rsity , “ Got Rum ?” Ma gazine and Rum C ent r al) , 202 3 has been o u r most c hal l enging on e , b e coming a n o ther y ear of consecutive , reco rd-b reakin g g rowth, cul min a tin g in th e openin g o f our lar ges t Distilled Sp irits P lant t o date. Yet, as we se e all o u r p lan s c om ing to fr uition, we co n sta n tly re m i nd our se lve s that none o f thes e t hings w oul d be p o ssible with o u t a n e q ual l y successfu l p o rtfolio o f clien t s , a n d our client’s su cce ss wo u ld b e i m possibl e with o u t a gro win g ru m m ar ket. Am er ican poet Marg a ret Eliza b e th S angster w r ote: “ Spr ing i s beautifu l, and summer is per fect for vaca tio n s, but autu mn br i ngs a longin g to get awa y fro m the unr eal thin g s o f life, out in to t h e f or est at nig h t with a ca mpfire and t h e r ustling leave s.” H er w or ds perfe ctly ca p ture th e nee d t o cel ebr ate fall in a ll its glo ry, not ju s t a cknowledge its p rese n ce a n d mo v e o n. Acknowledgin g th e beauty o f f a ll i s a way of r eco g n izing the inevita b ilit y o f life, hopefu lly within th e co n text o f p r oper pl annin g : “pla n fo r fall so tha t y ou m ay be we ll pre p a red to e n joy it . ”

I f y o u h a v e n ’t a lre a d y a c c o mp lis h e d a ll y o u r g o a ls f o r 2 0 2 3 , y o u ma y s t i l l h a v e t ime t o wo rk o n t h e m. I f , o n th e o t h e r h a n d , y o u d o n ’t h a v e e n o u g h t ime t o a c c o mp lis h t h e m, t h e n e n e r g i z e y o u rs e lf a s y o u c o n t e mp la t e a n d e n j o y t h e t u rn in g a n d f a llin g le a v e s . D e c e mb e r will b e h e re b e f o re we k n o w it , s o le t ’s a ll ma k e s u re we ar e p re p a re d a n d o u r p la n s f a ll in t o p la c e s o t h a t we a ll c a n ma k e 2 0 2 3 o u r be s t year yet! Ch e e rs !

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T HE A NGEL’ S SH A RE by Paul S e nf t

Kuleana Hokulei Rum

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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Ku l e a n a Ru m Wo r ks wa s f o u n d e d i n 2 013 o n t h e i s l a n d of H awa i ’i w i t h t h e m i s s i o n of c r e at i n g r u m s a n d c e l e b r at i n g t h e r i c h n e s s of H awa i i a n c u l t u r e. T h e c o m p a ny g r ow s 4 0 va r i et i e s of h e i r l o o m s u g a r c a n e o n t h e i r f a r m i n Ko h a l a a n d u s e s i t to m a ke f r e s h j u i c e f o r t h e i r fe r m e nt at i o n p r o c e s s. T h e c o m p a ny a l s o f o c u s e s o n o p e r at i n g w i t h ze r o wa ste, u s i n g c r u s h e d c a n e f o r m u l c h, c o m p o st , a n d c at t l e fe e d, a n d u t i l i z i n g dr i p i r r i g at i o n f r o m t h e i r s o l a r p owe r e d we l l. I n 2 018 , t h e c o m p a ny l au n c h e d t h r e e p r o du c t s , a n d i n 2 0 2 2, i t r e l e a s e d H o k u l e i. T h e r um i s a b l e n d of s eve n r u m s a g e d b et we e n 18 m o nt h s a n d 18 ye a r s. T h e s e m o l a s s e s b a s e d r u m s we r e s o u r c e d f r o m Pa n a m a, N i c a r a g u a, B a r b a d o s , a n d Ve n ezu e l a. T h e n t h ey b l e n d e d t h e s e r u m s w i t h o n e of t h e i r r u m s m a d e f r o m s u g a r c a n e j u i c e, a g e d 18 m o nt h s i n ex- C o g n ac b a r r e l s , a n d a 15 ye a r a g e d r u m f r o m B a r b a d o s. T h e n, to a d d a n a d di t i o n a l l aye r to t h e f l avo r p r of i l e, t h ey a d d e d r u m f r o m Tr i n i d a d. T h e f i n a l b l e n d i s b ot t l e d at 4 6% A BV at t h e c o m p a ny ’s f ac i l i t y. T h e c o m p a ny d o e s n ot u s e a ny a d di t i ve s o r c o l o r i n g w h e n m a k i n g t h e i r p r o d u c t s. Appearance T h e s h o r t - n e c ke d 75 0 m l b ot t l e h a s a s i n g l e l a b e l t h at w r a p s a r o u n d t h e b ot t l e a n d i s f i l l e d w i t h i nf o r m at i o n a b o u t t h e p r o du c t . E ac h l a b e l a l s o n ote s t h e b atc h a n d b ot t l e n u m b e r of t h e p r o d u c t . I n t h i s c a s e, t h e b ot t l e i s f r o m b atc h n u m b e r 12 a n d i s b ot t l e 312 . A c l e a r w r a p s e c u r e s t h e wo o d e n c a p p e d, sy nt h et i c c o r k to t h e b ot t l e, w i t h t h e wo r d s Re s p e c t+Re s p o n s i b i l i t y a r o un d t h e c a p a n d t h e l o g o o n to p. I n t h e b ot t l e a n d g l a s s , t h e r u m h o l d s a g o l d e n a m b e r c o l o r. S w i r l i n g t h e l i q ui d c r e ate s a t h i n r i n g a r o u n d t h e t a st i n g g l a s s t h at s l ow l y t h i c ke n s a n d r e l e a s e s a c o u p l e of wave s of t h i c k l e g s d ow n t h e s i d e. I t t a ke s q u i te s o m e t i m e f o r t h e r i n g to eva p o r ate, l e av i n g b e a d s a n d r e s i d u e i n i t s wa ke.

Nose T h e a r o m a of t h e r um l e a d s w i t h st r o n g f r u i t n ote s ac c o m p a ny i n g t h e i n i t i a l r u s h of a l c o h o l. A s t h e r um s et t l e d, I di s c ove r e d t h e f r ui t n ote s to b e f r e s h c ut b a n a n a s, g r i l l e d p i n e a p p l e, r a i s i n s, a n d li m e. Fo l l owe d by a n i nte r e st i n g b l e n d of b a k i n g s p i c e s a n d va n i l l a r o un di n g o u t t h e n o s i n g ex p e r i e n c e. Pa l a t e T h e f i r st s i p of t h e r um d e li ve r e d a b i t of h e at a s t h e p r o of of t h e r um c o n di t i o n e d t h e p a l ate w i t h a r u s h of M a d a g a s c a r va n i l l a. T h e tex t u r e of t h e li qui d c h a n g e s w i t h eve r y s i p f r o m s m o ot h to d e n s e a s di f fe r e nt f l avo r s m a n i fe st . T h e f r ui t f l avo r s f r o m t h e a r o m a a r e p r e s e nt , w i t h t h e a d d e d t w i st of p a s s i o n f r ui t a n d swe et a p p l e s i n t h e m i x . T h e c i t r u s n ote s m a n i fe st a s li m e ze st o n t h e p a l ate, w i t h a b i t of s a l t i n e s s c o m i n g i nto p l ay. A s t h e to a ste d o a k c h a r n ote s f o r m, t h e r e i s a n e a r t hy, m i n e r a l r i c h u n d e r to n e t h at i s q ui c k l y d o m i n ate d by n ut m e g a n d c l ove n ote s. I t i s t h e s e n ote s t h at s et t l e i nto a l o n g, dr y f i n i s h.

T h i s wa s my f i r st t i m e t r y i n g a r um f r o m Ku l e a n a Ru m Wo r ks, a n d I t h o u g ht a s a b l e n d i t wa s qui te i nte r e st i n g. Fr o m t h e u n i qu e tex t u r e of r um to t h e c o m p l ex i t y of t h e f l avo r p r of i l e, t h e r e wa s a l ot to u n p ac k du r i n g t h e eva l u at i o n p r o c e s s. T h e r e a r e q ui te a few d o m i n a nt f l avo r s t h at a r e e n h a n c e d by t h e un d e r l y i n g n ote s. En g i n e e r e d to b e a s i p p i n g r um, t h e c o m p a ny ac h i eve d t h i s g o a l w i t h t h i s p r o p r i et a r y b l e n d, w h i c h m a d e m e wa nt to t r y t h e ot h e r p r o du c t s i n t h e i r r um li n e t h at we r e p r o du c e d s o l e l y w i t h H awa i i a n s u g a r c a n e. I w i l l m a ke su r e to p i c k up t h e ot h e r r um s i n t h e i r li n e to eva l u ate i n t h e f u t u r e. T h e H o k u l e i b l e n d i s a n e a sy p u r c h a s e f o r a nyo n e w h o e nj oys s i p p i n g a n d s avo r i n g a c o m p l ex r um t h at h a s a un i q u e p l ac e i n to d ay ’s m a r ket .

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T HE A NGEL’ S SH A RE by Paul S e nf t

Bayou XO Mardi Gras B ayo u r um i s p r o duc e d by t h e Lo ui s iana S p ir it s C o m pany, LLC, w hi c h i s bas e d in L ac as sin e, Lo ui s i ana. T h e c o m pany us e s a b l e n d of su g ar c an e jui c e an d m o las s e s to c re ate t h e ir r um s us in g t h e ir c o p p e r p ot st ills. Fo r t h e ir B ayo u XO M ar di G r as r um, t h ey ag e t h e r um fo r f i ve ye ar s in us e d B o ur b o n bar r e l s an d o n e ad dit i o nal ye ar in S pani sh Pe r dr o X im e n ez sh e r r y c asks. T h e r um i s b l e n d e d to 4 0% A BV an d han d - b ot t l e d at t h e ir f ac i lit y. Fo r a limite d t im e, t hi s p r o duc t has b e e n pac kag e d w it h a N ew O r l e ans S aint s t h e m e d b ox to c o m m e m o r ate b e in g t h e of f i c ial r um of t h e te am fo r a s e c o n d ye ar in a r ow. Appearance T h e r um i s p r e s e nte d in a c usto m 75 0 m l b ot t l e d e si g n w it h “ XO ” e m b o s s e d b e l ow t h e n e c k . T h e to p of t h e b ot t l e c ap has a mult i c o l o r b e ad w it h t h e wo r ds “ B ayo u M ar di G r as Re s e r ve Rum” ar o un d t h e to p. T h e c ap s e c ur e s a sy nt h et i c c o r k w it h t h e wo r d B ayo u o n t h e s i d e. In t h e b ot t l e an d g las s, t h e r um has a dar k m ah o g any c o l o r. S w ir lin g t h e li qui d c re ate d a m e dium ban d t hat r e l e as e d o n e wave of f ast- m ov in g l e g s an d t h e n p r o c e e d e d to r e l e as e t wo m o r e wave s of s l owe r- d e ns e r l e g s b efo r e qui c k ly evap o r at in g, l e av in g a r in g of b e ads ar o un d t h e g las s. Nose T h e ar o m a of t h e r um b e gins w it h a f l o r al vanilla f l owe r n ote, fo ll owe d by n ote s of p e ac h, p r un e, an d dr i e d f i g s. A f te r t h e li qui d re ste d fo r a m o m e nt , I di s c ove re d f re sh - c ut l e at h e r, c innam o n, an d li ght c har re d o ak , p unc tuate d by swe et m o las s e s.

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Pa l a t e T h e f ir st s ip of t h e r um c o n dit i o ns t h e to n gue w it h t h e r ush of al c o h o l, de li ve r in g n ote s of c o o ke d c o b b l e r p e ac h e s, li ght ly ast r in g e nt bit te r o r an g e p e e l, t ar t b e r r i e s, an d p r une s. A f te r t h e f r uit n ote s pas s, t h e c har re d o ak t ake s ove r mi dpalate w it h a p o p of b lac k p e p p e r an d to aste d alm o n ds. A s t h e f ini sh fo r ms, t h e re i s a li ght h o ney n ote t hat b r i ef ly m ani fe st s as t h e f lavo r p r of il e t r ans it i o ns into a sw ir l of swe et sh e r r y f lavo r s. T h e s e f lavo r s danc e an d m e r g e, c re at in g a l o n g, dr y f ini sh. Rev i ew I have watc h e d B ayo u Rum gr ow as a b r an d sinc e it s launc h in 2 013 an d have n ote d t h e ir hit s an d mi s s e s ove r t h e past de c ade. I e nj oye d t h e ir B ayo u XO M ar di G r as r um f r o m t h e ar o m a to t h e f ini sh. I was p l e as ant ly sur p r i s e d by h ow we ll r o un de d t h e f lavo r p r of i l e was w it h t h e st r o n g f r uit f lavo r s an d wo o d n ote s. By de s i gn, t hi s r um i s e n gine e re d to b e e nj oye d ne at , but I b e li eve it wo ul d b e quite g o o d in c e r t ain c las s i c c o c k t ail re c ip e s, suc h as an O l d Fashi o ne d o r Fl o r i dit a c o c k t ail, w h e re t h e p e ac h an d c it r us n ote s wo ul d inf lue nc e t h e dr ink . O ne t hin g I wo ul d n ote i s t hat w hil e t h e inf lue nc e of t h e sh e r r y c ask f ini sh was p re s e nt , m ainly as a p r une n ote in t h e c o re p r of i l e, it neve r d o minate d unt i l t h e e n d of t h e f lavo r ex p e r i e nc e, de li ve r in g t hat swe et , dr y f ini sh. O f late, I have n ot i c e d s o m e sp ir it s w it h sh e r r y c ask f ini sh e s t hat we re c o mp l ete ly d o minant an d de st r oye d t h e f lavo r of t h e c o re sp ir it , l e adin g to a di s ap p o int in g ex p e r i e nc e. T h e refo re, I was a t ad re li eve d t hat t h e b l e n de r s p reve nte d t hat f r o m hap p e nin g, de li ve r in g a qualit y f lavo r ex p e r i e nc e t hat c o nsum e r s wo ul d e nj oy.

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1. Pr e h e at ove n to 375° F. 2. I n a l a r g e s k i ll et ove r m e di um - hi g h h e at , m e lt 4 t a b l e s p o o ns of b ut te r. Ad d o ni o ns, c a r r ot s a n d c e l e r y a n d s auté unt i l te n d e r. Tr a ns fe r to a l a r g e m i x i n g b ow l a n d to s s w i t h p a r s l ey, s a g e, c h e st nut s, a p p l e s, dr i e d c r a nb e r r i e s, mus h r o o m s a n d b r e ad. Ad d t h e e g g s, c hi c ke n sto c k , r e m ai ni n g 12 t a b l e s p o o ns of m e lte d b ut te r, s a lt a n d p e p p e r a n d to s s a g ai n. N ote: I f t h e st u f f i n g i s to o dr y (s h o ul d n ot b e s at ur ate d o r s o g g y) ad d a b i t m o r e sto c k . 3. Pl ac e t h e t ur key o n a r ac k i n a r o ast i n g p a n. Rub t h e c av i t y o p e ni n g w i t h s a lt a n d p e p p e r. W i t h yo ur f i n g e r s, c a r ef ully s e p a r ate as mu c h of

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t h e t ur key ’s s k i n f r o m t h e b r e ast , avo i d p un c t ur i n g a ny h o l e s i n t h e s k i n as yo u g o. 4. I n a s m a ll m i x i n g b ow l st i r to g et h e r 8 t a b l e s p o o ns of t h e s of te n e d b ut te r w i t h 1 c up of t h e b r ow n su g a r. S m e a r a b o ut h a l f of t h e s of te n e d b ut te r a n d su g a r m i x t ur e ove r t h e b r e ast un d e r t h e sk i n. Rub t h e r e m ai ni n g b ut te r a n d su g a r m i x t ur e a ll ove r t h e t ur key. 5. Lo o s e ly st u f f t h e t ur key w i t h t h e c o o l e d c h e st nut /a p p l e st u f f i n g. I f t h e r e i s ex t r a st u f f i n g bake i t i n a b ut te r e d bak i n g di s h n ex t to t h e t ur key i n t h e ove n. 6. Ro ast t h e st u f fe d t ur key a b o ut 3 ½ h o ur s, bast i n g of te n dur i n g t h e l ast h o ur of c o o k i n g w i t h t h e b ut te r e d r um g l a ze, o r unt i l a n i nst a nt- r e ad t h e r m o m ete r i ns e r te d i nto t h e t hi c ke st p a r t of t h e t ur key l e g r e g i ste r s 15 5° F (i t w i ll c o nt i nu e c o o k i n g f o r a n ot h e r 2 0 m i nute s o r s o o ut of t h e ove n). I f t h e t ur key s k i n st a r t s to g et to o da r k , te nt i t w i t h f o i l w hi l e i t r o a st s. 7. W hi l e t ur key i s c o o k i n g, i n a s m a ll s au c e p a n c o m b i n e r e m ai ni n g 8 t a b l e s p o o ns of t h e b ut te r w i t h 1 c up of t h e b r ow n su g a r, g r o un d c i nn a m o n, f r e s h ly g r o un d nut m e g, da r k r um a n d a li t t l e s a lt a n d p e p p e r. B r i n g to a b o i l t h e n l owe r a n d s i m m e r f o r 10 m i nute s unt i l s li g ht ly t hi c ke n e d a n d sy r up - like, st i r r i n g of te n. 8. Tr a ns fe r t h e t ur key to a c a r v i n g b o a r d to r e st a n d l o o s e ly te nt w i t h f o i l a n d a ll ow to c o o l. B r us h t h e o ut s i d e of t h e t ur key w i t h r um - sy r up m i x t ur e to g et a g l a ze d l o o k .

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u s f r o m t ox i c p l a nt s a n d ot h e r s u b s t a n c e s , w h i c h o f te n t a s te b i t te r. A l t h o u g h i t g et s a b a d r a p, b i t te r n e s s c a n b e u s e d t o c r e ate we l l - r o u n d e d a n d d e s i r a b l e f l avo r p a l ate s . Yo u m ay n ot b e awa r e o f i t , b u t b i t te r n e s s i s p r e s e nt i n m a ny o f o u r f avo r i te f o o d s i n c l u d i n g c h o c o l ate, c o f f e e, wine and barrel-aged spirits. W h a t d o e s t h e w o r d “ B i t t e r ” m e a n? M e r r i a m - We b s te r d i c t i o n a r y d ef i n e s t h e w o r d b i t te r (w h e n u s e d a s a n a d j e c t i ve) a s: b e i n g , i n d u c i n g , o r m a r ke d by t h e o n e o f t h e f i ve b as i c tas te s e ns a t i o ns t h a t i s p e c u l i a r ly a c r i d , as t r i n g e n t , a n d o f te n d i s a g r e ea b l e a n d c h a r a c te r i s t i c o f c i t r us p e e l s , u ns we e te n e d c o c o a , b l a c k c o f f e e, m a tu r e l ea f y g r e e ns (s u c h as ka l e o r m us ta r d ), o r a l e. T h e o r i g i n o f t h e w o r d g o e s b a c k t o M i d d l e En g l i s h, f r o m O l d En g l i s h b i te r, g o i n g b a c k t o G e r m a n i c *b i t r a (w h e n c e O l d S a xo n & O l d H i g h G e r m a n b i t t a r “ a c r i d - t a s t i n g,” O l d N o r s e b i t r “ b i t i n g, s h a r p” ) a n d *b a i t r a - (w h e n c e G ot h i c b a i t r s “ s h a r p - t a s t i n g ” ), d e r i vat i ve s f r o m t h e b a s e o f *b ī ta n - “ t o b i te.” H o w D o e s “ B i t t e r ” A c t u a l l y Ta s t e? B i t te r n e s s i s n e i t h e r s a l t y n o r s o u r, b u t m ay at t i m e s a c c o m p a ny t h e s e f l avo r s e n s at i o n s .

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A d d i n g s u g a r a n d c r e a m t o c o c o a s i g n i f i c a nt l y r e d u c e s i t s b i t te r n e s s , m a k i n g i t m o r e p a l at a b l e. L i kew i s e, b l a c k c o f f e e c a n b e q u i te b i t te r. Although sugar and cream can be added to r e d u c e t h e b i t te r n e s s , m a ny g r o w t o e n j oy t h e s h a r p f l avo r o f b l a c k c o f f e e. T h e t y p e o f b e a n a n d t h e u n i q u e r o a s t i n g m et h o d w i l l a l s o i m p a c t c o f f e e’s l eve l o f b i t te r n e s s . C i t r u s p e e l s a r e we l l k n o w n f o r i t s b i t te r n e s s , m o s t o f w h i c h r e s i d e s i n t h e w h i te p i t h. A s w i t h m o s t b i t te r f l avo r s , i t c a n b e u n d e s i r a b l e o n i t s o w n, b u t w h e n c o m b i n e d w i t h ot h e r f l avo r e l e m e nt s , i t c a n p r ov i d e d i m e n s i o n a n d b a l a n c e. O t h e r f r u i t s a n d ve g et a b l e s t h at m ay p r ov i d e b i t te r f l avo r s m ay i n c l u d e g r a p ef r u i t , b i t te r m e l o n, m u s t a r d g r e e n s , a n d o l i ve s . B eve r a g e s s u c h a s t o n i c wate r, b i t te r s , a n d m ate te a a r e a l l a l s o c o n s i d e r e d b i t te r. B ef o r e s hy i n g away f r o m b i t te r i n g r e d i e nt s i n t h e f u t u r e, ex p l o r e h o w t h ey c a n b e c o m b i n e d w i t h c o m p l i m e nt a r y t a s te s t o b u i l d a c o m p l ex a n d e n j oya b l e f l avo r p r o f i l e. J o i n u s , a s we ex p l o r e t h e w o n d e r f u l w o r l d o f B i t te r a n d B i t te r n e s s!

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i s m a d e f o r C o s t c o by C o n s o r c i o L i c o r e r o N a c i o n a l S . A ., w h o s u p p l i e s r u m t o s eve r a l i n d e p e n d e n t r u m b o t t l e r s . h t t p s: // w w w.c o s t c o.c o m / W O R TH PA R K a n d t h e I N T E R N ATI O N AL W I N E S P I R ITS C O M PE TITI O N Wo r t hy Pa r k E s t a t e w a s a w a r d e d IWS C ’s 2 0 2 3 R u m P r o d u c e r o f t h e Ye a r. Fo u n d e d i n 16 70 , Wo r t hy Pa r k i s J a m a i c a’s l a s t a n d o n l y r e m a i n i n g s i n g l e e s t a t e p r o d u c e r, a s w e l l a s t h e o n l y J a m a i c a n r u m distiller y that uses only Jamaican molasses and o n l y m o l a s s e s t h a t t h ey p r o d u c e t h e m s e l ve s . T h ey remain family owned, independently owned, and m o s t i m p o r t a n t l y t o t h e b r a n d , J a m a i c a n o w n e d. The judges at the International Wine & Spirits C o m p e t i t i o n (IWS C) w e r e ve r y i m p r e s s e d w i t h t h e i n n ova t i o n b e i n g c a r r i e d o u t i n t h e d i s t i l l e r y, f r o m b r i n g i n g i n w i n e b a r r e l s t o i m p l e m e nt s e c o n d a r y ageing, to maintaining a close relationship with the o n - t r a d e. Wo r t hy Pa r k r e a l l y d e m o n s t r a t e d h o w t h ey l i s t e n t o w h a t t h e m a r ke t n e e d s a n d a i m t o f i l l t h e gaps. By working with bar tenders, the distiller y was able to launch t wo rums that met the demands of what the bars were missing. One of these rums is Wo r t hy Pa r k 10 9 P r o o f, w h i c h i s a ‘d a r k ove r p r o o f ’ pot still rum, that the judges awarded a gold medal a n d 9 6 p o i n t s , s t a t i n g i t w a s “ a d e n s e a n d c o m p l ex r u m , p a c ke d f u l l o f t r e a c l e a n d d a r k c h o c o l a t e f l avo r s w i t h we l l - b a l a n c e d s o f t o a k t a n n i n s a n d s o m e s avo r y l e a t h e r n o t e s o n t h e ve r y l o n g a n d t ex t u r e d f i n i s h .” Wo r t hy Pa r k ’s c o m m i t m e n t t o s o c i a l r e s p o n s i b i l i t y w a s c o m m e n d e d by t h e IWS C . T h e i r s u s t a i n a b i l i t y e f f o r t s we r e a p p l a u d e d, t h e c o m p a ny d i d n’ t j u s t u s e t h e i r e f f o r t s a s a w ay t o t i c k a b ox , b u t b e c a u s e i t m a ke s s e n s e f r o m a p r o d u c t i o n a n d e f f i c i e n c y s t a n d p o i n t . T h ey h ave t w o d e e p w e l l s a n d a n a q u e d u c t t h a t w a s b u i l t i n t h e 170 0 s w h i c h carr y water into the production facilities. All of the bagasse from sugar crushing is used to create electricity which powers the majority of the of f ices, b u i l d i n g s a n d h o u s i n g o n s i t e. T h e i r c o m m i t m e n t t o t h e i r w o r ke r s w a s p r a i s e d by t h e j u d g e s , a l o t o f t h e i r e m p l oye e s (f r o m S e n i o r M a n a g e r s d o w n t o a g r i c u l t u r a l w o r ke r s) h ave h o u s i n g p r ov i d e d , f r e e o f c o s t , f r o m Wo r t hy Pa r k , i n c l u d i n g t h e i r f a m i l i e s . T h e i r f a m i l y e t h o s ex t e n d s t o t h e i r e m p l oye e s with a lot of generational families that work there t o o. Wo r t hy Pa r k i n c l u d e d o n t h e i r c o m p et i t i o n a p p l i c a t i o n f o r m , “ We a r e a b i g p a r t o f t h e c o m m u n i t y a n d w e’r e c o m m i t t e d t o n o t o n l y b u i l d i n g o u r b u s i n e s s b u t b u i l d i n g u p t h e l i ve s o f t h o s e a r o u n d u s .” h t t p s: // w o r t hy p a r ke s t a t e.c o m / h t t p s: // i w s c . n e t / T R AV E LL E R S LI Q U O R S T h e l a t e s t f r o m Tr ave l l e r s L i q u o r s i s a l i n e o f f l avo r e d r u m s t h ey a r e c a l l i n g R u t a M aya , a n h o m a g e t o B e l i z e’s r i c h i n d i g e n o u s M aya h e r i t a g e. Pe r l a Pe r d o m o, t h e E xe c u t i ve C h a i r p e r s o n o f Tr ave l l e r s L i q u o r s , s h a r e d , “ T h e s e r u m s a r e n’ t j u s t a b o u t t a s t e. T h ey e n c a p s u l a t e B e l i z e a n a u t h e n t i c i t y. T h e i n g r e d i e nt s a r e l o c a l l y - s o u r c e d, w i t h t h e c o f f e e

being a premium high-altitude bean roasted right h e r e i n B e l i ze.” T h e n e w o f f e r i n g s i n c l u d e: O u r o R u m , a b l e n d o f r u m s a g e d 3 t o 5 ye a r s i n Ke n t u c k y B o u r b o n b a r r e l s . B l a n c o R u m , a b l e n d o f Tr ave l l e r s w h i t e r u m s a t d i f f e r e n t l eve l s o f d i s t i l l a t i o n . I t ’s a ve r y c l e a n s p i r i t w i t h s u b t l e s we et n e s s , ve l vet y s m o o t h n e s s , a n d a d e l i g h t f u l h i nt o f c i t r u s . C o c o L i m e, a d o u b l e f i l t e r e d r u m c o m b i n e d w i t h l o c a l c o c o n u t f r o m s m a l l B e l i ze a n p r o c e s s o r s a n d n a t u r a l l i m e f r o m t h e c i t r u s f a c t o r y, i t ’s a t r o p i c a l d e l i g h t . Cof fee Rum, rum infused with local cof fee beans. h t t p s: //r u t a m aya r u m .c o m / EMINENTE C é s a r M a r tí, C u b a’s yo u n g e s t M a e s t r o R o n e r o (t h e n a m e u s e d f o r a m a s t e r r u m d i s t i l l e r) h a s j u s t a d d e d G r a n Re s e r va Ed i t i o n N ° t o t h e Em i n e nt e p o r t f o l i o. H e s t a r t e d w i t h a c o l l e c t i o n o f a g u a r d i e nt e s (C u b a n s u g a r c a n e e a u x- d e - v i e) d i s t i l l e d t o 75% A BV. T h e s e w e r e a g e d i n w h i t e o a k w h i s key b a r r e l s i n a d r y c e l l a r. I n t h e C u b a n t r a d i t i o n , t h e s e a r e t h e n b l e n d e d w i t h a yo u n g e r, l i g h t e r r u m a n d m a t u r e d f u r t h e r. T h e b l e n d i s t h e n f i n i s h e d i n Fr e n c h O a k , b e f o r e b o t t l i n g a t 4 3 . 5% A BV. D r a w i n g i n s p i r a t i o n f r o m 19 t h c e n t u r y C u b a n r u m , C é s a r M a r tí b r o u g h t a r e n e w e d c o m p l ex i t y t o t h i s C e nt r a l C u b a n r u m by m a s t e r i n g t h e a r t o f a g e i n g a n d b l e n d i n g a g u a r d i e nt e s . G r o w i n g u p i n s u g a r c a n e f i e l d s t h a t s t r et c h e d “ a s f a r a s t h e eye c o u l d s e e”, h e l e a r nt h i s c r a f t f r o m h i s g r a n d p a r e n t s a n d m a t e r n a l f a m i l y w h o, h av i n g w o r ke d i n t h e s u g a r i n d u s t r y, p a s s e d o n t o h i m g e n e r a t i o n s o f k n o w - h o w. C é s a r M a r tí h a s d e d i c a t e d his career to the pursuit of the utmost quality in Cuban rum. h t t p s: // w w w.e m i n e nt e.c o m /e n / ROYAL CA N E CAS K C O M PA N Y A recent email from the Concierge Sales division of To t a l W i n e s o f f e r e d s eve r a l s p e c t a c u l a r r u m s f r o m t h e R oya l C a n e C a s k C o m p a ny. T h e e m a i l d e s c r i b e d R oya l C a n e a s h av i n g t h e ex p e r i e n c e a n d k n o w h o w o f a l e g a c y b u s i n e s s , b u t t h e s o u l o f a s t a r t u p. A b ove a l l , i t i s a t e a m o f p r i m e d p a l a t e s a n d s av v y s c o u t s w h o s c o u r t h e g l o b e i n s e a r c h o f u l t r a - r a r e, u l t r a - a g e d, a n d s o m et i m e s f o r g o t t e n c a s ks . A s t h ey j o u r n ey f r o m J a m a i c a t o J a p a n , f r o m A u s t r a l i a t o Ve n e z u e l a , f r o m S o u t h A m e r i c a t o t h e U. S ., t h ey o p e r a t e w i t h a c l e a r d i r e c t i ve: t h a t e a c h r u m t h e c o m p a ny r e l e a s e s i s l i m i t e d t o b u t a s i n g l e c a s k ; a n d t h a t e a c h a l s o h a s t h e d e p t h , c l a r i t y, a n d r e s o n a n c e t o l i ve u p t o t h e b r a n d ’s exc e p t i o n a l l y h i g h s t a n d a r d. T h e l a t e s t o f f e r i n g s i n c l u d e d: 2 0 0 6 B e l i ze – a 17- ye a r- o l d c o l u m n s t i l l r u m f r o m Tr ave l l e r s L i q u o u r s , b o t t l e d a t 5 3% 19 9 9 G u ya n a – a 24 - ye a r- o l d p o t s t i l l r u m f r o m D e m e r a r a D i s t i l l e r s L i m i t e d, b o t t l e d a t 5 2 % 2 0 0 6 B a r b a d o s – a 17- ye a r- o l d b l e n d o f c o l u m n a n d p o t s t i l l r u m s f r o m Fo u r s q u a r e, b o t t l e d a t 5 4% 2 0 0 4 Fi j i – a 19 - ye a r- o l d p o t s t i l l r u m f r o m S o u t h Pa c i f i c D i s t i l l e r i e s , b o t t l e d a t 5 3% 2 0 0 0 J a m a i c a - a 2 3 - ye a r- o l d p o t s t i l l r u m f r o m C l a r e n d o n , b o t t l e d a t 47 %

2 0 0 6 Pa n a m a – a 17- ye a r- o l d c o l u m n s t i l l r u m f r o m Va r e l a H e r m a n o s , b o t t l e d a t 5 3% 2 0 0 2 Tr i n i d a d – a 21- ye a r- o l d c o l u m n s t i l l r u m f r o m Tr i n i d a d D i s t i l l e r s Lt d., b o t t l e d a t 5 2 % 2 0 0 6 Tr i n i d a d – a17 ye a r o l d c o l u m n s t i l l r u m f r o m Tr i n i d a d D i s t i l l e r s Lt d., b o t t l e d a t 5 3% 2 0 0 4 Ve n e z u e l a – a 19 - ye a r- o l d c o l u m n s t i l l r u m f r o m C o r p o r a t i o n A l c o h o l e s d e l C a r a i b e, b o t t l e d a t 52% R oya l C a n e C a s k C o m p a ny i s a p a r t o f I n f i n i t y Spirits, who also owns Cane Island Rums, whose of ferings consists of Single Island Blends and Single Estate Rums. The Single Island Blends are blends of rum coming from dif ferent distilleries from o n e i s l a n d. T h e n e w e s t o f f e r i n g i s f r o m J a m a i c a a n d i s a w o n d e r f u l b l e n d o f r u m s f r o m t h e Wo r t hy Pa r k , M o ny m u s k a n d Ya r m o u t h d i s t i l l e r i e s . T h e S i n g l e Estate Rums are sourced from single distilleries in T h a i l a n d , Ve n e z u e l a , G u a t e m a l a , A u s t r a l i a a n d E l S a l va d o r. T h e C a n e I s l a n d R u m s a r e a n e c o n o m i c a l o p p o r t u n i t y t o ex p e r i e n c e g o o d r u m s f r o m d i s t i l l e r i e s a n d c o u n t r i e s t h a t m ay b e n e w t o yo u . h t t p s: //c o n c i e r g e.t o t a l w i n e.c o m / h t t p s: // w w w. r oya l c a n e r u m .c o m / h t t p s: // w w w. i n f i n i t y - s p i r i t s .c o m / h t t p s: // w w w.c a n e i s l a n d - r u m .c o m / KO HA N A R U M I n t i m e f o r t h e h o l i d ay s , Ko H a n a j u s t r e l e a s e d t h e i r 2023 Hawaiian Heirloom Collection, a set of four e n g r ave d 375 m l b o t t l e s t h a t h a r m o n i o u s l y b l e n d s their entire collection of 3 4 Hawaiian heirloom s u g a r c a n e s . Ko H a n a’s d e d i c a t i o n t o p r e s e r v i n g t h e l e g a c y o f h e i r l o o m s u g a r c a n e va r i e t i e s h a s culminated in a collection of four distinct rums that w i l l t r a n s p o r t yo u r s e n s e s t o t h e l u s h c a n e f i e l d s o f Ku n i a . T h e e n g r ave d b o t t l e s b e a u t i f u l l y e n c a p s u l a t e the essence of their sugarcane fields nestled at the f o o t h i l l s o f t h e Wa i a n a e m o u n t a i n r a n g e i n Ku n i a , H a w a i ’i . I m b u e d w i t h e l e m e n t s o f t h e H a n a A l o h a c e r e m o ny, t h i s d e s i g n p ay s h o m a g e t o t h e r i c h c u l t u r a l h e r i t a g e t h a t i n f u s e s eve r y d r o p o f t h e i r exc e p t i o n a l r u m . T h e s e t i n c l u d e s: •

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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 2023 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).

W h i l e w o r k i n g at t h e b a r a r o u n d t h e m i d d l e o f O c t o b e r, o n e o f o u r e m p l oye e s n ot i f i e d m e o f a n u n ex p e c te d v i s i t o r wa i t i n g f o r m e at t h e b a r ’s l o b by. T h i n k i n g t h at i t p r o b a b l y wa s yet a n ot h e r s a l e s p e r s o n wa nt i n g t o s h o w h i s p r o d u c t s , I m a d e my way t h e r e a s s o o n a s I c o u l d. I wa s p l e a s a nt l y s u r p r i s e d t o f i n d o u t t h at i t wa s C a r l o s Tr o n c o s o, a t r u e c i g a r a f f i c i o n a d o w h o wa s m a k i n g t h e r o u n d s , p r o m ot i n g h i s o w n c i g a r b r a n d. U n f o r t u n ate l y f o r h i m , h e ke pt b e i n g t o l d t h e s a m e t h i n g, t h at h e s h o u l d p r e s e nt m e h i s p o r t f o l i o a n d t h at t h ey w o u l d p u r c h a s e c i g a r s f r o m h i m i f I g ave t h e m t h e g r e e n l i g ht . I t wa s a w o n d e r f u l m e et i n g, a n d we s c h e d u l e d a d ay a n d a t i m e t o d o a p a i r i n g. C a r l o s wa s u n ex p e c te d l y i nt r o d u c e d t o the world of cigars during his visit to C u b a i n 2 0 0 3 , a c o u p l e o f ye a r s b ef o r e my f i r s t t r i p t h e r e. H e t o l d m e t h at h e h a d h i s f i r s t c i g a r at t h e H ote l M e l i á H ava n a a n d h e wa s i m m e d i ate l y h o o ke d. A r i s k y s t a r t w i t h a g r e at r e s u l t , u n l i ke t h e s t o r i e s f r o m m a ny b e g i n n e r s w h o h ave d i s a s t r o u s ex p e r i e n c e s , a n d t h i s i s w hy I a l way s s u g g e s t t h at n e o p hy te s s h o u l d s t a r t by v i s i t i n g t h e c i g a r l o u n g e s , w h e r e t h ey s h o u l d r e q u e s t t h e s t a f f ’s g u i d a n c e, s o t h at t h e i r i nt r o d u c t i o n t o t h i s w o n d e r f u l w o r l d c a n g o s m o ot h l y a n d p l e a s a nt l y. T h e d ay o f t h e p a i r i n g a r r i ve d a n d C a r l o s s h o we d u p w i t h d i f f e r e nt c i g a r s: o n e a i m e d more to beginners and the second one with a m o r e i nte n s e b o d y. T h e f i r s t c i g a r wa s f r o m t h e Va l l e s d e C h i l e l i n e, we s m o ke d a C a b o d e H o r n o s , w h i c h l o o ks l i ke a R o b u s t o (5 x 52) w i t h a l i g ht C o n n e c t i c u t w r a p p e r a n d D o m i n i c a n f i l l e r. U p o n l i g ht i n g u p t h e c i g a r, I wa s p l e a s a nt l y s u r p r i s e d t o ex p e r i e n c e a m i l d t o m e d i u m i nte n s i t y, w i t h c r e a my n ote s , t a n n i n s a n d a n exc e l l e nt d r aw. To p a i r w i t h t h i s c i g a r, I p r e p a r e d a R u m O l d Fa s h i o n e d u s i n g M u l at a 12 Ye a r O l d f r o m C u b a . I t o l d C a r l o s t h at t h i s c o c k t a i l wa s my “ w i l d c a r d ” f o r t h i s t y p e o f p a i r i n g, f i r s t l y b e c a u s e i t i s s o e a sy t o m a ke a n d s e c o n d l y b e c a u s e i t g o e s g r e at w i t h t h i s l eve l o f c i g a r i nte n s i t y a n d s m o k i n g t i m e (a p p r ox i m ate l y 3 0 m i n u te s).

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