Rum & Cachaca

• Ron Barcelo Dorado Rum (750ml)

  Santo Domingo, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

  $54. 99

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  ABV: 37.5%

  Ron Barceló was founded by Julian Barceló, a Spanish émigré born in Mallorca. He founded the company in 1930 under the name Barceló & Co in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, having arrived in the country in 1929. It did not take long for the Barcelo brand to became an essential reference amongst local rum brands, growing into one of the biggest and most prestigious Dominican Companies.

  During the 1980s, Ron Barceló became the most popular rum in the Dominican Republic. Exports grew and the company began distribution outside of the Caribbean and America. In 1992, the company began an international campaign and, by 1994, Ron Barceló was exported to over 10 countries, with Spain as its biggest consumer. It's currently exported to over 50 countries and the range has just arrived in Australia.

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  Ron de Jeremy Reserva Rum (700ml)

  PANAMA

  $74. 99

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  ABV: 40%

  Unashamedly a brand concept spirit that doesn't take itself too seriously is Ron de Jeremy, named after the famed star of hundreds of gentleman's ‘artistic’ films. 'Ron' also means "Rum". The novelty would have worn off long ago if it weren't for the man behind the contents: Cuban Master Distiller, Francisco “Don Pancho” Fernandez, a.k.a "The Godfather". Having developed highly regarded brands including Zafra, Ron Abuelo and Havana Club, his input guarantees that substance hasn't been placed second to style when it comes to what goes inside the bottle. Molasses-based (the sugar cane is estate grown) and distilled in both pot and column stills at Alcoholes y Rones de Panama in South Central Panama, maturation takes place in ex-bourbon barrels for up to eight years.

  If you're looking for a quality house rum with a profile that typifies the lighter side of the Caribbean, as well as a silky texture and body enough for mixing, this ticks all those boxes. In short, it's considerably better than you'd expect for a celebrity-affiliated spirit.

  Tasting note: Bright gold colour / shows good cling. Nicely scented with soft, semi-sweet notes of cream sponge cake, mocha, a touch of raw sugar and white pepper. Relaxed and creamy on entry, builds with good concentration into a semi-sweet, dried banana, vanilla wafer and clove profile with a very soft, whitepepper overlay. Finish sees an interesting grassy / elderflower-like note enter adding freshness. Concludes balanced, delicate and dry with moderate persistence and lingering banana cake in the fade. A satisfying, light'n'easy house pour rum for all applications. 40% Alc./Vol.

  Other reviews... Spirits Business Magazine Rum Masters 2014: Gold Medal
  International Rum Conference, Madrid 2013: Double Gold | Best in Category
  The Fifty Best | Best Aged Rum 2013: Silver Medal
  International Rum Conference, Madrid 2012: Gold Medal

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• Ron Matusalem Insolito Rum (700ml)

  SPAIN

  $89. 99

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  ABV: 40%

  Inspired by the pale pink wines from Provence in southern France, this limited edition of around 3300 bottles is charcoal filtered and then matured in a solera of x-Tempranillo casks for approximately three years. The result is then blended with Ron Matusalem Gran Reserva 15. The presentation is out of the ordinary for Rum, as is its pretty salmon pink colour. 40% Alc./Vol.

  Other reviews... Light to medium bodied with sweet grilled pineapple fruit dried by young oak and vinous tannins. Light but enlivening cinnamon spice. 4.5 stars - diffordsguide.com

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• Ron Matusalem Gran Reserva Solera 23 Rum (700ml)

  DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

  $125. 00

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  ABV: 40%

  The Matusalem Rum company was started by the Camp brothers in 1872 as a family affair. The "new" Cuban rum rapidly caught on in the world's markets. In the early 1940's the company experienced a period of tremendous growth and by the 1950's it had already captured 50% of the Cuban market, making it the leading rum sold in Cuba. Today, descendents of the founders produce Ron Matusalem in the Dominican Republic. The brand “Matusalem” was named after the Biblical Patriarch, Methuselah who was said to have lived for 969 years, so symbolising the patient ageing and old world craftsmenship used to give Ron Matusalem Rum its exceptional flavour. The key to Matusalems’s Gran Reserva rum’s complexity is the Solera aging process where various mature rums are carefully blended together.

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• Ron Matusalem Platino Rum (700ml)

  Santiago, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

  $69. 99

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  ABV: 40%

  The Matusalem Rum company was started by the Camp brothers in 1872 as a family affair. The "new" Cuban rum rapidly caught on in the world's markets. In the early 1940's the company experienced a period of tremendous growth and by the 1950's it had already captured 50% of the Cuban market, making it the leading rum sold in Cuba. Today, descendents of the founders produce Ron Matusalem in the Dominican Republic. The brand “Matusalem” was named after the Biblical Patriarch, Methuselah who was said to have lived for 969 years, so symbolising the patient ageing and old world craftsmenship used to give Ron Matusalem Rum its exceptional flavour.

  Tasting notes: Clear appearance. Fragrant cotton candy, mocha, and coconut cream aromas. A silky entry leads to a dryish, light-to medium body with fruity, toasted coconut and subtle spice notes. Finishes smoothly with a dry, yet fruity, aftertaste. A brilliantly balanced and flavorful white rum. 40% Alc./Vol.
  International Review of Spirits Award: Gold Medal
  91 points (Exceptional) - tastings.comsize>

  Other reviews... Offers aromas of molasses and cocoa bean; additional aeration brings out bittersweet vanilla bean. Palate entry is sweet, viscous and intensely bean-like; by midpalate, the flavors also include molasses and raw sugar. Finish is long, sugary-sweet and bean-like. Rating: 85-89
  - tasting note sourced from www.wineenthusiast.comsize>

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• Ron Matusalem Clasico Rum (700ml)

  Santiago, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

  $74. 99

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  ABV: 40%

  The Matusalem Rum company was started by the Camp brothers in 1872 as a family affair. The 'new' Cuban rum rapidly caught on in the world's markets. In the early 1940's the company experienced a period of tremendous growth and by the 1950's it had already captured 50% of the Cuban market, making it the leading rum sold in Cuba. Today, descendents of the founders produce Ron Matusalem in the Dominican Republic. The brand “Matusalem” was named after the Biblical Patriarch, Methuselah who was said to have lived for 969 years, so symbolising the patient ageing and old world craftsmenship used to give Ron Matusalem Rum its exceptional flavour.
  Ron Matusalem Clasico is a full bodied, exotic golden rum, crafted from select rums aged in New World oak and solera aged for ten years. Its distinctive quality and exceptional smoothness will enhance the flavour of any cocktail.

  Tasting notes: Medium amber hue. A vibrant, sweet nose of banana and butterscotch. A silky entry leads to a glycerous, dryish, and medium-bodied palate with roasted nuts, caramel, and fruit cake notes. Finishes gracefully with a nice pepper and oak spice fade. 40% Alc./Vol.
  International Review of Spirits Award: Gold Medal
  RATED: 92 points (Exceptional) - tasting notes sourced from www.tastings.com

  Other reviews... First nosing passes discover delicate scents of sugar cane and honey. Palate entry is biscuity/sugar cookie sweet, pleasant and medium-bodied; by midpalate, there's clear evidence of molasses, sugar cane, pine and cocoa. Aftertaste is long, luxurious and mature. Rating: 85-89 - tasting note sourced from www.wineenthusiast.com

  

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  Ron Matusalem Gran Reserva Solera 18 Rum (750ml)

  DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

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  $79. 99

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  ABV: 40%

  The Matusalem Rum company was started by the Camp brothers in 1872 as a family affair. The "new" Cuban rum rapidly caught on in the world's markets. In the early 1940's the company experienced a period of tremendous growth and by the 1950's it had already captured 50% of the Cuban market, making it the leading rum sold in Cuba. Today, descendents of the founders produce Ron Matusalem in the Dominican Republic. The brand “Matusalem” was named after the Biblical Patriarch, Methuselah who was said to have lived for 969 years, so referencing the patient ageing and used to give Matusalem Rum its flavour.

  Other reviews... "Oak spice leaves glowing flavours of nutmeg and cloves (with just a hint of cinnamon) resting on the palate and touching the back of the throat, and the effect is to dry the mouth slightly making the mouth receptive to another sip." 40% Alc./Vol. - The Rum Howler Blog

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  Ron Zacapa Centenario Sistema Solera 23 Rum (750ml)

  GUATEMALA

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  ABV: 40%

  With more 5 Star user reviews around the web than almost any product we can think of, the consensus is clear: Zacapa is a silky, sultry indulgence that will satisfy anyone who enjoys sweeter rum styles.

  First launched in 1976 and famously aged 'above the clouds', two and a half kilometres above sea level among the Guatemalan mountains and volcanoes, Zacapa's Solera 23 remains the flagship of the 'La Nacional' company, which continues to produce an extensive line of products accounting for 98% of the domestic spirits market in Guatemala. The brand is now part of the Diageo group.

  Unlike most rums, Zacapa is distilled from 'Virgin honey' (a.k.a. sugar cane juice), not the denser molasses. It also employs a natural yeast culture originally sourced from pineapples. However, it's Zacapa's complicated maturation that really sets it apart. New distillate is combined with around 10% older rums, then the first ageing takes place in rejuvenated x Bourbon casks for two years, after which it's blended for a second time with more old material. The process is repeated a third time, after which it's racked into sherry butts for around two years. The final stage sees a 'finishing' in Pedro Ximenez sherry butts before being blended once more and rested in a large American oak vat for six months before bottling. The age of rums in the final mix ranges from 6 to 23 years old. Given all the effort that goes into production, it's no wonder this really is an exemplary example of the spirit. Its cornucopia of flavours and moderate sweetness makes it ideal straight up as an after dinner sipper, otherwise, we recommend keeping it simple: Add a couple of ice cubes and a twist of orange peel, or include a dash of aromatic bitters to create our favourite - the Zacapa 'Old Fashioned'.

  Other reviews... Copper color. Sweet, peppery spice and dried tropical fruit aromas. A round, supple entry leads to a glycerous, slightly sweet medium-full body of brown sugar, dried cherries, guava, pineapple, cinnamon, and caramelized roasted nuts. Finishes with a sweet, light molasses and ashy mineral fade. A nice, supple, and surprising sweet aged rum. Should mix brilliantly, or enjoy as an after-dinner sipper. 40% Alc./Vol.
  International Review of Spirits Award: Gold Medal
  95 points (Exceptional) - tastings.com

  Winner of a Platinum medal and ranked in First Place by the prestigious Beverage Testing Institute in Chicago.

  5 stars - diffordsguide.com

  Notes from the producers... NOSE: Soft, sweet start with aromas of caramel, vanilla, cacao and butterscotch. Continued by sherried notes of caramelized roasted brazil nuts and toasted hazelnut, rounded out by toffee, banana and dried pineapple. TASTE: Complex, generous and full-bodied. Starting with a depth of dried fruit and apricot, building to savory oak, nutmeg, leather and tobacco with notes of coffee and vanilla, balanced with a spicy touch of cinnamon and ginger. FINISH: Intricate with honeyed butterscotch, spiced oak and dried fruit.

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  Ron Zacapa Centenario Heavenly Cask Collection El Alma The Soul Cask Sistema Solera 23 Rum (700ml)

  GUATEMALA

  $189. 99

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  ABV: 40%

  A limited edition Guatemalan rum from Ron Zacapa's Heavenly Cask series. Essentially, the basis for these strictly limited bottlings is the ever-popular Ron Zacapa Centenario Sistema Solera 23, famous for undergoing a special aging process before bottling. The slight shift in focus is on four different cask types (ex-bourbon, specially re-charred ex-bourbon, ex-Oloroso sherry and ex-PX (sweet) sherry casks). In short, the usual high quality of Ron Zacapa is enhanced and complemented by the qualities of each cask finishing. Described as "Enigmatically toasted and rich", this edition spent a final maturation in extra charred x-American whiskey casks. It's a procedure that many single malt Scotch Whisky fans may already be familiar with: The deep charring allows the spirit to cycle deeper into the oak, presenting the drinker with a myriad of toasty, savoury aromas and flavours, as well as roasted almonds, cinnamon and sweet toffee. 40% Alc./Vol.

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• Ron Zacapa Centenario Royal Rum (700ml)

  Mixco, GUATEMALA

  $399. 00

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  ABV: 45%

  This is the new top of line rum from the legendary Gautamalean producer, Ron Zacapa, as selected by Master blender, Lorena Vasquez. Produced from first pressed sugar cane (aka virgin sugar honey) the rum is long-aged in Zacapa's unique solera system followed by a finishing period in French oak casks from 'Le Bois du Roy'. These casks are assembled from prized wood sourced from four French forests. Harvest has been restricted since the 13th century when they were owned by royalty. Consequently, Le Bois du Roy barrels have been reserved only for the finest vintages.

  Each decanter carries around its neck a 'Petate', a Royal Mayan symbol of the unity of time and space, earth and sky. Expect a super decadent rum with aromas and flavours of chocolate, toasted coconut, almonds, spice and caramel. A rum truly fit for royalty. This also comes bottled at a slightly higher ABV than other Zacapas. 45% Alc./Vol. Very limited stocks.

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  Ron Zacapa Centenario Sistema Solera 15 Rum (1000ml)

  Mixco, GUATEMALA

  $120. 00

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  ABV: 40%

  What started in the early part of the 20th century as an effort by a handful of enthusiastic entrepreneurs has evolved into a prosperous corporation with international recognition. Today the 'La Nacional' company has an extensive line of products which account for 98% of the domestic spirits market in Guatemala. In addition to its comprehensive line of 'Botran' rums, La Nacional also produces 'Ron Zacapa Centenario'.

  This is a blend of rums aged from 5-15 years of age, matured in Bourbon, Sherry and PX (sweet) Sherry casks.

  Other reviews... 4.5 Stars. - www.diffordsguide.com

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  Ron Zacapa Centenario Edicion Negra Rum (1000ml)

  Mixco, GUATEMALA

  $150. 00

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  ABV: 43%

  Another Diageo owned distillery making forays into the Duty Free market is Ron Zacapa. Peter Fairbrother, marketing director of Diageo GTME says Edicion Negra "...delivers a bolder, new flavour inspired by the powerful, natural landscape of Guatemala...the perfect choice for the rum connoisseur, as well as those travellers looking for something very special.”
  In particular, the use of double charred American oak casks adds a smokey intensity. 43% Alc./Vol.

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• Ron Zacapa Centenario Ambar 12 Rum (1000ml)

  Mixco, GUATEMALA

  $110. 00

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  ABV: 40%

  This new offering from Zacapa has been especially designed for cocktails. Made in consultation with some of the world's best bartenders, it's a blend of 4-12 year old rums. Expect a balance of toasted vanilla and caramelised tropical fruit flavours, guaranteeing a perfect Mojito or Cuba Libre. Big one litre format. 40% Alc./vol.

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• Rum Diary Experimental Kitchen Edition 1.1 XO Cherry Spiced Rum (500ml)

  Melbourne, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $89. 99

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  ABV: 42%

  Made with rums sourced from Trinidad and Tobago combined with late harvest black Tasmanian cherries, macerated for a year and rested for another 18 months in PX infused French oak. Muscatel, black lime, vanilla and roast wattleseed were chosen to enhance the natural flavour of the cherries, while also bringing a depth and character that's difficult to obtain with a single fruit maceration. 1500 bottles. 42% Alc./Vol.

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• Rum Diary Aussie Bush Spiced Rum (500ml)

  AUSTRALIA

  $69. 99

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  ABV: 38%

  As the Rum Diary Spiced gang obviously specialise in all things rum, the Chuckle Park team have sought some local Australian elements to add to the flavour profile including bunya nut, wattle seed, rosella, & mango. Enjoy a very special and limited collectors drop, inspired by Tiki flavours and Australian ingredients. 38% Alc./Vol.
  Only 100 bottles produced.

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• Rum Diary Experimental Kitchen Edition 2 Cocos Nucifera Rum (500ml)

  Melbourne, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $89. 99

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  ABV: 42%

  Latin for coconut, Cocos Nucifera is the second edition from the Rum Diary Spiced Experimental Kitchen. Elise Goodwin, winner of the 'Of All Things Tiki, Land & Sea' cocktail competition, received the opportunity to work with Rum Diary Spiced to create her own small-batch spiced rum. "I wanted to create something different and fun - and I love coconuts" said Elise. So they set off to create an authentic, dry, white coconut spiced rum.

  They used activated charcoal to remove the colour from the rum, blended three different coconut macerations with cacao nibs and Australian native wattleseed to compliment and lift the coconut profile. The final product is a wonderful toasted coconut rum like no other. 42% Alc./Vol.

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  Rum Diary Bar Spiced Rum (700ml)

  Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $84. 99

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  ABV: 38%

  Tasting note: [Batch 8 tasted] Burnt sienna. Plush aromas feature moist fruit cake, brandy sauce and cola. Creamy, medium bodied delivery offers juicy dried fruits followed by cardamom, cinnamon, fruit mince pie, clove and late gingery warmth. Outstanding length. Ends with a cascade of sweet spices. Benchmark. 38% Alc./Vol.

  [Batch 01 tasted] A blend of 20 herbs and spices. Deep copper with some minor sediment evident. Fabulous purity, bursting with fresh raisin cake; think Christmas pudding and brandy cream. Accents cardamom and clove in later passes with hints of ginger. Creamy entry leads into a delicious off-dry gentian, smokey cardamom and clove profile plus late dried fruits. Finishes with a wave of smokey cardamom, clove and muted gingery warmth. Spiced rum meets India. Outstanding.
  336 bottles produced. 94 points

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• Rum-Bar Gold Jamaican Rum (700ml)

  JAMAICA

  $64. 99

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  ABV: 40%

  A blend of pot still rums aged for a minimum of four years in x-Jack Daniels barrels. The 100% tropical maturation gives it an 'already mature' character. It's another all-natural rum from Worthy Park with absolutely nothing added. Recommended in Rum Manhattans and Kingston Negronis.

  Other reviews... As a sipping rum the this offers quite a nice experience. It’s very full flavoured and quite strong initally on the alcohol. Once again, the rum just needs a little time. After a couple of sips the alcohol begins to mellow and you will notice a sweet vanilla custard and some nice almost creamy fudge like notes. My initial assessment was that Rum-Bar Gold is closer to Hampden Gold than Appleton V/X but I’m starting to feel that despite all the upfront Jamaican funk rum it displays an underlying sweetness which neither of the other rums can attain. The rums in this blend are not high ester rums. The finish is quite long lasting and surprisingly mellow.That’s not to say this is a sweet rum in the sense of Zacapa or Diplomatico! It is a Jamaican pot still rum – no added sugar or other additives. However, it will be for many far more accessible than Smith & Cross, Hampden Gold or a Monymusk offering... Rum Bar Gold offers an experience much different to the other Jamaican Rums on the market. It is for a fairly young rum, quite complex and I certainly hope that people take the plunge and try a bottle whilst Tesco have stocks as I think they will be very pleasantly surprised. Excellent stuff...
  4 Stars - thefatrumpirate.com

  ..."The Gold presents a medium straw color in the glass. The nose is surprisingly subtle for a pot-still Jamaican rum. In time, it yields vanilla and stone fruits, like a fruit pastry. Taste-wise, the vanilla and barrel-wood spring forth, with little of the ripe banana hogo found in some Jamaican rums. The mouthfeel is very clean, with no hint of additives. It finishes dry, with the barest hint of honey. It will work well as a rum substitute in cocktail recipes calling for a similar 80-proof bourbon."
  83 points - distiller.com

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  Rusty Barrel 5 Year Old Spiced Caribbean Rum (700ml)

  Caribbean,

  $79. 99

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  ABV: 40%

  This blend of five-year-old Caribbean rums and spices boasts rich aromas of coffee cake, cinnamon and vanilla plus a creamy, seductive palate conjuring flavours of cafe cremes, vanilla milkshake and light baking spices. Medium-sweet, sultry and with a natural spiciness that doesn’t smother the rum, Tiki culture fans will love the Polynesian-style bottle. 40% Alc./Vol.

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• Sagatiba Velha Esplendida Cachaça (Cachaca) (700ml)

  Minas Gerais, BRAZIL

  $59. 99

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  ABV: 38%

  This exceptional Cachaca (sugar cane spirit) has been aged in oak casks before bottling adding an extra dimension of flavour and complexity to the spirit.

  Tasting note: Pale golden color. Complex banana and coconut custard, brown spice, oily praline, jasmine, cane stalk, and golden raisin aromas follow through on a silky entry to a dry-yet-fruity medium-to-full body with a sensationally smooth, oily texture and delicate peppery spice accents. Finishes gracefully with a nice creamy caramel, nougat, custard, and wet mineral fade. A delicious and elegant cachaça for sipping or decadent cocktails.  38% Alc./Vol.   93 points (Exceptional) - tastings.com

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  Sailor Jerry 92 Proof Spiced Carribean Rum (1000ml)

  UNITED STATES

  $89. 99

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  ABV: 46%

  ‘Spiced’ is the generic name given to any rum to which a local herb or spice has been added and allowed to impart its particular flavour. Most commonly cinnamon, rosemary, aniseed and peppers are used. It's an acquired taste, however the best examples are deliciously different.

  Sailor Jerry is reportedly blended with caramel, vanilla and lime, and has sold itself with the slogan "Strong, but goes down smooth". Now just arrived is a new 92 proof bottling in a one litre format, with a slightly different claim of "bold & Smooth".

  Sailor Jerry rum is labelled as a tribute to both the man, Norman 'Sailor Jerry' Collins and the style of Rum 'Jerry' concocted and consumed whilst serving in the US Navy. Collins lived quite an extraordinary life, heavily influenced by artwork he saw whilst sailing in the Navy, he turned his hand to tattoo artistry, thanks to his Eastern influences and strong bonds forged with Japanese tattoo masters - the same masters that were responsible for the training and development of artists to carry on Japan's ancient tattoo tradition. Jerry is regarded as the foremost American tattoo artist of his time, his influences are still prevalent, despite his passing in 1973. Lovers of ink, raise a glass to Jerry! 46% Alc./Vol.

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  Saleyard's Distillery Capricorn Spiced Spirit (700ml)

  Queensland, AUSTRALIA

  $74. 99

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  ABV: 38%

  Tasting note: Pure bright amber gold, flashes in the glass. Nosing yields semi sweet aromas of golden syrup, dried honey and chico lollies followed by suggestions of ginger bread and cinnamon. Slightly thin on entry with light to medium bodied, breezy flavours of golden syrup, raw sugar and banana cake, drying towards the finish. Pleasant cinnamon warmth, otherwise meekly spiced. Pulls up short. 38% Alc./Vol.

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  1992 Samaroli Hampden 27 Year Old Cask Strength Jamaican Rum (700ml)

  JAMAICA

  $550. 00

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  ABV: 54.5%

  Tasting note: [10ml sample] A rum that shows what can happen when careful and superior selection leave their mark: Pure magic. Still caney, profoundly rum-like and astoundingly fresh, the flavours are so beautifully arranged with an orchestral control to the point where language seems pointless. Samaroli demonstrates there are still amazing rums out there to be found, often flying beneath the radar. This is one, with a saturating, sensory attack that ascends two or three octaves before coming back to earth. For sheer length alone, it beats almost any other wood aged spirit. The aftertaste continues well beyond five minutes. One only available.

  Built in 1750 and sought after for its powerful, estery, pot-distilled spirit, the Hampden estate is renowned for possessing the best cane lands in Jamaica producing the highest tonne sugar from tonne cane milled. 54.5% Alc./Vol.

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• Sampan Overproof Vietnamese Rhum (700ml)

  VIETNAM

  $130. 00

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  $1560.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 54%

  A traditional 'French Rhum Agricole' from the tropical haven of Vietnam. Sampan Overproof has won a bunch of awards from various shows held around the world …Gold, Double Gold, Best of Region and many more. As a style, it's reported to be comparable to unaged Clairin or Paranubes.

  Other reviews... The Sampan Vietnamese Rhum is made by the Distillerie d’Indochine: and Antoine Pourcuitte, a long haired Frenchman who seems to be channelling Fabio and who lives in Vietnam, is the man who bootstrapped his desire to make good rums into a business that combines a small hotel and bar close to the beach with a distillery he pretty much built himself (officially it opened for business in late 2018). This newly constructed establishment, which produces one of those excellent white rhums which must be causing the French islands conniption fits, is his brainchild… and it can take its place proudly in the league of small and new fast moving ops who are taking a pure rhum approach to distillation in Asia.... it doesn’t sink on the taste, but follows smoothly on from what had been discerned on the nose. Here, we didn’t just have a few olives, but what seemed like a whole grove of them. Again it tasted dirty, loamy, and also pungent, with initially clear notes of sweet sugar cane juice and sweet yellow corn, to which are added some lemon sherbet, vanilla and aromatic light fruits (pears, watermelon, strawberries) plus herbs – dill and basil.  Soft and lightly sweet, and there’s a background hint of anise as well, or licorice, really nice. Throughout the tasting it stays firm and assertive on the tongue, with a near silky mouthfeel leading to an exit that is pleasantly long lasting and with closing notes of fruits, vanilla, coconut water, and breakfast spices. This is a really nice white rhum – it married the freshness of an agricole with the slight complexity of an entry level vieux and the balance between the various elements was very nicely handled. That pungent opening clearly makes the case that even with the resting period, it was an unaged rhum, something like the Sajous, the Paranubes, A1710, Toucan, Barbosa Grogue, HSE Parcellaire or others of that kind – I liked it a lot, and if it didn’t win any medals, I firmly believe it should at least win a few wallets. - thelonecaner.com

  ...Nose: Man, there is just SO MUCH going on in the nose. There’s a real fresh and lively quality to it as well. There’s cut grass and floral notes, there’s sweet candy floss and liquorice all sorts, but also salty olives. Freshly cut cane, earthy petrichor and even some citrus swirls by. Palate: Not as sweet as it smells, but certainly not dry, those fresh earthy notes are still there, I get some passionfruit, pineapple and pomegranate as well, and there’s also a sort of yeasty vibe going on (like fresh bread dough). What is surprising is how little pepper or heat there is at 54%. Finish: Oddly enough I get a bit of a ‘woody’ note in the finish, more of those earthy and sweet notes chase each other around, and there’s also some aniseed humbugs right at the last. - rumtribe.com.au

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• SangSom Special Thai Rum (700ml)

  $49. 99

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  ABV: 40%

  Popular mixing rum from Thailand. A very smooth example, enjoy in your next summery cocktail. 40% Alc./Vol.

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  1999 Sansibar Nicaragua 17 Year Old Cask Strength Rum (700ml)

  NICARAGUA

  $255. 00

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  ABV: 47.5%

  Tasting note: Distilled in 1999 and bottled in 2016. Bright amber gold. Captivates in the opening inhalations with scents of fresh cut cane and grass / straw bale underscored by sweeter base notes: coffee-creme, molasses, raw sugar. Five minutes shifts the emphasis to butter menthol / strawberry sponge cake. Off-dry attack is initially bittersweet, green/grassy. Finish is satiny, with the sugars building; flavours of banana fritter, light molasses and cocoa glide over the tongue. Aftertaste hints at raw sugar and banana cake; understated yet long. 47.5% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered and natural colour. 186 bottles.

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  1998 Sansibar Uitvlugt 17 Year Old Cask Strength Rum (700ml)

  GUYANA

  $260. 00

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  ABV: 52%

  Distilled in 1998 and bottled in 2015, this rare edition from the now dismantled Uitvlugt Distillery in Guyana was bottled by German independent bottlers, Sansibar. Uitvlugt continues to operate today as a sugar refinery and producer of molasses, however the equipment used for rum production reportedly ceased operation in 2000. The column still was moved to the Diamond distillery, home of the exceptional El Dorado rums.

  Tasting note: [Single cask No.45 bottling] Pure gold / ideal clarity. Yields powerful aromas of raw sugar, vanilla custard, fried banana and dates with a cinnamon and pepper warmth. Doesn't disappoint on the palate: A huge rum of considerable bittersweet depths, rallying on the finish with cascades of light molasses, raw sugar, banana chips, liquorice root and clove with a mouthfeel that defies the alcohol. Lovely sweet/dry juxtaposition. Lingering white chocolate / raw sugar and banana confectionery aftertaste. Buxom and beautifully balanced. Non chill filtered. 52% Alc./Vol. 237 bottles.

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  1996 Sansibar Panama 20 Year Old Cask Strength Rum (700ml)

  PANAMA

  $260. 00

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  ABV: 51%

  Tasting notes: Distilled in 1996 and bottled in 2016. Impresses from the outset with its spectacular burnt orange / sienna / gold ochre colour. A creme-de-rum on the nose opening with fruit'n'nut chocolate, banana cake, dried mango; Sweetens further after brief air contact evolving to luxurious aromas of sticky date pudding, maple syrup and cedar wood. Entry is mildly caney, grassy becoming sweeter through the middle stages; Finish delivers a flood of muscat-like sugars followed by mocha, caramel nib, vanilla and banana peel. Excellent sweet/dry balance. Powers on at great length. Superb. 51% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered and natural colour. 269 bottles.

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  Santa Teresa 1796 Ron Anejo Gran Reserva Rum (750ml)

  VENEZUELA

  $59. 99

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  $719.88 Dozen

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  ABV: 40%

  The sibling to the fabulous 1796 standard edition, hailing from the Aragua valley near the capital Caracas. Aged for up to five years, well beyond Venezuela's minimum norm for the Rum classification, this sleek, light to medium bodied style offers raw sugar, molasses and hints of mixed peel on the nose, and a sweet, well-balanced, low-burn, somewhat pedestrian delivery; Cinnamon warmth mingles with dried banana and molasses cake, the finish rounds off in a flurry of all-spice, white pepper and subtle caney freshness (likely from a column still component). Sits comfortably alongside the best value easy-drinkers and cocktail rums in its category. 40% Alc./Vol.

  Other reviews... The aroma after the pour is lightly spicy and delicately brown sugar-like; air contact stirs deeper scents of molasses, dark caramel and lead/minerals. The palate entry is sugar sweet; at midpalate there's a taste rush to marshmallow, confectioner's sugar, oaky vanilla and light honey. Finishes gracefully, with lip-smacking tastes of bittersweet brown sugar and honey. Best Buy.
  92 points -wineenthusiast.com

  Master - Gold Rum up to 7yo - 2014, The Rum Masters (The Spirits Business)

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• Santa Teresa 1796 Ron de Venezuela Anejo Gran Reserva Rum (1000ml)

  VENEZUELA

  $89. 99

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  ABV: 40%

  Other reviews... The aroma after the pour is lightly spicy and delicately brown sugar-like; air contact stirs deeper scents of molasses, dark caramel and lead/minerals. The palate entry is sugar sweet; at midpalate there's a taste rush to marshmallow, confectioner's sugar, oaky vanilla and light honey. Finishes gracefully, with lip-smacking tastes of bittersweet brown sugar and honey. Best Buy.
  92 points - www.wineenthusiast.com

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  Santa Teresa 1796 Ron Antiguo de Solera Rum (1000ml)

  VENEZUELA

  $109. 99

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  ABV: 40%

  New One Litre format & direct import pricing on the Venezuelan Beauty.
  Easily one of the top rum values on our shelves.
  Created to commemorate the distillery's 200th anniversary, this rum is matured in a French Limousin oak solera system for 8-12 years (a method borrowed from the Spanish sherry producers) and is the first premium anejo rum in the world to be aged using such a technique. With some portions reportedly in barrel for more than fifteen years, Santa Teresa delivers all the substance and style of Diplomatico's Reserva Exclusiva, only the profile is less sweet, the result is more elegant - even 'Cognac-esque'.

  Tasting notes: Deep copper. Sensuous bouquet offers a superb amalgam of vanilla, hazelnut chocolate, creme caramel and cream sponge cake. Fine tuned with perfect sweet-dry balance including flavours of bounty bar, mocha, caramel fudge finishing with a lingering white pepper, dried banana, buckwheat pancake and cocoa aftertaste. First class. 40% Alc./Vol.

  Other reviews... The first couple of whiffs pick up toasty notes of caramel, almond butter, cotton candy and very old oak; with aeration, more profound aromas develop including saddle leather, vanilla, Sherry and dark caramel. Palate entry is perfectly balanced and sweet; by midpalate the flavor profile is honeyed, slightly cocoa-like, buttery to the feel and utterly decadent. Finishes long, layered, creamy and dark chocolate bittersweet. 98 points - wineenthusiast.com

  Deep amber color with an olive cast. Elegant aromas and flavors of toasted nuts, coffee gelato, dried tropical fruits and pepper with a satiny, medium-to-full body and lots of toffee, vanilla bean, and sweet tobacco notes of the long finish. A delicious, smooth, and artfully balanced aged rum for sipping, cigars, or world-class cocktails.
  International Review of Spirits Award: Gold Medal
  94 points (Exceptional) - tastings.com

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• Scheer Velier 11 Year Old MMW Wedderburn Tropical Aged Cask Strength Rum (700ml)

  JAMAICA

  $280. 00

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  $3360.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 69.1%

  These fascinating Scheer-Velier bottlings were originally released as comparison sets (Tropical and Contintental aged bottlings). The concept was to showcase the differences between Continental versus Tropical aging. As the name suggests, they were created in collaboration between Dutch independent bottler 'Scheer', and Master Blender and renowned rum guardian and advocate Luca Gargano of Velier.

  Aged entirely in Jamaica's tropical climate, this expression blends two casks distilled in 2008 and ten casks distilled in 2007. Part of the Wedderburn category of rums produced by the Monymusk-Clarendon distillery, it comes with an ester content of 315.6 grams per hectolitre of pure alcohol. Described as "Extreme and uncompromising" with a massive ABV, expect something quite special for the hard core rum lover. 69.1% Alc./Vol.

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• Scheer Velier 14 Year EMB Plummer Tropical Aged Cask Strength Rum (700ml)

  JAMAICA

  $300. 00

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  $3600.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 69.7%

  These fascinating Scheer-Velier bottlings were originally released as comparison sets (Tropical and Contintental aged bottlings). The concept was to showcase the differences between Continental versus Tropical aging. As the name suggests, they were created in collaboration between Dutch independent bottler 'Scheer', and Master Blender and renowned rum guardian and advocate Luca Gargano of Velier.

  Aged entirely in tropical Jamaica and composed of a blend of ten casks distilled in 2006, two casks distilled in 2004 and four casks distilled in 2002, this is part of the Plummer (EMB) category of rums produced by Monymusk distillery. With an ester content of 324.5 grams per hectolitre of pure alcohol, expect a complex, extroverted and deliciously generous rum. 69.7% Alc./Vol.

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• Scheer Velier 14 Year EMB Plummer Continental Aged Cask Strength Rum (700ml)

  JAMAICA

  $260. 00

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  $3120.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 64.8%

  These fascinating Scheer-Velier bottlings were originally released as comparison sets (Tropical and Contintental aged bottlings). The concept was to showcase the differences between Continental versus Tropical aging. As the name suggests, they were created in collaboration between Dutch independent bottler 'Scheer', and Master Blender and renowned rum guardian and advocate Luca Gargano of Velier.

  Produced from a blend of twelve casks distilled in 2004 aged entirely in a continental climate in Europe, this is part of the Plummer (EMB) category of rums produced by the Monymusk distillery. Weighing in with an ester content of 129.9 grams per hectolitre of pure alcohol. 64.8% Alc./Vol.

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  Scheer Velier 11 Year Old MMW Wedderburn Continental Aged Cask Strength Rum (700ml)

  JAMAICA

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  $199. 99

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  ABV: 63.9%

  These fascinating Scheer-Velier bottlings were originally released as comparison sets (Tropical and Contintental aged bottlings). The concept was to showcase the differences between Continental versus Tropical aging. As the name suggests, they were created in collaboration between Dutch independent bottler 'Scheer', and Master Blender and renowned rum guardian and advocate Luca Gargano of Velier.

  Totally aged in Europe, the contintental version was produced from a blend of two casks filled in 2008 and 10 casks filled in 2007. With an end result having an ester content of 243.5 grams per hectolitre of pure alcohol, these are big rums with strong personalities. Give this Wedderburn Monymusk plenty of time to open up. 63.9% Alc./Vol.

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• Sea Wynde BRN Pot Still Rum (700ml)

  JAMAICA

  $89. 99

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  ABV: 46%

  Reported to be discontinued, this release from Mark Andrews of Castle Brands blends five copper pot distilled rums from Jamaica and Guyana, one of a few in the world to combine rums from these two countries. 46% Alc./Vol.

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  Settlers Spiced Rum (700ml)

  McLaren Vale, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $84. 99

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  ABV: 40%

  A molasses based rum spiced with cinnamon, cloves, ginger and allspice.

  Tasting note: Clear. Aromas of vanilla custard, light cinnamon, wafer biscuit and hints of creamy soda. A medium bodied, silky rum with vanilla, cocoa and clove flavours and delicate cinnamon warmth trailing into the aftertaste. 40% Alc./Vol.

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  Single Cane Estate Worthy Park Jamaica Rum (1000ml)

  JAMAICA

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  $119. 99

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  ABV: 40%

  Worthy Park is a locally-owned distillery as opposed to being a part of a multi-national corporation. While the estate dates to 1670, the current operation was built in 2005. Its single pot still makes a particularly recognisable Jamaican style that's found in many blends as well as the estate’s own brand. In this case, this is not an 'official' WP release. Instead, market giants, Bacardi are acting almost like an independent bottler. Their 'Single Cane Estate' label was introduced into the Travel Retail market in 2015. The rum here is reportedly aged between 2 and 5 years and promises a good introduction to the distillery's house style in a generous one litre format. 40% Alc./Vol.

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  Skipper Demerara Rum (700ml)

  GUYANA

  $69. 99

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  ABV: 40%

  Produced at Guyana’s Daimond Distillery (famous for the El Dorado range) this deep, dark little gem has been aged for at least 3 years in ex bourbon casks. Some of the seven rums in the blend are made using the distillery’s one-of-a-kind wooden stills. You’ve got to love the label artwork which is pretty much unchanged since the brand’s inception in the 1930s. If you’re into thick, heavy styles, this is considered by some as one of Guyana's better molasses-based libations: a genuine “old school” dark rum with a big personality. 40% Alc./Vol.

  Other reviews… 4.5 Stars – www.diffordsguide.com

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  Southern Coast Distillers Batch 01R Rum (700ml)

  Welland, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $99. 99

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  ABV: 46%

  The word is out, unfortunately this little venture is no longer. A formal newsletter was sent to Southern Coast Distillers members on December 4th, 2012 which can be found here.

  The Southern Coast Distilling company was formed in May 2004 by three friends and their partners as a vehicle to build a South Australian Single Malt Distillery that will form a lasting legacy. The actual distilling first took place in January 2005 utilising the small 80 litre still built by the proprietors and named 'Monty' because it looked a bit like the cartoon character Monty Burns. They filled their first 50 litre cask from Tasmania in April 2005. Encouraged by their small success, "We realised that we could make passable spirit and that our worst case scenario of having large quantities of whisky to drink in our retirement if the endeavour failed was probably behind us. We immediately set about building a 600l still called Homer. Homer was commissioned on the 27th of June 2005 and charged with a wash of molasses to make rum the same day."

  This rum was filled into a re-made and re-furbished, very heavily charred port cask made from American oak in May 2008. There was a very long fermentation using a wine yeast and Queensland molasses with acid balance provided by citrus fruit.

  Tasting notes: [Batch 01R tasted] Pale gold colour. A dank wood aroma quickly blows off revealing attractive, sweet, estery aromas of brown sugar, dried banana, raisin and vanilla custard. The entry is soft and semi sweet, building with good concentration with flavours of dried banana and raisin toast. Gentle spices add depth. Creamy mouth feel. A little short but redeemed by a lengthy aftertaste of molasses, dried banana and spicy stewed fruits. A promising first release. 46% Alc./Vol. 180 bottles produced.

  
  
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  Hoochery Distillery Ord River Spike's Reserve 10 Year Old Rum (700ml)

  Kununurra, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $199. 00

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  ABV: 43%

  Proprietor, Raymond (Spike) Dessert III has been going hard with his pot still since establishing Western Australia’s oldest continuously operating legal distillery. Built on his farm just outside of Kununurra in the heart of the beautiful Ord River Valley, it has the capacity to produce over 50,000 bottles a year.

  Made from local sugar cane, wet season rain water and pot distilled, this new limited release demonstrates a distillery's coming of age. Individually signed and numbered.

  Tasting note: Polished brass / gold. Soft, lifted bouquet. Golden syrup, banana milkshake and hints of crushed grass. Light and easy in the mouth with medium dry flavours of golden syrup, brown sugar and cinnamon raisin toast. Great balance. Lingers with dry vanilla, cocoa and buttery oak to finish. Elegant and restrained. A sophisticated flip-side style from this distillery that breaks new ground in Australian rum. 43% Alc./Vol.

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  Spytail Black Ginger Rum (700ml)

  FRANCE

  $59. 99

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  ABV: 40%

  Ginger is seeing a resurgence, “ becoming a seriously popular flavour among cocktail consumers,” says Elwyn Gladstone, founder of Biggar & Leith, the team behind this new spiced rum. “Moscow Mules, Dark & Stormy and premium ginger beer are all booming.”

  Spytail is based on a 19th century recipe and finished in France using a blend of Caribbean rums and spices. The brand “celebrates the French deep-sea pioneers and the submarines within which they plunged to terrifying new depths,” the company says.

  Tasting note: Deep copper. Well defined aromas of dry ginger ale over vanilla, hints of cinnamon, green cardamom and icing sugar. A sweet, silky, viscous delivery: Early cola and vanilla are followed by pleasant gingery warmth. Concludes slightly drier than the middle stage, brisk, broad and a tad flat. Easy drinking. Comes packaged in bathysphere-style bottle. 40% Alc./Vol.

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  St. Lucia Distillers 1931 Rum (700ml) - 3rd Edition

  Caribbean,

  Reduced from $145.00

  $130. 00

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  ABV: 43%

  This product contains some minor scuffing and bruising to the gift box. There may some small traces of sediment present, these do not affect the quality.

  St Lucia Distillers are the makers of highly acclaimed rums such as Chairman's Reserve and Elements 8.
  This 3rd Edition under the 1931 label was released to commemorate 82 years of the Dennery distillery in the Mabouya Valley (Dennery eventually merged in 1972 to become the St. Lucia Distillers).

  It's a blend of rums from Pot Still and Coffey Stills (double column). For this bottling, there's less detailed information regarding its composition than previous releases, however it's reportedly been aged between 6 to 12 years and a small amount of sugar has been added to 'finish it'. If you think this is strange for a rum, keep in mind that the Venuezalean classic, Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva also has some 'sugar honey' added before bottling. Although it makes for a more liqueured expression, it's also one of our biggest selling rums. 43% Alc./Vol.

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• Chairman's Reserve 1931 Rum (700ml)

  SAINT LUCIA

  $185. 00

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  $2220.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 46%

  St. Lucia's 1931 expression is considered the jewel in the crown for followers of this distillery. Made as a tribute to the founder, Denis Barnard and the year he established the distillery, the 1931 series was originally released to commemorate 80 years of St Lucian rum. From 2011 through to 2016, a new blend was released annually with each different edition sporting a different coloured label. This appears to be the 1931 going forward, now under the Chairman's Reserve label: A blend of fourteen distillates from four different stills (two John Dore, one Vendome and one Coffey still). The components are molasses based with added funk from an additional 10% Lucian agricole, produced using cane growing adjacent to the distillery. Both column and pot still rums are aged between 6 and 15 years. Maturation takes place in Bourbon and Port casks followed by a gentle filtration before bottling. Presentation remains in the tradition of the original series: An elegant flask-shaped decanter, complete with impressive wooden stopper. 46% Alc./Vol.

  Notes from the producers... Vibrant medium gold in color with a subtle bronze hue, the character of the rum is highlighted by the expressive aromas of honied raisins and vibrant toasty oak notes followed by hints of leather, spice and tobacco. A well-balanced mid-palate provides structure around flavors of rich sultana fruit with hints of crème caramel and buttery oak. At first a sweet raisin fruit, trailed by dry and tannic flavors from the oak barrels. A hint of grassy aromatic sweetness from the sugarcane distillate gives a unique, hedonistic but balanced element to finish of the rum.

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  Chairman's Reserve White Rum (700ml)

  Castries, SAINT LUCIA

  $64. 99

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  ABV: 43%

  Tasting note: This is a blend of three to four year old rums distilled in a combination of copper pot stills and a Coffey still. It was aged in American white oak casks that once contained Jim Beam, Jack Daniels and Buffalo Trace Bourbons. Crystal clear / flawless and brilliant. Opens with scents of fairy floss, vanilla and hints of marshmallow. Second pass finds the aroma marginally subdued with suggestions of baked citrus, dried banana and grass. Middle-weighted, medium dry flavours of dried banana, vanilla and pepper. Chalky, gently spiced finish. Complex and beautifully balanced. 43% Alc./Vol.

  Other reviews... The marshmallow-like scent points towards the bold, rather sweet vanilla flavors to be found on the palate, with a raspberry note on the finish. 90 points - wineenthusiast.com

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• St. Lucia Distillers 1931 Rum (700ml) - First Edition

  Caribbean,

  $295. 00

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  ABV: 43%

  St Lucia Distillers are the makers of highly acclaimed rums such as Chairman's Reserve and Elements 8.
  This '1st Edition' of 1931 was released in 2011 to commemorate 80 years of the Dennery distillery in the Mabouya Valley. It's a blend of rums from Pot Still and Coffey Stills (double column). For this bottling, nine casks, laid down between 1999 and 2004 were selected as amongst the finest of the distillery. The cask break down was seven American white Oak barrels from Jim Beam, Jack Daniels and Buffalo Trace and two x-Port casks. Finishing was carried out in White Oak casks before bottling without chill-filtration, so a light, natural sediment should be expected. 43% Alc./Vol.

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  Chairman's Reserve Spiced Rum (700ml)

  Castries, SAINT LUCIA

  $84. 99

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  ABV: 40%

  St Lucia Distillers Group of Companies is a small rum distillery situated in the scenically beautiful and agriculturally rich valley of Roseau on the Caribbean island of St Lucia. A passionate team of distillers and blenders work together to produce a range of over 25 rum and rum-related products, many of which have won honours at international competitions. This spiced version contains local spices and fruits including cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, vanilla, coconut, all spice, lemon and orange. Also added is Richeria Grandis – known locally as “Bois Bande” – a bark renowned in the Caribbean as a potent aphrodisiac . The distiller's comment, "We have found Chairman’s Reserve Spice benefits from a combination of steeping certain spices and Bois Bande in the rum for up to a year while the other ingredients are added during the blending process. In this way we can bring out the flavour of the spices and fruits while preserving the complexity and harmony of the underlying rum."

  Considered by some the final word in the spiced rum genre and included in Wine Enthusiast's Top 50 spirits for 2011.

  Tasting note: Brillinat polished copper pot colour. Powerful and engaging opening aromas include bubble gum and ginger biscuit; more redolent of fruit cake in subsequent inspections. A creamy entry follows through to an off dry, stewed fruit, allspice and gingerbread profile with cinnamon, clove and gingerbread competing in the finish. Lovely balance and concentration with the mid palate sweetness nicely tempered in the fade. Up there with El Dorado as one of the best of its kind to hit the market to date. 40% Alc./Vol.

  Other reviews... So this is what all the bartenders have been talking about. Bright copper-penny color and a mulled-wine aroma rich with cloves, cassia bark, and sweet dried fruit notes. The flavor is delicately balanced, sweet and spiced but not too much of either. Ginger, cinnamon, and allspice take the leading role, not vanilla, from the first sip through to the lingering, lightly spicy finish. One of the few spiced rums worth sipping straight. 96 points - wineenthusiast.com

  Gold Medal. 2011 World Spirits Awards.

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  Chairman's Reserve The Forgotten Casks Rum (700ml)

  SAINT LUCIA

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  $79. 99

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  ABV: 40%

  The (accidentally) extra-aged version of a St. Lucia classic.  

  On May 2nd 2007 St. Lucia Distillers was struck by a major fire which destroyed the administration and blending facility. Mercifully most of the distillery was spared but suffered great problems with storage space for the casks. In the melee that followed cellar master, Mr. Cyril Mangal, was forced to find space for ageing casks in the most unusual places. Having done so the cellar team had a memory lapse and forgot the casks that had been laid down for the Chairman's Reserve. These casks were later discovered and upon tasting were found to contain a wonderfully complex rum which was decided to offer as a limited release.

  A blend of Coffey and pot still rums, initial maturation took place in American white oak casks - Jim Beam, Jack Daniels and Buffalo Trace - separately by still. After blending, the rum was reintroduced to oak for a further five years. The standard Chairman’s Reserve is around 3 to 5 years old. This is apparently a combination of 6-11 year old material. 40% Alc./Vol.

  Other reviews... On the palate, this one is undeniably “rummy,” and a bit more boozy than you’d likely expect for the subdued proof point. Molasses and very dark toffee lead off, but once again this is quite fruity, with a combination of notes that range from the brighter red fruit of cranberry and cherry to dried fruit notes of raisin or prune. Fine oak spices then enter the picture, as do baking spice notes of clove and ginger. Again, I find myself thinking of boozy Christmas fruitcake, as the ethanol adds a slightly antiseptic character that perhaps knocks the enjoyment here down just a tad. All in all, this is a rich and fruit-driven aged rum that will definitely play well in cocktails calling for that kind of character, but it doesn’t quite have the complexity and array of flavors present in the Chairman’s Reserve 1931—in particular, the more earthy tones and the dark chocolate/coffee likely added by that expression’s port barrel aging. The Forgotten Casks is somewhat more straightforward than that, but it certainly packs a respectable punch for a mere 80 proofer. - pastemagazine.com

  Gold Medal & Best in Class at the IWSC 2011

  Notes from the producers... Wonderfully intense aromas of sultana and hints of tobacco and vanilla from the oak with sweet honeyed fruit and spices giving a wonderfully balanced and complex flavour profile...

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