Born in southern Burgundy, Alexandre Gabriel spent his youth working on his family's farm in central France. After studying at the Macalester College in Minnesota and earning a degree in Lyon, Gabriel began working at Maison Ferrand, one of the oldest cognac houses in France. During his tenure at Maison Ferrand, Gabriel would dispose of used cognac casks by selling them to distilleries in Scotland and the Caribbean. "Our love affair with rum began when we sold the prized casks that once held our Cognac to rum producers, and we fell in love with their product," says Gabriel. The tradition of "pineapple rum" dates back to the 1700s, when Caribbean distillers would soak pineapples in their rum barrels, giving the rum an uncommon richness and sweetness. Although the practice eventually fell out of favor, Gabriel and his partner-in-crime, cocktail writer David Wondrich, decided to revive the tradition after stumbling across several ancient recipes buried in the 1824 English Journal of Patent and Inventions and the 1844 Journal of Agricultural Society. To craft Plantation Stiggins Fancy Pineapple Rum, which is named after Rev. Stiggins, a character in Charles Dicken's "Pickwick Papers," Gabriel steeps the flesh of Queen Victoria pineapples in his aged Plantation Original Dark Rum. Then, seeking more aromatics, Gabriel distills the pineapple rind with his Plantation 3 Stars White Rum, blending the two rums together before letting the new spirit spend additional time in oak barrels. "It's not too weird... that's the strength of it," says Wondrich.

In 1934, Ernest Hemingway purchased a boat named Pilar from the Wheeler Shipyard for $7,495. Although he ordered the boat from a catalog, extensive customization was requested (including a livewell and a cockpit enclosed with copper screens) in order to make it unique. The boat would eventually become inextricably linked to Hemingway he used it to catch one of the world's largest sharks in 1935, and, during World War II, the author went hunting for German U-boats in the Caribbean waters on board the ship (the boat was equipped with a sub-machine gun and hand grenades). As a result of his extensive travels, Hemingway was said to have lived a life of perpetual motion, always acting as a trailblazer and never as a spectator. Papa's Pilar Dark Rum is inspired by Hemingway and his thirst for adventure. Papa's Pilar Dark is an ultra-premium sipping rum, bold and complex much like the man who inspired it - Ernest Hemingway. Made of hand-selected rums solera blended in Bourbon barrels, Port Wine casks and Spanish Sherry casks, this 86 proof award-winning rum has a rich, caramelized orange, maple, vanilla, and toasted almond taste profile and a long velvety finish. 2019 Platinum SIP Award, Double Gold recipient: World Spirits Competition, San Francisco.

This distinct rum offers a unique blend of tradition and modernity, combining carefully selected ingredients and expert distillation techniques.

Amrut Old Port Deluxe Rum is made from the finest sugarcane molasses, sourced from the tropical regions of India. The molasses undergo a meticulous fermentation process, allowing the flavors to develop and mature. The distillation takes place in copper pot stills, a traditional method that imparts character and depth to the spirit.

This rum is characterized by its rich and complex flavor profile. It exhibits notes of caramel, toffee, and tropical fruits, accompanied by a subtle spiciness that adds depth and intrigue. The aging process in oak barrels further enhances the flavors, imparting hints of vanilla and oak.

Amrut Old Port Deluxe Rum is known for its smoothness and balance. It has a velvety texture and a lingering finish that showcases the craftsmanship and attention to detail put into its production. Whether sipped neat, on the rocks, or as the foundation for a classic cocktail, this rum offers a delightful and satisfying experience.

Amrut Distilleries takes pride in its commitment to quality and innovation. The brand has gained international acclaim for its premium spirits, and Amrut Old Port Deluxe Rum is no exception. It embodies the spirit of Indian craftsmanship and showcases the country's ability to produce world-class rums.

Taconic distillery's home is the iconic Hudson Valley. Saturated with National Historic landmarks, the area boasts bountiful farms. With a fervor for the rustic outdoors and a strong desire to work the land, the Coughlin family purchased a portion Laured beef Farms, in Stanfordville, NY, in 2010. Renaming it Rolling Hills Farm. The former farm's 113 acres of rolling hills, became the inspiration for Taconic Distillery's entrance to Dutchess County's local agribusiness market.Inspired by a sporting lifestyle, Taconic's team share a love of the outdoors. Together they embrace hunting, fishing, and a general passion for the outdoor life. This lifestyle is imprinted upon all their products. This area is also the number one wine-producing region in the United States, and home to a world class culinary institute. Taconic prides itself on preserving a bourbon whiskey tradition: From George and Martha Washington's home during the American Revolution, to the Great Estates of the Vanderbilt's, Roosevelt's and Rockefeller's, to the hunting preserves and horse farms of today, bourbon whiskey has been savored for generations (Taconic Distillery). To maintain an unadulterated flavor of the whiskey, Taconic never chill filters, and distill their whiskeys below 160 proof to retain the flavors from the grains. It is the flavor of the grains that are transferred through the distilling process as fatty molecules or flavor oils which results in a cloudiness in the whiskey. Those flavors are transferred through the distilling process as fatty molecules (flavor oils). Some distillers will chill filter the fatty molecules and sacrifice a certain amount of flavor for clarity. Taconic uses distinct Coopers Select, Char #3 new oak barrels made by the Independent Stave Company. Their barrels have a unique maturation process; aged in shipping containers. Less is lost to the angel's share, due to the saturation of the air inside the containers. Being exposed to great temperature fluctuations, results in greater movement of spirit in and out of the barrel staves. Aging occurs in cycles, during times of increased temperature such as in the summer, the whiskey expands through the char, through to the untreated wood beneath. While in the wood, the whiskey dissolves various flavorful compounds. When temperatures drop, the liquid contracts and brings out all of the flavors of the wood, producing flavors that complement the body of the whiskey. Taconic Distillery's Rolling Hills Rum is distilled from sugarcane molasses and aged for two years in bourbon barrels. The rum gets its final beauty rest in recently emptied Taconic Distillery's Founder Rye Whiskey barrels, finishing for a few months in them. The sugarcane elixir is then cut to 80 proof with fresh spring water from the Taconic farm.A truly succulent whiskey with rich vanilla and caramel notes.

In 2011, Don Papa Rum emerged from Stephen Carroll's fascination with Negros, Philippines—a place teeming with sugarcane, beaches, and intriguing history. Seeking to revamp the Philippines' rum scene, inspired by the island's charm, Carroll, a former Remy Cointreau exec, crafted a premium, imaginative rum. Named after Dionisio Magbuelas, known as Papa Isio, a pivotal figure before the Philippine Revolution, Don Papa embodies his leadership essence. Distilled at the base of Mt. Kanlaon using top-tier sugarcane, it undergoes a 7-year aging process in American oak barrels, resulting in a sweet, caramel-vanilla profile—a standout as the country's premier sipping rum. Its distinctive packaging, reminiscent of an island odyssey fused with Alice in Wonderland, serves as a creative nod to the Philippines' colonial past. Crafted globally—from France, Portugal, and Italy to New York—the bottle showcases Don Papa, adorned with a gecko, concealing 49 other animals, including the iconic tarsier. This design won gold at the 2013 San Francisco World Spirits Competition and earned the title of product innovation at the 2013 Paris Cocktail Spirits Show.

Situated over 1,000 feet above sea level in southwestern Guatemala, the Ron Zacapa Plantation enjoys a generous amount of sunlight and mineral-rich, volcanic soils, making it ideal for the cultivation of fresh, raw sugar cane. There, expert farmers many of whom have been tending to the land for decades carefully analyze the sugar cane as it matures on the estate, harvesting only the canes that contain high levels of sucrose and fiber and low levels of impurities. While most rums are made using molasses, which is a byproduct of refining sugar cane, Ron Zacapa Rum is made using virgin sugar cane honey. The virgin sugar cane honey is extracted from the first pressing of raw sugar cane harvested on the Zacapa Plantation and lends a luxurious, smooth texture to the rum. Once the honey has been extracted, it is fermented with a unique strain of pineapple yeast before being distilled through a single column still lined with copper. Following distillation, Ron Zacapa's Edicin Negra is solera-aged through a series of casks that were previously used to mature bourbon, sherry and Pedro Ximenez wine. Solera aging is a process that has traditionally been reserved for aging cognacs, ports and sherries. It involves filling a series of casks at different intervals over a long period of time. As rum from the oldest cask is emptied and bottled, the cask is re-filled with an equivalent amount of rum from the second-oldest cask in the solera. This cascading effect continues until the youngest cask in the solera is filled with new rum. As a result, no cask in the solera is ever fully emptied. Also, as the younger rum cascades through the solera, its average age and complexity gradually increase over time. Ron Zacapa's Edicin Negra is a marriage of rums from 6 to 24 years old, extra-aged in an assortment of double charred American oak and Pedro Ximnez wine casks. Expect an explosion of flavors on the palate, with delicious smoky elements, chocolate, and caramelized and dried fruits.

Aged for 5 years in ex-Bourbon barrels before being finished for a final year in French oak, the striking copper tone is unmistakable and precedes an elegant and complex flavor profile. A generous bouquet of various dried fruits and jams transition into a rich honey, spice, and almond palate.

Tasting Notes

Nose: A rich array of various fruity aromas are ever­present on the nose including candied orange zest, figs, dates, prunes, and quince paste. Further exploration will reveal gingerbread notes seducing you with its elegance.

Palate: The strong dried and confit aromas of the nose are intensified on the palate and accompanied by the sweet note of tonka bean. This rhum is characterized by extreme depth and volume throughout and the finish is long and enveloping.

Chairman’s Reserve The Forgotten Casks is an extra-aged sipping rum crafted to mimic rum found in the original forgotten casks of Chairman’s Reserve, which were preserved from St. Lucia Distillers horrific fire on May 2, 2007. The cellar master was forced to find unusual storage space for his rum barrels during the rehabilitation of the distillery, and these casks were misplaced during this time of confusion. These “forgotten casks” resulted in rum which was too old for the original Chairman’s Reserve blend, so it was decided that this rum would be released on its own and was received with worldwide acclaim. St. Lucia Distillers continues to hold back select Chairman’s Reserve for extra aging to offer a limited release of “The Forgotten Casks."

RUM BLEND: A blend of Coffey and pot stills

MATURATION: The original Chairman's Reserve recipe is matured an additional three years in ex-bourbon barrels after blending, for a soft elegant blend of rum from 8-11 years old. 

TASTING NOTES

Rich, dark, gold mahogany color with an intense nose of sweet raisins, cigar tobacco, amber honey and vanilla. A warm palate offers grilled tropical fruit and candied walnuts rounded with soft spices that persist throughout a long wonderful finish.

In 1872, Benjamin and Eduardo Camp moved from Spain to Cuba, founding the Matusalem Rum Distillery in Santiago de Cuba. With decades of experience in distillation, solera aging, and blending Spanish brandy, they established a renowned rum brand. After the Cuban Revolution in 1959, the distillery relocated to the Dominican Republic. Today, it maintains the original recipes and techniques, including solera aging for their Ron Matusalem 18 Year Old Gran Reserva Rum. This process, traditionally used for aging cognacs and sherries, involves continuously blending rums of different ages, resulting in a progressively complex flavor profile.

If it is smoothness you seek, then look no further my friend. Brugal XV is a unique blend that combines rums aged in white American oak casks and rums aged in ex Pedro Ximenez sherry casks. The result is a perfect marriage of dry rums with sweet notes and exceptional smoothness.

TASTING NOTES

Colour: A crystal clear rum with an amber hue that appears brilliant and bright.

Nose: Smooth, with a light woodiness. Its aroma is a harmony of honey and dried fruits with traces of caramel.

Palate: A smooth and wonderful melody of fruity, and slightly sweet notes.

Aftertaste: A slightly sweet and long lasting finish to savour until your next sip.

Strike Spirits was launched in 2018. Inspired by bowling, the new line of premium range includes vodka, tequila, light and dark rum, whiskey and gin, each packaged in a custom-designed bottle shaped like a bowling pin. Strike Spirits Light Rum features grassy aromas with a dry light body and a hint of coconut. Due to the bottle's unconventional shape, each label is smoothed by hand, and baked to give them their smooth, glossy finish. Each cap is weighted to ensure the quality of every bottle.

Situated along the northern coast of South America, Guyana was colonized by the Netherlands in the early 17th century. Much like other European countries at the time, the Dutch used their settlement's tropical climate Guyana enjoys an average temperature of up to 89.6 F and up to 137.8 inches of rain annually as a source of raw, fresh ingredients that were unable to be harvested on the European continent. In 1658, Guyana began exporting sugar back to the Netherlands and within a decade, farmer's along the Demerara River began distilling their excess cane sugar into rum. By the turn of the century, the tiny Caribbean country had over 300 unique distilleries. Today, Demerara Distillers Co. the last remaining rum distillery in the country pays homage to Guyana's rich tradition of distilling fine rum with El Dorado 12 Year Old Rum. El Dorado Rum is made from fresh, raw sugar cane cultivated in Guyana's rich, alluvial soil. After the sugar cane has been harvested by hand, it is transported back to Demerara Distillery by barge. There, the molasses is fermented with a proprietary strain of yeast specifically designed to control the Brix of the wash (Brix is the measure of dissolved solids in a solution). Following fermentation, the rum is distilled through Demerara Distillers' antique wooden and copper stills (the stills, which are up two centuries old, were used when the country was still a settlement). El Dorado 15 Year Old Rum is matured in bespoke, 45-gallon American oak casks for a minimum of twelve years. The hand-coopered barrels are allowed to mature in a custom-built warehouse, where Guyana's intense heat and tropical climate forces the rum and wood to mingle. El Dorado 15 Year Old Special Reserve is a combination of specially selected rums aged up to 25 years. These selected rums are distilled in Enmore and Diamond Coffey stills, the Port Mourant double wooden pot still and the Versailles single wooden pot still before being blended to perfection and aged in old bourbon oak casks. El Dorado 15 Year Old Special Reserve has won continuous major awards over the past decade, possessing the most intriguing and complex character in its class. Perfect for long sipping, straight or on the rocks.

Chairman’s Reserve was first blended in 1999, overseen by then Chairman, Laurie Barnard, as a special project to create a fine quality rum that can represent the iconic style of St. Lucian rum. As a simple line of distinction, Chairman’s Reserve starts with selected aged rums of both Coffey column stills and copper pot stills, married together after maturation, and then re-entered into oak for blending and final finishing. The end result has become the flagship St. Lucian rum known for its harmonious well-rounded finesse and style with tremendous character for cocktails and sipping experiences.

RUM BLEND: A marriage of aged rums distilled from Coffey and pot stills

MATURATION: Aged separately by batch and type of still in ex-Bourbon barrels, then blended and rested in oak vats for an additional six months. Average age of the blend is 5 years.

TASTING NOTES: Rich dark amber in color, typical pot still richness comes through the aromas carried by whiffs of cooked banana, caramelized fruits and spicy oak derived vanilla. A wellbalanced mid-palate provides structure around flavors of chocolate, golden raisin, tobacco and clove, which dissipates over a long creamy finish.

The distillery was founded in 1945 in Veracruz, Mexico. A state that lies a bit off the beaten path in the Caribbean. It's known for its cavernous landscape, mountainous terrain, abundant rainfall and fertile, lush fields of sugar cane. Tropical Veracruz, due to its proximity to the Gulf of Mexico and its warm trade winds, is famed for its sugar cane plantations, and equally recognized as the cradle of high-quality Rum it is where DeadHead Rum was born. Deadhead rum is fermented with yeast over local air and double-distilled from molasses and fresh sugarcane juice using a Pot Still method. It's then filtered through charcoal before being aged six years in European oak and rested in ex-wine casks and bourbon barrels. Bottled in a truly unique Tsanta (shrunken head) design. 

Koloa Rum is a single-batch, craft distiller and bottler that handcrafts their rums from the finest quality sugarcane and the pure, abundant waters of Kauai, Hawaii. Koloa sources their water from the crisp rainwaters of Mount Waialeale. The nearby mountain peaks and rainforests capture the rainfall as it slowly filters through volcanic strata before reaching a vast underground aquifer. This incredibly pure Kauai water imparts its own unique taste and mouth feel that perfectly complements Koloa's rum. This, combined with the tall cane sugarcane, results in a truly unique and delicious Kauai White, Gold, Dark, Spice and Coconut and Coffee Rum, as well as ready-to-drink Mai Tai, Rum Punch and Pineapple Passion products. Koloa Coconut Rum is crafted from raw Cane Sugar mash, twice distilled at 160 180 ABV in an impressive vintage 1210 gallon steam powered copper pot still and cut with filtered water from the ancient Mount Waialeale.

Pusser's Rum Crown Jewel is a true aged rum of 15 Years and is crafted in small batches. It's a superb, coveted and limited edition 15 year aged rum that continues to win awards and accolades. Aficionados and connoisseurs regard it as the finest rum in the world. Forbes magazine called it the "Single Malt of Rum," we call it "Liquid History." Pusser's Rum is a world class, award-winning true aged rum with a distinctively smooth and well-rounded taste. Pusser's is 100 percent rum with no artificial flavors or colors and is gluten free.

Color: Dark Amber
Nose: Classic Demerara Sugar, Molasses Dried Fruits, Island Spices and Caramel
Body: Full and round, ideal for sipping
Finish: Warm, smooth, long and memorable

AWARDS:
2018
Gold Medal, The Spirits Business Global Rum Masters (Pusser's Aged 15 Years)
2017
Gold Medal, The Spirits Business Global Rum Masters (Pusser's Aged 15 Years)
2016
Gold, International Spirits Challenge (Pusser's Aged 15 Years) Rum XP Awards (Pusser's Aged 15 Years)
Bronze, World Rum Awards (Pusser's Aged 15 Years)
2015
Silver, The Spirits Business Rum Masters (Pusser's Aged 15 Years)
Gold (World's Best Rum), World Rum Awards (Pusser's Aged 15 Years)
2014
Gold, The Fifty Best (Pusser's Aged 15 Years) 95 (Exceptional), Tastings.com (Pusser's Aged 15 Years)
Master, The Spirits Business Rum Masters (Pusser's Aged 15 Years)
Gold, International Spirits Challenge (Pusser's Aged 15 Years)
Best in Class, RumXP International Tasting Competition (Pusser's Aged 15 Years)
Silver, World Rum Awards (Pusser's Aged 15 Years)
2013
Silver, International Spirits Challenge (Pusser's Aged 15 Years)
Gold, The Spirits Business Rum Masters (Pusser's Aged 15 Years)
2012
Silver, The Spirits Business Design & Packaging (Pusser's Aged 15 Years)
Bronze, International Spirits Challenge (Pusser's Aged 15 Years)
2011
Double Gold, San Francisco World Spirits Competition (Pusser's Aged 15 Years)
2010
Double Gold, San Francisco World Spirits Competition (Pusser's Aged 15 Years)

Bottle Size: 750ml

Bumbu XO is truly a thing of beauty. A smooth, rich and complex rum created from scratch by our master distiller, our XO is aged in bourbon barrels and selectively finished in white oak sherry casks to achieve a beautifully balanced, endlessly sippable rum.

This special release is distilled and aged in Panama, where we created a truly unique – and unquestionably superior – rum. Aromas of toffee, toasted oak, and vanilla give way to orange zest, peppery spice and even a hint of coffee on the palate.

A wonderfully engaging rum that encourages repeat visits, Bumbu XO is perfect for traditional rum cocktails – and perhaps even better on its own, neat or with a single ice cube.

Las Cabras Distillery dates as far back as 1919, when it was just a mere sugar mill. In the 90s the abandoned mill was discovered by Francisco Jose Fernandez Perez, aka "Don Pancho," and Carlos Esquivel. Beneath the overgrown grass, they uncovered a copper column still with a small medallion inscribed with Cincinnati 1922, and the modern day Las Cabras rum production plant was born. The distillery now boasts a five column, continuous distillation installation that distills rum from molasses, fermented using a bespoke strain of pineapple yeast. The facility also produces Caa Brava Rum. This Zafra 21 is distilled by Cuban master blender Francisco "Don Pancho" Fernandez, in the Cuban style of rum production. Made from molasses and aged in used Bourbon barrels for twenty-one years.

The urban Allegheny Distilling (Maggie's Farm) is situated in the historic Strip District of Pittsburgh. The maker of Maggie's Farm Rum, this is the first commercially-available Pennsylvania-made craft rum since Prohibition. Maggie's Farm is an independent craft distillery, distilling all of their rums from Louisiana turbinado, from raw cane, rather than molasses, and pot-distilled for body and flavor on 100% copper Spanish-made stills. They produce their rums using Caribbean-derived yeasts using a long fermentation process for higher ester production. Their white rums are aged for 3-6 months in stainless steel vats for smoothness. Their rums are aged 2-3 years in neutral rum casks, to preserve the flavors and aromas. Their rums are also finished sans sugar additives yielding a naturally dry product, different than many other rums. All flavored products are made with all-natural ingredients 100% of the time. Maggie's Farm 50/50 Dark Rum is a traditional style of a Caribbean dark rum produced by blending and aging their own pot-distilled cane rum with extra-aged molasses based, column-distilled rum from the Caribbean. The spirit is then re-aged an additional 6-9 months to marry the flavors. Maggie's Farm 50/50 Dark Rum has earned several accolades including a Double Gold Medal at the 2018 SIP Awards.

Round and full of flavor, our rum is made from a collection of the finest molasses available. As always, we bring out the best in our ingredients through traditional double distillation in hand-built copper pot stills. The result of our unique cooperage program, consisting of a variety of oak species and multiple toast profiles, is a bold and robust rum with rich deep fruit flavors, with viscous and warm notes of vanilla and caramel. This is a rum to excite both the rum purist and the committed whisky drinker.

Tasting Notes

NOSE: rock candy, pancake syrup, tanned leather, violets, burnt marshmallow, under ripe cantaloupe, saltwater taffy, prune, menthol, hoisin, roasted nuts

TASTE: lush and coating with cacao nibs, hazelnut syrup, char, tart cherry skins, burnt toast, caramel

FINISH: medium finish with layers of raw sugar, fruit skins, candied beets, char, tawny port reduction and abundant tannins