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RUM

BLY RUM UNITED STATES With notes of butterscotch and vanilla, BLY Silver Rum is a singular silver rum that is crafted to be savored, not hidden behind mixers.Master Distiller, Barry Young developed this deliciously bold spirit by gently stirring, heating – but never cooking – PA-produced supreme baking molasses. Yes, the process takes more time. But the world doesn’t need another mediocre rum. BLY Rum Silver BLY Silver Rum is a 5-star-rated spirit, distilled with the same attention to detail, the same 100% craft method, and the same desire to be deliciously different as their staple Boyd & Blair Potato Vodka. The result is a bold, mature, flavorful rum that can be enjoyed on the rocks with a twist of lime or in handcrafted cocktails. 80PF 95pts Ultimate Spirits Challenge ‘18 5 Stars F. Paul Pacult, Spirit Journal, June ‘18 BLY Rum 105 Proof Silver BLY105NVC / 750ml / $27.00 A new addition to the American craft rum market from Pennsylvania Pure Distilleries, home of classic vodka brand Boyd & Blair. To create the unique rum that is BLY, Master Distiller Barry Young starts with only the purest form of molasses. He adds to that a unique mash method that doesn’t include heat and the risk of scorching. Yes, the process takes more time, but the world doesn’t need another mediocre rum. 105PF BLYRUMNVJ / 50ml / $2.25 BLYRUMNVC / 750ml / $21.00 BLYRUMNVD / 1.0L / $25.00

CLAIRIN: THE SPIRIT OF HAITI CARIBBEAN Clairin is Haiti’s local unaged clear spirit produced by hundreds of micro distilleries, each with their own respective terroir. Clairin Casimir CRNCSM18C / 750ml / $34.00 What is unique to Casimir and other distillers in the area, is to add some herbs or vegetable matter to pure cane juice during fermentation in order to enhance the flavors. Faubert adds leaves of citronella, cinnamon, and in some batches, ginger. 102PF Clairin Le Rocher CRNLRRNVC / 750ml / $36.00 Le Rocher is a distillery at a higher elevation, creating their Clairin in the style of Jamaican single pot still by boiling wild sugar cane juice into syrup. Distilled on a hand built pot still. 93.8PF Clairin Sajous CRNSJSNVC / 750ml / $36.00 A complex and fruity spirit, run through with herbs and spice. 112PF Clairin Vaval CRNVVLNVC / 750ml / $36.00 Big, bold and showing excellent balance between sweetness and bitterness. 98PF Clairin Communal CRNCOMNVC / 750ml / $25.00 86PF Clairin Faubert Casimir Ansyen (Limited) CRNCSWNVC / 750ml / $49.00 This aged (ansyen) Clairin made by Faubert Casimir rests in a former rum cask for 41 months and is exclusive to CA. Casimir uses the Hawaii variety of sugar cane and a pot still to render this beautiful, matured spirit in his home village of Berraderes, Haiti. 100PF LIMITED AVAILABILITY

PANAMA PACIFIC PANAMA Exposición Panamá-Pacific Rum is a Spanish-style molasses-derived rum made at the Ingenio SanCarlos distillery in Panama.Production begins deep in the country’s interior, in the Provencia de Herrera region, where we harvest our sugarcane. Once harvested, we extract the succulent juices within a short twelve-hour window in order to retain their bright, fresh sweetness. begins with freshly-distilled sugarcane being laid into used American Oak bourbon whiskey casks for 3 years initially, before a 6-year finishing, in used Tennessee and Canadian rye whiskey casks that have been toasted, not charred. Panama Pacific 3YO Rum Blanco PAPPP3NVD / 1.0L / $17.00 Our blanco 3 Year rum displays subtle tropical aromas of gardenia and jasmine balanced with a vegetal tang of fresh green sugarcane. Flavors of banana pudding with vanilla wafer cookies, jungle-fresh papaya, and shortbread are balanced by a gentle acidity. The dry finish carries notes of white pepper, cinnamon, and pistachio. 80PF Panama Pacific 5YO Rum PAPPP5NVC / 750ml / $22.50 The nose on the 5 Year displays prominent honeysuckle blooms mixed with soft vanilla and dark caramel. The aromas carry through to a palate of sweet- tart, caramel, Granny Smith apple that develops into Asian pear and Honeydew melon. The finish is soft and long, with lingering cedar notes. 80PF

Panama Pacific 9YO Rum 94 PAPPP9NVC / 750ml / $26.00

Aromas of warm butter, flan caramel custard, and golden raisin that float over a bed of spiced dried cherry and apricot. A sweet caramel palate quickly gives way to charred wet wood, with golden raisin close behind, before subtle coconut husk and banana notes lead to a nice, long, buttery wood finish. 80PF

92pts Beverage Testing Institute Panama Pacific 15YO Rum PAPP15NVC / 750ml / $33.50

For the 15 Year expression, freshly-distilled sugarcane is laid into used American Oak bourbon whiskey casks for 3 years before a 12-year finishing in used Tennessee and Canadian rye whiskey casks that have been toasted, not charred. 80PF

Panama Pacific 23YO Rum 84 PAPP23NVC / 750ml / $50.00

This rum opens with aromas of vanilla, tannins, and sugar toasted in Irish butter that meld with coconut, banana, and cherry-almond pastry. The palate presents a delicate caramel butter, before a bright warmth leading to rich wood, a little more cherry-almond, then crushed cacao nibs. Delicious dessert notes fade into wood in the finish. 80PF

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