Stacole Craft Spirits Book

Rum / Rhum

PANAMA-PACIFIC PANAMA Estate-grown sugarcane from the La Provincia de Herrera region and small batches of molasses are fermented using proprietary yeast strains derived from pineapples. The fragrant cane mash is distilled in antique copper stills and rested in American whiskey oak casks to develop beautiful aroma,texture and flavor. Maintaining complexity and flavor, the rum is never chill-filtered, and contains no artificial flavoring. There’s no solera here: each expression is 100% true to it’s age statement. Rum 23 Year 84.6Pf #837776 / 750ml / $52.99 A balanced, dry spirit that’s made for sipping and sharing. This rum is laid into used American Oak bourbon whiskey casks for 3 years, then used rye whiskey casks for an additional 20 years. Rum 9 Year 94.6pf #639472 / 750ml / $29.99 The perfect palate and proof for making rum cocktails. This rum is laid into used American Oak bourbon whiskey casks for 3 years, then into used rye whiskey casks for an additional 6 years.

BLACK TOT WEST INDIES British Naval Rum #677944 / 750ml / $1019.99

Yes indeed, the legend is real—in extremely limited quantities. Black Tot is the last remaining stock of the original Royal Naval Rum Tot. On July 31, 1970, a 300- year old Royal Naval tradition ended when the last rum ration was issued aboard the Royal Navy’s vessels. This day would be remembered as “Black Tot Day”. Since then the rum has sat silently in ceramic flagons in bonded warehouses only served at State functions and Royal weddings. Thanks to careful storage in these stone decanters, Black Tot Rum is bottled at an incredible 108.6 proof, very close to the original strength. Black Tot offers sweet aromas of vanilla and caramel which lead to a rich, peppery palate with notes of brown sugar, candied fruit and exotic spice. Soft notes of smoke and earth 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. CORSAIR DISTILLERY KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE Spiced Rum #950587 / 750ml / $25.99 Handcrafted from sustainably harvested citrus peels, whole Madagascar vanilla beans, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, anise and allspice, as well as a variety of other spices and botanicals. The resulting spirit is smooth and full-flavored with pronounced notes of baking spice backed by layers of orange, lemon and vanilla. This rum plays well with others - it doesn’t overwhelm. “Craft Distillery of the Year” Whisky Magazine BLY USA, PENNSYLVANIA Silver Rum #736013 / 750ml / $21.39

SCARLET IBIS TRINDAD Rum #677488 / 750ml / $24.67 / LIMITED

Bottled at a higher proof than many rums, The Scarlet Ibis is bold, flavorful, and perfectly suited for mixing excellent cocktails. What an excellent drink this 98 proof rummakes! To get the full Death & Co experience check it out with Cocchi Vermouth di Torino, Allspice Dram, Angostura Bitters, and an Orange Twist. Originally commissioned as a private barrel project for Death & Co in NY, additional stock sold as available.

SMITH & CROSS JAMAICA Jamaican Pot Still Rum, Navy Strength #677490 / 750ml / $25.99

From one of England’s oldest and most prominent producers of traditional Jamaican rum and sugar. Pot distilled with indigenous Jamaican wild yeast for added complexity, a blend of equal parts Wedderburn and Plummer pot still distillates that have been aged in oak casks up to 3-years—famous for notes of exotic fruits and spice. 100% English proof. 95pts “TOP 50 Spirits” 2014, Wine Enthusiast

RUM . I SAY

RHUM . WHAT THE

“H” IS GOING ON?

YOU SAY

…“Ninety-nine percent of the world’s Rum is made with molasses, which goes back centuries. Rhum agricole is made from fresh-pressed sugarcane juice and it makes for an entirely different expression.The likes of which,no one has experienced.” There’s an easy way to tell the difference between Rum industrial and Rhum Agricole. “[Take} a simple daiquiri of white rum made from, say, Puerto Rico. And compare that with a daquiri made from rum agricole and you’ll get something that is like nothing else on earth in

terms of reflecting terroir and sense of place.You get a funk, which for those of in the business, we love that word. A sense of place, a sense of the earth, herbaceousness, dampness reflective of the microclimates,” Rhum Agricole, which makes up just one to two percent of the global rum production total, is finally taking off in America. — WWW.PRI.ORG

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