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La Maison & Velier — also known as La Maison du Whisky — recently launched a new series of rums called the Transcontinental Rum Line (aka TCRL). We received a collection of small samples of six rums from the TCRL. Salvadorean rum is something of a rarity, though not unknown around here. 110 proof.
So went spirits critic Robert Whitley’s 2002 review of Ciclón, a just-released Barcardí product that combined the brand’s Gold Rum with “blue agave” tequila and a “hint” of natural lime juice. The spirits giant’s own motto was a little more blunt: “90% rum, 10% tequila, 100% un-be-lievable!” “ It’s new, it’s hip, it’s a mere $14. ”
The latest rum brand to move upmarket is the Dominican Republic’s Brugal, which recently dropped its first ultra-premium limited edition release, the first in a new line of rums called Colección Visionaria. The result is a rich, elegant, and well-rounded sipping rum, without any added sugars or additives.
It will explore a selection of rums and whiskies hailing from coastal landscapes across the globe. Five of the expressions, Blair Athol 2011, Glen Garioch 2011, Dailuaine 2010, Glen Ord 2007, and Glenlossie 2011 are available exclusively from the Berry Bros. & Spirits Curator at Berry Bros. & & Rudd website.
The brand’s flagship Spiced Rum was introduced to the United States in 1984 and was an instant hit, thanks in part to its now ubiquitous pirate-emblazoned label. Captain Morgan is now the third best-selling rum in the world according to The Spirits Business, selling roughly 12 million cases of the stuff per year.
The hotel also revamped and expanded the bar and lounge in 2011 to include more lighting under the carousel top and a new pewter bar surface. The only merry-go-round you need to be 21 to ride is also home to the famous Vieux Carre cocktail and the lesser-known, rum-based Goody, which were first concocted by Carousel bartenders.
(SRP $39.99) GEORGE DICKEL 12 YEAR BOTTLED IN BOND TENNESSEE WHISKY (SPRING 2011) The fifth release in the vintage bottled in bond Tennessee whisky series from George Dickel was once again overseen by Nicole Austin, director of George Dickel & luxury whisky. Bottled at 57.1% ABV, availability begins in April 2024.
Secret Bar has been around for 13 years, and its name makes sense when you realise that when it opened in 2011, fewer people viewed the market as a hang-out spot, so the bar was something of a local’s secret. I watched a few drinks go across the bar and would have happily drunk any of them, and service was fast and efficient.
The cocktail actually originated as the classic Colada with a float of green Chartreuse, but the build later evolved when Castro swapped out rum for the green liqueur as the cocktail’s base. Cynar and light rum create an interesting blend of sweet and serious flavors, and green Chartreuse and muddled mint provide an extra verdant boost.
The majority of Indian spirits labeled as ‘whisky’ are closer to rum due to being distilled from molasses, falling within a category of alcohol termed as Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL), and are marketed to domestic Indian consumers. In September 2011, Radico Khaitan Ltd. However, Radico Khaitan Ltd.
Single Cask Nation 12 Year WhistlePig Rum & Vermouth Finish, 2020 Bottling (Undisclosed source, bottled by Single Cask Nation via WhistlePig): “Bottled at 100 proof, this single cask selection by independent bottlers, Single Cask Nation, is unlike any other WhistlePig I have had. Very sweet. It feels like a syrup in your mouth.
The release marks the first new addition to the brand’s core range in over 10 years – the Angel’s Envy Port Wine Cask Finish was launched in 2011, followed by the Caribbean Rum Casks Finish in 2013. Credit: Angel’s Envy Angel’s Envy has expanded its Signature Series with the release of Angel’s Envy Triple Oak.
One year out of Fordham University, he started working at midtown New York’s Monkey Bar in 2011, where Julie Reiner acted as cocktail consultant at the time. Or The Ginza Lights, a mashup between a Chu-Hi/Chūhai (shōchū highball) and a Wray and Ting (Jamaican rum with grapefruit soda).
It’s made with the same mash bill recipe as the flagship rye whiskey which was first released in 2011 — 95% rye and 5% malted barley. SRP $94.99) Mount Gay Single Estate Series 24_02_Vt18d2 Mount Gay Single Estate Series is a molasses-based rum made entirely from estate-grown sugar cane grown at the the Mount Gay Estate in St.
Expanding the range to attract a new generation of drinkers the first flavoured expression, Tennessee Honey, launched in 2011 followed by the cinnamon-flavoured Tennessee Fire in 2015 and Tennessee Apple in 2019. 2011 Tennessee Honey is released. Introducing the first new mash formula since the inception of Old No.
This July, for the first time ever, Don Papa Rum brought their renowned Chefs & Shakers competition to the UK, challenging the nations top talented Chefs and Mixologists to create the awe-inspiring food and cocktail pairings using a plethora of Filipino ingredients, in addition to, of course, Don Papa Rum.
When asked to think about the world’s most popular spirit, American minds will likely drift to liquors like vodka or whiskey , maybe even rum if they’re being ambitious. When Derek Sandhaus moved to Chengdu, Sichuan’s capital city, in 2011, he fell in love with the spirit, and the raucous culture surrounding its consumption.
Angel’s Envy Triple Oak Triple Oak joins the brand’s Signature Series which also includes the Port Wine Barrel finished bourbon released in 2011 and Caribbean Rum Cask finished rye released in 2013.
A rum-barrel-aged sour stout, golden ale with pineapple juice and spices, an “Imperial Belgian Style Milk Stout,” I don’t want to blame the smoothie sour trend on them but you can see where brewers got the inspiration. Case for case, Blue Moon’s pie-growing, tide-rising influence on the segment is impossible to ignore.
One year (2011), it even snowed. Foxy’s, one of the most famous bars in all the Caribbean, hosts an annual bash at the beachthat brings in a couple thousand rum-running revelers. Weather: Warm and pool-side sunny by day, chilly when the sun goes down. Since the party is outside, definitely have a jacket. PubClub was there for it.
This would have been around 2010 or 2011, on my second visit to the Columbia Room, when I knew almost nothing about the world of classic cocktails. Specific spirits, for one, especially base spirits like whiskey or rum or gin , and specific techniques, like shaken or stirred. What Can I Get You? What sort of words will they focus on?
This expression has been finished in casks previously filled with Caribbean (exact origin undisclosed) pot-still rum, adding extra layers of fruit, toffee and spice to the distillery’s softly maritime spirit. Nose : Apple, banana, barley sugar, white pepper, toffee touches and a hint of mint imperial.
In addition to single malt whiskies, the SMWS also bottles grain whiskies, rums, and American whiskies, denoted by prefixes “G”, “R”, and “B” respectively. 152 Shelter Point Distillery Canada Shelter Point, established in 2011, produces a rich and complex Canadian single malt. Illinois (USA) F.E.W,
” But online you can peruse the 15 pages of offerings—liqueurs, gin, rum, calvados, and whiskey—listed under the heading “Hardcore Porn.” .” Canon (Seattle) Goldfarb notes that this award-winning cocktail bar boasts “a vintage list so big it can only be housed on an iPad.”
The old-school drink blends light rum, Cognac, triple sec, and lemon juice for a sipper that’s a little tart, a little burly, and a lot delicious. And though it was invented around the Prohibition era, the Between the Sheets leaned on its moniker to remain in vogue amid the neon-hued monstrosities.
Founded in 2011, Hoxton Spirits is an innovative and disruptive drinks brand that encompasses the spirit and culture of East London, particularly Hoxton. In addition to Tropical Gin, Hoxton Spirits also offers Pink Gin, Dry Gin, London Spritz, Spiced Whisky and Banana Rum.
Neves points to early, influential spots like Bar X, opened in 2011. Pop through the adjoining door into their new sister bar, Bar Nohm, a modern izakaya with Korean-inspired bar food and their own specialty cocktails like the Atari Grouch (aged rum, scotch, matcha milk, sesame, Thai basil). Today, options abound.
In bar after bar in Asia and beyond, the landscape was dominated by vodka, rum, and whiskey. The light bulb went off in 2009 and two years later, in 2011, they would partner with Munemasa Shuzo Co. Shochu was nowhere to be found, Falowitz says. Asian spirits for that matter were nowhere to be found. of Arita, Japan.
For more top gift ideas check out the archives and read our 2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , and 2008 holiday guides. For more solid picks, see our most recent top 10 rums list. Épices Créoles ($35) is another luxe bottling available for a song.
Hanyu 1990 The Wave Cask #9305 A great bottle design and a great whisky to match, the Hanyu 1990 The Wave cask #9305 received 91 points from WhiskyFun when tasted back in 2011. Robert Watson (Aberdeen) Ltd was a merchant bottler and blender, founded in 1947 and originally specializing in rums. But how did it come to be?
Auchroisk 13 Year Old (Speyside) – (59.50% ABV; 700ml; $140 SRP) 8 years in ex-bourbon, 5 years in ex-Jamaican rum barrel Auchroisk has become an in-house favorite of all of us here at SCN. Add to this, 5yrs in a 1st fill Jamaican Rum cask has done wonders, bringing in some high esters never really found in any Scotch whisky.
For years the company has offered spirits in just about every major category, whether vodka , tequila , spiced rum , Canadian whisky (thought to be sourced from Crown Royal ), bourbon (always Barton 1792), Tennessee whiskey, or various Scotches from just about every major region (sometimes labeled as The Macallan , often undisclosed).
La Maison & Velier operates an incredible number of sub-brands, and while its focus is on rum, it also has a bustling whisky operation, which is heavy on Scotch. The La Maison du Whisky Artist range has been with us since 2011, mostly single cask Scotch bottled at cask strength.
Mattingly 1845 Small Batch Classic Bourbon 9 Gold Johnnie Walker 18 Year Old 9 Gold Kentucky Peerless Rum Barrel Finished Bourbon (Batch 2) 9 Gold Kilchoman 16 Years Old 9 Gold King’s County 5 Year Old Private Barrel (Exclusive to Hedonism Wines) 9 Gold Laphroaig Elements L2.0 George Spirits Single Malt 8 Silver Maker’s Mark No.
9 Gold Lochlea Cask Strength Batch 2 5 Year Old 9 Gold Longmorn 25 Year Old Secret Speyside Collection 9 Gold Port Charlotte 18 Year Old 9 Gold Port Ellen 44 Year Old Gemini Remnant Cask 9 Gold Tamdhu 18 Year Old 9 Gold The Balvenie Fifty Collection First Edition 50 Year Old 9 Gold The Dalmore Luminary No.2
Ardbeg Galileo (2012) – The One That Went to Space In what became one of whisky’s most audacious experiments, Ardbeg sent vials of whisky compounds to the International Space Station in 2011. We haven’t touched on the rum-influenced Drum, the dragon-charred Scorch, or the punk-inspired Ardcore.
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