The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

Islay rum create three core rums, a white, aged and peat spiced rum. Photo: Islay Rum How do you open a rum distillery in a region renowned for its peated whiskies? That was the question that was always in the back of my mind growing up in the scotch whisky hub of Islay, fascinated by distilling, but loving rum.

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The Whiskey Wash

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

The Islay Rum distillery is the first, and currently only, rum distillery on Islay. So when I discovered that one of the newest distilleries on the island was actually producing rum, I was intrigued to say the least. Why Distill Rum Where Everyone Loves Whisky?

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Cheers

JUNE 19, 2024

Is there a better deal in premium spirits right now than rum? Meanwhile, a well-aged rum is unlikely to cause sticker shock. This turn has caught the attention of most if not all rum producers. Sipping represents today 18% of rum consumption, a drastic shift.” Which is good news for the category. It’s a change of mindset.”

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

On Monday, Mount Gay Rum announced the second installment in its Single Estate Series: 24_02_Vt18d2. According to the brand, the rum delivers citrus and sweet fruit aromas like grapefruit, sweet plums, and banana balanced by hints of spice, almonds, sea salt, and milk chocolate. Lucy property.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Every professional bartender has a few bottles they don’t like. But there’s usually one bottle that functions as something of a nemesis, and seeing it on a trusted establishment’s back bar or a good friend’s bar cart is enough to burrow under their skin — and heaven help the well-meaning soul who presents it as a gift.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 2, 2024

We review Hard Truth Bottled-In-Bond Wheated Bourbon, a 100-proof offering aged five years after being distilled from a mash bill of 69% corn, 19% wheat, and 12% malted barley. Meanwhile, while the bourbon was aging, Hard Truth focused on other spirits, including vodka, rum, and, more recently, what is now a popular line of rye whiskeys.

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VinePair

JULY 8, 2024

Spirit of Gallo is expanding its luxury spirits portfolio with an investment in Puerto Rican rum brand Ron del Barrilito, according to a Monday press release. The deal will make Gallo the rum’s exclusive U.S. This move marks Spirit of Gallo’s return to luxury rum. To win in rum, we know it needs to be Super Premium+.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 9, 2024

On Wednesday, Myers’s Rum launched a new lineup featuring the first rums ever finished in the highly-coveted Buffalo Trace Antique Collection (BATC) casks. Each of the new expressions features Myers’s Original Dark Rum crafted by Sazerac master blender Drew Mayville and are finished in barrels formerly used to age George T.

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Imbibe Magazine

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

There are also rum flights and a Ti’ Punch service where the bottle of rhum agricole is left with you. The lengthy drinks list is a mix of classic tropical cocktails and signature drinks with names like Beelz’ Road Soda and Damnboo—several of them appropriately lit on fire.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 8, 2023

While dark spirits have long been favored for holiday gifting, rum is often overlooked.​​ From the hogo-fueled expressions from the depths of Jamaican dunder pits to the grassy, funky white rums of Haiti and Martinique, there’s a rum out there for everyone, and VinePair has you covered with our picks below.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

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. ”

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VinePair

APRIL 1, 2024

For the dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of bottles stocked in your local liquor store or loaded on the virtual shelves of online retailers, a medal can be a make-or-break moment. cuts through the noise and helps that particular bottle stand out. rum industry. But a gold emblem that proudly declares, “I’m a winner, baby!”

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VinePair

MARCH 26, 2024

If your home bar shows a conspicuous absence of rum despite an affinity for Daiquiris, then you’ve come to the right place. Seeking the best rums for cocktails, we asked bartenders around the world for their go-to bottles behind the bar. Here, the best rums for mixing into cocktails. Planteray Isle of Fiji R.L.

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Imbibe Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In Minneapolis, Meteor ’s Sherry Daiquiri cocktail combines PX and amontillado sherries to mimic the rum character found in the traditional drink. The Rum Also Rises PX sherry builds a flavorful bridge between coffee, tea, and chocolate in this rich after-dinner drink. crème de cacao 1/2 oz. coffee liqueur 1/2 oz.

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VinePair

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Here, we’ve put together a timeline of some of the most iconic bottles throughout modern(ish) Scotch history. Bottle: Bowmore No. Bottle: The Founder’s Reserve 1906: Dewar’s White Label Is Introduced At the turn of the century, J.A. More than half the Scotch on the market these days is produced by Diageo and Pernod Ricard.

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VinePair

AUGUST 1, 2024

For years, much of American cocktail culture treated rum as little more than a summertime spirit or a match for Coke and ginger beer. is embracing rums in every facet. With this in mind, bartenders and beverage directors have grown increasingly interested in the new and small-batch rums popping up on shelves.

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VinePair

APRIL 9, 2024

While not as popular as Spanish and Portuguese fortified wine casks, rum barrel finishing is hardly atypical, either, with brands like Balvenie (The Caribbean Cask 14) and Angel’s Envy (Rye Finished in Caribbean Rum Casks) even making such expressions part of their core lineups. 7 from High N’ Wicked. Seale label.

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VinePair

MAY 6, 2024

On Monday, Lagavulin launched the fourth limited-edition installment in its ongoing collaboration with actor Nick Offerman: Lagavulin: Offerman Edition Caribbean Rum Cask Finish Aged 11 Years. Lagavulin: Offerman Edition Caribbean Rum Cask Finish Scotch is bottled at 46 percent ABV with a suggested price of $89.99.

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Imbibe Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

For those outside of New York City, the newly launched New York Cocktail Company will bring their bottled cocktails inspired by the city’s legendary bars and bartenders to you. With recipes created in collaboration with Dante beverage director Renato Tonelli, the bottled Negronis make for a perfect pour in a snap.

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The Whiskey Wash

APRIL 3, 2024

We review The Glenlivet Rum and Bourbon Fusion Cask Selection, finished in special bespoke casks crafted by fusing dismantled rum and bourbon barrels. More recently in its innovation wheelhouse, and the focus of today’s review, is the The Glenlivet Rum and Bourbon Fusion Cask Selection. It is priced around $100.

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VinePair

JUNE 17, 2024

Rum is one of the most complex, diverse spirit categories out there. In many of the world’s best cocktail bars, you’ll find bartenders borrowing a technique that’s been touted for almost a century: mixing multiple rums in a single drink. Why Do Bartenders Blend Rums?

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Imbibe Magazine

JUNE 19, 2024

Sip on the Sassenach made with Japanese whisky, passion fruit, vermouth, and lemon and the Green Cap with rum, génépy, California kiwi, lime, and foam. But once inside, you know immediately that you’re in the right place with its shelves of rum bottles, raffia and rattan decor, and low-hanging blowfish.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 1, 2024

It works well with everything from gin or agave to whiskey or rum.” Strain and bottle for use; keeps refrigerated up to 2 weeks. coconut water syrup (1:1 coconut water and granulated sugar) 4 dashes walnut bitters Glass: rocks Garnish: pandan leaf Combine all of the ingredients in a small bottle or jar. white rum 3/4 oz.

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 16, 2024

“La Ruina’s cocktail menu highlights ‘revitalized’ staple cocktails made with specialty tequila, rum, wine, and mezcal.” The pan–Latin American offerings range from simple highballs like a Cuba Libre or sotol with house-made tepache, to classics like the El Presidente and a Piña Colada with a house rum blend.

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 22, 2024

“Shochu and awamori outsell sake in Japan,” says Stephen Lyman, who, along with business partner Christopher Pelligrini, co-hosts the Japan Distilled podcast , and sources bottles and imports shochu though their company, Honkaku Spirits. There’s also more shochu made in Japan than tequila in Mexico.

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Imbibe Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2023

During the pandemic, when bars were focusing on drinks to-go, Capoferri was offering next-level carry-out cocktails, including bottled Espresso Martinis, bagged Old Fashioneds, and this canned Piña Colada soda. And now it’s available nationwide through LiveWire.

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Imbibe Magazine

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Then, strain out the peppers and bottle the liquid. Stone Fruit Liqueurs Make liqueurs with cherries, peaches, or plums by adding the fruit to alcohol (vodka, gin, or rum) and letting them infuse. Strain out the solids and bottle for use. Rodriguez and Close also make tinctures with different spices to create a flavor library.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 18, 2024

However, variety is the spice of life, and as tasty as bourbon is other products in the whisky and spirits world will probably get your pulse racing as fast as a bottle of George T. But it is down to a lot more than some clever marketing and the nicest-looking bottle on the planet (in my opinion). That takes some effort. BUY NOW: $275.06

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Imbibe Magazine

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Beverage manager and award-winning mixologist Devender Sehgal and the skilled bar team craft sophisticated, Japanese-infused cocktails with a focus on shochu, such as the seasonal Cheek to Cheek, a Painkiller-inspired cocktail with Okinawan pineapple, rum, Kumamoto rice shochu, and coconut cream. 10 slot in Asia’s 50 Best Bars.

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The Whiskey Wash

MAY 9, 2024

We review High n’ Wicked Foursquare Mark X 2007 Cask Finished Single Grain Irish Whiskey, finished for six months in casks that previously held Foursquare Mark X 2007 Barbados Rum. “Foursquare has risen to the pinnacle of the rum world and is quickly becoming a global icon in spirits. .

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 18, 2024

New bourbon whiskey releases in the USA include a rum cask finish from Yellowstone Bourbon, a double-oaked bourbon from Pursuit United, and an Apera cask-finished bourbon from Rabbit Hole Distillery. Rum, being distilled from molasses, is very sweet and therefore imparts a unique flavour onto the bourbon. by the end of March.

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The Whiskey Wash

OCTOBER 23, 2024

From tequila to rum, there is something for every palate (even if you also treat yourself to the traditional chocolate advent calendar, I know I will). Encompassing several different crus including Grande Champagne and Fins Bois, these 30ml bottles will take you on a journey across the cognac region from the comfort of your living room.

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The Whiskey Wash

JULY 15, 2024

New American whiskey and bourbon releases include a Bottled-in-Bond expression from Chattanooga, a peated expression from Shelter Distilling, and a rum finish from Old Forester. Bottled at 86 proof, Shelter Distilling Embers Peated Whiskey can be purchased at the distillery in Mammoth Lakes, and at the new Montrose, CO location.

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The Whiskey Wash

AUGUST 6, 2024

We review 15 Stars Triple Cask II Fine-Aged Bourbon, a blend of Kentucky straight bourbons finished in cognac, rum, and apple brandy casks, aged 16 and 8 years. What’s in the bottle 15 Stars Triple Cask II Fine-Aged Bourbon , the whiskey being reviewed here, is one such bottling drawing from 15 Stars’ aged whiskey stock.

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The Whiskey Wash

JUNE 6, 2024

We review Old Elk Cigar Cut Island Blend, a blend of Old Elk’s bourbon, rye, and wheat whiskeys finished in former Port, Sauternes, Sherry, and Rum barrels before being bottled at 111.7 It blends straight whiskeys finished in former Port, Sauternes, Sherry, and Rum barrels. This whiskey, bottled at 111.7

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VinePair

MARCH 29, 2024

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.

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VinePair

AUGUST 22, 2024

Brands have been caught stealthily lowering their own liquids’ ABV , and a few of the most infamously boozy products can’t be found on shelves anymore, like the now-discontinued legendary Bacardi 151 Overproof Rum. ABV: 75 Proof: 150 Stroh 160 Rum This rum’s ABV isn’t the only strange thing about it. This rum is very strong.

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