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ANGOSTURA® 200-Year Anniversary Limited-Edition bitters pairs globally influenced spices and herbs and ANGOSTURA® aged rum for the first time ever! Limited to just 120,000 bottles globally, this exclusive release promises to elevate cocktail experiences around the world. Stirred over craft ice. Top with splash of champagne.
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Club Kokomo Spirits, the company founded by Mike Love, singer, songwriter and co-founder of the Beach Boys, introduces a line of premium rums. The rum collection includes Artisanal White Rum, Barrel Finished Rum and Tahitian Vanilla Rum. Really the standout rum in the Kokomo portfoilo.
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The reserve rums in the blend were aged in oak barrels with varying levels of toast. Then the rum was additionally aged in Tawny 10 Port wine barrels for a period of time before bottling. The Dominican sugarcane used for the rum was harvested from Barceló’s own cane fields. Available February 13, 2024 nationally.
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For more information on the TBN and these developments, click here. The program, named The Cask Club, will be an annual membership program that allows members the chance to bottle customized spirits. Aging premium whiskeys and rums requires time-honored methods and maturation.
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