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Aged following a biological aging in the cool and humid air of the port town of El Puerto de Santa María, where the...
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The wines recommended here have been selected by a broad range of educated palates, then rated and described by one...
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Salted cracker, liquorice and seaweed nose. Vivid, bracing and vibrant wine, with concentration, poise and great...
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A fabulous Sherry at an incredible price! Palo Cortado combines the best qualities of amontillado (dry, delicate,...
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Resplendent nose of Christmas spices, raisins, figs and tea leaves. Intensely sweet on the palate but very...
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Big, dry, powerful but elegant wine. Very distinct yeasty notes, with layers of caramel, oak and sweet herbs, all...
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Almost as creamy and refreshing as a Manzanilla, this Fino is focused on mineral notes and vibrant acidity, which...
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Aged at least 5 years in new French oak barrels and cognac casks. Remarkable finesse and attractive personality fill...
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Pot Still Rum Distilled in Jamaica 3 Barrel Blend Distilled in Jamaica and aged in ex-Bourbon barrels and then...
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Blend of Pot Still and Column Still Rum Distilled in Jamaica, Blended in Kentucky Finishing and blend showcases...
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R.L. Seale's 12 Year Aged Barbados Rum was distilled and blended at the Foursquare Rum Distillery in Barbados. Aged a...
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Shows aromas of treacle and warmed date, but this is bone-dry, with taut walnut, baker's chocolate, powdered ginger...
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An exquisite and complex favorite amongst the biggest rum connoisseurs in the world, Rhum J.M VSOP is aged for 3...
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The bouquet is charmingly understated with subtle scents of yellow fruit pulp, toffee, milk chocolate and vanilla...
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The nosing passes find mature smells of men's club leather chairs, old books, molasses, honey, milk chocolate and...
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This rum has a generous nose with red fruit fragrances and a hint of delicate woody scents. On the palate it is well...
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This is a beautifully elegant style of rum with sophisticated flavors of white flowers, baked pineapple, and molasses...
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A fruity rum with slight notes of vanilla and banana flambé with a honey length. A subtle marriage between freshness...
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Saison Reserve is a powerful, epicurean rum with a fruity and spicy alliance. Once aerated, we can nose a collection...
Rum Sherry NV 750ml
It is difficult to categorize rum as a single spirit, because of all the spirits found around the globe, rum is perhaps the one which varies most dramatically from place to place. Clear, white rum - a favorite for cocktail drinkers - is perhaps the most prevalent example found today, but there is a whole world of darker, spiced and molasses-rich rums to explore, thanks to the fascinating history and wide reach this drink has.
Rum came about during the colonial times, when sugar was a huge and world-changing business. The molasses left over from the sugar production industry could easily be distilled into a delicious alcoholic drink, and provided extra income for the sugar traders. Before long, it became a favorite of sailors and transatlantic merchants, and it quickly spread across the Caribbean and Latin America, where it remains highly popular today.
The production of rum is a basic and simple one - you take your molasses, add yeast and water, and then ferment and distil the mixture. However, as is often the case, the devil is in the detail. The variation in yeasts found from place to place, the maturation period, the length of the fermentation and the type of stills and barrels used provide the rainbow-colored variation that gives rum its spectrum of styles and characteristics.
Sherry is made in a unique way using the solera system, which blends fractional shares of young wine from oak barrels with older, more mature wines. Sherry has no vintage date because it is blended from a variety of years. Rare, old sherries can contain wine that dates back 25 to 50 years or more, the date the solera was begun. If a bottle has a date on it, it probably refers to the date the company was founded.
Most sherries begin with the Palomino grape, which enjoys a generally mild climate in and around the triad of towns known as the "Sherry Triangle" and grows in white, limestone and clay soils that look like beach sand. The Pedro Ximenez type of sweet sherry comes from the Pedro Ximenez grape.
Sherry is a "fortified" wine, which means that distilled, neutral spirits are used to fortify the sherry. The added liquor means that the final sherry will be 16 to 20 percent alcohol (higher than table wines) and that it will have a longer shelf life than table wines.