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This 151 Demerara Rum is a blend of rums aged one to two years, from three of our famous heritage stills - the French...
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This fiery rum captures the spirit of the Demerara region. Its subtle notes of vanilla and banana are bittersweet on...
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Lively with a dried tropical fruit nose with aromas of caramel, butterscotch and molasses. A vibrant spicy entry...
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Light to medium-bodied nose with hints of tobacco mixed with caramel toffee. Faint aroma of dried stone fruits and...
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The El Dorado Original Rum Cream Liqueur is a delicious fusion of carefully selected Demerara aged rums with full...
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Butterscotch nose blended with roasted coconut and apple. An initial taste of baked peach and coconut with a smoky...
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Experience its robust flavours with aromas of sweet baked apples mixed with slight vanilla and cinnamon, flambée...
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An initial taste of chocolate with a smooth finish and hints of cigar.
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Opening nosing pass shows deft touches of caramel, honey and molasses. Palate entry is dry to off-dry and mildly...
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Lush tropical fruit and spice nose with hints of honey and dark sugar. The profile is round, mellow and full bodied...
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The toasted opening is rich and creamy in texture, confectionary at the start. It becomes roasted and bittersweet and...
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Well-balanced, velvety smooth taste. Complex notes of dark brown sugar and island spices (nutmeg, clove and...
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An enticingly complex taste profile with notes of exotic dried fruit overlaid with island spices, releasing a profile...
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Perfectly balanced, round, smooth and velvety. Hues of deep rich amber and mahogany sing through its crystal clear...
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COLOUR: Mahogany brown. NOSE: Very powerful aromatic profile marked with esters and banana notes. Mineral and olive...
Japanese Whiskey Malbec Rum Guyana
Whisky might not be the first thing that springs to mind when we think of Japanese fine produce, but over the past one hundred years, this fascinating and multi-faceted country has diligently forged a unique whisky identity which is growing in popularity, and which is entirely its own.
The story of Japanese whisky begins in 1918, when Masataka Taketsuru was sent to Scotland to undertake a tour of single malt distilleries in the Highlands, and bring home a knowledge of whisky and distillation skills. He returned full of inspiration, helped no doubt by his new Scottish wife, and alongside his friend, Shinjiro Torii, set up what would become a successful whisky industry.
Today, the Japanese whisky industry is spread over a relatively small handful of distilleries, which continue to use Scottish techniques and recipes, but with a hefty dose of distinctly Japanese experimentalism. This is displayed most obviously in the barrelling techniques the Japanese use - to create a distinctly Oriental set of tasting notes, native Japanese oakwood casks are used for ageing, alongside casks taken from plum wine producers, which impart a beautiful set of floral flavors to the whisky.
While some distilleries produce some excellent single malts, the majority of Japanese whiskies are blended, which reveals a unique set of flavors and aromas ranging from honeysuckle and orange blossom, to toffee and acetone.
The purple Malbec variety grapes which now grow all over the Old and New Worlds had their origins in France, where they are one of the few grape varieties allowed to be used in the highly esteemed blended wines of Bordeaux. However, it is perhaps the New World Malbec wines which have attracted the most attention in recent years, as they thrive in hot southern climates in ways they cannot in their native country, where the damp conditions leave them highly vulnerable to rot. Malbec grapes are renowned for their high tannin content, resulting in full-bodied red wines packed with ripe, plummy flavors and held in their characteristically dark, garnet colored liquid. In many countries, Malbec is still used primarily as a varietal for blending, as it adds a great level of richness and density to other, lighter and thinner varietals. However, single variety Malbec wines have been greatly on the rise in recent years, with some fantastic results and big, juicy flavors marking them out as a great wine for matching with a wide range of foods.
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.