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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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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...
Merlot Rum Xinomavro Guyana
With its dark blue colored fruits and high juice content, Merlot varietal grapes have long been a favorite of wine producers around the globe, with it being found in vineyards across Europe, the Americas and elsewhere in the New World. One of the distinguishing features of Merlot grapes is the fact that they have a relatively low tannin content and an exceptionally soft and fleshy character, meaning they are capable of producing incredibly rounded and mellow wines. This mellowness is balanced with plenty of flavor, however, and has made Merlot grapes the varietal of choice for softening other, more astringent and tannin-heavy wines, often resulting in truly exceptional produce. Merlot is regarded as one of the key 'Bordeaux' varietals for precisely this reason; when combined with the drier Cabernet Sauvignon, it is capable of blending beautifully to produce some of the finest wines available in the world.
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.
Xinomavro is the predominant grape varietal of Macedonia, although it is also grown in many parts of Greece where the climatic conditions are suitable for this particular fruit. The names translates as 'acid black', which gives some clue as to the nature of this varietal. The grapes are renowned for their high tannin content, which is a result of the thick and blue-black skins found on the fruit. This particular characteristic results in a superb aging potential in wines made from the Xinomavro varietal, as time spent in barrels softens these strong, astringent tannins and allows the full range of their flavors to come through in the wine. Most commonly, Xinomavro grapes are associated with aromas of red gooseberry, spices, olives and dried fruit, such as dried tomato.