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Select Barrel is aged in particular oak barrels selected for their rich natural sweetness and intense aromatic...
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A nose of brûléed sugar, black peppercorn, ginger, and clove meets a spike of fresh ginger juice and cinnamon on...
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The evocative nose brings to mind grilled apricots in syrup, wood char and wet earth, and toasted marshmallow that...
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A luscious nose of tapioca, Bananas Foster, clover honey, Nilla Wafers, hibiscus, and lemon zest lead to a bright...
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Orange peel and toasted almond lead the nose. The lively palate offers lots of vanilla and caramel up front, drying...
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Rhum J.M Blanc displays the raw power of what is regarded as the best terroir on the island. Oily lime zest and anise...
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Rhum J.M Gold displays an intense sugarcane flavor that has beautiful viscosity on the palate. The rich golden color...
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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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Aged for 5 years in ex-Bourbon barrels before being finished for a final year in French oak, the striking copper tone...
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APPEARANCE: Straw yellow with slight golden glints. NOSE: Round, refined and delicate. Well-developed notes of dried...
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Trois Rivières Rhum Ambré Agricole is aged 12 to 18 months in very high-quality oak tons. These few months spent in...
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RATED BEST RHUM AGRICOLE VIEUX AOC 2022. Amber color. Aromas and flavors of vanilla candle drippings, macadamia...
Primitivo Rum Martinique
As with many European grape varietals, there is some debate regarding the precise origins of the Primitivo grape. Most people now agree that it probably came from Croatia, where it is still used widely in the production of red wine, and it known as Tribidrag. However, today it is a grape most commonly associated with the powerful red wines of Puglia, the heel of Italy’s boot, where the intense sunshine and brisk Mediterranean breezes produce grapes of remarkable character and balance. Primitivo is a dark grape, known for producing intense, inky, highly tannic wines, most notably the naturally sweet Dolce Naturale and the heavy and complex Primitivo di Manduria wines. Primitivo tends to be naturally very high in both tannin and alcohol, making it ideal for both barrel and cellar ageing, which brings out its more rounded and interesting features.
Primitivo is not the easiest grape to grow or manage, and it has had something of a difficult century. Indeed, by the 1990s, there was little interest in Puglian wines in general, and winemakers were neglecting their Primitivo vineyards and looking to other, more commercially viable varietals. However, the last decade has seen this grape come well and truly back into fashion, with new techniques and a heightened interest in native Italian grape varietals bringing Primitivo back into the spotlight. It is now widely loved for its intensity and ability to be paired with strongly flavored 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.