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Posts from the ‘Rum’ Category

6
Mar

Review: Whalers Big Island Banana Rum

whalers big island banana - CopyWhalers Big Island Banana rum is one of eight flavored rums they create with rum made according to an old Hawaiian recipe.  Whalers is one of five rum brands owned by their parent company Heavan Hill in Bardstown Kentucky.  It is triple distilled before natural banana flavor is added. Read more »

15
Feb

Review: Malibu Peaches N Cream Rum

Malibu Peaches and Cream - CopyMalibu Peaches N Cream rum will soon be hitting store shelves.  I was lucky enough to get my hands on a bottle a little early.  It is one of 14 flavored rums they create with their Original Coconut rum as a base.  Malibu starts with molasses from the finest sugarcane crops and it is distilled three times at the West Indies distillery in Barbados.  Natural coconut flavored liqueur and peach and cream flavors are blended before bottling in Canada at 42 proof. Read more »

9
Feb

Review: Bacardi Big Apple Rum

Bacardi Big Apple Rum - CopyBacardi Big Apple rum was introduced in 2005.  It is one or 15 flavored rums they create in Puerto Rico.  It is made with molasses and a single strain of yeast, Le Levadura Bacardi that undergoes a 30 hour fermentation in closed fermentation tanks.  After fermentation the fermented molasses is divided with some column still and some beer still distilled.  Each is aged separately in lightly charred American white oak barrels.  Once mature the rums are blended and filtered through a mix of charcoal made from tropical woods and coconut shells.  It is infused with Fuji, Golden Delicious, and Granny Smith apples before it is bottled at 70 proof. Read more »

26
Jan

Review: Captain Morgan Coconut Rum

Captain Morgan Coconut - CopyCaptain Morgan Coconut rum was just launched along with a pineapple and grapefruit flavor.  This should not be confused with their Parrot Bay line of 42 proof flavored rums.  This line of flavored rums weigh in at 70 proof and they use their Captain Morgan White rum as a base.  It is crafted in St. Croix with fine cane molasses and it is distilled 5 times and aged for over 1 year in oak barrels.  It is then filtered to remove the color before all natural flavors are blended with the rum. Read more »

24
Jan

Review: Captain Morgan Pineapple Rum

Captain Morgan Pineapple Rum - CopyCaptain Morgan Pineapple rum is one of three rum flavors just launched by our favorite pirate.  The other two flavors are grapefruit, and coconut.   This should not be confused with their Parrot Bay Pineapple rum that is bottled at 42 proof.  This Pineapple rum starts with last years best selling new spirit, Captain Morgan White rum as a base.  It is crafted in St. Croix with fine cane molasses and it is distilled 5 times.  It is aged for over 1 year in oak barrels and then filtered to a clear color.  All natural pineapple flavors are blended before bottling at 70 proof. Read more »

23
Jan

Review: Captain Morgan Grapefruit Rum

Captain Morgan Grapefruit rum - CopyCaptain Morgan Grapefruit rum was just introduced along with a Coconut and Pineapple flavored rum.  This is the industries first grapefruit flavored rum.  It is made with their Caribbean White rum as a base.  CM White was released February 2014 and it was the best selling new spirit of 2014.  It is crafted in St. Croix with fine cane molasses and it is distilled 5 times.  All natural grapefruit flavors are blended before bottling at 70 proof. Read more »

22
Jan

Review: Cruzan Passion Fruit Rum

cruzan passion fruit rum - CopyCruzan Passion Fruit rum was introduced April 2013.  It is one of 15 rum flavors they create with rum distilled in St. Croix with tropical rain water and high quality molasses.  They use a five column distillation process and they remove the heads and fusel oils from each batch before aging in oak barrels.  The rum is shipped to Florida where natural passion fruit flavor is added before bottling at 42 proof. Read more »

17
Jan

Review: Bacardi O Rum

Bacardi O rum - CopyBacardi O rum was introduced in 2002.  It is one of 15 flavored rums they create in Puerto Rico.  It is made with molasses and a single strain of yeast, Le Levadura Bacardi that are fermented for 30 hours in closed fermentation tanks.  The fermented molasses is divided with some column still and some beer still distilled.  Each is aged separately in lightly charred American white oak barrels.  Once mature the rums are blended and filtered through a mix of charcoal made from tropical woods and coconut shells.  It is infused with the essence of Mandarin oranges from Sicily, Valencia oranges from Florida, and Dancy tangerines from Brazil, Israel, and Florida. Read more »

9
Jan

Review: Calico Jack Pineapple Coconut Rum

Calico jack pineapple coconut rum - CopyCalico Jack Pineapple Coconut rum is one of nine rum flavors Beam Suntory creates under the Calico Jack label.  White Rock Distillery launched this rum line in 1993 and sold it along with their Pinnacle brand of vodka to Jim Beam in 2012.  It is made with rum distilled in St. Croix at the same distillery where Cruzan rum is crafted.  Natural pineapple and coconut flavor is added in Frankfort Kentucky where it is bottled at 42 proof. Read more »

15
Dec

Review: Cruzan Vanilla Rum

cruzan vanilla - Copy - CopyCruzan Vanilla rum is one of 15 rum flavors they create with rum distilled in St. Croix with tropical rain water and high quality molasses.  They use a five column distillation process and they remove the heads and fusel oils from each batch before aging in oak barrels.  The rum is shipped to Florida where natural vanilla flavor is added before bottling at 42 proof. Read more »