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Havana Club —The Icónica Collection
They see themselves not as mere makers of an alcoholic beverage, but as a protector of something far more difficult to bottle. Rum is an island spirit in both meanings of the word. It begets visions of paradise, of piracy. It is a symbol of Cuba’s staunch rebellion against all who have tried to break…
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Life is Golden — Havana Club 7
Life is no doubt a serious affair, but at times I feel we take life a little bit too seriously. I’m not talking about the non-negotiable issues of health and political unrest—of which there are many—but more about those little spaces in life where we can actually afford to let our hair down and enjoy.…
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Drinks of Note — Autumn ’23
Some interesting drinks to explore this season for those with varied tastes. We recommend approaching with an open mind—your palate will thank you. Nocheluna Sotol “Co-Founded by Lenny Kravitz, Nocheluna Sotol is made using wild-harvested Dasylirion from the Chihuahuan desert which is cooked in underground pits, and slowly fermented over 5-10 days before being…
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Mount Gay — The Single Estate Series
Over the past few years, the stock of premium rum in the world of dark spirits has been on the rise. With good cause too, after all rum has been around for over three centuries now; expertise has been refined, and technology harmonised with tradition. Accelerated by the Caribbean climate, the “speedy” ageing process of rum…
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Havana Club Máximo Extra Añejo
“A special drink for a special occasion” That was what I was always led to believe but for some reason I never had this same approach to drinking rum. For me rum has always been a drink that I associate with having fun; a sweet elixir capturing a moment of enjoyment between friends. It’s a…
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Drinks Worth Gifting ’22
30 Years Old by The Glenturret “A limited edition launch by Scotland’s oldest working Distillery, The Glenturret 30 Years Old was created exclusively for the new web3 platform “Amber Island”; a web3 membership community focussing on high-end spirits.” ☟ Taste Notes 30 year aged with a final year in European Oak sherry cask before being…
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Heart in the Mouth — Appleton Rum Revisits a Fan Favourite
Esteemed rum masters Appleton Estate are revisiting their Hearts Collection and bequeathing connoisseurs with a second instalment of the sought after capsule. Created for true rum aficionados, the exquisite 1984 and 2003 vintages have been hand-selected from Appleton Estate’s legendary stock and are comprised of 100% pot still single marque rum. Normally, distilleries create rums with varying aromas and…
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A Grandfather’s Legacy — Ron Abuelo
Quite literally translating to “grandfather”, Ron Abuelo can count itself as a founding pioneer of heritage rum. Forget coconut flasks and paper umbrellas. This sweet spirit hailing from the fertile fields of the Azuero Peninsula, Panama counts its very antiquity as its secret weapon. Don Jose Varela founded the country’s first sugar cane fields and…
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Dictador + Royal Tokaji – A Tale of Two Masters
With extra special expressions of a spirit, the focus will often be on the mastermind behind it; or, in the case of premium rums, simply, the master. Flourishes within the alchemical process – those that are unquantifiable and ultimately impossible to replicate – are down to the man or woman in charge. They call it…
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Tributo 2020 by Havana Club
Havana Club has pulled back the curtain on their latest iteration of their Tributo collection. First launched back in 2016 by Maestro del Ron Cubano Asbel Morales, this ultra-prestige series of Havana Club rum seeks to embody specific tenets of traditional Cuban rum-making. Each annual edition focuses on a different element of the process and the…
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SOUND OF RUM
There’s an ineffable electricity in the tang of a rum cocktail. A kind of hot, cloying constitution that limbers the soul and, more than any other spirit, tastes like a good time. You’ll be hard pushed to find a drink that is so redolent of colour and sound as rum. It’s the carnival drink; the…
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The Oldest Whisky in the World
When Old Vatted Glenlivet 1862 was distilled among Scottish hills, the world was just in the middle of the age of steam, undergoing changes driven by the Industrial Revolution. Factories fully equipped with machinery transformed the faces of individual countries, large steamships crossed the Atlantic Ocean and the railway finally connected remote metropolises. A bottle…
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