ISS Awards: The Competition Begins
This is the competition’s first year, and it already boasts more than 260 registered references. The I…
Caroni, The “Music! series” are back !
The “Music! series” are back: three new styles, three new Caroni. Proposed by Jack Tar Hol…
Rum Tasting Notes, a complete application on rum
Rum Tasting Notes is a complete rum application, available on IOS and Android. With RTN, you can manag…
[Press Release] Caribbean Rum Producers To Benefit From Maintained Brexit Tariffs
Bridgetown, Barbados – 3 July 2020: Despite changes coming as a result of Brexit, Caribbean Rum will continue to be protected from unfair competition from subsidised cheap rum entering the UK market from other countries. Following the UK’s exit from the European Union on 31 December 2020,…
Iss-Awards (International Sugarcane Spirits Awards), launching a tasting contest of a new kind – Interview with Cyr Mald, its president.
Rumporter: Hello Cyrille, you’ve announced recently to our colleagues at Singlecast the creation of the International Sugarcane Spirits Awards, which is a whole new kind of competition. Can you tell us more? Who are the people behind this project? Cyr Mald: It started with an observation by…
“We believe that positivity spreads, perhaps even exponentially”. Interview with Dragos founder of Novo Fogo
Novo Fogo means litteraly « new fire » . In many ways this naming embodies the monumental project carried and turned into reality by Dragos Axinte. Facing the environmental doom there are those who speak on social networks and those who act. Dragos, native from Romania, pure product of…
Rum and sustainability : Is your Rum Bonsucro certified?
Sustainability is a fashionable word but when it comes to acts it is another piece of cake. How can one know that his rum is made with sustainable raw materials when 95% of the world rums are made with molasses sold on a global market? Certification labels…
Interactive map – Distillers mobilize day after day against Covid-19
By Alexandre Vingtier & Baptiste Bochet As the Covid19, the map we created is without borders. This is a non-exhaustive map that was created to show the will and intent of our worldwide industry regarding helping others. By creating this map we intended to thank distillers, brands,…
Trudiann Branker reinvents Mount Gay
Trudiann Branker, Mount Gay’s new cellar master inducted in April 2019, establishes her style. After five years of instruction under the legendary Allen Smith, Trudiann first honed her hand on the limited series which have revealed her preferences. After releasing the Pot Still Rum, part of the…
Rum & Sustainability – Virginie de Pouppeville: “Envisaging a future with no volume restrictions isn’t very realistic.”
Virginie de Pouppeville is Quality Manager at BBS (La Mauny, Trois Rivières). As such, she works across the entire production line, from field to bottle. She talks to us about the company’s environmental policy. Rumporter: What measures have you implemented for environmental protection? Virginia Poupeville: We are…
Rum & Sustainability – Raphael Grisoni: “Barbados is an island where fresh water is scarce and precious.”
Raphael Grisoni, originally from Marseille, is the Managing Director of Mount Gay in Barbados. A fact which is often overlooked is that, although the Rémy Cointreau Group bought the Mount Gay brand in 1989, it only took over the distillery in 2014. Since then, Raphael has been…
Rum & Sustainability- “People are our primary concern” – Interview with Alexander Gabriel
Navigating between Charente, Barbados and Jamaica, Alexandre Gabriel is building a small empire wihin the rum industry. Known for his passion for production, he talks with us about his social and environmental concerns andevokes the existing threats, particularly regarding the Caribbean sugar industry. Rumporter: Alexander, you recently…
Mount Gay goes old school
For over a year already, Mount Gay has been dabbling in a stylistic exercise: the Master Blender collection. After leaping into the future with its “Peat Smoke Expression,” the brand is peddling back in time to delve into the genesis of its distillation. We’re talking about 100%…
Marc Sassier: “La Salle is a place steeped in history with stone, fire, wood…”
Interview with Marc Sassier Rumporter: 2019 was a successful year for the distillery with, in addition to its usual business, the launch of a well-received aromatic bitters and the opening of Habitation La Salle. Can you tell us about the origins of this project and its purpose?…
Distillery spotlight: Saint James – always on the square with rum!
As the market leader of agricole rums in Martinique, and as one of its precursors, Saint James offers the widest range of agricole rums currently being produced by any distillery. However, it has taken more than 250 years of history to achieve this undeniable success… with its…
Flor de Caña, a happy ending and the beginning of something greater -Interview
Interview with Jason Glaser founder of la Isla Network Rumporter : In 2018 we’ve published a long cover story largely inspired by your work on the Ckdu disease focusing on Nicaragua. Our conclusions didn’t completely discharged Ingenio San Antonio and SER, Flor de Cana’s owner, from having taken enough…
Five Tips for the Perfect Old Fashioned from Alejandro Bolivar of El Floridita
Alejandro Bolivar, head bartender at the legendary Cuban bar El Floridita likes to talk cocktails and share their history. The old fashioned cocktail, he explains, was introduced in Cuba during the prohibition years in the United States. It was very popular in Cuba as the best way to…
Rum Advent Calendar: Joshua Singh reveals (almost) everything!
The end of the year is approaching and the special rum Advent calendar is back. This year, the calendar is full of surprises … Joshua Singh, the creator, reveals some of them! Rumporter: Joshua, It is year 3 of the Advent calendar adventure. What is new this…
Focus on the distillery: Long Pond, secrets of the phoenix of Jamaica
Despite its age, the history of this mythical Jamaican distillery is mostly unknown. Its rums were never marketed under its own name, except very recently, and it almost disappeared in a fire in July 2018. And yet it has made more than one humble enthusiast dream, beginning…
Glen Moray partners with Saint James Rums to create a new finish
Glen Moray Scotch whisky welcomes a new addition to the Elgin Curiosity range: a single malt finished in agricole rum barrels. After tinkering with a “rum finish” whisky last year aged in Depaz rum barrels, it’s now Saint James’ turn. The Scotch has spent two years in…
Cocktail recipe: “Creole Sidecar” HSE VSOP agricole rum
What to say about the Creole Sidecar, where HSE VSOP rum finds its full expression? I’ve had several rums from this range and was really impressed during tastings as I discovered the almost woody and toasted notes of some cognacs in this rum. The Creole Sidecar lives…
Ferrand Plantation Foundation
Disclaimer: this is not a rum bottle! As time goes by, it becomes more and more important to protect rum’s rich heritage. When A. Gabriel and his team selflessly decided to tackle this “problem” headlong, the Ferrand Foundation was born. Based in Château de Roissac, an 18th…
Scot Anthony McCallum releases a port cask finish rum!
After working for Hart Brothers and Ian Macleod, independent blenders and bottlers from Scotland, Anthony has decided to sail on his own adventures and offer a selection of Scottish whiskies but also a secret Caribbean rum, a 2009 single estate with a port cask finish. House Of…
