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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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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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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...
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Red Rhone Blend Rum Savatiano Guyana

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.

Savatiano is probably Greece's most well known and most widely grown grape varietal, as it is the primary grape used in the production of Retsina, where the fermenting juices of the Savatiano varietal are flavored with pine resin in order to make this distinctive and famous wine. One of the reasons for the wide cultivation of this grape is due to its hardiness, and resistance to drought conditions. In the sun-drenched and dry, rocky Greek landscapes, this makes it an ideal vine to grow for wine-makers who require a strong and bounteous yield each year.

However, there are plenty of examples of Greek white wines which use the Savatiano grape but withhold from the addition the pine resin flavoring, allowing the true characteristics of this varietal to shine through. The result is often very pleasing indeed, with Savatiano grapes generally producing extremely well balanced and rounded white wines, with a juicily fruity flavor. Their aromas can vary quite a lot, with many Savatiano wines bearing the fragrance of citrus fruits, and also occasionally having a strong floral aroma reminiscent of elder and rose. Due to the relatively low acidity of Savatiano grapes, the wines which use them (including Retsina) generally bolster themselves with the addition of smaller quantities of more acidic varieties, such as Assyrtiko or Rhoditis, in order to improve their sometimes weak structure.

Additional Information on Greek Wines


Greek Wines
Ancient Greek Wines – A Brief History of Wine in Greece
The Myth of Dionysus, Greek God of Wine
What is Retsina?