O.V.D Demerara Rum, 70 cl

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A Description of British Guiana, Geographical and Statistical: Exhibiting Its Resources and Capabilities. The story of rum in Guyana started in the 1640s with the introduction of sugar cane by the early European settlers. Some 40 farmers who currently supply fruit to Demerara Distillers Limited’s TOPCO juice operations are eager to increase their cultivation of required fruit to meet the company’s ability to in turn increase its supply of a range of juices for local consumption and for export.

This is an golden rum aged between 6 and 12 years in Oloroso sherry casks, and as a result is bursting with sweet and rich flavors reminiscent of rum-soaked holiday treats. Despite international familiarity, El Dorado and other rums have fallen behind other liquors, such as vodka, in successful marketing or an effective classification system. It’s as dark as squid ink, rich and spicy yet somehow drinks just well neat as it does mixed with coke.A delicious dark rum distilled in Guyana, Skipper was launched in 1930 and it still has the same label! Rums from other big producers have also varied in sweetness from added sugar though the trend seems, I hope, to be toward lower added sugar. El Dorado 21 was awarded a Gold at the International Rum Festival 2003 in Canada and a Silver at the 2003 International Wine and Spirit Competition in London. Pusser's 'Gunpowder Proof' Spiced is a particularly full-bodied spiced rum, made with rum matured in charred oak bourbon barrels and combined with a selection of tasty ingredients, including banana, cinnamon, chocolate, ginger and vanilla.

It was located around the lower course of the Demerara River, and its main settlement was Georgetown. But all the other Rum categories discussed here today are made almost exclusively by distilling fermented molasses. Agricoles are often brighter, grassier and more herbaceous than their molasses-derived counterparts. The name, if you’re wondering, comes from Reverend Stiggins in Dickens’s Pickwick Papers, whose favourite drink is pineapple rum. Fresh out of Salford, this naturally sweet small-batch honey rum is inspired by the Caribbean rum and spice imports that arrived into Salford Docks throughout the 1900s.Blending spirits is an art, not a science and this example contains no less than 23 hand-selected rums.

El Dorado rums are produced to the highest standards and conform to the international regulations on age statements. I could sip this all day and find more to appreciate about it, especially as it mellows in the glass - that richness only amplifies and grows in complexity. Therefore the age on the bottle refers to the age of the youngest rum in the blend, even though the oldest may be many years older. Demerara rum is a type of [ingredient=rum rum] made in Guyana, on the northern coast of South America.This long aging process creates a rich flavor profile, making it an ideal ingredient for cocktails and other drinks. This spiced rum produced as part of the Bombo 40 range has been flavoured with lip-smacking notes of caramel and banana. While it has a deep, brown color and rich flavor, some consider these characteristics to be insufficient for it to truly qualify as a dark rum. For this guide, we relied on our team's many collective years of enjoying rum and familiarizing ourselves with the top brands and hidden gems — which includes sampling everything we can get our sugarcane spirit-loving hands on.