Rum

This bottling is dedicated to the friendly Quokka, a relative of the Australian kangaroos. The Melasserum is distilled on Pot and Column Stills and matured for 7 years in Bourbon casks. Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks were used for the final maturation.

The El Dorado 12 years comes from the Wooden and Metal Coffey Stills of Demerara Distillers. The EHP Wooden Still is the last fully functioning example of its kind in the world today. It is similar, though not identical, to the very first continuous still, designed and patented in 1832 by Irish revenue officer Aeneas Coffey.

The 30 Years Whisky.de Jamaica Rum - Blue Marlin is an exclusive anniversary bottling from Whisky.de. Two distillates from the world-famous rum distilleries Long Pond and Clarendon were blended in Jamaica and matured in bourbon barrels. The result is a Blend with characteristic ester notes, fruity facets and pleasant spiciness.

The A.H. Riise 1888 XO Reserve is a rum spirit created in honour of the medal won by A.H. Riise at the Nordic Exhibition, an exhibition for industry, agriculture and art. Only barrels from the best rum distilleries in the West Indies and Central America were used to mature the Blend.

The Zacapa XO Rum is made from a combination of old reserve rums made from sugar cane honey. Hand-selected rums aged between 10 and 25 years that have been aged in the solera process are blended with older and younger rums as they mature in a series of casks that have previously held American whiskies, delicate sherries and fine Pedro Ximénez wines. The rum is then finished and refined in French oak barrels that previously held cognac. Ron Zacapa XO is best enjoyed neat or on ice.

The Old Bert Summer Spiced Rum consists of 100% Jamaican Pot Still Rum, which is refined with macerations of Persian lime, cloves, cardamom, ginger, grapefruit and guava. The summery label on the bottle skilfully sets the scene for this fresh spiced rum full of character.

This Santiago de Cuba rum matured for at least eight years in barrels made of American white oak, blended from selected, matured rums by the Maestros del Ron Cubano. The eponymous city of Santiago de Cuba, in the southeast of the island, is considered a historical centre for the production of rum and is surrounded by a special microclimate and excellent raw materials. The green label on the bottle stands for genuine Cuban rum and the exclusive use of local ingredients in compliance with strict standards and quality criteria.

The Matusalem Gran Reserva 15 Rum is made from sugar cane juice that is fermented for 6-8 days. After distillation, it is matured for at least 15 years in the solera system in bourbon barrels made of American white oak. The solera system is originally a process for maturing sherry and takes its name from the Spanish 'solera' which means 'lying on the ground'. The oak barrels with a capacity of 520 litres are stacked on top of each other and about a third of the fully matured distillate is bottled from the bottom row. The barrels, which are then partly emptied, are then filled with younger rum from the next row up until the top row is empty and filled with new distillate. The resulting mixture of old and young rums is called blending.

This is the third release of the "Heavenly Cask Collection" from the house of Zacapa. Each of the bottlings is dedicated to one of the cask types used for the maturation of the Zacapa 23. La Armonia is a Blend that was post-matured in ex-Oloroso sherry casks.

The Ron Espero Reserva Extra Último is made from a selection of the finest very old Dominican rums. Rums aged up to 20 years using the solera method and very rare single cask rums from Barbados, Jamaica, Trinidad and Guyana aged between 9 and 18 years are combined. This exclusive selection of rums is then matured for 8 months in former cognac barrels so that all the different tastes come together to create an incomparable rum.

The OFTD Overproof Rum is a creation of rums from Jamaica, Guyana and Barbado. The rums consist of molasses and were distilled on Twin Column and Pot Stills before being bottled with a high alcohol content after blending - and as usual for an Overproof Rum. O.F.T.D. officially stands for Old Fashioned Traditional Dark. However, the master blenders and tasters involved also used the abbreviation as an exclamation during tasting and are probably the only ones who know the true meaning of this abbreviation.

The 10-year-old Malteco Reserva Aneja Rum was distilled from fresh sugar cane juice on Colum stills and originated in Panama. The rum spent its maturation period in former Bourbon barrels. The logo of the Malteco rums is the Quetzal bird, whose feathers are over a metre long and who is considered the reincarnation of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, who came ashore from the sea to teach the people.