Appleton Estate comes from Jamaica and is one of the world's most famous rum brands. Rum production is said to have begun in Jamaica in 1749. Appleton Estate's history dates back to 1862, when the Wray & Nephew distillery was founded. The company has since grown, acquired other distilleries and changed…
Estonian company BR Imports brings Famosinha de Minas cachaças from Brazil and it is apparently the only country in Europe which offers this product. BR Imports import Brazilian products to Estonia, including coffee, açaí (a Brazilian snack made from the açaí palm) and alcohols. The company also ran a café-restaurant Cafe…
Cachaca is not really a well-known spirit in Europe and especially in Eastern European countries. You may only find it for sale in a few specialty stores, and even then only bulk-produced, blank cachaca from the largest producers. On the other hand, I have never seen matured cachaca for sale, not…
Sugar cane has been cultivated in Venezuela since the 1500s. The industrial production of rum started right at the end of the 19th century. Behind the Diplomatico brand is Distilleries Unitas, which is a fairly new company, founded in 2002. However, its owners have a history spanning several decades and the…
Plantation is the rum brand of cognac producer Maison Ferrand. The French company produces the rums in the Caribbean and also mature them in a tropical climate. However, post-maturation is done in the cognac region and in French oak barrels. In addition to cognac and rum, Ferrand also produces Citadel gin,…
Plantation is a creation of the French cognac house Maison Ferrand. The cooperation with different rum manufacturers that started in the 1990s has finally brang nice success. Plantation has gained great popularity in recent years and also started to gain a foothold in the alcohol departments. Especially in recent months in…
Eclipse is the flagship product of Barbadian distillery Mount Gay, said to be one of the world's oldest rum company. The distillery, which operated as a family company from 1703 until 1989, is now owned by Remy Cointreau. The golden yellow Eclipse is written to have been released in 1910. It…
Rum made from blackstrape molasses has gained popularity in recent years, mainly due to effective marketing. Blackstrape means molasses, which has been heated three times, so the sugar has already been removed twice, leaving a thick, dark syrup with a sugar content of about 60%. It is said to be much…
Captain Morgan is a rum originally developed by Canadian company Seagram. Seagram sold the brand to Diageo, which has become the world’s largest alcohol producer through various mergers and acquisitions. With strong marketing and efficient distribution channels, Diageo has elevated several brands to the world’s best-selling products, and Captain Morgan is…
Made in Cuba, Havana Club Especial is a blend of rums of different ages, matured for 4-5 years. It is made from fermented molasses, which comes from sugar cane grown in Cuba. The alcoholic molasses is distilled with a column still and then matured in American white oak barrels. Havana Club…