The Rum Triangle

The Rum Triangle

Alluring Caribbean Rums
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  • sweet
  • brown sugar
  • caramel
  • vanilla
  • cinnamon
  • chocolate

Alluring Caribbean Rums

Lean in close, for the Rum Triangle is a cautionary tale. Drawing in unsuspecting imbibers with an irresistible magnetism, the Rum Triangle makes the fabled Devil’s Triangle quake in its soggy-bottomed boots. For once a wandering soul finds itself in the Triangle’s clutches, it’s destined to a Rum-soaked existence from which it can never willingly escape.With the Dominican Republic due north, Barbados to the west, and Venezuela to the south, the fated coordinates of this Triangle produce some of the world’s most intoxicating Rums.Word to the wise, Mateys: Sip at ye own risk, as you may fall under the triangle’s boozy spell and never return. Arrrr! It’s no surprise that some of the world’s best Rums come from this Caribbean vortex of spiritual greatness.

After all, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, and Barbados are sugar cane powerhouses, producing and exporting much of the world’s supply of this sweet, perennial grass. As you probably know, sugar cane is at the very heart of your favorite bottle of Rum. Sugar cane molasses or sugar cane juice is fermented, then distilled, before it makes its way into a barrel and then into your glass. It just so happens that this tall, reedy plant thrives off the bright sunny climes of the Caribbean, making it ground zero for producing… craft Beer (kidding, it’s Rum. Definitely Rum).And so it goes with this Tasting Box. Three irresistibly divine examples of the power emanating from the Rum Triangle, starting with Bacoo 12 Year Old Rum, a smooth drinking Rum made farm-to-bottle from the Dominican Republic; Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva, the most award-winning Rum from one of the most respected names in the Rum universe; and the Dominican Republic’s Brugal 1888 — just dry, bold, full-bodied greatness.Time to explore what the triangle has to offer. Drop your anchors and settle in for the Rumventure you’ve been waiting for — cheers! 

What's in the box

  • 2 Dark Rums
  • 1 Rum
  • vanilla
  • spicy
  • fruit
  • chocolate
  • roasted
  • toffee
  • caramel
  • woody
  • liquorice
Brugal Dark Rum
  • figs
  • bread
  • nutty
  • toffee
  • herbs
  • pepper
  • bitter
  • honey
  • fruit
Bacoo Rum
  • sweet
  • brown sugar
  • caramel
  • cinnamon
  • vanilla
  • chocolate
  • orange
  • ginger
  • syrup
Diplomático Dark Rum
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If the center of our galaxy had a signature scent, it would be Rum. Yup, astronomers studying a giant cloud in the Milky Way found a substance called ethyl formate, a chemical that smells suspiciously like Rum.
Common Rum classifications: White, Golden or Amber, Dark, Spiced, Añejo and Age-Dated Rums.
Rum is why we measure alcohol proof. To make sure Rum wasn’t watered down, it had to be ‘proven’ by soaking gunpowder with it. If it was ‘overproof’ (higher than 57.15 % vol.), then the gunpowder would ignite, but if it wouldn’t, it was ‘underproof.’
Rum (usually) comes from molasses, the sweet and syrupy residue of refining sugarcane into sugar. Molasses is over 50% sugar, but it also contains significant amounts of minerals and other trace elements, contributing to the final flavor.
Rum used to be accepted as a form of currency in Europe and Australia, a practice we should probably bring back into fashion.
You might find Rum masquerading itself under other nom de plumes, like Ron, Rom and Rhum.
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