August 16th holds special significance in the Venezuelan and Latin American calendars as the International Day of Rum. This date emphasizes the cultural significance and craftsmanship involved in making rum, thanks to brands like Ron Diplomático. Additionally, various celebrations and events throughout the year underline its deep-seated influence on Venezuelan culture and heritage. The Most Important Rum Brands In the US, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), requires that the age statement on a bottle of spirits reflects the age of the youngest component of the blend. A 20 YO rum can consist of a blend of 20 YO and older rums, but it cannot contain rums that are younger than 20 YO even if it is just a fraction. The UK and the European Union have similar rules. Among rum producers, so do Jamaica and Barbados, among others.

Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva Rum is a very high-end rum, made from distilled sugar cane and aged for an impressive 12 years. The history of the distillery began in the 19th century, when Don Juancho Nieto Melendez started distilling – a prominent figure in Venezuelan history. These are just some of the most important brands in the rum industry in Venezuela. Each of them has its own approach, history, and unique flavor profile, contributing to the diversity and richness of Venezuelan rum on the global stage. Conclusion The finish is long, smooth, sweet, with dried fruit notes, some caramel and a lingering sweet pepperiness.

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As contents are drawn off, the sherry is replaced with sherry from the next highest tier in the solera and so forth. When sherry from the highest tier (the youngest) is drawn off it is replaced with newly produced sherry.

The expression earned a Gold Medal at the London Spirits Competition with a fantastic score of 93 points. It’s made with a blend of light and heavy bases, creating a complex and balanced profile. Venezuelan rum is protected by the country’s policy of denomination of origin (D.O.C) called ‘Ron De Venezuela’, and the rum makers there guard it quite fiercely. Like in the case of Scotch whisky, the Venezuelan rum cannot be produced anywhere else in the world. All rums are required to be aged in oak barrels for a minimum of two years, and should contain at least 40 per cent alcohol. Artificial colour, flavour, aroma, or mixing of the rum with molasses or alcohol from other countries are all forbidden. All sugarcane used has to be produced locally as well.While the shape might be interesting, the color is the more potentially controversial topic. The glass on the bottle is a shiny brown (note that the more expensive Reserva Exclusiva was a matte green) that is just transparent enough to see that there is liquid inside… but not transparent enough to see the actual color of the spirit. On a more modern bottle, this would probably be crystal clear to show off the color — and I normally prefer a more transparent bottle for that exact reason. But here they are going for a bit of a more traditional take: tinted, almost opaque glass. Glass bottles used to be colored like this as standard operating procedure, as sunlight tends to degrade the contents of the bottle fairly rapidly. Colored glass (like we see here) prevents degradation and keeps the flavors intact longer. This tinted glass is a signal that this rum is meant to be sipped and enjoyed over time.