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Island Company Rum

Island Company Rum

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the way it should be
I dont know why its taken me so long to find at last the single most beautifully smooth rum on the planet but damn am I glad that I have at last.

i have always loved rum. when I was younger I first found captain morgans and eventually stepped up to Barbancourt and Mount Gay occasionally.

My heart sings with gladness for those brands as they are great, but for where I am in my life island company rum just is another level compared to everything else. This is it. Full Stop. The last rum I will ever drink.

its so damn good the only thing I think about when drinking it is how good it is - how smooth it is - how clean it is.

its bottled magic. seriously.

i was on the fence about posting this review at all; the way I feel about Island Company Rum the same way I feel about a band I just discovered that is AMAZING that I know will blow up and right now I kind of want to keep that a secret for a minute.

Like that band, island company rum just hasn't quite yet been discovered by everyone else and I kind of want that secret to keep just a bit longer....

Island Company Rum is the solution to the rum problem you didnt know you had.

hyperbole notwithstanding, its that damn good.



Myrtle Bank 10 Year Old Jamaican Rum

Myrtle Bank 10 Year Old Jamaican Rum

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Myrtle Bank received a “Double Gold” The San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2021
The San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC) is one of the world’s most prestigious spirits competitions. It’s noted both for the quality of its judges, many of whom are renowned experts in their fields, with decades of industry experience, and the scope of the different spirit categories that it judges.

Myrtle Bank received a “Double Gold” Awarded to the entries that receive a Gold medal rating by all members of the judging panel; these are among the finest products in the world.

Myrtle Bank Rum set out to fill in the gaps left by major producers with niche releases and long-aged bottlings from Jamaica.

The name harkens from the time when Myrtle Bank hotel was the social epicenter of Kingston in the 1920s and 30s. Built in the late 1800s, the hotel was one of the grandest in the Caribbean and was famous for its Rum Punch.

Over the last 10 years Myrtle Bank 100% copper pot-still distilled rum has been aging in ex-Bourbon barrels in the UK and is now ready to enjoy. This fine, single estate, single cask pot-stilled rum was made from molasses in Jamaica’s highlands. The absence of added color or flavoring creates a singularly unique and complex profile. From the hand blown bottle to the unadulterated rum, Myrtle Bank brings one back to the handcrafted and uncompromising traditions of a time gone by.

Bottled at cask strength without any added sugars, Myrtle Bank presents as powerful, but unforgettably smooth. Notes of tropical fruits, ripe banana, oak, vanilla and cocoa. Myrtle Bank will leave an impression. (SRP) $99
Myrtle Bank 10 Year Old Jamaican Rum

Myrtle Bank 10 Year Old Jamaican Rum

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Author of TIKI “modern tropical Cocktails”
The Myrtle Bank Hotel – situated in a district of Kingston Jamaica favored by a cooler micro climate, was initially sought out by travellers for it’s comforting respite from the heat. It was among the first to establish itself as a destination for well heeled travellers to the Caribbean, setting the pace and tone for other iconic properties in tropical regions and the experiences within them to follow: Trinidad’s Queen’s Park Hotel, Haiti’s Hotel Ollufson, and Singapore’s Long Bar at The Raffles Hotel. Like all these other destinations, the Myrtle Bank Hotel was famous for a signature drink.

Sadly, the hotel was the casualty of a fast moving fire in 1966 – an incident which made international headlines – and was not rebuilt. Meanwhile, it’s iconic drink keeps the hotel’s legacy alive.

The Myrtle Bank Punch almost single handedly introduced the rum punch to the world, and eventually, the tropical cocktail canon. It’s point of departure was high ester pot still rums – made in the style that made Jamaican Rum highly sought after by international consumers starting in the late 19th century – and tempering it with the addition of sugar, lime, and a liqueur, festooned with a fancy garnish inspired by the look of the Cobbler and Julep, drinks that were among the first to get international press in the mid 19th century. Like any enduring classic, it took this influence and passed it on, inspiring Victor Begeron AKA Trader Vic, to use this template as the point of departure for his “Rhum Rhapsodies” inspiring a wave of cocktails that were initially called ‘Exotic Drinks” that eventually became what we now call “Tiki”.

To further elevate this mixture, the hotel used Cherry Heering – a liqueur that has a brighter fruit profile and a creamier texture when compared to the leaner and astringent cherry pit based Luxardo Maraschino. This move – which anticipated the use of the latter in the Hemingway Daiquiri, is important to note, as the use of liqueurs signified a level of sophistication in mixed drinks that was initiated in the Crusta – which used Orange Curacao and paved the way for the Daiquiri and Sidecar – indicating that the hotel was invested in providing it’s guests with a premium experience in the glass.

The Hotel’s signature cocktail ‘ and its link to the iconic rum culture of Jamaica – is the inspiration for this bottling of a rare 10 year expression sourced from Worthy Park Estate, bottled at cask strength, meant to be enjoyed neat or to shine in cocktails old and new, with no compromise of it’s bold and distinctive flavor.

Why am I excited by Myrtle Bank Rum? Glad you asked! When I launched the bar program at Gladys Caribbean in 2015, the goal was to share the best examples of traditional rums I could lay my hands on. At that time, the pickings were rather slim in this regard, and one of the islands I found myself leaning on the most was Jamaica. As I learned more about rum production, I learned that Jamaica’s rums resonated with me for a reason: unlike the majority of islands, producers in Jamaica continued to use a few key methods that were there in the inception of rum:

Longer fermentation in open air tanks with wild yeast to give the molasses time to fully “ripen”. Think of the smell given off by overly ripe banana skins – the same chemical process involved in the breakdown of sugar molecules is at work here.

Add to this the use of dunder – the remnants of prior distillation runs as well as other natural compost like materials- crushed cane, plant matter, etc, to further enhance and feed this “low and slow” method of cooking down the sugar in the molasses.

Finally – and critically – the pot still – in the case of Worthy Park, newly installed equipment in operation since 2005 that reference equipment dating back from it’s first production runs in 1741 – brings this raw material to fruition.

The result: a rum with a bright, acidic and fruit driven nose, that when given the opportunity to rest in a barrel, will exhibit a range of flavors: savory chestnut, mahogany, and faint leather with a hint of salinity. Punchinesss and creaminess coexist here in an intriguing – and satisfying way, lending itself to enjoyment neat (if cask strength spirits are your thing!), on a rock, or in a range of cocktails.

For aficionados of traditional rums, Myrtle Bank will be a welcome addition to your shelf. For cocktail fanatics of every stripe, this is a great bottle to turn to, be it for straightforward classics like the Old Fashioned, tropical standards like the Myrtle Bank Punch, or bold, far put Tiki drinks.

Cheers to Rum!
Myrtle Bank 10 Year Old Jamaican Rum

Myrtle Bank 10 Year Old Jamaican Rum

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Myrtle Bank’s vault-like Rum warehouse sit rows of rare casks, many decades old, some from little known or defunct distilleries. Myrtle Bank set out to fill in the gaps left by major producers with niche releases and long-aged bottlings from Jamaica and t
As the rum world continues to emerge from the shadows of the tiki bar and step into the spotlight, new brands are popping up left and right. The trick is making sure you're getting the good stuff. Myrtle Bank is a new brand that has begun by bottling a tremendous cask of 10 year old Jamaican pot distillate that has been aging in the UK. The ex-bourbon barrel has imparted some gentle vanilla and coconut which sands the harsher edges off of a robust and flavorful high ester Jamaican rum. I'ts got some funky Jamaican fruit, a bit of leather, tons of spices ranging from herbal to sweet, and a subtle chocolately aftertaste. It's the perfect thing to take back into the dark corner of the tiki bar and mix yourself a drink.