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How bartenders can raise the profile of craft rum
We love our local bartenders and for good reason! Craft rum has been on the rise in recent years, with many small distilleries popping up around the world. Yet despite...
How bartenders can raise the profile of craft rum
We love our local bartenders and for good reason! Craft rum has been on the rise in recent years, with many small distilleries popping up around the world. Yet despite...

What sets craft rum apart?
Unlike industrial rums, craft rums can have a distinct flavour. For the uninitiated they can be 'different' or 'stronger'. Craft rums tend to be bolder, more complex and layered and may...
What sets craft rum apart?
Unlike industrial rums, craft rums can have a distinct flavour. For the uninitiated they can be 'different' or 'stronger'. Craft rums tend to be bolder, more complex and layered and may...

Long live the Cuba Libre!
There are various versions of how the original Cuba Libre came about. The highball cocktail with rum, Coke, fresh lime and sometimes a dash of bitters is, however, inextricably linked with...
Long live the Cuba Libre!
There are various versions of how the original Cuba Libre came about. The highball cocktail with rum, Coke, fresh lime and sometimes a dash of bitters is, however, inextricably linked with...

Oro: Single Cask Batch 1
Batch 1 of Oro is a single cask release that has matured for between 6 months to a year in a 115-litre ex-bourbon American oak barrel.
Oro: Single Cask Batch 1
Batch 1 of Oro is a single cask release that has matured for between 6 months to a year in a 115-litre ex-bourbon American oak barrel.

Barrel aged rum: the magic of maturation
In a nutshell, ageing rum involves putting distilled spirit into a wooden barrel, most commonly oak, either French or American.
Barrel aged rum: the magic of maturation
In a nutshell, ageing rum involves putting distilled spirit into a wooden barrel, most commonly oak, either French or American.

Barrels in time: from Babylon to Cabarita
Batches 8, 9, 10 and 11 have been put to excellent use in filling Soltera's first barrel acquisition: two ex-bourbon American oak casks.
Barrels in time: from Babylon to Cabarita
Batches 8, 9, 10 and 11 have been put to excellent use in filling Soltera's first barrel acquisition: two ex-bourbon American oak casks.