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Rhum Barbancourt
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 Rhum Barbancourt Estate Réserve received top billing in F. Paul Pacult’s
ranking of "The Ten Best White Spirits I’ve Tasted
1991-2000" (gin, vodka, rum, and tequila). Mr. Pacult is a leading
spirits authority, editor/publisher of the Spirit
Journal, author of
Kindred Spirits: The Spirit Journal Guide to the World’s Distilled
Spirits and Fortified Wines, contributing editor of the New York Times
Magazine and columnist to Wine Enthusiast and Sky magazines. The listing
was included in the Spirit Journal’s ten-year summary issue, which
recapped every rating from 47 editions of this quarterly independent
guide to distilled spirits, beers, and wines.
Haiti isn’t known for many things, but it soon will be known for producing the World’s finest Rums. The Rhum Barbancourt plant, founded in 1862, applies to rum production the same cognac making methods brought to Haiti by the French in the early 1800’s. And while most Rums are made with molasses, the Rhum Barbancourt brands are made with one hundred percent sugar cane juice, pressed from locally grown sugar cane. Christopher Columbus brought sugar cane to Haiti in the 15th century, making it the first place in the Americas to cultivate the crop. Over time, Haitians perfected the use of sugar cane as the primary ingredient for making rum. All the Rhum Barbancourt varieties continue to be made with hand-cut locally grown sugar cane—never molasses. The rums are double distilled in pot stills and aged in white oak barrels to yield a spirit that has been called "one of the finest rums in the world." The Rhum Barbancourt brands have quickly become known as the "Rhum of connoisseurs." There are three Rhum Barbancourt dark rums aged four, eight and fifteen years. And new this year, there’s Rhum Barbancourt White. The rums are 86 proof and available in 750ml bottles. The Rhum Barbancourt rums can be savored for their distinctive flavor on their own, like a cognac, or as an exemplary ingredient in traditional rum drinks. Visit the Brand's pages for additional information: Rhum Barbancourt |
