Old Amazon No1. is the brainchild of Olly Simpson who is behind along with two of his friends Rum Fellows Ltd. In 2014, Olly tested his rum infusions on unsuspecting friends at a BBQ. Inspired by their positive reaction he set about Rum Fellows first creation…..
I’m always interested (often sceptical) in new rums and this Rum Infusion sparked my interest immediately. Being a British rum did nothing to sway my enthusiasm.
At a mere 83 seconds logically there shouldn’t be enough content in this video to even merit an article – no matter how small. However, there is so much to talk about in this video to simply comment on the link would not be doing rum any justice whatsoever.
Originally broadcast by the BBC as part of its Middle of the Road Saturday morning Food and Drink programme, this video has been posted on Youtube as part of CaribbeanCookingTV’s channel. At 7 seconds it invited discussion on the best value rum in the world……..
Today I am reviewing an offering from the wonderful Foursquare Distillery, Barbados. The island often cites itself as the birthplace of rum. The oldest “official” (ie legal) rum distillery in the world is the Mount Gay Distillery, so its a fair enough claim to make. They also have plenty of other facts to back up their claims if you look into rums rich history.
Rum and Britain have a long and tangled past together similar to other plundering European countries such as France, Spain and the Netherlands. Indeed the very origins of the word “rum” has been attributed to each of these nations (and others) at some point.
Like it or not rum was used as a commodity by British Privateers and was used to establish the slave trade in the Caribbean and the US. Empires were built on the trade of goods in the Caribbean and the islands frequently changed ownership between the warring European Empires.
Mauritian Rum is a new one on me. I have in the past tried Pink Pigeon Spiced Rum. Penny Blue hails from the same distillery as Pink Pigeon – The Medine Distillery. However, Penny Blue promises an altogether more sophisticated and grown up experience.
Regulars readers of the blog may be familiar with the press release I placed on the site a couple of weeks back. By way of thanks for promoting this venture (which is done in conjunction with the wonderfull Berry Bros and Rudd) I was sent a sample of the 4th batch of this Single Estate Mauritian Rum.
Mezan are a relatively new independent bottler. They are in Marussia Beverages portfolio (which also include’s Doorly’s). I’ve spoken with the firm so hopefully I will be able to ask them more questions etc in the near future. Their website does have a lot of good information though and showcases the brands current line up of rums.
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31st July 2016 will mark the 46th Aniversary of Black Tot Day. 31st July 1970 was the final day a “daily tot” of Navy Rum was given to British Royal Navy Sailors and personnel.