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RUM EXPLORER “Guyana” (43%)

admin — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 10:07:34 +0000

New range of Rum from Château du Breuil.
After distillation and maturation in their original country, all the rums are matured for several months in the cellars of the premium Calvados producer before being bottled. The refining by the Cellar Master is different for each origin.

THE MATURING OF THE CELLAR MASTER

This rum from Guyana has been matured in the cellars of Château du Breuil, staying in American oak barrels.

TASTING NOTES

COLOUR: mahogany brown
NOSE: an exceptionally powerful and aromatic bouquet, with characteristic esters and banana notes, followed by mineral and olive fragrances.
FLAVOUR: powerful flavours of yellow banana, with the added complexity of red fruit, caramel and vanilla notes. A well-rounded finish of preserved fruit and oxidative notes.

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RUM EXPLORER “Belize” 41%

shop_admin — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 02:58:24 +0000

This is a new range of Rum from Château du Breuil.
After distillation and maturation in their original country, all the rums are matured for several months in the cellars of the premium Calvados producer before being bottled. The refining by the Cellar Master is different for each origin.

THE MATURING OF THE CELLAR MASTER

The American oak barrel having contained a spirit drink based on Cognac increases the aromatic and softens the woodiness, which gives amplitude in the mouth. There are notes of candied fruit, raisins and cinnamon. Thanks to the refining, we succeed in melting the tannins and we obtain a gain in roundness.

TASTING NOTES

COLOR: Clear copper

NOSE: Its nose expresses itself on floral honey, ripe bananas and a light caramel, depth of delicate candied fruits.

MOUTH: The palate, initially light and floral, envelops the palate. Then appear notes of cooked banana, citrus fruits and cocoa. The finish is smooth with flavors of cinnamon and raisin

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CHÂTEAU DU BREUIL Calvados Fine (40%)

shop_admin — Fri, 22 May 2020 10:13:04 +0000

Calvados

Calvados is an apple brandy from Normandy in France.
Calvados is distilled from cider made from specially grown and selected apples, from over 200 varieties. They can be bitter, sweet, acid, sour or bitter-sweet.
The fruit is harvested and pressed into a juice that is fermented into a dry cider. It is then distilled into eau de vie. After ageing in oak casks, it can be sold as calvados as following:

*“Fine”: 2 years old minimum
*“VSOP”: 4 years
*“XO”: 6 years

Three different AOC appellations exist:
*Calvados (71% of total surface): Can be obtained by apples from the whole Normandy and be distilled only once in a column still.
*Calvados « Pays d’Auge » (28%): the apples must be produced in the Region Pays d’Auge, from selected varieties. 2 distillations in a pot still are necessary.
*Calvados «Domfrontais» (1%) : produced with minimum 30 % of pears.

Château du Breuil

Located in the midst of the Calvados region (Normandy), Château du Breuil has been a distillery transforming apples into Calvados, an apple brandy, since 1954.

Built in the early 16th century, the Château has been the residence of great noble French families and now is classified as a historical monument.

It is one of the rare Calvados distilleries to have integrated orchards of apple trees in the property, total 22,000 planted on 42 hectares.

Château du Breuil company produces more than 420,000 bottles every year. It is the N°2 AOC “Pays d’Auge” Calvados producer.

By the way, do you know:
24 kg of apples
Provide around 18 liters Cider (+/- 5% Vol. Alc.)
Provide approximately 1 liter pure alcohol Calvados (100% Alc.)

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Don Q Rum Gold (40%)

shop_admin — Sat, 16 May 2020 07:36:37 +0000

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico is an unincorporated territory of the United States located between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic, east of the Dominican Republic, approximately 1,600 km southeast of Miami, Florida.
Puerto Rico is one of the biggest and best rum-producing nations in the world. The climate of Puerto Rico is just right for producing the sugar cane from which rum (or ron, as the locals know it) is made.
The spirit is also a big part of the island’s history. Juan Ponce de León first brought Creole sugar cane rootstocks from La Española (Dominican Republic) in 1506. Eleven years later, the first sugar mill was established in Añasco. Rum production began in the 1650s.
Today, more than 80% of the rum consumed in the USA hails from this island.

Don Q

In 1861, Don Juan Serrallés founded a small sugar cane plantation – the Hacienda Mercedita.
In 1865, he produced his first few casks of rum using a five-tray copper pot still he had imported from France. With that, the Serrallés family rum tradition had begun.
In 1934, the family launched Don Q. the brand is named for Don Quixote, the famous literary character from the family’s favorite novel.
In 1954, the original Piña Colada was created at The Caribe Hilton hotel in Old San Juan, by Ramon ‘Monchito’ Marrero using Don Q Gold rum!
Today, Serrallés 6^th generation is one of America’s oldest family-owned and operated companies. The company is the leading rum producer in Puerto Rico. The brands have close to 70% market share in PR, selling over 1 million cases there.

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