24 Nov Bacardí opens Rum Room in Amsterdam
One of the beverages that has grown the most in recent years is rum.
Originally, this drink is made in the Caribbean and Central and South America.
Meanwhile, rum is distilled in almost every country in the world, although of course the molasses (the juice of pressed cane sugar) always comes from tropical places.
Without a doubt the most famous rum brand in the world is Bacardí, which laid the foundation for modern rum in 1862.
Starting today, you can visit their Rum Room in Amsterdam, where everything can be explained to you about their older rums.
Angel’s Share
In Puerto Rico, row upon row of barrels of rum lie maturing under the tropical sun.
That the interaction between wood and liquid goes a lot faster than in Scotland, for example, is obvious.
But how much influence this has on the color, taste and the amount of liquor in the barrel can be seen beautifully in the Rum Room.
The part that evaporates consists of both water and alcohol and is called The Angel’s Share.
The most famous Bacardí is of course the Carta Blanca, which has been aged for at least 1 year.
The fact that it is virtually colorless is due to a charcoal filtration that takes place after aging.
The range of aged rums readily available in the Netherlands consists of 3 rums: Cuatro, Ocho and Diez Años.
Tropical sun
The youngest, aged premium rum is Bacardí Anejo Cuatro of, obviously, four years old.
The shimmering, golden rum has a honeyed flavor, balanced with mild vanilla and roasted oak.
Añejo Cuatro looks best in a classic rum cocktail, such as a Daiquiri or a highball mixed with Ginger Ale.
The eight-year-old BACARDÍ Reserva Ocho is a complex golden rum with a deep, layered and smooth taste of dried fruits, spices, oak and vanilla.
This rum was inspired by a family recipe from 1862 and for seven generations was reserved only for the BACARDÍ family itself.
The rum is perfect for sipping pure and lends itself well to cocktails with allure such as an Old Fashioned or an Old Cuban.
Gran Reserva Diez has yet another expression and is not just an older version of Ocho.
Diez has something unique about it.
Take a sip of this 10-year-old rum and you’ll discover lots of oak and caramelized fruit.
There are also those who discover melon, banana or mango in it.
This rum is best drunk pure, with or without ice cubes.
Floor from Nederend
The great thing about the Bacardí Rum Room is, of course, that you can immediately learn all about how these rums are made.
But you can also buy these 3 beautiful bottles separately or as a whole, packed in a special gift box designed by Floor van het Nederend.
He created 3 covers of these gift boxes, based on his own comic character Malvin the Cat.
Each gift box also includes 2 glasses.
You only pay a very little extra for the whole thing, so basically a no-brainer.
Fun to give but also perfect as a gift to yourself. The Bacardí Rum Room is located at Oude Spiegelstraat 3, Amsterdam.
That’s in the 9 Streets, so anyway fun to walk through.
The store is open daily until December 31 from 10:00 – 18:00.
If you can’t make it to the store, you can also just order online: rum-room.bacardi.com.
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