The Rum Collective: Pageant Rum Bahamas 2015: All The Rum

Middle: Captain Jack (aka Rick Martinez) Backside Proper: Pepin Argamasilla

The second yr of any rum pageant is commonly telling. Idealists, scoffers and onlookers alike could surprise, both she’ll float and sail onward, or increase the white flag. Pageant Rum Bahamas left little to surprise as they as soon as once more took over Fort Charlotte; this time additional greedy the creativeness. For me, the anchor dropped when my eyes met these of Captain Jack. For sure, the seek for my subsequent rum delayed…not less than for a second. Actually, I did a double take and questioned my senses. I had simply tasted 50 Rums within the Tasting Competitors, (oh, and a pair of refreshing Sands Beers over lunch) however nothing irresponsible. I seemed once more, might it really be Cap’n Jack Sparrow!? Nicely, I wasn’t seeing issues. I used to be within the Bahamas, a house to many a pirate and by the appears to be like of the Fort’s decor, they weren’t straying removed from their historical past. In actual fact, after assembly him, his stroll and discuss have been merely superb, level on with the character performed by Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean. Pleasant and filled with spirit (pun meant), Cap’n Jack, aka Rick Martinez, was the kind of high notch entertainer, and actually, considered one of many, every customer would have the pleasure to observe and work together with on the Pageant. Superior! So I crammed my cup with the native swashbuckling John Watling’s Amber Rum and as day grew to become evening, my understanding grew to become clear, Pageant Rum Bahamas was not going wherever, however quite they meant for the world of rum lovers to find out about and are available to them. Some could recall my current article, speaking up the promise of final yr’s Pageant; this yr that promise was rendered.

Useless males inform no tales and I’ve returned from Nassau with some highlights of this epic three day Pageant. Be at liberty to seize a glass of your favourite rum, open one other browser window and switch up the amount on the quick video under for these pirates at coronary heart!

Rum was well-mixed, however removed from hidden at Pageant Rum Bahamas. To seek out the following potation, one solely had to decide on whether or not to go left or proper, up or down. There have been rum & meals lectures on the lookout up high and blind rum tastings within the dungeon under. I doubt Captain Jack needed to say, “Why is the Rum Gone?” and imply it at this get together. Let’s check out a small pattern of the rum cubicles the place one might discover high quality cocktails and beneficiant samples. Strive it and should you like, you could possibly purchase a bottle to take house earlier than you permit! Rumtastic!!

AFROHEAD Rum 7 yr

Let’s head south to Panama. How about a bit of style of Ron Abuelo?

Sure, please!!

John Watling’s Rum Sales space

They proudly show their well-deserved medals and a wonderful line-up of distinctive blends and vintages. 

Good!!

The judges of the Tasting Competitors held public academic tastings deep contained in the Fort. Visitors might stroll in and find out about every of the rums entered into the competitors amongst many others, take part for a blind tasting or just cool off from the surface solar. Rum tasting within the dungeon!

The charming Mike Streeter (Rum Connection and Worldwide Rum Council co-founder) introduced out the grins of fairly a number of on their rum schooling journey (see picture above & proper).

Along with the general public academic tasting, every of the manufacturers that entered the competitors have been on show with their medals.

This is a number of to notice in your subsequent buying journey.

Ron Abuelo 7yr, Ron de Jeremy, Plantation Nicaragua 2003

Ron Abuelo 12yr, Plantation twentieth Annivesary, El Dorado 15yr

Nightcap! 

Keep tuned for the following article of the sequence, Pageant Rum Bahamas 2015: The Meals

Cheers!!