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The pure single rums that wrote the history of Jamaica

THE PURE SINGLE RUMS THAT WROTE
THE HISTORY OF JAMAICA

The pure single rums that wrote the history of Jamaica

In the history of rum, Jamaica is absolutely considered the number one country. And it is to rediscover its history that the National Rum of Jamaica range was born, presenting mono-mark editions of historic Jamaican rums. The aim is to create a repertoire of these recipes, which until a few years ago had hardly been explored.

At the beginning of the 19th century, Jamaica was the world's largest rum-producing island, with more than a hundred sugar mills and distilleries attached. Like the other former British colonies (Trinidad, Barbados, Guyana), this island sold its rum in bulk to British blenders all over Europe, who blended it in different styles thanks to the different marks that each distillery produced. The marks, acronyms for the barrels, are specific formulas peculiar to each distillery and differ according to the type of fermentation and distillation, giving rise to different non-alcoholic substances in the rum called congeners (esters, aldehydes and higher alcohols), which are in fact the essential oils that form the aromatic bouquet of the product.

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Long Pond 2010 STCE Small Batch

This release is an authentic Pure Single Rum produced from a blend of 15 barrels distilled in 2010 and aged in Jamaica in an entirely tropical climate. Like all Long Pond rums, it preserves the tradition of the most authentic spirits from Trelawny, an area of great biodiversity that historically represents the grand cru of Jamaican rum. Distillation takes place in double retort Pot Still.
STC ❤ E is a mark of the Cambridge Estate distillery, closed in 1947, reproduced by Long Pond. The Continental Flavoured style is one of four classifications used in Jamaica, and identifies rums with 700/1600 g/hlpa of esters at the time of distillation. This mark specifically refers to rums between 550/700 gr/hlpa. The angel share is > 55%. Esters are 853 gr/hlpa; congeners are 2,184.6 gr/hlpa.

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THE LABEL IN DETAIL

THE LABEL IN DETAIL

The pure single rums that wrote the history of Jamaica

NATIONAL RUMS OF JAMAICA LTD

National Rums of Jamaica Ltd

National Rums of Jamaica Ltd is a rum producing and exporting company jointly owned by the Jamaican Government, West Indies Rum Distillery Ltd. of Barbados and Demerara Distillers of Guyana, and includes the Long Pond distillery and the Clarendon distillery. All releases are aged at the distillery so are in fact official bottlings.

Through the releases in the National Rums of Jamaica range you can learn about the hidden history of Jamaican rums. The first releases were launched in 2018 and were four old brands produced by Long Pond Distillery. The second releases, launched in 2019 are two brands, one from Long Pond, one from Clarendon Distillery.

Since the 17th century, Jamaican rum has been distinguished by its heavy and powerful style. In the parish of Trelawny there are a number of distilleries still in existence that keep this tradition alive. This style is achieved by a long, slow spontaneous fermentation in wooden vats, using molasses combined with other raw materials that raise the level of congeners.

This is often accompanied by the addition of dunder (residual part of the distillation often accompanied by the addition of dunder (residual distillation residue left in the still), fresh cane juice and vinegar juice. All Jamaican rums are divided into four categories according to the level of esters:

- Common Cleans (80-150 gr/hlpa of esters)
- Plummers (150-200 g/hlpa of esters)
- Wedderburn (200-500 g/hlpa of esters)
- Continental Flavours / High Esters (500-700 g/hlpa esters)