Note: As a reminder, Rumcast Reserve bottles are officially available in stores and shipping from our online retailer! You can grab your bottles here: https://www.rumcast.com/reserve
You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RAJkBUrXzBY
In this episode, we discussed something that we've somehow never dedicated a show to (but with a twist, of course): assembling a rum bar that would offer a beginner a complete view of the rum world.
The twist, however, is that we have to do it in as few bottles as possible.
Needless to say, it's a tough exercise! We debated how to define a beginner, catering to different spirits-experience levels, how to possibly represent a category as diverse as rum with just a handful or two of bottles, and a whole lot more.
This is as much as episode for enthusiasts who often recommend rums to beginners as it is for folks who might consider themselves beginners. Have a listen, and let us know what you think!
Cheers!
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Note: As a reminder, Rumcast Reserve bottles are officially available in stores and shipping from our online retailer! You can grab your bottles here: https://www.rumcast.com/reserve
You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RAJkBUrXzBY
In this episode, we discussed something that we've somehow never dedicated a show to (but with a twist, of course): assembling a rum bar that would offer a beginner a complete view of the rum world.
The twist, however, is that we have to do it in as few bottles as possible.
Needless to say, it's a tough exercise! We debated how to define a beginner, catering to different spirits-experience levels, how to possibly represent a category as diverse as rum with just a handful or two of bottles, and a whole lot more.
This is as much as episode for enthusiasts who often recommend rums to beginners as it is for folks who might consider themselves beginners. Have a listen, and let us know what you think!
Cheers!
144: Adventures in Rum Experimentation at South Africa's Mhoba Distillery
The Rumcast
1 hour 33 minutes
3 weeks ago
144: Adventures in Rum Experimentation at South Africa's Mhoba Distillery
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You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Wyrs9Wxq1Dc
In this episode, we caught up with Robert Greaves, founder of Mhoba Rum, the South African cane juice rum distillery that's pumped out a steady supply of distinctive, high-octane ester bombs over the last several years.
Robert's been on our list ever since we heard he not only founded the distillery, but also built most of it himself, from the pot stills to the sugarcane press. He also brought his distiller, Shaldon Engelbrecht, along for the ride, who's behind many of the distillery's current experiments in high ester rum production.
Completing the guest triumvirate is Eric Kaye of Holmes Cay, who is bringing a handful of cool Mhoba releases to the U.S. right now, both under the distillery's label and his own.
We discussed:
What it was like to have Richard Seale try the rum in Mhoba's early days
The unique process behind their "Select" unaged rum
The influence of Martinique and Jamaican production styles on Mhoba
Adventures in extended, high acid fermentations
How their unique new high ester blend "The Shaldon" came to be
The perils and potential of aging rum in peated whisky casks
And much more!
Related links:
The Mhoba website: https://www.mhoba.com/
Rum Revelations' Mhoba travelogue (great pictures and details on the distillery): https://www.rumrevelations.com/post/distilling-dreams-a-journey-into-the-heart-of-mhoba-rum
All the details on Holmes Cay's latest Mhoba bottles: https://www.holmescay.com/single-cask-editions/
The Rumcast
Note: As a reminder, Rumcast Reserve bottles are officially available in stores and shipping from our online retailer! You can grab your bottles here: https://www.rumcast.com/reserve
You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RAJkBUrXzBY
In this episode, we discussed something that we've somehow never dedicated a show to (but with a twist, of course): assembling a rum bar that would offer a beginner a complete view of the rum world.
The twist, however, is that we have to do it in as few bottles as possible.
Needless to say, it's a tough exercise! We debated how to define a beginner, catering to different spirits-experience levels, how to possibly represent a category as diverse as rum with just a handful or two of bottles, and a whole lot more.
This is as much as episode for enthusiasts who often recommend rums to beginners as it is for folks who might consider themselves beginners. Have a listen, and let us know what you think!
Cheers!
