Beverage of the Week (BOW)
Don Q Double Aged Port Cask Finish Rum
Product Story
Don Q’s delicious Double Aged Port Cask Finish Rum (paired release with the Double Aged Zinfandel Cask Finish Rum) arrives on the heralded heals of Don Q’s Cognac and Vermouth Cask Finish Rums — both earning Five-Stars at BevX.com. This beautiful Rum is aged in American White Oak Barrels for 5-8 years, then rested for over three years in European Old Tawny Port Wine Casks. While cask finishing with Port casks has long been popular in the Whisky world, Rum producers are relatively new to the practice. Don Q’s version is the best that we have seen thus far and the asking price is far more friendly to Rum drinkers. Don Q produced 1,800 six-bottle cases of each expression, which will be divided equally between Puerto Rico, Europe, and the United States. These innovative Rums don’t just happen. It is the result of decades of work and commitment by the Serrallés family and the unmistakable talent of Don Q’s Maestra Ronera Silvia Santiago and Master Blender Liza Cordero.
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Brand Story
Juan Sebastian Serralles arrived in Puerto Rico in the 1820 and establishes a sugarcane plantation. His son Don Juan establishes his own sugarcane plantation, Hacienda Mercedita. In 1865 Don Juan purchases a pot still from France to distill Rum. In this same year he sells his first Rums giving birth to Serralles Rum. In 1934, the Don Q brand is launched. The name pays homage to fictional character Don Quixote a beloved character from the family’s favorite novel. In 1954, Don Q Rum becomes the heart of the Piña Colada cocktail at the Beachcomber Bar in San Juan and redefines the iconic cocktail. Don Q has one foot in the past with its incredible legacy and one in the future. They quietly leading the way in innovation in a number of areas from product development to their stellar environmental initiatives. Don Q has also led the way by placing women in key roles once held primarily by men. Silvia Santiago, has worked with the company for decades and has earned the title of Maestra Ronera and VP of manufacturing. Silva was the first female master blender in Puerto Rico. Today you will find quite a few women in similar roles throughout the Caribbean Rum world.
Tasting Note
Brilliant, deep ruby red color. The nose is beautiful, offering scents of decadent caramel and juicy Ruby Port that gives way to nutty Tawny Port, honey, and loads of brown baking spices and toasted oak. The palate is in full agreement with the nose delivering a red fruit-driven core with generous waves of caramel, dried orchard fruits, toasted nuts, and dense pomegranate notes. Medium to full-bodied with ideal balance as it delivers the perfect marriage of aged Rum and Port. This tasty Rum is made from a blend of the classic Don Q Rums aged five to eight years in American oak followed by three years in European Port casks. $79.99 –
How to Serve
This beautiful Rum needs a little, very little, help right out of the bottle with perhaps an addition of just a few drops of water.
Price: $ 79.99
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