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Cubana Rum Menu
Cubana Rum Menu
usually aged in oak barrels, some for over fermented and distilled sugarcane juice. These
retain a lot of the original sugarcane flavour.
50 years. The majority of rum available
is produced in the Caribbean and Latin And finally ‘rude’ rum from JAMAICA.
America however some superb bottles are Originally containing a whole array of intoxicants
being produced all across the world. and still to this day, although cleaner and more
refined, Jamaican rum is very strong and distinct
and has become iconic in long fruity cocktails.
Modern rum can be traced to the 17th century
Caribbean and more specifically Barbados when
These days rum has become much more controlled
Plantation slaves first discovered molasses could be
and refined and because of this, spiced, flavoured
fermented into alcohol. These were the first recorded
and stunning sipping rums are now available and as
‘true’ rums; however, earlier less refined examples of
well presented and respected as Cognac or Whisky.
sugar based spirits have been written about.
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Cuba
Sugarcane was first introduced to Cuba in 1493 by the famous explorer Christopher Columbus. This
exceptional quality of sugarcane plus a very favourable climate meant that it grew like wildfire and Cuba
The RUM COLLECTION has since become known as the ‘Isle of Rum’. With the introduction of copper column stills in the 1800s
and the know-how of the Cuban ‘Maestro Roneros’ (Master rum makers) the quality of rum dramatically
increased and became the light, crisp and exceptionally smooth spirit we know and love today.
CARIBBEAN, AMERICAS & BEYOND Prices per 25ml
N o: 1 Havana C lub Ane jo B l anc o 3 7.5% | £ 3 .50
The youngest rum in the range with fresh notes of vanilla and cherry. You will struggle to find a mixer this
versatile rum doesn’t go well with. Balanced between sweet and fruity. Simply serve on the rocks with
Cuba
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Greater Antilles
GREATER Antilles
The Greater Antilles are a collection
of the largest of the Caribbean islands
accounting for over 90% of
the Caribbean land mass.
These include Cuba,
the Cayman Islands,
Hispaniola, Jamaica
and Puerto Rico.
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B aR bA n c ourt 3 S ta r spice. Dark sugar and oak makes for a very smooth finish.
N o: 22 Koko Kanu 3 7.5% | £ 3 .50
4 0 % | £ 3 .5 0 Natural coconut essence is mixed with white rum from Kingston to make this ever popular drink.
Pale gold. Fresh delicate vanilla and N 13
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Bru gal 1888 4 0% | £5. 50 Plenty of ice and fresh pineapple is a great combination.
spice. Very versatile adding a delicate A very special rum from Brugal with a second aging in
floral nature to fruity cocktails. Oloroso Sherry casks. Rich toasty oak, dried fruits, honey
and wood smoke. N o: 23 Mezan Jamaic an 40% | £ 4.8 0
A blend of rums from different distilleries in Jamaica. After blending it is then re-aged to marry the flavours.
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Pungent and sweet with subtle spice and banana. An exciting & rare rum to try before it’s all gone!
B aR bA n c ourt 5 S ta r N o: 14 Bru gal X V 38% | £ 4. 50
Blended from a combination of rums from ex Bourbon
4 3 % | £ 4 .5 0 & ex Pedro Ximanez casks this spirit has a wonderfully N o: 24 SMITH & C ROSS 57% | £ 5.00
Aged for 8 years this spirit has gained balanced sweetness. Notes of coffee and nutmeg make This pure pot still rum is a mix of heavy bodied Wedderburn style rum and medium bodied Plummer.
some complexity. Initially vanilla on this a great match for a piece of strong dark chocolate. Bottled at navy strength, this has bags of tropical fruit and a touch of yeast making it a great base for
the nose then plenty of citrus on cocktails, however it can also be sipped like a scotch. Very rich, warming and will take you straight to
the palate. Sweet and tangy with Jamaica on the palate.
cooked fruit and orange marmalade. N o: 15 Ron Barcelo Gran Anej o 37 .5 % | £ 4. 50
Serve with ice and a good twist Hugely popular in Spain this rum is well balanced, sweet
of lemon zest. and full bodied. Honey and chocolate notes are lifted by N o: 25 Wray & Ne p he w 6 3 % | £ 4.50
warming spice of black pepper and cinnamon. Very The most popular rum in Jamaica accounting for over 90% of its sales. A very powerful rum with sugarcane
smooth on a couple of lumps of ice with a squeeze of lime. and plenty of spirit on the nose and palate before softening out with tropical fruit, banana and coconut.
Fantastic to add some power to a classic Caribbean cocktail. To be approached with caution!
Today Puerto Rican rums are crisp and clean, similar to those of N o: 31 B ac ardi C arta O c ho 40% | £ 4.8 0
Cuba, and some of the most widely known and popular in the world. A fantastic 8 year expression from Bacardi. On the edge of too sweet however with a lump of ice this is
complex and refined. Rich dried fruits, oak and vanilla fill the mouth. This can stand proudly on the top
Prices per 25ml shelf.
The golden rum from Bacardi. Very smooth and mellow. Serve with plenty of ice and a long fruity mixer.
The 10 year expression from the Facundo range. Medium-bodied and spicy with notes
The new presentation of the popular Bacardi Black. A dark rich rum great served sweet and short with cola.
of cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla.
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Barbados
C o c ksp ur Fine Rum
Prices per 25ml
3 7.5% | £ 3 .50
One of the world’s most popular Bajan rums. A dry, crisp & versatile rum made with coral filtered water and
A long arc of small and partly volcanic aged on the shore of Barbados.
Leeward Islands in the north. The third which many golden rums are held. Apricot and banana are evident within a bright smoky palate.
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Allen Smith, Master Blenders finest rum. Over 40 blends to reach the final exceptional spirit were needed.
Beautifully balanced vanilla, caramel and spice with a long and well rounded finish.
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BARBADOS Prices per 25ml Prices per 25ml
N o: 43 D o o r lys X O 4 0% | £4 .5 0
Aged for at least 6 years before finishing in Oloroso sherry cask. Complex for a youngish rum with a full N o: 51 R. L Se al’s 10 Ye ar 43 % | £ 5.00
bodied, sweet and rich palate. A superb flagship from David Seale at Foursquare. Buttery oak and almonds linger on the palate.
N o: 44 D o o r lys 3 Y e a r 4 0% | £3.5 0 N o: 52 Rum Six t y Six Family Rese rve 40% | £ 5.00
Aged for a minimum of 12 years in small white oak casks this rum presents dried fruit including prunes.
A crisp white rum from Foursquare in Barbados. A versatile cocktail rum with plenty of pinapple
Vanilla on the nose and plenty of oak at the finish.
and coconut.
N o: 45 D o o r lys 5 Y e a r 4 0% | £4 .5 0
N o: 53 Fours quare P ort C ask Finish 9 Ye ar 40% | £ 8 .00
An outstanding and exciting rum from foursquare. After 3 years in ex bourbon casks it then spends
An excelent golden rum from R.L. Seales, as at home being sipped or mixed. Spice, pepper and soft,
another 6 in port casks. Bags of dried fruit and sweet brown sugar. Great for after dinner!
dark sugar with a touch of wood from the barrel.
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A blend of rums aged for 9 years in Bourbon and Sherry casks before being extra aged in Cognac casks. 15 year expressions. Complex and fresh with a little more leather and oak than the 5 year.
Caribbean fruits including Plantain and Pineapple make for a smooth exotic palate.
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40% &| £ 1 7.00
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N o: 50 Pl a n tatio n G r a nd R es e r v e 5 Y e a r 4 0% | £4 .80 A totally unblended, hand bottled rum. Sealed with a beautiful mahogany cork and mahogany in
After 5 years in Bourbon casks before being refined in French Oak casks. Toasty coconut, buttery fudge colour this spirit is full of oaky complexity and a rich tropical fruit bouquet. Outstanding.
and vanilla.
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Martinique Prices per 25ml
Grenada Prices per 25ml
N o: 62 C le m e n t V.S. O . P. 40 % | £ 6 . 00
Aged for a minimum of four years in virgin
palate make this a superb addition to exotic
cocktails. St Vincent
Limousinbarriques and re-charred Bourbon N o: 69 Rh u m J .M Gold 5 0% | £5. 50 N o: 74 Sunset, C ap tain B l ig h X. O.
casks. Warm caramel, exotic spice, and dried Naturally aged in re-charred Bourbon barrels
40% | £ 4. 30
WINDWARD
fruit aromas lead into nutty coconut, banana, for a period of 12 months. Raw sugarcane and
and dried fruit flavours. Charred, woody From Georgetown and our only rum from St.
warm gingerbread flavours are softened by
sugarcane, peppery spices and delicate wet Vincent the Sunset is one of the smoothest on
hints of vanilla and hazelnuts from its limited
minerals. Well refined and exciting! our menu. Punching well above its price point
time in the barrel.
this full bodied rum has loads of honey and
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fruit. Goes perfectly well on its own.
N o: 63 C le m e n t S e l ect B a r r e l N o: 70 Rh u m J .M Vi ntage 2003
4 0 % | £ 8.5 0 4 4 % | £14 .5 0
3 years in oak barrels make this rum rich and This single-vintage rum has been aged in
re-charred ex-bourbon barrels. Distilled in
St Lucia
sweet with plenty of oak and vanilla. A great
base for rum heavy drinks. 2003, this is a rich and full-bodied agricole
with notes of walnuts, pecans brown sugar,
leather and tobacco. One of the finest agricoles
N o: 64 C le m e n t X .O 4 4% | £ 1 7 . 50 you can get your hands on! N o: 75 1931, 3rd Edition 43% | £ 8. 50
A superb spirit masterfully blended into one of
A limited edition rum celebrating 82 years of
the finest sipping rums available. Blended from
St. Lucia distillers. 1931 was the year in which
very old rums this expression is rich, complex N o: 71 Rh u m J .M X.O 4 5 % | £7. 50 Denis Barnard founded the Dennery distillery in
and yet well refined with plenty of wood, Aged in 100% re-charred Bourbon barrels this
St. Lucia. Using the 3 Pot stills and 1 Coffey
leather and cigar smoke. The sweetness is of rum has developed a superb bouquet and huge
still this edition is a blend of rums between 6
honey and brown sugar with a well balanced depth of flavour. Lemon, nut and sage on the
and 12 years of age. A superb sipping rum that
refined finish of nutty dark honey. nose, with cinnamon, nutmeg and pepper on the
is increasingly hard to find. Perfect with a good
palate. Note of a sticky Caribbean black cake.
cigar!
N o: 65 C le m e n t 6 Y e a r 4 4% | £ 9 . 00
A surprisingly delicate rum with plenty of floral N o: 76 C hairman’s Rese rve,
notes peeking through the fresh sugarcane.
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the forg ot te n c asks 43% | £ 5. 00
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TRINIDAD &
aged between three and twelve years then make it more versatile. Works well with ginger
filtered to remove the colour. The rums are beer and fresh lime.
from Trinidad, Jamaica, Barbados, Guyana and
some Batavia Arrack, a type of moonshine rum N o: 100 Krake n 40% | £ 4.00
TOBAGO
from Indonesia. A powerful. complex and well
The iconic dark spiced rum from the Caribbean.
refined clear rum.
Fantastic on its own, shaken into a fruity
cocktail or just topped up with ice cold coke.
N o: 94 B anks, 7 G ol den Ag e 43% | £ 5. 00
A blend of 23 different rums from seven N o: 101 Admiral Vernon’s O ld J, Sp iced
different countries (Trinidad, Jamaica, Guyana,
Barbados, Java, Panama and Guatemala). Rum L iqueur 40% | £ 3 .50
A stunning golden colour and a taste as One of the many spirits chasing after the
sophisticated as its beautiful bottle. flavour of the last generation of spiced rum,
and one that comes pretty close. Rich and
sweet with plenty of vanilla.
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countries including Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, N o: 110 Fl or de C ana 4 Ye ar E x tra Dry N o: 117 Ab uel o 5 ye ar 40% | £ 4.00
and Panama. The majority of these are famous for their high quality sipping rums. 40% | £ 3. 50 Made at Varela-Hermanos a family distillery
in Pesé, Central Panama that grows its own
A crystal clear, soft and dry rum with coconut
sugarcane. Aged for 5 years in white oak this
notes. Perfect serve with Fever-Tree tonic
Guatemala Prices per 25ml rum has notable flavour of the cask and is quite
water and Pink Grapefruit.
spirity up front. One to be mixed.
CENTRAL
42% | £ 5. 50 N o: 123
Aged in Nicaragua for 9 years and finished in 42% | £ 5. 50
Brandy casks. A slighly different style to other Column distilled and then aged for 10 years in
plantation rums. This rum starts with delicate ex- bourbon casks. A full bodied sweet rum with
AMERICA
floral notes before developing on the palate coconut, tropical fruit, vanilla and plenty of soft
with toasted nuts, passionfruit and sweet brown spice. Very special.
sugar spice.
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SOUTH AMER ICA Peru Prices per 25ml
Includes twelve sovereign states and from these we stock rums from Colombia, Guyana, Peru & Venezuela.
The majority of South America is Spanish or Portuguese speaking and the type of rum because of this N o: 137 Ron Mil l onario XO 40% | £ 9. 50 N o: 144 Santa Te resa, 1796 40% | £ 5.00
Aged for up to 20 years this rum is packed A wonderful South American rum aged
generally coincides with the rules of the Caribbean styles from Spanish speaking islands. with tropical fruit, seasonal spices and tobacco using the solera system. Some of the rums in
smells. The palate has developed a range the blend are as old as 34 years. Toasty oak,
of dried fruit including fig and raisins as well leather, spice and dried fruit.
Prices per 25ml
Colombia
as cloves, cinnamon and buttery toffee.
SOUTH
in a cocktail. Notes of banana, tobacco and
caramel. and cigar tobacco notes. The smoke is offset
and balanced by subtle vanilla. Well refined for
such a full flavour.
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El D o r a d o , 1 2 Y e a r TA PAS
40 % | £ 5. 00
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47% | £ 20. 00
AMERICA
With too many awards to mention and N o: 136 S ki pper Dem erara Ru m Aged for a minimum of twelve years before
incredible versatility this is a bartenders being transferred to Pedro Ximénez sherry
favourite. Smooth and rich enough to sip
TA PAS & yet
R E STAU R A N T CUBAN BAR 4 0% | £3.5 0 casks. This rum is complex with tobacco, dried
with a medium body which makes it perfect for Lanched in 1930 and still using the original fruit and dark chocolate followed by a silky
upgrading a Mai Tai or adding to tropical fruit recipe and label. A thick, syrupy rum perfect as palate of toasted oak, port, raisins and
a sweet base for tiki cocktails. Loads of spice nutmeg. The finish lasts for an exceptional
cocktails. An elegant and hedonistic rum.
and sticky toffee. Finish is long and incredibly length of time. A very fine rum indeed and a
smooth. perfect complement to a delicate cigar.
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Bermuda Prices per 25ml N o: 160 De adhe ad 6 Ye ar 40% | £ 8. 00
A very unique rum inspired by the Shuar tribe
of the Amazon. Bottled in the style of a
N o: 164 O’Haras Sp ic ed 3 7.5% | £ 4.00
Blended from a 3yr and 5yr Guyanan rum and
a 5yr Trinidad rum then flavoured with vanilla,
N o: 148 Go s lin g s , Bl a ck S e a l 40 % | £ 3 . 5 0 N o: 153 Ni ne Le aves , Cle ar 2015 shrunken head this rum is a tribute to the lime, clove and a blend of spices here in
spirit and traditions of the tribe. Aged for 6 Sheffield. A smooth and exciting spiced rum
A fantastic and iconic dark rum named after 5 0% | £8.00 years in American and French oak this rum is which works well as a base for many fruity
the black wax originally used to seal the A completely crystal clear rum made using
bottles. Rich butterscotch and vanilla. The then blended and charcoal filtered. A clean Caribbean style cocktails.
water refined by the Otowa Mountains in Otsu.
signature serve is with ginger beer, fresh lime and crisp rum with bags of oak, molasses
Crafted in Hand-made pot stills this rum is
and bitters to create a ‘Dark and Stormy’. exceptionally pure. A clean fresh taste of brown
and spice on the palate making it a fantastic N o: 165 B ritish Isl and Rum C o mpan y,
choice to upgrade Tiki style cocktails.
sugar followed by complex floral and aromatic B ush Te a Sp ic ed Rum 42 % | £ 6 .50
N o: 149 Go s lin g s , G o l d 40 % | £ 4. 00 sweetness. A very fine clear sipping rum. A new spiced rum like no other. Made by
Blended from rums aged for up to 5 years distilling Caribbean molasses in copper pot
from pot and continuous stills. A smooth easy
N o: 154 Ryom a 7 ye ar Oak Cas k stills and infusing English botanicals including
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drinking spirit good as a cocktail base.
Go s lin g s , Fa mi ly R es e r v e
4 0% | £8.5 0
A wonderfully strange Japanese rum
Seychelles hibiscus flower, orange blossom honey, citrus
zests and root ginger. Then aged in English oak
barrels to add balance without detracting from
from the Kikusui distillery. Produced from
4 0 % | £ 7.5 0 sugarcane grown on the island of Shikoku,
N o: 161 Takamaka St. Andre 8 Ye ar the fresh sugarcane bold still notes.
Following the same process as the Black Seal aged in oak barrles for seven years, creating 40% | £ 6 . 00
United States
but aged for even longer in dark barrels this rich rum with white whisky and fresh sugarcane Inspired by the rich heritage of La Plaine St
is richer and more complex. A beautiful nutty on the palate. André, this premium rum shows flavours of
sipping rum with plenty of butterscotch and
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vanilla, marmalade and oak with a touch of
charred wood. spice. A lovely refined rum to enjoy slowly on
Japan
also gained a spiciness but is still soft enough
A rich molasses heavy clear rum. sweetest juice, known locally as Vesou, which
to enjoy alone!
is then fermented for flavour and alcohol. It is
N o: 156 Green I s l and S pi ced Gold then distilled in a handmade copper still to
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N in e L e av es , A l mo s t S p r i ng 37 .5 % | £4 .5 0
create this very distinctive Seychellois rum.
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