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by an English couple Gareth and Beth Noble. It was launched in 2014. The miniature is made with
thick glass and has an embossed bottom if you like that sort of thing.

Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva comes from Venezuela. To clear things up,
the fellow pictured on the label, Don Juancho Nieto Melendez, has nothing to
do with the distillery. He happened to live close to the distillery site but died
before the distillery was built in 1959. Maybe the owners thought he would
add a bit of class to the label. This appears to be one of the rare occasions
where the contents match the quality of the bottle. The experts say this rum
offers great value for money so why not try it but do not drink from your
miniature.

J Gow Spiced Rum comes from the Orkney Islands. I did
not know they grew sugar beet up there. One person who
did come from there was the pirate John Gow. So evil was
Gow that when he was captured in 1725 and taken to
London he was hung twice to make sure he was dead.
They then tarred him and left him hanging in the river
Thames for three tides just to make doubly sure. V S
Distillers are a new company. They have some rums
aging in casks but i do not know where they get their base material from. As with
many start up distilleries they need cash flow. They have taken some younger
rum and added a few local ingredients to produce this spiced rum. They do
produce miniatures but you may have to go to the Orkney’s to pick one up.
https://jgowrum.com/shop/ Minis available singly or in a pack of three.

I hope you have enjoyed this article as we will have another one in the next
newsletter.

Frank Wynn

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