The Rum Masters 2021 results
4th March, 2021 by Melita Kiely
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Having struggled to ascertain its premium credentials, rum is now coming into its own with an increase in the number of producers and expressions. As our taste test shows, quality is also on the rise.
News about rum has been streaming in thick and fast over the past 12 months. Among numerous product launches was the first line extension from Indonesian rum brand Nusa Caña with its Spiced Island Rum, plus a new eight‐year‐old expression from Jamaica’s Appleton Estate. Meanwhile, Ian Macleod Distillers revived Jamaican brand Langs with the launch of a banana‐flavoured expression in the UK, while Swedish cider maker Kopparberg entered the category with a cherry‐flavoured spiced variant.