In turn, salted cod was fed to slaves on the Caribbean sugar plantations, since it was the cheapest source of animal protein. The Caribbean was the closest and cheapest place to find salt. The fishery on the Grand Banks needed around 30,000 tons of salt to preserve the cod catch. From the 17th through the 19th centuries they were at the center of an extensive trade relationship that saw salted cod produced from Newfoundland’s Grand Banks and surrounding waters shipped to the Caribbean in return for salt, molasses and rum. The Canadian Maritime provinces have a long history of rum production. The Halifax Distilling Company is a craft distillery founded in 2016 by Julie Shore and Arla Johnson. JD Shore, White Rum, 40% ABV, 750 ml, $23, is produced by the Halifax Distilling Company in Halifax Nova Scotia. JD Shore, White Rum Photo, courtesy Halifax Distilling Company Two other rums, both with Gold Medal scores of 90/100, were among the other top rums: JD Shore and Tanduay. The BTI’s official tasting notes described the Eclipse Heritage Blend Rum as “a simple but rock solid rum for most any cocktail” that offers up:Īromas of brown sugar and hints of lychee with a satiny, crisp, dryish light body and breezy hints of vanilla, caramel pudding, and Bananas Foster finish. The newest release, “Andean Oak Cask is slated for October 2021. The latter is finished for six months in casks that previously held heavily peated whisky from Islay. To date their Master Blender Collection has featured a Port cask finished rum and a peat smoke rum. Gay has proven to be among the most innovative rum producers, and was among the first to use creative cask finishes on their rum. The distillery has been in operation in Barbados since 1703. Mount Gay is another historic rum producer. The Mount Gay rum was also picked as a Best Buy in the rum category. The Best Aged rum, scoring 92/100, was the Mount Gay, Eclipse Heritage Blend Rum, 40% ABV, 750 ml, $22. Mount Gay, Eclipse Heritage Blend Rum, Photo, courtesy Mt Gay
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