Admiral Rodney XO Rum

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Admiral Rodney XO Rum is one of the world’s finest rums. Made from 100% continuous still rums, Admiral Rodney is St. Lucia Distillers flagship in terms of age and complexity. The rum commemorates the English Admiral Rodney who famously “broke the line” and vanquished the French fleet at the Battle of the Saints in 1782.

As further stocks of aged rum come on line, St Lucia distillers are adding older rums into the blend. Currently the Admiral George Rodney blend averages 12 years and is intended to get to an average of 15 years in subsequent. During 2009 Admiral Rodney XO Rum won Gold at the International Wine & Spirits Competition in London and Gold at the World Spirits Competition in Germany and the Rum Trophy at the International Spirits Challenge.

This is the vintage label (now replaced by 3 new expressions) and is becoming a sought-after item with collectors and hard to find.

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700ml, 40% ABV

$329.00 inc. GST

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Admiral Rodney XO Rum is produced by the St Lucia Distillers Group of Companies, who emerged from a tradition of the on-site, house-special rum production that was a common feature of the West Indian sugar plantation. Sugar’s by-product, molasses was fermented and distilled to rum, the demand for which has been a constant through the fluctuations of West Indian plantation economies. By the late 1950s, two distilleries remained, one at Dennery, the site of the Barnard family plantation, and the other Geest-owned at Roseau, the location of the now St Lucia Distillers Group of Companies.

St Lucia Distillers Group of Companies was formed in 1972 when the two distilleries amalgamated producing a now-discontinued blend of rum whose name reflected the merger, Denros Bounty Rum. The Barnard family bought out the Geest shares in 1992 and in 1997 sold shares to Trinidad-based Angostura Ltd., giving the company a wider regional presence and the capital to pursue the product development philosophy which has since characterised St Lucia Distillers Group of Companies. In 2005 the Barnard family, planters and rum distillers for over a century sold to CLICO, with third generation rum-maker Laurie Barnard staying on as Managing Director.

St Lucia Distillers Group of Companies, in the thirty nine (39) years since its inception, has grown from producing a single-label mass-market rum to a portfolio of premium rums and liqueurs. Today, St Lucia Distillers Group of Companies boasts a range of over 25 rum and rum-related products which have performed exceptionally and won honours at international competitions.

Already a multi-award-winning rum from Saint Lucia, Admiral Rodney XO Rum has evolved further and has been re-launched to create a range of 3 exquisite rums, including the Admiral Rodney HMS Princessa Rum, Admiral Rodney HMS Royal Oak Rum, and Admiral Rodney HMS Formidable Rum. Admiral Rodney has been labeled by some of the world’s most respected rum aficionados as the best pure rum made on a traditional twin column Coffey still. Staying true to what has made Admiral Rodney such a great success, the three releases of Admiral Rodney are exceptional blends of aged column distilled rums of different age ranges. These rums were withdrawn from the column on lower plates to capture natural characters of the rum, which develops over time aging in oak casks. Each individual expression shows the meticulous talents of the St. Lucia Distiller’s Master Blender, Evanus Harris.

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Weight 1.5 kg