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Week 4 - Brown Spirits Flashcards

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Six steps of distillation

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Preparing
Mashing
Fermenting
Distilling
Ageing
Blending and Bottling

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Describe Preparation in the distillation production process:

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Raw ingredients gathered

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Describe Mashing in the distillation production process:

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If grain based spirit, must be cooked in hot water to convert starch into sugars

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Name of a grain based liquid that has been mashed?

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Wort

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Describe Fermenting in the distillation production process:

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Yeast added to juice, wort, molasses etc. to jumpstart fermentation

Sugar is turned into alcohol

Crucial for flavour and aroma development

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Describe Distilling in the distillation production process:

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Fermented liquid heated in a still to a boiling point

Alcohol vaporizes and separates from water and other particles

Clear spirit formed

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Describe Ageing in the distillation production process:

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Certain spirits matured in oak barrels

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What does Ageing in the distillation production process create?

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Colour and complexity

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Are clear spirits aged?

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Yes

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Describe Blending and Bottling in the distillation production process:

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Barrels are blended to create a consistent product

Water may be added to lower ABV before bottling

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Describe how a Pot Still works

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Describe how a Column Still works

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6 ways the flavour of a brown spirit can be influenced:

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Choice of base material

Type of still and number of distillations

Selection of head, heart and tails

Choice of ageing vessel and time

New or used barrel

Aromatized in any way

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How can choice of base material influence spirit flavour?

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Grain, grape or fruit

Fermented liquid or pressed pomace

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How can the still type and number of distillations influence spirit flavour?

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Varying dimensions and shape of still (e.g., column length in a continuous still)

Pot still may have multiple distillations

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How can head/heat/tail distillations influence spirit flavour?

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Specifically when cuts made vary by distiller

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How can choice of ageing vessel and time influence spirit flavour?

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Brown spirits imply oak

Oak species

Non-oak

Barrel size

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How can choice new or used barrel influence spirit flavour?

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Has it held a different material prior to ageing?

Scotch uses Sherry or Sauternes casks

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How can aromatization influence spirit flavour?

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Peated Scotch

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Are Brown Spirits defined?

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Yes - often quite strictly

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How are Brown Spirits defined?

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Georgraphic origin
Base material
Composition of base material blend
Type of still
Ageing vessel requirements
Length of time in ageing vessels

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What do labelling terms on Brown Spirits reflect?

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Appellation and ageing in granular way more akin to wine than clear spirits

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Whiskey base material:

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Various cereal grains: barley, corn, rye or wheat

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Whisky base materials: malted or unmalted?

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Either

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With regards to whiskey production, how is sugar released? What is called after?
Grain is soaked in water and is called "mash"
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Whiskey production: the "wash" is inoculated with what? What happens?
The "wash" is inoculated with yeast ferments The "wash" becomes the "mash"
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Whiskey production: ABV of the mash?
7-10%
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Whisky is distille in what kind of still?
Pot or Continuous Still
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Whiskey: ABV output from Pot Still:
60-70% ABV
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Whiskey: ABV output from Continous Still:
95% ABV
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Two times when can whisky be diluted:
Before going into barrel for ageing After ageing, before bottling
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Whiskey: final ABV minimum:
40%; tops at 65%
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Three key US whiskey styles:
Bourbon Tennessee Rye
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Bourbon base material:
Minimum 51% corn
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What is Bourbon aged in:
New Charred American oak barrels
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Where can Bourbon be made? Where is most of it made:
Legally anywhere in US 95% in Kentucky
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Requirement for "Straight" Bourbon:
Minimum 2 years ageing Must state age if less than 4 years
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Requirement for "Bottled in Bond" Bourbon:
Must age 4 years min
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Hard and fast Bourbon ageing requirements:
None, except for "Straight" and "Bottled in Bond"
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Kentucky Bourbon brands:
Jim Beam $33 Wild Turkey $37 Knob Creek Straight Bourbon $62 Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond 7 Years Old $67 Bookers $157
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Tennessee Whiskey Base:
Minimum 51% corn base
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Tennessee whiskey ageing vessel:
Aged in new charred American oak barrels
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Tennessee whisky labelling requirements:
Must be made in Tennessee No hard and fast ageing requirements
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Tennessee Whisky brands:
Jack Daniels McLaren $40 Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch $115 Jack Daniels Sinatra $296
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Rye whiskey base material:
51% rye
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Rye whiskey ageing vessel:
Aged in charred, new oak American barrels
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Rye whisky ageing requirement
2 years minimum in barrel
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Rye whiskey brands:
Templeton Rye 4 ans $44 Minor Case Straight Rye $80 Widow Jane Oak & Apple Wood Aged Rye Mash Whiskey Batch 10 $111
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Canadian whiskey base:
Cereal grain; no other requirements
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Canadian whiskey term: regulated?
Unregulated term.
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Canadian whiskey minimum ABV:
40%
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Canadian whiskey ageing
Must be aged in wooden barrels Max 700l capacity
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Canadian whiskey additions:
May add 9% flavour, colouring or other spirit
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Canadian whiskey flavours:
Because of 95 additions, may be sweeter, fruitier or vanilla heavy
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How do Canadian distilleries address single grain types:
They ferment, distill and aged single grain types before assembling final blend to be bottled
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Canadian whiskey brands:
Canadian Club $31 Gibson's 18 Year old $63 Seagrams
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Where must Scotch be aged and bottled?
Scotland
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Scotch base:
Cereal grains
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Scotch ABV:
40 - 94.8%
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Scotch fermentation and distillation requirements:
Must occur at same location
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Scotch ageing requirements:
3 years in oak with max 700l capacity
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Permitted Scotch additives:
Water and caramel colouring only
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Scotch labelling:
Labelled with year of distillation
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What 5 GI may appear on a Scotch label:
Lowland Speyside Islay Campbeltown Highland (including Isles of Mull, Skye, Orkney or Jura)
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Scotch brands:
Johnny Walker Red Label $35 Loch Lomond 12 Year Old Single Malt $82 Glenfiddich Gran Reserva 21 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky $430
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What is single malt Scotch whisky?
Distilled at a single distillery in a pot still, in one or more batches, from water and malted barley
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What is single grain Scotch whisky?
Any Scotch whisky distilled at a single distillery that does not qualify as either single malt whisky or blended Scotch whisky
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What is a blended malt Scotch whisky?
Blend of two or more single malt Scotch whiskies that have been produced at more than one distillery (pure malt is no longer legally authorized as a synonym for blended malt)
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What is a blended grain Scotch whisky?
Blend of two or more single-grain Scotch whiskies that have been produced at more than one distillery
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What is blended Scotch whisky:
Blend of one or more single malt whiskies with one or more single grain whiskies
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How is Brandy made?
Create a base wine Distill the base wine (no pomace) in you choice of still type Age in oak barrels
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How does the EU define brandy?
Distilled based wine to a minimum of 36% abv Aged in oak for a minimum of 6 months
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Principal grapes used for brandy production:
Colombard Uni Blanc
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Two key styles of brandy:
Cognac Armagnac
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Cognac ageing categories:
VS (very special) - 2 years min VSOP (very superior old pale) - 4 years min XO (extra old) - 10 years min
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Cognac VSOP meaning
Very superior old pale - 4 years min
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What and where is Cognac?
Regional appellation NE of Bordeaux
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What is grape is Cognac made from?
Ugni blanc
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Six subregions of Cognac:
Best: Grande Champagne Petit Champagne Others: Borderies Fins Bois Bons Bois Bois Ordinaires
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Cognac production requirements:
Must be distilled 2x in Charentais stills Head, heart and tails are made during the second distillation (bonne chauffe) Distilled spirit is 70% abv Placed in barrel to age
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Cognac production: what is the second distillation called?
Bonne chauffe
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Cognac abv:
70% abv
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Cognac brands:
Hennessy Remy Martin Courvoisier
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Which is more prestigious: Cognac or Armagnac:
Armagnac is the country cousin
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Where is Armagnac located:
Southeast of Bordeaux
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Three regions of Armagnac:
Haute Armagnac Bas Armagnac Tenareze
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How often can Armagnac be distilled?
Only once
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Standard still for Armagnac production?
Continuous Copper
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Because Armagnac is distilled only once, its flavour is...
More flavourful, less alcoholic but somewhat coarser
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Are vintage bottling of Armagnac common?
Vintage bottling much more common Require min of 10 years in barrel
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With regards to Armagnac, what does vintage refer to?
Year of harvest
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If VS on Armagnac label, how old?
1-3 years in oak
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If VSOP on Armagnac label, how old?
4-9 years in oak
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If XO - hors d'age- on Armagnac label, how old?
Min ten years in oak
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Meaning of "Vintage" on Armagnac label:
Single harvest
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Armagnac brands:
Damblat Armagnac 10-year-old Napoleon - $200
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French equivalent of Grappa:
Marc
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Where is Marc produced?
Many regions Best in Burgundy, Champagne and Alsace
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Best pomace to make Grappa from?
Pomace from fine wine regions like Barolo
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What style is most Grappa?
White
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Can Grappa be oaked?
Yes - some oak-aged versions can be found
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Grappa label designation "Vecchia or Invechhiata"
12 months in wood min
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Grappa label designation "Riserva or Stravecchia"
18 months in wood min
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Grappa brands:
Grappa Rialto - $30 Bourgogno Grappa di Barolo - $90 Poli Grappa di Sassicaia - $160
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What is Calvados?
A spirit made from the distilled cider of various fruits
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How many AOC's are there for Calvados?
3
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Where is Calvados produced?
Normandy in northwestern France
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ABV of Calvados?
40% minimum
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What are the 3 AOC's for Calvados?
Calvados AOC Calvados Domfrontais Calvados Pays d'Auge
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Describe Calvados AOC:
Distilled 2x in copper pot still Aged in oak casks min 2 years May be produced from apple or pear cider
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Describe Calvados Domfrontais:
Continuous still Ages in oak casks min 3 years 30% min of pear cider
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Describe Calvados Pays d'Auge
Distilled 2x in copper pot still Aged in oak casks min 2 years 30% max of pear in base cider
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Calvados brands:
Saint Remy Calvados Cask Finish $54 Boulard XO Calvados - $90
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Eau de Vie from cherries
Kirsh Fassbind Traditional (Swi) - $30 Beemer 2021 (Quebec) - $40 Devoille Kirsch de Fougerolles (Fr) - $60
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Eau de Vie from Bartlett pears:
Poire Williams Distillerie de Québec Eau-de-Vie de poire - $56
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Eau de Vie from raspberries:
Framboise Okanagan Spirits Raspberry Eau de vie - $50
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Eau de Vie from plums:
Many regional names and variations
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Eau de Vie from figs:
Boukha (Tunisia)
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Four key rum styles:
Light Dark Demerara Rhum agricole
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Describe light rum:
Continuous distillation Charcoal filtering Bacardi - $32
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Describe dark rum:
Best styles may be twice pot distilled Aged in cask for an extended number of years Mount Gay Havana Club
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Describe Demerara rum:
Style unique to Guyana Molasses base Sometimes aged for a decade before release El Dorado - $40
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Describe Rhum Agricole:
Almost exclusive to Martinique Base must be sugarcane Continuous still Saint James Royal Ambré

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