4 QUESTIONS ASKED TO

Wednesday 20 September 2017, by gaetan81 | Read 390 times Reference Rhum asked four questions to different personalities of the world of rum, with the sole aim of knowing a little more about these rums which make us dream so much.

WISYNCO EXPECTS $2 BILLION INCREASE IN EARNINGS

Co-Managing Director of Worthy Park Estate Limited Gordon Clarke (right) and Chairman of Wisynco Group Limited William Mahfood (left), shake on a deal well tailored for both entities to enter an exclusive five-year distribution agreement.

THE RISE OF THE BANANA DAIQUIRI

Matt Belanger from Death & Co. New York, is known for his undoubtedly fun approach to making cocktails, often with a tropical vibe. In this riff on the classic Daiquiri, he uses a combination of pot-still Jamaican rums: Rum-Bar Gold and White Overproof

WORTHY COCKTAILS FOR WORTHY DADS

In celebration of Father’s Day, Sunday, June 21, we want to recognise the contribution that fathers and father figures make to the lives of their children. Worthy Park Estate has partnered with some worthy dads to celebrate the true meaning of fatherhood.

LET’S GO TO RUM COUNTRY!

Jamaica is renowned for having some of the best rums in the world! After the euphoria of the Jamaica Rum Festival held earlier this year, I committed to exploring some of the distilleries we do not often hear of, and sharing with you the rich historical legacy discovered. My rum explorers were 15 strong and we set out to discover one of the six remaining distilleries in Jamaica — Worthy Park Estate (WPE)

5 TO TRY: JAMAICAN RUM COCKTAILS

As Paul Clarke reports in the September/October 2018 issue, Jamaican rum is truly distinctive in the world of rum. Across the United States, bartenders are finding ways to highlight the nuances of Jamaica’s signature spirit in cocktails.

HOW CARIBBEAN RUM IS MAKING MAJOR MONEY MOVES WORLDWIDE

A key ingredient in umbrella cocktails casually sipped at hotel pool sides, a staple at street-side bar gatherings and impromptu liming sessions, and an essential spirit at wakes, festivals, and just about every celebration, rum is undeniably a core component of Caribbean culture. Now, with the identity of rum itself developing

WISYNCO INKS SWEET DEAL WITH WORTHY PARK

William Mahfood (centre), chairman of Wisynco Group, smelling the sugar while Robert Clarke (right), managing director of Worthy Park Estate, and Andrew Mahfood of Wisynco look on at the Wisynco Group Limited and Worthy Park Estate press conference at Worthy Park Estate, Ewarton, St Catherine, on Monday.

REGGAE, FUNK & JAZZ: WHAT MUSIC EMBODIES RUM?

Compared to other spirits, rum has relatively few rules dictating how or where it should be produced. In the drinks world, it’s the free spirit, taking on a variety of forms and flavors.

So it’s no surprise that when we asked a group of rum makers to compare their spirits to music we got incredibly diverse