Wednesday 25 February 2015

Two rums – Ron Pampero Anejo Selección 1938 and Ron Blackwell

Big thanks to my friends who gave me a nice collection of various spirits for my birthday. I have something to taste now and write about. Let´s start with rums. I got two interesting ones - Ron Pampero Anejo Selección 1938 and Ron Blackwell

Ron Pampero Anejo Selección 1938 comes from Venezuela. A year 1938 refers to the time when Las Industrias Pampero distillery was founded. This rum is aging from 4 to 6 years in oak casks previously used for bourbon. While final soaking a vintage rum year 1938 from company´s reserves is added. Most probably only in a microscopic amount.  

The rum has dark mahagony colour. We can also sense vanilla and melasa.  The taste is very soft, smooth with tones of bourbon. Great for direct drinking.  


Ron Pampero Anejo Selección 1938
In one review I found a tip for a ritul from city of Caracas - for brave only.  Put one side of lime slice to brown sugar and the other one to grounded coffee. Bite into the lime and  have a big shot of this rum.  It is a similar to the Czech drinking style called “Kofila”. However, the rum tastes really good anyway, so you don´t need any add ons.   

The other speciality is Ron Blackwell rum, which is produced on Jamaica according to a family recipe. Its full name is Ron Blackwell Fine Jamaican Rum. A music legend Chris Blackwell stands behind this brand. With his music label, Island Records, he “introduced” reggae to the world.


Ron Blackwell
Ron Blackwell is traditional, a bit heavier and stronger rum. It has dark colour with beautiful red glints. We can smell melasa and traces of coffee in it.  I found the flavour nice and fruity. For not very experienced drinkers it is recommended to drink it on rocks, with a little bit of pineapple juice. Real seamen do enjoy it as it is, or with a piece of dark chocolota at most. 

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