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12 Degrees is a light rum distilled twice
in copper-pot stills, aged for two years in
plain oak barrels, then charcoal-filtered
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Traditionally, the aging process added a depth of
colour to the rum and its darkness was a strong
indicator as to how long it had been kept in a barrel.
That is no longer necessarily true
and diluted to 40 per cent alcohol with
Grenadian spring water.
The most recent addition is known as
Westerhall Dark, which is a seven-year-
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Premium products include Vintage Rum,
which contains some rums from copperpot stills and has been aged in oak barrels
for a minimum of ten years, making it
a natural dark rum; another premium
product is Plantation Rum, which is also a
blend of rums from copper-pot stills that
has been aged in charred American oak
barrels for six years, and is the best-selling
export rum.
old, naturally coloured dark rum. Many
people’s favourite is the Superb Light,
which has been aged for three years to
create a light rum with a natural colour and
43 per cent alcohol by volume.
Westerhall Estate plans to expand their
visitor centre and to construct a place
purely for revealing some of the history
and art in Grenadian rum. This would
be a shrine for all rum connoisseurs. In
the meantime, anyone who is interested
in learning more about the culture and
history of rum should visit the Westerhall
Estate museum and take a tour. It is a
cultural experience that should be enjoyed
by everyone who visits Grenada or who
lives here.
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2015 CAB WINNER
Aged Rum (10 – 14 years)
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