The Rumcast

By Will Hoekenga and John Gulla

Explore the world of rum by hearing from the people who are shaping it.

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The podcast currently has 163 episodes available.

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August 29, 2020 Episode #13: The Making of a Rum Blend with E&A Scheer
Even if you’ve never heard of Amsterdam-based E&A Scheer, you’ve probably had rum that came from them. Or through them, rather. As rum blenders, they source rum in bulk from distilleries all over the world and create custom-made blends for customers who then sell it under their own brands. Walk down the rum aisle in your local liquor store and you’ll likely pass multiple brands who sourced their rum from E&A Scheer (Denizen is one of many examples you may be familiar with).
On this episode, we sat down with CEO Carsten Vlierboom and CCO Niels Benschop to discuss what it takes to source massive volumes of rum, how they work with customers to create blends, their views on the evolving rum landscape, and much more. Carsten and Niels also guided us through the process of using their rum blending tool to create our very own Special Hypothetical Rum Blend for Rumcast listeners!
Links:
E&A Scheer
E&A Scheer Blending Tool
Article: “The Most Important Rum Company You’ve Never Heard Of: E&A Scheer” by Matt Pietrek
Article: “Liquid & Logistics: Inside E&A Scheer, Master Bulk Rum Blenders” by Matt Pietrek
Article: “The Main Rum Company: Vintage Cask Valhalla” by Matt Pietrek
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1h 15min
August 09, 2020 Episode #12: The Evolution of Hamilton Rum, the Ministry of Rum, and More with Ed Hamilton
Known to many as the minister of rum, Ed Hamilton has spent decades helping rum drinkers explore the category on a deeper level, first through his books and website, MinistryOfRum.com, and eventually through his own line of imported rums. In this episode, Ed talks us through what it takes to grow a rum brand, figuring out the right rums to release, the state and future of the Ministry of Rum website, his opinions on various rums on the market, his 10 Rum Commandments, and more.
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1h 49min
July 20, 2020 Episode #11: Diving into Rhum Agricole with Spiribam's Kiowa Bryan
As the official rhum princess at Spiribam, Kiowa Bryan has a front row view into both Rhum Clément and Rhum J.M, two of the most iconic rhum agricole producers in Martinique. In this episode, she takes us beyond the surface of the category and into topics like the diversity of Martinique’s agricoles, demystifying the Martinique AOC, how to introduce people to rhum agricole, and more. Plus, stick around for a little bit of non-agricole talk on the rums of St. Lucia Distillers (Chairman’s Reserve, Admiral Rodney, Bounty Rum, all of which are part of the Spiribam portfolio) and what’s coming next.
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53min
May 31, 2020 Episode #10: Inside Worthy Park and Jamaican Rum with Zan Kong
Zan Kong, export sales manager for Worthy Park Estate, takes us inside the Jamaican distillery and sugar estate’s rum rebirth. Since reopening rum production in 2004, Worthy Park has put itself front and center on rum enthusiast radar by producing 100% pot still rum rich in the flavors and characteristics that are emblematic of Jamaican rum. Zan talks us through what it’s taken to get where they are today, the challenges of creating a brand versus selling bulk rum, the production process at Worthy Park, what releases might be coming down the pike, and more.
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57min
May 15, 2020 Episode #9: Disappointing Rums (and 7 Ways to Salvage Them)
A listener writes in with a scenario we've all experienced: you buy (or are gifted) a bottle of rum that you open with eager anticipation...only to be utterly disappointed upon tasting it. So what happens next? Does the journey end there? Is it doomed to sit in the back of your liquor cabinet, never to be spoken of again? In this episode, we cover our seven go-to moves to make the most of a disappointing bottle.
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1h 2min
May 02, 2020 Episode #8: Kate Perry Talks All Things La Maison & Velier
As North American Market Manager for La Maison & Velier, Kate Perry has a front row seat for many of the rum world’s most sought-after releases from brands like Habitation Velier, Clairin the Spirit of Haiti, Transcontinental Rum Line, Hampden Estate, and more. On this episode, she dives into her own history with rum, opening Rumba in Seattle, traveling the Caribbean, what makes La Maison & Velier different from independent bottlers, working with Luca Gargano, upcoming releases, a new distillery in Haiti, her past rum predictions, and more.
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1h 2min
April 20, 2020 Episode #7: Exploring Australian Rum and Beenleigh Distillery with Steve Magarry
Despite having a long history of rum production and sugarcane cultivation, Australia is a seldom-explored corner of the rum world. We invited Steve Magarry, production manager at Beenleigh Distillery, to pull back the curtain on Australia's rum history, the characteristics that define its rum, and what the modern landscape of Australian rum looks like.
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1h
April 03, 2020 Episode #6: Our Top 9 Recommended Rum Resources — Websites, Books, and More
Where do you go when you want to learn more about rum? What are the best rum websites, books, and other resources? In this episode, we share 9 (plus a few extra) of the rum resources we found to be most helpful throughout our rum journeys, from when we were first getting started to today.
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57min
March 20, 2020 Episode #5: Dan DeHart on the Making (and Future) of Grander Rum
Since 2015, Grander Rum has sourced and bottled a variety of aged, additive-free rums from Panama’s Las Cabras distillery. On this episode Dan DeHart, the company’s founder, takes us through the process of starting the brand, deciding on Panama and Las Cabras as the source for his rum, what collaborating with the distillery’s master blender, Don Pancho, looks like, the making of Grander’s limited rye barrel cask finish expression, what we can expect to see next from Grander, and more.
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57min
February 20, 2020 Episode #4: Richard Seale on Foursquare's Exceptional Cask Selections, the Barbados Rum GI, Naming Rums, and More
Richard Seale, owner and master distiller at Foursquare Rum Distillery, takes us behind the scenes of the Barbados distillery’s Exceptional Cask Selection series, what’s next for the Barbados rum GI, collaborating with Hampden Estate and Luca Gargano to create Probitas / Veritas, how the Seale family made the shift from blending and bottling rum to distilling rum, where names like Sagacity and Plenipotenziario come from, and more.
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1h 23min

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