Cruzan
Single Barrel
Estate Rum

"Brown rum distilled from fermented molasses. A blend of rums aged 5 to 12 years in used whisky and bourbon barrels.     The special blend of aged rums is married and then aged again in a new charred barrel from six to nine months. The additional time in a new barrel gives Cruzan Single Barrel Rum more flavor than would be possible aging in used barrels. The smoky oak, dark fruit and nut flavors are reminiscent of a fine Cognac in character and style."     Bottled at 40% alcohol by volume." Ministry of Rum

2011 San Francisco World Spirits Competition: Gold Medal

2011 Ultimate Spirits Challenge: Score of 91 out of 100, Finalist, "Excellent, Highly Recommended"

2011 New York World Wine and Spirits Competition: Gold Medal

2011 SIP Awards: Best in Class - Platinum Medal

2010 San Francisco World Spirits Competition: Double Gold Medal

2010 International Review of Spirits Award: Platinum Medal

2009 Ministry of Rum: Gold....there are more...goes back for over another decade too many to mention them all!

"I started traveling to the VI in 1976 then moved to St. Thomas in 1982.  I maintained a residence there through 1991 and a business through 2004.  The evolution of Cruzan from a family owned distillery to the present Beam property is a story I often share in the store.  The moral of the story ... when a company invests lots of money in  advertising and said company's hype takes over they then care less and less about the quality of the actual product that goes in the bottle.  It's designed into the system, many large producers of spirits, wine, and beer have the same game plan.  Buy more advertising, create hype, cut corners on production, create a bunch of fruit flavors and rely on the fact that the average consumer won't notice any of the changes to their core products.  However there is one bottle from Cruzan that has been spectacular and never changed from the first time I bought one in AH Rhise back in the 90's though to the present day...  the Estate Single Barrel.  It is one of the world's great aged rums and an incredible  bargain at under $26.  Every time I open one I tell myself god bless Beam Corp...thank you for having the good sense in this one instance to leave perfection alone!"  ...Uncle Jerry

3 Bottle minimum...$10 Handling Fee