Thursday, December 17, 2009

Holy Grail for Holey Dollar Rum


Australian Heritage Rum Wins ‘Worldwide Distiller of The Year’

For the first time in its 40 year history judges at the prestigious International Wine and Spirits Competition www.iwsc.net have awarded the coveted title of Worldwide Distiller of The Year to an Australian company. The Holey Dollar Rum Distilling Company submitted three entries to the competition: Silver Coin – Premium; Gold Coin – Overproof; and Platinum Coin – Cask Strength. All were awarded Gold Medals and voted Best in Class for each category. In addition the overproof Gold Coin was awarded the highly sought after Trophy for Best Rum of the competition. “We were over the moon beating 84 of the best rums in the world to receive the trophy” says Master Distiller Stuart Gilbert, “but to be appointed “Worldwide Distiller of The Year” the highest accolade for the time ever presented to a rum company and is the “Holy Grail”.

Gilbert attended the banquet dinner at the famous Guild Hall in London on 26th November to accept the “IWSC Trophy for Worldwide Distiller 2009” together with “The IWSC Trophy for Best Rum” and three Gold Medals which has set an un-precented record for any company or brand to take the highest possible awards for all their products.

Holey Dollar Rum Distilling Company was formed in 2008 coinciding with the 200th Anniversary of the 1808 ‘Rum Rebellion’ which was a defining moment in the development of our unique Australian character. It was conceived over lunch between Gilbert and Tony Stubley a director of Southtrade International who specialises in the distribution of quality spirits. “We agreed that there was a serious lack of great quality rum available in Australia for the Australian consumer” says Stubley.

Using the wide range of experience that he had accumulated as a consumer, Distiller and also an International Judge of rum, Gilbert set out to develop a blend that would do justice to the legacy of our first hardened settlers and the concept of ‘mateship’ which grew from them. Settling on a predominantly “Pot Still” blend with extra aging in small oak barrels. His endeavours have now been rewarded with a unique rum of exceptional character and flavour.

Its exceptional rum available at a price that allows all Australian’s to enjoy three of the best rums available from anywhere in the world. NOW the Australian consumer is the winner too.

For more information, please visit www.holeydollarrum.com.au or telephone Southtrade International’s Sydney office on ( 02) 99222816 or contact Stuart Gilbert by email stuart@holeydollarrum.com.au or 0411 508070, or Tony Stubley by email stubs@southtradeint.com.au or on 0413 156056.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Thief takes two bottles of rum from liquor store (The Eagle-Tribune)

METHUEN — A man walked into Arlington Liquors and walked out without buying anything, then returned to the store and went to a display of rum bottles. A worker at the store at 47 Broadway told police he finished ringing up a sale and noticed two bottles were missing from the rum display and the man was leaving.

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Cuban rum has no secrets (Granma Internacional)

• THE history of Cuban rum is as old as colonization itself, given that is a product extracted from sugar cane, which was brought to the island by Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to this continent.

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Mulled cider is warming party fare, with or without rum (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Office parties, trim-the-tree fetes, caroling nights, friends' gift exchanges … December offers countless occasions for entertaining. At our house, warm mulled cider is a holiday staple. It takes only minutes to prepare and can be made two days ahead.

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Monday, December 14, 2009

Woman whips up 500 rum cakes for workers, clients of husband's business (Knoxville News Sentinel)

As she pulled another 12 homemade rum cakes out of the oven Monday morning, Debbie Napier did the math.The East Knox Countian estimated she's baked more than 500 of them since the week of Thanksgiving."It's pretty awesome. We've gone from 300 to 500 in just three years," says Napier, an administrative payroll clerk at Broadway Electric Service Corp. (BESCO) and wife of CEO Rodney Napier.Napier ...

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On Deadline: No-bake rum balls are speedy (Traverse City Record-Eagle)

If you can't stand waiting for cookies to bake and cool, speed up your sugar rush by sticking with no-bake cookies.These easy holiday classics are exceptionally versatile. They can be made from any variety of rum, including spiced, dark and even coconut.

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Saturday, December 12, 2009

It's a right rum do for drinkers (Northumberland Gazette)

ALNWICK Rum is to be officially exported for the first time.

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Wednesday, December 09, 2009

Chocolate rum balls (Taste.com.au)

These classic rum balls will satisfy your Christmas sweet tooth!

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Black Caucus members ask Rangel to stay out of Caribbean rum dispute (The Hill)

Black lawmakers are urging Rep. Charles Rangel not to interfere in a Caribbean rum dispute. Read more...

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Friday, December 04, 2009

Union blasts USVI rum tax deal with Diageo (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Union officials are blasting a rum tax pact the U.S. Virgin Islands has inked with the world's largest alcoholic beverage company as "un-American," and are asking Washington leaders to block the deal.

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Thursday, December 03, 2009

No rum shortage for Christmas (The Jamaica Observer)

RUM distillers J Wray and Nephew says there will be no shortage of its spirits in the upcoming holiday season as only empty barrels were destroyed during Tuesday's massive fire at the company's warehouses along Spanish Town Road in Kingston.

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Wednesday, December 02, 2009

For fast cookies, stick with no-bake rum balls (Opelousas Daily World)

If you can't stand waiting for cookies to bake and cool, speed up your sugar rush by sticking with no-bake cookies.

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Tuesday, December 01, 2009

SEIU sides with Puerto Rico in rum tax dispute (The Hill)

One of the biggest unions in the country is siding with Puerto Rico in its dispute with the U.S. Virgin Islands over rum taxes. Read more...

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Royal Findhorn Yacht Club in Moray investigates rum affair of ghostly guests (Times Online)

As a barman in a yachting club, Ray Shepherd-Smith would no doubt have seen the occasional customer three sheets to the wind, and many others with the wild look of the sea about them.

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