Captain Morgan Rum

 

Captain Morgam NEU

 

 

 

 

As The Captain likes to remind us, variety is the spice of life. So weve come up with a choice

of different drinks, each with its own distinctive flavour and personality. Whichever one you choose,

legendary times are never far away...

 

In 1654 a young Henry Morgan left his native Wales for the West Indies.

 He never looked back. A born leader, he quickly made Captain and became

famous as a legal pirate or Buccaneer, defending British interests and

generally rocking the Caribbean.

His awesome exploits on the high seas earned him a knighthood and by

1680 Sir Henry Morgan was a plantation owner and Governor of Jamaica.

There he lived out his final days until his death in 1688.

Centuries later he became the figurehead for a company that became as

famous as the man himself... The Captain Morgan Rum Company.

Sugar cane was used to make alcoholic drinks in Egyptian times but it

was not until the 16th century that farmers and workers on Caribbean

sugar cane plantations took up this ancient tradition. They took

molasses, the dark, sticky by-product of the sugar making process

and distilled it into a harsh, strong spirit. Rum in the raw. As

plantations spread, so did the tradition of making rum.

 

Plantations from Jamaica to Latin America each had their own

different rum but one thing united them all. They were strong. Very

strong. So to soften the blow, distillers would add their own unique

recipes of herbs, spices and fruits.

 

When Sam Bronfman, President and CEO of Seagram's drinks

company, arrived in the Caribbean in the 1940s, he was mesmerized

by the opportunities presented by spiced rum. He quickly set about

becoming "Rum King of the World" and established a network of

trading relationships with distillers across the region, founding the

Captain Morgan Rum Company in 1945.

 

When the company subsequently purchased the Long Pond Distillery

in Jamaica, Sam bought an age-old family recipe for spiced rum from

the Levy Brothers, two Jamaican pharmacists from Kingston. That

recipe would become the inspiration for Captain Morgan Original

Spiced.

 

Just as the young Henry Morgan came of age in the Caribbean, so too

does the rum that bears his name. We take American white oak

bourbon barrels, char them, and fill them with triple distilled rum.

Then we leave them to rest and mature.

 

The charred barrels play a huge part in shaping the rum's flavour,

helping release the vanillin, tannins and caramelizing sugars. Ageing

in these barrels also mellows the spirit and helps create the rich

golden colour that is characteristic of Captain Morgan ® Original

Spiced.

 

What makes Captain Morgan Original Spiced taste so good? It's all

about the blend.

 

Rums of the same age and batch can vary hugely in style, taste and

colour. Once distilled, their diverse flavours can be influenced by

many factors. How long it is matured. Where it is matured. What it is

matured in.

 

So our Master Blenders need to blend the rum with a secret recipe of

spices and flavours from the four corners of the globe to make the

perfect blend. Naturally, this involves tasting and re-tasting until they

get the Captain Morgan blend just right. It's a tough job but, hey,

someone's got to do it.