Capn Jimbo's Rum Project Forum

Capn Jimbo · Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 12:18 pm Post subject: Guatemala: and the AOC, sup?

From Lance at Liquorature...

As you should now know, Lance of Liquorature has come a long way in his reviews and the reporting of his scoring. Other than moi, he is the only - I say ONLY - reviewer who has the cajones to publish a graph of his scores' distribution.

Good on Lance.

Lance also came around to recognize that price and age don't guarantee quality, and further now seems to be speaking to both the issue of purity and unlabeled additives.

Bravo again.

Now mind you, his distributions are still weighted to the high end, but it is inevitable that in time and with his now raised consciousness, things should improve. But as always I digress.

Lance posts a nice interview on Karukera

Karukera is a very hard-to-find cane juice rum from Guadeloupe (est 12 years). Lance recently posted a review (here). In this fine review Lance noted its purity and freedom from additives, and also spoke to the issue of origination. According to Lance, this rum is marked "appellation d’origine". He seemed to assume that this meant that the Karukera is bound by the same voluminous regulations as the Martinique "AOC" rums.

Are they? I'm not sure, but I believe they are not, so I quickly posted this...

Capn Jimbo · Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 12:38 pm Post subject: The plot thickens...

The plot thickens, er, ferments...

One of the first things to do is short term memory, but fortunately I experienced a kernel of recollection from the mid-term, namely...

Before the Preacher departed for his alternate universe, Robert Burr and JMac addressed this issue at the Shillery in a thread that I recalled. In it, Bobby noted that the cane juice rums of Guadeloupe, Reunion and Marie Gallant do not carry the stifling AOC designation of Martinique.

Capn Jimbo · Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2012 4:17 am Post subject: Lance answers...

Lance answers...

In his sometimes courteous fashion, Lance confirmed that this Guadeloupean rum was indeed marked "Appellation d’origine", which guarantees only the source, but lacking the "controlee" of the AOC means that the means of production is NOT controlled in anyway (compare to "AOC Martinique's" rum by regulation).

I consider this a great advantage, and this frees Guadeloupe from the voluminous and stifling regulation that hamstring the overpriced cane juice rums of Martinique.

My post there...