Continuing with the pre-Tales festivities, we check in with Ed Hamilton. Ed is a noted authority on rum, and has written about various sugar cane spirits for a number of magazines and newspapers. He has also written two books on the subject, and is probably most familiar to rum enthusiasts for his work at the Ministry of Rum website.
In a little over a month from now, Ed will be escorting us through the tasting /seminar "6 Rums You'll Probably Never Have the Opportunity to Taste Again." He didn't want to give too much away beforehand regarding these mysterious rums, but he did let a few things slip...
Is this the first time that a rum tasting of this kind has been held at Tales of the Cocktail? Or anywhere else?
Yes, to my knowledge.
Have any of the rums you're showcasing ever been bottled for sale before?
No.
What are some of the reasons these aren't made available for mass consumption?
Low production. There’s only a little bit of these rums around anywhere.
How much blood, sweat and tears went into rounding up all these great rums and getting them in the same place at the same time?
I’m lucky to have good relations with a lot of distilleries, so the hard part will be getting them transported to New Orleans.
How many of these (if any) have you sampled previously?
I’ve sampled rums from all of these distilleries before, but these will be unique as every barrel is different.
Would anyone in their right mind mix with any of these, or are they strictly intended for sipping?
I wouldn’t recommend mixing any of them, though any of them would make a great rum old fashioned.
"6 Rums You'll Probably Never Have the Opportunity to Taste Again" happens from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm July 21 in the Grand Ballroom South at the Royal Sonesta Hotel. Go here to purchase tickets.
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