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111: The Legacy of Angostura Rum and Trinidad’s Distilling Heritage with John Georges, Former Master Distiller

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In this episode, we sat down with John Georges, former master distiller of Angostura Rum / Trinidad Distillers Ltd. to discuss his 40+ year career in rum, all things Angostura, and much more.

This episode is sponsored by Nossa Cachaça — Get 10% off any order at NossaCachaca.com with promo code RUMCAST.

We discussed:

The evolution of rum-making at Angostura over the years

Angostura's involvement with Bacardi in the 1980s

Why pot stills have yet to catch on at Angostura, despite a few attempts

What changed in rum over the course of his four decades of making it

Added sugar in Angostura rum

Which blends Angostura did and did not add Caroni rum to

The career path of a master distiller

And much more!

P.S.Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out.

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Content provided by Will Hoekenga and John Gulla. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Will Hoekenga and John Gulla or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

In this episode, we sat down with John Georges, former master distiller of Angostura Rum / Trinidad Distillers Ltd. to discuss his 40+ year career in rum, all things Angostura, and much more.

This episode is sponsored by Nossa Cachaça — Get 10% off any order at NossaCachaca.com with promo code RUMCAST.

We discussed:

The evolution of rum-making at Angostura over the years

Angostura's involvement with Bacardi in the 1980s

Why pot stills have yet to catch on at Angostura, despite a few attempts

What changed in rum over the course of his four decades of making it

Added sugar in Angostura rum

Which blends Angostura did and did not add Caroni rum to

The career path of a master distiller

And much more!

P.S.Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out.

  continue reading

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