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

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

FromThe Rumcast


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

FromThe Rumcast

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Length:
109 minutes
Released:
Jun 23, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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 yearsAngostura's involvement with Bacardi in the 1980sWhy pot stills have yet to catch on at Angostura, despite a few attemptsWhat changed in rum over the course of his four decades of making itAdded sugar in Angostura rumWhich blends Angostura did and did not add Caroni rum toThe career path of a master distillerAnd 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.
Released:
Jun 23, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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