At the (In)Famous Bar
Inside The Wine & Cheese Place in Clayton
7435 Forsyth Blvd.
TWCP employee Kevin Niesmann is a big fan of Caribbean rum, having travelled to many of the islands. He’s picked some of his fave Caribbean rums to sample for your enjoyment so come on by to the (In)Famous Bar.
Kevin will pour you a taste and wax rhapsodic about the featured spirits and rum in general.
Don Q Double Cask Finished Puerto Rican Rum Finished in Zinfandel...$74.99 750ml
Initially matured in American White Oak ex-Bourbon barrels from 10/2009 to 7/2012; carefully blended in 1/2018, after time to matty. these rums were then laid in the finest zinfandel casks, for the final finish, bottled in 09/2022
40% ABV
Appleton Estate 12 Year Old Jamaican Rum...$43.99
The true expression of our Master Blender’s passion and craft. Its rare and hand-selected rums have all been aged for a minimum of 12 years in the tropical climate of Jamaica for a smooth and sophisticated expression of aged rum. This superb blend reveals aromas of toasted oak, dried fruit and hazelnut, followed by notes of dark cocoa, delicate molasses, orange peel, rich vanilla and hints of coffee.
Admiral Rodney Officer's Rum Releases No. 2 St. Lucia….$109.99
This limited edition is distilled and matured with expertise by the master blender of St. Lucia Distillers in the hot and humid tropical climate of the island. Distilled using our 45 plate Coffey still, which was commissioned in 1984, Admiral Rodney rums are extracted from the bottom plates of the still which provides unique flavors and intensity.
Our blender Deny Duplessis has selected exceptional casks from 2009. These rums were matured in American white oak casks used originally to age bourbon. The rum was then transferred to Irish whiskey casks made from European oak and rested for another nine months
Rhum Clément VSOP Rhum Vieux AOC Martinique….$44.99
Clément VSOP Rhum Vieux is distilled from sugarcane juice as is typical in Martinique and proudly wears the “AOC Martinique” designation signifying an exemplary degree of expertise in every stage of production.Color: Mahogany
Maturation: 4 years of tropical aging in ex-Bourbon and French oak.
Nose: Aromatic notes of mocha, cocoa, salted toffee and vanilla.
Palate: Very soft and balanced. Overwhelming notes of woody vanilla and toasted coconut.
Hampden Estate 8 Year Jamaican Rum….$69.99 / 700ml
Produced with unique and partly secret methods that have remained unchanged since the 18th
century, Hampden Estate rum has a distinct and iconic aromatic profile. This is in great part due to an extremely high level of esters achieved by a very long, complex process.
The rum has been aged for 8 years in the tropical Jamaican climate, equivalent to almost 25 years of maturation in the European climate.
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