sus

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I'm getting a little into rum drinks lately because all the tiki stuff is rum based. Except the Singapore Sling.

I have been tracking down the original mai tai and zombie and scorpion bowl and fog cutter and navy grog recipes, they were all invented by a handful of bar owners in the forties and fixtures. I will post some
 

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I like this one https://www.zoologistperfumes.com/products/zoologist-tyrannosaurus-rex-deluxe-bottle

A sultry heat wafts across the land, lapped up greedily by the abundant flora that thrives in its midst. Trees soar to majestic heights and plants flower for the first time, their petals spreading to give birth to a world rich in diversity. The Cretaceous period comes of age against a backdrop scorched by wildfire and lightning strikes. Over this turbulent landscape, a massive predator looms. Giants rule the earth, but even giants can be cut down within the powerful jaws of the fearsome tyrannosaur. Standing tall, the terrifying beast fears nothing, until that pivotal moment when a fire in the sky signals the end of their deadly reign.

Zoologist Tyrannosaurus Rex is a gargantuan scent that sinks its teeth into the world of delicate fragrances and rips it wide open. Primitive woods and florals seize you and snatch you away to an ancient era. Smoky, charred wood warns of the danger of smouldering fire, setting your senses on edge, while droplets of metallic rose oxide offer a chilling premonition of blood-lust. The mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex is sometimes menacing, sometimes fascinating, but never, ever ordinary.
 

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Whispers of a Wray & Nephew shortage began circulating online this past spring. In a March 25 Reddit post on the r/rum subreddit, one user asked the community if anyone else has had trouble finding the brand on shelves. Users quickly chimed in from every corner of the U.S. to share that they, too, hadn’t been able to find Wray & Nephew Overproof in their local stores.

“Due to a combination of unexpected weather conditions in Jamaica, some equipment challenges, and strict environmental regulatory requirements, we have not been able to distill as much Wray & Nephew White Overproof rum as planned since December 2023.”
“I was going to make a blind tasting video,” Arminder Randhawa, content creator and host of The Rum Revival, told VinePair. “But then I realized, oh, man, it’s really tough to find a bottle. All my local shops were all out of stock.”



Over the next few months, the rum’s increasing scarcity became more and more apparent. Various states’ Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) inventories also reflect either dwindling stocks or the complete absence of the rum over the course of this year. Speculation as to why this affordable commodity rum was becoming as rare as Pappy Van Winkle began to spread, but there was still no definitive explanation.

Down Dunder​

Rum aficionados began to get some answers in June when an article in Jamaican news outlet Gleaner claimed the shortage was being caused by a drop in production due to heavy rainfall. This was confirmed in a statement to VinePair by J. Wray & Nephew Limited.

“Due to a combination of unexpected weather conditions in Jamaica, some equipment challenges, and strict environmental regulatory requirements, we have not been able to distill as much Wray & Nephew White Overproof rum as planned since December 2023. This in turn, has led to our current inability to supply, in full, our global volumes during this quarter. We are working assiduously to correct the problem and we expect to return to our full supply capacity by Q4, 2024.”

Unanticipated high rainfall can affect rum production in multiple ways. It can disrupt sugar cane cultivation, slow down the transportation of materials, and damage distillery equipment. In this case, the rain caused an issue specific to Jamaican rum producers — it prevented the distillery from legally disposing of its waste, also known as dunder.

“The Campari Group recently announced the installation of a Dunder Treatment plant which will allow us to meet the increasing demand for our rum brands while simultaneously mitigating the environmental impact of our operations.”
“Big picture, this is an ongoing problem,” says Matt Pietrek, co-author of award-winning book Modern Caribbean Rum. “Distilling [rum] creates an incredible amount of waste.”



Dunder is the acidic stillage left over after all the alcohol has been cooked out during molasses-based fermentation. This waste is typically stored in outdoor ponds or pits until it can be processed and released back into the environment without causing harm. With excessive rainfall, though, these ponds can fill too quickly, leaving the distillery with nowhere to store its dunder. Improper processing of dunder can have disastrous effects on the environment, and because of this, the way distilleries dispose of their dunder is closely monitored and regulated by the Jamaican government. If the dunder pits are full and processing is delayed, distilleries have one option.

“They basically have to slow down or stop production because they have nowhere to put this stuff,” Pietrek says.
 
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