Kirk & Sweeney Rum

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  Kirk & Sweeney Gran Reserva Dominican Republic Rum 70 cl 40%

  Item no.: 059763-615-1031

  Kirk & Sweeney Gran Reserva Dominican Republic Rum 70 cl 40%
  
  The seal on the Kirk and Sweeney bottles hides a little subtlety. The cork is sealed with a thin brass-colored band with the latitude and longitude coordinates 40°34' 57.62" - 73°19' 2.14". The coordinates lead to Jones Beach, which in the 1920s was used to smuggle rum into the United States. Some of the smuggled rum that came to the US from the Caribbean was carried by the boat Kirk and Sweeney.
  
  The cork proudly holds the contents of the bottle. Pull it up and reveal a visual clue. The cork reads: "Kirk and Sweeney seized January 1924."
  
  Distillery: Kirk & Sweeney
  Name: Gran Reserva
  Age: NA
  Country: The Dominican Republic
  Type: Rom
  Alc. strength: 40 %
  70 cl.

  • 1pcs.
    46,75EUR
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  Kirk & Sweeney Gran Reserva Superior Dominican Republic Rum 40%

  Item no.: 22227865479-1106-19728043214

  Kirk & Sweeney Gran Reserva Superior Rum
  
  The seal on the Kirk and Sweeney bottles hides a little subtlety. The cork is sealed with a thin brass-colored band with the latitude and longitude coordinates 40°34' 57.62" - 73°19' 2.14". The coordinates lead to Jones Beach, which in the 1920s was used to smuggle rum into the United States. Some of the smuggled rum that came to the US from the Caribbean was carried by the boat Kirk and Sweeney.
  
  The cork proudly holds the contents of the bottle. Pull it up and reveal a visual clue. The cork reads: "Kirk and Sweeney seized January 1924."
  
  Distillery: Kirk & Sweeney
  Name: Gran Reserva Superior
  Type: Dominican Republic
  Alc. strength: 40 %
  70 cl.

  • 1pcs.
    53,50EUR

Kirk & Sweeney Rum Kirk & Sweeney was a wooden schooner, best known for smuggling rum from the Caribbean to the Northeast during the early years of Prohibition. In 1924, it was seized off the coast of New York with a massive amount of rum aboard. The schooner was subsequently renamed “Chase” and pressed into duty as a Coast Guard trainer, serving until the late 1940’s when it was retired and salvaged. Aroma: The aroma presents subtle notes of dried fruits and sweet, toasted breads, along with a base toffee, fresh honey and caramelized sugar. You can also appreciate a faint hint of almonds and vanilla. Taste: Having spent 23 years in the barrel, this rum is as pleasantly complex as the nose and aging would suggest, offering a rich evolution on the mouth – from fresh, sweet sensations to dried fruits. Finish: Finishing off each decadent sip, you’ll find endnotes that range from a distinct caramel, to sherry, to a well-balanced blend of almond and vanilla. Where’s that sweetness come from? Being a traditional Caribbean rum, Kirk and Sweeney is made with sugar cane, which along with some other trade secrets, yields a distinct and subtle sweet, vanilla oak taste. The rum line At the beginning of Prohibition, boats could legally stow rum as long as they were three nautical miles off the U.S. coast. In popular smuggling destinations, one could typical see several boats anchored on what became known as the “Rum Line."