DiplomaticoN°2BarbetRum(700mL)

<p>The second in a line of limited edition Rum showcasing the power of the still — this one produced exclusively on a rare Barbet still from 1959. </p><p><em>The Licorerías Unidas S.A Distillery </em>was founded in 1959 deep in the heart of Venezuela in partnership with <em>Seagrams</em>. The partnership was very successful, supporting Rum production in the Seagrams portfolio for decades. During the acquisition binge of the 1990s, Seagrams was largely acquired by industry giant <em>Diageo</em> who already had a large production capacity. Seeing an opportunity, local management and entrepreneurs bought the distillery and the <em>Diplomatico brand</em> from Diageo in 2002, renaming it <em>Distilería Unidos</em>. Today they produce a wide array of quality Spirits under<em> family ownership</em>.</p><p>Distilería Unidos has long practiced a variety of distilling techniques. The famously have <em>several different still types</em> that they use with intent and <em>craftsmanship </em>to create different flavor profiles. They created the new “Distillery Collection” to <em>highlight</em> the effects of each type of still on the Spirit.</p><p>The second still to be installed in <em>1959 </em>was a continuous column still. But this still was of a <em>rare and unique design </em>called a Barbet. There are very few <em>Barbet</em> stills running today. <em>Diplomatico N°2 Barbet Rum</em> is a small batch Rum created exclusively from Spirit distilled on this still to showcase this differences.</p><p><u>Smartass Corner:</u><em>The Barbet Still is a still created for continuous distillation. The most common continuous still used today is the famous Coffey still with it’s signature two-column design. The Barbet is structurally similar to the Coffey design, but has a reflux condenser mounted near the top.</em></p>