A.H. RIISE 1888 Copenhagen Gold Medal Rum

Description

A.H Riise 1888 Copenagen Gold Medal Rum Awards

This rum has a medal, and not just any medal: a gold medal won at a competition held in 1888! The competition in question, called the "Nordiske Industri-Landbrugs" & Kunstudstilling, took place in Copenhagen, with the transition from a feudal town to a modern city. It is the result of a Nordic, agricultural and artistic exhibition, which brought together the best of industry and agriculture from the 5 Nordic countries. It contains a blend of rums aged between 7 and 21 years that are selected in casks. All the barrels were stored on the West Indies and North America. The bottle has a capacity of 70 cl with an alcohol content of 40° and a dark amber colour. Produced in the St Thomas American Virgin Islands, formerly the Danish Isles, this rum can be used as an aperitif or as an excellent digestif. The nose is sweet with dried apricots, the taste is warming with orange peel and the finish is long-lasting.

History of the A.H Riise distillery

Located on the island of St Thomas, a virgin American island in the Caribbean. The island used to belong to a Danish colony, but this is no longer the case as it now belongs to an American territory. It was in 1840 that pharmacist Albert Heinrich was given permission to open a pharmacy and produce alcohol.