"At the beginning, it was important for me to learn how to ‘read’ the casks, to understand the wood, and to become a true expert and a genuine rum lover. As an expert, you know that there comes a moment when the flavors reach a rounded complexity. When you find a rum in the cask with a perfectly balanced profile, that’s the time to draw it off and savor it," says Matusalem’s master blender, Cynthia Vargas.
Samuel Pitarch: The Future of Rum Lies in Transparency. Some Brands Will Struggle with It
“Our inspiration for producing Savanna rums comes from the wild nature of Réunion Island. Sometimes it’s difficult for people to understand why you would sell a rum for, say, €50 a bottle when they ca...
