Richland Rum Portfolio

Award winning Richland Rum is handcrafted cane to cask, cultivated at our farm near Richland and distilled in our two Distilleries in the cities of Richland and Brunswick in Georgia, U.S.A. The Richland Distilling Company was founded in 1999 to bring back authentic, American Single Estate Rum. This Field – To - Glass Rum crafting approach was long lost in the USA. Today, almost twenty-five years of sustainable agricultural practices and superior land stewardship, combined with a relentless pursuit of purity, authenticity and quality in Fermentation, Copper Pot Distillation and barrel aging techniques has led to the creation of an exquisite Rum with a rare pedigree. Meet the Various Expressions below

The origin of the Classic Reserve in our Legacy Series dates back to 1999. The 'Classic' is crafted by allowing the fermentation to last for six to seven days, and only then to be distilled in small handcrafted copper pot stills - one time - and subsequently allowed to mature in new American white oak barrels for at least 5 years. All expressions are bottled single barrel - never any blending. There is no particular or strict age for bottling. To the contrary, the barrel will tell us when the Rum it holds is ready to be enjoyed. When mature, each barrel is bottled individually, thus defining the term “Single Barrel Select”. The result? A bourbon-like sipping Rum with enormous character. 86 Proof / 43% ABV

Classic Reserve at Cask Strength Expression is our Single Estate Old South Georgia Rum, bottled undiluted, directly from the barrel. Typically, that is between or 52.5% - 60% Alcohol By Volume. As part of the selection process to identify mature barrels ready to be bottled, occasionally casks present themselves with flavor and aroma profiles that deserve a direct bottling consideration. The selected cask’s details and bottling strength are marked on each bottle and can be found on the ‘Cask Tracer’. Single Barrel Select - 105 to 120 proof.

Virgin Rum, directly from the Still, is Unaged, Unaltered and Unfiltered. This Expression has been designed to bring out the floral and vegetal notes of the Sugar Cane from which the Rum was made. The Virgin Rum is allowed a brief rest of 60 days in a new American white oak barrel that has been toasted only and is then is diluted to 86 Proof and bottled, unfiltered. This Virgin Coastal Georgia Expression defines the term “Single Estate”- Unaged, Unaltered and Unfiltered, from The Cane fields of Richland Estate, to you.

Under the ‘Cask Exchange’ program, after aging Richland Rum for approximately three years, the contents of select casks are transferred temporarily to new barrels. The emptied casks are then used by the Chateau Elan Winery in Braselton, GA, to age Port for about one year, adding warm notes of vanilla, caramel, oak, leather and tobacco to the Port. After the Port has been bottled, the barrels are returned to the Distillery in Richland, where the Rum they originally held is placed back into them. Hints of sweetness, red fruit, and field flowers acquired from the barrel signal maturity (typically after about one year) and the rum is ready to be bottled.

Analogous to the ‘Exchange’ program with Chateau Elan, after aging Richland Rum for approximately three to four years, the contents of select casks are transferred temporarily to new barrels. The emptied casks are then used by the Terrapin Brewing Company in Athens, GA to age their “TiramisuHoo” Imperial Milk Stout for about one year. After the beer has been bottled, the barrels are returned to the Distillery in Richland, where the Rum they originally held is placed back into them. After approximately 18 months, and after having picked up notes of vanilla, chocolate, sweet milk, and nutmeg, the rum is considered mature and is bottled.