Happy Holidays from Pekut & Carwick Independent Bottlers Hi Folks, 2022 is almost at an end, and we want to thank each and every one of you for your support and engagement over the past year. We've been growing the business and slowly expanding our reach, and we couldn't have done it without you. If you've just signed
Whiskey The History of Punch You may talk of brisk Claret, sing Praises of Sherry Speak well of old Hock, Mum, Cider or Perry; But you must drink Punch if you mean to be Merry. (18th century song lyric) What is punch? To the modern drinker, the word "punch" might imply a trash can full
Last Call for Holiday Cheers! We wrote a header in our marketing meeting notes this week that said, “Holy S*%$#, December is Almost Gone.” True Story. The month is flying by, but as we hurtle towards year-end there is still time to get your final orders in for Christmas, Hanukkah, New Years, and whatever else
Rum Tru Jamaica Rum Cake The Caribbean islands are known for their rum-laced baked goods, and no wonder, since rum, molasses, and sugar were—and still are—locally produced and relatively abundant, making them ready ingredients for many local gastronomic delicacies, particularly desserts. What Is Rum Cake? Enslaved and indentured cooks throughout the Caribbean took
Spirit Works Wheat & Rye Whiskies Are Here! "Too much of anything is bad, but too much good whiskey is barely enough.” --Mark Twain The wait is over! We've bottled limited supplies of our All Wheat Whiskey and Rye/Malt Whiskey from our friends at Spirit Works Distillery—just in time for you to stuff stockings or lie
Prunus Mume Made the SF Chronicle Gift List! Last week we cracked open our SF Chronicle and found ourselves face to face with a photo of our Prunus Mume liqueur in their 2022 gift guide! Whoa! That's right, our sweet-tart Prunus Mume umeshu liqueur has the official SF Chronicle stamp of approval, which means bringing a bottle to
Handbook of Rum Featured The world guide to rum Where does rum come from? In his book, Rum, a Social and Sociable History, Ian Williams calls rum "the global spirit with its warm beating heart in the Caribbean." Dreamy metaphor aside, most rum styles are legacies of former Caribbean colonies, but that "warm beating heart" also pumps rum and
Handbook of Rum The Rum Flip Is Your New/Old Holiday Cocktail The days are short, the weather’s cold By tavern fires tales are told. Some ask for dram when first come in. Others with flip and bounce begin. -from And a Bottle of Rum, by Wayne Curtis, excerpted from a 1704 almanac To the uninitiated, the season may be early
Handbook of Rum The most interesting US rum We take delicious and ethically produced rum seriously. For us, that means finding rum producers who make and market interesting products that we can get behind, both as consumers and as importers/bottlers/distributors. Domestic rum is particularly interesting to us. Sorting through ALL the rum made in the US
The top ten best selling rum brands and what we can learn from them What's the most sold rum in the world? The answer might surprise you. According to one online market research database, the Asia-Pacific rum market accounted for a dominating 41.6% of rum’s market share in 2021, mostly driven by India and the Philippines. When you consider further that Tanduay,
Rum How Did Rum Get Its Name? In an effort to provide you with ALL the information about our products while still satisfying the inquisitive nerd within, we’re writing a rum handbook. You’ll be our guinea pig as we serve up the story of the spirit—from rum’s origin to its current standing in
Gone, but not forgotten: SB620 Remember way back in March 2020, when we were fresh-faced, full of life, and feeling optimistic about the game-changing bill SB 620 as it headed to the California Senate? Well, here we are in September, and we're sorry to say that SB 620 was nipped in the bud before it
Liqueur Featured SF Chronicle: "ume is going to have a big moment soon" We’ve been singing the praises of our Prunus Mume liqueur since day one, so we were over the moon when Esther Mobley (the SF Chronicle wine critic!) reached out to us for a conversion about ume plums. That’s right, we’re low-key famous! If you want to know
Liqueur Featured Orange you glad we said Sevilles? Winter is peak citrus season here in California. It's also the season of coming home late at night reeking of orange peels and vanilla beans after processing this year's batch of Citrus Aurantium California Vin D’Orange! If citrus x aurantium sounds unfamiliar, maybe you know it better as the
Ethics We Are Not Alone! A Rant Last week we were flipping through a reputable craft spirits industry publication, keeping our eyes peeled for topics we are passionate about, like how the spirits industry can do better from a sustainability standpoint. We read a large spread about US-based craft rum distillers. Many companies were mentioned, and the
Backstage The cost of sugar As you know, we’re nuts about rum. Distillates of sugar cane are the delicious, versatile, and under-sung heroes of the booze world, if you ask us. But the problems with sugar supply chains are immense, and as we’ve only lightly touched on them in these newsletters, we thought