Charlotte, North Carolina, Destin, Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
- July 5, 2011 - Panamonte Brands announced today that their initial shipment
of Premium Over Proof Panama Red Rum has made its way from Panama and has
arrived safely at Liquor Group’s warehouses in Florida, USA. This unique premium rum is a blend of aged
rums that are distilled in small batches in Panama from locally harvested sugar
cane grown in Las Cabras de Pese, the region where the Distillery is located. Panama
Red is named after the legendary Panamanian entertainer & nightclub owner
from the 1940’s whose image graces the bottle.
Panama
Red is the brainchild of Jim Wasson and his partners at Panamonte Brands.
Wasson, a Florida native, has nurtured his vision for a great premium rum since
he was a young man, when he was introduced to the legendary Pre-Castro Cuban
rums. His quest took him to Panama where
he met Francisco “Don Pancho” Fernandez, the Master blender for 21 year old
Zafra Rum. Don Pancho mentored Wasson in
each step along the way to develop Panama Red and added his master touch to
make this an incredibly smooth rum.
Wasson
said, “I think our Panama Red Brand offers the consumer a unique, over proofed
premium rum that is incredibly smooth for sipping or mixing your favorite
cocktail. We
intend to have tastings in various cities that will allow the consumer to
choose for themselves."
Hemingway
restaurants became the first chain to add Panama Red 108 to their bars. ”Two
tastings are already scheduled for the Hemingway's Island Grills at Estero, Fla
and Pensacola Beach, Fl. Dates are August 15,2011 for Estero and August 16 for
Pensacola Beach.
Chip Dykstra, rum connoisseur of the Rum Howler Blog describes the
taste of Panama Red as "Sweet flavors of caramel candy take the lead with
more pungent flavors of tobacco and leather riding the coat-tails. After just a
few sips, the rum has heated the mouth with orange peel spiciness, and then I
began to notice the baking spices building. The longer I allowed the glass to
decant, the richer and more complex the flavor became as the baking spices
continued to build in the glass to the benefit of my palate."
Priced slightly below
Premium, a bottle of Panama Red retails for around $25.00. Liquor Group
Wholesale, Inc. (Publicly Traded: LIQR) an emerging alcohol distribution/
brokerage organization representing thousands of brands with operations in 33
US States represents the new brand to the entire US market.
"We are excited about
extending our rum offerings through the addition of Panama Red.” said C. J.
Eiras, CEO of LIQR “Customers across the country will be excited to add this
wonderful small batch premium rum to their shelves."
Panama Red Rum, the over-proof rum made by Cuban artisans in Panama was recently added to the Liquor Group portfolio. This excellent quality rum has made the news again:
