79 - Drum Beats and Rum Beats - One Drop Rum - a podcast by Paul

from 2022-01-11T01:00

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Where the backbeats meet the spirits. Podcast #79,  our guest's rum journey started just on the east coast of Africa on the island of Mauritius through Europe to the Bahamas. He was involved with blending Afrohead rums and now is bringing a new rum to the US market with the award-winning One Drop Rum.  Also, that one time jamming with a Rolling Stone.

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The opening track is  Once Upon a Bottle of Rum by Brad Brock
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Here are a few things you will hear in this episode.

  • One Drop Rum: their offerings, launch in the US, and how it all started
  • Lessons he learned about stocking the rum selection in his restaurant
  • Finding a master blender and being questioned by him on why he wanted to make his own rum
  • Blending Afrohead 7 year and the 15 year
  • How rum became a handy commodity during the lockdown
  •  Meeting "A" list musicians as they passed through the island at his studio
  • In Four Sips or Less:
    • Neat or on ice
    • Which Prince was better before or after the change to the Symbol
    • Bahamas Beaches or Australia Beaches
    • What’s something most people would find interesting as a rum blender

Segment Music Segues by Toby Tyler and David Krystal
Intro - "Story of Love"
Midshow 1 - "On and On"
Midshow 2 - "Dreams Don't Last 4 ever"
In Four Sips or Less - "Hazy Days of Hope"
Outro - "Take A Look"

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