Ron Colon Salvadoreno Rum

Ron Colon Salvadoreno Rum

HISTORY

RON COLON’S STORY STARTED IN 2018 WITH TWO BEFRIENDED COLLEAGUES, THURMAN WISE AND PEPIJN JANSSENS. WITH A COMBINED EXPERIENCE OF OVER 20 YEARS WORKING IN THE SPIRITS INDUSTRY, WISE AND JANSSENS SPENT THEIR TIME TRAVELING AROUND THE WORLD INTRODUCING BRANDS TO EMERGING MARKETS. IN 2018 THIS JOB TOOK THEM ON A 22-DAY, 16-COUNTRY BARHOP ACROSS LATIN AMERICA, AND IT WAS DURING THIS TRIP THAT EL SALVADOR (“SIVAR” IN SLANG) CAPTURED THEIR ATTENTION.

EL SALVADOR IS THE SMALLEST COUNTRY IN CENTRAL AMERICA, BORDERED BY HONDURAS, GUATEMALA AND THE PACIFIC OCEAN. MANY KNOW EL SALVADOR FOR ITS COMPLEX POLITICAL HISTORY, WHICH INCLUDES A VIOLENT CIVIL WAR FROM 1980-1992. WHAT MOST AREN’T AWARE OF ARE THE MAGNIFICENT VOLCANOES, WORLD-CLASS SURF SPOTS, AND AMAZING PRODUCE - EL SALVADOR PRODUCES SOME OF THE FINEST CANE SUGAR AND COFFEE IN THE WORLD. THIS TRIP SPARKED AN OBSESSION TO CREATE A PRODUCT THAT COULD SHOWCASE THE HONEST, RICH AND COLOURFUL “SIVAR”.

TASTING NOTES

Nose: On the nose, the aromas of tropical fruits are most apparent with fresh banana and sticky pineapple. Adding to this there is a deeper aroma of rich raisins and prunes.

Palate: The palate brings the same tropical fruit notes, but with a developing toasted warm spicy caramel flavour. Balanced with creamy milk chocolate, roasted
almond and dried chewy apricot notes.