138: The Rumcast Guide to Guyana Rum (Part 2)

Did you know you can support The Rumcast on Patreon now and get bonus episodes, happy hours, and more? You can! Head to patreon.com/therumcast to check it out.You can watch the video version of this episode on YouTube.After releasing Part 1 last week, we're back with the second installment of our guide to all Guyana rum. We kick off Part 2 with a discussion of DDL's influence on the modern rum landscape through its El Dorado releases and notable releases from independent bottlers.Next up, we confront the additives questions that have been associated with the distillery since the early 2010s. What have they said about their practice of aging with caramel in the barrel? What's the current status of the practice at the distillery?At the end, we close things out with a game of True or False with the Demerara Rum GI. What does the GI say about aging at origin? And sweetening Demerara rum?Tune in for all this and more, and catch up on Part 1 if you haven't already.We consulted a good amount of sources for this episode, which you can peruse below:The Lone Caner's "The Age of Velier's Demeraras" Series:Part 1Part 2Part 3Du Rhum interview with Luca GarganoVelier's catalog of DDL releasesOur own interview with Shaun CalebThe Demerara Rum GIThe Ian Burrell Facebook post on the Demerara Rum GI we referencedDDL's statement in response to social posts about the GIDemerara Distillers Annual Shareholder ReportsThe RumX community's amazing "Crowdsourcing Guyana Rum Marks" threadEl Dorado Official WebsiteBarrel Aged Thought's epic Demerara pieceA number of Cocktail Wonk pieces:Demerara Distillers Ltd. Pt. 1 and Pt. 2Q&A with Shaun CalebQ&A with Komal SamarooQ&A with Sharon Sue-Hang