Description
The Bastard
Dutch craftmanship and 125 years of experience
The Bastard edition is a blend of five exclusive rums of which the oldest one has a age of eight years in American oak casks. The purest Dutch water and a little dash of sugar. It defines this rum and gives it a class of it’s own. It received two stars in the Superior Taste Award 2021 and 92 points in the International Wine & Spirit Competition 2021. In 2024 again a silver medal at the London Spirits Competion.
The name of our rum: “the Bastard”, reflects the unconventional path we’ve taken, sourcing from external distilleries. Yet, the result fills us with pride, similar to raising our own child.
The ingredients
Crafted with precision, the Bastard is a blend of five distinct rums sourced from four renowned distilleries:
- 100% Dutch water and a dash of our caster sugar
- 5 year aged Dominican Republic rum
- 3 year aged Guatemala Rum
- 8 year aged Venezuela Rum
- 2-3 year aged Panama Rum
- 8 year aged Panama Rum
The fermentation process varies, with molasses serving as the base for four of the rums, while cane juice is used for the Dominican Republic rum.
Matured to perfection, the blend undergoes aging in American Oak barrels, imparting depth and complexity to its character.
Typically Dutch…
We also have the advantage that we produce our rum in The Netherlands, informally Holland and its inhabitants called the Dutch. The water we use is one of the purest available in the world, giving you a unsurpassed “premium rum”.
A typical Dutch ingredient is present in this rum, worldwide known for the production of licorice. The taste of this brown sugar or as we call it in Dutch ‘basterd sugar’ makes this rum so tempting that you will undoubtedly pour yourself another glass.