Santa Maria Gold Rum

While rum is usually made from molasses, a by-product of sugar production, Santa Maria is made from fresh sugar cane juice. This is often considered to be angular, edgy, but at the same time very exciting. As Santa Maria is matured in oak barrels, it is extremely pleasant and very easy to drink. The distillery, which is now owned by Iejima, was originally built by the Asahi Group. This is also the reason why the oak barrels used by Ie Rum were previously whisky barrels used by Asahi for their famous Nikka whisky at the Yoichi Distillery in Hokkaido.

The Santa Maria Gold Rum has a deep aroma with a charming sweetness. It has a very fruity nose of ripe pear and pineapple. Light cocoa and wood notes are also present. The finish is long with fresh orange peel and a subtle oak scent. Only 12,000 bottles are produced each year.

Santa Maria Gold is suitable for drinking neat as well as in cocktails and long drinks.

Japanese rum
Net quantity: 700ml
Alcohol content: 37.5% vol.
For sale to persons of legal age only
Importer: Ginza Berlin GmbH, Pfalzburger Straße 20, 10719 Berlin

The Iejima Distillery is a young factory that was founded in 2011. It is located on the island of Iejima, west of Okinawa's main island of Hontō. Historically, the area is relatively poor due to the lack of water in this semi-tropical region and the inability to grow rice. However, sugar cane has been cultivated here since 1630 and is the island's most important economic factor. A former Awamori distiller produces the finest rum from this local sugar cane at the Iejima Distillery. The company policy is very clear: there is as little intervention as possible in the steps before distillation (e.g. no cooling of the fermentation tanks). The idea is that the soul of the island of Iejima is transferred to the rum as naturally as possible.