Review: Grander 12 Year Rum
Grander 12 Year Rum was launched October 2017 by CEO and Brand Founder Dan DeHart. It is crafted at Ingenio San Carlos Distillery in Panama. 1000 pound marlins carry a prized name, Grander. Land one and you are among legends. Grander 12 Year Rum is one of four Grander rum varieties made from estate grown sugar cane grown in Herrara Panama and pure Panamanian water. No sugar, color, or flavors are added. In crafting the rum cane sugar is harvested and transformed into grade A molasses. The molasses is fermented with a proprietary locally grown yeast and distilled in a 1922 American Copper and Brass Copper Still. The rum is matured for 12 years in previously used bourbon barrels. Some barrels are sherry seasoned. The rum barrels are blended, and cellulose plate and non chill filtered before bottling at 90 proof. Read more 
Review: Ron Abuelo 7 Year Old Rum
Ron Abuelo 7 Year Old Rum is made from 100% Panamanian estate grown virgin sugarcane honey, fermented with yeast raised in the companies own laboratory. The spirit is distilled utilizing an advanced stainless steel four column still. The rum is aged for seven years in carefully selected small white oak barrels. The rums are blended to produce a uniform taste and bottled at 80 proof. The history of Varela Hermanos SA dates back to 1908 when Don Jose Varela Blanco a young Spanish immigrant established the first sugar mill in the recently formed Republic of Panama. In 1936 they began the distillation of alcohol from sugar cane juice. In 1976 the new modern Don Jose Distillery opened and this is where Ron Abuelo rum is now produced. Read more
Review: Grander 8 Year Old Panama Rum
Grander 8 Year Old Panama Rum is the result of Dan Dehart, a Louisville native and lifelong bourbon fan search through the Caribbean basin for the best tasting rum. A rum with no coloring, flavoring, or sweeteners added. Dan wanted to find a distillery capable of producing a true cane to glass rum. This search led him to Ingenio San Carlos Distillery in Panama were this, Grander 12 Year Old, and Grander Single Barrel rums are also crafted. Made from sugar cane grown in Herrara Panama, the cane is harvested and transformed into Grade A molasses. The molasses is fermented with a proprietary locally grown yeast. Distillation follows with a 1922 American Copper and Brass Works copper still. The rum is aged for eight years in previously used bourbon barrels. Panama’s climate provides an intense environment for the rum and barrels to interact. After blending, the rum is filtered through cellulose plates and than chill filtered and bottled at 90 proof. Grander is named for the 1000 pound marlins, anglers dream of catching off the coast of Florida. Read more