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Today is World Rum Day, so get into the spirit of rum with this basic guide on the spirit and how to drink it. - Photo: THE STAR/Darren Teoh
Happy World Rum Day! To celebrate this remarkable spirit, get into the basics of rum and how to drink it.
What is rum?
To put it simply, rum is any spirit that is distilled from sugarcane byproducts – such as the molasses, juice, honey and so on.
However, there is a lot more to this category than you think. Rums can be a very confusing category for the casual drinker, as unlike other categories of spirits like whisky, brandy and even gin, there is no clear definition of the different rums in the world.
MalaysiaAustraliaJapanPhilippinesTrinidad-and-tobagoBrazilCubaVietnamRepublic-ofJamaicaEl-doradoLaraThe first two companies slated to receive investments are:
Equiano, a London-based Afro-Caribbean rum brand founded by Ian Burrell and Aaisha Dadral and named in honor of writer and abolitionist Olaudah Equiano, who was enslaved at 11 years old and later bought his freedom using money he earned trading rum.
Jack From Brooklyn, Inc., the first-known Black-owned distillery in the country following Prohibition.
The fund is now accepting applications on its website.
'One day, someone would be willing to invest in it and in me'
Jack From Brooklyn, Inc., founded by Jackie Summers, is the maker of Sorel Liqueur, a traditional Caribbean liqueur blending flavors of hibiscus, cloves, ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon. Sorel will make its comeback to the spirits market this year thanks to Uncle Nearest Venture Fund's investment.
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The best-selling author and one-time Democratic Party insider has aligned herself with figures from the political far right.
At rallies for her 'Five Freedoms' campaign, Wolf has railed against vaccine passports, mandatory masks, and emergency laws.
The academic scandal over her latest book
Outrages: Sex, Censorship & The Criminalization of Love undermined her literary reputation, while raising serious questions about publishing ethics.
Many old friends and admirers of Naomi Wolf are horrified. The great figurehead of 1990s "third wave" feminism, who bestrode the highest pinnacles of literature and politics to become an inspiration to a generation of young women, has morphed into something other than the Naomi they thought they knew.
New-yorkUnited-statesUnited-kingdomEssexCaliforniaLiberiaSussexEast-sussexOregonCalifornia-state-university-channel-islandsLondonCity-ofUncle Nearest pledges $50m to minority-owned brands 2nd June, 2021 by Melita Kiely
American whiskey brand Uncle Nearest has launched a US$50 million fund to support minority-owned spirits brands, and create a ‘Black Wall Street’ within the industry.
Fawn Weaver, CEO and founder of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey
The Uncle Nearest Venture Fund launched to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the destruction of Black Wall Street, according to Fawn Weaver, founder and CEO of Uncle Nearest. The fund will also support minority-founded firms.
Weaver said: “On 1 June 1921, an entire community of wealthy and successful African Americans was wiped out in a matter of hours. We are talking about 35 square blocks known as Black Wall Street.
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SHELBYVILLE, Tenn., June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today,
Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, the fastest-growing American whiskey brand in U.S. history and the most-awarded Bourbon of 2019 and 2020 worldwide, announced the formation of the Uncle Nearest Venture Fund. The $50 million fund was created specifically to invest in rapidly growing, minority-founded and owned spirit brands. According to Fawn Weaver, Uncle Nearest founder and CEO, it's by design that the timing of the announcement comes on the 100
th anniversary of the destruction of Black Wall Street.
Fawn Weaver, Uncle Nearest founder and CEO, and founder of the Uncle Nearest Venture Fund
"On June 1, 1921, an entire community of wealthy and successful African Americans was wiped out in a matter of hours. We are talking about 35 square blocks known as Black Wall Street," said Weaver. "As an African American, learning about that history broke my heart because we, as a people, were really onto something in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We were lifting one another up and creating wealth within our own community, and then showing others how to do it for themselves. We cannot go back and undo the past, but I do believe we have full power over our future, and that recreating a Black Wall Street of sorts within the spirits industry is a great place to start."
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