PROBITAS/VERITAS—A Rum You Need

Whether you bleed 151 or think rum is disgusting, there’s one I think deserves a place in your home bar—Probitas. Probitas (Veritas everywhere but the US) is made by Foursquare in Barbados, which, despite it’s small size, is one of the most decorated rum distilleries in the world. Inspired by Luca Gargano of La Maison and Velier and blended by Richard Seale, Probitas blends the flavors of two of my favorite rum-producing countries—Barbados and Jamaica.

For the curious, the esters pictured are Ethyl butyrate (bottom left) and Ethyl acetate. Fun Fact: Butyric acid by itself smells like vomit. Once combined with ethyl alcohol, the resulting Ethyl Butyrate smells like pineapple.

Some rum videos I’ve made in the past:

Hampden (Jamaica)
   • COVID-19 Vlog, Jamaican Edition  
Cadenhead’s Green Label (Caribbean blend)
   • RARE DON'T CARE Cadenhead's Green Lab...  
Havana Club (Cuba)
   • COVID-19 Vlog, Cuban Edition  
Wood’s (Guyana)
   • YOU CAN'T GET IT HERE Wood's Old Navy...  
Bounty Overproof (Fiji)
   • YOU CAN'T GET IT HERE Bounty Overproo...  
Inner Circle Red Dot (Australia)
   • YOU CAN'T GET IT HERE Inner Circle Re...  
Bambarra Reserve (Turks and Caicos)
   • Bambarra Reserve Rum | YOU CAN'T GET ...  

Music by Kevin Incroyable

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