The very fact that this “rum” has produced two further variants in such a short space of time tells you all you need to know about the average “rum” drinker here in the UK. Basically a lot of more casual “rum” drinkers in the UK don’t actually know what rum tastes like. Partly because they just drink shit like this and think it’s “rum”. It’s tragic really. This is the type of garbage overly excited teenagers tell me “I’ve got to try” and at Rum Festivals.I usually just smile politely and thank them for their advice……. Ian Macleod Distillers has expanded its Langs Rum range with the launch of two new expressions: Mango and Ginger, and Pineapple. Langs Mango and Ginger and Langs Pineapple join the banana-flavoured bottling in the rum range

THE PROMOTER : The promoter is Atom Supplies Limited (company register number 03193057), trading as Master of Malt ( MoM ) and having its registered office at Unit 1 Ton Business Park, 2-8 Morley Road, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 1RA, United Kingdom. I guess I probably sound like a bit of a snob but it is worrying how increasingly common it is for people to proclaim themselves as “Rum”, “Gin” or even (god bless them) “Vodka” drinkers yet they drink Spiced Rum, Strawberry Flavoured Gin and Lychee and Dragonberry Vodka. It’s a farce really and entirely of each categories own making. The banana variant is the first in a new range of flavoured rums from the Langs brand, which will be released in the coming months. Ian Macleod has planned a phased roll out for the brand in the UK on-trade. Our latest competition promises all kinds of rum-based fun… Yes, you could win a load of goodies from Jamaican brand Langs Rum. So what are you waiting for?In all honesty I tend not to focus too much on the history of rum. I’m more about the here and now. So I’m not going to worry much about it. Our rum benefits from the best of both countries; the finest rum from Jamaica infused with natural banana flavour in Scotland. Since we’re all enjoying some late summer sun, it really is the perfect opportunity to enjoy liquid sunshine in a bottle.”

I’ve got to say its entirely disappointing but not surprising to see a Jamaican Rum Brand introduced into the UK, that doesn’t even have a non-flavoured variant on offer.

Langs Banana Jamiacan Rum is brought to us by Ian McLeod Distillers. More famous in the Scotch Whisky world for bringing Tamdhu, Glengoyne and Smokehead to the market they do dabble in rum. Indeed they produce two pretty popular “dark” rum expressions in Watson’s Demerara and Trawler Rum. ELIGIBILITY : This competition is only open to individuals who are 18 years or older and resident of the United Kingdom. Ineligible entries (howsoever received) will be discarded . The competition is not open to any employees (and their immediate family) of the promoter or any of its associated companies. The promoter reserves the right to verify the validity of entries and entrants (including an entrant’s identity, age and place of residence) at any time and reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any individual who, or any entry which, it believes has breached any of these terms, tampered with the entry process or engaged in any unlawful or improper conduct which may undermine the fair and proper conduct of this competition. Quisque hendrerit imperdiet imperdiet. Nullam dignissim congue mi vitae gravida. Cras imperdiet condimentum sem id molestie. Cras rhoncus nisi et consectetur gravida. Etiam laoreet mauris eu porta interdum. Vestibulum ullamcorper molestie ipsum, et rhoncus turpis maximus vel. In elit eros, auctor eget magna pulvinar, rutrum hendrerit nibh. Aliquam erat volutpat. Nulla quis luctus risus, et finibus tortor. Vivamus suscipit fermentum leo, eu varius nisi laoreet quis. Maecenas bibendum id nisi in molestie. Quisque placerat, mauris a lobortis iaculis, odio nibh dictum nunc, et commodo metus eros quis diam. Nunc vitae elit placerat, mollis nibh id, eleifend nunc. Pellentesque sit amet ante commodo, interdum velit non, rhoncus augue.

THE PRIZE PROVIDER: The prize is being provided and will be shipped to the winner by Ian Macleod Distillers Limited. I tested this through my hydrometer to see how much of the “natural ripe banana with hints of toffee” was present in this bottling and found my hydrometer bobbing at around the 25% ABV mark. Suggesting that in this 37.5% ABV spirits there are around 40g/L of “additives”. Whilst this is no surprise in the Spiced/Flavoured rum world I had hoped for a much lower reading. Perhaps a sense of a more authentic product. Never mind. This fresh, disruptive addition to the rum category couldn’t have come at a better time, and we’re confident our customers will be just as excited about this release as we are.” Basically the nose is sweet and synthetic. The nearest this rum has been to a banana is when the sugar cane used to produce it was growing the cane fields! Fake foam bananas and Banana Toffo’s. No trace of anything remotely rummy. This could be flavoured vodka and no-one would be any the wiser. Any trace of “Jamaican Rum” has gone for a Burton. The Lang Brothers brand joined Ian Macleod Distillers’ portfolio in 2003 as part of the firm’s acquisition of Highland whisky distillery Glengoyne from Macallan owner Edrington. According to Ian Macleod, Langs Rum was no longer being sold by Edrington by that point.This cookie is set by Rubicon Project to control synchronization of user identification and exchange of user data between various ad services. So let us instead take a look at the present day Langs Banana Jamaican Rum and see what its all about. Langs Banana Rum is the first flavoured rum in Ian Macleod’s portfolio, which includes King Robert II Dark Rum and White Rum, and Watson’s Demerara and Trawler dark rums.

BUT…………I really don’t want to feel like I’ve been dipped upside down in a massive vat of whatever the “essence” used to create those flavours was kept in…….. The pineapple-flavoured bottling is said to have hints of coconut, caramel and lime, and a nose of pineapple, coconut, and raisin ice cream. The palate delivers pineapple, caramel and cinnamon, followed by a finish of fruits and spiced oak. It is suggested to be consumed neat, over ice, or mixed with cranberry juice. Aliquam id leo efficitur, ullamcorper ipsum vel, tincidunt mauris. Aliquam tincidunt eget augue sit amet aliquam. Praesent eros ante, ornare et tellus eget, fermentum suscipit eros. Vivamus fringilla metus tempor, hendrerit urna pharetra, efficitur turpis. Donec et tempor nulla. Praesent ipsum purus, rhoncus id tellus quis, tincidunt imperdiet neque. Donec volutpat lectus at nulla iaculis congue. Nullam varius interdum porttitor. Praesent condimentum auctor venenatis. Aenean egestas eros eu ipsum tincidunt, vitae molestie velit mollis. Mauris quis orci gravida, dapibus eros et, convallis lorem. Langs Jamaican Rum was originally imported in 1861 when it was brought to Glasgow from the Caribbean. The original recipe for Lang Bros Banana Rum was showcased at the Edinburgh international Exhibition in 1886. Family-owned Ian Macleod Distillers has revived Jamaican rum brand Langs with the launch of a banana-flavoured expression in the UK. Langs Banana Rum is the first flavoured rum in Ian Macleod’s portfolio

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