Barber Lee White Rum

Barber Lee White Rum is a bottle of rum.

We did a whole bunch of distillation experiments with different kinds and combos of sugar and sugar by-products before settling on the one we wanted to use to make our rum (Black Strap Molasses, Fancy Molasses, Demerara Sugar, Muscovado Sugar, Chinese Brick Sugar, etc.) The one we liked the best was Piloncillo Sugar (or Panela as it’s known in Columbia and Brazil). This is as unprocessed of a sugar as you can get – basically just boiled sugar cane poured into molds.

After fermentation, the sugar wash is distilled twice in our pot still. The white rum is lowered to 40% abv and bottled immediately. The result is a full flavored white rum with hints of a caramel aroma and toasty, dark sugar flavors. This is what you need to seriously step up the quality of all your tiki cocktails, mojitos, and cuba-libres!

80 Proof/ 40% ABV

SUSTAINABILITY

Tradition and Sustainability are big priorities at Barber Lee Spirits. They use non-gmo and organic grains, herbs, and fruits to craft their expressive spirits. The leather labels on their bottles are super fancy, but it’s all scrap leather. All of the spent grains from their whiskey mash (the grains left over after distillation) go to local farmers to feed cows and pigs and any grapeskins or herbs from other projects go to compost.

80 Proof/ 40% ABV