Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum

Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum

BOTTLE NOT CARTONED 700ml

The history of Rum Sailor Jerry Spiced is as complex as it is particular. This rum is made in honor of Norman "Sailor Jerry" Collins by the William Grant & Sons company. History tells us that in the early 1900s Norman Collins was born who only and obviously with the age of majority began to move from his country of origin in search of freedom rather than luck. Arriving as far as Japan he began to be inspired by the Japanese art of tattooing. Fascinated by this art, he returned to America where he became familiar with the techniques of tattooing supported by a great tattoo master. Once ready he moved to Hawaii precisely to Honolulu where, shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the retired soldiers lived with the only spirit to keep themselves alive, that of transgression and fun.

Norman Collins began to tattoo many sailors and his precise and detailed style made him stand out on all other tattoo artists very often, as he said, improvised and without passion. He used his he inks directly on his skin to test the toxicity of the product. Once he found his artistic and qualitative balance, he decided to create a spirit drink based on Caribbean rum for him. A thirst quencher, a cuddle that accompanied him during his works of creating drawings. He thus created a spiced rum with vanilla, cloves, ginger, cinnamon and finally infused lime. 

Several people, including his closest friends, were able to taste this drink, defining it as incomparable to any other spiced rum of the time. Shortly before passing away, Sailor Jerry left all her works and drawings to her best friends who had the task of taking charge of his business and if they did not want to continue they would have to burn it with everything inside. he. He also jealously guarded her rum recipe which, once she died, inherited it from her daughter who for a first period refused any offer from various rum companies to have it. Eventually he decided to sell the rights to William Grant & Sons. 

To date it is the most drunk tanned rum internationally.

TASTE: Intense, warm with a predominance of vanilla and cinnamon. A citrus and spicy finish.

AGING: Oak barrels.