Rare Rum
One bottleat a time
Not a list assembled by a distributor. A collection, gathered slowly, and opened rather than shelved.
Not a list assembled by a distributor. A collection gathered one bottle at a time since 2008 — including expressions that will not be made again.
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Why rum
Because it rewards attention. A cane spirit carries its island, its still and its barrel more plainly than almost anything else behind a bar — and because so few places on Corfu take it seriously, every bottle we found we could actually keep.
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How it was gathered
Slowly, and mostly by asking. A bottle at a time, from importers, from closing bars, from people who knew we would open it rather than shelve it. Nothing here was bought as a set.
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How to drink it
However you like — but ask the bar first. Some of these are best neat and at room temperature, some want a single large cube, and one or two are worth the three minutes it takes to explain why.
Ask the bar. Some of these are worth the three minutes it takes to explain why.
Three pours,chosen for you
Three glasses, poured in an order that makes a point, explained as they go. Mention it when you book, or ask at the stool.
Every bottle, listed properly
Name, island, distillery, age — and the year, where it matters. The index lives in the Holy Spirit Book at the bar. Pull up a stool and ask what is open tonight.
The collection keeps good company.
At the bar
Pull up a stool,and ask what is open
The collection is best explored in person, and the bar is happiest when someone is genuinely curious.