Angostura launches 1787

Described by the company as “an exquisite sipping rum, Angostura® 1787 commemorates the establishment of the first sugar mill in Trinidad, at the famous Lapeyrouse sugar plantation, in 1787.

It is made from a selection of rums carefully chosen from the House of Angostura’s vast ageing warehouses, all of which has been ageing for a minimum of 15 years in charred oak barrels.” Produced right here in Trinidad and Tobago (TT), the rum was formally launched on Wednesday evening at the company’s ageing warehouses, Eastern Main Road, Port-of-Spain.

Rum connoisseurs however would have gotten a sneak peak at the 1787 from social media posts and reports following its international launch in Copenhagen, Denmark just under a month ago, on September 8, at the Ruby Cocktail Bar.

Since then, 1787 has been introduced to 13 other European cities, including Helsinki, Stockholm, Kiev, Bucharest, Prague, Dublin, Moscow and Paris as well as at the Bar Convention Berlin (BCB), the Cardiff Rum Festival and Rumfest in London. Angostura 1787 has a rich mahogany colour with bronze highlights while its nose is “a sweet bouquet of banana, dried fruit and oak with top notes of apples.” When it comes to how the rum tastes, it’s said to have a well-balanced, a medium-bodied palate with hints of dried prunes and sweet rounded oak notes entwined with toffee nuances.

1787’s finish is “long and crisp” and, as Angostura’s Master Distiller told Newsday, “it’s best enjoyed ‘neat’.” Prior to the launch, Angostura’s ‘top’ premium rum was 1824; which is aged for a minimum of 12 years.

Now that 1787 on the market, with a suggested retail price of TT $349.99, 1824’s suggested retail price has been reduced from $350 to $299.

Like its 1919 and 1824 premium rums, there is a story behind Angostura’s choice of the name 1787 for its newest product, as explained on Wednesday by Douglas Henderson, Executive Manager of Regional Sales and Marketing. “Angostura 1919 is a rum born from fire. It commemorates the Government Bond warehouse fire of 1932.

Angostura 1824 marks the year our House was founded and celebrates almost 200 years of blending expertise. And tonight you were introduced to Angostura 1787, a rum celebrating the rich history of our sugar industry,” Henderson said.