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. 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. 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.

You also may come across King Robert II blended rums on your travels. I’ve never seen the brand in the UK but have noted it in Duty Frees in Cyprus and Greece. Langs Banana Jamaican Rum is said to be a revival of a popular Jamaican rum brand which was famous in the 1800’s. Apparently……. The new rum combines natural ripe banana with toffee and offers tropical fruits and earthy notes on the nose.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.” THE PRIZE PROVIDER: The prize is being provided and will be shipped to the winner by Ian Macleod Distillers Limited. ENTRY/COMPETITION PERIOD : This competition opens at 10:00:00 UK time on 4 July 2022 and closes at 17:00:00 UK time on 10 July 2022 .

Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. 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. 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. Langs Mango and Ginger Rum is described as having notes of mango coulis, meringue and vanilla on the nose, while the palate brings mango, peach, lime and crystallised ginger. The rum is recommended served neat, over ice, or mixed with pineapple juice. 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……..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.

In September this year, Ian Macleod Distillers revived Jamaican rum brand Langs with the launch of a banana-flavoured expression in the UK. The brand’s first line extensions, Langs Mango and Ginger Rum and Langs Pineapple Rum, are both bottled at 37.5% ABV. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: Insofar as is permitted by law, the promoter, its agents, employees, and/or representatives shall in no circumstances be responsible or liable to compensate any entrant who participates in the competition and/or the winner who claim(s) the prize for any loss, damage, personal injury or death whatsoever and howsoever caused, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty, or otherwise, for any direct, indirect or consequential losses arising out of or in connection with their participation in this competition, any failure or delays or postponements or cancellations in making the appropriate travel and accommodation arrangements as a result of the winner (including in relation to their guests) taking up the prize (where applicable), except where it is caused by the negligence of the promoter, its agents, employees, and/or authorised representatives. competition entrants’ statutory rights are not affected. Fusce congue ac nibh ut fermentum. Vivamus id auctor dolor. Quisque dictum laoreet enim vel convallis. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nullam purus urna, imperdiet in ex et, egestas varius diam. Proin rutrum interdum massa, nec facilisis nisi posuere sit amet. Praesent et posuere neque, a semper magna. 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.

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Located directly on Camusdarach Beach, near Mallaig – made famous by the film Local Hero - the bar will be open from 1pm-4pm on Saturday 19 September, promising customers characterful funk and good times whatever the weather. 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. 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. You get entered into our latest competition! This is a good thing too because Langs Rum from Jamaica has put together quite the prize. Let’s take a look: