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The Miami Rum Festival welcomes journalists to attend our Rum Renaissance tasting events. On this page you will find prepared short descriptions of the festival, press releases, articles, logos and banners that can be used in the promotion of the rum festival. Please let us know if you need any additional resources. robin@rumrenaissance.com

Time and Place

• Saturday, November 11 Rum Seminars noon to 5pm at Hyatt Regency Hotel
• Sunday, November 12 Grand Tasting is 2 to 5pm – VIP and Trade begins at 12:30pm
• Coral Gables Woman’s Club, 1009 East Ponce De Leon Blvd, Coral Gables, FL 33134

Ticket URL: https://rumrenaissance.com/tickets/

Miami Rum Festival 100 word description

Presenting the legacy Miami Rum Festival’s 14th anniversary celebration — attracting rum experts, professionals and enthusiasts from more than 30 countries for a fabulous rum discovery weekend in Coral Gables. Attendees can enjoy a selection of hundreds of fine rums from the Caribbean and beyond during the weekend of November 11–12, with seminars by leading rum experts and professionals. Discover a bounty of new rums to be revealed — and old favorites on display — plus a wide selection luxury, limited edition and vintage rums for connoisseurs. Advance tickets are $49 online before November 1st; or $59 for early access VIP admission. http://www.RumRenaissance.com

Quotes by Robert Burr, host of Miami Rum Renaissance Festival

Miami Rum Festival – 14th Anniversary Celebration
November 11-12, 2023

The producers of Miami Rum Renaissance Festival are inviting the public to join them in celebrating fourteen years of great rum gatherings in South Florida with a grand tasting event in Coral Gables on the weekend of November 11–12, 2023.

Once again, hundreds of rum connoisseurs, collectors, judges and enthusiastic rum lovers will mingle with producers, master distillers, importers, distributors, retailers and members of the spirits trade at the Coral Gables Woman’s Club on Sunday, November 12 from 2 to 5pm.

Attendees will enjoy the vast number of rums on exhibit by award-winning producers, and frequent the Private Collection Rum Tasting Bar — with more than a hundred limited edition, vintage and prestigious luxury edition expressions for discriminating palates.

The Saturday, November 11 Seminars are presented by some of the very best rum producers and experts in the field.

“It’s such a pleasure to host so many great rum producers and to welcome back more than a thousand rum fans in South Florida for the Miami Rum Festival – 14th Anniversary Celebration,” said festival producer Robert Burr. “The category of rum continues to expand with an ever-growing variety of offerings, from every-day favorites and classics, to the most amazing examples offered by the legendary masters or rum. We are truly experiencing an era that can only be described as the Renaissance Of Rum.”

Savvy consumers come to the Rum Renaissance Festival to discover a truly remarkable range of fine rums from the Caribbean region, as well as Central and South America, Europe, Asia — and from the furthest reaches of the world. The best American rums, as well, are on display, with a chance to speak directly with the master distillers and blenders.

Miami Rum Renaissance Festival has always been a place where rum reputations are made, new products are released and the love of old favorites is rekindled.

Miami Rum Festival – 14th Anniversary Celebration tickets are available for $49 online. VIP tickets which include early entry at 12:30pm are $59. Couples can purchase discounted VIP tickets in pairs for $99. After November 1, and at the door, prices are slightly higher.

Special rates for attendees are available at area hotels, as well as free transportation to and from the tasting events.

Miami Rum Renaissance Seminars are presented at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Coral Gables on Saturday, November 11. The Rum Renaissance Grand Tasting event takes place at the Coral Gables Woman’s Club at 1001 East Ponce de Leon Boulevard, Coral Gables, FL 33134 on Sunday, November 12, 2023.

For more information about the Miami Rum Festival – 14th Anniversary Celebration, call 707-278-6736 or visit the web site: rumrenaissance.com/

2019 Rum Jury Awards

The Rum Jury announced the winners of their 2019 Rum Jury Gold Awards at the Miami Rum Renaissance Festival held in Coral Gables, Florida. Judges were sequestered for two days for blind tasting evaluation with 96 rum products submitted for judging. The results were analyzed and sorted by a seasoned team of statisticians. The top-ranked rums were identified for awards.

The 2019 Rum Jury Gold Awards were announced at Miami Rum Renaissance Festival

The Rum Jurors

Established in 2014, the Rum Jury offers the perspective and opinions of enthusiast rum consumers, especially those with large collections of rum. These super-consumers are important influencers among their own friends and associates and can accurately represent what the public might find most interesting.

Over time, their Rum Jury Gold Awards recommendations have offered rum consumers insightful guidance based on their real-world experience with many rums.

Judging Rum

Rum jurors evaluate rums within a specific set of guidelines established by the International Rum Experts team. Rather than judging rums by favoritism, the products are judged by attempting to discern the intent of the producer and evaluating the results of their efforts.

Rum Jury Gold Awards

The following products were judged superior in the blind tasting competition and earned their 2019 Rum Jury Gold Awards.

Autentico Nativo 15 – Panamá
Autentico Nativo Overproof – Panamá
Copalli White Rum – Belize
Diplomático Reserva Exclusiva – Venezuela
Diplomático Planas – Venezuela
Just Rum, Simple White – Oregon
Just Rum, Maple Rested – Oregon
Lemon Hart 1804 – Guyana
Lemon Hart Blackpool Spiced – Guyana
Maggie’s Farm Queen Share 55 – Pennsylvania
Maggie’s Farm Spiced – Pennsylvania
Maison La Mauny – Acacia 50° – Martinique
Maison La Mauny – Spiced 40° – Martinique
Maison La Mauny – XO 40° – Martinique
Naked in Jamaica – Florida
Paratiana Ouro Cachaça – Brazil
Paratiana Prata Cachaça – Brazil
Plantation O.F.T.D. Overproof – various
Plantation Original Dark – various
Puerto Angel Añejo Uruapan – Mexico
Puerto Angel Blanco Uruapan – Mexico
Ron Caribu Spiced Black Strap – Venezuela
Ron Caribu Gold Superior – Venezuela
RumJava Cacao’Mon – Florida
RumJava Expresso Rum Cream – Florida
RumJava Mahtini’Mon – Florida
RumJava Signature – Florida
Saint James Rhum Blanc Agricole – Martinique
Tanduay Double – The Philippines
Tanduay Gold – The Philippines
Tanduay Silver – The Philippines
Three Roll Estate Brazilian Style – Louisiana
Three Roll Estate Premium Agricole – Louisiana
TierraMonte Essential Eight – various
Trois Rivières – Rhum Blanc Agricole 50° – Martinique
Trois Rivières – Cuvée de l’Océan 42° – Martinique
Trois Rivières – VO – Cuvée du Moulin – Martinique
Trois Rivières – VSOP Réserve Spéciale – Martinique

The winners received gold medals and certificates at the Miami Rum Renaissance Festival at a ceremony before a gathering of the public, the spirits trade and rum producers.

http://www.rumjury.com/awards/