Signifying the 11th year of partnership between Demerara Distillers Limited’s El Dorado Rum and the Caribbean Premier League, the 2023 Special Edition of the Master Blender’s Rum was unveiled last evening at the Marriott Hotel in Kingston, Georgetown.
Being its 11th year as the Spirit of the CPL, the rum has matured for as many years, and is said to be a unique blend of carefully selected marques from the historical Port Mourant Double Wooden Pot Still, Versailles Single Wooden Pot Still, the Uitvlugt French Savalle Still, and the Diamond Coffey Still.
DDL Chairman Komal Samaroo, in discussing the company’s capability to distil and blend new rums, noted that the link between rum, sugar and cricket made this lengthy CPL partnership a natural one.
Several special invitees took a first taste of the 2023 Special Edition CPL Rum
“As Guyanese who have inherited the rum production art, we’re very proud to have perfected it and take it to the level at which it is at the moment. The capability of distilling and blending unique flavour profiles has allowed us to create special edition for various occasions; and in this particular case, cricket, about which every Caribbean person is extremely passionate — and in Guyana in particular, where some of the greatest cricketers came from around the sugar belt, from which these rums are made,” Samaroo revealed.
The 11-year-old Special Edition Master Blender’s Rum
“We see a very strong nexus between rum, sugar, and the cricketing talent that developed in Guyana. So, when we were approached 11 years ago to participate in the newly-found Caribbean Premier League, we readily agreed because we saw the elements of a natural partnership.”
Meanwhile, CPL CEO Pete Russell, in a statement shared, “El Dorado has been a huge part of CPL since its inception, and it is always exciting when they release a new blend of their world-class rum. We are looking forward to toasting the success of the 11th edition of the CPL with their Master Blender rum.”
DDL Chairman Komal Samaroo
DDL also took this opportunity on Wednesday evening to announce the renewal of their partnership with the local CPL franchise the Guyana Amazon Warriors, and expressed continued commitment to supporting the team’s progress and success. As such, the company revealed that it is looking forward to another exciting tournament.
The 2023 Special Edition Rum has already hit shelves, being wholesaled for Gy$16,000 and retailed for Gy$19,200.
