THE RUMBLES

New Zealand Rum Awards 2024

Welcome to the New Zealand Rum Awards, The Rumbles were created with the primary objective to grow the rum category and celebrate the best worldwide rum on offer in the New Zealand Retail market.

Super Liquor are proud to be the principal sponsor.

RUM CATEGORIES

White Rum

Definition:

White Rum must be clear in colour and exhibit characteristics generally understood to meet the definition of “white rum”.

Aged Rum 5+ years

Definition:

Rum that has been produced from the fermentation and distillation of sugar cane molasses, sugar cane syrups, sugar cane juices or cane sugar and then aged in wooden barrels or vats for a minimum of 5 years. Only natural colouring  (E150a) may be used or caramels from sugar. 

 artificially.

Other Rums (botanical, flavoured or otherwise contemporary)

Definition:

Flavoured rum is rum that has been produced from the fermentation and distillation of sugar cane molasses, sugar cane syrups, sugar cane juices or cane sugar and has added natural flavouring materials. Flavours may be with or without the addition of sugar (less than 100g per litre). If botanicals or flavours are added to the rum, it is required to be labelled as a “Spiced”, “Botanical” or “Flavoured” rum. Alternatively, the predominant flavour may be labelled on the front. Flavoured rums may be coloured by other means than natural colouring or caramels from sugars. 

Aged Rum 1 - 4 years

Definition: 

Rum that has been produced from the fermentation and distillation of sugar cane molasses, sugar cane syrups, sugar cane juices or cane sugar and then aged in wooden barrels or vats for a minimum of 1 year. Only natural colouring  (E150a) may be used or caramels from sugar. 

Overproof Rum 50%

Definition:

Rum that has been produced from the fermentation and distillation of sugar cane molasses, sugar cane syrups, sugar cane juices or cane sugar. Bottled at 50% abv or more. 

Rum Liqueurs

Definition:

Rum liqueurs have been produced from a rum base that has been produced from the fermentation and distillation of sugar cane molasses, sugar cane syrups, sugar cane juices or cane sugar and then aged in wooden barrels or vats for a minimum of 1 year.  To this, additional sugars (minimum 100g per litre) and flavours may be added. Bottled at no more than 35% abv. 

 

MEET SOME OF OUR JUDGES

Tash Mcgill

Tash is a spirits writer, expert and and ambassador for all things brewed, fermented and distilled. As Aōtearoa’s leading spirits writer, Tash is uniquely committed to promoting our emerging whisky community and continuing to educate and explore the global whisky scene.

Gina Nicholls

Gina Nicholls has been working in the hospitality industry for around a decade with past experience seeing her work at events all around the world, from royal weddings to the Formula 1 track on Yas Island. These experiences saw Gina move onto fine dining restaurants and bars, which ignited her passion for cocktail making. Gina is now on-premise sales manager for Tickety Boo. 

PJ Renaud

Award and competition-winning cocktail bartender and booze alchemist who has a certification in Distilling, West Level 2 spirits, and won well known Lewisham Awards as Outstanding Bartender in 2022. 

Ryan Kennedy

Ryan is currently a business development manager at Hancocks – Wine, beer and spirit merchants. He has worked as a bartender previous to his Hancocks role and has a huge passion for rum. 

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