Superlative Rum Night – LA

Join the LA Scotch Club as we visit our sweeter cousin, rum, with some elite small batch selections that are the “single malts” of their world. Not one, but FOUR independent rum bottlers will share their finds and tell you their stories. Ryan Gilbertie of Superlative Spirits distributes these additive-free premium rums.  LA Scotch Club is invited to share them in the DTLA Liquor Library LOUNGE.  Get ready to sit back and sip great rum for less than $2 per pour.

Mainland Rum
– Louisiana 10yr Single ex Bourbon Cask 60.4%
– Georgia 7yr Single ex Bourbon Cask 57.8%
– Florida 7yr Single ex Sherry Cask 56.8%

Rum Et Al
– Variable Unaged Pot Still Rum- Variable Tailspin 49%
– Baseline Unaged Pot Still Rum- Still Strength 75%

Raising Glasses
– Perennia Caroni 27yr Single Cask Trinidad Rum 58%
– Pelee’s Fury III Martinique Grand Arome 60.5%
– Ethereal Madeira Island 3yr Single Cask 60.4%

Roaming Road
– Belize 18yr Single Cask 62.7%
– Mauritius 12yr ex Cognac Cask 63.7%

Superlative Spirits bio:

Rum is the most diverse spirits in the world with the complexity and terroir to match any good Bourbon, Scotch or Tequila. Additive free, cask strength rum has been popular in Europe for 30 years but sadly almost none of it makes it to the US. Instead (with a few exceptions) we’re inundated with mid to bottom tier rums made for mixing, bottled at 80 proof, and brimming with added sugar, flavoring, and God knows what else.

But that’s all about to change. Now, for the first time ever, US-based independent bottlers, importers, and American distilleries are releasing seriously sippable rums to the US market. I started Superlative Spirits Distribution to be the link between these new producers and the California consumer. To show the discerning spirits drinker that rum isn’t just for mixing anymore. It can be seriously sippable and stand up against the best distillates in the world from any category.

I’d love to have you join me on this journey… I think you’ll be surprised just what you’ve been missing.

–Ryan Gilbertie

Mainland Rum bio:

Seth Benhaim is the founder of Mainland Rum, a pioneering American rum brand redefining the category with cask strength, single barrel expressions. Known for his work with Infuse Spirits and Broken Barrel Whiskey, Seth has built a reputation as a bold innovator and barrel hunter in the world of craft spirits. With Mainland Rum, he brings a new vision for American rum, enhancing its perception from pirate and tiki cliché to a fine, familiar sipping experience adjacent to any high end whiskey or brandy.

Rum Et Al bio:

I’m Robyn Smith and I’m a chemical engineer, educator, and distiller. My journey in the distilled spirits industry began in 2018 as the research chemist for lost spirits distillery making rum, whiskey, and brandy. My role there wasn’t just confined to r&d and chemical analysis in the lab I built; I also got hands on experience working in production. I entered the spirits industry as a bourbon fan, but quickly fell in love with rum (literally during my interview with lost spirits).

Fast forward to 2024, I partnered with Aaron Rokjer at Dead of Night dDstillery and launched rum et al! All of the rums I make are crafted entirely at the distillery in Los Angeles, California. This collaboration allows me the freedom to operate as experimental distiller. I’m so excited to dive into those nuances and share this exploration with you.