Deepen your knowledge of distillation and become familiar with a lifestyle that involves drinking distilled spirits.
A new episode has been released for " Distillery Class ," a distillation-themed podcast run by distiller Eguchi Hiroshi.
This time, we will be talking with Aoki Taisei and Aoki Rie of Rhum de la Péninsule BOSO, who are cultivating sugar cane in Minami Boso and starting a distillery to make rum from that sugar cane.
With the opening of their distillery approaching, the pair had just completed their training at mitosaya and we had a leisurely chat in their homemade sauna.
We hear about the story of how the distillery project started after taking over a sugar cane field in Minami Boso, and the differences in production methods and flavors between rum producing regions around the world.
Please also enjoy the sound of the sauna lōyly that echoes from time to time.
Contents:
- Mr. Aoki runs a bar and Mr. Aoki runs a photo studio in Chikura Town, Minamiboso City.
- From the post-war period until the 1970s, sugar cane was cultivated in Minami Boso.
-A group of men was formed to grow sugar cane on abandoned farmland, and the group disbanded.
・And only the sugarcane fields were left, and rum lovers gathered on social media.・The climatic conditions are ideal for growing sugarcane. Sunshine, time, water, soil.・Sugarcane's one year. It sprouts in the spring and is harvested in winter. It can survive the winter if there is no frost.
・1 ton of sugar cane per 1000m2 of land・Sugar cane spoils within 24 hours of being pressed・The story of why rum in the first place・The three major rum producing areas: former colonies of the UK, France and Spain・Rum producing areas are located on the sites of sugar plantations・Rum from former British colonies is refreshing and flavorful, and is made using a pot still method.
・French agricole rum uses juice as is. Fresh & Charentais type stills・What is blackstrap molasses anyway? & What does it contain?
・Spanish whiskeys are made in sherry casks. I don't know what still they use.
[Rhum de la Péninsule BOSO] http://rhumboso.com/ 
Deepen your knowledge of distilling and familiarize yourself with a life of enjoying spirits.
Distillery Class, a podcast on the theme of "distilling" run by distiller Hiroshi Eguchi, has released a new episode.
In this 10th episode, we talk with Taisei Aoki and Rie Aoki of Rhum de la Péninsule BOSO, which grows sugarcane in Minami-Boso and is launching a distillery to make rum from the sugarcane.
We had a relaxing chat in their self-made sauna with them after their training at mitosaya in preparation for the opening of their distillery.
The story of how they took over the sugarcane fields in Minami-Boso to start the distillery project, and the differences in production methods and flavors of different rum-producing regions around the world.
Please also enjoy the sound of the occasional resounding rum rumming.
Contents:
Mr. Aoki runs a bar and a photo studio in Chikura-cho, Minami-Boso City.
From the postwar period to the 1950s, sugarcane was cultivated in Minami-Boso.
A group of farmers who used abandoned farmland to grow sugarcane was formed and the farm was disassembled.
Only sugarcane fields were left, and rum lovers got together through SNS.
The climatic conditions are conducive to growing sugarcane. Sunshine, time, water, soil
A year of sugarcane. It sprouts in the spring and is harvested in the winter. If there is no frost, the crop can overwinter.
One ton of sugarcane from one acre (1000 m2) of land.
Sugarcane goes bad 24 hours after squeezing.
Why lamb in the first place?
The three major lamb-producing regions. Former colonies of England, France and Spain.
Rum is produced where sugar plantations used to be.
Rum from former British colonies is light and flavorful, single distillation pot still.
French rums are agrikor rums, which use the juice as it is. Fresh & Charentes type distiller
What is molasses waste? What is contained in & waste molasses?
Spanish type is sherry cask. I don't know the distiller.
[Rhum de la Péninsule BOSO] http://rhumboso.com/
