{"id":2382,"date":"2023-02-14T19:16:28","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T19:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rum.charlosa.com\/blog\/?p=2382"},"modified":"2023-02-15T18:25:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T18:25:49","slug":"ron-barcelo-new-uk-distribution-organic-rum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rum.charlosa.com\/blog\/rum\/ron-barcelo-new-uk-distribution-organic-rum","title":{"rendered":"Ron Barcel\u00f3 – New UK Distribution & Organic Rum"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A favourite of Casa Charlosa, especially when we’ve been to Spain for holidays in the past – where it is more commonly available, Ron Barcel\u00f3<\/a>, has joined the Emporia Brands<\/a> portfolio for distribution here in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Award-winning spirits importer and distributor, Emporia Brands, has proudly announced that Dominican rum, Ron Barcel\u00f3, described as the world\u2019s first carbon neutral rum brand, and the most exported dark rum in the world, will be joining their UK portfolio of premium spirit brands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ron Barcel\u00f3 is the only rum produced with 100% sugarcane juice from its own plantations in the Dominican Republic. Created by Juli\u00e1n Barcel\u00f3 in 1929, Ron Barcel\u00f3 recently ranked as number six in the \u2018top 10 biggest selling rum brands of 2022\u2019 (The Spirits Business).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As well as striving for excellence in taste, Ron Barcel\u00f3 also places great importance on the sustainability of its work. Certified in 2019 by the independent body SGS (Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 G\u00e9n\u00e9rale de Surveillance), Ron Barcel\u00f3 was the first rum to gain carbon neutral certification for the company and all its products in 2016. This was thanks to Ron Barcel\u00f3\u2019s own sustainability programme, comprising a standard of environmental and social conducts based on sustainable principles and measuring the company\u2019s impact across environmental and human aspects. With these policies Ron Barcel\u00f3 has minimised its dependence on fossil fuels, ensuring that nearly 90% of the electricity it consumes comes from renewable or green sources, such as solar or biomass energy. It also recaptures all of the CO2 from fermentation, transforming it into food grade CO2 to for use in carbonated beverages.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Otto Flores, Global Brand Ambassador for Ron Barcel\u00f3 comments: \u201cFor our rum brand Barcel\u00f3, to be represented in the UK, as one of the most prestigious spirits markets, was a major priority, and we are pleased to announce this news. Along with our partner Emporia, we will have a strong focus on brand building and distribution, bringing the world\u2019s most exported dark rum to consumers across the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jack Rackham, MD at Emporia added: \u2018We\u2019re thrilled to be working with Ron Barcel\u00f3 in the UK. We\u2019re especially excited to be bringing in the Barcel\u00f3 Organic rum in as part of the range \u2013 this is the Dominican Republic\u2019s first organic rum, made from fresh sugar cane juice, from Barcel\u00f3\u2019s wildest and oldest fields and it tastes fantastic and truly embodies what Ron Barcel\u00f3 is all about! Even the packaging is sustainable, made from a sugar cane-derived plant fibre case which is labelled using organic ink. Barcel\u00f3\u2019s way of working is such an inspiration to the industry as a whole and the consistent innovation matched with sustainability is remarkable.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The whole range will be available to taste at The Rum Show<\/a> on the 14th & 15th July and is now available from most major wholesalers, including the Whisky Exchange<\/a> and Distillers Direct<\/a>, and includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n