WHAT IS RUM NATION ?
Posted by Arctic Wolf on May 24, 2014
Master Distiller, Leopold Reimonenq and Fabio Rossi in Guadeloupe
Fabio Rossi was born in 1961, and he grew up among the bottles of fine wine and spirits which were imported by his father, Mario Jr., who had been dealing in wines and liquors since 1956. (His father was the first importer of Laphroaig whisky in Italy, and he also imported wine and spirits brands such as Rhum Barbancourt, several Bordeaux Chateaux, and Champagnes such as Salon.)
Fabio began his life in the spirits trade as a Oenologist (one who has studied winemaking). After his studies, Mr. Rossi left the wine business and started up a whisky company in Edinburgh (Wilson and Morgan) acting as an independent bottler of Single Malt Scotch Whisky. His interest turned to rum, and in 1999 Fabio Rossi founded Rum Nation. The company is headquartered in Italy; but Fabio purchases select rums from various distillers in the Caribbean and the Americas. As a result Rum Nation provides a rather unique assortment of rare limited edition rum bottlings.
Recently, I was provided with a lengthy interview of Mr. Rossi which had been conducted by Luca Chichizola, the brand ambassador for Fabio’s whisky brand Wilson and Morgan. Luca is a computer engineer who apparently also has some skills in journalism. The interview was sent to me to provide me with more background information regarding Rum Nation and Mr. Rossi’s philosophies towards selecting his fine rums. Because I felt the information provided in the interview would be of interest to my readers, I asked for and received, permission to publish it here on my website.
You can read the full interview by clicking on the following link:
WHAT IS RUM NATION ? (An Interview with Fabio Rossi)
I hope everyone enjoys the interview as much as I did.
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Tiare said
It`s a great story!
Arctic Wolf said
It is a very nice story, and Fabio has always treated me very well with respect to information about his rums, where they are from and how they are treated before bottling. I wish everyone was as open about their spirits as he is.
Tiare said
Hi, i recently got that same interview and will pick a few things from it in my upcoming review but then i will link to your site then for the full interview:-)