A Rich Fusion of Canadian Rockies Water, Bourbon Depth and Sherry-Cask Sophistication
The Untold History of Alberta Rum Running
Alberta has a history of bold entrepreneurs who were willing to take risks to achieve their goals. One of the most notorious of these was Emilio Picariello, infamously known as ‘Emperor Pic’. When Prohibition began, he saw an opportunity and quickly built a significant rum running operation. Operating from his headquarters in the Blairmore Hotel in the Crowsnest Pass, Emperor Pic ran rum through the tight mountain passes of Alberta, British Columbia and the US Pacific Northwest. Romero Distilling is building on the rich and mostly untold history of rum running in the west. Emporer Pic – Although the law considered him a criminal, Emilio had another side. He often made generous charitable contributions to the community, funded a miners’ strike, and gave Christmas presents to poor families with some of the profits from his illegal bootlegging operation. Continuing The Tradition – Although Romero Distilling Co. stays on the right side of the law, we do continue one of Emilio’s traditions of giving back to our local community through staff volunteer efforts and ongoing contributions to local charities. Our rums are exceptional and truly Canadian.
Tasting Notes:
Opens with notes of vanilla, butterscotch and caramel and has a long sherry finish with hints of almond and dried fruit.
L’on sens bien la cerise en fin de bouche
To me a bit neutral. But I like it’s not too sweet.
Not very special
Fine smell, fresh taste, good for drinks
Quite good
vanille, de caramel et de caramel et présente une longue finale de sherry avec des notes d’amande et de fruits secs…. exactement comme le commentaire….et c’est vraiment très bon!
Not good taste for me
Denna va riktigt god
Lovely sweetness to it
Ingen duft
Ingen smag
Long Nice finish.
A really nice sweet and inviting nose,
The taste is about peppery and stingy, but not to much. A really nice surprise.
Too close to whisky, too straight, not enough balanced and burning like fire.
Not mine. Not technically bad though.
Très aromatique caramel au nez dès l’ouverture.
Puissant en alcool
Sadly not much of anything really.
Not in my taste.
Was ok but did not have the same flavour as the better rums.
Lovely smell, no taste to back it up.
Riktigt trevlig. Stannade kvar länge i munnen.
Nothing special
Nice aroma too fiery taste not smooth enough for me but still a nice rum
Not sweet and the finish is long and tasteless
Alcohol shining through
Not the best to much spirit taste.
Wasn’t a big fan of that one.
Taste like fox piss!
Vid öppning en doftton av piptobak och läder. Upphälld kommer en svag jästnyans tillsammans med blommor.
Första smaknot något syrligt som övergår i behaglig sötma.
Vinner på att stå en stund.
A young pikey rum. More of a cheap American whisky than the smooth Caribbean style. Good aroma, raisins.
Nice light , sweet; would buy
Strong flavour. Nice.
-1
Very impressed by this, my first experience of Canadian rum. Smooth and flavoursome.
For me big surprise. Something very modest, not sweet at all. If someone would offer it to me as a whiskey I would believe to him.
Light nose, had a slight (to me) taste of a whiskey.
Nice finish and warm flavours. Can see purchasing a bottle
Delicious rich flavors of vanilla and caramel. Strong warm finish with a good sweetness.
I find the aftertaste lingers slightly too long on this one, perhaps related to aging in the sherry barrels. It’s full flavoured and I think would make a fine rum and coke. Cheers.
Vanilla and dry fruit notes, very smooth with a little bite!
En stark rom med lite mycke sprit smak
Didnt taste rom at all, not nice
Pour moi à l aveugle je dirais un whisky ! Cependant pas dans mes attentes pour un rhum
Excellent. If you find him. Buy.
Very good
Helt ok, men denna blev ingen favorit hos mig.
Ganska tråkig, inte äcklig på något sätt men heller inte särskilt intressant smakmässigt.
Rund och fin i smaken
A little sharp but buttery with good flavours
Not a bad rum if you want to mix it. A hint of vanilla and has a little burn at the end.
To much similarity w/ white spirits
It is very soft and nice, not strong
Not good at all
Not good at all
Len & nästan lite vattnig
Okay
Very easy to drink but a bit bland
Je ne sens le’cherry qu’au nez. Par contre un peu trop proche d’un whisky en bouche
Såådär
Good notes on the nose but no good in the taste.
Gosh that’s a bit more harsh than the first two bottles. Firey.
Could certainly smell the sherry from the open bottle but couldn’t taste it. Yes to vanilla.
A bit harsh in comparison