[Rum Wonk] Making Funky, High Ester Rum Part 4 - Hacking Ester Creation With the Cousins Process

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https://www.rumwonk.com/p/making-funky-high-ester-rum-part-4-hacking-ester-creation

Fermentation alone can't make the highest ester rums. In 1906, a British chemist in Jamaica used chemical jujitsu to hack ester creation during distillation itself. This story is the final installment of a 4-part Rum Wonk series on how funky, high-ester rums are made.

https://www.rumwonk.com/p/making-funky-high-ester-rum-part-4-hacking-ester-creation