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"Rum-runner sloop KIRK AND SWEENEY with cases and
barrels of rum on her deck, was seized by the U.S. Coast Guard about January
13, 1924. A generous supply of cases of liquors were kept on deck to save
time when the fast motorboats of bootleg smugglers from shore came to make
contact outside the three-mile limit (extended to 12-mile limit by Act of
Congress April 21, 1924). The KIRK AND SWEENEY was later renamed the
CHASE and used as a training vessel at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in the
1930's."
Photo No. G-APA-01-13-24 (02) G.F.; 1924; photographer unknown. |
“Kirk and
Sweeney was the name of a wooden schooner that was best known for smuggling rum
from the Caribbean to the Northeast United States during Prohibition,” said
August Sebastiani, TOG president. “There’s a historical bent for each of our
spirits, so we thought naming the rum after Kirk and Sweeney was appropriate.”
The rum is
made in the Dominican Republic and aged for 12 years in American oak barrels.
Its unique packaging – featuring a raised cork in an elegant low-set bottle –
was inspired by short, round 18th-century bottles, which typically contained
rum.
This is a beautiful mahogany colored rum with great legs in the glass. The rum immediately hits you with aromas of wood and vanilla, followed by a light and delicate fruity smooth taste on the palate. The finish is long lasting and smooth. I really liked the rum from the first taste and put it on the shelf at the Rum Bar in Key West immediately. This is a must try new rum, and seems to be available in many areas of the country. ;o)
