Brand

Old Brigand

Old Brigand is a rum brand linked to production and bottling carried out by R.L. Seale & Company at the Foursquare Rum Distillery in Barbados. Labels found on the market include Rhum Old Brigand 5 Years and the Black Label.
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Old Brigand

Meet the producer

The story
Historically associated with local merchants/bottlers such as Alleyne Arthur; the brand and its reserves were acquired by the Seale interests (R.L. Seale & Company) during the consolidations of the 1990s. Since then Old Brigand has been blended and bottled by R.L. Seale / Foursquare in St. Philip, Barbados.
Production philosophy
Positioned on Caribbean-style rums characterized by immediate drinkability and an affordable price for the local market and selected exports; the range includes entry-level and aged expressions with a focus on balance between pot still and column still distillates produced at Foursquare.
Territory
Barbados (production and bottling at Foursquare, St. Philip).
Production method
Blend of molasses-based rums distilled in column stills and pot stills; blending, ageing and bottling are carried out by R.L. Seale & Company at the Foursquare Rum Distillery in St. Philip, Barbados.
Distillation
Blend of pot still and column still distillates (pot still and column still).
Ageing
Aged in oak casks; the 5 Years expression is indicated as matured in American oak.
Characteristics
Type
Brand
City
St. Philip
Categories
  • Barbados rum
  • rum brand
  • blended and bottled rum
Raw materials
  • cane sugar molasses
Casks and ageing vessels
  • American oak (ex-bourbon)
Representative products
  • Rhum Old Brigand 5 Years 70cl
  • Old Brigand Black Label
  • Old Brigand Jolly Roger
  • Old Brigand 10 Years (edizioni/imbottigliamenti storici)
What makes it distinctive
  • Brand associated with the historic house R.L. Seale & Company and production/bottling at the Foursquare Rum Distillery (St. Philip, Barbados).
  • Example product: Rhum Old Brigand 5 Years (70 cl) – tasting profile commonly noted for vanilla, caramel and spice; ABV indicated as 43% for some editions.
  • Old Brigand is present both on the domestic Barbados market (locally popular brand) and in export channels through international distributors.

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