Brand
Cimborazo
Cimborazo is a molasses rum label marketed in European markets; the most widespread expression is a 12-year-old (70 cl, 40% ABV) from Ecuador, distributed/imported into Italy by the company F.& G. SRL.
- Ecuador
- 1 product
Cimborazo
Meet the producer
The story
Cimborazo is a rum brand created as the commercial label of the Italian importer F.& G. SRL. Product pages and listings in European shops indicate it is a blend of traditional molasses rums from Ecuador, with the best-known expression labeled as aged 12 years.
Production philosophy
Commercial label focused on offering traditionally styled aged rum (molasses rum) positioned for the European market. No official statements of brand philosophy were found.
Territory
Product origin: Ecuador. Brand/bottler/distributor: Italy (import and commercialization in Europe via F.& G. SRL).
Production method
Blend of traditional molasses rums from Ecuador; distributor product descriptions mention distillation in column still or pot still, but no detailed official technical description of the production process is available.
Distillation
Distillation indicated as column still or pot still (statement present in distributors' product sheets).
Ageing
Aging in wooden casks for 12 years (for the 12Y expression); some references report a sherry cask finish.
Characteristics
- Type
- Brand
- Categories
- rum
- aged rum
- molasses rum
- Italian importer brand
- Raw materials
- molasses
- Casks and ageing vessels
- oak casks
- sherry cask (finish)
- Representative products
- Rhum Cimborazo 12Y 70cl
- Cimborazo 12 anni (70 cl, 40% ABV)
What makes it distinctive
- Molasses rum labeled as produced in Ecuador
- Main expression: 12 years, 40% ABV, 70 cl
- Commercial brand/label created and distributed by the Italian importer F.& G. SRL