Volbeat markerer sit 20-års jubilæum ved at udgive en sjælden rom i et meget begrænset antal.
Volbeat kunne i 2021 fejre sit 20-års jubilæum – og som sanger og guitarist Michael Poulsen siger, så er det er vigtigt at fejre de gode ting i livet. Derfor gik Volbeat på jagt efter den perfekte rom, som ville være værdig til at markere og fejre denne store milepæl for det internationalt anerkendte og grammy-nominerede danske rockband.
Volbeat har efter lang tids søgen nøje udvalgt denne 20-års jubilæumsrom fra Guyana i det nordlige Sydamerika. Denne rom, som er tappet på eksklusive flasker med Volbeat skullwing-vedhæng i Danmark, har været lagret 20 år på amerikanske egetræsfade i Guyana.
Det er en helt igennem unik single estate rom, som kun er produceret i 2.400 nummererede flasker, der er tappet fra ni forskellige fade, som Volbeat selv har udvalgt til deres helt specielle 20-års jubilæumsrom. Hver enkelt flaske er nummereret med både fad- og flaskenummer, og rommen leveres i Volbeats nøje udvalgte jubilæumsemballage. “Vi har lagt en stor indsats i at vælge den rigtige flaske og lave en eksklusiv emballage, der afspejler Volbeat-ånden,” siger Michael Poulsen.
En lækker og helt fantastisk rom med fyldig og ren smag med noter af vanilje, egetræ og læder – og så er den lagret til perfektion i netop 20 år, så både Volbeat og Volbeat Limited Edition Rum har fælles rødder i 2001. Mens Michael Poulsen og Jon Larsen lagde grunden til, hvad der skulle blive de allerførste Volbeat-sange i Danmark, begyndte Diamond Distillery at destillere det, der skulle blive Volbeat Limited Edition Rum på den anden side af Atlanten i Guyana.
Volbeat Limited Edition Rum var oprindeligt planlagt til at komme på hylderne i 2021, det officielle år for Volbeats jubilæum, men blev forsinket på grund af generelle forsyningskædeudfordringer, hvor især efterspørgslen efter flaskeglas gjorde det umuligt. Det er dog historie – nu er den her, klar til at blive nydt blandt gode venner og god musik.
”Vi håber, I nyder denne unikt destillerede og emballerede rom lige så meget, som vi har nydt at udvælge den til jer. Her er til tyve år mere og endnu længere,” siger Volbeats sanger og guitarist Michael Poulsen.
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Volbeat marks their 20th Anniversary by releasing a rare and very limited rum
Internationally-renowned, Grammy-nominated rock group VOLBEAT are delighted to announce the release of a Limited Edition Rum.
“It’s important to celebrate the good things in life, and a milestone anniversary calls for a milestone spirit to celebrate with. When we realized that Volbeat was about to hit the twenty year mark we started looking for a special rum that we would be proud to call the first small batch Volbeat Rum. What we found was an incredible rum with a rich and pure taste with scents of vanilla, wood and leather that just happened to be aged to perfection starting twenty years ago. We hope you enjoy this uniquely distilled and packaged rum as much as we have enjoyed bringing it to you. Here is to another twenty years and beyond,” says Volbeat vocalist/guitarist Michael Poulsen.
Volbeat and Volbeat Limited Edition Rum share common roots: both coming to fruition in 2001. While Michael Poulsen and Jon Larsen were laying down the foundations of what would become the very first Volbeat songs in Denmark, Diamond Distillery started distilling what would become Volbeat Limited Edition Rum across the Atlantic in Guyana.
It’s an exceptional single estate rum from Guyana exclusively limited to 2,400 numbered bottles, tapped from nine different casks in carefully selected Volbeat anniversary packaging. “We have put a lot of effort choosing the right bottle and making an exclusive packaging that reflects the Volbeat spirit,” says Michael Poulsen.
The world of rum is not new to the Danish band who previously issued two incredibly successful, limited batch rums in Europe. In 2016’s Volbeat Rum I was sharp, full-bodied, and carefully crafted to stand apart from all other rums on the market. 2017’s Volbeat Rum II was lighter and sweeter but no less delicious. Both are now sold out and became collector’s items. In 2020 they followed up on the success and released Volbeat Rum III, a blended sweeter “universal” rum for everyone. No. III has outnumbered I and II by far and is still in production and available online, in several supermarkets, bars and in specialist stores.
In 2020 the band made a distribution partnership with independent, family-run, global success story AMKA/Conquer Spirits. For more information and stockist please go to: volbeatrum.com
Volbeat Limited Edition Rum originally scheduled to hit the shelves in 2021, the official year of Volbeat’s anniversary, was delayed due to general supply chain challenges, especially the demand for bottle glass made it impossible. However, that’s history – it’s here to be enjoyed among good friends and great tunes.
