The Festival du Rhum Haiti (English: ''Haiti Rum Festival'') is an international festival promoting
rum
Rum is a liquor made by fermenting and then distilling sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice. The distillate, a clear liquid, is usually aged in oak barrels. Rum is produced in nearly every sugar-producing region of the world, such as the Phili ...
and related
alcoholic beverages
An alcoholic beverage (also called an alcoholic drink, adult beverage, or a drink) is a drink that contains ethanol, a type of alcohol that acts as a drug and is produced by fermentation of grains, fruits, or other sources of sugar. The cons ...
organized by
J'Organise; collaborated and held in the
El Rancho Hotel in
Pétion-Ville
Pétion-Ville ( ht, Petyonvil) is a commune and a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in the hills east and separate from the city itself on the northern hills of the Massif de la Selle. Founded in 1831 by president Jean-Pierre Boyer, it was named af ...
,
Haiti
Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...
. The three-day event premiered 14 November 2014.
Awards such as Gold, Silver and Bronze medals are awarded to best amateurs and professionals of rum and cocktails and even chefs for cooking demonstrations from the best around the world. At the closing ceremony of the event, includes artistic performances, and a fashion show.
See also
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Rhum agricole
Rhum agricole () is the French term for ''sugarcane juice rum'', a style of rum originally distilled in the French West Indies#French Caribbean, French Caribbean islands from freshly squeezed sugarcane juice rather than molasses. ''Rhum'' is the ...
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List of festivals in Haiti
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
References
External links
Festival du Rhum Haiti Official Website*{{Twitter, name=Le Festival du Rhum
Alcoholic drinks
Food and drink festivals in Haiti
Alcohol in Haiti
2014 establishments in Haiti
Pétion-Ville
Recurring events established in 2014