Fly fishing and fine rum

Zaya is estate produced and bottled in Guatemala, where rich volcanic alluvial soils and tropical temperatures produce the best sugar cane in the world. Zaya is produced using the finest sugar cane, hand selected from the estate. The selections go through an elaborate extraction process to obtain only the "pure virgin honey" of the concentrated juice, which is then double distilled in small copper pots to achieve greater complexity. The water and its limpidity are an important foundation of world class rum. Zaya uses indigenous natural artisan "Millenary Waters" that display purity that is beyond compare. Most countries require any rum to be aged for a year before bottling. Before its release, Zaya is gently matured for 12 long years in the finest oak barriques, imparting deeper, more complex and smoother flavors.

Why would a fly fishing web site include an article about rum? Well if you have to ask, it's about the finer things of life. I would never consider myself a fly fishing snob, I love live baiting for tuna, trolling for Wahoo, or hand line fishing with my father for grunts and snappers. I will even put a spinning rod on the Secret Soul for those who are not fully evolved. However when it comes to rum and cigars, I am a self proclaimed snob. I started drinking way to late in life to have wasted time on the cheap stuff and after working in the Cuban Cigar industry as a La Casa Del Habano manager, I have been terribly spoiled.

When a friend suggested I have a signature drink for the boat, the choice was easy. A sip of Zaya is about as good as it gets when it comes to fine rum and I could not think of a better way to celebrate the first fish or the end of a great day. Some would call it customer service, I call it the perfect compliment.

Zaya is not easy to come by, but one of the best places to order it is BevMo.com

Enjoy!!

12.02.2008. 10:57