Oak casks in the Christian V Rum manufactory
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    How Christian V Rum is Made

    The finest Caribbean sugarcane, imported from the islands that once belonged to the Danish Crown.

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    The Sugarcane

    The finest Caribbean sugarcane, imported from the islands that once belonged to the Danish Crown.

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    Triple Distillation

    In our Flensburg manufactory, the rum is triple-distilled – using the pure glacial water of the Baltic moraine.

    03

    Oak Cask Ageing

    3 years of ageing in oak casks from Scandinavian sweet cherry wine give the rum its unique, well-travelled flavour.

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    Bottled in Flensburg

    Every bottle is carefully filled in Flensburg – 500 ml, 40% ABV, a tribute to the King.

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