Tuesday, April 3, 2012

¿ WHAT IS THE CONGRESS?


WORLD RUM CONGRESS, SUMMER 2013, Puerto Montt _ Chile

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WORLD RUM CONGRESS, SUMMER 2013, PUERTO MONTT_ CHILE
WRC 2013 – PUERTO MONTT_CHILE
 "January 29th to february 02nd"

1)    WHAT IS THE CONGRESS?
It is the encounter of the rum industry with the presence of manufacturers, merchandisers, consumers, raw materials providers and members of the productive chain of rum in general; an event about the rum culture, with amusement and consumption responsibility.



2)    How is it integrated?

a) CONFERENCE CYCLE

Conferences, will last for two days and will be given by professionals of different nationalities and international recognition; there are a total of seven lecturers, this will take place in an auditorium for 100 persons, who come from the international rum industry; one of those lecturers will talk about the moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages and its health effects, as social responsibility; besides the book: “Ciencia y tecnología de bebidas destiladas: Rones” (Science and technology of distilled beverages: Rums), of the cuban Oscar Queris Hernandez.

Lectures are categorized in three sections:

I)         Rum technology: It is expected to work with researches from universities and lectures.
II)   Rum Composition: It treats analysis methods, the composition, chemistry and its effects in the final product.
III)        Rum Legislation: The regulation of the rum around the world and its troubles.
Each section will be directed by a worldwide recognized professional.

b) BLIND TASTING OF COMMERCIAL BRANDS.

In this event different international rum brands will participate, they will be divided in three categories, which, by a blind tasting will put their products to a technical evaluation from an expert panel, whose procedure and flawless handle is legally verified.
Some of these blind tastings might be realized in public, if this is the case it will happen in the festival.

c) PUERTO MONTT RUM FESTIVAL

This event is offered to the general public; it will occur in the two days following the conference cycle, during these days assistants could receive information about rums when they approach the stands, they might as well know how a rum tasting is made and other related subjects about this beverage; they can get a bonus for one or two days and receive several tastings of different rum brands because of this bonus, along with its technical explanation.
This way the consumer will understand that alcoholic beverages, like rum, are not ways to get inebriated, but they have to be drank by using the senses in order to appreciate the technical work of a rum master, who used all his knowledge and hard work to produce satisfaction moments to the consumer.

d) FREE ENTRANCE LECTURES

During the time of the event and inside an auditorium given by the City Hall will be at least two free conferences programmed  aimed at the general public, where the rum will be presented as an alcoholic beverage, that is not meant to be drank to inebriate but as a beverage that pleases senses and its uncontrolled use is a health hazard.


e)  GUINESS WORLD RECORDS TASTING: WORLD’S LARGEST RUM TASTING

It is expected to break the world largest rum tasting record with 400 people, the Guinness World Record for Tequila tasting was set in a 341 persons tasting, in Mexico in 2010 by the Tequila Company Corralejo; the Record for Largest Whiskey Tasting was set in Belgium on January 31st of 2009 for 2252 persons.

Any profit obtained by this activity will be donated to a profitless organization.

We are awaiting you…

By: Jose Fernando Botero González

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