Yolo Rum's first tier blend, Yolo Rum Gold, won a gold medal at the2017 New York World Wine and Spirits Competition And that was only the first of three medals that Yolo Rum took home from the competition held at the Center for Education and Conferences of the New YorkAcademy of Medicine onAugust 23 and 24. Yolo Rum Silver and Yolo Rum Clear also received silver medals.

"There's always a bit of fear when you enter a new competition," says Yolo Rum founder Philip Guerin. "But we are proud of our rum, we believe that it is well planted in front of any rum in the world, and it is gratifying when an external and legitimate source confirms that conviction."

World Competition Wines and Spirits of New York (New York World Wine and Spirits Competition, NYWWSC), International Wine Competition in San Francisco and the World Spirits Competition in San Francisco are considered the "Triple Crown" of competitions of its kind. The judges for NYWWSC come from the ranks of leading food and beverage buyers, beverage directors, writers, educators, columnists, sommeliers, chefs and mixologists from the United States Bartender Corporation.

With her awards at the NYWWSC, Yolo Rum continues a stunning and award-winning career in exhibitions and industry contests. Yolo Rum has received multiple Best-in-Class awards from Spirits of the Americas, has won several gold medals at the Denver International Spirits Competition, and has brought home multiple gold medals at the Ron Renaissance Festival of Miami. Now add three other medals to the trophy cabinet.

At the heart of the Yolo, Rum operation is the master distiller Francisco "Don Pancho" Fernandez. Born in Cuba and operating from the Republic of Panama, Don Pancho is the rumor (this is a creator of blends of rum) more respected and honored of the world. Winner of hundreds of prizes, Francisco "Don Pancho" Fernández is acclaimed throughout the world as the last practitioner of his craft and is recognized as a man who elevates the office of making rum to the level of great art. Yolo Rums has no gluten, no sugar or molasses, and no artificial colors, flavorings or preservatives, and the company manufactures its products with revolutionary processes that are sustainable for the environment. Offering boutique quality at an exceptional value, Yolo Rum is the ideal synthesis of ancient crafts and modern tastes.

Souce: PRNewswire