{"id":12057,"date":"2020-10-06T07:35:45","date_gmt":"2020-10-06T05:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leblogaroger.eu\/?p=12057"},"modified":"2020-10-06T07:35:46","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T05:35:46","slug":"ea-scheer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leblogaroger.eu\/index.php\/2020\/10\/06\/ea-scheer\/","title":{"rendered":"E&A Scheer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Few of the independent bottlers supply themselves directly from the source, rare are those to whom certain distilleries open their doors in order to select directly from the cellars. I am thinking in particular of Chantal Comte <\/strong>and Velier <\/strong>who are the two perfect examples of this privileged situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, how do the others get hold of what to make their blends or their selection of barrels? One of the more classic possibilities is to contact E&A Scheer<\/strong> in Holland which offers a wide choice of white rum and older rums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I therefore suggest you discover this more hidden side of the world of rum, the broker. The most \u00ab\u00a0simple\u00a0\u00bb link between the distillery and the bottler in the end. Interview with Niels Benschop<\/strong> in Holland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Could you introduce E&A Scheer to us ? When do you start the activity, and what’s the business ?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We have a history dating back to the 18th century when the brothers Evert and Anton Scheer<\/strong> started their business. Starting to sell goods to the East- and West indies, then bringing back all sorts of products and ending up being the sole importer of Batavia Arrack. We are still using Batavia Arrack but have for a long time been focused on Rum<\/strong>, Cacha\u00e7a <\/strong>and Batavia Arrack; buying, blending and selling bespoke Rum blends to our customers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We source from over 25 distillers<\/strong> world wide buying Rum in bulk. We help distillers, as we buy large quantities and thus provide them with cash to invest in their own brand and operation. Besides this we also make their lives less complicated by working with all their customers on smaller quantities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holding large quantities of Rum in Amsterdam we provide our customers with tailor made recipes (Bespoke Rum blends) and this way provide them with constant supply of consistent quality at any price. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides this we also buy rare and old casks to be sold at The Main Rum Company<\/strong> in Liverpool, this is our \u201ctreasure cove\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You are not \u00ab\u00a0only\u00a0\u00bb a broker of rum, but you are blenders too. Can you explain us how do you proceed ?<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We do not think of ourselves as brokers. We are Rum blenders. Over the years we created over 35.000 custom made recipes for our customers. We typically receive questions from our customers via our online blending tool. www.rum.nl\/blending-tool<\/a> . <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This takes our customers through a number of questions (marketing buzz words, origin, colour, flavor profile, age,etc<\/em>) to determine the exact \u201cblending target\u201d. After receiving this target, we contact our customers to see if everything is clear. Once we agreed on all, our master blender makes a few samples that fit that target and send these for feedback. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the last step we agree on the final recipe which is then set up in our system, making sure we can always duplicate the same recipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n