The Cuisine & Wine Asia
By Michael Favila
Distilled from pure Indonesian sugar cane in Java, Nusa Cana is a new premium rum brand launched in Bali between former Diageo executives, Marc Rodrigues, Joe Milner and Andy Gaunt in conjunction with Hong Kong-based mixologist, Sam Jeveons. Loosely translated as ‘island cane’, Nusa Cana is a tropical rum blend fermented with Indonesian red rice cake and distilled in ancient Chinese pot stills, redolent of the methods used by the first Chinese traders visiting Indonesia’s islands. Appealing to Bali’s partygoers, the Nusa Cana is available in Potato Head, helmed by Dre Masso and is also offered in Potato Head’s sister bars in Hong Kong and Singapore, as well as Ku De Ta in Bali and The Woods, On DIning, Honi Honi, Quinary, Envoy and Ophelia in Hong Kong.
