{"title":"9North","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e9north takes its name from the 9th parallel north — the line of latitude that ties Panama, where the rum is made, to Southeast Asia, where its flavors find their inspiration. The brand's pitch is simple: as whiskey and tequila evolved into serious craft categories, rum stayed stuck between sugary nostalgia and tired pirate tradition, and 9north set out to fix that with what it calls \"Modern Tropicality\" — clean, low-sugar Panamanian rum with contemporary design and genuinely unusual flavor thinking. Every bottle starts at PILSA, one of Panama's most respected distilleries, known for heritage methods and clean, expressive rums (the same country's distilling tradition behind names like Ron Abuelo). The signature Especiado spiced rum shows how different the approach really is: a blend of 3-year-old Panamanian rum with all-natural green tea, lemongrass, ginger, citrus, and molasses — closer to a Southeast Asian tea house than a pirate ship — bottled at 44% with a refreshingly dry finish, plus grassy notes and light jasmine and chrysanthemum aromatics. Built for specialty cocktails but genuinely made to stand on its own over ice. A young brand growing through tastings and tiki pop-ups nationwide, and one of the more interesting new directions in modern rum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBrowse our full 9north collection with fast nationwide shipping delivered straight to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"9north-carta-blanca-4-year-white-rum","title":"9north Carta Blanca 4 Year White Rum","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eCarta Blanca is 9north's foundation — a genuine 4-year-old white rum, which is rarer than it sounds: most white rums are unaged or barely rested, but this one spends four full years in second-fill bourbon barrels at Panama's historic Las Cabras distillery (PILSA, established 1924) before being lightly charcoal-filtered back to crystal clarity. That aging shows up in the glass as real structure most white rums simply don't have. Wine Enthusiast's Kara Newman reviewed it blind, finding it subtly sweet with hints of toasted coconut and toasted almond, finishing long with plenty of alcohol backbone and a fiery cinnamon heat, recommending it for Daiquiris and other cocktails. The brand's own notes emphasize bright tropical fruit and a clean finish, in keeping with the low-sugar, additive-conscious approach that runs across the whole 9north line. Made from sugarcane grown in the volcanic soil of Herrera Province, it's built first for cocktails — a Daiquiri, Mojito, or Ti' Punch riff where a flabby white rum would disappear — but the barrel age and charcoal-polished texture make it genuinely pleasant over ice too. The versatile, everyday entry point into modern Panamanian rum, from the same lineup whose Añoso 8 and Especiado both scored 90+ from Wine Enthusiast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBuy 9north Carta Blanca 4 Year White Rum online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43915124179200,"sku":"C0007370L","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/files\/9NorthWhite.jpg?v=1695234911"},{"product_id":"9north-especiado-spiced-rum","title":"9north Especiado Spiced Rum","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eEspeciado is 9north's signature statement — a spiced rum that has almost nothing in common with the vanilla-and-cinnamon pirate bottles the category is known for. The base is 3-year-old Panamanian rum from the historic Las Cabras distillery (PILSA, established 1924) in Herrera Province, infused with all-natural green tea, lemongrass, ginger, jasmine, citrus, and a touch of molasses — flavors drawn from Southeast Asia, tied to Panama by the 9th parallel north that gives the brand its name. Bottled at 88 proof (44% ABV) with just 12 grams of sugar per bottle, a fraction of what typical spiced rums carry, it finishes notably dry rather than sweet. Wine Enthusiast's blind tasting scored it 93 points — a remarkable number for a spiced rum — and Total Wine's notes praise the refreshingly dry finish and complex layering. Expect grassy, aromatic notes of green tea and lemongrass up front, bright lemon and orange citrus through the middle, warming ginger, and light floral aromatics of jasmine and chrysanthemum that unfold slowly over time. Built for specialty cocktails — it makes a genuinely different Dark 'n Stormy or spiced daiquiri — but carefully crafted to stand on its own neat or over ice. Spiced rum, reimagined for people who gave up on spiced rum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBuy 9north Especiado Spiced Rum online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43915141906688,"sku":"C0007371L","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/files\/9NorthSpiced.jpg?v=1695235090"},{"product_id":"9north-anoso-8-year-rum","title":"9north Añoso 8 Year Rum","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAñoso 8 is the aged flagship of 9north's Panamanian lineup — a blend of rums aged 8 to 12 years, matured in ex-bourbon barrels and finished in casks that previously held Oloroso sherry and Madeira (with some bourbon-finish components in the mix as well), bottled at a serious 98 proof (49% ABV) with no sweeteners or flavoring added. The rum comes from sugarcane grown in the volcanic soil of Panama's Herrera Province, distilled at the historic Las Cabras distillery (PILSA), established 1924. Wine Enthusiast's blind tasting scored it an impressive 92 points, describing a honey hue with mild vanilla aroma, a palate of marzipan and crème brûlée, and a long finish warmed by lively clove and a cinnamon red-hot tingle — recommending a splash of water to temper the heat. Tastings.com added an 88-point rating. Other tasters pick up molasses, date, dried fruit, leather, toasted caramel, and oak spice, with delicate tropical fruit underneath and a savory, spice-driven close. K\u0026amp;L Wines called it remarkably versatile for the price, noting few aged rums offer this much without sweeteners. Genuinely excellent neat with a drop of water, and built with enough proof and structure to anchor a rum Old Fashioned or Manhattan riff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBuy 9north Añoso 8 Year Rum online with fast shipping right to your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chips Liquor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43915154587904,"sku":"C0007372L","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0057\/8089\/7892\/files\/9NorthAnniv.jpg?v=1695235207"}],"url":"https:\/\/chipsliquor.com\/collections\/9north.oembed","provider":"Chips Liquor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}