In 1915, the City of New Orleans got a delectable treat from Sam Cortese. He began making and selling hand pulled molasses taffy made from an old family recipe. He traveled the streets of New Orleans everyday making and selling his chocolate, vanilla and strawberry flavored taffy from a homemade mule drawn, wooden wagon. Sam knew the virtues of the sweet tasting confection, and what could be done
with molasses. That tradition continues as the fourth generation of the Roman Chewing Candy still travels the streets of New Orleans today in the original wagon that Sam built, selling the taffy that so many have enjoyed since it was first introduced. Today, the family history and tradition of making sweet molasses confections, arises once again. People all over the world have enjoyed the sweet flavors of the chocolate, vanilla and strawberry taffy, and now, they introduce another New Orleans family concoction, that of what Sam would’ve wanted for everyone to enjoy. A distinct, flavorful rum, made from molasses with a flavor that would make Sam proud. So, from the Cortese family, again, rises a sweet, delectable molasses New Orleans Style Rum.
