Fruit Sprits, Rum & Cachaça

Question 1

Light vs. Heavy Marks

Answer 1

Light - Distilled to a high strength. Distilled in column stills. Widely used in production of unaged rums but also play a role in some golden rums.

Heavy - Distilled to low strength. Distilled in pot or short column stills. Used in both productions but more commonly in oak matured rums.

Question 2

British Style Rum

Answer 2

Heavy marks required by the British Navy. Two important sources were Jamaica & Guyana. Jamaica traditionally know for high-ester rums. Barbados also produced British style but much smoother.

Question 3

French Style Rum

Answer 3

French islands of Martinique & Guadeloupe. Only rums that can label themselves Rhum Agricole (made from sugar cane juice instead of molasses). Pronounced vegetal esters

Question 4

Spanish Style Rum

Answer 4

Medium intensity, mostly described as Cuban in style. Bacardi was a pioneer but since has moved to Puerto Rico.