Rhum Flashcards
What are the major styles of Rum?
- *Light Rum**
- mass produced by continuous distillation
- short cask aging
- charcoal filtered after aging to remove color (and any flavor, HA!)
- *Cachaca**
- light rum made from sugarcane
- produced in Brazil
- *Dark Rum**
- dark in color
- -color often comes from caramel
- good pot stilled version do exist
- *Demerara Rum**
- Molasses base
- made in Guyana only
- often aged for extended periods of time
- -(sometimes 10+ years)
- *Rhum Agricole**
- sugarcane only! (molasses is forbidden)
- French style produced mainly in Martinique AOP
- -Southermost AOP in France!
- *Spiced Rums**
- rums that are spiced…
What is Demerara Rum?
Molasses base
Made in Guyana only
Often aged for extended periods of time
-(sometimes 10+ years)
What is Rhum Agricole?
Sugarcane Rum produced in Martinique AOP
Molasses is forbidden
Can be made in different style and ages:
- *Blanc**
- 8 weeks min in tank following distillation
- *Élevés Sous Bois**
- 12 months min in Oak
- 250 min g/hl in volatile elements other than ethyl and methyl alcohol (huh?)
- *Rhum Ambré**
- (aka: Rhum Paille)*
- 18 months min in Oak
- *Vieux**
- (aka: Hors d’Age)*
- 3 years min in an Oak
- -casks must be less than 650 liters
- 325 min g/hl in volatile elements other than ethyl and methyl alcohol (again…huh?)
- *Vieux VO**
- (sub-set of Vieux)*
- 3 years min in an Oak
- *Vieux VSOP**
- (sub-set of Vieux)*
- 4 years min in an Oak
- *Vieux XO**
- (sub-set of Vieux)*
- 6 years min in an Oak
Name 2 top producers of
Rhum Agricole Martinique?
Clément
Saint-James
Depaz
Neisson
La Favorite
What is the min aging of
Vieux VSOP
Rhum Agricole?
4 years min in an Oak
Vieux VSOP
(sub-set of Vieux)
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Blanc
-8 weeks min in tank following distillation
Élevés Sous Bois
- 12 months min in Oak
- 250 min g/hl in volatile elements other than ethyl and methyl alcohol (huh?)
Rhum Ambré
(aka: Rhum Paille)
- 18 months min in Oak
Vieux
(aka: Hors d’Age)
- 3 years min in an Oak
- -casks must be less than 650 liters
- 325 min g/hl in volatile elements other than ethyl and methyl alcohol (again…huh?)
Vieux VO
(sub-set of Vieux)
-3 years min in an Oak
Vieux XO
(sub-set of Vieux)
-6 years min in an Oak
What is the min aging of
Vieux XO
Rhum Agricole?
6 years min in an Oak
Vieux XO
(sub-set of Vieux)
Blanc
-8 weeks min in tank following distillation
Élevés Sous Bois
- 12 months min in Oak
- 250 min g/hl in volatile elements other than ethyl and methyl alcohol (huh?)
Rhum Ambré
(aka: Rhum Paille)
- 18 months min in Oak
Vieux
(aka: Hors d’Age)
- 3 years min in an Oak
- -casks must be less than 650 liters
- 325 min g/hl in volatile elements other than ethyl and methyl alcohol (again…huh?)
Vieux VO
(sub-set of Vieux)
-3 years min in an Oak
Vieux VSOP
(sub-set of Vieux)
-4 years min in an Oak
What is the min aging of
Blanc
Rhum Agricole?
8 weeks min in tank following distillation
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Élevés Sous Bois
- 12 months min in Oak
- 250 min g/hl in volatile elements other than ethyl and methyl alcohol (huh?)
Rhum Ambré
(aka: Rhum Paille)
- 18 months min in Oak
Vieux
(aka: Hors d’Age)
- 3 years min in an Oak
- -casks must be less than 650 liters
- 325 min g/hl in volatile elements other than ethyl and methyl alcohol (again…huh?)
Vieux VO
(sub-set of Vieux)
-3 years min in an Oak
Vieux VSOP
(sub-set of Vieux)
-4 years min in an Oak
Vieux XO
(sub-set of Vieux)
-6 years min in an Oak
What is the min aging of
Élevés Sous Bois
Rhum Agricole?
12 months min in Oak
Élevés Sous Bois
-250 min g/hl in volatile elements
other than ethyl and methyl alcohol
(huh…?)
Blanc
-8 weeks min in tank following distillation
Rhum Ambré
(aka: Rhum Paille)
- 18 months min in Oak
Vieux
(aka: Hors d’Age)
- 3 years min in an Oak
- -casks must be less than 650 liters
- 325 min g/hl in volatile elements other than ethyl and methyl alcohol (again…huh?)
Vieux VO
(sub-set of Vieux)
-3 years min in an Oak
Vieux VSOP
(sub-set of Vieux)
-4 years min in an Oak
Vieux XO
(sub-set of Vieux)
-6 years min in an Oak
What is the min aging of
Vieux VO
Rhum Agricole?
3 years min in an Oak
Vieux VO
(sub-set of Vieux)
Blanc
-8 weeks min in tank following distillation
Élevés Sous Bois
- 12 months min in Oak
- 250 min g/hl in volatile elements other than ethyl and methyl alcohol (huh?)
Rhum Ambré
(aka: Rhum Paille)
- 18 months min in Oak
Vieux
(aka: Hors d’Age)
- 3 years min in an Oak
- -casks must be less than 650 liters
- 325 min g/hl in volatile elements other than ethyl and methyl alcohol (again…huh?)
Vieux VSOP
(sub-set of Vieux)
-4 years min in an Oak
Vieux XO
(sub-set of Vieux)
-6 years min in an Oak
What is the min aging of
Rhum Ambré
Rhum Agricole?
18 months min in Oak
Rhum Ambré
(aka: Rhum Paille)
Blanc
-8 weeks min in tank following distillation
Élevés Sous Bois
- 12 months min in Oak
- 250 min g/hl in volatile elements other than ethyl and methyl alcohol (huh?)
Vieux
(aka: Hors d’Age)
- 3 years min in an Oak
- -casks must be less than 650 liters
- 325 min g/hl in volatile elements other than ethyl and methyl alcohol (again…huh?)
Vieux VO
(sub-set of Vieux)
-3 years min in an Oak
Vieux VSOP
(sub-set of Vieux)
-4 years min in an Oak
Vieux XO
(sub-set of Vieux)
-6 years min in an Oak
What is the min aging of
All Vieux
Rhum Agricole?
Vieux
(aka: Hors d’Age)
- 3 years min in an Oak
- -casks must be less than 650 liters
- 325 min g/hl in volatile elements other than ethyl and methyl alcohol (again…huh?)
Vieux VO
(sub-set of Vieux)
-3 years min in an Oak
Vieux VSOP
(sub-set of Vieux)
-4 years min in an Oak
Vieux XO
(sub-set of Vieux)
-6 years min in an Oak
Blanc
-8 weeks min in tank following distillation
Élevés Sous Bois
- 12 months min in Oak
- 250 min g/hl in volatile elements other than ethyl and methyl alcohol (huh?)
Rhum Ambré
(aka: Rhum Paille)
- 18 months min in Oak
What are all the aging levels
of Rhum Agricole Martinique AOP?
- *Blanc**
- 8 weeks min in tank following distillation
- *Élevés Sous Bois**
- 12 months min in Oak
- 250 min g/hl in volatile elements other than ethyl and methyl alcohol (huh?)
- *Rhum Ambré**
(aka: Rhum Paille) - 18 months min in Oak
- *Vieux**
(aka: Hors d’Age) - 3 years min in an Oak
- -casks must be less than 650 liters
- 325 min g/hl in volatile elements other than ethyl and methyl alcohol (again…huh?)
Vieux VO
(sub-set of Vieux)
-3 years min in an Oak
Vieux VSOP
(sub-set of Vieux)
-4 years min in an Oak
Vieux XO
(sub-set of Vieux)
-6 years min in an Oak