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Rhum Flashcards

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1
Q

What are the major styles of Rum?

A

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…

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What is Demerara Rum?

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Molasses base

Made in Guyana only

Often aged for extended periods of time
-(sometimes 10+ years)

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Q

What is Rhum Agricole?

A

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

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4
Q

Name 2 top producers of

Rhum Agricole Martinique?

A

Clément

Saint-James

Depaz

Neisson

La Favorite

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5
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What is the min aging of

Vieux VSOP
Rhum Agricole?

A

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

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What is the min aging of

Vieux XO
Rhum Agricole?

A

6 years min in an Oak

Vieux XO
(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 VSOP
(sub-set of Vieux)
- 4 years min in an Oak

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What is the min aging of

Blanc
Rhum Agricole?

A

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

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What is the min aging of

Élevés Sous Bois
Rhum Agricole?

A

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

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Q

What is the min aging of

Vieux VO
Rhum Agricole?

A

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

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Q

What is the min aging of

Rhum Ambré
Rhum Agricole?

A

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

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What is the min aging of

All Vieux
Rhum Agricole?

A

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

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12
Q

What are all the aging levels

of Rhum Agricole Martinique AOP?

A

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

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