Rum and other Cane Spirits Flashcards
What is rum?
Spirit produced from sugarcane, sugarcane syrup, sugarcane molassesm or other sugarcane by products
min bottling abv of rum (USA)
40%
rhum agricole aka agricultural rum
rum made from raw sugarcane juice
molasses
very viscous, concentrated sugarcane juice
Rhum agricole general profile
smooth and light
2 leading Jamaican rum producers
appleton estate
myer’s rum
Demerara rum
produced in country of Guyana (northern south africa)
Barbados rum
often called the “birthplace of rum”
Mount Gay
Foursquare Rum Distillery
Cachaca
Brazilian rum produced from sugarcane juice
Puerto Rican rum profile
lighter, floral style
“New England Style” rum
Colonial Americans produced rum via pot still and aged the rum in oak
lead producer of white rum
puerto rico
“navy rum”
not legally defined. reference to when the British Navy would give rations of rum daily.
indicates a high proof, flavorful rum
overproof rum
higher alcohol - usually 125-150 proof
rhum agricole
agricultural rum - produced from sugarcane juice
Jamaican rum
Made in the British style generally: dark, rich, and heavy
2 Jamaican rum producers
Appleton Estate
Myers’s Rum
Where is Jamaica?
Caribbean Island
Martinique
Caribbean Island (French)
French style (fruity & floral)
AOC status for its rhum agricole
3 styles:
Rhum Martinique Blanc - colourless, no or minimal oak aging
Rhum Martinique Eleve Sous Bois - min 1 yr age
Rhum Martinique Vieux - min 3 years age
This french department in the Caribbeans is famous for its rhum agricole
Martinique
Guadeloupe
French department in the Caribbean
rhum agricole + molasses rum
Trinidad and Tobago
twin island nation
just off the north coast of South America
British style
St Croix
Caribbean island
territory of the US
Spanish style
Captain Morgan and Cruzan Rum Distillery are located in..
St Croix
Haiti
Caribbean Island
French style
Famous for Rhum Barbancourt - rhum agricole - produced by Société du Rhum Barbancourt
Where is Rhum Barbancourt made?
Haiti - famous rhum agricole
Demerara Rum
named after a local river - not the sugar
produced in Guyana (country on northern coast of South America)
Only one distillery remains today - Diamond Distillery - which owns multiple brands - eg, El Dorado Rum
mostly molasses - based
British style
Barbados
british-style
mostly molasses
home to Mount Gay - world’s oldest rum distillery (1703)
Home to Foursquare Rum Distillery - high quality producer
caribbean island
Mauritius
Island east of madagascar in the indian ocean
mostly molasses-based rum
Brazil
known for Cachaca - (sugar cane juice rum)
Describe sugarcane juice rum
Herbaceous & grassy
complex
shows terroir
Venezuela
must be aged in white oak for min 2 years
Nicaragua
mostly molasses-based and column-distilled
notable: flor de cana rum made by compana licorera
Puerto Rica
based on the trad Cuban style devloped in the 1860s - ligh, delicate, floral
continuous stills
molasses
home of Bacardi
french style rumes
guadeloupe
haiti
martinique
grenada
known for Rhum Barbancourt
Haiti
