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Spirits: Rum Flashcards

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1
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What are the 4 main categories of Rum?

A

Light
Dark
Demerara
Rhum Agricole

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Describe the character of Demerara rum. Where is it from?

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Demerara rum is a light style unique to Guyana, where the spirit is distilled from molasses and sometimes aged for over a decade prior to release.

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How is most light rum made?

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In a continuous still, and charcoal filtered.

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What is Rhum Agricole?

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Rhum agricole must be produced from sugarcane juice (as opposed to Molasses) column distillation is mandated in Martinique.

likely aged in Limousin french oak

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5
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List 3 rums from Barbados

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Mount Gay
Real McCoy
Plantation

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6
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List 2 rums from Martinique

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Rhum J.M.
Rhum Clement

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7
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List 2 rums from Jamaica

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Wrey & Nephew
Appleton Estate

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8
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List a rum producer from the Dominican Republic

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Brugal
Ron Barcelo

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9
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Where is Gosling’s made?

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Bermuda

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10
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Where is Bacardi made?

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Puerto Rico and Mexico

originally from Cuba, that distillery now bottles under the name Caney

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11
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Where is Sailor Jerry made?

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USVI

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12
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List 2 US rum distillers

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Pilar - FL
Privateer

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13
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What is the most traditional way to distill rum?

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pot still, batch distillation

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14
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dunder

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residue left in pot still after distillation, Jamaican rum commonly adds dunder to active ferment to add more character to final distillate

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15
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ouillage and rum

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Topping up of the barrels. In warm tropical places, the angels’ share accounts for about 10% loss per year - whereas a cooler place like Scotland only sees about 2%

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16
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spiced rum

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rum spiced with vanilla, Cinnamon, Rosemary, Pepper, Aniseed. often sweetened

17
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angostura rum

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made in trinidad. same as bitters brand

they make Legacy, the most expensive rum in the world, $25k. blend of 7 rums, youngest is 17 years old

18
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Gargano classification

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proposed rum classification, similar to the scotch classifications

Pure Single Rum – Molasses 100% Batch Pot Still Distillation
Pure Single Agricole Rhum – Cane Juice 100% Batch Pot Still Distillation
Single Blended Rum – Blend of 100% Traditional Column and Pot Still rums

Traditional Rum – Traditional 100% Column Still Distillation
Modern Rum – Modern / Industrial Multi-Column Distillation

Pure = 100% Pot Still rum
Single = 100% Single Distillery rum

19
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Where is Captain Morgan made?

A

Puerto Rico, but originally in Jamaica

20
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El Dorado rum

A

made in Guyana

21
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Wray and Nephew

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made in Jamaica. known for overproof

22
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Barbancourt

A

french rum
molasses

23
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Martinique rums?

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Rhum JM (first to produce agricole)
Clément
Trois Rivières
Neisson

all agricole producers

24
Q

Ron Abuelo

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rum from Panama

25
Q

Brugal

A

rum from DR

26
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Flor de Cana

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rum from Nicaragua

27
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Zacapa

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rum from Guatemala

28
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Cadenhead

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scottish rum (they also make scotch)

29
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rums from Cuba

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Havana Club
Legendario
Ron Caney

30
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rums from haiti

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Rhum Barbancourt
Rhum 1716
Rhum Vieux Labbé

31
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Martinique AOP - distillation

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  • fermented sugarcane juice comes to 3.5-7.5%
  • distilled in column still
  • additives: sugar, caramel, oak chips, water
32
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Martinique AOP - aging

A

Blanc”: Min. 8 weeks in tank following distillation

“élevés sous bois”: Min. 12 months in oak with a minimum of 250 g/hl in volatile elements other than ethyl and methyl alcohol

“Vieux”: Min. 3 years in an oak cask of less than 650 liters with a minimum of 325 g/hl in volatile elements other than ethyl and methyl alcohol

VO: min. 3 years in oak barrels

VSOP/Réserve Spéciale/Cuvée Spéciale/Très Vieux: min. 4 years in oak barrels

XO/Hors d’Age/Extra Vieux/Grande Réserve: min. 6 years in oak barrels

Vintage: 6 years in an oak cask of less than 650 liters. Vintage indicates the year of distillation

must say Agricole on label

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