Sugar cane spirit Flashcards
Where do sugar cane grow?
Any region of the world where it is hot enough to thrive.
How is sugar cane processed?
It is crushed to release the juice, yeast are added after to start the fermentation
What is molasses?
A by-product of sugar making.
sugar juice is heated to a syrup, heated again to crystalize sugar, separate using a centrifuge. The remains is called molasses
How are molasses and cane syrup processed?
They are diluted with water, yeast are added and then fermented.
A sugar cane spirit has a grassy, herbaceous flavour. what raw product have been used?
Sugar cane Juice
A sugar cane spirit has a toffee, caramel flavour. what raw product have been used?
Molasses or sugar cane syrup
What does “continentally aged” means? “tropically aged”?
Continentally aged: distilled in the Caribbean but shipped to Europe for maturing
Tropically aged: distilled and aged in the Caribbean
Rum distilled in column still to high strength, with light flavour intensity are refered as ?
Light marks rum
They often exceed the 90% abv
What characterizes a Heavy mark rum?
They are distilled to relatively low strength usually in Pot still or short column still, pronounced aroma intensity (fruity/earthy)
Very fruity is High Ester style
Why is blending important in Rum production?
It allows to create complexity since there’s a lot of mark available to blend with
mark: individual spirit
In Rum making, what are the 3 most important finishing choices?
Adding colour, adding sugar, filtration
In which countries, the addition of sugar in Rum is not permited ?
Jamaica, Martinique, Barbedos
What charcoal filtration does to the colour of an unaged (short aged) spirit?
It removes some of the colour.
What are the 3 types of rum made in Guadeloupe & Martinique?
Rhum agricole, Rhum blanc, Rhum vieux
How long Rhum Vieux needs to be aged? Rhum blanc?
At least 3 years for Rhum vieux. No aging or a short time for Rhum blanc
Which islands are known for making sugar cane juice rums called rhum agricole?
Martinique & Guadeloupe
All Cuban Rum are matured in oak. Explain why some of them are colorless.
The oak maturation might have been short (just to mellow the texture), old oak is used and does not give much color or flavour to the spirit, charcoal filtration has been done to remove the colore
In Cuba, what raw product is used, how is the intensity and flavours of the Rum?
Molasses, most distilled in column still,
light-medium aroma intensity,
flavours of toffee and vanilla (depending on the oak aging)
The same goes for Puerto rico
Which country in the Caribbean produce their Rum similarly to Cuba?
Puerto Rico.
Molasses , column still, oak maturation
Which countries make dry rum, with a light or medium aroma intensity that has delicate toffee and fruity aromas
Cuba & Puerto Rico
What are common practice in Jamaican rum production?
Molasses are use
Fermentation are long (could last weeks) resulting in high level of ester
Pot still are used
Tropical oak aging (richer aromas)
No sugar added
What requirements regarding sweetness needs to be followed in order to label a bottle “ JAMAICA RUM” ? What about “JAMAICAN RUM”
Jamaica rum: aged & bottled in jamaica & MUST be DRY
Jamaican rum: aged & finish elsewhere can be sweetened
What are the 2 flavours showcased in most barbadian Rum?
Toffee caramel (from molasses) & Vanilla (from oak aging)
Which country makes High-Ester rums?
Jamaica
High-Ester Rum refers to a very fruity Rum
What countries in the Caribbean don’t add sugar to their rum?
Barbados, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Jamaica
According to the Old British Proof system, what is the relation between ABV and Proof?
57,15% ABV=100 Proof
If the spirit is >57,15%/100proof it is overproof. If it’s under it’s underproof
What does the label term ‘overproof’ indicate on a bottle of Rum?
An unusually high ABV
In old english Proof system
57,15% ABV=100 Proof
If the spirit is >57,15%/100proof it is overproof. If it’s under it’s underproof
Rum is made in various countries in central/south America. What characterizes their Rum?
Venezuela, Panama, Colombia, Nicaragua, Guatemala
Molasses, oak aged, medium level of sweetness
There only is 1 distillery in Guyana. What is the name?
Diamond distillery
Why is Diamond distillery in Guyana famous/important?
The distillery collected all old stills from Guyanan closed distillery. Allowing it to make different characterfull marks.
True or False: There is a high number of non-distillery bottlings of well-known rums as well as Rums aged by a third party.
True.
Why is it necessary to add water before fermenting molasses?
Molasses are extremely thick which can inhibit the yeast to transform sugar into alcohol
What is Cachaca?
It is a Brazilian rum made from sugar cane juice
