Getting To Know Rum Better

What is rum made from?

The origin of rum dates back to antiquity. Let's just take a walk back to the origins of rum. The first thing that comes to your mind is pirates and the sailors. You picture breezy cocktails, white sand beaches, and salty ocean breezes.
Eventually, Rum went on to become an economic power and was used as a means of trade. Additionally, its popularity among the colonists grew multifold, increasing its value as a means of exchange.

Different kinds of Rum
Did you know that different kinds of rum are produced in different places? Each place has a distinct flavor. For example, rum produced in the Islands of Bermuda, Jamaica, and Barbados is dark with a strong taste of molasses. The Islands of Haiti, for example, are based on sugar cane juice. And places like Puerto Rico, Colombia, and Venezuela, produce aged rum with a smoother taste and richer aroma.

White rum
White rum is light in flavor often used in cocktails that do not need an overpowering rum flavor. The aging process is usually about a year or more and hence does not have the flavor of more matured rums.

Gold Or Pale Rum
Aged in barrels over extended periods of time, gold rum derives its color from this process. Making a strong cocktail? Gold rum works best.

Dark Rum
Typically aged for a long amount of time, oak barrels add a distinct flavor and color.

Black Rum
The dark, rich color and caramel flavor come from the remnants of rich molasses and caramel flavoring that is usually leftover while making crystallized sugar. They give out sweet, spicy, strong flavors with a charred essence. This is because black rums are aged in barrels that are heavily charred.

Flavored and Spiced Rum
As the name suggests, this rum is infused with spices adding a unique taste to the palate. Think of rum cakes, think of spiced rum

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