we are trying to give you overview about rum, first you need to
what is rum?
Rum is a distilled beverage made from sugarcane products.
Eg. Molasses and sugarcane juice
Making of Rum
There are some steps are flowed making rum
Firstly the sugarcane is harvested and crushed to remove the juice. During the process of making sugar we get a by product call molasses which forms the base of most Rums.
Fermentation
Yeast, water added to molasses to start fermentation
Distillation
Then the fermenting liquid is distilled.
– Pot still distillation for darker rums
— Patent still distillation for light rums
Blending
Blending is done based on the age, type and style of rum. Marrying of rum takes place in oak casks
It is bottled and packaged after filtering.
Ageing
Then as per the type of the rum the distillate is aged.
Light Rum: Aged for 3 months Golden Rum: Aged for 18 months
Dark Rum: Aged for 3 year & more. It is matured in charred oak barrels.
Types of Rum
Light Rum Also referred to as light, silver, and white rum. Light rum has very little flavour and colour and are usually used in cocktails.
Golden Rum Also called Amber rum Medium-bodied rums which
are generally aged can
obtain its flavor through addition of spices and caramel/color.
Dark Rum Also called black rum Generally aged longer,
in heavily charred barrels Has a much stronger flavor than
either light or gold rum, has a spicy and caramel flavour
Flavoured Rum Infused with
flavors of fruits such as mango, orange, citrus, coconut
How is Rum served?
1.Mixed with soda/coke
2.Tonic
3.With fruit juice
4.Straight on the rocks
6.As mixed drinks
Famous Brand Names
1.Captain Morgan
2.Bacardi
3.Appleton
4.Admiral Nelson
5.Old Monk
6.Monarch