Rum Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
This article is about the liqour. For the Scottish island called Rum (or Rhum), see Rum, ScotlandRum is a liquor made from sugar cane by-products such as molasses and sugar cane juice which are fermented and distilled. The distillate, a clear liquid, is aged in oak casks. Rum is chiefly produced in the Caribbean and along the Demerara river in South America, but also in Australia and India. It is famous for its association with piracy and the Royal Navy. There are dark rums, golden rums and white rums (actually clear in colour), and famous brands include:
- Bacardi
- Captain Morgan
- Cockspurs
- Cruzan
- Don Q
- Havana Club
- Mount Gay
- Myers's
- Pusser's
- Mike's Blue Rum
- Bundaberg (Australian)
History
Rum developed on the sugarcane plantations of the Carribean. Plantation slaves were the first to discover that by-products of the sugar production process fermented into alcohol. Later, these alcoholic by-products were distilled to concentrate the alcohol and remove impurities, producing the first true rums. For a long period of time, rum was very crudely produced and consider the drink of poor people and sailors. Over time, and encouraged by the prize offered by the Spanish government, the rum making process was greatly refined. Two of the major figures in this development was the Cuban founder of the Bacardi company and Juan Serralles the founder of Serralles Distillers, Inc in Puerto Rico.
Historical References
After his death at the Battle of Trafalgar, the body of Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson was temporarily interred in a cask of rum while his body was transported from Trafalgar to Gibraltar and then London.
See also: List of Puerto Rican rums, Bay rum, Rum Rebellion (1808) in Australia,
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