RUM
RUMRum is the most traditional of all west Indian
drinks and traces its beginnings to the island of
barbodos in about 1651
Rum is distilled from sugar cane or molasses (product
of sugar cane )
It was started by the slaves which was hard to
drink ..the british took it in their country and made it
much better rum with their distillation process
Majority of the rum comes from the
carribean islands
Rum is derived from the latin word saccharum
Some say it came from rumbillion
Some say it came from dutch seamen from the
dutch word roemer, a drinking glass
Only before dark rum was produced ,then
came after many years bacardi was the first
white rum to be prodcued.
History of Rum
While almost everyone knows that Rum is made from
molasses, not all of us are aware about the actual
process. So before we go that path, lets try to figure
out the origin of this wonderful form of liquor. Rum
has its origins in Caribbean islands where it seems to
have been discovered. Its been believed that
Christopher Columbus brought sugarcane to the
island of Hispaniola, via the Canary Islands. The
local warm climate did wonders to the crop and over
time it became one of the big cash crops with sugar
mills churning sweet all over. Later someone figured
out that if molasses is fermented, you can get alcohol.
Some people also say that the fundamental
development of fermented drinks from
sugarcane juice was done in ancient India or
China and then it spread from there. Marco
Polo, the great traveler and businessman, also
recorded in his writings about a wine made out
of sugar, which was being offered to him. He
has found that in modern day Iran.
The Caribbean story though is much more
modern and it can be said with fair accuracy
that the first distillation from sugarcane
happened there. Even within Caribbean
islands, Barbados seem to have been the
epicenter and considered as the pioneer in
Rum distillation. So much for history, time to
learn about the process of making of Rum.
As I said in the beginning that its a FOUR step
process. Though anyone can argue that its not
really ‘The Standard’ process as every locale
has its own set of secret things but overall
here’s the process.
Four Steps of Rum Preparation
Step1 – Fermentation
Take Sugarcane and make molasses. Molasses is nothing but a
thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar
cane.
Add Yeast and water to the base ingredient. To get a
consistent taste and to predict and control fermentation, people
use a specific strain of a yeast. Light rums like Bacardi use
faster-working yeast, that helps it to not get too sugary
(esters). The whole game of fermentation is key and every
manufacture has its own bit of nuances to either make it light,
fermented, complete etc.
But whatever it is, the basic process of fermentation is the first
step towards making Rum.
Step2 – Distillation
Column still distillation is a common way
where as some producers also use pot stills. If
you do it in pot still, the output is a fuller-
tasting rum become it has more congeners.
Step3 – Aging
Keep the Rum for a period as per brand need or even local
taste need. This is done either in bourbon casks or even in
stainless steel tanks or in wooden casks. Since Rum
production happens in warm climates, it ages faster then say a
whiskey, done in scotland. There is something called ‘Angel’s
share’, the amount of product lost due to evaporation. The
‘Angel’s share’ is much higher in case of Rum because of
warm climate and hence you could also deduce that Angels
love this drink more then your high-nose super-expensive
scotch. In case of Scotch, this share is not more then 2%
because of cooler climate.
Step4 – Blending
Blending is done, as with other forms of liquor, to
ensure a consistent flavor, color etc. Caramel is added
for color. For consistency, you mix various batches.
Some manufacturers also add other things.
Don Facundo Bacardi Masso, was person who
made the first white rum called bacardi
He used the charcoal distillation method
making a light white rum .
a tie up with coca cola company made bacardi
more famous and became a fashion among
youngsters
White rum are called light bodied rum and
dark rum are called heavy bodied rum
Cuba
Cuban rum havana club is very famous in the
world
Bacardi is not found in cuba today
types of rum
Light Rums, also referred to as light, silver,
and white rums. Light rums are sometimes
filtered after aging to remove any color.
Gold Rums, also called amber rums, are
medium-bodied rums which are generally
aged. These gain their dark color from aging in
wooden barrels
Spiced Rum: These rums obtain their flavor through
addition of spices and, sometimes, caramel. Most are
darker in color, and based on gold rums. Some are
significantly darker
Dark Rum, also known as black rum, classes as a
grade darker than gold rum. It is generally aged
longer, in heavily charred barrels.
Dark rum has a much stronger flavor than either light
or gold rum, and hints of spices can be detected,
along with a strong molasses or caramel overtone
Flavored Rum: Some manufacturers have begun to
sell rums which they have infused with flavors of
fruits such as mango, orange, citrus, coconut,
Overproof Rum is rum which is much higher than
the standard 40% alcohol. Most of these rums bear
greater than 75%, in fact, and preparations of 151 to
160 proof occur commonly
Premium rum : they keep the rum for 03-05- 10 for
maturing .they are the best quality of rum .
White rum is patent distilled and aged in white
oak casks
Gold rums are white rums, which are aged and
have added caramel
which is world’s largest producer of white
rum .
Laws of different countries
Colombia requires minimum of 50% alcohol
Chile & venezuela 40%
Mexico requires minimum 8 months aged
Domininican republic requires 1 year
Venezuela requires 2 years
cachaca
Famous another kind of rum in the world from
brazil made from fresh sugar cane juice
Their famous cocktail is caipirinha
four styles of rum
light body rum –(white rum )- from -Cuba
and Puerto Rico
Medium body rum - from – virgin islands
and barbodos
Heavy body rum –(aged rum )- from –
jamaica ,Guyana
Navy Style rum –(blended rum )
Major global brands
Bacardi ..puerto rico,u.s.a
Captain morgan ..diageo company from uk
Appleton estate..jamaica
Havana club
Stroh..austria
Mount gay..barbados
Bundaberg..australia
Myers..jamaican rum ..made by diageo
Ron rico..peurto rica
Pusser,s ..british virgin islands
De kuyper..holland
Brands of rum:
Puerto Rico: Bacardi Venezuela: Pampero, Ocumare
Jamaica: Appleton, Myers, J Wray & Mauritius: Green Island
Nephew
Barbados: Mount Gay and Cockspur Fruit rums and Spice rums:
Martinique: Rhum St. James, Dillon, Spiced rum: Bacardi spice gold-
and Bally Christmas flavour
Guadeloupe: Mon Repos, Damoiseau Caption Morgan: Original spice rum,
Guyana: El Dorado Vanilla + Spices.
Virgin Islands: Cruzan (US)
Calwood (British)
Haiti: Rhum barban court, Seagrams: Caption Morgan, and
Christopher Columbus planted the Lemon heart
first cane here Allied Domecq: Black heart, and
Lambs Navy
Mauritius famous rum is GREEN
ISLAND RUM
DAIQUIRI
Wihite rum 45ml, triple sec
15 ml sugar syrup 5-10
ml ,lime juice 5-10ml
garnish-lime slice
glass – martini glass
Sugar rimmed
shaken cocktail
how to make –place all the
ingredients in the shaker
filled with half ice .shake
well and pour it with ice in
the glass .put on the garnish
on the glass
FLAVOURED DIAQUIRI
strawberry daiquiri,-
fresh strawberry with
Cuban rum
kiwi daiquiri, - fresh
kiwi with Cuban rum
peach daiquiri,- fresh
peach with Cuban rum
blue daiquiri
La florida daiquiri
Same as daiquiri but
cherry brandy is added
Glass ..champagne
or
Martini glass
Cuba libre…means free cuba
(Rum n cola) rum with ice topped with cola
and a lime wedge (dropped in the glass)
PINNACOLADA
Bacardi rum 50ml, Malibu 10 ml,
pineapple juice 150ml , fresh cream
1tsp,vannila icecream1tsp
Garnish – pineapple slice
Glass – tall glass
Shaken or blended drink
How to make- in a cocktail shaker
fill it half with ice cubes ,and add all
the ingredients and shake it
vigorously together and pour in the
glass with a few cubes of ice .put a
piece of pineapple as a garnish
In a blender – put some cubes of ice
and pour in all the ingredients and
blend it for 2 or 3 minutes and pour it
in the glass
PLANTER,S PUNCH
White rum 30mlOrange juice
75ml, pineapple juice 75ml, lime
juice 5ml, sugar syrup ,float of
dark rum 30ml.
Garnish- orange or pineapple
slice
Glass- tall or Hawaiian glass
Built up cocktail
How to make – fill ¼ glass with
ice .gently pour in the orange
juice and pineapple juice with the
lime juice and sugar [Link]
the rum onto the drink over the
back of a tablespoon to form a
separate dark layer .place on the
garnish
MOJITO
White rum 45ml, 6-8 leaves of mint ,
4-5 lemon wedges, sugar syrup 5-
10ml (all muddled together) and
topped with soda water
Garnish- no
Glass – tall glass
Built up cocktail
How to make – remember you need
crushed ice for this famous
cocktail .fill the glass with crushed
ice .tear the mint leaves in the glass
and then squeeze in the lime and pour
in the sugar syrup .this all has to be
muddled together
within the glass by a
muddler and then top with soda .
MAI- TAI
White rum 20ml,dark rum
20ml,lemon juice5-10ml,
amerreto-10ml, cointreau
10ml,sugar syrup 5 ml,
Garnish –lemon peel inside the
glass
Glass- martini glass or old
fashioned
Shaken cocktail and poured
with ice in the glass
How to make – half fill the
shaker with ice .place in all the
ingredients and shake it
vigorously and pour it in the glass
with little ice.
caipirinha
45 ml cachaca , lime
wedges 4-5 , sugar
syruo , crushed ice
Muddled drink
Old fahioned or hi ball
HOT BUTTERED RUM
Dark rum 45ml, honey 01
tsp,cloves 03, cinamom
stick01, topped with hot
boiling water
Garnish-no
Glass-brandy balloon
Built up drink
How to make – pour in the
rum in the glass with
honey ,cloves cinamom
stick and then top it hot
water and stir it till the
honey melts .