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Rum has been produced in Arecibo since the second half of the 19th century. Roses, García y Co. was bottling their Ron de la Casa de Roses as early as 1868. Ron Llave dates from 1891, and by 1893 they were purveyors of rum under license from the Royal house of Spain. There were several rum producers in Arecibo by the beginning of the 20th century.
Rum is a liquor made by fermenting and then distilling sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice. The distillate, a clear liquid, is often aged in barrels of oak. Rum originated in the Caribbean in the 17th century, but today it is produced in nearly every major sugar-producing region of the world. Rums are produced in various grades.
(light rum, pineapple juice, cream of coconut) [28] [29] Shark bite (coconut rum, pineapple juice, blue curaçao) [ 30 ] Torpedo Juice (ethyl alcohol and pineapple juice)
The term Urums, also derived from the same origin, is still used in contemporary ethnography to denote Turkic-speaking Greek populations. "Rumeika" is a Greek dialect identified mainly with the Ottoman Greeks. [citation needed] The Chinese during the Ming dynasty referred to the Ottomans as Lumi (魯迷), derived from Rum or Rumi.
Fresh cane juice was now available for fermenting and distilling into rum. [1] Martinican producers of cane-juice rums made entirely in Martinique and meeting certain production standards are entitled under French law to the appellation d'origine contrôlée (French protected designation of origin) "AOC Martinique Rhum Agricole."
Takamaka Rum, after the Takamaka Region of Mahé, Seychelles; Tanduay, a rum named after the former island of Tanduay, Manila, Philippines; Tullamore Dew, an Irish whiskey named after the town of Tullamore, Ireland; Viru Valge, a vodka named after the Virumaa region, Estonia; Zacapa Rum, after the town of Zacapa, Guatemala
The rum derives its name from Don Quixote, [7] [8] the protagonist in Miguel de Cervantes' classic Spanish novel. [9] The rum is sold internationally, competing against Bacardi for market share . Available in the continental United States since June 2009, [ 10 ] Don Q continues to outsell Bacardi in Puerto Rico.
Mount Gay Silver: A clear rum made from a blend of pot still and column distilled rums. Mount Gay Eclipse: An aged rum developed in 1911 and named for the total solar eclipse and the passage of Halley's comet in 1910. Mount Gay Black Barrel: An aged rum that undergoes a second maturation in deeply charred Bourbon oak barrels.