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Don Q Añejo, a barrel-aged rum. Rum (ron in Spanish) production has been an important part of Puerto Rico's economy since the 16th century. While sugar cane harvesting has virtually disappeared in Puerto Rico (except for a few isolated farms and agricultural experiments), distilleries around the island still produce large amounts of rum every year.
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.
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Gold medal, Rum category, 2010 International Wine and Spirit Awards [7] Coruba Jamaica Rum Appleton Special Jamaica Rum Appleton Estates Jamaica Rums: Brands : Signature, Magnum Tonic Wine, 8-Year-Old Reserve, 12-Year-Old Rare Casks, 15-Year-Old Black River Casks, Master Blender's Legacy, 21-Year-Old Nassau Valley Casks, Blackwell Rum.
Rum display in a U.S. liquor store (2009) Rum is distilled in a wide variety of locations by a number of different producers. Below is a list of rum brands and distillers organized by location of the distiller. [1]
Haswell-Smith (2004) suggests that Rum is "probably" pre-Celtic, but may be Old Norse rõm-øy for "wide island" or Gaelic ì-dhruim (pronounced [iˈɣɾɯim]) meaning "isle of the ridge". Ross (2007) notes that there is a written record of Ruim from 677 and suggests "spacious island" from the Gaelic rùm .
(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)
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."