Rum Essay

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Rum is prepared from cane juice and is a distilled alcoholic beverage made by a process of fermentation and distillation. Fruit, beetroot, or molasses can be used to make rum. The standards of rum vary from country to country, with some considered dark and strong, while others are light and white. The quantity of congeners, which gives the final product a harsh taste, determines the type of rum. White rum has very low congeners and comes in a crystal-clear color. Popular white rums include Bacardi, Gold Bacardi, and Bacardi. Some popular names of rum are Hurcule, Carribay, Old Monk, Sikkim Rum, Lord Nasal, Mc Donaldes, Red Bull, and Contanser. There are six types of rum: Heavy, Gold, Dark, Spiced, Light, and Anejo. Heavy rum is collected from the distillate, and there is a high presence of congeners, making it dark in color. Light rum is prepared by the patent still method, and this distilled version of rum has an ABV of 92%. Gold rum is obtained by prolonged aging of white rum in oak barrels. Dark rum has a full body and is considered a very rich quality as per its flavor and aroma. It is caramel-dominated rum and is produced by the pot still method. Spiced rum can be white or golden in color and is normally mixed with whole spices, predominantly with cloves and cinnamon. Age date rum is aged for a minimum of 10 years and is a blended type of rum. Based on their distillation method, pot still rums first arrived in the Caribbean islands, and many brought with them knowledge and experiences in brandy making. The pot still consists of three parts: the kettle where the liquid is boiled, the condenser which cools down the vapors coming from the kettle, and the gooseneck which connects the kettle to the condenser. The liquid obtained from this process is then aged in oak barrels. There are three popular ways to drink rum: neat, with cola, or in a cocktail. Rum and its fraternal twin cane spirit are made by distilling fermented sugar and water. This sugar comes from the sugar cane and is fermented from cane juice, concentrated cane juice, or molasses. Molasses is the sweet sticky residue that remains after sugar cane juice is boiled, and the crystallized sugar is extracted. Most rum made by molasses is over 50% sugar, but it also contains a significant amount of minerals and other trace elements that can contribute to the final flavor. Rum made from cane juice, primarily on Haiti and Martinique, has a naturally smooth palate. Depending on the recipe, the wash is fermented using either cultured yeast or airborne wild yeast for a period ranging from 24 hours for light rums up to several weeks for heavy full varieties. Rum regions vary, with the Caribbean being the most popular.

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