Rum is made from sugar cane (either the juice, molasses or syrup), which is fermented and then distilled.
The techniques, ingredients, blending, location of origin, location of maturation, and so much more, all contribute to a killer spirit that deserves so much more than to be drowned in coke and lacklustre lime. It’s not just sailors’ grog, or an ingredient in a piña colada (we’ll come to that) - a lot of the techniques used to make rum are similar to whisky and indeed, there are a number of fine rums that ask simply to be sipped from a tumbler, Don Draper-style.īut while the varied styles available make rum amazingly versatile, they also make it fiendishly difficult to get to grips with. Rum is one of the most underrated spirits going.
