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Dark rums are often matured in oak barrels for two or more years to develop rich flavors and hues of mahogany, copper and caramel. The ambiguous...
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White rum is clear and usually has milder flavor and lighter body than gold or dark rums. These light rums are most often used to create cocktails...
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Most rums available for sale in the U.S. are 80 to 100 proof (40% to 50% alcohol by volume). Rums which contains higher concentrations of alcohol are...
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Aquardiente is a spirit fermented and distilled from fruit, most often sugar cane. The name can be translated to burning water or fire water....
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Rhum Agricole is a specific category of rhum made principally in the French territories of the Caribbean, including Martinique, Guadeloupe,...
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Many fine rums are aged in oak barrels for years to achieve a superior flavor profile. The interaction of spirit and wood has a positive effect on the...
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Spiced rums contain flavors from spices and other exotic elements that give the rum a unique and interesting character, adding special qualities to...
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Ernest Hemingway defined the lifestyle of the rugged individual, the outdoorsman, the gifted writer, the avid fisherman and the world-class rum...
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I'm strapped into a harness, standing on a tiny platform about 80 feet up in a magnificent tree, perched on the side of a sheer cliff, overlooking the...
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'twas Rum that spawned the American Revolution. Never mind what your teacher told you. The Boston Tea Party was a hoax. It was the tax on molasses,...
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Atlanta Area Examiners:
- Rum basics: what is rum?
- Rum 101: what is white rum?
- Rum 101: what is gold rum?
- Rum 101: what is dark rum?
- Rum 101: what is spiced rum?
- Rum 101: what is navy rum?
- Rum 101: what is black rum?
- Rum 101: what is aged rum?
- Rum 101: what is vintage rum?
- Rum 101: what is rhum agricole?
- Rum 101: what is cachaça?
- Rum 101: what is aguardiente?
- Rum 101: what is overproof rum?
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