Rum

Rum is made from sugarcane juice or from molasses, a by-product of sugar production. Both are fermented and then distilled. The main producing areas are in the Caribbean, Central and South America and the Indian Ocean.

A distinction is made between white rum, which matures little or briefly, golden rum and long-aged dark rum. A speciality is rhum agricole, made directly from fresh sugarcane juice. Aromas range from light and floral to heavy and molasses-like. Rum is the base of many cocktails and is also drunk neat.