Posted June 29th, 2024

When it comes to rum, there's a lot more variety than you might think. While all rum is distilled from sugarcane byproducts, the specific production methods and aging processes can result in vastly different flavors and characteristics.

How Rum is Made

Rum begins with molasses, a byproduct of refining sugarcane into sugar. The molasses is fermented and then distilled, resulting in a clear, unaged rum. From there, the rum may be aged in oak barrels, which imparts caramel, vanilla, and other complex flavors.

Types of Rum

Light rums are typically unaged or lightly aged, resulting in a clean, crisp flavor profile. Gold rums have been aged longer, developing richer, more complex notes. Dark rums are aged extensively, often taking on flavors of coffee, chocolate, and dried fruit.

Featured Rums at Spirit Shop

Bumbu Original Rum: A premium, small-batch rum blended with 23 different spices for a uniquely smooth, complex flavor.

Ron Zacapa 23 Year Rum: This Guatemalan rum is meticulously aged for 23 years, creating a luxurious sipper with notes of dried fruit, toasted oak, and molasses.

Papa's Pilar Sherry Cask Rum: Finished in Oloroso sherry casks, this rum offers a delightful marriage of sweet and dry flavors.

Rum Recipes to Try

- Classic Daiquiri: Rum, lime juice, simple syrup

- Mojito: Rum, lime, mint, soda water

- Dark & Stormy: Dark rum, ginger beer, lime (pictured)

Whether you prefer light and crisp or rich and complex, there's a rum out there to suit every taste. Stop by Spirit Shop of Annapolis to explore our selection and find your new favorite.