A basic guide to RUM for everyone!

Today's video covers rum for everyone! I’ve been looking forward to this for a while (I bought a sign for the occasion), but struggled to condense it into one video. This category’s massive with an extensive history - there’s simply too much to cover in one go! Rum’s been produced around the world for centuries, and the genre has very little rules. Essentially, any spirit distilled from sugarcane juice or its byproducts (molasses, evaporated cane syrup, etc.) can be labeled as Rum. It’s left to the individual regions to impart their own regulations (or lack there of) to the production of the spirit. Because of this there are countless expressions, and though exploring them all is exciting, navigating the nuances can be intimidating. I’m going to to help break this down. We’ll discuss a few common methods to categorize rum, why they work and why they don’t, and I’ll offer some of my bottle recommendations for those just getting started. Hopefully this helps you understand the mysterious world of rum so you’ll be able to better predict what’s in the bottle - and ultimately be encouraged to try something new! Cheers!

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Video/editing/illustrations by Azusa Inaba 🎥 🎨

TIME STAMPS
Intro: 0:00
What is Rum?: 1:24
A Brief History: 2:29
Color Coded: 4:03
The Traditional System: 6:30
These 3 Things: 8:00
Some Starting Points: 11:18
New Bottle Tasting: 13:03
Sign Off: 14:09
That Glorious Sign: 14:52

For a more thorough explanation and breakdown of rum, I strongly recommend:
Smuggler’s Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of Tiki by Martin Cate with Rebecca Cate: https://amzn.to/3qNsgKk

For Rum’s extensive & fascinating history, check out:
And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails by Wayne Curtis: https://amzn.to/3DDGWzq

THE BOTTLES ON THE TABLE (not all shown)
Multiple Origins:
Plantation 3 Star (blend from Barbados, Jamaica, & Trinidad)
Probitas (blend from Jamaica & Barbados - called Veritas outside of U.S.)

Jamaica:
Appleton Estate Signature Blend
Appleton Estate 12 year Rare Blend
Smith & Cross Navy Strength
Wray & Nephew Overproof
Hamilton Jamaican Pot Still Black

Barbados:
Real McCoy 3 year
Real McCoy 12 year (what I was sipping on)

Guyana:
Hamilton 86 Demerara
Hamilton 151 Demerara Overproof
El Dorado 8 year
El Dorado 15 year

Bermuda:
Gosling's Black Seal

Trinidad & Tobago:
Angostura 1919

Puerto Rico:
Don Q Gold

Nicaragua:
Flor de Caña 7

Martinique:
Clément Canne Bleue
La Favorite Coeur d’Ambre
Rhum J.M VSOP

Haiti:
Clairin Communal

Brazil:
Novo Fogo Barrel-Aged Cachaça

Indonesia:
Batavia-Arrack van Oosten

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