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Sancho Panza · 02-13-2002, 03:42 PM

(Please note, I'm not the author, just the cut & paster)

RUM

Rum is the result of fermenting sugar cane. It is the alcoholic drink that maintains a larger quantity of taste factors from its original product and that receives a minimal chemical treatment. It is aged in barrels, that do not necessarily have to be of oak since rum does not need its tanine. The colour varies between its water-white (its natural colour), amber and mahogany. The colouring agent is the sugar caramel, that does not add any taste to the rum.

The fast fermentation takes one day and is typical of Puerto Rico, Cuba and also Jamaica, and the result is the light rum. The slow fermentation can take up to 12 days and results into stronger rums, typical of Martinique and the traditional rums of Jamaica, whose aging and bottling is often made in the UK.

The French ascendancy over Haiti influenced the way rum is produced, since it is distilled twice, the same like cognac, and obtains a transparent colour.

The most famous rum of Martinique is the Rum Saint James, which is produced by the fermentation of dunder, which is a residuum that appears in the still after distilling the sugar cane. Its flavour makes this rum unique.

Puerto Rico is the world´s largest rum producer. There are two kinds: White Label, very light, and Black Label, something stronger. The aging of rum is made under the sate´s control. It is normally a dry, light-bodied rum. Puerto Rico is home to Ron Bacardi, the largest producer, which has its origin in Cuba.

Sancho Panza · 02-13-2002, 03:45 PM

Rum Saint James=

to me.

punchme · 02-13-2002, 05:48 PM

Based on the tour I got of the bacardi in PR, that is not very accurate.

"How about a nice Habana Punch!"

TommyBB · 02-13-2002, 11:36 PM

New Orleans Rum.....

"You come out of the tunnel. Everyone is screaming. Everyone is going crazy. You can smell the bourbon." LSU QB Rohan Davey on running onto the field in Tiger Stadium

Then you ask yourself, oh sure, but WWTD? WALT!

Sancho Panza · 02-14-2002, 10:21 AM

pm, please elaborate.

Bad Ash · 02-25-2002, 10:13 PM

I wasn't a St. James fan either until I found a bottle of their Hors D'Age (15 years). It's so much better then their "lesser" rums that you'd never beleive it came from the same distillery. As good as any Martinique rum I've tried, with the possible exception of Clement. Then again Clement's 15 is substantially more $ and impossible to find, at least in these parts.

scott1966 · 02-27-2002, 08:56 AM

I prefer Havana Club

PartagasSeriesDNo4 · 02-27-2002, 10:46 PM

I agree with Scott. Havana Club. . .mmm.

Dr. X · 03-03-2002, 01:41 PM

If you want to try a sweet rum -- try Ron Zacapa Centenario.

Dr. X

SMOKINACTUARY · 03-08-2002, 03:08 PM

Barbancourt 15

02-13-2002, 03:42 PM	#1
Sancho Panza Floridays Herf God Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: La Habaña, Cuba Posts: 19,755	(Please note, I'm not the author, just the cut & paster) RUM Rum is the result of fermenting sugar cane. It is the alcoholic drink that maintains a larger quantity of taste factors from its original product and that receives a minimal chemical treatment. It is aged in barrels, that do not necessarily have to be of oak since rum does not need its tanine. The colour varies between its water-white (its natural colour), amber and mahogany. The colouring agent is the sugar caramel, that does not add any taste to the rum. The fast fermentation takes one day and is typical of Puerto Rico, Cuba and also Jamaica, and the result is the light rum. The slow fermentation can take up to 12 days and results into stronger rums, typical of Martinique and the traditional rums of Jamaica, whose aging and bottling is often made in the UK. The French ascendancy over Haiti influenced the way rum is produced, since it is distilled twice, the same like cognac, and obtains a transparent colour. The most famous rum of Martinique is the Rum Saint James, which is produced by the fermentation of dunder, which is a residuum that appears in the still after distilling the sugar cane. Its flavour makes this rum unique. Puerto Rico is the world´s largest rum producer. There are two kinds: White Label, very light, and Black Label, something stronger. The aging of rum is made under the sate´s control. It is normally a dry, light-bodied rum. Puerto Rico is home to Ron Bacardi, the largest producer, which has its origin in Cuba. __________________ For every Southern boy fourteen years old, not once but whenever he wants it, there is the instant when it’s still not yet two o'clock on that July afternoon in 1863... William Faulkner, Intruder in the Dust 1948

02-13-2002, 03:45 PM	#2
Sancho Panza Floridays Herf God Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: La Habaña, Cuba Posts: 19,755	Rum Saint James= to me. __________________ For every Southern boy fourteen years old, not once but whenever he wants it, there is the instant when it’s still not yet two o'clock on that July afternoon in 1863... William Faulkner, Intruder in the Dust 1948

02-13-2002, 05:48 PM	#3
punchme Club Member Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Tighnabruaich, Scotland, Unite Posts: 1,032	Based on the tour I got of the bacardi in PR, that is not very accurate. *"How about a nice Habana Punch!"* __________________ GOD bless the USA!

02-13-2002, 11:36 PM	#4
TommyBB Editor-in-Chief Herf God Join Date: Aug 1998 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 86,649	New Orleans Rum..... "You come out of the tunnel. Everyone is screaming. Everyone is going crazy. You can smell the bourbon." LSU QB Rohan Davey on running onto the field in Tiger Stadium Then you ask yourself, oh sure, but WWTD? WALT! __________________ +In Memory of E.Guevara(Cubano67)W.Orlando(Shadow) A.Morris (Knife) D.Odom (dodom) D.Revermann (dgr) S.Bouchard (sb1396) M.Cole (Matt76) S.Faccenda (TOJE) R.Smith(IBMer) V.Vandermeer (van55)M.Davis(boxdoctor)S.Singer(bassman)K.Doetze l (drillrk1)D.Hart(garme1962)J.Coleman(John C 81)T.Gossett(Dartplayer1)J.Bolt (jb)E.J.Ferralles(CaballoPinto)M.Cataldo(FVFanMC)K Payne(SanchoPanza)F.Seltzer(Mowee)+LB+Connor Olson+Micah Kercheval+Maggie Bonefas+Karen

02-14-2002, 10:21 AM	#5
Sancho Panza Floridays Herf God Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: La Habaña, Cuba Posts: 19,755	pm, please elaborate. __________________ For every Southern boy fourteen years old, not once but whenever he wants it, there is the instant when it’s still not yet two o'clock on that July afternoon in 1863... William Faulkner, Intruder in the Dust 1948

02-25-2002, 10:13 PM	#6
Bad Ash Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Portugal Posts: 194	I wasn't a St. James fan either until I found a bottle of their Hors D'Age (15 years). It's so much better then their "lesser" rums that you'd never beleive it came from the same distillery. As good as any Martinique rum I've tried, with the possible exception of Clement. Then again Clement's 15 is substantially more $ and impossible to find, at least in these parts. __________________ ´¯`·.¸. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>¸. ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>

02-27-2002, 08:56 AM	#7
scott1966 Herf Meister Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: USA Posts: 6,377	I prefer Havana Club

02-27-2002, 10:46 PM	#8
PartagasSeriesDNo4 Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Arcadia, CA Posts: 616	I agree with Scott. Havana Club. . .mmm. __________________ PartagasSeriesDNo4

03-03-2002, 01:41 PM	#9
Dr. X Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Northern NJ, NYC, and Palm Beach County, FL, USA Posts: 869	If you want to try a sweet rum -- try Ron Zacapa Centenario. Dr. X

03-08-2002, 03:08 PM	#10
SMOKINACTUARY Huge Cranium Herf God Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Highland Mills, NY Posts: 14,457	Barbancourt 15 __________________ ...the gas chambers of Auschwitz, Treblinka, and Maidanek were ultimately prepared not in some ministry or other in Berlin, but rather at the desks and in the lecture halls of nihilistic scientists and philosophers. - Viktor Frankl