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SPIRITS: Rum, Rhum, Ron Flashcards

1
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Most traditional distillation technique for rum?

A

Pot-still/batch distillation

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2
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Term for the residue left after distillation in a potstill?

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Dunder
*Jamaican rum commonly adds dunder to active ferment to add more character to final distillate

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3
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What type of rum would most likely be aged in French limousin oak?

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Rhum agricole

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What is ouillage? Why is this important for the process of making rum?

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Topping up of the barrels. In warm tropical places, the angels’ share accounts for about 10% loss per year - whereas a cooler place like Scotland only sees about 2%

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5
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What is spiced rum typically spiced with?

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Vanilla
Cinnamon
Rosemary
Pepper
Aniseed
*oft sweetened with sugar and honey

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6
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Cachaça

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Brazil’s “rum”
*simliar to rhum agricole
.. made from freshly pressed sugar cane juice, with a finished ABV of 38% to 54% with up to 6g/l added sugar.
*Caipirinha

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7
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Name a brand of Cachaça.

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Pitu
Leblon
Ypioca
Abelha
Cachaça 51
Canario
Avua

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8
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Clairin

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Traditional Haitian rum
*resembles agricole
*Made with fresh sugar cane juice thickened over a fire of bagasse (spent cane stalks) and then naturally fermented.

Always distilled 2x and typically bottled undiluted with an ABV between 50% and 60%

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Angostura

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Trinidad
Top bottling: Legacy - made using 7 blends with the youngest aged 17 years. It auctioned at a starting price point of $25k/bottle

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10
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Gargano Classification

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A movement to adopt labelling terms to rum, comparable to the terms used for whiskey, to help the customer recognize quality levels.

Pure single rum (pot still), single blended (pot + column), Traditional rum (column still), and Modern Rum (multi-column still) are the proposed designations

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11
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Appleton Estate

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Jamaica
Appleton 50 Year ($6k retail)
Fun fact! Joy Spence is the master blender on duty - the first woman in the world to become a master blender

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12
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Trivia: what is Black Tot Day?

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July 31 1970 - the day the 300yr old naval tradition of providing sailors with a 2x/day rum ration ended

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13
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Captain Morgan

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Identifies with Jamaica, established by Seagrams, 1944
Production moved to Puerto Rico in 2001 for tax reasons. The bulk of output is produced in St. Croix.
Now owned by Diageo

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14
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El Dorado

A

Guyana
English style rum

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15
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Demerara River is where?

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Guyana

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16
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Gosling’s

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Bermuda
*the original blend would become the Black Seal. Goslings is one of the few spirits that has managed to obtain a copyright for a cocktail of their own - the Dark n Stormy
*they give no info on sourcing and aging. All we know is that they use both a pot still and a column still

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Hampden Estate

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Jamaica
* known for heavy pot-stilled rums with prominent esters

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18
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Mount Gay

A

Barbados
Rum

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19
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Pusser’s Rum

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Virgin Islands

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20
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Wray & Nephew

A

Jamaica
Known for White Overproof Rum

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21
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Barbancourt

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Haiti
*French, but uses molasses. The founder was inspired by Cognac, so they use a double distillation method. This French rum breaks away from the classic vegetal rhum agricole profile

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22
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Clément

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Martinique
This is one of the biggest names in Rhum Agricole. They do a number of special editions and single casks.

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23
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Rhum JM

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Martinique

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24
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3 Rhum from Martinique

A

Rhum JM
Trois Rivières
Neisson

25
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Ron Abuelo

A

Panama
Rum
*virgen honey distilled in column stills.

26
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Bacardi was originally a brand from what country?

A

Cuba
*the main office is now in Bermuda. They haven’t been active in Cuba since nationalization. The OG distillery now bottles under the name Caney

27
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Brugal

A

Dominican Republic
Rum

28
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Rum from the original Bacardi distillery is sold under what name?

A

Caney
(Cuba)

29
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Ron Centenario

A

Costa Rica
Rum

30
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Cruzan

A

St Croix
Rum

31
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Dictador

A

Colombia, Rum
*they sell some of the most expensive luxury bottlings of rum

32
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Diplomatico

A

Venezuela
Rum

33
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Don Q is from ________?

A

Puerto Rico
*used to create the first Pina Colada in 1954

34
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Flor de Caña

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Nicaragua
*very problematic for their treatment of workers, receiving a lot of unwanted attention for it in 2015
*they also removed the term “years” from their bottles, leading to suspicious age statement

35
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Zacapa

A

Guatemala

36
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Scotch Rum

A

Cadenhead
*the oldest existing independent bottler of Scotch AND they have a wide range of rum. They do not add anything to their products and they do not chill filter.

37
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Stroh

A

Inländer Rum from Austria
Popular in Austria, Hungary and Germany
Best known alcohol brand from Austria
*made from Molasses with all kinds of color and flavor added

38
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Indian Rum

A

Amrut
Old Monk
McDowell’s No. 1 Celebration

39
Q

Barbados Rum

A

Foursquare Distillery
Mount Gay Rum Distillery
West Indies Rum Distiller Ltd. brands… Bumbu, Malibu, Cockspur

40
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Cuban Rum

A

Havana Club
Legendario
Ron Caney

41
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Rum from Haiti

A

Rhum Barbancourt
Rhum 1716
Rhum Vieux Labbé

42
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Jamaican Rum

A

Wray & Nephew
Appleton Estate
Hampden

43
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Rum from Guyana

A

El Dorado
Hamilton
Pyrat

44
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Rum from Panama

A

Ron Abuelo
Caña Brava
Don Pancho
Zaffra

45
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Venezuelan Rum

A

Diplomatico

46
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Martinique AOP requires that rhum be made from what materials? Min. age for sugarcane field?

A

Saccharum officinarum
or Saccharum spontaneum
or hybrids of both

Min 10 years age for field

47
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Rhum Martinique AOP requires what type of still for distillation?

A

Continuous Reflux Column

48
Q

Aging requirement for Rhum Martinique Blanc?

A

Min. 8 weeks in tank following distillation

49
Q

“élevés sous bois” mean for a bottle of Rhum Martinique?

A

Min. 12 months in wood

(requirement of the presence of min. 250g/l volatile elements other than ethyl/methyl alcohol)

Neisson makes the most popular example. A roller coaster of flavor.

50
Q

“vieux” Rhum Martinique?

A

Min. 3 years in an oak cask of less than 650 liters with a minimum of 325 g/hl in volatile elements other than ethyl and methyl alcohol

  • Clement makes a number of examples.
  • Can be used in conjunction with XO/VO, age statements, etc.
51
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Aging requirement for VO Rhum Martinique?

A

Min. 3 years in oak

52
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Rhum Martinique aged for a min. 3 years in oak?

A

VO

53
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Rhum Martinique aged for a min. 4 years in oak?

A

VSOP
Réserve Spéciale
Cuvée Spéciale
Très Vieux

54
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Rhum Martinique aged for a min. 6 years in oak?

A

XO
Hors d’Age
Extra Vieux
Grande Réserve

55
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Aging requirement for XO Rhum Agricole?

A

Min. 6 years in oak
aka Hors d’Age, Extra Vieux, Grande Reserve

56
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Aging requirement for VINTAGE Rhum Agricole ?

A

Min. 6 years in oak (650L or less). The vintage is the year of distillation

57
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TTB’s ABV range for rum? EU’s?

A

80° to 190° aka 40 - 95%

EU = min. 37.5%

58
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What is Lemon Hart 151?

A

A caramel-colored, overproof rum distilled in Guyana and bottled in Canada preferred for tiki cocktails - it is heavier than other 151’s made

59
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Type of still for Martinique Rhum

A

continuous reflux column still

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