What is rum made out of?!
Rum is distilled from the fermented products of sugar cane, usually molasses. As is the case with all distilled spirits, rum is water white when first distilled. Amber and dark coloured rums obtain their colour from the extractives from the oak barrel during ageing and from caramel, a natural colouring agent which is sometimes used.
Light-bodied rums are produced on sophisticated multi-column distillation units and have a light, delicate rum flavour. Among these are the rums from Barbados, Trinidad, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. These rums may be white or amber-coloured.
Heavy Bodied rums are produced on simpler multi-column distillation units or by means of pot stills. A longer fermentation period is also used. These rums exhibit a more intense and heavier-bodied rum flavour. They are also usually darker in colour. Such rums are produced in Jamaica, the Dominican Republic and Guyana although these countries also produce light-type rums.
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Rum is distilled from the fermented products of sugar cane, usually molasses. As is the case with all distilled spirits, rum is water white when first distilled. Amber and dark coloured rums obtain their colour from the extractives from the oak barrel during ageing and from caramel, a natural colouring agent which is sometimes used.
Light-bodied rums are produced on sophisticated multi-column distillation units and have a light, delicate rum flavour. Among these are the rums from Barbados, Trinidad, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. These rums may be white or amber-coloured.
Heavy Bodied rums are produced on simpler multi-column distillation units or by means of pot stills. A longer fermentation period is also used. These rums exhibit a more intense and heavier-bodied rum flavour. They are also usually darker in colour. Such rums are produced in Jamaica, the Dominican Republic and Guyana although these countries also produce light-type rums.
Rum is made out of rum. Hope that helps.
sugar cane
Molasses.
Bert
I believe it's when you distill fermented molasses. I'm not 100% positive.
Sugar cane