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MINI BOTTLES OF RUM

What is rum?

 Rum is an alcoholic beverage, made from sugar cane or molasses by fermentation. The product is then distilled at high temperatures using copper or stainless steel stills to obtain a high ethanol content. The resulting distillate is then diluted with pure demineralized water until an ethanol concentration of between 35 and 40% is reached. Subsequently, optionally, it is subjected to aging processes, usually in oak barrels .

What is the origin of rum?

This drink is first mentioned in documents from Barbados in 1650. It was called kill-devil or rumbullion (a word from Devonshire, England, meaning 'a great tumult'). In the French West Indian colonies, it was called guildive (modification of kill-devil) and later tafia, an African or indigenous term .  As early as 1667 it was simply called rum. The first official mention of the word rum appears in an order issued by the Governor-General of Jamaica dated 8 July  1661.

The first distillation of rum took place in the sugar cane plantations of the Caribbean in the seventeenth century. The slaves of the plantations were the first to discover this product, later it was passed through processes of refining sugar, which when fermented was transformed into alcohol.

Types of rum according to their origin

• Rums of Hispanic origin

Production: From sugar cane molasses . 
Aging: By system of criaderas and soleras.
Style: Light rums, from dry to sweet. Caramel and sugar are added.
Category and old age: They usually put a number on the label that in some countries represents the oldest of the mixture, in others the age of the solera, in others it is simply a number. This number should not be interpreted as the age of rum.
Areas: Peru, Caribbean and Central America in general, Mexico, Colombia,  Venezuela and Spain (mainly Canary ^Islands3 and Grenada).

• Rums of British origin

Production: From sugar cane molasses.
Aging: Various systems from soleras and criaderas to static aging in barrels the highest quality.
Style: Dark and powerful rums, sweet and spicy. Caramel (color), sugar and spices are added. 
Category and old age: They usually put a separate description on the label (Spiced rum, extra old,...) that has a different meaning for each producer.
Areas: Barbados, Bermuda, Belize, or Guyana are the typical rums of this origin.

• Rums of French agricultural origin

Production: From sugar cane juice.
Aging: Static aging in barrels (same system as Scotch Malt Whisky).
Style: light rums that stand out for their aromatic palette that comes from sugar cane. Dry and powerful. Rums controlled by a Denomination of Origin. Caramel and any type of highly restricted additive.
Category and old age: Rhum Ambré (aging in wood), Rhum Vieux (aging in wood over 3 years), and years of old age. Because in these rums the years represent the minimum age of the rum and that they are under control, they do not usually exceed 10 years.
Areas: Guadeloupe, Haiti and Martinique are the typical rums of this origin. Due to their production and especially their static breeding, they tend to be more expensive than molasses rums.

Top Rum Brands

In Miniboxbar we offer you a wide assortment of bottles and miniatures of the best brands of rum:

• Ron Barceló Añejo
• Ron BRUGAL Añejo
• Ron Havana 5 Years
• Ron CACIQUE Añejo
• Superior BACARDI Rum
• Ron ZACAPA 23 years old
• Golden NEGRITA Rum
• Rum MATUSALEM
• Rum BACARDI Gold
• Ron BACARDI 8 years old
• Rum OPTHIMUS
• Rum AREHUCAS
• Rum FLOR DE CAÑA