Introduction Back in February, RumCask made our way down to Key West in Florida to visit the Hemingway Rum Company. They are mainly known for their release of Papa’s Pilar however, this distillery is their innovation centre, headed…
In the Caribbean during the 17th Century, sugar farming was rife and a major source of income. However, once the sugar cane (Genus Saccharum) was harvested, crushed and boiled, it would leave a viscous liquid by product when producing the sugar.…
In a previous article: Christopher Columbus and Sugar Cane, I mentioned how he transported sugar cane seedlings to the Caribbean. However, from that point there is still a long way to go before you get to the bottle of rum that is…
Please visit Part 1 here if you haven’t already, about sugar cane. Now we have the raw materials we can move onto the fermentation stage of production. It is from this point where huge amount of variation occur from distillery to distillery.…
Please click here for Part 1 about sugar cane and Part 2 about the fermentation stage. Now that we have fermented the raw materials, we can move on to distillation stage. The fermented liquid is placed in a still. During early stages…
The first three stages of production can be found here: part 1, part 2 and part 3. Now we have our rum, we move onto the aging process. This is done to help remove the harsh taste acquired…
The earlier four parts can be found here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4. Now we have aged the rum, the distilleries almost always decide to blend the rum with other batches some of which maybe aged for different periods…
We’ve discussed Overproof rum before but after a recent chat with my Bajan brother-in-law, we felt compelled to take it one step further. “Why do I see these bottles with 102% this and 151% that? How can you…
Many of us have heard of the term ‘Overproof’ when it comes to rum, the most famous examples being Bacardi 151 and Wray and Nephew Overproof. But what does it actually mean and where does the term originate…
When rum is left to age in barrels after the distillation process, a portion evaporates. That portion is known as “Angel’s Share.” As it sounds, the portion given to the angels above. Wray & Nephew recently introduced a…