We want to make a further classification of the diverse spirit rum. Rum is now produced in large parts of the world, but according to most sources the cradle of rum is on the island of Barbados in the eastern Caribbean.
When you hear Caribbean, you start to dream... sea, beach and a drink in your hand...
Our range therefore mainly includes rums from the Caribbean, from the islands of Barbados, Cuba, Jamaica, Dominican Republic and the French Antilles.
The island is considered the birthplace of rum and shows the original character of rum, which is made from molasses here. It tastes soft and wonderfully balanced and is suitable for pure enjoyment or for mixing. The Mount Gay Distillery is also the oldest rum distillery on the island.
The rum stands for wild fermentation, is spicy and dark, mostly made from molasses and in English style. The best-known distillery is Hampden Estate.
Rhum Agricole, French-style rum, is produced on the islands. Highly complex, made from fresh sugar cane juice, it is subject to the strict requirements of the AOC seal of protection (Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée). It is floral, fruity and often with a high ester content.
Rum distilleries have also established themselves on the mainland in Central America. Almost all countries between Mexico in North America and Colombia in South America grow sugar cane and are in the rum business.
As in the Caribbean rum countries, the history of Central and South America goes back to colonial times. In Guatemala, it was the Spaniards who started rum production. Even after independence in 1821, rum production remained an important branch of the economy. Botran and Ron Zacapa are known worldwide.
This small country on the Pacific coast is known for its wonderful beaches and unfortunately also for its crime! The main export is coffee. Since 2014, there is a single rum distillery! The Cihuatán distillery is run by a woman.
The tropical location favours both sugar cane cultivation and maturation. Rum is produced from molasses. The Flor de Cana from the distillery of the same name has won several awards in recent years.
The climatic conditions for growing sugar cane were good and so rum production followed sugar production. Rum in the Spanish and French style became established from the 17th century and found its way to Europe.
Among other things, El Dorado rum is produced here on the only still in working order. This wooden distillation plant works similarly to a column still. It is produced in the English style.
Rum is produced here from both molasses and sugar cane juice. The taste is light to strong. The Dictador is known from the Destilería Colombiana. In addition to rum, the Dictador Ortodoxy Gin, cigars and coffee are sold here.
When one speaks of African rum, mine means rum from the African islands located in the Indian Ocean in the East of Africa, Mauritius, La Réunion and the Seychelles.
Sugar cane is the main crop grown in Mauritius. The French brought it to the island. So the step to rum production was not far. The flightless bird Dodo is the island's emblem and is also depicted on the famous rum Lazy Dodo from Grays Distillery. Molasses from the distillery's own sugar cane cultivation and barrels from South Africa make up the rum.
The d'Offay brothers, who share a great passion for rum, founded the Takamaka distillery, Trois Frères Distillery - the only rum distillery in the Seychelles - in 2002. Takamaka is the name of the southern part of the island of Mahé off the East African coast.
The sugar factory with its associated distillery Savanna is one of the three producing rum distilleries on the island. The wealth of spices and fruits such as vanilla, ginger, lychee and bananas are good prerequisites for the typical Rhum Arrangé, a drink made from clear rum and these very fruits and spices.
As mentioned at the beginning, rum distilleries can be found in many other countries around the globe outside the rum nations. It is produced on the Australian continent, in the Philippines, in India at the Amrut Distillery, already known from whisky, and in Spain as well as on the islands of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands and other countries around the world.
