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Caribbean Rum

Caribbean Rum brings together the diverse rum-making traditions of islands and countries across the Caribbean, a region with centuries of experience producing spirit from sugarcane and molasses. Styles vary widely depending on local history, raw materials and distillation methods, ranging from light, clean rums to rich, heavy and highly aromatic expressions.

Caribbean Rum brings together the diverse rum-making traditions of islands and countries across the Caribbean, a region with centuries of experience producing spirit from sugarcane and molasses. Styles vary widely depending on local history, raw materials and distillation methods, ranging from light, clean rums to rich, heavy and highly aromatic expressions.

About Caribbean Rum

Caribbean Rum brings together the diverse rum-making traditions of islands and countries across the Caribbean, a region with centuries of experience producing spirit from sugarcane and molasses. Styles vary widely depending on local history, raw materials and distillation methods, ranging from light, clean rums to rich, heavy and highly aromatic expressions.

Major rum-producing countries and islands include Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad, Cuba, Puerto Rico and the wider English, Spanish and French Caribbean. Each has developed its own approach, from bold pot-still Jamaican rum and balanced Barbadian styles to lighter Spanish-influenced rums and agricole spirits made from fresh sugarcane juice in the French Caribbean.

Caribbean rum can be unaged, lightly aged or matured for many years in oak, with cask ageing adding flavours such as vanilla, caramel, spice, dried fruit and toasted wood. The category also includes white, gold, dark, Navy, spiced and flavoured styles, making Caribbean rum one of the most varied and historically important spirit categories in the world.