BUMBU Rum from Barbados

Description

BUMBU Spiced Rum from Barbados 70 cl is an Amber Rum from Barbados. Rum is an alcohol made from sugar cane. Sugar cane can be grown if certain conditions are met: warmth, plenty of sunshine and rich, well-drained soil. So it's hardly surprising that sugar cane can be found in many places around the world. So it's not surprising that there are almost as many origins of rum as there are sugar cane-producing countries.
There are two categories of rum: agricultural rum, made from vésou (the juice of sugar cane), and rum from the sugar refinery, a molasses rum (a by-product of sugar production). Rum is produced in several stages. First, the sugar cane is crushed to produce a juice (vésou), then the vésou or molasses is fermented to produce a slightly alcoholic juice (between 5° and 10°). This juice is then distilled to obtain white rum. The white rum will become amber rum when matured in wooden barrels for 1 to 2 years. An aged rum will have aged for at least 3 years in casks and a "hors d'âge" will have spent at least 5 years ageing in casks.

This rum is a molasses rum, also known as industrial rum or sugar mill rum. It is distinguished from agricultural rum by the way in which the raw material, sugar from sugar cane, is used and in what form. Sugar cane molasses is the by-product of the cane sugar crystallisation process. It is a very thick, sticky substance, very dark brown in colour. In fact, industrial or traditional rum is called this because it is derived from the industrial sugar production process. The liquefied sugar cane molasses (still containing 50% of the sugar not extracted by centrifuging) is left to ferment for 48 to 72 hours before being distilled. However, molasses rums are not sub-rums; there are some superb molasses rums, and it is very difficult to trace the source of the sugar (vésou or molasses) when tasting certain rums. The quality of rum cannot stop at the source of the sugar during fermentation; it also owes a great deal to distillation and ageing. Hispanic and British rums are traditionally made in whole or in part from cane sugar molasses. Sugar cane honey, which you will find under the name of sugar cane syrup, is the third way of using sugar to produce rum, the first 2 being molasses and vesou . This honey is extracted from sugar cane, the cane juice is obtained by grinding, before being filtered and cooked in clarifiers. What is obtained after cooking is put into evaporators to continue the concentration process with the aim of obtaining a thick, liquid golden colour that resembles honey, hence its name. If required, this cane honey can be extended with pure water and then fermented with yeasts specific to each distillery before being distilled.

This BUMBU Spiced Rum from Barbados 70 cl is amber. Amber rums are rums that have been aged in wooden casks, resulting in evaporation, concentration of flavours and an amber colour. Each distillery's cellar master secretly guards his or her own production process, which gives each cuvée its distinctive flavour and colour. Amber rum is sometimes spiced.

This rum comes from the island of Barbados. Barbados is a volcanic island where most of the soil is limestone. This provides ideal conditions for growing sugar cane. England occupied the island in 1627, and introduced cane cultivation 10 years later, and it has been producing rum since 1642. The Mont Gay distillery is believed to be the oldest distillery in the world. The 3 historic distilleries in Barbados are Cockspur, Foursquare and Mount Gay.