A basic guide to RUM for everyone!

Today’s video covers rum for everyone! I’ve been looking forward to this for a while (I bought a sign for the occasion), but struggled to condense it into one video. This category’s massive with an extensive history - there’s simply too much to cover in one go! Rum’s been produced around the world for centuries, and the genre has very little rules. Essentially, any spirit distilled from sugarcane juice or its byproducts (molasses, evaporated cane syrup, etc.) can be labeled as Rum. It’s left to the individual regions to impart their own regulations (or lack there of) to the production of the spirit. Because of this there are countless expressions, and though exploring them all is exciting, navigating the nuances can be intimidating. I’m going to to help break this down. We’ll discuss a few common methods to categorize rum, why they work and why they don’t, and I’ll offer some of my bottle recommendations for those just getting started. Hopefully this helps you understand the mysterious world of rum so you’ll be able to better predict what’s in the bottle - and ultimately be encouraged to try something new! Cheers! Grab some of my favorite rums at Curiada! 👉 Support the channel on Patreon: Video/editing/illustrations by Azusa Inaba 🎥 🎨 TIME STAMPS Intro: 0:00 What is Rum?: 1:24 A Brief History: 2:29 Color Coded: 4:03 The Traditional System: 6:30 These 3 Things: 8:00 Some Starting Points: 11:18 New Bottle Tasting: 13:03 Sign Off: 14:09 That Glorious Sign: 14:52 For a more thorough explanation and breakdown of rum, I strongly recommend: Smuggler’s Cove: Exotic Cocktails, Rum, and the Cult of Tiki by Martin Cate with Rebecca Cate: For Rum’s extensive & fascinating history, check out: And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails by Wayne Curtis: THE BOTTLES ON THE TABLE (not all shown) Multiple Origins: Plantation 3 Star (blend from Barbados, Jamaica, & Trinidad) Probitas (blend from Jamaica & Barbados - called Veritas outside of U.S.) Jamaica: Appleton Estate Signature Blend Appleton Estate 12 year Rare Blend Smith & Cross Navy Strength Wray & Nephew Overproof Hamilton Jamaican Pot Still Black Barbados: Real McCoy 3 year Real McCoy 12 year (what I was sipping on) Guyana: Hamilton 86 Demerara Hamilton 151 Demerara Overproof El Dorado 8 year El Dorado 15 year Bermuda: Gosling’s Black Seal Trinidad & Tobago: Angostura 1919 Puerto Rico: Don Q Gold Nicaragua: Flor de Caña 7 Martinique: Clément Canne Bleue La Favorite Coeur d’Ambre Rhum J.M VSOP Haiti: Clairin Communal Brazil: Novo Fogo Barrel-Aged Cachaça Indonesia: Batavia-Arrack van Oosten THE TOOLS I USE My workhorse double jigger: My go-to large shaking tin: My go-to small cheater tin: Hawthorne strainer: Fine mesh strainer: My favorite mixing glass: Bar spoon: Julep strainer: Hand juicer: Rubber bar mat (6“x12“): The Glencairn Glass: My Gibraltar Rocks Glass: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. I get commissions for purchases made through links in this post. Special thanks to our top-tier patrons: Adam Greetis Jacob Swain Follow Me: Instagram: Twitter: Facebook: Send stuff to: Anders Erickson 4610 N. Clark St Suite 1051 Chicago IL, 60640