Rum

Question 1

Where is rhum agricole produced?

Answer 1

Martinique

Question 2

In which country is the rum Flor de Cana produced?

Answer 2

Nicaragua

Question 3

Where is Demerera rum produced?

Answer 3

Guyana

Question 4

What are the 4 major rum styles?

Answer 4

• light rum
• dark rum
• demerera
• rhum agricole

Question 5

Where is the ancestral home of sugar cane?

Answer 5

Papua New Guinea

Question 6

What is the oldest continuously operating distillery in the Caribbean?

Answer 6

Mount Gay (1703)

Question 7

What 2 people are credited with creating the tiki cocktail?

Answer 7

• Donn the Beachcomber
• Trader Vic

Question 8

When was the Martinique AOP established?

Answer 8

1996

Question 9

What are the 2 major bases of rum production?

Answer 9

• molasses (byproduct of sugar crystallization)
• sugar cane juice (pressed sugar cane)

Question 10

In what country is the double retort pot still more common?

Answer 10

Jamaica

Question 11

Between a pot still and continuous still, which preserves more aromatic esters?

Answer 11

pot still

Question 12

What is the main difference between aging in a tropical climate vs a continental climate?

Answer 12

Tropical climates speed up the aging process and causes faster evaporation/absorption, which concentrates esters

Question 13

What 3 companies make up 60% of the rum production in Jamaica?

Answer 13

• Appleton Estate
• New Yarmouth
• Wrey Company

Question 14

Where is Angostura distillery located?

Answer 14

Trinidad

Question 15

What are the top producing rums in Martinique?

Answer 15

• Rhum JM
• Rhum Clement
• Niesson

Question 16

What is cachaca distilled from and where is it produced?

Answer 16

distilled from fermented sugarcane in Brazil (most similar to light rum)

Question 17

What is the base spirit used for Angostora bitters? Where is it produced?

Answer 17

rum produced in Trinidad

Question 18

What native wood species are used in cachaca production?

Answer 18

• Araruva
• Balsamo
• Amendoim

Question 19

What is the oldest estate in Jamaica?

Answer 19

Appleton Estate

Question 20

Where is Barbancourt rum made?

Answer 20

Haiti

Question 21

What is the southernmost AOC in French territory?

Answer 21

Martinique AOC

Question 22

Why is rhum agricole column distilled?

Answer 22

helps prevent the sugarcane from oxidizing

Question 23

What is the only legally defined rum designation?

Answer 23

Martinique AOC

Question 24

What is Clairin rum and where is it made?

Answer 24

small production, ancestral method rum made from sugar cane in Haiti

Question 25

What is the only DO in Mexico for rum?

Answer 25

Charanda DO

Question 26

What is rompope?

Answer 26

Mexican eggnog (rum based)

Question 27

What is the min abv requirement for Navy strength rum?

Answer 27

54.5% abv

Question 28

Pussers Navy Strength rum is the traditional rum of what cocktail?

Answer 28

Painkiller

Question 29

What is the age requirement for Rhum Agricole labeled XO?

Answer 29

aged 6 years in cask