Today, rum is considered one of the most popular and popular elite drinks. The main raw material for its manufacture is cane molasses, which remains after processing sugar cane. There are three varieties of this drink: white rum (aka silver or light), golden rum and real black rum.
White Rum: A Short History
In fact, finding out the origin of the Roma is now difficult. But history knows countless references to such drinks. For example, it is believed that sugarcane drinks began to be made in ancient China, and then in India. And in the notes of Marco Polo there is a note about a very delicious cane wine.
Nevertheless, the Caribbean islands are considered to be the birthplace of rum , namely Barbados. It was there, in the 17th century, it was first noticed that cane molasses begins to ferment, and if you then succumb to its distillation, you can get rid of impurities and make the drink more saturated. Then the rum was stored in oak barrels for some time.
Both black and light rum are considered elite drinks, and their taste primarily depends on the manufacturing technology and the degree of aging. But before getting acquainted with such drinks closer, it is necessary to understand what they have a bite to eat.
How to bite rum?
In fact, it is believed that there is no need to bite rum. Nevertheless, the rules for its use directly depend on the variety of the drink.
For example, white rum is rarely drunk in its purest form. Most often, it becomes a component of a wide variety of cocktails.
Golden rum is also used in the preparation of cocktails, but not only. This kind of drink may well replace table wine at dinner or lunch. In addition, it goes well with desserts and fruits. Light rum can be diluted with soda, lemonade, coconut milk, lemon juice.
Dark rum goes well with a cup of good coffee and an expensive cigar. And it is better to bite it with exotic fruits - papaya and pineapple. If you do not have such products, then a more familiar snack, for example, cherries, melons or sweet oranges, is also suitable. The only requirement is to pre-sprinkle the fruit with cinnamon, which will only emphasize the taste and aroma of the drink. In addition, dark rum is used to make cocktails, including the well-known grog and punch.
White rum and delicious cocktail recipes
White rum is a colorless drink with a faint pleasant caramel flavor. As a rule, the taste of the drink is pleasant and slightly sweet. White rum is prepared by distillation of cane molasses. Then it is carefully filtered (which explains the lack of color) and kept in barrels of light ash for a year (this makes the taste softer).
As already mentioned, this drink is rarely drunk in its pure form, but experienced bartenders often use it in a wide variety of cocktails. Here are recipes for some of them.
Cocktail "Pina Colada" . A fairly well-known drink with a pleasant taste and aroma. There are many interpretations of this recipe, but this is the easiest way to make a drink. To make 200 ml of a cocktail, you will need 100 ml of pineapple juice, 50 ml of white rum and the same amount of Malibu liqueur (by the way, it also contains rum and coconut milk). Mix all the ingredients in a shaker, and then pour into a glass, decorating it with a pineapple slice.
Cocktail "Attic". To prepare a drink, you need to mix in a shaker half of egg yolk, 100 ml of white rum, 100 ml of cranberry juice, 20 ml of sugar syrup and lemon juice. Serve chilled.
In fact, there are dozens of recipes for delicious cocktails containing white rum. This is a wonderful drink that should be on the menu of each bar.