What is considered white rum?

In general, white rum is either unaged or has spent a few years inside a barrel and had the color removed using charcoal filtration. Do some research to see if a particular bottle has been aged (or use this guide), whether sugar has been added to the spirit, and what the proof is.

What is the difference between rum and white rum?

The difference between White Rum and Dark Rum is that white rum is aged in big stainless steel barrels whereas dark rum is aged in large charred oak barrels. The most common use of dark rum is cooking or it can also be drunk straight without mixing it with anything while white rum is generally used in cocktails.

Is Bacardi a white rum?

BACARDÍ Superior is a light and aromatic white rum with delicate floral and fruity notes, ideal for mixing.

Is white rum a whiskey?

Rum is also a distilled alcoholic beverage like Whisky, but instead of food grains it is distilled with sugarcane molasses, and with sugarcane juice too sometimes. Popular in the Caribbean, Cuba and other American countries, Rum can be divided into two categories – white and dark.

Is vodka White rum?

Yes. It has ‘rum’ flavor in addition to the flavor of ethanol (ethyl alcohol). Vodka tastes primarily of ethanol. Until the quite recent appearance of ‘craft vodka’, vodka was made and distilled to remove virtually all elements of flavor, and is, by law, a colorless, tasteless, neutral spirit.

Is white rum like vodka?

White (or light) rum tends to be fairly mild in flavor, almost like a slightly sweet vodka. Dark rums tend to have a bit of “funkiness” to them, as they tend to be distilled from molasses, and retain a bit of that flavor even after distillation.

What’s the difference between white rum and dark rum?

Dark rums are usually aged in oak casks, while white rums are usually aged in stainless steel tanks. Because dark rums are produced in charred oak barrels, they are usually heavy in flavor, and some describe them as having a much sweeter taste as compared to other, lighter rums.

How does Bacardi white rum taste?

They have a ‘grassy character’ along with a ‘rum’ flavor. The nose is fruity. Notes of molasses and spice. The palate is fruity and a little spirity.

What kind of rum is sweet?

As long as the rum is less than 54\% ABV and doesn’t use molasses, it can be considered cachaça. Known for its exceptionally sweet sugar cane crop, Brazil’s other rums and cachaça are widely accepted as the sweetest and most palatable rums in production.