Rum

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Rum

Rum (/rʌm/) is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from sugarcane byproducts, such as molasses, or directly from sugarcane juice, by a process of fermentation and distillation. The distillate, a clear liquid, is then usually aged in oak barrels.

Etymology

The origin of the word "rum" is generally unclear. In an 1824 essay about the word's origin, Samuel Morewood, a British etymologist, suggested it might be from the British slang term for "the best", as in "having a rum time." He wrote that the term was of the island of Barbados. Suggestions include: contractions of the words saccharum, Latin for sugar, or arôme, a French word for aroma.

Related Terms

  • Distillation: The process of purifying a liquid by a process of heating and cooling.
  • Fermentation: The chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria, yeasts, or other microorganisms, typically involving effervescence and the giving off of heat.
  • Molasses: A thick, dark brown syrup obtained from raw sugar during the refining process, a version of which is used in baking.
  • Sugarcane: A tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks whose sap at one time was the primary source of sugar.

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