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Also known as rums

thumb|Rum display in a liquor store (United States, 2009) thumb|Government House rum, manufactured by the Virgin Islands Company distillery in [[Saint Croix, circa 1941]] Rum is a liquor made by fermenting and then distilling sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice. The distillate, initially a clear liquid, is often aged in barrels. Rum originated in the Caribbean in the 17th century, where it was likely first created by enslaved people on sugar plantations, but today it is produced in nearly every major sugar-producing region of the world.