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Also known as rums

sterke drank

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Rum is a liquor made by fermenting and distilling sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice, which is often aged in barrels to develop its character. It originated in the Caribbean during the 17th century and is now produced worldwide in major sugar-growing regions.

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Key facts

Drink.name
Rum
Drink.image
A glass of rum.jpg
Drink.caption
A glass of dark rum
Drink.type
Distilled beverage
Drink.abv
37.5–80%
Drink.proof
75–160° US / 66–140° UK
Drink.origin
Barbados
Drink.introduced
17th century
Drink.colour
Clear, brown, black, red or golden
Drink.flavour
Sweet to dry
Drink.ingredients
sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice; yeast; water
Drink.variants
rhum agricole, ron miel, tafia
Drink.related
cachaça, charanda, clairin, grogue, grog, Seco Herrerano
Drink.region
Caribbean
Drink.footnotes
Carcinogenicity: IARC group 1

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
liquor
Country of origin
Caribbean
Image
Ron-Zacapa-XO.jpg
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fabrication method
distillation
Commons category
Rum
topic's main category
Category:Rums
2022 Harmonized System Code
220840
different from
Rum
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Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
alcohol by volume
40
inception
1500-00-00
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Article · Nederlands

Rum is een sterke drank die wordt bereid uit de bijproducten van suikerriet (met name melasse) of soms uit vers suikerrietsap of suikerrietsiroop. Door fermentatie ontstaat alcohol, en door distillatie verkrijgt men dan een drank met een hoger alcoholgehalte, tussen de 65 en de 95 volumeprocent (afhankelijk van de methode). Meestal wordt de rum rond de 40 vol% alcohol gebotteld.

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