Rum

 Rum is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from sugar cane. Rum drinks come in light and dark & sometimes flavored varieties and are an ingredient in hundreds of cocktail recipes. Rum is made from sugarcane molasses, which is heated and combined with water and yeast during the distillation process. It is aged in oak barrels from 6 months to 7 years, depending on what the desired final product is. Rum is produced throughout the Caribbean White rum also known as silver or light rum is a clear and milder flavored rum than dark or golden rums. White rum is often used to make cocktails that don’t require the bold rum flavor such as the daiquiri, mojito and pina colada.Dark rum is usually made from caramelized sugar or molasses and is aged longer than gold rums in heavily charred barred giving them a distinctively stronger flavor than other rums.