Dark rum is considered the original kind distilled from sugar cane molasses. The Caribbean is the place where the finest dark rum is still made today but on Boozebud you'll find the finest island creations alongside a range of excellent up and comers all experimenting and perfecting this thick, syrupy and delicious alcoholic spirit.
We celebrate the love of alcohol with both a fast and easy alcohol delivery service and with the lowest prices across our available range that you'll find anywhere. How do we know we only sell our stock for the lowest price available? Because that's the way we price our dark rum and the rest of our spirits. We just found out what the specials and what everyone else is selling our stock for, and then we match our prices with theirs. It's simple and it means that you don't have to go looking for the lowest prices on your favourite beer, including the classic and boutique Australian beer brands, the lowest price for gin, tequila and mezcals, liqueurs and brandy, whiskey, vodka, Scotch whisky, cider, stout and everything else you enjoy drinking.
We're all about ensuring that your shopping experience is quick and painless which is why we can also create a tailored list designed just for you. Let us know what kind of drinking preferences that you have for dark rum as well as all the other kinds including white rum, spiced rum, and overproof rum and we will ensure that you get a tailored selection of our stock that we think you'll love to try.
This could very well prove the perfect option for you if you're just starting to acquire some interest and taste for the dark rum types. Here we'll take you through the different types of rum that exist and why dark rum and spiced rum aren't actually the same thing, even if they look like they are.
There are three ways that you can make rum. The first is with sugar cane juice and this is called rhum agricole. This is the juice of fresh sugar cane that is stored and fermented straight away. Fermentation, like with any other beverage you know of, is when you introduce yeast into your sugary pre-alcoholic recipe. The yeast eats the sugar and produces ethyl alcohol and carbon dioxide as a result. Usually, when using sugar cane as the base, even if it's just the sugar cane juice, the yeast needs some time to acquaint themselves with how much sugar is on offer. Apple cider, for example, has a lot less natural sugar so the resultant fermented liquid will have a lot less alcohol. Not so with rum.
The rum drink made from sugar cane juice is a white rum or clear and silver kind. If it's darker in colour then it has been likely blended with another dark rum for that specific taste profile that only two types of rum can offer. Dark rum is made from sugar cane molasses which is by-product of sugar cane production when it goes from bamboo looking leafy cane to table sugar that you spread on your cereal of a morning. Because sugar cane production has been concentrated in warm and tropical environments around the world, you generally find dark rum production in the same places including Jamaica, South America like Venezuelan rum, the top end of Australia and the West Indies. Bundaberg rum is a famous Australian drink that has been produced in Queensland from sugar cane molasses since the late nineteenth century. It's known for its sweet and caramel smoothness and respected around the world as a premier dark rum.
Often, you'll find that the aging process for light and dark rum types differ considerably. Dark rums will have been aged for at least two years and that the blends will be made up of differently aged rums to develop a finer taste. Navy rums were traditionally blends featuring South American and Caribbean rums. Typical aging vessels include charred oak for a smoky taste, American oak for the classic woodiness and French oak barrels that have been used for sherry to deliver a whole other layer of taste complexity.
The best way to enjoy your dark rum is either neat, over ice in some of your favourite cocktails. Mixed drinks have long been the dark rum's natural home with the Cuba Libre the stock standard in bars and clubs around the world. The Dark and Stormy cocktail is another stock standard from the Caribbean Islands and blends your favourite dark rum with ginger beer, fresh lime juice and some ice. It's tart and sweet, refreshing and warming. Exactly what a dark and stormy anything should always be.
Is dark rum the same as spiced rum?
Spiced rum is usually a dark rum with some added flavouring like anise, cinnamon and nutmeg. You can get some excellent spiced rums on Boozebud or you can find your own spice recipe and make your personal bespoke blend from any of our dark rum range. The longer the dark rum has been aged, the more cultivated the taste experience so if you're choosing a finely aged dark rum then we suggest experiencing everything it has to offer by sipping it and inhaling the bouquet just like you would a find brandy.
Find everything you need to start or intensify your love of dark rum on Boozebud for the lowest price that you'll find anywhere in Australia. We guarantee it.
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