Rum Cuban: brands and reviews about them. What is the real Cuban rum?

Cuba is the main producer of rum throughout the world. It is here that sugar cane is grown on spacious plantations for the production of this delicious drink. The appearance of the Roma dates back to the 17th century, after the importation of Christopher Columbus by the cane sugar cane. So the era of the Cuban product began.

What is rum Cuban?

A strong drink with a tart taste and burning taste is called Cuban rum. It is characterized by a pronounced aroma and the presence of yellow color with a slightly golden hue. From sugar cane, Cubans receive molasses, which they use for further production. It is diluted with water and a certain kind of yeast is added. The resulting bougie is distilled, resulting in rum alcohol. Alcohol should be diluted to 50% and pour it into oak barrels, in which it will be stored for at least 5 years. It is also necessary to maintain a temperature of 18-22 degrees Celsius for biochemical processes. Rum alcohol is white. A shade of yellow is given to him by a barrel, which also participates in the process of further fermentation. A darker color will add a brown sugar syrup to the rum. Also white rum differs from dark fortress and taste. It has a slight faint fragrance. Therefore, it is not recommended for use in the preparation of cocktails. A dark variety is suitable for them. It is intended for drinks that are served hot, for example, grog or punch.

Types of Roma

The brands of the Roma differ in shades, so it is divided into 4 categories:

1. White rum. Labeled as white / light / silver / blanca / blanc. This category includes unreserved varieties of rum. They are light and transparent.
2. The golden rum. Its labels are labeled golden / oro / amber / paille. Such a drink is usually aged for two years. To preserve the golden color, it is poured unfiltered.
3. Dark rum includes a rather dense and saturated beverage. This consistency is achieved by double distillation and aging in charred barrels for more than three years. The labels are labeled dark / black / negro.
4. The mature rum is of high quality, unlike other categories. This drink is aged in barrels for more than 5 years, but less than 12. In Cuba, this product is consumed either in pure form or with ice. Bottles are usually labeled premium aged / anejo / rhum vieux.

Rum Bacardi

We describe the most popular and famous brands of rum. To the most popular all over the world belongs the brand Bacardi. The company Bacardi & Compania was founded in 1862, when the well-known Don Facundo was able to filter the resulting drink from impurities that gave a bitter taste. He missed the rum through a filter with charcoal, and then poured it into oak barrels. As a result, the drink became much more pleasant to taste and aromatic.

The symbol of Roma Bacardi is a bat. It was her who was invented by the wife of Don Facundo for the better prosperity of the company. Today, the Bacardi brand is produced in Mexico (the plant was opened in 1931) and in Puerto Rico (opening in 1936). It is also kept in a barrel for several years, and then subjected to repeated filtration. Thanks to this cleaning, the product becomes transparent and acquires a softness characteristic only for it. In Germany, in Spain and in Brazil they are busy filling the ready-made drink.

Rum, whose composition includes high-quality aged alcohol and water, has a strength of up to 40 degrees.

Famous Havana Club

Rum Havana Club is a cult drink in Cuba. It was first released in 1878. His creator was Jose Arechaba. He opened a distillery on the coast of Cuba, where he constantly improved the technology of production of this product. Rum Havana Club is made using the same technology as the rest. First, molasses are extracted from the sugarcane, then distilled in cubes, and subsequently kept with barrels made only from oak. Fans of this drink were Jean Paul Sartre, Gary Cooper, Marlene Dietrich and other celebrities.

With the aim of symbolically uniting the two worlds, it was called rum. Havana with its night club life and unique Cuban roots most vividly reflect the greatness of the country. The symbolism is shown on the label, which is pasted onto the bottle. Cuba has even its own legend about the rum drink. Havana reveres the girl who spent her fortune on a journey in search of a source of eternal youth. The betrothed did not return from the trip, and the girl went down in history for ever.

In 2009, he won a gold medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Awards. In Russia, rum brand Havana Club has a special popularity. The price for it varies from 800 to 2500 rubles. That allows all layers of the population to try this legendary drink.

Rum Guayabita del Pinar

The Guayabita del Pinar brand is produced only in Cuba. It is the most unusual and unique drink. It is produced at the Bebidas Guayabita plant in Pinar del Río. Here you can also visit the tour of the plant for the production of these products. This variety appeared during the colonization of Cuba. The method appeared at the expense of tobacco collectors, who froze during work and warmed themselves with this alcoholic beverage. But then they came up with the addition of guava berries to achieve a softer taste and aroma. And already in the 19th century the production reached a special scale.

Rum brand Guayabita del Pinar is divided into two types. Dry - has a traditional fortress of 40 degrees. While sweet has a strength of only 30 degrees, which allows you to drink the beverage in its purest form.

Rum brand Palma Mulata

Rum Cuban brand Palma Mulata is relatively young. The company "Techno Azukar" was founded only in 1982. All the strength of the company is directed at the production of cane sugar. It has 71 sugar plants, 14 rum enterprises, etc. They produce various types of rum under the Palma Mulata brand with aging up to 5 years and alcohol content of about 40 degrees. Rum "Palma Mulata" is one of the most popular brands in Cuba. In Russia, this brand began to be sold recently, after 1990. "Palma Mulata" - the best Cuban rum, the price of which varies from 1000 to 2000 rubles.

Rum brand Santero

The Santero brand rum includes all the love of life and freedom of Cuba. It combines the aroma and tart flavor of the Cuban national drink. In general, the rum of this brand is dark or gold, since it lasts more than 5 years. Thanks to long aging, the drink has an original taste, which is perfectly combined with various fruit juices and drinks. Great for creating unusual cocktails. In its pure form, you can also use this rum, but it's better with ice. Even on Russian shelves, you can find rum brand Santero with an exposure of more than 10 years and a fortress of 40 degrees.

Rum brand Legendario

This brand was created in Cuba, in Havana, in 1946. At first rum was produced only for personal consumption when selling on the domestic market. Now the rum brand Legendario is produced in 6 plants and distributed throughout the country. The very same office of the company is based in the Spanish city of Valencia.

Rum has an unrivaled taste. Withstand it for more than five years, and the fortress is only about 35 degrees, which is somewhat lower than that of a traditional drink. Rum is consumed in pure form and with ice. Also this brand is well suited for making a variety of cocktails that will preserve the refined taste of this fine drink.

Cuban cocktails from the Cuban rum

Rum Cuban is a fairly strong drink. Some varieties have a tart flavor and alcohol aftertaste. Therefore, it is often used to make a variety of cocktails, which are much easier and easier to use. We will analyze several cocktails in which only rum is used.

The composition of cocktails can be varied and include several alcoholic ingredients.

Cocktail "Pina Kolada"

This cocktail requires light rum. It is taken in the amount of 30 ml and add to it as much coconut milk. Then mix with pineapple juice in an amount of 90 ml. In the resulting cocktail you can add ice cubes.

Mojito

It also requires a light rum. First in a mortar rub several mint leaves, 30 ml of lemon juice and a tablespoon of cane sugar. Transfer the resulting mixture into a glass with ice and add 40 ml of rum with a glass of sparkling water.

Cocktail "Plantator"

Using a shaker mix 40 ml of dark rum, 20 ml of lemon juice and 30 ml of orange juice. Pour the resulting cocktail into a glass with ice.

Cocktail "Buravchik"

Make it very simple. Using a shaker, mix 40 ml of exclusively dark rum and 20 ml of lemon syrup. Pour into cocktail glasses and squeeze out a lemon slice. And you can enjoy the unique taste of a simple cocktail.

Cocktail "Cuba Libre"

In a cocktail glass, first squeeze out the lime juice and lay the remaining peel on the bottom. Two-thirds of the glass is laid out with ice cubes. After pour 60 ml of white rum and 100-150 ml of cold "Coca-Cola". The amount of soda depends on the taste. If you want a stronger drink, then Coca-Cola can be used even in smaller quantities.

Reviews about the real Cuban rum

On the Internet you can find many reviews about this drink. Especially interesting messages leave the tourists who tried it on the historical homeland of the Cuban rum. Reviews describe all the sensations after the tasting. Consumers convey their enthusiasm after taking a wonderful drink. Many, having tried once the Cuban rum, do not change their tastes until now.

You can also find numerous responses, overwhelmingly positive, about specific types and brands of the product. On them, you can easily decide and decide on the first tasting. Therefore, if you have not tried this inspirational drink, then you should not wait for better times. Rum Cuban is suitable for true connoisseurs of taste qualities of unique drinks. Read various opinions and opinions and determine for yourself what kind of view you would dare to taste first. The Cuban rum has not left anyone indifferent, so be prepared for real pleasure.