Comments on: Review: Caroni 1997 (Aka Ron Sherbrooke Private Cask) Rum

By: Arctic Wolf

Arctic Wolf — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:05:11 +0000

Yep Dictador was there too. Both the 12 and the 20 Solera. And I agree… Good Rum!

By: rus

rus — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 23:55:23 +0000

sounds like a nice treat…by the by,was dictador one of the rums available at your pirate fest.? …still like to scoop some as it was a memorable bottle//

By: Arctic Wolf

Arctic Wolf — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 03:08:14 +0000

I will be honest with you and say that I do not know a lot about wine, I drink some Port now and then, but that’s about it. So the way that wines obtain their taste profiles is never something I have considered. Rum obtains if flavour in a variety of ways, but at its most basic, a rums flavour is determined by the distillation and by wood aging. The flavours that are remaining after distillation are a function of the type of distillate, (molasses versus cane juice versus the actual variety of cane used) and the type of distillation (different stills seem to create different flavour with the small copper pot still seemingly able to create the most robust flavour). Then wood aging will impart its flavour to the distillate over time. Different types of oak impart different flavours.

By: JosiePosie

JosiePosie — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:22:30 +0000

I didn’t realise that rums had taste profiles like wine! Are the flavors obtained using similar methods or is it completely different?