What is National Rum Day?
Join National Rum Day on August 16th as blended beverages and cocktails create a delectable celebration.. Rum is a distilled clear alcoholic beverage that is a byproduct of sugar production. It can also be made directly from sugar cane juice.. Most rum ages in wooden oak barrels after the fermentation and distillation process..
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Rum is the third most popular spirit in the United States, after rum. Only vodka and all the whiskeys blended defeated it for first and second positions, with only vodka and all the whiskeys beating it for first and second place. The spirit is found in citrusy mixed drinks and refreshing blended summer cocktails. That rum brings up images of sandy beaches and vividly colored umbrellas in fruity drinks, as well as fruity drinks.
However, rum also conjures up sailors and pirates.. That's the reason for the rum's popularity. During the 1600s, large plantations grew sugar cane in the West Indies. When they extracted the sugar, they created molasses, a by-product. For years, the molasses was a waste product until it was discovered that it could be distilled – into rum. Rum became not only a commodity for trade but also a ration on the ships transporting the product. British sailors were given an allotment of rum until 1970, even in the modern Royal Navy.
