77: The Rumcast Guide to American Rum

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In this episode, we're picking back up with our Rumcast Guides series and turning our focus toward home with the United States. With hundreds upon hundreds of distilleries making rum (most of which have spotty distribution at best), it can be a difficult to actually find the stuff worth exploring in the first place. Which distilleries are actually serious about making rum? What kind of styles are emerging? What do we even mean when we say "American rum"? We explore all this and more, including...

The most common characteristics of American rum

Does American rum have a style?

The most intriguing regions within the category

What's up with so many distilleries using crystallized sugar as a portion (or all) of their rum base rather than 100% molasses?

The landscape of cane juice rum in the U.S.

A high-level look at 20 noteworthy distilleries

What we would put in our "Intro to American Rum" rum flights

And more

If you'd like to explore our past episodes on some of the producers mentioned in this episode, check out:

Episode 37 with Kyle Reutner of Ko Hana Distillers: https://www.rumcast.com/episodes/kohana-distillers-hawaiian-sugarcane

Episode 27 with Erik Vonk of Richland Rum, Steve Jefferson of Kuleana Rum Works, and Pepe Alvarez of San Juan Artisan Distillers: https://www.rumcast.com/episodes/the-sugarcane-files

To explore other episodes in our Rumcast Guides series, check out:

The Rumcast Guide to Jamaican Rum: https://www.rumcast.com/episodes/jamaican-rum-guide

The Rumcast Guide to Mexican Rum: https://www.rumcast.com/episodes/mexican-rum-guide

The Rumcast Guide to Puerto Rican Rum (Part 1): https://www.rumcast.com/episodes/puerto-rican-rum-guide-1

The Rumcast Guide to Puerto Rican Rum (Part 2): https://www.rumcast.com/episodes/puerto-rican-rum-guide-2

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