Rum has many categories and one of them is described as dark rum. If you are new to this or just a little intrigued to get more details on the vast categories rum has to offer, then this video is for you my rum friend.
Here is Derek from Make and Drink to give us a guided tasting of 16 rums!
There is much discussion on what dark rum is, and this video will not solve any of those arguments. Historically, “dark rum” was simply defined by the colour of the rum you are looking at. That meant that many of the aged rums were called dark rums because they were darker than light rums. While some people may still consider any rum with colour a “dark rum,” it is obvious to me at least that any recipe calling for a dark rum is calling for one of these caramel-coloured additive driven styles of rum and NOT aged rums. Recipes calling for aged rum should say that they are calling for an aged rum.
But instead of starting arguments, let’s discover more about dark rums and what they have to offer.