About This Style
What These Profiles Represent
Under U.S. TTB labeling rules, rum is a sugarcane-derived distilled spirit: fermented sugar cane juice, syrup, molasses, or other sugar cane by-products, distilled below 95% ABV and bottled at not less than 40% ABV. The same rule treats cachaca as a distinctive product of Brazil that may be labeled as cachaca or rum in the United States.
Rum history is tied to sugar production rather than one verified inventor. Britannica describes rum as a liquor made from sugarcane products, commonly as a by-product of sugar manufacture, with historic strength in the West Indies and early United States trade.
Modern rum geography is best documented by where a spirit is fermented, distilled, matured, or bottled. WIRSPA materials emphasize sugarcane-origin materials and fermentation/distillation location, which is why this page maps manufacturer and production-location information rather than consumer popularity.
The active DUI Professional rum profile set spans Caribbean blends, Puerto Rican light rum, Jamaican overproof rum, Barbados and Demerara profiles, Dominican and Cuban styles, and modern flavored rum products. The profile set average is useful for screening, but For BAC simulation, use the selected drink record, pour volume, and product ABV.
