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Posts from the ‘Cruzan Rum’ Category

15
Dec

Review: Cruzan Vanilla Rum

cruzan vanilla - Copy - CopyCruzan Vanilla rum is one of 15 rum flavors they create with rum distilled in St. Croix with tropical rain water and high quality molasses.  They use a five column distillation process and they remove the heads and fusel oils from each batch before aging in oak barrels.  The rum is shipped to Florida where natural vanilla flavor is added before bottling at 42 proof. Read more »

21
Oct

Review: Cruzan Guava Rum

cruzan guava - CopyCruzan Guava rum was introduced May 2008.  It was the first and now over six years later, the only guava flavored rum.  It is one of 15 rum flavors Cruzan creates with rum distilled in St. Croix with tropical rain water and high quality molasses.  They use a five column distillation process and they remove the heads and fusel oils from each batch before aging in oak barrels.  The rum is then shipped to the Florida Caribbean Distillers in Auburndale Florida where natural guava flavor is added before bottling at 55 proof.  The guava is native to Mexico, Central and Northern South America.  While there are several varieties of guava, the apple guava is by far the most popular.  It is round to oval in shape and typically green when ripe. Read more »

7
Oct

Review: Cruzan Black Cherry Rum

cruzan black cherry - CopyCruzan Black Cherry rum was introduced in 2007.  It is one of 15 rum flavors Cruzan creates with rum distilled in St. Croix with tropical rain water and high quality molasses.  They use a five column distillation process and they remove the heads and fusel oils before aging in oak barrels.  The rum is then shipped to the Florida Carabbean Distillers in Auburndale Florida where natural black cherry flavor is added before bottling at 55 proof. Read more »

12
Sep

Review: Cruzan Mango Rum

cruzan mango rum - CopyCruzan Mango rum was introduced in 2003.  It is one of 15 flavored rums Cruzan creates with rum distilled in St. Croix with tropical rain water and high quality molasses.  They use a five column distillation process and remove the heads and fusel oils before aging in oak barrels.  The rum is then shipped to the Florida Caribbean Distillers in Auburndale Florida where natural mango flavor is added before bottling at 54 proof. Read more »

8
Sep

Review: Cruzan Pineapple Rum

cruzan pineapple rum - CopyCruzan Pineapple rum was introduced in 2002.  It is one of 15 flavored rums Cruzan creates with rum distilled in St. Croix with tropical rain water and high quality molasses.  They use a five column distillation process and remove the heads and fusel oils before aging in oak barrels.  The rum is then shipped to the Florida Caribbean Distillers in Auburndale Florida where natural pineapple flavor is added before bottling at 55 proof. Read more »

15
Aug

Review: Cruzan Banana Rum

cruzan banana - CopyCruzan Banana rum was introduced in 2000.  It is one of 15 flavored rums Cruzan creates in St. Croix with tropical rain water and high quality molasses using a five column distillation process.  After the fusil oils are removed, a step most rum distillers skip, natural banana flavor is added before bottling at 55 proof. Read more »

6
Jul

Review: Cruzan Coconut Rum

cruzan coconut - CopyCruzan Coconut rum is one of 15 flavored rums Cruzan creates in St. Croix with tropical rainwater and high quality molasses using a five column distillation process.  After the fusil oils are removed natural coconut flavors are added before bottling at 55 proof.  Cruzan crafts their Coconut rum with 25% more alcohol than most of their flavored rums.  Those rum flavors  start at 42 proof. Read more »

31
May

Review: Cruzan Raspberry Rum

cruzan raspberry - CopyCruzan Raspberry rum is one of the thirteen flavors Cruzan creates in St. Croix with tropical rainwater and high quality molasses using a five column distillation process.  They then remove the fusel oils, a by-product of alcohol production commonly blamed for everything from hangovers to the burn you feel swallowing most other flavored rums, before natural raspberry flavor is added. Read more »

11
Apr

Review: Cruzan Key Lime Rum

cruzan key lime - CopyCruzan Key Lime rum was introduced in 2013 with their Passion Fruit rum.  It is one of 13 flavors now made in St Croix with tropical rainwater, and high quality molasses using a five column distillation process.  By removing most of the fusel oils before adding natural key lime flavor Cruzan creates a cleaner tasting rum. Read more »

9
Apr

Review: Cruzan Peach Rum

Cruzan peach rum - CopyCruzan Peach rum was introduced in March of 2014.  It is the industries second peach flavored rum following Bacardi’s Peach Red.  Several peach flavored vodka’s were launched last year and this may signal the start of a run on peach flavored rum.  Peach is one of 14 flavored rums Cruzan creates in St Croix with Tropical rainwater and high quality molasses using a five column distillation process.  Natural peach flavor is then added. Read more »