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rum

Distilled alcoholic beverage made from sugarcane

Also known as rums

Instance of: liquor
, industry
Founded: 15th century

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Rum is a liquor made by fermenting and then distilling sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice. The distillate, initially a clear liquid, is often aged in barrels. Rum originated in the Caribbean in the 17th century, where it was likely first created by enslaved people on sugar plantations, but has come to be produced in nearly every major sugar-producing region of the world.

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Country of origin: Caribbean
Made from material: Saccharum officinarum
Fabrication method: fermentation
distillation
2022 Harmonized System Code: 220840
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1.Stated in UN Comtrade Commodity ClassificationsRetrieved 2018-07-17
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Alcohol by volume: 40 volume percent

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