The Dominican Republic rum can compete with the best in the world. It is full bodied and the aroma and taste can be a mixture of all the good food imaginable like vanilla, cocoa, fruits, coffee and even tobacco. Here are facts and tips that you need to know when going on a Dominican Republic Excursion and shopping tour to look for the best rums.
Dominican rums are generally made in just small batches. This is to ensure quality control of their products. Some manufacturers still use big copper pots and this is the traditional way of fermenting and distilling rums. On the other hand the more modern type of making rum is by using column stills and these are used by large manufacturers to ensure high volume of rums are made.
Keep in mind when going to shop for rum that the color of the rum tells you something about the quality. The color varies depending on the amount of sugar and molasses added to it. Color has also something to do with the aging process. The longer it stays on the aging barrels, usually oak barrels, the more concentrated the color, aroma and taste and the darker the color will be.
All rum manufacturers have a master blender. They are the ones who make each and every batch of aged rum unique. Master blenders sometimes use a method to combine old batches of aged rum to newer batches to create a more complex rum taste. Rums are age in barrels from 5 to even 30 years to achieve the unique blend and taste. It creates a woodsier taste after a long time of aging in barrels. Of course, the older the rum is aged, the more expensive it gets.
Complete your Dominican Republic Shopping experience with a purchase of the world famous Dominican rum. You are taking home a product that has been masterfully fermented and perfected for centuries and what the people takes pride in producing them.