Mixed drink in a bottle Dept: Canadian "Rum"

[Capn Jimbo]

After experiencing Canadian "Whiskey", made largely with near neutral spirit, should their rum be any different?


Nooooooooo. CW is mostly aged near-vodka, made flavorful by the addition of what are actually called "flavouring whiskies", and up to 9.09% of ANYTHING. Let's see what their regs call "Rum":

B.02.030. [S]. Rum

(a) shall be a potable alcoholic distillate, or a mixture of potable alcoholic distillates, obtained from sugar-cane or sugar-cane products fermented by the action of yeast or a mixture of yeast and other micro-organisms;

(b) may contain

(i) caramel,

(ii) fruit and other botanical substances, and

(iii) flavouring and flavouring preparations; and

(c) if it is imported in bulk for the purpose of bottling and sale in Canada as imported rum, may only be

(i) modified by adding distilled or otherwise purified water to adjust the rum to the strength stated on the label applied to the container,

(ii) modified by adding caramel, or

(iii) blended with other imported rum or, in the case of rum sold as Caribbean rum, with other rum.

SOR/93-145, s. 13;
SOR/2012-292, s. 1.

http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regu ... ge-58.html

Do keep in mind this is their version of the Standards of Identity. What labelling is required? Stay tuned...

[Capn Jimbo]

More stuff...


1. Rum must be aged at least one year in what is called "small wood" (defined as casks or barrels of not greater than 700 litres). [B.02.031, FDR].

2. Rum is exempt from having to list ingredients. [B.01.008(2)(f), FDR],

3. The term "Dry" may not be used for rum. [B.02.030, B.02.010, FDR]

4. The term "Caribbean Rum" used to be restricted to a short list of British islands. This was covered at the main site. Apparently that bullshit regulation has been repealed.