{"id":12762,"date":"2012-01-26T15:46:18","date_gmt":"2012-01-26T20:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/?p=12762"},"modified":"2017-01-20T19:45:20","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T19:45:20","slug":"making-rum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/making-rum\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Rum From Pure Cane Sugar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Making Rum from pure cane sugar<\/strong> that is farmed within 15 miles of the distillery is what makes Koloa Rum Company different.\u00a0 They use the best ingredients they can find while supporting the local economy and ecology with their portfolio of rum products.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sbFh7OBHPR0\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>I\u2019ve already toured their production facility and was introduced to the \u201cCrown Jewel\u201d, their copper pot still.<\/strong>\u00a0 Their hands-on single batch processing makes their rum unique.\u00a0 Today, I\u2019m back visiting with Bob Gunter, the President of <a href=\"http:\/\/KoloaRum.com\">Koloa Rum Company<\/a>,\u00a0 to further examine what goes into their award winning rum.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>In the tasting room, Bob shows me a tray piled high with an ivory powder.<\/strong>\u00a0 I know there\u2019s no snow on Kauai and I\u2019m not in a scene from Scarface, so this must be sugar before me.\u00a0 It\u2019s the purest form of cane sugar, almost white with an earthy aroma that bring a sensation of the dirt it was grown in.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Making rum is just like cooking, the best ingredients treated with skill always yield the best results,<\/strong> and Bob explains why the purest form of sugar creates a better product.\u00a0 Brown sugar has molasses in it.\u00a0 Molasses is actually a by-product of sugar production, so the more molasses you add to the fermentation, the less pure the end result will be.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>From this pure ingredient comes all their rum flavors<\/strong> and I\u2019m fortunate enough to be tasting them with the President of the company.\u00a0 Their newest product is the Kauai Spiced Rum.\u00a0 It\u2019s like no other spiced rum I\u2019ve ever tasted.\u00a0 It didn\u2019t assault my palate with heavy spices.\u00a0 I was rewarded with the sweetness of the pure cane sugar BEFORE being given a hint of the spice on the back of my tongue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>The <a href=\"http:\/\/koloarum.com\/spice.htm\">Kauai Spiced Rum<\/a> is their newest introduction<\/strong> and won third price at the International Rum Competition in Miami, Florida last year.\u00a0 My mind starts to race, considering how I can get the great flavor of this rum into my cooking.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>The <a href=\"http:\/\/koloarum.com\/dark.htm\">Koloa Dark Rum<\/a> has been my favorite since it was initially released.\u00a0<\/strong> Bob offers me a taste, and all that I\u2019ve learned today is summarized in one small glass.\u00a0 I can certainly taste the pure, local, natural sugar that he uses, but much more.\u00a0 I can now taste the earth, the community, the ecology and passion that goes into making every bottle of this fantastic product.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Making rum is a passion for Bob Gunter,<\/strong> just as cooking with natural ingredients is a passion for me.\u00a0 The next step will be putting our passions together.\u00a0 I\u2019ve just got to create a \u201cNo Recipe\u201d dish using Koloa Rum.\u00a0 I wonder what I\u2019ll come up with\u2026\u2026<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Live a No Recipe Lifestyle!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/norecipelifestyle.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/norecipelifestyle\/images\/NRLlogo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"174\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/norecipelifestyle.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/webcookingclasses.com\/norecipelifestyle\/images\/16-cooking-rules-cover.png\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/norecipelifestyle.com\/\">Get my 16 Cooking Rules You Should Never Follow<\/a> for FREE!<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Making Rum from pure cane sugar that is farmed within 15 miles of the distillery is what makes Koloa Rum Company different.\u00a0 They use the best ingredients they can find while supporting the local economy and ecology with their portfolio of rum products. 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