Part 1: Setting The Stage

• What Is Rum? 2
• Rum: A Brief History 12
• Classifying Rum 28
• The Many Misconceptions of Rum 40

Part 2: Making Rum

• Rum Production: Sugarcane 50
• Rum Production: Fermentation 72
• Rum Production: Distillation 88
• Rum Production: Aging 110
• Rum Production: Blending 128
• Rum Production: Rum Flavor Science 136
• Common Elements of Spanish Heritage Rum 150

Part 3: The Business of Rum

• Behind the Brands 160
• Bulk and Sourced Rum 170
• Free Trade: Tariffs and Subsidies 190
• West Indies Rum and Spirits Producers Association 200
• French Overseas Departments 214
• Rum Regulations 220
• Evolving Trends in Rum 252

Part 4: Caribbean Rum Producers

• Barbados 260
• Jamaica 316
• Guyana 376
• Trinidad 414
• Grenada 432
• St. Lucia 470
• Antigua & Barbuda
• St. Vincent & the Grenadines
• Belize 500
• Haiti 516
• Cuba 528
• Puerto Rico 554
• Dominican Republic 600
• Venezuela 620
• Guatemala 648
• Nicaragua 662
• Panama 670
• Martinique 686
• Guadeloupe 744
• Suriname 798