Spain Blog #65: Sitges: Bacardi Museum Part 4: How Rum is Made/Our Funny Taste Test

Testing the Rum in stages

In this fourth blog on our visit to the Bacardi Museum in Sitges, Spain we'll explain how rum is made and the process Bacardi used, and tell you about our funny taste test!

RUM'S THREE INGREDIENTS - We learned that rum is made with sugar, water and yeast.

THE PROCESS - When on the tour, we learned that the mix of the three ingredients are heated. Then, they are filtered through charcoal, which changes their color. Every time they are filtered the mixture gets lighter in color. The first color is golden, and then it gets lighter with each filtration. The final color is a clear liquid. Once at that stage, the mixture is heated again and filtered.

OUR FUNNY TASTE TEST! The docent brought us to a taste test area and set out three glasses before each of the group. Each of them were from different parts of the filtration process.
1) GOLD COLOR - This was from the first stage of filtration and we found it super strong and peppery
2) LIGHT COLOR -This was the second stage of the filtration and we smooth but peppery.
3) CLEAR - This was the final stage of filtration and more peppery.

inside the museum

WHAT WAS FUNNY- We both liked the "light color" or second stage. What's funny is that wasn't the final rum. The final rum, the clear one, and the one we didn't like, was actually the FINAL PRODUCT!  It was funny when the docent asked if everyone agreed that the last one, the clear one, was the best one, and we were the only ones who said "No" - not knowing that we didn't pick the final product! Oooops!!!

NEXT: We Mix Our Own Drinks!