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Rum is a spirit that is made from fermenting sugar cane or sugar cane byproducts (molasses, sugar cane syrup, etc.) With The Block not being in a tropical location, the “sugar cane” we would receive would be too clean.
But we found a new sugar to try! Panela is a sugar that is created by dehydrating the sugar cane juice instead of spinning it in a centrifuge. The result is a less refine sugar that still has a lot of the minerals that are created during the growing process.
Our recipe for the rum involved about 60% panela, 40% molasses, with a small percentage of overripe bananas that were used as a source of yeast nutrient. Once it was distilled, this rum spent 1 year and 6 months in a used 4 grain barrel.
Rum is a spirit that is made from fermenting sugar cane or sugar cane byproducts (molasses, sugar cane syrup, etc.) With The Block not being in a tropical location, the “sugar cane” we would receive would be too clean.
But we found a new sugar to try! Panela is a sugar that is created by dehydrating the sugar cane juice instead of spinning it in a centrifuge. The result is a less refine sugar that still has a lot of the minerals that are created during the growing process.
Our recipe for the rum involved about 60% panela, 40% molasses, with a small percentage of overripe bananas that were used as a source of yeast nutrient. Once it was distilled, this rum spent 1 year and 6 months in a used 4 grain barrel.