Cruzan Rum is a rum producer located in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. Their distillery was founded in 1760 and claims the distinction of the most honored rum distillery in the world. Cruzan Rum manufactures several varieties of rum, namely:
* Cruzan Estate Light: aged two years.
* Cruzan Estate Dark: aged two years, available in both 80- and 151-proof.
* Cruzan Estate Diamond: aged five years.
* Cruzan Single Barrel: aged up to 12 years.
* Cruzan Clipper: an overproof amber rum.
* Cruzan Tropical Rums
Available in raspberry, coconut, mango, vanilla, pineapple, banana, orange, black cherry.
Cruzan Pineapple Rum
Cruzan light rum and natural, clean pineapple flavors, used most frequently with citrus juices or tall island punches and colodas. Double Gold medal winner at San Francisco World Spirits Competition(2001)
Cruzan Coconut Rum
DESCRIPTION: Clear. Medium-bodied. Reminiscent of coconut, banana, minerals. Compact texture. Vibrant, showing some assertion with a backdrop of stony, mineral notes. Has nice persistence with a toasty feel toward the finish.
Cruzan light rum and natural, rich coconut flavors and aroma. A perfect ingredient in Pina Coladas and other specialty drinks. Gold medal winner at San Francisco World Spirits Competition (2001).
Cruzan BlackStrap Rum
In sugar refining, molasses is separated from the sugar crystals after each of three boiling or extraction processes that sugar cane goes through. The third and final separation is called ‘blackstrap’ molasses, a dark, thick molasses with most of the sugar removed.
The richly colored Black Strap Rum is made from ingredients found only in the fermentation and distillation of cane molasses (as are all of the Cruzan Rum light and dark rum products). With purity as the foundation of its manufacture and using a proprietary yeast formulation, the fermentation process for Black Strap occurs rapidly, keeping fusels and heads to a minimum while allowing the end-product to mesmerize with its oil spill-like appearance atop a traditional cocktail or smoothly satisfy when served on its own.
The ‘buoyant’ body of this celebrated rum is from the molasses’ consistency, not from the fusels and heads typically generated in a slow-fermentation rum. With only one-tenth of one percent concentrated fusel in its blend, Black Strap Rum’s fusel content is still lower than that of many traditional dark rums on the market, to which its overall smoothness attests, even when served neat.
