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The Los Angeles Rum Festival is coming to the Haas Building Rooftop in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday, August 29, 2024, at 5 pm. This will be a celebration of rum and will showcase premium brands in this boutique style event.
In the 1700s, rum was the most consumed spirit in the U.S. but it was overtaken by other spirits. However, in recent years, there has been a resurgence of interest in rum. The Rum Festival wants to spread knowledge about this unique spirit and popularize it by connecting passionate distillers with consumers.
Rum is defined as “spirits distilled from the fermented juice of sugar cane, sugar cane syrup, sugar cane molasses or other sugar cane by products at less than 95% alcohol by volume and bottled at not less than 40% alcohol by volume.”
There are 7 classifications of rum
- Light Rum is crisp and clear and works well in classic cocktails, like Daiquiris.
- Gold Rum is caramel colored and usually mixed with soft drinks, like Coca-Cola.
- Dark Rum, aka Black Rum, is a blend of rum and caramel or molasses and is used in tropical drinks or tropical punches.
- Overproof Rum is stronger and has a high alcohol by volume.
- Spiced & Flavored Rum is young rum flavored with fruit.
- Aged Rum – The longer it’s aged the more expensive it is and it’s used in high quality cocktails.
- Rhum Agricole is made from fresh pressed cane juice and it’s expensive and often enjoyed straight up.
If you love rum, the Rum Festival is where you want to be on that Friday in September. You’ll receive a 3 ounce souvenir cup which you can use for the Grand Tasting.
Participating Distilleries
Participating distilleries include
- Rhum Barbancourt
- Planteray Rum
- Angostura Caribbean Rum
- Dos Maderas
- Camikara
- Saint Teresa 1796
- Lemon Hart & Son Rum Purveyors
- Saint Benevolence
- Black Tot Rum
- The ImpEx Collection
- El Dorado Rum
- Canerock Jamaican Spiced Rum
- Bounty Saint Lucia Rum
- Rhum J.M
- Chairman’s Reserve Rum
- Clement Rhum
- Worthy Park
- Monymusk
You can enjoy unlimited pours from different rums during the Grand Tasting. Distillery representatives will be there discussing their new issues and their top brands. They can answer questions you may have about the distilling process and food pairings or mixers.
You can stroll from table to table sipping rum and comparing notes on samples with other rum enthusiasts. At the Los Angeles Rum Festival, you can sip and savor great rum and expand your palate and your knowledge of rum. Sounds like a great time to me.
Coupon
Book your ticket here and you can save $21 (42% to 43% discount) on each ticket.