Is "sugar cane alcohol" the same as rum?

Question

today i was at the supermarket and walked over to the clearance rack near the liquour isle and saw several bottles of "sugar cane alcohol" (several from mexico some from the carribean) they where 99 proof they where highly marked down (from 30 dollars to 5)... i thought about buying a bottle. but i didnt know what the bottle contained (i figure most people dont which is why its on clearance) .. so i didnt....

is "sugar cane alcohol" the same as rum?

Answer 1

yes it is. Rum is made from three sugar sources cane, beet, and molasses. Some vodkas use cane sugar as well. But when people talk of "sugar cane alcohol" thay are talking about rum.

The fact that is is from Carribean is a good hint too.

Answer 2

No. Rum is distilled from sugar cane, but it is not the only spirit that can be made from sugar cane. Another example would be cachaca. Now, with that being said, will it taste amazingly like rum? Yes. It could even be rum, although I would imagine the distiller would want to advertise that fact. More likely it is some other sugar cane distilled spirit. For $5 you should pick it up. It will taste almost identical to rum and you can use it in place of rum in any of your recipes.

Answer 3

Ooh you passed up a good deal! I have heard good things about it but haven't found it anywhere. I suggest going back and buying a bunch of bottles to have while it's so cheap.

Answer 4

Yep, and a fine drop it is.......