The Royal Navy used to issue a rum ration to sailors.”.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
Also, sometimes used colloquially as a generic or a collective name for intoxicating liquor
a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
Spirit produced from the fermented juices of sugar cane, sugar cane syrup, sugar cane molasses, molasses, or other sugar cane byproducts Many light-bodied rums are distilled in areas like Puerto Rico and Hawaii Most heavy-bodied rums are produced in Jamaica and Demerara
spirit distilledfrom the fermented sugar ofthe sugar cane plant Thissugar may be in the form of fresh juice, cane syrup or molasses
Made by distilling the fermented juice of sugar cane, cane syrup and molasses at 190 proof (160 proof for New England rums) It is bottled and sold at 80 proof Aged in uncharred barrels, it picks up very little color Caramel is added to create dark rums Most rums are a blend of several kinds
A slightly sweet liquor distilled from fermented sugar-cane juice or molasses Most of the world's rum is produced in the Caribbean
A spirit produced from the fermented juices of sugar cane, sugar can syrup, sugar cane molasses or other sugar cane by-products It is traditionally produced in the Caribbean
Rum is an alcoholic drink made from sugar. a bottle of rum. a strong alcoholic drink made from sugar, or a glass of this drink (Probably from rumbullion (1600-1700)). unusual or strange. Distilled liquor made from sugarcane products, primarily molasses. It is first mentioned in records from Barbados 1650. Rum figured in the slave trade: slaves from Africa were traded in the West Indies for molasses, the molasses was made into rum in New England, and the rum was then traded to Africa for more slaves. British sailors received regular rum rations from the 18th century until the 1970s. Two major types are marketed. The light-bodied rums, traditionally of Puerto Rico and Cuba, employ cultivated yeast and are distilled in continuous-operation stills before being blended and aged one to four years. The heavier dark rums, traditionally of Jamaica, employ yeast spores from the air and are distilled in simple pot stills before being blended and aged five to seven years. Rum is drunk straight or mixed and is used in dessert sauces and other dishes
Rum is distilled from sugar cane, and is usually produced in tropical countries, particularly the Caribbean There are light rums, which are clear in colour and light in flavour and dark rums, which are heavier and sweeter
A kind of intoxicating liquor distilled from cane juice, or from the scummings of the boiled juice, or from treacle or molasses, or from the lees of former distillations