If you want to feel like a real pirate, then you can not do without a bottle of good rum. By the way, do you know why pirates drank rum? Thanks to the properties of this strong drink, it was possible to keep the water fresh during the entire voyage under the scorching sun, which is why water was mixed with rum. In addition, the rum was a drink affordable, and therefore, was sold everywhere in unlimited quantities, which made it possible for any "decent" pirate to quickly turn into a uniform drunkard. We do not need to pursue such goals, let's just figure out all the intricacies of consumption of rum, so as not to repeat the fate of most sea wolves.
What kind of glasses do rum drink?
Let's start with the base concerning the Roma of any brand: which, in fact, is used for using rum? There are no clear indications on this score. You can drink rum from ordinary glasses, and if you mix it with cola or juice, then from glasses, but expensive rum is usually consumed from glasses of "tulips", those of which drink and cognac. The secret of the properties of the "tulip" in its form: narrowed to the top, it perfectly concentrates all those flavors, the creation of which the producer worked.
How to drink rum "Bacardi"?
The Bacardi brand is so popular that it seems that its one name has already become synonymous with rum. The brand ruler is broad, it is difficult to understand it, especially if one considers that each of the varieties is worth to drink in their own way. Let's look at the most common ones.
If you do not know how to drink the white Bacardi rum under the name Superior, then get ready for the fact that you will have to stock up on additional ingredients, since such rum goes as a base for cocktails , for it does not possess either the characteristic taste or the required for it forming an exposure.
Unlike Superior, amber rum Reserva on the contrary drink clean, in the company of a couple of ice cubes, of course.
Before you drink a black "Bacardi", stock up a cola, because it is this sweet fizzy drink, as a rule, is the most important companion of rum from the line Black. You can drink it and clean, without snacks, especially if you serve it as an alcoholic aperitif to a meal to disperse the appetite. With the same goal, experts offer to drink and rum from the Gold range, but if the distillation of appetite is not your main goal, then you can eat rum with fruit or dilute with cola and fruit juices.
For the most persistent, the Bacardi house produces a strong rum number 151, the degree of which slightly exceeds 75. It is not always possible to drink such extreme rum in its pure form, and therefore it is better to dilute it with juice or cola beforehand.
How to drink rum "Captain Morgan"?
The well-known place among the leading producers of the Roma is the brand "Captain Morgan". Together with the "Bacardi", it is considered a classic, multiple varieties of which should be consumed with various additions.
"Spicy" variety can be drunk on its own, while "Spicy gold" should be diluted with juice or cola before
"Black" captain - one of the classic types of rum, which should be drunk clean. Due to the fact that the drink consists of a mix of various rum alcohols, and then aged in barrels for another three years, it develops a pronounced honey taste, while a special classified sauce of spices adds to the range of aroma "Captain Morgan" of this series.
How to drink rum "Malibu"?
"Malibu" is a lime on a rum base, and therefore in pure form it is served in small oblong liqueur glasses very much chilled or with an abundance of ice before eating.
Among other things, "Malibu" is most often added to cocktails like "Pinacolada" or mixed with fruit juices.