Color, in fact, is a bad thing in general to conflate with a rum’s age, as any number of factors can contribute different degrees of color within different frames of time.

Rum is notoriously difficult to categorize. Color and country of origin used to tell you how a rum would taste, but now, the diversity of techniques in rum production has blurred the lines. Since ...

While the color of rum certainly provides some clues to its flavor, it won't tell the whole story regarding the spirit. The term dark rum encompasses liquors both aged in barrels and not, with the ...

Make it with molasses, you’ve got rum. Make it with fresh sugarcane, and you still have rum. Age it (or don’t), blend it with spices (or not), filter out the color (or add it) … it’s all rum. With ...

There are no rum categories defined by color. And of course, “white” rums aren’t really white—they’re clear, or in many cases off-white, tan, light yellow, or gold.