Just what is a Liqueur Rum? - Tiki Drinks and Food

P PalmtreePat Tiki Socialite Los Angeles, CA Joined: Oct 07, 2014 Posts: 360	P PalmtreePat Posted posted on Sun, Aug 6, 2017 2:29 PM I see this label get applied to certain rums from the days of yore. As well as in this 1941 DTB rum list. I can't imagine these products were actually rum liqueurs as we would use the term today: spirits with lots of sugar added. The age on those two Wray and Nephew products and the generally higher price of "Liqueur" rums on the menu implies that these were higher quality, probably generally older rums and not cheap, young spirits that were sweetened to make them palatable. Does anyone know what the term entailed back in the early 20th century? Did it have a specific definition that denoted some standard of production, like "bottled-in-bond" or "straight" or was it just a bit of nebulous sales jargon like calling something deluxe or superior? [ Edited by: PalmtreePat 2017-08-06 14:29 ]

I see this label get applied to certain rums from the days of yore.

As well as in this 1941 DTB rum list.

I can't imagine these products were actually rum liqueurs as we would use the term today: spirits with lots of sugar added. The age on those two Wray and Nephew products and the generally higher price of "Liqueur" rums on the menu implies that these were higher quality, probably generally older rums and not cheap, young spirits that were sweetened to make them palatable.

Does anyone know what the term entailed back in the early 20th century? Did it have a specific definition that denoted some standard of production, like "bottled-in-bond" or "straight" or was it just a bit of nebulous sales jargon like calling something deluxe or superior?

[ Edited by: PalmtreePat 2017-08-06 14:29 ]

Post #778576 by PalmtreePat on Sun, Aug 6, 2017 2:29 PM