rum

Caribbean distilled liquor

The noun rum denotes liquor distilled from cane sugar and its products.

It stands for alcoholic drinks generally in the expression demon rum.

An unrelated adjective rum, mainly British, characterizes things that are strange and slightly suspect: They’re a rum bunch of people.

Caribbean

Jamaica

Caribbean island nation

sugarcane · plantation · molasses · distillery · tropics · island · Bacardi · Appleton · colonial · trade

tasting

molasses

Syrup from cane processing

spice · butterscotch · toffee · brown sugar · tropical fruit · banana · coconut · cinnamon · nutmeg · clove

cocktails

daiquiri

Cuban citrus cocktail

dark and stormy · hurricane · zombie · painkiller · planter's punch · eggnog · grog · caipirinha · swizzle · mixer

spirit

liquor

Distilled alcoholic drink

proof · aged · dark · white · spiced · gold · overproof · neat · shots · bottle

pirate

buccaneer

Caribbean colonial-era pirate

swashbuckler · cutlass · galleon · Jolly Roger · marooned · mutiny · booty · privateer · corsair · shipmate

naval

grog

Diluted spirits, often rum

sea · ship · voyage · maritime · fleet · deck · tot · scurvy · lime · hardtack

aged

barrel

Hooped cylindrical vessel

  • caskWooden storage barrel
  • oakQuercus genus member
  • vintageQuality from past eras

reserve · añejo · matured · cellar · year · estate · single barrel · small batch · premium · sipping

oddity

queer

Unusual or non-normative

curious · funny · unusual · weird · eccentric · quirky · bizarre · outlandish · singular · remarkable

Categories
Opposites
alcoholic vs non-alcoholic beverages

rumwater

Clear essential liquid

soft drink · soda · mocktail · virgin cocktail · juice

spirit type contrasts

rumvodka

Clear distilled spirit

whiskey · gin · tequila · brandy · scotch

strange vs ordinary

rumordinary

Standard, unremarkable

normal · usual · typical · conventional · commonplace

Phrases
Family

rummage, rummy, ruminate, rummaging, rummaged, ruminant, rums, ruminating, ruminants

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG