Glossary

A

Appellation d'origine contrôlée

Legal device that regulates the production process of agricultural products under French law.

Translated as "controlled designation of origin".

Also known as: AOC

B

Bajan

Colloquial demonym for a person, place, or thing from Barbados. Pronounced "bay-jun".

G

Gargano Classification

A system created by Luca Gargano, CEO of Italy-based Velier, to classify and distinguish craft rum from industrial rum.

From a blog post on Velier Explorer:

This classification only applies to craft rums and is based on distillation method, for some very specific reasons.

If one were to classify all existing types of rum there would be a huge number of variables to consider; they would need to be differentiated based on ingredients as well as fermentation, distillation and aging techniques, with each of these four areas being divided into several different sub-categories.

N

No Age Statement

Indicates that a rum is not labeled with an age statement, or is not labeled with an age statement that would be accepted by TTB regulations.

This includes maximum age language ("up to 5 years"), batch or edition number ("No. 23"), and contextless numeric displays ("4").

Also known as: NAS

P

Pure Single Rum

Rum made from batch distillation.

This most commonly refers to pot still rum, as column still distillation almost exclusively utilizes continuous production methods.

R

Rumcast, The

A podcast about rum, hosted by Will Hoekenga and John Gulla.

S

Still, Column

Vertical still that utilizes plates to collect distillate in the interior structure. Allows for automated and continuous distillation practices; typically known for lighter style of rums.

Still, Hybrid

Custom made still that combines elements of pot and column stills, or are unique distillation configurations.

Vendôme

A hybrid pot/column still made by French manufacturing firm Vendôme. Typically used to refer to the still at Saint Lucia Distillers, Ltd.

Still, Pot

Typically cylindrical or bulbous still that utilizes one central boiling chamber, requiring "cuts" to extract safe and desired distillate. Requires batch distillation due to manual nature of production.

T

Tax and Trade Bureau

US Treasury bureau that enforce the laws regulating alcohol production, importation, and wholesale businesses. Usually referenced due to their role in approving labels/packaging of spirits.

Also known as: TTB