Course Overview and Purpose

In conjunction with institutions of higher leaning, the Ambassador of Cane Spirit is designed for students to gain expertise in the history, production, typing, tasting, flavor profiling, mixology and elucidation of spirits produced from the sugar cane. Educational Methods Employed: Blended Classroom, Virtual and Production Facility Tours. The course will be facilitated based on accepted adult education techniques.

Module 1

The Sugar Cane Spirit

Perceptions

The Worldwide Market

Organizations

Social Media Influence/Rum Groups

Common Rum Terms

Rummelier®

Module 2

The History of Rum

Pre-Rum Cane Spirits

The Dutch Influence

Brazil & India

Caribbean

The Politics of Spirits in Early 1700’s

Interconnection of Spain, France & Great Britain

The British Influence

Daily Naval Rum Ration

Rum in the United States

Colonial Period

The Emergence of Whiskey

Prohibition

Tiki Movement

Rum Today

Module 3

Rum Production Process

Sugar Cane

Fermentation

Distillation

Aging

Blending

Module 4

Types of Rum and Cane Spirits

Traditional Classifications

Geographical Classifications

Production Type Classifications

Taste Classifications

Geographical Indicators

Module 4 (Part 2)

3 C’s +

Cachaça

Clairin

Charanda

Pitorro

Batavia Arrack

Module 5

Rum Brands

Global Subsets

Craft

Module 6

Spirits Tasting

Flavor Profiles

Tasting Process

Types of Glasses

Module 7

Mixology Part 1

Flavor Profiling for Cocktails

Traditional Rum Cocktails

Module 8

Mixology Part 2

Traditional Rum Cocktails (Continued)

Module 9

Elucidation of Cane Spirits

Sales Basics

Personality Types

R.U.M.S.

Journaling

Module 10

Rum Trivia

Facts

Tales & Legends

Required Textbooks

The Spirit of Sugar Cane, Greg D. Hill

Official Rum Tasting Journal, Royal Rum Society

Caribbean Rum: A Social and Economic History, Professor Frederick Smith

American Rum: A Short History of Rum in Early America, Marco Pierini

Minimalist Tiki: A Cocktail Wonk Look at Classic Cocktails, Matt Pietrek

It Came From the Cane, Greg D. Hill