W5 - Light and Dark Rum Practical Workshop

A fun day learning how to make light and dark rum ... and then make it!

Master Principle:

• Infusions and Aging – Adding flavour to spirits naturally

Workshop contents:

• Rum overview
• Rum facts and history
• Distilling safety
• Distilling legalities in South Africa
• The process and options
• The Choice … Light, Dark or Spiced Rum
• Working with Sugar Cane and extracts
• Making sugar fermentations work
• Practical Fermentation
• Distilling methods and suitable still types
• Practical Distillation
• Flavouring
• Aging of Rum
• Rums from the world – tasting (Dependant on availability of representative)

Receipt of your payment will confrm your seat reservation for the course. Please note our terms and conditions for training when cancelling a course. 

Course Fee Includes:

• Course material (laminated summary in flow diagram format)
• Tastings
• Use of copper still during distillation
• Refreshments during course (tea, coffee, cool drink, bottled water)
• Lunch Platters (Please inform us of any dietary requirements)

Times:

• Starts at 08:00 until approximately 17:00 with lunch at 12h00.

View the training calendar for the Light and Dark Rum workshops.

Venue:

• Distillique Offices in Centurion (View Map) and Cape Town (View map) at Koelenhof