Rum from India

If there is a country unknown to Westerners for its rum production, India is perhaps the most emblematic. Sugar cane has been present for 4000 years and since the 19th century, rum has been developed there on a large scale. Today, India is the world's largest producer of sugar cane. The molasses is not only used to create rum, but also other styles of spirits like vodka or imitation brandies. The local market is huge with its billion and a half potential consumers and it is the Old Monk brand, existing since 1954, which is the most popular in the country. Very present also in its export to the Asian market, Indian rum is one of the world leaders by volume.