Jump to content
  • Welcome to the eG Forums, a service of the eGullet Society for Culinary Arts & Letters. The Society is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the culinary arts. These advertising-free forums are provided free of charge through donations from Society members. Anyone may read the forums, but to post you must create a free account.

New Rum Book Just Published ... 'RUM' - Dave Broom


JOHN REEKIE

Recommended Posts

Long awaited major work for a rum book. just published. Big book,simple title.

RUM by Dave Broom. ,

Published by: Abberville Press. London & New York ISBN: 0 7892 8020 4

Date:1st November 2003. 176 pages. 72 colour photographs

This is Coffee Table size book. Approx 9.75" x 11.25" x .75"

Photography by Jason Lowe.

Beautiful coffee table book published just in time for the holiday season.

This was published in England earlier this year now available in North America.

Divided into six sections including half frame and full frame photos.

Divided as follows 23 pages of history of rum... - 28 pages How rum is Made... - 61 pages Pure rum Rum island by Island.

...- 34 pages How to enjoy rum, then The Distillery Directory A-Z of distilleries .

Will follow up with my thoughts, on a new entry, on this wonderfull book.

Rum Searcher ...... John

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Every now and then a book comes along that is almost up to date. So I believe any Brand, Marks, Blenders or Distillers not mentioned got lost due to the long production times.There is one photo which places the time the photo was taken to late 2002.

Also with various recent bottlings of even older aged rums. Missing also are the various Celibration bottlings of Mount Gay, Bacardi, etc. I was very pleased with the Distillery Directory Section for various reasons, first it contains addresses and web sites. Most rums mentioned are Distilled-blended and bottled in the tropics and are not bulk shipped Northern Blends. This being a British writen and published book, does contain Marks bottled in Great United Kinkdom and has rums not available in North America/ Canada. Its good to see that each area or island got equal coverage and number of pages.

My biggest disapointment was the Photo editing. First various distillers/blenders helped sponcer the photoshoots which means they have more photos printed than the others .( the sponcers are mentioned on the first page.). The Photographer Jason Lowe I am sure had full access to the rum industry throughout the tropics.and had produced a portfolio of wonderfull photos.Unfortunately here we have a book specialising in RUM where only 40 photo out of 72 are related to rum. The rest are wonderfull travel postcards and very 'beautifull'. Being a specialising book I would have liked to see a lot more photos dedicated/related to rum and its production and its enjoyment. The Photo Editors did this Book an real injustice.

Dont get me wrong I think its a wonderfull book and as a student to Rums I truly enjoy it and recomend that you find it.

John

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

I got this book last friday. To me (as a first impression!) it seems more like a travelbook, with atmospheric pictures. But that was only globally scanning the book.

I'v read the first chapter (history of rum), and I must admit, it is a great read. I also like the "A-Z directory of rums", but think it might be dangerous to rate rums...

A final opinion will follow when I've had the chance to read it entirely.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 1 month later...

John von Pey.......I hope you have had found time to read the book by now. So other than the beautiful Post Card photographs what do you think of the contents of the book.

I would also like our forum members to let the rest of us know of other NEW books on Rum that are in the works to be published soon or in the future. I know of one from England but its not due till next year. Then there is one from Canada to be published in the future........

I will keep Rum Searching................john

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

I shamefully have to admit that I didn't take time to read until very recently :unsure:

But I started again and indeed, it is a great book. The chapters about the technicalities were a bit tough to get trough (but very extensive and educational), but then the book became a great joy to read.

Yes, I can recommend this book to every rum-lover.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 3 months later...

Hi!

Im looking for a book that describes the production and maturation process of rum in great detail. Both industy rum and agricultural rum.

Im also looking for a book that have detailed tasting notes of most major bottlings avaible.

In this the book for me, or can anyone recomend any other books?

Best regards to all rum lovers over the world!

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 4 weeks later...
  • 2 weeks later...

Just read this book and find it one of the best books on rum that I have read to date. I especially like the part on rum production.

There could have been more taste notes on different bottlings, but I underastand that that is material for a book alone.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Wonder if there is an error in this book?

On page 40 at the end of the first column and the beginning of the second column it says;

”At this point the distiller is able to separate the heart of the spirit (averaging seventy-two percent ABV) from the ”high” and ”low” wines which appear before and after the heart.”

I wonder if this is correct since in whisky making the “low wine” is the fluid that comes out from the first pot still after distillation.

The name on the fluid preceding the heart in the final distillation is called foreshots or heads and the fluids after the heart is called the feints or tails.

Grateful if anyone could clarify if this is an error in the book or if the rum and whisky industry in this case uses different terminology.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

×
×
  • Create New...