Agreed. I'd very interested in trying this spirit and comparing it to an actual Agricole Rum. It's like Tequila, Mescal, Sotol. Different spirits, from different produce, valuable in their own right, that may be similar in character but should not be referred to the same thing.
I have both sugar sorghum and sugar cane growing in my experimental garden. I make small batches of rum for family and friends.
Sugar cane and sorghum syrup taste identical. All the techniques that work with raw materials from cane work with sorghum. They are similar like apples of different varieties. Processed using the same technology, they give comparable results.
Of course, from the point of view of the laws, these are different things. From the point of view of the consumer, they are the same.
For example, corn stalks also have a lot of sugar, you can make syrup from the juice, but the techniques for obtaining the aroma of rum do not work with this raw material.
But sorghum whiskey - baijiu - is a truly different drink.
What's insane is that they have similar issues with sorghum "whiskey." There wouldn't be an issue if they were fermenting the distillate from the grain, but no, in most cases they use pressed cane juice. Personally, I think sorghum cane juice distillate should be classified as its own category. But nobody has sought out my opinion...
Also, from a flavor perspective they are uniquely different. Sorghum has a way more earthy funk than sugarcane — it's not even close.
Interesting! I've yet to taste any myself but would love to try some. Thanks for the info!
Agreed. I'd very interested in trying this spirit and comparing it to an actual Agricole Rum. It's like Tequila, Mescal, Sotol. Different spirits, from different produce, valuable in their own right, that may be similar in character but should not be referred to the same thing.
I have both sugar sorghum and sugar cane growing in my experimental garden. I make small batches of rum for family and friends.
Sugar cane and sorghum syrup taste identical. All the techniques that work with raw materials from cane work with sorghum. They are similar like apples of different varieties. Processed using the same technology, they give comparable results.
Of course, from the point of view of the laws, these are different things. From the point of view of the consumer, they are the same.
For example, corn stalks also have a lot of sugar, you can make syrup from the juice, but the techniques for obtaining the aroma of rum do not work with this raw material.
But sorghum whiskey - baijiu - is a truly different drink.
What's insane is that they have similar issues with sorghum "whiskey." There wouldn't be an issue if they were fermenting the distillate from the grain, but no, in most cases they use pressed cane juice. Personally, I think sorghum cane juice distillate should be classified as its own category. But nobody has sought out my opinion...
I'd like to try it but at $139 CAD I'll pass... even though it appears they'd ship for free to my home; didn't know they could do that!