10 Cane
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10 Cane is a premium light rum
produced by Moët Hennessy. 10 Cane was founded in 2005, as Moët Hennessy's first brand developed in-house rather than acquired. Moët Hennessy's other brands include Veuve Clicquot, Hennessy, Belvedere and Moët & Chandon.
, a by-product of sugar manufacturing. 10 Cane's distillation process is overseen by Jean Pineau, the Master Distiller of Moët Hennessy. Pineau employs what has been described as an "artisanal" approach to rum making, particularly through small batch production process and high ingredient quality standards.
10 Cane rum is slowly fermented for five days at a low temperature, double-distilled in small batches in French pot stills, and finally aged in French oak barrels for ten months. This aging process gives 10 Cane its light golden color. 10 Cane Rum is one of the few rums focused on ingredients and primary production stages rather than maturation.
competitions, earning generally high marks from the San Francisco World Spirits Competition and Wine Enthusiast. The former gave 10 Cane rum one double gold, two gold, and two silver medals between 2006 and 2010. Wine Enthusiast rated 10 Cane in its "90-95" point interval in 2005.
Light rum
Light rum , is a dry, light-bodied rum, light in color and lightly sweet in flavor. It is produced from sugarcane juice and molasses, and normally has a short aging period....
produced by Moët Hennessy. 10 Cane was founded in 2005, as Moët Hennessy's first brand developed in-house rather than acquired. Moët Hennessy's other brands include Veuve Clicquot, Hennessy, Belvedere and Moët & Chandon.
Production
10 Cane rum is named after the tradition of hand-harvesting and bundling sugarcane stalks in groups of ten. 10 Cane is produced in Trinidad from the first pressing of sugarcane. Most rums use molassesMolasses
Molasses is a viscous by-product of the processing of sugar cane, grapes or sugar beets into sugar. The word molasses comes from the Portuguese word melaço, which ultimately comes from mel, the Latin word for "honey". The quality of molasses depends on the maturity of the sugar cane or sugar beet,...
, a by-product of sugar manufacturing. 10 Cane's distillation process is overseen by Jean Pineau, the Master Distiller of Moët Hennessy. Pineau employs what has been described as an "artisanal" approach to rum making, particularly through small batch production process and high ingredient quality standards.
10 Cane rum is slowly fermented for five days at a low temperature, double-distilled in small batches in French pot stills, and finally aged in French oak barrels for ten months. This aging process gives 10 Cane its light golden color. 10 Cane Rum is one of the few rums focused on ingredients and primary production stages rather than maturation.
Mixology
10 Cane is a pale gold, light bodied but full flavored rum with tasting notes of pear and vanilla. 10 Cane is often used to create smoother, more fragrant variations of traditional dark rum cocktails such as the Hurricane and the Dark 'n' Stormy.Reviews
10 Cane has fared relatively well at international spirit ratingsSpirit ratings
With a growing number of microdistilleries and an expanding number of offerings from large corporate entities, a number of institutions have arisen to provide professional evaluations of individual spirits...
competitions, earning generally high marks from the San Francisco World Spirits Competition and Wine Enthusiast. The former gave 10 Cane rum one double gold, two gold, and two silver medals between 2006 and 2010. Wine Enthusiast rated 10 Cane in its "90-95" point interval in 2005.