What does the Rumsommer™ training consist of? The Rumsommer™ certification course is a live instructor led class facilitated either in-person or virtually. The sessions are interactive, informative and FUN! Let's take a look at each class section for a brief overview:
Section 1 - The History of Rum
The history of Rum is fascinating. Pirates, Royalty, Distillers and Common-folk have all played a role in the development of the Rums that we enjoy today. In this section, we'll briefly cover how Rum was developed and tweaked over time!
Section 2 - Rum Trivia
Time for some fun facts and a chance to prepare you to dominate the "Rum" category if you happened to be a contestant on Jeopardy!
Section 3 - Types of Rum
Aged, Dark, White, Flavored, Spiced, Rum Liquor, Cachaca. We'll summarize each of these and the characteristics that place them into a certain category along with introducing you to the Royal Rum Society's™ Hexagon system.
Section 4 - Rum Tasting Basics
In this section, we'll give you a few tasting tips along with introducing you to the Royal Rum Society's™ simplified tasting system as featured in the Rum Tasting Journal.
By training our palate to discern these Rum Characteristics and be able to categorize the Rums based on these attributes.
Interested in becoming an Official Royal Rum Society Rumsommer? Click below to find out when the next training event will be held and how to register!