Rum cake associated with Christmas in Trinidad and Tobago. In Puerto Rico, rum cake is called "Bizcocho de Ron", and is a sponge cake, so as to absorb the rum. If fruit is added to it, it is fresh or dried. Raisins and sultanas may be soaked in rum for one day or one night. Bizcochos de Ron are given as gifts during the holiday season, but they are not considered an insulting gift, the way fruitcakes in the U.S. sometimes are. In the United States, rum cakes have been popular since at least the 1970s. While many island travelers go out
Damoiseau (rum) distilled and then aged for more than four years in charred bourbon barrels. Damoiseau (rum) Damoiseau is a rum distilled in Guadeloupe. it is one of four types of agricultural rums produced in the region at family-owned distilleries. It has roots back to the 19th century and was originally founded as an agricultural estate. Damoiseau was originally founded as a sugar plantation by a certain Rimbaud at the end of the 19th century. The estate was purchased by Roger Damoiseau in 1942 and transformed into a distillery for producing only agricultural rum. Damoiseau is produced from sugar-cane that is harvested