Rum baba and became a popular Neapolitan specialty under the name "babà" or "babbà". The pastry has appeared on restaurant menus in the United States since 1899, if not earlier. In 1844, the Julien Brothers, Parisian pâtissiers, invented the Savarin, which is strongly inspired by the "baba au rhum" but is soaked with a different alcoholic mixture and uses a circular (ring) cake mould instead of the simple round (cylindrical) form. The ring form is nowadays often associated with the "baba au rhum" as well, and the name "Savarin" is also sometimes given to the rum-soaked circular cake. Rum baba A rum
Malibu (rum) Malibu (rum) Malibu is a coconut flavored liqueur, made with Caribbean rum, and possessing an alcohol content by volume of 21.0 % (42 proof). As of 2017 the "Malibu" brand is owned by Pernod Ricard, who calls it a "flavored rum", where this designation is allowed by local laws. The product was created Tom Jago of International Distillers & Vintners, and originally made from fruit spirits, flavored with rum and coconut flavoring in Curaçao. Originally, the product was used to simplify the making of piña coladas by bartenders. When the product took off, the production was then moved to Barbados