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
Khukri Rum Khukri Rum) is the company's flagship brand and was launched in 1959. Khukri Rum was winner of the "Gold Award" at the International Rum Festival in 2002 in Canada. The rum is made using spring water from the Himalayas. The rum is distilled from fermented molasses, matured for a minimum of eight months and has alcohol content of 42.8%. Coronation Khukri XXX Rum (a.k.a. "Coronation Khukri" and "Coronation Khukri Rum") was launched in 1974 to mark the coronation of the 12th King of Nepal, Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev. The bottle is shaped as a Nepalese Gurkha dagger "Kukri". Coronation