Eggnog Rum: What the Label Has to Mean
No official best rum for eggnog. US rum is 27 CFR 5.147 at 40% or more. Color words are not classes. Typical US 40% FLAG. No ranking.
No official best rum for eggnog. US rum is 27 CFR 5.147 at 40% or more. Color words are not classes. Typical US 40% FLAG. No ranking.
No official traditional rum punch. US rum ≥40%. Typical 40% FLAG. Count the rum, not the fruit.
Malibu Original official 21% ABV; footer 21–24% FLAG. Flavored rum/liqueur, not the 40% rum class. No flavor ranking.
The IBA Mojito is 45 ml white Cuban ron, lime, mint, sugar, and soda. 45 ml of 40% rum is one drink. There is no official best brand. Skip spiced 35–47% rums for this build.
Rum taste is not a TTB class. Rum is sugarcane spirit bottled at 40% or more (27 CFR 5.147). Cachaça is the named type. Dark / gold / white are color talk. No ranking.
White and dark rum are the same TTB class (27 CFR 5.151). Color is often caramel or barrel time — not a guaranteed extra proof. Most US bottles are 40% ABV. A 1.5 oz pour is one standard drink.
There is no official best Jamaican rum. US rum is 27 CFR 5.147 at 40% or more. Jamaica Rum is a JIPO GI; ageing only in Jamaica after the 2024 register change. Appleton Signature is 40% official. No ranking.
Cachaça is a Brazilian sugarcane spirit. TTB 27 CFR 5.147 treats it as a type of rum and a distinctive product of Brazil. It may be labeled cachaça or rum in the US. No ranking.
Malibu Original is 21% ABV. A 1.5 oz shot is 0.53 US standard drinks; ~2.9 oz is one drink. This is conversion math, not a recipe.
Malibu Original is 42 proof (21% ABV) on the US brand FAQ. A 1.5 oz pour is 0.53 standard drinks. Not 80-proof rum. Black is higher — read the neck.