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Overproof rum

Rum bottled well over 50% — Jamaica's 63% white overproof is the classic — for punch, for floating on tiki drinks, and as a strong base for infusions and tinctures.

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If you can't find it

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  1. 1A standard-strength rum
    A little more
    You lose strength — and the dilution changes, so the drink tastes thinner.

Goes with

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Knowing it

Where to buy
Jamaican white overproof for punch and flavour; a cleaner high-proof rum for tinctures.
Worth knowing
Strength is what extracts: steep spices, peels or bark in overproof for homemade bitters and liqueurs, then cut to strength with water or syrup. Never light it in a glass you're holding — the flame is almost invisible.

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