Overproof
Thanks to a slow fermentation this unaged overproof (58%) rum has a fruity flavor profile. We have an overproof rum because it has a stronger flavor profile without the usual water added to 40%. You can still taste it though lime juice and other strong flavors. This makes it ideal for more complex cocktails and mix drinks.
Red Fruit, Butter, Pepper, Raisin, Molasses, Burned Tire
Overproof rum is category of rum with a higher percentage of alcohol than regular rum. There are several stories on why it is called overproof and what exactly overproof means. Gun Powderproof, British overproof and American overproof are all different in ABV, but fall between 50% and 58%. Next to that you have some unaged Jamaican overproof rums which are mostly around 63% abv.
Rummieclub Overproof rum has an alcohol percentage of 58%. We tried several different ABV’s and we liked the 58% best, it opens up the rum just enough to reveal its base flavour profile. At higher ABV’s it is difficult to smell what you are actually going to taste when you try the rum.
Every edition of Rummieclub rum has an artwork on the frontlabel which is made by a different local (graffiti) artist. The artwork on this label is made by Munir de Vries (link website), a local visual artist and muralist. The label represents animals getting drunk from overripe fruits.
Available at
Slijterij en Wijnhuis Zeewijck – online orders, also internationally
Drankerij – free shipping in Amsterdam
Dutch Courage – bar at the Zeedijk 1 in Amsterdam
How to drink the Overproof?
Rum is a wonderful spirit to drink neat, but is also widely used in awesome cocktails. Our Overproof is especially made for complex (tropical) cocktails. Need some inspiration? Below you can find some recipes with our rums.
Details
| Location fermentation & distillation | Rummieclub distillery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
| Single Distillery | Yes |
| Source material | Organic Molasses from Paraguay |
| Primary Yeast Source | A combination of cultured yeast and airborne yeasts |
| Fermentation Time | Around 7 to 10 days |
| Yeast Type | Saccharomyces Cervisiae |
| Fermentation vessel type | Stainless Steel |
| Temperature controlled | No |
| Wash size and proof | 500 liters at+-8% |
| Open fermentation | Sometimes (depends on the weather) |
| Distillation and still | Batch distillation in a Istill500 |
| About the still | Istill is a hybrid still with a mutiple programs |
| Still material | Stainless steel. We use copper waffles and a copper reflux capacitor to extract undesired compounds. |
| Still heat source | Electric heaters in the boiler (direct heating) |
| Off the still proof | 75-85% ABV |
| Filtration | Non chill filtered, no charcoal filtering |
| Additives (color, sugar) | Nothing |
| Water source | Water from the dutch dunes, extra filtration for prooving (reverse osmoses) |
| Bottle proof | 58% ABV |
| Resting time in RVS tanks | One to two months |
| Ester and congener count | Is currently under analysis |