Rum is a distilled spirit made from the sugarcane plant. This beverage was invented in the Caribbean island of Barbados, and soon spread to other countries such as Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Cuba. The first mention of rum on record, was in Barbados around 1650, where it was originally called “kill-devil” or “rumbullion”. However, by 1667 the name was shortened to “rum” [1] and this is the universal moniker recognised for the beverage.