🥃 Cruzan Aged Light Rum
Cruzan's core light rum: a blend of rums aged one to four years in ex-bourbon barrels, then filtered; 40% ABV.
Cruzan Aged Light Rum is a light rum from the core Cruzan range, made on the island of St. Croix. Despite its pale colour, it is an aged rum: a blend of rums between one and four years old. According to Difford's Guide, it is bottled at 40% ABV, and the label gives no age statement.
Like all Cruzan rum, it starts from sugar cane molasses distilled in column stills. According to the brand and Difford's Guide, the component rums mature in American oak barrels that previously held bourbon, and the blend is filtered before bottling. Filtration removes most of the colour, so the spirit looks almost clear, but the oak and vanilla aromas remain.
Why this matters to you. It is the lightest of the core Cruzan expressions; Cruzan Aged Dark Rum is aged longer in toasted barrels, so it is darker and richer. If you need a rum for cocktails such as a daiquiri, check the name on the label: Aged Light. The WHO reminds: there is no safe amount of alcohol.
Facts
| Alcohol (% vol.) | 40% ABV (per Difford's Guide) |
|---|---|
| Minimum maturation | blend of rums aged 1–4 years |
| Cask type | ex-bourbon barrels |
| Raw material | sugar cane molasses |
| Legal basis | 27 CFR § 5.147 (rum, USA); in the EU, Reg. (EU) 2019/787, category 1 |
How it connects to Spirits
🥃 Cruzan Aged Light Rum → packed in → 🍷 Oak barrel ← packed in ← 🥃 Spirits
Links
- Packed in
- 🍷 Oak barrel, 🥃 Ex-bourbon barrel
- Made from
- 🥃 Sugar cane and molasses
- What it affects
- 🍷 Alcohol and health, 🍷 Drunk driving
- Part of
- 🥃 Cruzan, 🥃 Rum
- Similar and different
- 🥃 Cruzan Aged Dark Rum, 🥃 Cruzan Aged Dark Rum, 🥃 Cruzan Black Strap Rum, 🥃 Cruzan Black Strap Rum
Frequently asked questions
Is it true that Cruzan Aged Light Rum is not aged at all?
No. According to the brand, Aged Light is a blend of rums aged one to four years; filtration removes the colour.
What is the ABV of Cruzan Aged Light Rum?
40% ABV, according to Difford's Guide.
What barrels is Cruzan Aged Light aged in?
Ex-bourbon barrels, according to the brand and Difford's Guide.
What to read next
- 🍷 Alcohol and health — Alcohol in any drink is harmful in large amounts, and the risks grow with the quantity.
- 🥃 Ex-bourbon barrel — American white oak cask of 180–200 litres used for bourbon: bourbon may only be aged in new charred casks, so used ones go to Scotch, Irish whiskey and rum.
- 🥃 Cruzan Black Strap Rum — Cruzan black rum: an aged dark rum to which blackstrap molasses is added for colour and flavour; 40% ABV.
- 🍷 Drunk driving — Never drive after drinking wine: alcohol slows your reactions.
- 🥃 Sugar cane and molasses — Raw materials of rum, cachaça and other cane spirits: cane juice or molasses; rum made from them is at least 37.5% vol. in the EU.
Similar
🥃 Cruzan Single Barrel Rum · 🥃 Cruzan Aged Dark Rum · 🥃 Cruzan Black Strap Rum · 🥃 Tanduay Double Rum · 🥃 Brugal Extra Viejo · 🥃 Barceló Gran Añejo
⚠️ Spirit drinks contain alcohol and are for adults only. Alcohol harms health. Do not drink during pregnancy or before driving; check the label for ingredients and possible allergens.
Sources
- Cruzan Rum: Cruzan Aged Light Rum (blend of rums aged one to four years, ex-bourbon barrels, filtered; core rum)
- Difford's Guide: Cruzan Aged Light Rum (40 %, rums aged one to four years in ex-bourbon barrels, filtered)
- 27 CFR § 5.147 Rum (USA, TTB standard of identity), text via Cornell LII
- Regulation (EU) 2019/787 on spirit drinks (OJ L 130, 17.5.2019), Annex I
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)