Most rum is made from molasses, a byproduct of sugar refining but when France began to make sugar from sugar beets, the French islands found that fresh cane juice was available for fermenting and distilling into rum.
Most rum is made from molasses. Molasses are a byproduct of sugar refining. Fresh cane juice was available for fermenting and distilling into rum. The French islands found this. France began to make sugar from sugar beets.