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  5. Origin & Law What Rum Is Allowed to Be Called, and Where It Comes From

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Origin & Law What Rum Is Allowed to Be Called, and Where It Comes From

What's allowed to be called rum, and who's allowed to write "agricole," "Jamaica," or "Demerara" on the label? Nine stops through EU law, protected designations of origin, and national regulations.

  1. Chapter 1What Can Legally Be Called Rum? The EU Definition ExplainedThe Law in Brief
  2. Chapter 2Protected Rums: Every Geographical Indication in the EU RegisterThe EU Register
  3. Chapter 3AOC Rhum de la Martinique: The World's Strictest Rum RegulationSince 1996
  4. Chapter 4Rhum Agricole and Traditionnel: Who's Allowed to Put These on the Label?Protected Terms
  5. Chapter 5Jamaica Rum: the geographical indication of 2016Jamaica's protected origin
  6. Chapter 6Cuba, Venezuela, Guatemala, Puerto Rico: rum laws comparedSpanish style
  7. Chapter 7Demerara Rum and the dispute over Barbados rumTwo neighbors
  8. Chapter 8Rum-Verschnitt, Inländerrum, Domači rum, Tuzemák: Central Europe's Special PathsCentral Europe's Special Paths
  9. Chapter 9Reading a Rum Label: Mandatory Information, Origin, Marketing TermsLabel Decoded

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