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Rum
Distilled alcoholic beverage made from sugarcane

Rum

Rum is a liquor made by fermenting and then distilling sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice.

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The distillate, initially a clear liquid, is often aged in barrels. Rum originated in the Caribbean in the 17th century, where it was likely first created by enslaved people on sugar plantations, but has come to be produced in nearly every major sugar-producing region of the world.

How locals move

Getting around Rum the local way

  • Get inYou'll need an overnight stop before taking the Calmac ferry onward next morning.
  • Get inThe ferry sails to different Small Isles on different days.
  • Get inDay trips from Mallaig to Rùm are possible on M (2 hours ashore), W & F (4 hours), and Sa (10 hours).
  • Get inNov-March the ferry calls on M Tu Th and Sa.
  • Get inDay trips are possible on Tuesday and Thursday with 2 hours ashore.
  • Get inDinghies can be landed at the old pier and also at the ferry terminal, but not when ferries are in or expected.
  • Get aroundIt's a mile from the ferry pier to the village.
  • Go nextIn summer day trips are possible from Rùm to Canna on W (3 hours ashore) and Sa (6 hours).

From Wikivoyage: Rùm, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Peter Chisholm (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.