How can Callisto have 0% sugar when rum is made from sugarcane?
It is a common misconception that rum naturally has sugar given that sugarcane is the primary ingredient for all rums. However, similar to other spirits, the sugar gets lost in the distillation process.
To make rum, molasses or sugarcane juice, both of which are derived from sugarcane, is fermented with yeast to allow alcohols to develop. This ‘mash’ is then heated in a still so that the ethanol and other flavors (esters) can be separated from the undesirable components of the mash, including the remaining sugar. This distillation process is done twice and ensures that there is no sugar in the final product.