🍬 A brown sugar 🥃 A dark rum

demerara

9.9

Dark rum from Guyana with a strong sweet taste

noun
/ˌdɛm.əˈrɑː.rə/

: ron demerara

I love to sip on demerara rum during the holidays.

Examples

This cocktail is made with aged demerara for a deeper, smokier taste.
He ordered a glass of demerara after dinner to accompany his dessert.
They import authentic demerara directly from Guyana for their bar.
Have you ever tried demerara in your cocktails?
He ordered a glass of demerara after dinner to accompany his dessert.
They import authentic demerara directly from Guyana for their bar.
This cocktail is made with aged demerara for a deeper, smokier taste.

Synonyms

rum

vsdemerara

131 3.1

A strong alcoholic drink made from sugarcane or its syrup

is a specific dark Guyana-made variety rather than the general spirit

Demerara rum

vsdemerara

7.9

A dark alcoholic drink from Guyana made from Demerara sugar with a rich taste

is the specific original Guyana variety rather than the broader category

Compounds

Demerara River

6.6

A river in northern Guyana that flows north to the Atlantic Ocean

Demerara rum

7.9

A dark alcoholic drink from Guyana made from Demerara sugar with a rich taste

demerara sugar

3.7

A coarse light brown sugar with large crunchy crystals used on drinks and cakes

How Rich

maraschino

1 9.5

demerara

9.9

white wine

53 1.0

Surface Forms

demerara singular

demeraras plural

Etymology

Demerara for rum is named after the same Demerara region in Guyana, where rich, dark rums were made from local sugar. So when you hear demerara rum, think of a deep, full-flavored rum that comes from that area.