---
kind: "section"
citation: "27 C.F.R. § 5.147"
title: "27"
number: "5.147"
heading: "Rum."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/27/5.147"
---

# §5.147. Rum.

- (a) **The class rum.** “Rum” is distilled spirits that is distilled from the fermented juice of sugar cane, sugar cane syrup, sugar cane molasses, or other sugar cane by-products at less than 95 percent alcohol by volume (190° proof) having the taste, aroma, and characteristics generally attributed to rum, and bottled at not less than 40 percent alcohol by volume (80° proof); and also includes mixtures solely of such spirits. All rum may be designated as “rum” on the label, even if it also meets the standards for a specific type of rum.
- (b) **Types.** Paragraph (b)(1) of this section describes a specific type of rum and the standards for that type.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 26 U.S.C. 5301, 7805, 27 U.S.C. 205 and 207.

### Source

Source: T.D. TTB-176, 87 7579, Feb. 9, 2022, unless otherwise noted.