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Cheap West Indian rum made from sugarcane juice
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tafia
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Tafia is a kind of cheap rum made from sugarcane juice. It is typically unaged whereas rum is typically aged in wooden barrels to reduce the level of fusel . Most of the fusel is absorbed in the first two years. Premium rums were aged for a longer period ...
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tafia \Taf"i*a\, n. [Cf. F. & Sp. tafia, It. taffia; fr. Malay t[=a]f[=i]a a spirit distilled from molasses. Cf. Ratafia .] A variety of rum. [West Indies]
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context West Indies English) A variety of rum.
Usage examples of tafia.
As he drew close to the buffet Mayerling caught his eye, signaled him to stay where he was, and wandered over himself to collect a glass of champagne and one of the strong molasses tafia, then strolled back up to the stage as January returned to his place at the piano.
Technically Lent began at midnight, but there was no diminution of champagne, tafia, gumbo or pate, though having made his confession that afternoon January abstained all evening even when the opportunity presented itself.
And the attendees watching her erotic dance partook of a large cup of drug-laced tafia that was passed around.