![]() 1.75 liter bottle of Rumchata | |
Type | Liqueur |
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Manufacturer | Midwest Custom Bottling Company |
Distributor | Agave Loco LLC |
Country of origin | Pewaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
Introduced | 2009 |
Alcohol by volume | 13.75 to 15% |
Flavor | Horchata and Rum |
Website | rumchata |
RumChata is a cream liqueur manufactured in Wisconsin. Its name is a portmanteau of rum and horchata; the liqueur was designed to taste like a mixture of the two. [1]
It contains 13.75% or 15% alcohol by volume, [2] depending on where it is sold.
The recipe includes rum, dairy cream, cinnamon, vanilla, sugar, and other flavorings. The drink has been manufactured in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, since 2009.
In the 2016 US market, RumChata ranked second in the cream liqueur category after Baileys Irish Cream. [3]
RumChata is a cream liqueur produced in Pewaukee, Wisconsin , launched in 2009. Created by Tom Maas, a distillery industry veteran who worked for popular American whiskey brands before founding his own company, Agave Loco . Its biggest success was RumChata Horchata con Ron ( Spanish for "horchata with rum"), which became a household name in the United States within a few years . The company was acquired by E&J Gallo Winery in 2021.