It Is Without Question Column Distillation Transformed How Rums Throughout The Caribbean Were Produced In The 20Th Century. Some Of The Keynote Advantages Were Centered Around Efficiency. The Aeneas Coffey Twin Column Design Became A Popular Choice For Rum Producers In The British West Indies. As Demand For Lighter And Cheaper Rum Grew Some s Around The Caribbean Added More Plates And Eventually More Columns To Make Even Lighter Spirits With Less Congeners. Many Rums Today Are Distilled On Multi-Column Stills With Numerous Plates Making Rums Washed Of Any Natural Character. It Is These Rums That Have Contributed To Some Of The Negative Perception Of Column Distillation Of Rum.