Simpson, married to his childhood sweetheart for almost 19 years, had walked out on his wife and kids and into the arms of a younger woman. The breakup surprised his wife, his friends and even Simpson himself. Looking back, he says, it was a classic midlife crisis.
In that we have already provided the definitive answer to this question elsewhere (relying on rum extract), we assume your follow-up is seeking a non-alcoholic substitute for rum (as extracts can be as alcoholic as or more alcoholic than the spirits they replace).
Vanilla rum is an alcoholic beverage made from infusing rum with vanilla extract or with vanilla beans. Many rum companies sell bottled variations of this rum, and it can also be made at home. Vanilla rum is used as a regular rum drink as well as an ingredient to make biscuits, cakes, ice creams, cocktails and various vanilla drinks.