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2024 Holiday Gift Guide

Imbibe Magazine

Our 2024 holiday gift guide covers all types of swoon-worthy options, whether you’re looking for stocking stuffers, a gift in a specific price range, or splurges to delight home bartenders and drink enthusiasts, or for yourself. Either bundle it with a favorite bottle of booze or the 7-ounce capacity flask. It’s easy to see why.

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Review: Indie Rums of Roaming Road, 2024 Releases

Drinkhacker

Rather, Roaming Road and founder Mike Gilmore is scouring all types of spirits to bottle, including whiskey (of course) but also single-cask rums, Armagnacs, Cognacs, Irish whiskey, “and whatever else grabs his trained eye.” We received five of the initial run of nine rums to taste. French brandies are coming next.

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Review: Rums of Sugarfield Spirits, 2024 Releases

Drinkhacker

However, rum is the true calling of this southern distillery. Sugarfield does most of their premium rum distillation with a copper pot still, as the spirit comes off around 165 to 170 proof. One criticism of the rum industry is the lack of transparency regarding whether or not sugar is added to the spirit before bottling.

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Review: Brugal Rum Coleccion Visionaria Edicion 02, Coffee (2024)

Drinkhacker

Like the Edicion 01 , Cacao release, this rum uses Brugal ‘s unique “Aromatic Cask Toasting technique” to infuse barrels with flavor without actually dosing them with a physical liquid or even a solid additive. The secret is toasting coffee beans alongside the wood, imbuing the rum barrels with a coffee essence.

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The 30 Best Rums for 2024

VinePair

As much as any other spirit, it’s safe to say there’s a style of rum for everyone. Some bottles are specifically produced for cocktails; others, owing to the price tags that accompany them, demand to be sipped, whether neat, on the rocks, or proofed down to the drinker’s preference. After all, there’s a style of rum for everyone.

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Review: La Maison & Velier Transcontinental Rum Line, 2024 Releases

Drinkhacker

La Maison & Velier’s Transcontinental Rum Line (aka TCRL ) is back with new editions, and unlike the 2023 bottlings, these are not single cask releases. Here’s all the details (and our thoughts) for your rum-sipping pleasure. All are 700ml bottles. 86 proof. An oddball, but not unenjoyable, experience.

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Rum Trends in 2024

Cheers

Is there a better deal in premium spirits right now than rum? Meanwhile, a well-aged rum is unlikely to cause sticker shock. This turn has caught the attention of most if not all rum producers. Sipping represents today 18% of rum consumption, a drastic shift.” Which is good news for the category. It’s a change of mindset.”

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