VinePair

OCTOBER 8, 2024

There’s this misconception that rum drinks are complicated and overly sweet, but a Mai Tai is simple and light. The sweetness from the orgeat balances the acidity from the lime, and the vanilla notes from the dry curaçao complement the rum exceptionally well.” Roderick Williams, Bar Manager, Smoked , Columbia, S.C.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 29, 2024

It’s aged in rum barrels, so it offers smooth and sweet notes that soften the bite but still deliver a complex flavor. Colleen Kelly, director of food & beverage/mixologist/sommelier, Bernardus Lodge and Spa , Caramel Valley, Calif. It’s] more palatable for people who aren’t aficionados or don’t order Scotch regularly.”

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Cheers

JANUARY 2, 2024

The program will determine if reusable containers – the ecoTOTE 3.0SC Cruise Edition, specifically developed by ecoSPIRITS for the maritime environment – can be used to serve Bacardi rum on Carnival ships, in turn reducing single-use packaging by 95%.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Modern Caribbean Rum Matt Pietrek and Carrie Smith, Wonk Press, November 2022. Consider this a masterclass of Caribbean rum in all its glory. This book’s 850 pages are covered in gorgeous imagery from the islands, and will provide both new enthusiasts and long-time rum geeks with new insight. November 2023.

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Tales of the Cocktail

JULY 25, 2024

Held during Tales of the Cocktail, NOSC showcased a live judging across all of its spirits categories, both domestic and international, including whiskey, gin, brandy, baijiu, vodka, rum, agave spirits, liqueurs and non-alcoholic. More than 439 registrants entered the competition, which were reviewed by a panel of industry professionals.

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VinePair

JULY 18, 2024

While sheer sales volume is an obvious factor, some of this thinking comes down to cultural bias, misconceptions based on past trends, and anecdotes from vocational visits to Caribbean isles when rum was king. Fine wine also can and increasingly is being profitably sold in the land of where rum and beer reign supreme.

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Tales of the Cocktail

MAY 13, 2024

Enlisting special guests to help guide the tours, Wayne (Author of And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails and frequent spirits contributor for The Atlantic, Imbibe Magazine, PUNCH, The Daily Beast , and Garden & Gun ) and co. will lead a series of tours, including: Absinthe Tour Bourbon St. &

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Tales of the Cocktail

MAY 13, 2024

Enlisting special guests to help guide the tours, Wayne (Author of And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails and frequent spirits contributor for The Atlantic, Imbibe Magazine, PUNCH, The Daily Beast , and Garden & Gun ) and co. will lead a series of tours, including: Absinthe Tour Bourbon St. &

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Today's Bartender

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

brewers, bartenders, distillers, authors, sommeliers, etc). Favorite Post : The Story of Rum – Part 1 27) All Bartenders All Bartenders is another fantastic resource for new & aspiring bartenders. You’ll learn a lot about drinks from their magazine. And their guides to drinking in different destinations.

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Imbibe Magazine

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Hand illustrated by Nikita Fabbro with information curated by expert sommeliers, the puzzle highlights Italian wine regions and their signature grape varieties. $49 Barrel-aged for a year, the result is a complex but balanced liqueur that can be mixed into a cocktail, like a rum walnut Alexander , or served as a delightful digestif.

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Drinkhacker

JANUARY 28, 2025

If you’ve ever gotten rankled by your sommelier, your bartender, your booze merchant, or your favorite brand of hooch, read on and see if you agree with us. Maybe they see it the way some rum brands wrap their bottles in a twine lattice. JK The fuss over sweeteners in rum I get it. Do I think dosed rums are inferior?

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VinePair

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Sommelier Nikita Malhotra curated a wine list that matches the restaurants seafood-focused fare, but theres a twist: The extensive program exclusively features white wines. (OK, OK, fine, theres one bottle of red on offer.) Well, thats the case with the Hot Pearl Diver at Brooklyns Clover Club.

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Spiritz

DECEMBER 20, 2024

He also plans to collaborate with sommeliers, beverage consultants and food bloggers to highlight mead’s distinct characteristics compared to wine or beer. Maeve Meadery also appeals to artisanal spirit lovers with barrel-aged meads, by drawing parallels with whisky or rum’s depth and character.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

We loved sommelier Keara Driscoll’s recommendation of the Rico Nuevo Flor de Albihar, made from the obscure Albillo grape in Spain’s Sierra de Gredos region. And sure enough, the Pineapple Cake delivers everything one would expect from a tiki-style drink, despite bearing no rum in its build.

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VinePair

MARCH 13, 2025

Instead of a list with the expected Barolos and Brunellos, celebrated sommelier Lee Campell designed a forward-thinking collection that showcases everything from the classics to more off-the-beaten-path Italian wines, as well as exciting young producers from the U.S.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Here, writer Aaron Goldfarb dives into the world of dusty hunters obsessives who seek out older bottles of whiskey , tequila , rum , Chartreuse , amaro , and more, and often find them in unexpected places. For wine nerds, world-renowned sommelier Pascaline Lepeltier needs no introduction.

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