When I first started writing about the world of spirits, the first thing I learned was the definition of alcohol. Without ...

Few spirits are as versatile, or as misunderstood, as rum. With no single definition or style, and wide variation across regions, the category doesn’t always help itself. Most people’s first ...

Perfect for piña coladas, mojitos and sipping straight! When you think of rum, you probably envision sweet tropical drinks like piña coladas, mai tais and hurricanes you can sip on the beach. But it ...

From unaged cane spirits to cask-strength icons, these eleven rums dominated the world’s top competitions and define global ...

The spirit is so much more than a supporting actor in your Tiki drink. Getty Images Rum is in the midst of a misidentity crisis. To most Americans, mentioning the category still conjures colonial ...

As a sugarcane derivative, rum epitomizes a tropical spirit. Classic rum cocktails like piña coladas and strawberry daiquiris play to their tropical roots, but coffee is a tropical crop that would ...

Inside Rumson’s Rum headquarters in Salem, Massachusetts, another batch of spirits is being bottled up for all to enjoy. “I make rum. I make all different types of rum," said Eric Glass, the president ...

Rum is in the midst of a misidentity crisis. To most Americans, mentioning the category still conjures colonial notions of pirates, pina coladas, painkillers, and similar sugary, boozed-up tropical ...