Hot Buttered Rum is something that your body understands before your brain does. It’s actually kind of fun to see—say there’s a guest who just walked in, coat off but nose still stinging from the cold ...

Modern rum was first made in the Caribbean during the 17th century, with the earliest records of production dating back to 1650 in Barbados. The spirit we know today was created after it was ...

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ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Appleton Estate, the oldest continuously operating rum distillery in Jamaica, has announced the release of what it describes as the longest tropically aged rum ever released, ...

Old Monk, in Indian homes, evokes pure nostalgia. It is not just a rum; it is a sentiment shared across generations. Whether you remember sipping it by the bonfire with college mates, sneaking it into ...

A Dominican rum and a French flavored rum were judged the world’s best rums, each winning Platinum medals, at the 2025 Beverage Testing Institute (BevTest) rum judging. Twenty-three rums won Gold ...

American rum is a hugely popular category at the American Distilling Institute’s International Spirits Competition. Below are tasting notes on the competition’s top rums. Each year, the American ...

Robert Burr knows rum. He imports rum. He promotes rum with an annual rum festival. Burr judges rum and worries about tariffs. Yes, he worries about tariffs — President Trump's tariffs. The president, ...

Finishing whiskey is a time-honored tradition. It’s an almost essential tool in every whiskey-producing region’s toolbox, capable of incredibly transforming the base spirit. While several popular ...

In 1959, three businessmen established a distillery in Kathmandu producing rum, and named their brand Khukri, the traditional Nepali knife. Up till then the liquor industry in Nepal was limited to ...

The world of brown spirits is full of excellent options with a wide array of different flavors to explore. Generally speaking, pretty much every category — from whiskey to cognac to rum — features ...