If you’re a big fan of rum, there’s a good chance you spend most of your time sipping dark rum exclusively. That’s not surprising as maturing in charred oak imparts various flavors like vanilla, ...

The daiquiri only has three ingredients, so the rum you choose can become the make-or-break of the cocktail (although it ...

Dark rum spends time resting in charred oak barrels after distillation. That contact with wood — and, in some cases, a touch of caramel or brown sugar — gives it its deep amber hue and layered profile ...

Five rums are finalists for the World’s Best Unaged Rum at the 2025 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. The SFWSC is one of the world's most prestigious spirit judging events, and both consumers ...

Much of the current talk of a ‘rumnaissance’ (sorry, but after the ‘ginnaissance’, it was kind of inevitable) revolves around what we might call ‘serious’ rum: dark, sippable, to be savoured in much ...

Two glasses of rum with a decanter and a cigar and a world map in the background. Today rum is produced all over the world. Rum is one of the most diverse categories in spirits, spanning fresh cane ...

Cocktail Queries is a Paste series that examines and answers basic, common questions that drinkers may have about mixed drinks, cocktails and spirits. Check out every entry in the series to date. The ...

If you’re looking for a spirit to stock up on this winter, make it rum. Whether you prefer to sip it neat or on the rocks or mix it into a fruity, tropical cocktail to make you forget all about the ...

In the latest edition of the program's Summer Sipping series, wine and liquor expert Scott Clime teaches the basis of rum. Clime explains the history of the sweet liquor, the difference between the ...