A Guide to the Best Sipping Rums Under $50

By Sunday, July 9, 2017

Spirits that are made from sugarcane are made in a vast range of styles under sometimes conflicting and incongruous techniques in several dozen countries around the world. And yet, they are almost all considered, simply, “rum.” For some producers, the spirit is all about long, funky fermentations and flavorful pot-distillation. Others prize a light and elegant ...

Get Your Rum On While Visiting These 3 Caribbean Islands

By Tuesday, November 22, 2016

Rum is as much a part of the Caribbean as blue waters, white-sand beaches and lush countryside. The spirit was created on 17th and 18th century Caribbean sugarcane plantations and soon became a key component in the slave-based colonial economy. Thanks to Robert Louis Stevenson’s "Treasure Island," rum was later inexorably linked to Caribbean pirates. Rum’s ...