Author: Matt Pietrek

Renegade Rum Ascends

Grenada has more sugar cane than it can handle, an unprecedented situation…

Moving Beyond Rum Categories – A Modest Proposal

I’ve been thinking a lot about rum categories lately, even dropping a…

All Things Demerara Distillers Ltd — Master Distiller Shaun Caleb On the Record

In late 2019 I visited Guyana as the guest of Demerara Distillers…

Rum Renegade Mark Reynier: On the Record

In January 2020 I visited the island of Grenada as a guest…

The Age of Angostura – Part Two

Welcome to Part Two of my look at Trinidadian Rum and Angostura,…

An Open Letter to Authors Writing About Rum

Hey there! I hear you’re working on an article about rum for…

Important New US TTB Rule Changes (Notice 176)

The US TTB (Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau) is the…

Talking Rum with John Georges, Angostura’s Master Distiller

In December of 2019 I visited Trinidad as a guest of Angostura….