Author: mpietrek

American Single Malt – The Next Great American Whiskey

When it comes to whiskey, most imbibers assume that categories like bourbon,…

Two Centuries in a Bottle: Drinking the Harewood House 1780 Rum

Every camera in the room is trained on a lone man struggling…

California Rum Festival 2018 In Pictures

The 2018 edition of the California Rum Festival saw the four-year old-event…

Rum Has No Rules is Lazy Journalism

Nearly a decade into this modern rum renaissance, articles explaining rum for…

The Unabridged Jamaican Rum Geographical Indication

In an ongoing effort to disprove the good-intentioned but flawed “Rum has…

A Very Rummy Tales of the Cocktail 2018

Call me biased, but at my fourth Tales of the Cocktail, the…

The Missing Minister of Rum

In the last few months I’ve seen solid evidence that true premium…

Pusser’s Rum Changes Up Blend

Pusser’s rum, famous for purchasing the rights to the British Royal Navy…