Author: mpietrek

Plantation Honors Legendary Rum Collector, Recreates Historic Jamaican Rum, Announces Rum Research Facility

While Plantation’s 2017 West Indies Rum Distillery purchase has received the lion’s…

Long Pond Distillery, Fermentation room, 2018 July 17th. Photo credit: Long Pond Distillery

Jamaica’s Long Pond Rum Distillery Damaged by Fire

According to the Jamaica Observer, Jamaica’s Long Pond rum distillery has been…

Independent Rum Bottlers: The Real Story

In the early of my rum wonkery, after exhausting the rum offerings…

Four Questions For Your Rum Categorization: A Spirits Educator Weighs In

One of the joys of my jumping headlong into the world of…

Taransaud Ovum cask

Inside Cognac’s Tonnellerie Taransaud

Visitors to Maison Ferrand in France’s Cognac region are usually astonished to…

Passion Grove Swizzle – A Summer Tiki Cooler

Early in my Tiki education, which at that point was primarily Beachbum…

Cachaça

Going Brazilian – Cachaca Regulations Demystified

Here at Casa Cocktail Wonk, we prefer to go off the beaten…

The Reverend's Tai

The Reverend’s Tai – A Pineapple Twist on the Mai Tai

Editorial note: The recipe below turned out to be so popular that…