Category: Rum History

The Colonial Rum Classification – A Primer

The topic of Spanish, French and French style rums come up frequently…

Grenada Rum Cheat Sheet

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

The Age of Angostura – Part One

You might think what follows is yet another story about Angostura Bitters….

Demerara Distillers Ltd – Part One

In Roald Dahl’s classic book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the plot…

Destilería Serrallés and Don Q Rum Deep Dive

In the annals of rum history, Puerto Rico often gets short shrift….

How the Financial Crisis of 2007 Reshaped the Rum World

In the course of researching various rum-related topics, there’s some recent history…

The Curious Tale of a Pineapple Press and the West India Docks

Researching distilled spirits history is a bit like panning for gold—lots of…

Unraveling Plummer and Wedderburn Rums

Among Jamaican rum aficionados, two names hold almost mythical allure: Plummer and…