Category: Geographical indication

Geographical indications for sugarcane spirits

Venezuela’s Rum Geographical Indication

Among rum’s many geographical indications is Ron de Venezuela. In this story we’ll look at a summarized version of its requirements.

Demerara Rum GI Achieves EU Recognition

Today’s big rum world news is international recognition for the…

Martinique’s Other Rum Regulation : The Grand Arôme (Le Galion) PGI

Martinique’s appellation d’origine contrôlée (AOC) is perhaps the best-known regulation in the…

Guadeloupe’s Rhum GI and How it Compares to Martinique’s AOC

Rum regulations (aka GIs) are a favorite topic here on…

Can the U.S. Recognize Rum Regulations?

As Caribbean rum gains in popularity and rum enthusiasts push…

Geographical Indication Fast Facts

In the spirits world, Geographical Indications, or GI for those…

Rum Has No Rules is Lazy Journalism

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

The Unabridged Jamaican Rum Geographical Indication

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