Category: Cane spirits (rum)

Back to Cali – Lost Spirits Resets, Releases an Islay Abomination & More!

If there’s one story that’s consistently provided fodder for my…

A New Batavia Arrack from By the Dutch – Not What You’d Expect

A welcome outcome from the now decade-long focus on authentic…

cocktail fire garnish tiki

Stop Setting Your Rum on Fire! Tiki Fire Explained

Rum and fire. They go together like peanut butter and…

rum production

Categorically Flawed: How Rum Categories Hold It Back

Think for a moment about your vehicle. Or if you…

TTB rum approvals

Stalking the TTB: Upcoming US rum releases July and August 2016

With two more months in the rearview mirror, it’s time…

California Rumfest 2016

California Rum Festival 2016 in Pictures

To the uninitiated, a spirits festival, especially one focused on…

Rum is made from Sugar; So are Bourbon, Vodka & Tequila

A recent article in Harper’s, The Rise of Rum Part…

Paul McGee & Scotty Schuder, Tales of the Cocktail 2016

Plantation O.F.T.D. Overproof Launch Party in Pictures

It’s Wednesday, July 20th, the first full day of Tales…