Category: Cane spirits (rum)

Inside the Uitvlugt Sugar Factory

Without sugar cane, there is no rum. While some rums…

Demerara Distillers Ltd – Part Two

This is part two of a series about Demerara Distillers…

Demerara Distillers Ltd – Part One

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

Destilería Serrallés and Don Q Rum Deep Dive

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

Talking Rum with DDL’s Sharon Sue-Hang

In September 2019, Demerara Distillers Ltd (aka DDL) brought me…

Alexandre Gabriel – On the Record

One of my favorite things about writing Cocktail Wonk is…

Cocktail Wonk Top Ten Stories of 2019

It’s time once again for my year-end roundup of the…

Setting the Record Straight on British Navy Rum

History presents a special challenge to those writing it or…