Category: Jamaican Rum

Rum from Jamaica

Ten Things to Know About Jamaican Rum

Jamaican rum has a particular mystique, and many rum geeks…

Talking Marques, Muck, and Dunder with Hampden Estate

One of my activities as the WIRSPA community envoy is…

An Illustrated and Informal J. Wray & Nephew Timeline

Jamaica’s Appleton Estate is among the world’s largest rum brands,…

Jamaican Rum on Acid: How Vinegar Brings the Funk

The learning never stops. For several years I’ve endeavored to…

A (Non-)History of Jamaica in British Navy Rum

From sheer repetition over many decades, the rum world has…

Unraveling Plummer and Wedderburn Rums

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

The Unabridged Jamaican Rum Geographical Indication

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

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

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