Category: rum

Iron TikiTender 2015 Recipes from Seattle Bartenders

A highlight of the CocktailWonk blog last year was attending…

Rummy Fun at Miami Rum Renaissance 2015

The annual Miami Rum Renaissance show is equal parts rum…

A Peek at Upcoming Plantation Rums at Rum Renaissance 2015

Within the rum world, Plantation is a dichotomy: A well-regarded…

Suitcase Rum: Elements Eight Gold Rum

As a US-based rum wonk. I’m constantly pining over all…

Checking out Afrohead’s Seven Year Rum

Mrs. Wonk and I spend more than our fair share…

ethyl-acetate rum

From Alchemy to Spirit Science: Esters, Gas Chromatography, and Accelerated Aging

Life as a Cocktail Wonk isn’t all fabulous bars, spirit reviews, and distillery visits….

Lost Spirits Distillery’s Aging Reactor Could Transform the Craft Spirits Industry

At the American Distilling Institute conference today (4/1/15), Bryan Davis…

Lost Spirits publishes second rum gas chromatograph paper – What’s in your 33 year aged rum?

Bryan Davis of Lost Spirits is at it again. Armed…