When I first started writing about the world of spirits, the first thing I learned was the definition of alcohol. Without ...

Few spirits are as versatile, or as misunderstood, as rum. With no single definition or style, and wide variation across regions, the category doesn’t always help itself. Most people’s first ...

Perfect for piña coladas, mojitos and sipping straight! When you think of rum, you probably envision sweet tropical drinks like piña coladas, mai tais and hurricanes you can sip on the beach. But it ...

The spirit is so much more than a supporting actor in your Tiki drink. Getty Images Rum is in the midst of a misidentity crisis. To most Americans, mentioning the category still conjures colonial ...

Inside Rumson’s Rum headquarters in Salem, Massachusetts, another batch of spirits is being bottled up for all to enjoy. “I make rum. I make all different types of rum," said Eric Glass, the president ...

Pirates, tiki mugs, and hundreds of glistening bottles of rum will soon fill the Broward County Convention Center. The tenth-annual Rum Renaissance Festival is set to return Saturday, June 9, and ...

Rum is in the midst of a misidentity crisis. To most Americans, mentioning the category still conjures colonial notions of pirates, pina coladas, painkillers, and similar sugary, boozed-up tropical ...