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Handbook of Rum

A collection of 4 posts
Flow chart tracing rum production from raw materials to production, distribution, and consumption.
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The world guide to rum

Where does rum come from? In his book, Rum, a Social and Sociable History, Ian Williams calls rum "the global spirit with its warm beating heart in the Caribbean." Dreamy metaphor aside, most rum styles are legacies of former Caribbean colonies, but that "warm beating heart" also pumps rum and
Nov 25, 2022 — 18 min read
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Handbook of Rum

The Rum Flip Is Your New/Old Holiday Cocktail

The days are short, the weather’s cold By tavern fires tales are told. Some ask for dram when first come in. Others with flip and bounce begin. -from And a Bottle of Rum, by Wayne Curtis, excerpted from a 1704 almanac To the uninitiated, the season may be early
Nov 4, 2022 — 4 min read
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Handbook of Rum

The most interesting US rum

We take delicious and ethically produced rum seriously. For us, that means finding rum producers who make and market interesting products that we can get behind, both as consumers and as importers/bottlers/distributors. Domestic rum is particularly interesting to us. Sorting through ALL the rum made in the US
Oct 24, 2022 — 6 min read
Screenshot of Merriam Webster rum definition.
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How Did Rum Get Its Name?

In an effort to provide you with ALL the information about our products while still satisfying the inquisitive nerd within, we’re writing a rum handbook. You’ll be our guinea pig as we serve up the story of the spirit—from rum’s origin to its current standing in
Sep 30, 2022 — 3 min read
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