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Your Ideal Summer Rum Is Here Via Equiano Light

And it’s a good time to explain what a “light rum” really means

This Is the Best Scotch of 2021, According to the Ultimate Spirits Challenge

The Islay single malt was the highest-scoring spirit overall in the annual drinks competition

Review: Bruno Mars Has a Rum, But That’s Not the Full Story

SelvaRey is an excellent single-estate rum that pre-dates the “Uptown Funk” singer’s involvement

Iron Chef Michael Symon Has a Suggestion: Cook With More Rum

We spoke with the "Burgers, Brew & ‘Que" host about about bringing the sweet spirit into the kitchen

The “Oscars of Booze” Just Released Their List of Winners for 2021

The San Francisco World Spirits Competition anointed several under-the-radar distilleries

Are the New Coca-Cola With Coffee Releases Any Good as Cocktail Mixers?

We tested six classic cocktails with the new Coke release

Our Favorite Non-Whiskey Spirits of 2020 Each Had a Story to Tell

One rum broke barriers, mezcal got its due and we've never seen a vodka like this

New Restrictions Essentially Ban Cuban Rum and Cigars

The Trump administration will no longer allow you to bring back Cuba's famous exports

Review: Copalli Isn't Like Other Rums, And That's What Makes It Work

Why a pot still cane juice spirit from Belize deserves a spot in your home bar

The Whiskey Lover's Guide to Drinking Rum

Whether you're a bourbon, rye or Scotch fan, there's something here for you

Review: Equiano Is an Exceptional Rum With an Important Story

And we have an exclusive discount on this historical rum

Why Rhum — Not Rum — Is the Ideal Base for Summer Cocktails

Plus: How to make a Ti' Punch, which is delicious and impossible to screw up

Plantation Rum Changing Its Name Due to “Hurtful” Nature

Rum and slavery share an unfortunately linked history. One brand hopes to evolve.

Everything You Know About Dark Rum Is Wrong

To start, there’s no such thing as “dark rum.” We’ll explain.

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Review: Holmes Cay Might Be the Best Rum Curator on the Planet

These limited-edition bottlings of nearly impossible-to-find rums showcase the spirit’s most interesting characteristics

ReserveBar Is Taking $20 Off Everything From These BIPOC- and Women-Owned Spirits Brands

As part of its Spirited Change Initiative, the site is spotlighting several minority- and women-owned businesses

How This Book and Rum Collaboration Honor “The Ideal Bartender”

Ten To One Rum's “Kindred Spirits” is a sequel to the groundbreaking 1917 cocktail book and a celebration of Black mixologists

The Best Vodka, Gin, Rum and Other Spirits We Drank in 2021

Herein: A legitimately flavorful vodka. A Filipino-Polish rum. And Serbian plum brandy.

This Is What You’ll Be Drinking in 2022

Bacardi's 2022 Trends Report suggests tipplers will head for gin, low-alcohol options and, somehow, mustard

Welcome to the Only Distillery Run by a Former CIA Operative

Brian Sammons used to track Osama bin Laden. Now, he makes award-winning craft spirits in Wisconsin.

NY’s Best New Bar Is a House Party a Heart of Gold

Dingaling's cocktail menu includes a Mexican Coffee Negroni, Grasshopper and our favorite: the Banana Bread Daiquiri

Mount Gay's Experimental Rum Series Debuts an Unknown Oak

Pretty much no one is aging spirits in Andean Oak. Can this 14-year old rum survive?

This Rum and Cognac Brand Just Debuted the World’s First Floating Aging Cellar

Maison Ferrand's Barge 166 will be used to conduct "dynamic aging" experiments

The Simple, Slightly Sweet Joys of a Dry-Aged Rum Steak

Meat N’ Bone’s dry-aging process starts with Diplomatico’s award-winning Reserva Exclusiva rum

Review: Can LiveWire Turn Bartenders Into Rock Stars?

A new canned cocktail line models itself like a cool indie label

5 Great New Takes on the Old Fashioned That Won’t Offend Your Father

Simple alterations with coffee, honey, rum, salt or even curry can transform a classic cocktail

Review: Batiste Might Be the World’s First “Carbon Negative” Rhum

How exacting attention to eco-friendly practices leads to an excellent sugarcane spirit

The Best Thing About Rum? You Can Mix It With Other Rums.

Two or three different rums in a drink? Not a problem, say our rum experts.

On the Proper Care and Feeding of Flasks

Second-generation maker Robert Ettinger walks us through the dos and don’ts of flask care

The 24 Most Interesting Rums to Try in 2021

Our list favors diversity in distillers, flavors and locations — and eschews pirates.