Your Mojito Is Muddled With Fresh Mint and a History of Centuries of Slavery Rum drinks are synonymous with summer chillaxing, but they carry a much deeper history There are so many kinds of rum nowadays. What are they made from? And what are the differences among the various kinds - Jeanie Kilmer Rum is the general term for ...
France is a little ahead of us when it comes to appreciating an old school spirit called rhum agricole. Step inside any decent cafe in Paris and you'll find rhum with a "h" displayed prominently on the back bar; it's been this way for nearly one hundred years. "Rhum, with its grassy, vegetal, garlic, truffle, and ...
Understanding the oft-overlooked spirit. In the United States, people buy more rum than bourbon, Scotch, gin or tequila. Statistics from the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) show that in 2014, over 25 million 9-liter cases of rum were sold across the country, compared to approximately 19.3 million 9-liter cases of bourbon, 9.4 million ...
From Bitters and Shrub Syrup Cocktails by Warren Bobrow (Fair Winds, 2015) In recent years, shrubs—in which fruit and vinegar flavors are combined—have experienced a resurgence in popularity, both on their own and as elements of cocktails. And the right combinations of flavors can venture into unexpected places. As Warren Bobrow noted about this recipe, "Ginger ...
When is rum not really rum? When you add an “h” – making it RHUM Agricole. “That’s crazy!” you say? But it’s not crazy. And there’s even precedent. Just like the extra “e” in whisk(e)y immediately connotes the difference between an Irish whiskey and Scotch whisky, for instance, providing a shorthand for all those unique qualities ...
Build in glass in order listed. Add ice. Stir approximately 20 times. Express orange peel over cocktail and enjoy!
The rum world is a place of multifaceted beauty, and one of the more captivating styles of the spirit is the category of rhum agricole, traditionally made in the French islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe...
The Daiquiri - A quintessential summertime cocktail. Born in Cuba, the seemingly simple combination of rum, lime, and sugar is anything but. The perfect alignment of these ...
Rum expert Jeff "Beachbum" Berry of Latitude 29 in New Orleans calls out six of his favorite rums. In an age when some tiki bars pride ...
All rum is not created equal. Most of the stuff that’s mixed into Mai Tais is derived from molasses, a byproduct of the sugar industry. But ...