• Black Market’s Ed Rudisel on the Importance of Rum

    By Tuesday, September 20, 2016

    On September 26, Black Market, home to probably Indianapolis's finest rum selection, is hosting a Rhum Clément Dinner and competition. Three local bartenders will be competing throughout the night to win a trip to Martinique, and the audience will be placing votes on the cocktails they craft. So if you're in the area be sure to stop by ...

  • Where to Drink Rum in Washington D.C.

    By Wednesday, August 24, 2016

    Check out this article and discover 11 places to drink rum in Washington D.C. "Bartenders are rediscovering the versatility and complexity of a good rum... Bars are starting to carry a greater selection of rums from a variety of countries, including aged and rare bottles. Twists on classic recipes like daiquiris, dark and stormys and Mai Tais ...

  • Pouring Out Paradise

    By Tuesday, July 12, 2016

    Check out this recent article from Yachting Magazine that gives us a nice look into Martinique's rich culture of Rhum Agricole. “The best rum in the world comes from Martinique,” Laurent Assier de Pompignan insists. The silver-haired connoisseur is Martinique’s largest importer of fine wines, Champagnes and spirits, and he assures me there’s no need to ...

  • Magnificent Martinique

    By Wednesday, April 20, 2016

    The crystalline turquoise waters drew us in, and one by one, we submerged in the shallows of Josephine’s Bathtub. The legendary swimming hole off the coast of Martinique is a natural wonder created by a long white sandbar, so named for Napoleon’s empress who reputedly liked to bathe there as a young girl. I was with ...

  • Adventures: Rhum with a View

    By Friday, January 8, 2016

    Island Exports If you can’t make it to Martinique, look for these bottles at your local liquor store The distilleries on Martinique that are fumante—"smoking," meaning currently producing rhum agricole—bottle hundreds of variations, from basic white to flavored to blends barrel-aged for decades. Although only a fraction of those get exported to the United States, here are ...

  • Rum Journal: Tasting a Guadeloupe Rhum From 1991

    By Tuesday, December 15, 2015

    Far on the eastern end of Guadeloupe’s butterflied island pair is Le Moule. It is a nondescript place of farms and palm trees, quiet and breezy. But it has a secret. In a lush hilltop next to an old mill is one of the Caribbean’s best rum distilleries: Damoiseau. It’s long been a Rum Journal favorite, whether the ...

  • L’Esprit de Damoiseau – Cocktail Competition!

    By Wednesday, December 2, 2015

    Damoiseau Cocktail Competition to Win a trip to Guadeloupe About Damoiseau Rhum Rhum Damoiseau is the most popular rhum known in the French archipelago of Guadeloupe. The brand embodies the rich, quality-driven approach to French Caribbean Rhum while still maintaining a sense of humor and humility that is so prevalent in the sporty and casual culture of ...