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ugust 27, 2010, 12:15 PM The Way Rum Used to Taste Which is to say, pretty funky. But in a delicious way. By David Wondrich F. Martin Ramin/Studio D Rum has come a long way since 1724, when Ned Ward, a London writer-turned-bar-owner — so not a dumb man, our Mr. Ward — labeled it [...]

As I approached Adam Kanter’s Rum Bar and saw my name in lights (well chalk, actually) under “40 Years since Black Tot Day,” Sergeant Pepper began to run through my head. “It was 40 years ago today The Navy took the rum away. But it’s never gone out of Style Black Tot’s been around a [...]

I hope their tasters are better than their translators. Whatever happened to their 15 year old, which even in Havana was ridiculously priced? – Rum Pundit. New Brand of Havana Club Rum to Hit the Market Soon HAVANA, Cuba, Aug 26 (acn) Havana Club International S.A. will soon launch a new brand of this world [...]

Construction of Diageo USVI’s Captain Morgan Rum Barrel Warehouse and Ageing Facility is Complete Facility is First LEED Project in the US Virgin Islands ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Diageo USVI, the Virgin Islands’ newest rum distiller, today announced the completion of its rum barrel warehouses, where it will age the [...]

Well, we raised a toast to Black Tot Day here in the Catskills, with a White Ensign flying from the porch, and heard news of others who did the same – any excuse to drink rum I suppose! Charles Tobias of Pussers passed on the following message which originally had a very nice photo, but [...]