If you’re a big fan of rum, there’s a good chance you spend most of your time sipping dark rum exclusively. That’s not surprising as maturing in charred oak imparts various flavors like vanilla, ...

Rum is having a Renaissance. Whether you want spiced, fruity or flavoured, here are the best bottles from our taste test of 30 small-scale and indie labels ...

Five rums are finalists for the World’s Best Unaged Rum at the 2025 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. The SFWSC is one of the world's most prestigious spirit judging events, and both consumers ...

Much of the current talk of a ‘rumnaissance’ (sorry, but after the ‘ginnaissance’, it was kind of inevitable) revolves around what we might call ‘serious’ rum: dark, sippable, to be savoured in much ...

Cocktail Queries is a Paste series that examines and answers basic, common questions that drinkers may have about mixed drinks, cocktails and spirits. Check out every entry in the series to date. The ...

Every year thousands of rums are entered in international spirit competitions. Less than 10% earn Gold medals or the even rarer Double Gold. Only a handful can aspire to the crown of world’s best.

In the latest edition of the program's Summer Sipping series, wine and liquor expert Scott Clime teaches the basis of rum. Clime explains the history of the sweet liquor, the difference between the ...

Regardless of what time of year it is and what the weather outside looks like, there’s never a moment we’d pass up a well-made, classic mojito. This traditional Cuban punch is fresh, and boozy, and ...

The Sababa cocktail, created for Hanukkah, leans on a secret ingredient — tahini — for a balanced flavor and round, creamy mouthfeel. Bartender Anh Ngo's Winter Mojito (playfully named Ho-Ho-Jito on ...