Shannon Mustipher, beverage director and rum expert in residence at Glady’s Caribbean in Brooklyn, was well aware that she would be the first African American bartender to publish a book in almost...
Same Dream, Different Roads Lead to Rum
Three of the country’s foremost craft distillers—the trailblazing Karen Hoskin (Montanya Distillers);...
Caribbean Cuisine Claims Its Fine Dining Voice
Dinner at Compère Lapin, Nina Compton’s heartfelt restaurant that weaves together the cooking of her...
Protean Rum Breathes Life into the Classics
Hot on the heels of Chicago’s rum-fueled tiki movement, bartender Peter Vestinos opened the chic,...
What’s a French Vintner Doing Making Rum in Texas?
Benjamin Calais didn’t come to the diminutive Texas Hill Country town of Hye to make rum, or even wine for...
Rare Rum Sleuths Mend Broken Links to Our Drinking History
Sipping rum from a decades-old bottle might be one of our closest analogs to time travel. Visit Havana in...