The Rum Reader

Culture, Travel
Flowing from the Orinoco to Your Cocktail
By Aneil Lutchman on Oct 19, 2021
Flowing from the Orinoco to Your Cocktail
Bitter botanicals have been added to alcohol since ancient humans discovered alcohol in the first place, whether for alleviating ailments and afflictions or simple enjoyment of the flavors. Use of...... Read More
Culture
The Birth (and Rebirth) of Rum Brands
By Ben Schaffer on May 15, 2019
The Birth (and Rebirth) of Rum Brands
Though it was founded in 1753, Jamaica’s Hampden Estate distillery only this year issued the first aged rum under its own brand name. Now is certainly a good time to...
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Profiles
Chris Blackwell: An Oracabessa of the Mind
By Ben Schaffer on Dec 11, 2018
Chris Blackwell: An Oracabessa of the Mind
“There’s definitely a kind of magic about Jamaica,” Chris Blackwell told me as we sat in the front room of his Manhattan aerie in the gray autumn light. With rainswept...
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