The Rum Reader

Kiowa Bryan: What Rum Means to Me

By Kiowa Bryan Aug. 18, 2020

I think my story of rum is a bit backwards from most rum people. I started mixing cocktails at the age of …

Moderated by Ben Schaffer Aug. 12, 2020

On March 11, 2020, we gathered a panel of experts at New York’s Jungle Bird for an evening of Mai Tai marvel. …

Moderated by Ben Schaffer Aug. 11, 2020

Don’t worry, we’re not done with the Daiquiri. But there is another classic rum cocktail that merits a turn, …

By Maggie Morgan Aug. 4, 2020

Most people have close connections to spirits when they grew up around them or close to where they are made. …

By Ben Schaffer Jul. 28, 2020

Dale DeGroff’s centrality to the revival of cocktails in the United States is undisputed. His tenure as bar …