Miami Club Rum, located in the heart of Wynwood, was launched in November of 2012. Owner and operator Matt Malone’s family comes from a long history of rum making: his children are the sixth ...

Modern rum was first made in the Caribbean during the 17th century, with the earliest records of production dating back to 1650 in Barbados. The spirit we know today was created after it was ...

In a field crowded with world-class contenders, Barbados’s Foursquare Rum Distillery has claimed the International Wine & Spirits Competition’s (IWSC) highest honor for rum. Its Equidem 14-Year-Old—an ...

What drink would you give someone if it was their very first time sampling rum? According to Trudiann Branker, the first female master blender at the world’s oldest commercial rum distillery: a rum ...

In the realm of jobs that sound so good someone must have made them up, Global Ambassador of Rum ranks up there with Rooftop Pool Bar Critic. Yet, Ian Burrell does hold the title. The Jamaican-born ...

The Caribbean region is rum central for the world. Tucked away in the shadows of huge distilleries like Bacardi and Brugal are small-batch rum makers using time-honored techniques with an emphasis on ...

In life there are certain accomplishments that are sometimes quantified by the quality of the spirits that you sip. If you doubt the words of a rum expert, all you need to do is look at the groaning ...

The distillery made fewer than 400 bottles of its new cask-aged series, and you can find one at Half Moon resort. But only one bottle was made for the bar, from Jamaica's first distillery and entirely ...

Trudiann Branker is the master blender at Mount Gay Rum in Barbados, the world's oldest rum distillery. She oversees the aging and crafting of spirits and ensures each batch meets the brand's ...