Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. You can find me at the confluence of food, beverage and travel. Planteray's Xaymaca Special Dry won Best Aged Rum of 2025 at the ...

Rum is a common liquor often associated with tiki cocktails and pirates. The latter is thanks to popular fictionalized characters like Captain Jack Sparrow and real historical figures like Captain ...

Rum as a spirit has long been connected with fruity cocktails and college drinks made with either flavored or spiced rum with pirates adorning the bottle. These associations are common because of the ...

It’s impossible to discern a rum’s age from color alone, so why are we still classifying it this way? Dylan Ettinger is a Los Angeles-based writer specializing in spirits, cocktails, and coffee with ...

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 ...

Rum has a rich history that steals a commanding portion of the alcohol beverage industry. The dark and stormy past of rum dates back to the 15th century B.C., when sugarcane was discovered.

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. When ...

American rum is a hugely popular category at the American Distilling Institute’s International Spirits Competition. Below are tasting notes on the competition’s top rums. Each year, the American ...