In the world of rum, if volume of flavor is what you’re looking for, then 100% pot still expressions are usually going to end up coming out on top. It’s the nature of the science of distillation–pot ...

How often does one have an opportunity to taste a dram of liquid history? These kinds of chances don’t come around every day, so it’s best to recognize them for the special experiences they are when ...

While there is some debate, most spirits scholars and history buffs agree that the mai tai — arguably the most famous cocktail to emerge from the tiki movement of the mid-twentieth century — was ...

A secret pipeline, tropical aging and a master blender who nearly became a nun, here are six things you probably didn’t know about Appleton Estate Rum. It might look like paradise, but beneath the ...

In the fall of 1944, a bartender in Oakland created a new rum cocktail. The bartender was Victor Bergeron, better known as “Trader Vic,” owner of what was soon to become the most famous tiki bar in ...

Jamaican rum production began in the 1650s when the English fermented sugar cane to create the versatile liquor. Appleton Estate began distilling rum about 100 years after the first rum production.