When we think of hot days, beaches and swimsuits, rum (or rhum) automatically comes to mind. Maybe not directly, but certainly subliminally. Nobody ever orders a martini at a swim-up tropical bar. And ...

A few hundred years ago, while sugar traders from Britain and the American colonies were distilling their molasses into fiery rum, a very different tradition was unfolding on the French islands in the ...

Rum is a spirit made from sugarcane that has many different varieties, despite it's reputation as a simple base for sugary cocktails. Light and dark rums have a wide range of flavors, from tropical, ...

The vast majority of the world’s rum is distilled as a near neutral spirit—think vodka but made with low-grade molasses. These rums are meant to disappear into coke and poolside piña coladas and many ...

Here’s an overview and tasting notes of 12 top Caribbean rums that have consistently won gold medals at international spirit competitions, a testament to their exceptional quality and craftsmanship.

Cast aside those bottles with pirates on the label and the dark sticky stuff that you usually mix with Coke. Your next rum should be made with fresh sugarcane. Worldwide, rum is usually made with ...

A Martinique Rum, from Rhum Depaz, has earned the title of the World’s Best at the 2025 version of the awards…again, among many other top crownings. Every year, rum experts and seasoned aficionados ...

It wasn’t long ago that I was diving headfirst into rhum agricole for the first time, tasting a lineup of three rhums from iconic Martinique producer Rhum Clément. Not to be outdone, however, is the ...

Rhum Agricole turns this bright and herbaceous equal-parts cocktail into a French Last Word. Prairie Rose is Food & Wine's senior drinks editor. A trained sommelier, cocktail book author, and wine and ...