Guides and tasting notes
Christmas Liquor Gift Ideas: Spirits for Every Personality
The best liquor gift is the one that matches how someone already drinks. This guide sorts Christmas spirits gifts by personality, from the rum lover and the gin enthusiast to the whisky collector and the person who has everything.
Rum for Christmas: Gift Bottles for Every Rum Drinker
Single bottles of rum to give this Christmas, from Dos Maderas 5+5, which comes in a gift pack with glassware, to old Guyana and Panama rum. Each pick says who it suits, with 2005 and 2008 vintages for milestone birthdays.
Spiced Rum and Flavoured Rum: What Is in the Bottle and Which to Buy
What separates spiced rum, flavoured rum and rum cream, what Australian food law says about strength, and which bottle to start with.
Types of Rum Explained: Dark, Navy, Overproof and Demerara
Rum is sorted four ways at once: raw material, still, colour and age, and origin. This hub explains each axis, what the shelf words actually mean, and which bottle to start with in each.
Cachaça Explained: Brazil's Cane Spirit, and How It Differs From Rum
What cachaça is under Brazilian law, why it is searched as Brazilian rum and where the two genuinely differ, how to read envelhecida, premium and the wood on the label, the caipirinha, and the Germana bottles to start with.
Demerara Rum Explained: Guyana's Wooden Stills and El Dorado
Demerara rum comes from one country and, today, one distillery. What makes it unlike any other rum is a set of wooden stills rescued from estates that closed generations ago.
What Is Navy Rum? Pusser's, the Daily Tot and Black Tot Day
Navy rum is not a marketing term. It refers to a specific blend, a specific strength and a ration that ended on 31 July 1970. Here is what the label actually means.
Rhum Agricole: The Australian Guide to Martinique's Cane Juice Rum
Rhum agricole is distilled from fresh sugarcane juice rather than molasses, and it tastes nothing like the rum most Australians know. What the AOC means, how to read the label, and how to make a proper Ti Punch.
Discover the Rich Heritage and masterful Craft of JM Rhum Vieux Vo Terr Volcan Rum
In the world of premium spirits, few can capture the blend of tradition, authenticity, and craftsmanship quite like the JM Rhum Vieux Vo Terr Volcan Rum. Originating from the idyllic...
The Best Rum to Buy in Australia: 13 Bottles by Style
The best rum to buy in Australia depends on the style you want. Here are our picks for sipping, navy, Demerara, Jamaican, Australian and white rum, with what each bottle suits.
Why You Should Try Rum in 2023 - 5 Reasons to Explore the World of Rum
Looking to expand your horizons and try something new in 2023? If so, consider giving rum a chance. This versatile spirit is becoming increasingly popular among drinkers, and for a...