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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s impossible to discern a rum’s age from color alone, so why are we still classifying it this way? Sarah Maiden / Food & Wine ...

Like rum, chocolate is a product of the Caribbean, and, like sugarcane, cocoa plants are highly affected by the specific terroir in which they are grown. As a result, premium single-source chocolate ...

Every year thousands of rums are entered in international spirit competitions. Less than 10% earn Gold medals or the even rarer Double Gold. Only a handful can aspire to the crown of world’s best.

Mount Gay, the world’s oldest running rum distillery, has introduced the second release in its Single Estate Series with the launch of the 24_02_Vt18d2 [sic], a rum produced entirely from sugar cane ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Robb Report may receive an affiliate commission. Brugal was founded in 1888 in the Dominican Republic by ...

Professor Tokio Tani (left) holds the limited-edition bottle featuring a special Kumamoto University label, while Mr. Oishi, President of Oishi Shuzo Co., Ltd., presents the standard 700 ml bottle at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What started as a retirement hobby has evolved into one of Georgia's most celebrated craft distilleries, drawing thousands of ...

Cuba, historically a sugar powerhouse in the Caribbean, is seeing its raw sugar output fall to historic lows. The island’s sugar production is expected to dip below 200,000 metric tons in 2025, the ...

LAS VEGAS, NV / ACCESSWIRE / March 29, 2023 / DEMON SPIRITS LLC, maker of Sinfully Smooth DEMON Spiced and DEMON TropiCoco Rum, is teaming up with Kinsbrae Packaging and 17A Distillery in Las Vegas to ...