In most modern cocktails, the spirit is meant to provide buzz without tasting like booze. Vodka's ability to lie hidden has made it the No. 1 spirit category since 1976. Rum sales are far behind. For ...

As the weather warms, many drinkers instinctively start reaching for bottles of rum. Long associated with tropical climates, the category conjures images of sugary sweet cocktails, brightly hued and ...

Rum is the drink of America. It’s more American than even whiskey. You might have an eyebrow raised about that declaration, but consider this: Rum was the first spirit to be distilled in the Americas.

HOUMA, La. (AP) - Louisiana’s rum history stretches back to the days of the colonial America. The sugar cane-based spirits thread together the state’s proudest and darkest traditions, firmly rooting ...

Rum isn't what you think it is, and the industry will testify to this. The liquor you've come to associate with Coca-Cola, with college excess and long drunk nights with your boys is more complicated ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about wines and spirits and the hidden corners of the world Rum is an alcoholic beverage that is made from fermenting ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Organizers of the New York Puerto Rican Day Parade, one of the largest U.S. outdoor events, said they are ending a 30-year relationship with the makers of Captain Morgan Rum ...

Real talk: The best rum drinks are tiki drinks. Especially when getting drunk is the whole point. Various rums, citrus-forward fruit juices, and tropical spices combine to make high-alcohol drinks ...