Grenada's River Antoine Rum Distillery - Rum History Wonderland - Cocktail Wonk
Grenada's River Antoine is the most old-school rum distillery operating today. This story takes you inside the distillery with tons of photos.| Cocktail Wonk
Grenada's River Antoine is the most old-school rum distillery operating today. This story takes you inside the distillery with tons of photos.| Cocktail Wonk
A comprehensive overview of the U.S. Three-tier liquor distribution, and why it's broken.| Cocktail Wonk
All about Jamaican rum brands and Jamaican rum distilleries, with links to articles on Appleton Estate, Hampden Estate, Worthy Park and more.| Cocktail Wonk
Tips and trick for buying spirits / liquor while travelling, and getting it all home.| Cocktail Wonk
The Banana Life, A Tiki drink from San Francisco's Pagan Idol - Recipe and background information. Plus a bonus recipe.| Cocktail Wonk
France-based Spiribam entered the banana liqueur space with its Clément Bana Canne. Given the popularity of the brand’s Creole Shrubb, the Bana Canne has a high bar to clear. So, how is it?| Cocktail Wonk
A detailed look at the U.S. Duty Free limit for spirits, what happens if you have more, and how much it will cost you.| Cocktail Wonk
An overview of how age statements for spirits can be misleading, which spirits use minimum age statements, and what to look out for.| Cocktail Wonk
The Maker's Mark Distillery Tour - What you'll see and learn during your visit to the iconic American bourbon distillery.| Cocktail Wonk
A visit inside one of the world's largest rum blender and trader, E&A Scheer, in Amsterdam| Cocktail Wonk
An overview of the British Imperial Proof system for measuring alcoholic strength.| Cocktail Wonk
An interview with Velier CEO Luca Gargano in Sept. 2018. Topics include rum regulations, high ester rums, and his early career.| Cocktail Wonk
An annotated English language translation of the 2014 Martinique Rhum Agricole AOC regulations.| Cocktail Wonk
A deep dive into Jamaican rum marques, rum flavors, rum science, and esters. A story of how even the experts can be confused.| Cocktail Wonk
A very detailed an in-depth look with many photos of Hampden Estate rum distillery in Jamaica, as well as its "great house"| Cocktail Wonk
A detailed look at Jamaica's Long Pond Distillery, a historic Trelawny rum-making estate. Lots of exclusive photos.| Cocktail Wonk
A wonky look at organic compounds that make up the flavor in distilled spirits.| Cocktail Wonk
Besides its Rhum Agricole AOC regulation, Martinique also has a Protected GI covering the highly flavorful "Grand Arôme" and other molasses rums made at the Le Galion distillery.| Cocktail Wonk
An in depth look at the what's in Denizen Merchant's Reserve Rum. Also, we'll learn more about E&A Scheer, the Dutch company that blends it.| Cocktail Wonk
For a recent project, I analyzed hundreds of tiki recipes... The post The Falernum Files — Will the Real Falernum Please Stand Up? appeared first on Cocktail Wonk.| Cocktail Wonk
A detailed look at the six types of rum essential to getting started making Tiki cocktails usin a rigorous statistical approach to the classic Tiki canon.| Cocktail Wonk
Cachaça (aka Cachaca) is the world's most consumed cane spirit, but very little is known about the regulations governing its production.| Cocktail Wonk
Super high ester Jamaican rum may not be quite like you imagine it. Includes some fantastic information from Foursquare's Richard Seale.| Cocktail Wonk
A deep dive into Plantation Rums' O.F.T.D. Overproof with detailed information about each component rum and backstory of the project.| Cocktail Wonk
Was the "Martinique rum" in classic tiki recipes like the Donga punch really rhum agricole? And if not, what should we use instead?| Cocktail Wonk
A very detailed look at the new Renegade Rum Distillery in Grenada that will distill from fresh, local sugar cane.| Cocktail Wonk
While Funky Jamaican Rum is awesome, there are other sources for extreme hogo - A spin through Grand Arome rhums of Martinique, Reunion Island, and Haitian Clairin.| Cocktail Wonk
A deep dive into dunder and another more exotic ingredient called 'muck'. They play a big part of making Jamaican rums very funky.| Cocktail Wonk
A look at Tequila legend Tomas Estes and his new book, The Tequila Ambassador V.O. by Wonk Press| Cocktail Wonk
Liverpool's Main Rum Company supplies high value, cask aged vintage rum to rum purveyors. An exclusive look inside their operations.| Cocktail Wonk
A exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Amsterdam's E&A Scheer warehouse facility, which holds one of the world's largest and most diverse array of rums.| Cocktail Wonk
Super-geeky details about Jamaican distilleries, the history of the Jamaican Spirits Pool, rum marques and much more.| Cocktail Wonk
What's fassionola, and what about its predecessor, passionola? How are they related to passion fruit syrup, and who used them first?| Cocktail Wonk
A previously unknown recipe for Trader Vic's Maori Punch as shared in 1949. Lime, passionfruit, bitters, and gin make a delightful cooler.| Cocktail Wonk
What rums do you really need to make tiki drinks? The nine essential styles that you'll use most often for a wide range of recipes.| Cocktail Wonk
Understanding unusual flavor combinations is a gateway to mastering Tiki recipe improvisations. The provided example combinations include...| Cocktail Wonk
Polynesiacs – Tiki at Home, by Tom Jaynes is a visually astonishing tour through 75 of America’s most elaborate, full-tilt home tiki bars.| Cocktail Wonk
Rumba’s bar manager, Josh Ibañez, has shared Rumba’s revised house rum blend. In this article, Josh describes the thinking behind it.| Cocktail Wonk
I recently realized Minimalist Tiki's falernum recipe could be improved. With the last of my current batch consumed, I set out to rebalance the recipe.| Cocktail Wonk
Rum enthusiasts want the U.S. to recognize rum regulations (GIs) from rum-producing countries. However, a non-obvious approach is needed for this to happen.| Cocktail Wonk
