To my great delight, interest in rum from bourbon enthusiasts has gathered steam recently. As a writer I’m keenly aware that many topics in the bourbon world are well-tread ground, while rum has far more undeveloped land, so to speak.…
Tag: Spirit science
Privateer Rum’s Maggie Campbell on Barrel Aging Science – Tropical or Otherwise
The “Wonk” in Cocktail Wonk refers to digging deep to understand as much as possible about spirits and cocktails. Many of the stories here involve the chemistry of aging, as well as the different elements in a spirit – water,…
Is Rum Made From Sugar, or Not?
A recently published “Rum 101” article caught my attention because it asserted rum can be made from sugar beets, as well as from sugarcane. This is simply not the case. While you can certainly make a distilled spirit using sugar…