Here are brief descriptions and tasting notes on five rums the IWSC judging deemed essential for a home bar and the perfect base for rum cocktails.

When it comes to rum, more is more. At least, more is more when it comes to enriching your next tropical rum cocktail. The ...

This is the same starting point as the White ... Combine rum and liqueur in a mixing glass with ice and stir 15 to 20 seconds until chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe or cocktail glass and ...

Rum isn’t just for summer fun: These cool cocktails, courtesy of spirits professionals from around the world, are perfect for taking the chill out of winter. Shake all ingredients (except wine ...

‘White’ rums are bottled just after distillation (or are very briefly aged in oak barrels). Better-quality ‘golden’ or ‘dark’ rums get their colour and more complex flavour from a ...

The punch combines cranberry, pineapple and grapefruit juices along with a locally sourced blend of white and aged rum. "Rum is used in this cocktail, because it is the perfect expression of ...

Strain into a coupe or cocktail glass, and garnish with a cherry, or nothing at all. Aged Rum: I wish this variable were less finicky. Ward originally made it with Ron Zacapa 23, which is what I ...