Three empires, one sugarcane, endless styles. Start with How Rum Is Made, then choose your school: British funk, French grass, or Cuban silk.
The Three Schools of Rum: British, French, Spanish
Jamaican funk, Martinique grass, Cuban silk: rum's three great traditions, and how to taste your way through them.
The Origins of Cuban Rum
From burning water to liquid silk: how Cuba invented rum's most elegant school.
From Sugarcane to Glass
Rum is not a single story, it’s a whole library of flavors. From light Puerto Rican columns to funky Jamaican pot stills, from grassy agricole to rich Guyanese molasses spirits, rum reflects place, process, and tradition. Rum is one of the most diverse spirits in the world. From grassy agricole to heavy Jamaican high-ester rums, its styles reflect the raw materials, fermentation choices, distillation methods, and places where it matures. Let’s break it down.