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Rum 101: Rum In The USA (Part 1)

June 30, 2009

When most people think of spirits in the United States, they think of Rye, Bourbon, or Tennessee Sour Mash – the Holy Trinity of American Whiskey.  What they don’t realize is that another spirit has defined the US – and pretty much the entirety of the Western Hemisphere – almost since Europeans first set foot [...]

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Rum Review: Maui Gold Rum

March 16, 2009

Rum is always considered a tropical spirit.  Generally when people think about rum their thoughts take them immediately to the Caribbean – to islands like Jamaica, Cuba, and Puerto Rico.  Rum, however, is a truly global spirit, produced anywhere people have access to sugar cane or its byproducts. Distilled, blended, and bottled by Haleakala Distillers, [...]

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