The Cocktail Lovers

JUNE 11, 2025

Last year Baba au Rum celebrated 15 years since opening its doors. Raising a glass to 15 years of Baba Au Rum, founder Thanos Prunarus And this was Baba au Rum – what was the driving thought and the motivation for this? You called your bar Baba au Rum, where does your love of rum come from? And this is what we did.

Rum 75

Rum Cocktail Culture Bar Tiki 75

Imbibe Magazine

JUNE 9, 2025

It’s a vibrant, close-knit scene fueled by an influx of young talent,” says Chris Coy, co-owner and operator with Ed Rudisell of beloved tiki destination The Inferno Room. But the drinks—and 300-plus-bottle rum collection—aren’t the only draw. I would say that we have nowhere to go but up.”

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Live Music Live Music Infusions Sommelier 161

VinePair

JULY 16, 2025

Credit: The Rum Lab Up north in Canada, Devine Distillery & Winery is the “Willy Wonka of spirits.” Critics seemed to admire his experimental efforts, and the heavily peated Abomination scored well in various publications; I was never quite as bullish, though I certainly thought some of the funkier rum releases were quite good.

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Rum Whiskey Tiki Brandy 79

Drinkhacker

MAY 17, 2024

Mai Tai The story of the Mai Tai is the story of tiki, one of the most iconic drinks – if not the most iconic drink – to come out of ‘40s rum culture. Designed by Trader Vic himself in 1944 in his Oakland watering hole, it’s a deceptively simple drink that, nonetheless, is invariably bastardized outside of high-end and tiki bars. (If

Simple Syrup 120

Simple Syrup Gin Tequila Rum 120

VinePair

APRIL 22, 2024

When asked to think about the world’s most popular spirit, American minds will likely drift to liquors like vodka or whiskey , maybe even rum if they’re being ambitious. In 2010, mezcal exports as a whole were estimated to be around 67,800 cases. Should they put it next to the rum? Sandhaus says yes. Can Now Be the Time?

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Liquor Bar Bitters Liqueur 106

VinePair

MAY 15, 2025

Rum is the unofficial backbone of the entire tropical drinks canon. As strange as it may seem for an entire cocktail category to be dominated by a single spirit, it makes sense that rum would be the base of most tropical drinks. As he once said, What one rum cant do, three rums can.

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Rum Gin Highball Bartender 100

Cocktails with Suderman

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

These “ split base ” drinks became especially popular around 2010 or so (although the technique existen before then), and base-splitting remains a frequently used method to add complexity to familiar cocktail structures and templates. I am not making this one up!)

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Tiki Bitters Whiskey Tequila 59