VinePair

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

So went spirits critic Robert Whitley’s 2002 review of Ciclón, a just-released Barcardí product that combined the brand’s Gold Rum with “blue agave” tequila and a “hint” of natural lime juice. The spirits giant’s own motto was a little more blunt: “90% rum, 10% tequila, 100% un-be-lievable!” “ It’s new, it’s hip, it’s a mere $14. ”

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VinePair

MARCH 29, 2024

The brand’s flagship Spiced Rum was introduced to the United States in 1984 and was an instant hit, thanks in part to its now ubiquitous pirate-emblazoned label. Captain Morgan is now the third best-selling rum in the world according to The Spirits Business, selling roughly 12 million cases of the stuff per year.

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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. When Derek Sandhaus moved to Chengdu, Sichuan’s capital city, in 2011, he fell in love with the spirit, and the raucous culture surrounding its consumption.

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Chilled Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

In bar after bar in Asia and beyond, the landscape was dominated by vodka, rum, and whiskey. The light bulb went off in 2009 and two years later, in 2011, they would partner with Munemasa Shuzo Co. Shochu was nowhere to be found, Falowitz says. Asian spirits for that matter were nowhere to be found. of Arita, Japan.

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Drinkhacker

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

For more top gift ideas check out the archives and read our 2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , and 2008 holiday guides. Vodka – Belvedere 10 Vodka ($150) – If you absolutely have to give someone vodka as a present, give Belvedere 10 a try.

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The Whiskey Wash

MARCH 27, 2025

Although Iron Fish has already produced vodka, gin, and rum using its own ingredients, the whiskey is still aging and wont be out for a couple of years, since the distillery only opened in 2016. The distillery is already set to open an expansion this summer.

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VinePair

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

For years the company has offered spirits in just about every major category, whether vodka , tequila , spiced rum , Canadian whisky (thought to be sourced from Crown Royal ), bourbon (always Barton 1792), Tennessee whiskey, or various Scotches from just about every major region (sometimes labeled as The Macallan , often undisclosed).

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