Hurricane Melissa made landfall in western Jamaica Tuesday afternoon as an extremely dangerous Category 5 hurricane, unleashing catastrophic winds, life-threatening storm surge and torrential rainfall across the island. As of 2 p.m. EDT, the eye of the storm was located just 20 miles south-southwest of Montego Bay, packing maximum sustained winds of 165 miles per […]
The Caribbean’s most spirited celebration is returning to St Barth this fall — and it’s already shaping up to be bigger than ever. The eighth annual edition of the Caribbean Rum Awards St Barth brings together the world’s best rums, Michelin-starred chefs, and some of the Caribbean’s most breathtaking settings for a week of tastings, […]
Every November, the finest rums in the world are judged not in Europe or the United States — but at a luxury resort in St Barth. This is the Caribbean Rum Awards St Barth, and it’s become the most prestigious competition of its kind anywhere — the global standard for rum excellence. Held at the […]
Martinique. Cuba. Guyana. Guadeloupe. Barbados. Puerto Rico. When you think of legendary Caribbean rum-making markets, these are some of the first names that come to mind. But hidden away in the southeastern Caribbean is another one that should be on your radar: Grenada. The lush, fertile island has long been a haven for great rums […]
The Best Rums in the World come from the Caribbean. And that’s just the beginning of the story. Because discovering the best rums from around the region isn’t a science — it’s an art, a journey best traveled with an understanding of the Caribbean beyond cane.
At Rum Journal, we bring you the finest writing on rum anywhere on the web, with an emphasis on revealing undiscovered, less heralded rums and shining a light on the things that make the region’s rum so unique, from distilleries to recipes to in-depth videos.
This is also the world’s leading resource on the special rums of Martinique and Guadeloupe, where rum is made from pure sugarcane juice and called “rhum agricole.”
Rum Journal is all about the best rums, and about giving the spirit all of the reverence and respect that it deserves, in the same way that other spirits around the world have been treated for centuries.
