The Dominican Republic continues to rewrite its own records, welcoming 8,005,257 visitors in the first eight months of 2025, according to new data released by Tourism Minister David Collado. The figure represents a 49 percent increase compared to the same period in 2019, a 13 percent jump over 2023 and a 2.8 percent rise against […]
There are rums, there are special rums and then there are rums for rum drinkers. The third category isn’t for everyone, filled with rums of unique character, of sometimes too much strength, of uncanny personality. That brings us to a rum from one of Guadeloupe’s venerable distilleries, Reimonenq. Reimonenq has been putting out agricole expressions […]
If you like rum, if you’ve found your way into the mysterious, wonderful world of rum, it’s likely you’ve come across the name Robert Burr. For years, Burr has been one of the world’s greatest champions of rum, spreading its gospel around the world, telling the story of the spirit with the essential Rob’s Rum […]
You can call it cask-finishing or barrel finishing or secondary aging or whatever you like. But it’s no secret that using the barrels that once held other spirits to give different personalities to rum is an increasingly prominent trend in the rum world. It’s one that remains best executed in Martinique, where distilleries like Rhum […]
