Also known as Planter’s Punch, rum punch is a thirst-quenching, classic 17th-century Caribbean drink with disputed origins.

The World of Dark/Black Rum. If you haven’t already made the assumption, the terms “dark rum” and “black rum” are more or less interchangeable in this context–some companies prefer to ...

Learn about the different ways to use white rum and dark rum in classic cocktails, like Daiquiris, Palomas, Mules, and more. Learn how aging and other environmental factors sets white rum and dark ...

Dark rum, however, is a different story. That’s because, with complex, strongly flavored spirits, nonalcoholic distillers have more variables to play with, and more routes to explore in their ...

On Rum, Europe’s newest dark-sky sanctuary, the island’s 40 residents have learned to embrace darkness. A night sky above a copse of trees on Guirdil Bay on the Isle of Rum in Scotland.

Most inexpensive dark rums are crafted using spirit that has either seen no ageing or has been aged for a very short period in oak. It’s then coloured using E150a to achieve the dark colour.