
Matthew Belanger’s Painkiller
A winning recipe built on a trio of rums.
- story: Mary Anne Porto
- photo: Lizzie Munro
A winning recipe built on a trio of rums.
A pre-tiki cocktail from the 19th century, reinvented for the modern drinker.
We asked 10 of America’s best bartenders to submit their finest rum Old-Fashioned recipe—then blind-tasted them all to find the best of the best.
Three rums and two types of bitters come together in this winning recipe.
Eric Alperin's Sazerac-style blend of rye and Jamaican rum.
A bold, yet minimalist combination of Jamaican rum, grapefruit liqueur, quinine-fortified wine and lemon.
Cumin-laced “Doña’s Mix” gives this rendition a slightly savory edge.
This oddball, overproof bottling from a lauded Jamaican distillery has hooked bartenders everywhere—hokey label and all.
The odds are high that you’ve had multiple E&A Scheer rums without knowing it.
Making liquor illegally at home isn't easy. Making rum at home in the old Jamaican style—pot stills, fermenting pits and malodorous but essential dunder—is even more challenging. Lauren Mowery on…