Ohana
A variation on the Leilani Volcano, the Ohana builds on a base of coconut-infused gin in place of rum.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
What Is Blackstrap Rum, Anyway?
A growing number of bottles are being labeled “blackstrap rum,” but almost no one can agree on what it really is.
- story: Kara Newman
- photo: Lizzie Munro
The Rum and Coke Revolution Is Here
Subtle upgrades to the lo-fi formula have brought the Cuba Libre back into the spotlight.
- story: Kara Newman
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Don’s Special Daiquiri
Daniele Dalla Pola's twist on Donn Beach's Mona Daiquiri builds on aged rum and passionfruit purée.
- story: Frances Yackel
- photo: Anythony J. Rayburn
Maggie Campbell | Head Distiller, Privateer Rum
“There really isn’t a beginning or an end in distilling,” says Maggie Campbell. “What I make today is intended for years in the future, and what I am tasting now…
- story: Jason Diamond
- photo: Privateer Rum
How Wray & Ting Became the Unofficial Drink of Jamaica
The combination of overproof rum and grapefruit soda has become a phenomenon in Jamaica—and beyond.
- story: Drew Lazor
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Mastering the Fog Cutter With Paul McGee
In “Masters of Tiki,” we spotlight bartenders chasing perfection in one drink. Here, Paul McGee on the baroque Trader Vic classic, the Fog Cutter.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photos: Lyndon French
Christmas in July
Built on brown butter-washed rum and bolstered by housemade coconut-coffee ice cream and cinnamon bark syrup, this drink is shaken until frothy for a creamy, flip-like cocktail.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Chaotic Neutral
Rum and raspberry brandy meet red pepper juice and Contratto in this Daiquiri riff.
- story: Frances Yackel
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Resurrecting Tiki’s Lost Rums
Long-extinct rums critical to the genre’s classic recipes are being brought back to life.
- story: Matt Pietrek
- illustration: Lydia Ortiz
