1. The Most Delicious, Top-Shelf Rum

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    The Most Delicious, Top-Shelf Rum

    Premium rum is delicious! If you’re lucky, you’ve been adventurous in a cocktail bar or have gone on a vacation to a tropical island. Otherwise, it’s possible that you’ve never really experienced top-shelf rum. When you’ve had “the good stuff,” you realize it doesn’t taste anything like the cheap rum commonly used for mixed drinks.

    Premium rum is identified by the quality of its ingredients

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  2. Dynamite Rum Mojitos

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    Dynamite Rum Mojitos

    Cold and refreshing mojitos are a delicious way to enjoy the hot summer sun! You can add many fruits and herbs to mojitos. They’re a fabulous way to enjoy fresh garden ingredients.

    Although the name “mojito” came from Cuba—the land of sweltering summer sun—the name itself actually has its roots in the African language. “Mojo” means talisman or magic charm. This is a perfect name for this drin

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  3. Nine of the Best, Premium, Aged Rums for Sipping

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    Nine of the Best, Premium, Aged Rums for Sipping

    Rum is a delicious liquor that’s made by fermenting and distilling sugar cane juice or molasses. Taking a sip of a good rum is like getting transported to a beautiful, tropical Caribbean island—where most rums are made. Rum is synonymous with palm trees, sky-blue seas, and hammocks swinging in the wind.

    Rums come in various grades, including light, golden, and dark rums. Aged rums are typically the

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  4. Fall Cocktails: The Best Rum Apple Cider Recipe

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    Rum Apple Cider

    Pumpkins, hay rides, and little ghouls and goblins abound as the heat of summer gives way to the chill of fall. What better way to celebrate this season of plenty than with a spiked seasonal drink?

    Hot apple cider is the natural choice for the season. The United States alone produces 240 million bushels of apples each year,

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  5. From Sugarcane to Spirit: The Origins of Rum

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    From Sugarcane to Spirit: The Origins of Rum

    Rum. Just say the word and it conjures fantastic images: Ernest Hemingway drinking in Cuba. Hunter S. Thompson sipping the colorless spirit straight as he wrote The Rum Diary in Puerto Rico. And, of course, pirates of folklore drunkenly sailing the Caribbean.

    But does anyone know the history? Where did rum originate? And how did it become associated with beach bums, Jimmy Buffett fans,

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  6. Why Have a National Rum Punch Day?

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    Why have a National Rum Punch Day

    Unlike National Bourbon Heritage Month, there’s no congressional decree that makes September 20th Rum Punch Day. The specific history of the holiday is a little thin. It just appeared in a world that needed it.

    Why do we need a Rum Punch Day? Because rum punch belongs in a broader taxonomy of Tiki c

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  7. Rum: The Ultimate Guide

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    No matter the season, there’s always room for rum. Make rum punch in summer. Serve it hot and buttered in winter. And sip it straight anytime! Sugar cane has never been put to greater use, in our humble opinion.

    Rum is crafted from a distillate of fermented sugar cane juice, syrup, or molasses. Originally hailing from the Caribbean islands, you’ll find it largely still produced there. But the

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  8. Best Value Rum (Under $50) + Cocktail Recipes

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    Best Value Rum

    Hunting for the best value rum? Maybe you’re hosting a party soon. Or perhaps you just want to scoop up a bottle for sipping. Either way, you want to walk away from the experience with a happy wallet. We get it. Today, we’ll present you with four inexpensive picks that are great for drinking neat or mixing in a cocktail!

    And check out

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  9. Best Rum for the Money [Unusually Good]

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    Best Rum for the Money

    Are you ready to hunt the hottest and best rum for the money? We know we are. Happy National Rum Day to you, and welcome to the tasty party! Today, we’ll serve up a few rum options for your birthday events, family gatherings, and holiday celebrations. It’s never too early to start planning a successful drinking experience. But let’s be clear: these bottles will be awesome for those spontaneous needs

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  10. How Is Rum Made? See the Unusual Process

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    How Is Rum Made - A Beginner's Guide

    Ever asked yourself: How is rum made? Join us today. We’ll journey into the realms of rum and how it makes its beautiful, delicious way into our glasses. We’ll go from basic definition to production to maturity and so much more. It’s definitely worth learning about. Stick around and uncover the details right here.

    What Is Ru

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