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5 Caribbean Rums To Bring a Taste of the Islands To Your Bar Cart
The right Caribbean rum is often the perfect answer for anyone pining for a tropical escape any time of year. And you don't always have to jump on the next flight to an island to find it and enjoy a cocktail or nice neat pour of a quality spirit (though…
Enjoy Whiskey? Try These 8 Dark Rums Under $100
Rum is always in season. White rum (and cocktails like the classic daiquiri) is perfect for warm weather. Spiced rum is great for adding an extra kick to your Cuba libre or other go-to mixed drinks. Dark rum (regardless of its age) is a great pick all year long. That’s…
10 Bargain Rums Under $30 That Taste More Expensive Than They Are
Rum is a distilled spirit made by fermenting and distilling sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice. It’s then bottled and sold as white rum or matured in oak barrels (and sometimes spiced). Rum is made almost everywhere in the world where sugarcane is grown. Obviously, the Caribbean and places like Jamaica,…
Mount Gay 1703 Rum Is As Complex and Enjoyable As Your Favorite Whiskeys
Welcome to Add to Bar Cart, where Cool Material’s writers and editors recommend the spirits that they’re enjoying most right now. There’s something poetic about rum: ambrosia squeezed from the cane’s rugged stalk, perfume of the Tradewinds captured in a glass, nectar as dark and seductive as a tropical night.…
The 4 Types of Cocktail Glasses You Actually Need (And 4 You Don’t)
If you're anything like me, there's a good chance you have way too much glassware in your cabinets and on your bar cart. And while, sure, it can be fun to have a few novelty glassware options, every now and then it's worth Marie Kondo-ing that shit and focusing on…
What to Drink This Weekend: Daiquiri
Looking for a new cocktail to try out this weekend? Want to wind down with a fresh new drink? We’ve got you covered. Here’s what you should drink this weekend. The summer heat isn't letting up anytime soon so if you're going to go to the trouble of making yourself…
What to Drink This Weekend: Caipirinha
Looking for a new cocktail to try out this weekend? Want to wind down with a fresh new drink? We’ve got you covered. Here’s what you should drink this weekend. With the weather seriously heating up this summer, we thought it was appropriate to cool off with an extremely refreshing…
What to Drink This Weekend: Mojito
Looking for a new cocktail to try out this weekend? Want to wind down with a fresh new drink? We’ve got you covered. Here’s what you should drink this weekend. The history of the mojito is muddy at best. Its origins are inextricably linked to the island of Cuba but…
The Rum Bucket List: 15 Rums You Have to Drink at Least Once
Forget everything you thought you learned in college when it comes to rum because Bacardi (151 or otherwise) is not the barometer you should be using for this incredible spirit. The fermenting and distilling of sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice to create a delicious distillate liquor has been happening for…
Celebrate the Holiday Season with the Coquito NYC Home Kit
The holidays call for seasonal drinks. Sure you've got your winter-friendly cocktails and beers. But, when the weather drops and the holiday movies are playing, we turn to coquito. Coquito is often branded as the Puerto Rican version of eggnog, adding coconut milk and rum into the mix. Frankly, it's…
Who Was Sailor Jerry, the Godfather of American Tattoing?
Norman “Sailor Jerry” Collins is a name synonymous with American tattooing. Hell, there are many out there who consider him the Godfather of American traditional style—and for all intents and purposes, they’re right. But Sailor Jerry’s story goes far deeper than most imagine. He wasn’t just some guy who decided…
Sampling Rum at the Number One Rum Distiller in the World
If we’re really looking for a delightful after-dinner cocktail or a stiff one after a hard day’s work, we’re picking up where bourbon sometimes falls short, and grabbing a pour of some barrel-aged rum. Case in point? Flor de Caña. This Nicaraguan rum company has been producing some of the…
10 Cuban Rums Worth Traveling For
As far as the rum world is concerned, Cuba is home to some of the best out there. Unfortunately for many Americans, we wouldn’t really know, as we’ve been shut off from the stuff for decades. We’re primarily used to rum distilled in places like Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and the…
Fire Dept Booze-Infused Coffee
If you haven't already tried the easy-drinking, powerful and delicious coffee from Fire Dept Coffee, now is the perfect time. Fire Dept Coffee is now infusing their coffee with booze. The Spirit Infused Coffee line consists of three separate options that pair Fire Dept's caffeinated morning water with an infusion of…
The 10 Best Rums You’ve Never Heard Of
Rum is synonymous with the Caribbean, but the islands aren’t the only producers in the game. Distillers around the world are creating sugar-based spirits with fantastic results. With unique water sources, weather, and spices, there are plenty of new flavors waiting to be discovered. You might not even know these…
