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Read interviews, features, news and articles on rum, right here on the Master of Malt blog. Check out all the styles of rum here. Flavoured rum products are here. Here's a list of Rum Brands.  
Lost Years RumHow Sea Turtles and a Son’s Dare Led to Lost Year Rum

Lee Smith is a rum lover who was challenged by his son to help endangered sea turtles. This is the story of how he founded Lost Years Rum.   Every year,…

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Takamaka Rum: Bringing Spirit to The SeychellesTakamaka Rum: Bringing Spirit to The Seychelles

We visited Seychelles to find out how two brothers created a rum unique to the island against all the odds. This is the remarkable story of Takamaka Rum. You know…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
Project #173 RumCocktail of the Week: Project #173 Rum Special

Rum flavours you’ve never experienced but always wanted to taste await in our selection of cocktails made with new bottlings like Salted Caramel and Smoked Chilli from Project #173 Rum!…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
The Balvenie 27 Year Old - A Rare Discovery From Distant ShoresThe Story of The Balvenie 27 Year Old – A Rare Discovery From Distant Shores

The newest addition to its Stories Range, The Balvenie 27 Year Old – A Rare Discovery From Distant Shores celebrates rum finishes, remarkable distilleries, and the long-term friendships this industry…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
Rhum Agricole 101 With Ashera GoonewardeneRhum Agricole 101 With Ashera Goonewardene

We love agricole rhum, and so does our friend Ashera Goonewardene, so she’s here to help introduce you to a spirit that you won’t be able to resist once you…

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1812 RumThe Portsmouth Distillery: Making British Rum With Integrity

The Portsmouth Distillery makes a truly British rum including the new 1812, the first 3-year-old cask aged rum to be made from scratch in the UK. We talk to the…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
Bison Climate change The Nightcap: 29 JulyThe Nightcap: 29 July

Rum sales overtake whisky, Glenmorangie has a new look, and Kentish bison fight climate change. It’s all in this week’s round up of drinks news. It’s The Nightcap: 29 July…

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Rum punchCocktail of the Week: the Rum Punch

With National Rum Day coming up on the 9 July, we thought it would be appropriate to make the oldest rum-based cocktail of all. It’s the Rum Punch. Before the…

Henry JeffreysHenry Jeffreys
All Aboard the Master of Malt Rum Fest Cruise!All Aboard the Master of Malt Rum Fest Cruise!

Rum is just going gangbusters at the moment, and you don’t want to be left behind. That’s why we’re taking you on something of a cruise to showcase how diverse…

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Matugga RumFrom Uganda and Jamaica to Scotland: The Story of Matugga Rum

This is the story of Matugga Rum, and how it brought the spirit of Uganda and Jamaica to Scotland to create something different.  Paul and Jacine Rutasikwa didn’t really ever…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
floating rumThe British Distillers Making Rum From Scratch

From Scotland to Stevenage, there’s a gang of intrepid British distillers making rum from scratch. Lauren Eads takes a closer look at the thriving UK rum scene.  Great Britain is…

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Renegade Rum Distillery (1).jpg RSNew Arrival of the Week: Renegade Rum

From the people who brought you Waterford whisky, we have not one but three exciting new rums from the island of Grenada. Renegade Rum is here! Mark Reynier’s voyage into…

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The Nightcap: 26 NovemberThe Nightcap: 26 November

This week’s Nightcap is wall-to-wall amazing Scotch from the likes of Glenfiddich, Johnnie Walker, Lagavulin and more. Plus a whiskey barrel Christmas tree and chilli bacon vodka… Do you know…

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Christmas drinksTop 10 Christmas Drinks

In need of the perfect festive tipples? We thought you might be so from mulled wine to advocaat, we’ve rounded up our top ten Christmas drinks. Christmas is arguably the best time…

Adam O'ConnellAdam O'Connell
That Boutique-y Rum’s Wine Cask seriesMaster of Malt tastes… That Boutique-y Rum Co. Wine Cask series

Tomorrow we’ve got a whole bunch of brilliantly Boutique-y releases, both whisky and rum that are uniquely finished in a variety of wine casks. Today we’re going to preview the…

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Peter HollandFive Minutes with… Peter Holland, Rum Explorer

As That Boutique-y Rum Company celebrates its third birthday, we talk to rum sniffer outer extraordinaire Peter Holland on how he got the rum bug, why the category could do…

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