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One Southerner’s perspective on Louisiana and the Civil War

Rum Rotation (December 2025)

Feudalistic aspirations, proportional consequences

From retail to cane

Smallest state, outsized role in America’s rum history

“Rum is the history of America in a glass.”

Guadeloupe-ish.

The start & story of the current owners.

A Caribbean trip, double-tapping on the Dominican Republic

Where is this thing headed?

Acquired taste

The Price’s near-200-year stewardship

Collecting

The early days

A standout sipper among the crowd

Dissecting a tall and familiar tale on Jamaica’s Independence Day

Is it rum, is it wine?

War

Not another Appleton review

A war ain’t a revolt, let Jamaica’s history tell it.

Salud

Marvels born from artists reaching back into the past

Can’t stop I, from drinkin Mai-Tais, wit Ty Ty, down in Nevada, ha ha poppa, word life

Man, turn that trash music off

If I didn’t smell so good, would you still hug me?

Anthony Cruz x AZ

(Addendum to) Part C: What is Rum? (3/3)

Barbancourt’s 3 Star/4 Ans (Years)

Frederick H. Smith — Caribbean Rum: A Social and Economic History (Part 2)

Hampden’s Rum Fire

Frederick H. Smith — Caribbean Rum: A Social and Economic History (Part 1)

Havana Club Añejo Especial Cuban Rum

Tom Standage — A History of the World in 6 Glasses (Part 2/2)

Worthy Park’s Rum-Bar Silver

Tom Standage — A History of the World in 6 Glasses (Part 1/2)

Part C: What is Rum? (3/3)

Book Review 3: Yuval Noah Harari — Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI

Part B: What is Rum? (2/3)

Book Review 2: James Baldwin — Notes of a Native Son

Part A: What is Rum? (1/3)

Book Review 1: Toni Morrison – Jazz

What are we doing here? Chatting books, rum, and a little something-something