Choosing the best rum for mamajuana is crucial to achieving the perfect balance of flavors. Many different types of rum are available, each with its unique characteristics and flavor profiles.

Each type of distillation changes the overall character of the finished rum. Barrel aging: Much like whiskey and cognac, rums are often aged in oak barrels.

Ron Aguere Oro Golden Rum, $29.23, The Whisky Exchange The Whisky Exchange describes the characteristics of golden rum as, "generally mellow, more complex spirits benefiting from some oak maturation." ...

Owing to its fresh sugar cane base, rhum agricole is not sweet like other rum types; it's earthy and herbaceous, more similar to gin. Plus, it has its own unique vegetal, grassy, funky notes.

During my tasting with Guzmán, I tried three types of rum with white, milk, and dark chocolates. The rums ranged in intensity from silky and round Brugal 1880 Double Aged Rum to Opthimus 18-year ...

The tenth-annual Rum Renaissance Festival is set to return Saturday, June 9, and Sunday, June 10, for unlimited pours, seminars, tiki events, and a blind-tasting competition.

Rum is making a comeback. Well, some rums are, and there's one disrupter who's putting other rum producers on notice with his opinions on rum.