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For a truly uncommon rum 101 course, you'll want to enroll in an upcoming Rum Cruise with RumGallery.com and Island Windjammers.

Myers may be the go-to dark rum for topping cocktails in most places, but in the Turks & Caicos you're better off with Bambarra Black.

Cerveza Polar from Venezuela and Pola Beer from Trinidad share polar bear mascots in common, and not much else...

You can learn a lot about a rum maker's political leanings (and enjoy a lot of laughs) by sampling rums he's named after politicians...

If you're the kind of person who needs a true taste of the Caribbean every day of the year, then the latest sweepstakes from Carib Beer is for you!

Rum Fire is true to its name in the obvious overproof way, but there's a lot more to this potent potable than burns the tongue.

An aged golden rum from the Dominica Republic infused with natural honey and ginger, Cayrum is certainly distinctive. But, is it any good?

When I think of Bequia I often think of an Adirondack chair where I sat daily at Sugar Reef in the company of Sparrow's Premium Aged Rum.

No rhum better exemplifies the inherent dynamism of Martinique than HSE. Their latest: a smoky, macho character with American gusto named Black Sheriff.