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What's In Your Rum Brand?
Introducing the Rum Brand Reference
Matt Pietrek
Jan 22
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Thoughts on Diageo's Don Papa Purchase
Diageo announced today (Jan. 17th, 2023) that it has purchased Don Papa rum. Naturally, we might wonder what this means for the rum market, if anything…
Matt Pietrek
Jan 18
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December 2022
Rum Wonk's 2022 Year in Review
Sliding in just under the wire (less than 12 hours to midnight on Dec. 31st), a recap of important 2022 rum news, plus a few rum-related personal…
Matt Pietrek
Dec 31, 2022
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The Problem with Rum Sugar Lists
While recently scrolling through the r/rum subreddit, I noticed a post expressing confusion about whether Angostura 1787 was sweetened. (“Dosed” is the…
Matt Pietrek
Dec 28, 2022
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Modern Caribbean Rum Video Preview
It’s been longer than I’d hoped for since my last post, but there are two good reasons! First, I’ve been working on a story about the growing desire to…
Matt Pietrek
Dec 18, 2022
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November 2022
The Myth of Royal Navy Rum and the Gunpowder Test
One of the oft-told, erroneous tales about Royal Navy rum is that Britain’s navy used the “gunpowder test” to test a rum’s strength before the invention…
Matt Pietrek
Nov 21, 2022
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Why Does Jamaica Limit Its Rum to 1600 Esters?
Something that makes Jamaican rum so unusual is a particular substyle colloquially known as high ester rum. Most hardcore Jamaican rum wonks have heard…
Matt Pietrek
Nov 13, 2022
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Pernod Ricard to Acquire Bumbu?
Last month (October 2022), an important rum-related news story crossed the business wires with relatively little fanfare. Shanken News Daily’s headline…
Matt Pietrek
Nov 7, 2022
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First Look - Inside the Modern Caribbean Rum Book
After three years of research, writing, editing, and laying out, our new book, Modern Caribbean Rum, is off the printing press and for sale at the Wonk…
Matt Pietrek
Nov 3, 2022
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Can you bring Cuban Rum Into the US?
A frequent question in rum groups with American members is, “Can I bring Cuban rum home with me to the US?” Unfortunately, the answers provided are…
Matt Pietrek
Nov 1, 2022
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October 2022
Martinique Rum Production Update - Rhum Clément
A brief note today to keep Martinique rum enthusiasts updated on where their favorite brands are distilled. TL;DR – per authoritative sources, Rhum…
Matt Pietrek
Oct 10, 2022
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Brown-Forman’s Diplomatico Purchase: Beneath the Surface
Brown-Forman’s recent announcement of its planned acquisition of Venezuela’s Diplomatico rum has rum-industry watchers pondering the ramifications…
Matt Pietrek
Oct 8, 2022
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