Published July 2020 at Distiller Magazine, my bottle column covers trends and reviews international spirits here, with taste ratings:
Tag: Rhum Agricole
Chasing the Funk: R(h)um Lovers Latest Rum Favorite is Haitian Clairin
Published at NYC’s new Barcademy in February 2020, my article on r(h)um funk or hogo, namely Haitian clairin, including interview quotes from Calvin Babcock of Saint Benevolence in Haiti. My article here. “Funk” is a descriptor rum lovers are well acquainted with. The 18th-century term for funky rums is haut goût or hogo. Rum geeks often talk hogo or dunder, referring… Read more →