Tag: Rum

DISTILLER Bottle Column: June 2021

Published July 2021 at Distiller Magazine, my bottle column covers trends and reviews international spirits, with taste ratings (last month’s column here): REVIEWED/RATED:—Heirloom Liqueurs Pineapple Amaro (Minneapolis, MN)—Rhum Barbancourt 15 years Haiti (Haiti)—Alfred Giraud French Malt Whisky (France)—Siete Misterios Doba Yej (Oaxaca, Mexico)—Rampur Double Cask and Asava Single Malt (New Delhi, India)—Bayab African Grown Gin (South Africa)—Portofino Gin (Portofino, Italy)—Dry Gin XII Gin Distille En Provence (Provence, France)—Severo Tequila (Jalisco, Mexico)—Fabrizia Spirits… Read more →

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 →