# The Rum Reader **URL:** https://spiritsandcocktails.community/c/rumreader/12.md [Latest](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/latest.md) · [Categories](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/categories.md) · [Tags](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/tags.md) --- ## [About the The Rum Reader category](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/t/about-the-the-rum-reader-category/28)
**Author:** [@martin](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/u/martin)\ **Replies:** 0
This is the discussion forum for The Rum Reader. The Rum Reader was founded in September 2018 to convey compelling tales of today’s global rum community. It is an independent editorial voice committed to transparency in … --- ## [Pass the rum — starting each of our rum journeys](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/t/pass-the-rum-starting-each-of-our-rum-journeys/41)
**Author:** [@ben](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 1:55am UTC](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/t/pass-the-rum-starting-each-of-our-rum-journeys/41 "2026-04-06T01:55:20Z")
The Rum Reader was created in part to showcase writing about rum from new and lesser-known voices. Now it’s time to hear from even more people: You. Too often I see articles about what drinks you should be drinking. Ins… --- ## [The Daiquiri Dossier](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/t/the-daiquiri-dossier/104)
**Author:** [@ben](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 9:27am UTC](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/t/the-daiquiri-dossier/104 "2025-04-28T09:27:01Z")
The Rum Reader has committed itself to the infinite study of the crucial rum sour, the Daiquiri. We’ve organized several symposia with bartenders and drinks historians across the country, and plan to keep on doing so. B… --- ## [Masters of the Mai Tai: A Discussion](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/t/masters-of-the-mai-tai-a-discussion/292)
**Author:** [@ben](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2023, 1:50pm UTC](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/t/masters-of-the-mai-tai-a-discussion/292 "2023-06-12T13:50:04Z")
Before the downfall of civilization, a panel was convened to discuss the Mai Tai: esteemed cocktail creators Garret Richard, Shannon Mustipher, and Natasha Bermudez, and esteemed cocktail quaffer “Tiki” Adam Kolesar, all… --- ## [Perfecting the Practice of Planter's Punch](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/t/perfecting-the-practice-of-planters-punch/489)
**Author:** [@ben](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/t/perfecting-the-practice-of-planters-punch/489 "2022-08-29T19:52:15Z")
Four of New York’s top bartenders delve into the Planter’s Punch. While this is primarily a conversation about nerdy bar technique, it also touches on the history of the drink in the Caribbean, including its colonialist … --- ## [José Navarro (1942-2020)](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/t/jose-navarro-1942-2020/305)
**Author:** [@francois](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/u/francois)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2020, 7:11pm UTC](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/t/jose-navarro-1942-2020/305 "2020-10-02T19:11:39Z")
Cuban rum master José Navarro died yesterday. His significance cannot be overstated. Navarro basically saved the Cuban rum industry. A chemist by trade, he ‘left’ the academic world and was asked to have a look at th… --- ## [Why Are Hundreds of American Distilleries Suddenly Producing Rum?](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/t/why-are-hundreds-of-american-distilleries-suddenly-producing-rum/162)
**Author:** [@ben](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/t/why-are-hundreds-of-american-distilleries-suddenly-producing-rum/162 "2019-08-15T18:22:32Z")
It seemed a reasonable question, so Will Hoekenga (@whoekenga) was dispatched for the answer. --- ## [The Birth (and Rebirth) of Rum Brands](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/t/the-birth-and-rebirth-of-rum-brands/123)
**Author:** [@ben](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2019, 2:08pm UTC](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/t/the-birth-and-rebirth-of-rum-brands/123 "2019-05-22T14:08:32Z")
Now available for your comments and the resulting controversy: I took the opportunity of the recent launch of the Hampden Estate rums to investigate the history and purpose of brands a bit. Featuring the significant c… --- ## [David Gluckman on "Chasing Big Bacardí"](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/t/david-gluckman-on-chasing-big-bacardi/71)
**Author:** [@ben](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2019, 2:14pm UTC](https://spiritsandcocktails.community/t/david-gluckman-on-chasing-big-bacardi/71 "2019-04-07T14:14:43Z")
This article, by David Gluckman, garnered a lot of comment on other platforms, so now’s the chance for s&c.c to take a crack at it. We often discuss distillers and how they create spirits, but David comes from the dread…