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ProfilesChris Blackwell: An Oracabessa of the Mind
By Ben Schaffer on Dec 11, 2018Chris Blackwell: An Oracabessa of the Mind
“There’s definitely a kind of magic about Jamaica,” Chris Blackwell told me as we sat in the front room of his Manhattan aerie in the gray autumn light. With rainswept...... Read More
CultureProtean Rum Breathes Life into the Classics
By Maggie Hennessy on Dec 4, 2018Protean Rum Breathes Life into the Classics
Hot on the heels of Chicago’s rum-fueled tiki movement, bartender Peter Vestinos opened the chic, 1930s-styled bar Sparrow in the city’s posh Gold Coast neighborhood in 2015. The cocktail bar...... Read More- Culture
The Glittering Lives of Manhattan’s Rum Bunch
By Shari Cask on Nov 20, 2018The Glittering Lives of Manhattan’s Rum Bunch
We are proud to introduce a new columnist to The Rum Reader, longtime society scrivener Shari Cask. She will periodically turn her prestigious pen to the august adventures of the...... Read More - Culture
Sugar: A Practical Guide
By Gina Haase on Oct 30, 2018Sugar: A Practical Guide
Sugar and spirits have enjoyed a cheerful partnership in our cups since the fifteenth century. Expensive and relatively rare, sugar was treated as a mood-lifting drug, making frequent appearances in...... Read More
