I recently „adjusted“ my quest to buy/ read all books written in English or German on the subject of rum. After now having a multitude of poorly researched rum cocktail books I decided to skip rum cocktail books, with a few well-written exceptions. Anyhow, today I am presenting “The new rum” by Bryce T. Bauer, a…
Tag: Johannes Reads
And a Bottle of Rum
Today I am reviewing what some might call the book on the history of rum, Wayne Curtis’ “And a Bottle of Rum”. It was firstly published in 2006 and has since, judged by how frequently it appears in pictures on rum related Facebook groups, been very popular with the rum crowd. In July 2018 a…
Cachaça
Today I am reviewing a book on rhum agricoles brother, or cousin as some may say, cachaça. It is a spirit that is slowly but steadily gaining fans among rum aficionados. Unfortunately, there are not many books written on the subject in English. In fact, the only book I am aware of is “Cachaça” by Milton…
The Spirit of Rum
Today I am presenting the brand new book release “The Spirit of Rum” by Giovanna Moldenhauer. It was published in May 2018, costs around 12€ and has 143 pages. After a short introduction, the book starts with a chapter on the “Etymology of the word rum and its origin”. Interestingly, it mentions that the word…
The Distiller’s Guide to Rum
Today I am getting into the technicalities of rum production by reviewing the book “The Distiller’s Guide to Rum” by Ian Smiley, Eric Watson & Michel Delevante. Michael Delevante has been in the spirits business for nearly 50 years, at some point he was even the senior distiller for Appleton Estate Jamaica Rum. More on…
Rum: A Social and Sociable History
Today I am presenting the book ‘Rum: A Social and Sociable History’ by Ian Williams. Ian Williams was formerly the UN correspondent for “The Nation” and is the author of several books of which this is the only one on rum or the subject of spirits in general. Let’s start with the basics. The book was published in…
Rums of the Eastern Caribbean
This time I am introducing you the book „Rums of the Eastern Caribbean“ by Edward Hamilton. Mr. Hamilton is founder of the “Ministry of Rum” blog. Apparently the Ministry of Rum was THE rum blog and source of information some years ago. Unfortunately, the blog is already a bit outdated now and the discussions have…
The Curious Bartender’s Rum Revolution
It’s time for another book review by Johannes, our Rum Aficionado. This time he is introducing us to Tristan Stephenson’s “The Curious Bartender’s Rum Revolution”. It’s Stephenson’s fifth book so far, after publishing very successfully on cocktails, whisky, gin and coffee. The hardcopy version was published in 2017 and sells for around 16€. It has 256…
Spirit of the Cane – The Story of Cuban Rum
Welcome back dear Rum Aficionados! Today I am very happy to introduce you to the Rum Aficionado, Johannes Breit, who will get his very own little section on book reviews on this blog. Personally, I do not know a single person who has read more on rum than Johannes so I am honored that he…
Single Cask Rum 