Rum

Rum runners

23-Nov-2006

The CrownThinking of grog conjures images of salty sea dogs pouring rum and water down their necks in rough taverns after a hard day's pirating....

Rosie Davenport looks at cocktails

18-May-2006

Cocktail credentials: Bianca has been bar manager at Brighton Rocks in Brighton for four years. In that time she has organised several events...

Spirited fightback

06-Oct-2005

Innovation has brought spirits back from a dark period in the 1990s. Nigel Huddleston reports on a renaissance that is putting spirits well ahead of...

Pubs clean up their acts on tipping

04-May-2005

Pubs have been praised for cleaning up their act when it comes to swapping leading spirits brands with cheaper substitutes. Only one in 50 pubs is...

Brand awareness

07-Oct-2004

Being able to blend spirits according to their individual tastes is what turns cocktail making into an art form. Taste & Flavour trainer Mark...

Rum's the word

17-Oct-2003

Rum's all white in the pub but the amber, golden and aged varieties are tickling the fancy in top-end bars. Ben McFarland samples a tot or two.For a...

A rum with a view

30-Sep-2003

It may not be in Wetherspoons, but Bacardi has its sights firmly set on the number one spot in the white spirits sector. Ben McFarland reports.There...

Bacardi-Martini launches bid to tackle hosts passing off'

05-Jun-2003

by Claire Hu Bacardi-Martini has launched an initiative with Trading Standards officers to crack down on its flagship rum being "passed off" with...

William Grant adds three rum brands to whisky portfolio

24-Oct-2002

A triumvirate of rum brands has been added to the William Grant & Sons stable of mainly whisky brands.Old Vatted Demerara (OVD), Wood's Old Navy...

OFT accuses Bacardi-Martini of abusing white rum market position

10-Jul-2002

Bacardi-Martini has been accused of abusing its dominant position in the white rum market by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).The rum distiller has...

Dark spirits - the history of whisky, rum and brandy

22-Nov-2001

While vodka has overtaken whisky as the pub trade's best-selling spirit, there is still plenty of life left in the dark spirits category. John Porter...

Get ready to rumble - rum returns as a firm favourite

07-Nov-2001

With spirit drinkers becoming more educated rum is becoming a firm favourite again. Ben McFarland investigates by sampling a 'tot' or two There are...

White Spirits

31-Jul-2001

John Porter examines the thousand-year history of white spirits and offers licensees advice on how today's customers expect to have them served.While...

Bacardi Limón heads to UK

27-Nov-2000

Bacardi-Martini has announced the introduction of a new flavour to its Bacardi Rum range and unveiled an extensive pre-Christmas advertising...