Though rum is often classified into light and dark categories, the color has little bearing as to the spirit's age, the distilling process, or the taste of final product. What should we be looking ...

Rum is notoriously difficult to categorize. Color and country of origin used to tell you how a rum would taste, but now, the diversity of techniques in rum production has blurred the lines. Since ...

While the color of rum certainly provides some clues to its flavor, it won't tell the whole story regarding the spirit. The term dark rum encompasses liquors both aged in barrels and not, with the ...

There are no rum categories defined by color. And of course, “white” rums aren’t really white—they’re clear, or in many cases off-white, tan, light yellow, or gold.

Rest & Be Thankful 1998 23 Year Aged Longpond Single Cask #10245. Photo, courtesy Beverage Testing Institute. The top-ranked rum, scoring 97/100 points, was Rest & Be Thankful 1998 23-Year Aged ...