Guides and tasting notes

Types of Rum Explained: Dark, Navy, Overproof and Demerara

Rum is sorted four ways at once: raw material, still, colour and age, and origin. This hub explains each axis, what the shelf words actually mean, and which bottle to start with in each.

Demerara Rum Explained: Guyana's Wooden Stills and El Dorado

Demerara rum comes from one country and, today, one distillery. What makes it unlike any other rum is a set of wooden stills rescued from estates that closed generations ago.