Like wine, Cognac and Scotch, fine rum is aged in barrels. But since it does so in tropical heat, the process is faster and employs a method called “solera,” which blends rums of different ages.

Mount Gay has been distilling and aging high-quality rum at its Barbados distillery for more than 300 years. The core lineup today is anchored by a series of rums aged in a combination of bourbon ...

Mount Gay Master Blender Collection Cognac Cask Expression is available now (SRP $210) in a limited run of just 6,276 bottles globally, so check your local specialty liquor store to see if it’s ...

FOOD A rum you’ll want to sip like a cognac By Ann Trieger Kurland Globe Correspondent,Updated May 14, 2024, 12:30 p.m.

The Rum Watch, front and back, by Speake-Marin, which contains a drop of Harewood rum from 1780, which is one of three spirit watches on show at The Lavish Attic in Hong Kong until the end of April.

This whiskey from Louisville’s Barrell Craft Spirits could easily fall under the “cask-finished” umbrella, but it also happens to be the best barrel-proof whiskey of the year. It’s a blend ...