Stop number two on RumDood's tour of Old New Orleans rums: This time, he's tasting the Amber.

Tiare invents a new drink with rum and Aperol (she calls it "Campari's little sister") and christens it Mata'Irea -- in honor of a Tahitian island.

Ron Matusalem, a super-premium Dominican rum, offers a beautiful amber color with a whiff of sugar cane, vanilla, and "grandmother's attic".

The Ginger Grant features Martinique rum, ginger liqueur and a touch of spice for that "weekend in the Caribbean" feel.

The Baltimore Sun raises a glass to small-batch, copper-pot-distilled rums, and finds a winner.

Tasting an American-made, white rum -- Old New Orleans Crystal -- over at Rumdood.

A true Planter's Punch is not just a mess of assorted fruit juices with a huge glug of rum in it. Eric Felten schools us in this tropical classic.

Grapefruit and Rum Summer cocktail! Hemingway was rumored to drink these!

Dark and Stormy--A refreshing and easy cocktail that celebrates National Rum Day (August 16)!

Jim's Special from the Tiki-Ti: what to make when you want an excuse to drink rum and tequila at the same time.

Jeffrey Morgenthaler's (skeptical turned rave) review on the new Matusalem Rum

Island Taxi - a Rum twist on the Classic Sidecar cocktail. Curacao lends a beautiful color and floral notes to compliment the citrus.

Mojito Sorbet. Liime, mint and rum. It was so cool and refreshing that I almost ate the whole batch in one sitting. Almost. Good thing sorbets are low in fat. Right?

On molecular mixology recipes to add to my list of things to try once i get all the ingredients for experimentation ~ Jamie Boudreau's Mai Tai 3000 - rum square, orgeat foam, and more...

Rum Punch...a taste of Jamaica makes any day feel like vacation.

From a 2006 Wired article, here are recipes for Mary's Fruit (yes, that's a cherry tomato), Dehydrated Rum & Coke, Caramelaserized Wine, and Jellied Gin & Tonic

The Summer Sipper - a refreshing concoction of limeade, mint, Pelligrino, and Malibu rum served on the rocks.

Coronado Luau Special - Delicious mixture of lemon, lime, orange and select rums tantalizes with a hint of Grand Marnier work very well on long summer evenings.

The basic idea of Mai Tai is “Creating a drink that would be the finest drink we could make, using the finest ingredients we could find.” Great words!

Oooh the Noble Pig makes Honeydew Rita's and even has pics of the whole process ~ from melon chunks, honey, and rum ~ to the blender ~ and out

thai cooler+white rum=thai mojito

LVMH Hennesy Ellipse ~ beautiful cognac for a mere 3,350 pounds

The caipirinha: rum-ish refuge of the lazy and thirsty.

Hibiscus Mint Granita with Rum - Get both your vitamin C and alcohol in one frozen dessert

Art of Drink's take on Planter's Punch - it should have rum, lime and bitters.. and something to sweeten the punch, like sugar, grenadine or assorted fruit juices. After that it is up to you.

Banana Mousse with dark rum

Not your typical Manhattan. Introducing the New 1920 Cocktail.

Myer's dark rum: dependable and decent in the mug.

Trader Vic's recipe using 151º rum to make the decidedly non-lethal Gun Club Punch.

Cruzan Black Strap rum is a bold, sexy troublemaker that dares you to stay out late. Try it in a Caribbean classic, Corn 'n' Oil.

Homemade Swedish Punsch using the elusive ingredient Batavia-Arrack.

Make your own bitters at home!

Crumpler's annual Beer for Bags promo is about to start. If you're in Manhattan between June 9 - 17, head to one of the Crumpler stores, bring some beer, and barter for a new bag.

Citrus tequila, rum coconut and chestnut honey Scotch: just some of the ways to play with eggnog.

Spices for homemade vermouth.

Lucid, the first genuine absinthe to reach the U.S. market in nearly 100 years.

Blood orange, orange flower water, spices and a hearty blend of three rums—the Tiki Puka Puka may look pretty but be careful how many you have...

Kiwi Melon Sangria

Mixing up a Dark & Stormy to celebrate this month’s Mixology Monday and the demon rum.

Can the stirrer make the party? I fell for the 10 Cane Rum Monkey Stirrers at the Housewarming party by Matter/I.D./Smallpond on friday...