今天，世界上 80 %的朗姆酒产自加勒比地区。所有烈酒都始于植物，而朗姆酒始于一种叫做甘蔗的草。但甘蔗花了将近 10,000 年的时间才到达加勒比海。直到 1800 年代中期，它才开始尝起来不错。在那之前，它是严酷的。
这是短篇小说。我们知道甘蔗原产于南亚，据信这种甜草最早是在公元前 8000 年左右在新几内亚岛上驯化的把它带到非洲，然后是西班牙。
到了 1400 年代，欧洲对“甜盐”（糖）的需求量很大，因此葡萄牙人开始在马德拉岛上种植甘蔗。他们很快意识到，在种植、收获和生产的所有过程中，这是一项极其劳动密集型的任务。因此进口了奴隶。 1493 年，克里斯托弗·哥伦布试图将甘蔗幼苗带到加勒比海，但未能在航行中幸存下来。西班牙征服者 Diego Velázquez与哥伦布一起在船上定居，并定居在伊斯帕尼奥拉（多米尼加共和国、海地及其周围的小岛），为西班牙骑士和士兵 Nicolás Ovando y Cáceres 服务，几年后他成为了西班牙的总督。印度人。
1501 年，Pedro de Atienza 第一个成功地将甘蔗苗引进伊斯帕尼奥拉岛。四年后，他收获了第一批庄稼。 1511 年，迭戈·委拉斯开兹代表西班牙征服了古巴，并带来了伊斯帕尼奥拉甘蔗。 1518 年，查理五世（西班牙和神圣罗马帝国的统治者）颁布一项皇家法令，允许将 2,000 名奴隶进口到伊斯帕尼奥拉，在甘蔗田工作。 1523 年，另一项皇家法令向伊斯帕尼奥拉岛进口了 1,500 名奴隶，向波多黎各和牙买加等其他加勒比岛屿进口了 2,500 名奴隶。葡萄牙人将他们的生产带到了巴西，到 1500 年代中期，已有近 3,000 家糖厂。荷兰人开始在他们可以种植的任何加勒比岛屿上种植甘蔗幼苗。巴巴多斯和多米尼加共和国周围的岛屿是第一批。到 1600 年代，日常口粮中的朗姆酒对皇家海军来说很常见。
1758 年，乔治·华盛顿通过向选民提供免费的巴巴多斯朗姆酒来为弗吉尼亚州伯吉斯之家竞选，他获胜了。在 1700 年代，由于美国种植自己的烟草和棉花，加勒比群岛的烟草和棉花作物正在亏损，因此改种甘蔗作物解决了这个问题。从此开始了加勒比朗姆酒的大规模生产。
1810 年，澳大利亚悉尼的第一家医院由当地商人资助，以换取一份许可他们进口 60,000 加仑朗姆酒的合同。这家医院叫朗姆医院。此外，1862 年，Don Facundo Bacardi 开始用木炭过滤他的古巴朗姆酒。
Modern Rums That Changed the Bar
Bartenders have helped push rum far beyond the familiar light, dark, spiced, and coconut bottles that once dominated American back bars. Producers began releasing rums with bigger personalities, traditional production methods, unusual infusions, and flavors designed for serious cocktails.
These five have become particularly influential behind modern bars.
2012 — Hamilton 86 Demerara Rum
Rum expert Ed Hamilton, founder of the influential Ministry of Rum, spent decades traveling throughout the Caribbean, visiting distilleries, researching rum production, importing spirits, and becoming one of the industry's most respected rum authorities.
Hamilton eventually began bottling rums under his own name, including Hamilton 86 Demerara Rum, a rich Guyanese rum created with cocktails in mind.
Instead of bottling it at the common 80 proof, Hamilton chose 86 proof (43% ABV) to preserve more of the rum's character. Its deep molasses, caramel, smoky, and dark-fruit flavors made it especially useful in tiki and tropical cocktails.
Hamilton wasn't trying to make rum trendy.
He was trying to give bartenders the rum they needed.
2012–2013 — Hamilton Jamaican Pot Still Black
Hamilton also turned his attention to Jamaica's unmistakable flavors with Hamilton Jamaican Pot Still Black.
Produced at Jamaica's Worthy Park Estate, it is a blend of extra-light, light, and heavy pot-still rums distilled from fermented molasses. Unlike what you'll sometimes read online, the rum is not barrel-aged; its dark appearance comes from cane-sugar caramel added after distillation. It is bottled at 46.5% ABV (93 proof).
What makes it memorable is that classic Jamaican character—ripe and overripe banana, tropical fruit, spice, and plenty of what rum people affectionately call funk.
It became especially popular with tiki bartenders because a relatively small amount can add a big Jamaican personality to a cocktail.
Basically, this rum doesn't enter a cocktail quietly.
2014 — Planteray Stiggins' Fancy Pineapple Rum
Originally called Plantation Stiggins' Fancy Pineapple Rum, this collaboration between Maison Ferrand's Alexandre Gabriel and cocktail historian David Wondrich helped completely change the reputation of pineapple rum.
Instead of simply adding artificial pineapple flavoring to rum, Stiggins' Fancy uses actual Victoria pineapples. Pineapple rind is infused into rum and redistilled, while the sweet fruit is infused separately into dark rum. The components are then blended.
The name comes from Reverend Stiggins, the hypocritical temperance preacher in Charles Dickens' The Pickwick Papers who happened to enjoy pineapple rum.
Bartenders embraced Stiggins' Fancy for Daiquiris, Mai Tais, tiki drinks, original cocktails, and even shots. It became one of those bottles that began appearing on serious cocktail back bars everywhere.
It remains a bartender favorite and continues winning major spirits awards.
Good to know: Plantation Rum changed its name to Planteray Rum in 2024, so you'll see older recipes and bottles using the Plantation name.
Apparently pineapple rum just needed a couple hundred years and some really good bartenders to improve its reputation.
2018 — Probitas White Blended Rum
Probitas—sold as Veritas in some countries—helped demonstrate that “white rum” didn't have to mean light, neutral, and nearly flavorless.
It combines rums from two legendary Caribbean producers: Foursquare Rum Distillery in Barbados and Hampden Estate in Jamaica.
The result gives bartenders the best of two rum worlds: the balance and structure of Barbados combined with some of Jamaica's wonderfully funky pot-still character.
Probitas quickly became particularly popular for one of the simplest—and least forgiving—rum cocktails of all:
The Daiquiri.
Rum. Lime. Sugar.
Nowhere for a mediocre rum to hide.
2024 — Planteray Cut & Dry Coconut Rum
After helping elevate pineapple rum with Stiggins' Fancy, Planteray turned its attention to another category that hadn't always received much respect from serious bartenders:
Coconut rum.
Planteray reportedly spent years developing Cut & Dry, eventually creating a rum using real Barbadian coconuts and Barbadian rum.
Rather than tasting like coconut candy or suntan lotion, Cut & Dry emphasizes actual coconut character alongside chocolate, spice, and rum flavors. The approach quickly earned recognition, including major awards in the flavored-rum category.
In other words:
Coconut rum grew up.
Hard-to-Get Rums
Lemon Hart 151 Demerara Rum | Guyana
One of the legendary ingredients of tiki bartending, this 151-proof Demerara rum appears in classic recipes such as the Zombie and 151 Swizzle. Over the years, Lemon Hart 151 has repeatedly disappeared from the U.S. market, changed importers, returned, and remained frustratingly difficult to find in some states.
Good to know: When Lemon Hart 151 became difficult to obtain, rum expert Ed Hamilton developed Hamilton 151 Overproof as a Demerara-style alternative for bartenders making classic tiki recipes.
If you see Lemon Hart 151 sitting on a liquor-store shelf, this may be one of those times when “I'll get it later” is a bad plan.
Hamilton Saint Lucia Pot Still | Saint Lucia
Now this is a genuinely hard-to-get Hamilton.
Ed Hamilton released a small series of Saint Lucia pot-still rums from individual vintages and barrels, including 7-, 8-, 9- and 10-year expressions. The rums were produced by Saint Lucia Distillers and became cult bottles among serious rum drinkers. Hamilton's bottling agreement ended, so the releases were discontinued; remaining bottles have become increasingly difficult to find.
Good to know: If you stumble across an old bottle today, you're essentially finding new-old-stock rum. One retailer still lists its 2005 eight-year bottling but describes it as “very limited availability and gone for good once sold out.”
Ed Hamilton strikes again.
Foursquare Exceptional Cask Selection | Barbados
Master distiller Richard Seale periodically releases limited bottlings under Foursquare's Exceptional Cask Selection (ECS) series. These aren't one permanent rum; each release is a unique expression involving different ages, barrels, blends, and maturation techniques.
They're specifically produced as limited releases, and desirable editions can disappear quickly. Foursquare describes each ECS as a one-of-a-kind release available only for a limited time.
Older releases such as Criterion, Dominus, Empery, Nobiliary, Redoutable, and others have become collector bottles.
Good to know: Rum people sometimes jokingly call Foursquare the “Pappy of Rum” because enthusiasts chase certain releases much like bourbon collectors chase Pappy Van Winkle.
Translation: If a rum nerd spots one on the shelf, don't stand between them and the bottle.
朗姆酒有许多名称，例如：巴巴多斯水、恶魔水、熟酒、杀戮恶魔、纳尔逊的血、rhumbooze、rumbowling、rumbullion、rumbustion 和拼接主支架。
1919 年 1 月 15 日，在马萨诸塞州波士顿的美国工业酒精公司，一个装有 400,000 加仑糖蜜的铸铁罐破裂，在大西洋火车站引发了一场 16 英尺高的粘性海啸，将一列火车抬离了轨道，伤害一百五十人，杀死十二匹马和二十一人，直到它最终在北端公园变成糖蜜湖。
八月是全国朗姆酒月。
百加得拥有世界上最大的朗姆酒酿酒厂，位于波多黎各的圣胡安。如果您乘游轮参观，请跳过昂贵的游览酒厂。相反，只需支付 25 美分即可乘坐渡轮。您可以看到游轮停靠的酿酒厂。
大多数朗姆酒产于加勒比地区，几乎每个岛屿都生产朗姆酒。
牙买加的 Wray & Nephew 超标朗姆酒是世界上标度最高的朗姆酒，为 63 % 。
1943 年，迪士尼卡通人物唐老鸭喝了 cachaça，在同一个剧场版中，Saludos Amigos（西班牙语为“问候，朋友”）迪士尼介绍了一个来自巴西的新角色，名叫 José Carioca。
最昂贵的朗姆酒是一瓶 1940 年的 J. Wray & Nephew。它的价值为 54,000 美元。
团队在 Porco 休息室和 Tiki 房间 创造了世界上最大的 代基里酒 11 月 11 日在 美食秀 在克利夫兰。以制作 100 加仑鸡尾酒为目标，调酒师混在一起 朗姆酒， 简单的糖浆、酸橙汁和冰，分批 12 夸脱，然后将它们全部倒入一个巨大的桶中，该桶装饰得看起来像一个 蒂基 马克杯。
1942 横跨太平洋
汉弗莱·鲍嘉订购了两杯Planter's Punch。
第1944章 有与无
Lauren Bacall 喝了一杯代基里酒。
1950年新娘之父
订购的鸡尾酒是朗姆和可乐、汤姆柯林斯和冷冻代基里酒。
1955 年男女娃娃
马龙·白兰度让让·西蒙斯在古巴喝了几杯 Dulce de Leches。
西蒙斯：你点了什么？
白兰度：牛奶酱。 Dulce 是西班牙语中“甜”的意思。 De 的意思是“的”，leche 的意思是“牛奶”。牛奶的甜味。
Simmons：他们不是很简单吗？
白兰度：嗯，只在早上。这与热量有关。晚上，他们在里面放了一种防腐剂。
西蒙斯：这很有趣。他们用什么？
白兰度：百加得。
Simmons：那里面没有酒精吗？
白兰度：嗯，刚好够防止牛奶变酸。
当西蒙斯喝第二杯时，她说：“太好吃了。百加得调味料肯定会有所作为。你知道，这将是让孩子们喝牛奶的好方法。”
1959 我们在哈瓦那的人
亚历克·吉尼斯和朋友们喝着代基里酒。
1960年公寓
雪莉麦克雷恩要一杯代基里酒，而霍普假日要一杯朗姆柯林斯。
1961 年蒂芙尼的早餐
奥黛丽赫本喝了Planter's Punch。
第1963章 来吹你的号角
弗兰克辛纳屈点了一杯朗姆可乐。
1965 雷霆球
肖恩康纳利点了一杯朗姆柯林斯。
1969 你好，多莉！
芭芭拉史翠珊提到了朗姆酒。
1974 年教父：第二部分
John Cazale 点了一杯香蕉代基里酒。
1996 近距离和个人
米歇尔菲佛有一个香蕉代基里酒。
1997 睁开你的眼睛
Fele Martinez 和 Penelope Cruz 喝朗姆酒和可乐。
1998 野物
马特狄龙订购朗姆和可乐。
1999 我、我自己和艾琳
Renée Zellweger 和 Jim Carrey 有 Rum & Cokes。
2000 查克和巴克
迈克怀特点了一杯朗姆可乐。
2000 年驯鹿运动会
本·阿弗莱克 (Ben Affleck) 点了朗姆酒和可乐。
2000 班格姐妹
Goldie Hawn 让自己成为朗姆酒和可乐。
2002 改天去死
皮尔斯布鲁斯南喝了一杯莫吉托。四十年前，詹姆斯邦德让伏特加马提尼酒大放异彩，现在又重新推出了 1920 年代经典的古巴鸡尾酒莫吉托。
2003 坏小子 II
Gabrielle Union 和 Jordi Molla 喝 Bacardi Mojitos。
2003 从贾斯汀到凯利
Greg Siff 有一杯 Piña Colada。
2004 我爱哈卡比
裘德洛提到将来他会喝 Piña Coladas。
2005 冰收获
约翰库萨克点了一份朗姆酒和菠萝汁。
2007 完美陌生人
订购海明威代基里酒。
2007 史莱克三世
穿着靴子的猫做着钓鱼的白日梦，旁边有一壶莫吉托酒。
2008 尼姆岛
船长谈到向游客出售 Piña Coladas。
1843 年马丁·丘泽威特，查尔斯·狄更斯
“他可以……抽更多的烟草，喝更多的朗姆酒”
1920 天堂的这一边，F. Scott Fitzgerald。
这本书有第一个已知的文学提及代基里酒。
1958 我们在哈瓦那的人，格雷厄姆·格林
书中的第一句话是：“Wormold 喜欢他的冰冻朗姆酒鸡尾酒，加酸橙。”
2014 消失的爱人，吉莲·弗林
提到了莫吉托。
Celebrity Rum
Celebrity spirits aren't limited to tequila, vodka, and whiskey. Musicians, actors, and other famous names have also found their way into rum.
Some simply lend their fame to a bottle.
Others actually own the company, help develop the rum, or apparently wake up one morning and think:
You know what my career needs? A distillery.
Blue Chair Bay — Kenny Chesney
Country superstar Kenny Chesney launched Blue Chair Bay Rum in 2013, inspired by the Caribbean lifestyle that has influenced so much of his music.
This isn't simply an endorsement. Chesney's company says he fully owns Blue Chair Bay, and he worked with master blender Mike Booth developing the rums. The line includes White, Spiced, Coconut, Banana, and several rum creams.
The rums are made in the Caribbean from sugarcane molasses.
Kenny didn't just sing about sitting on a beach.
He bottled it.
SelvaRey — Bruno Mars
Bruno Mars is a co-owner and creative force behind SelvaRey Rum, produced in Panama by legendary Cuban-born rum maker Francisco “Don Pancho” Fernandez.
SelvaRey produces White, Chocolate, Coconut, and aged expressions. Mars became heavily involved with the brand's creative direction, including its packaging, advertising, and tropical-luxury image.
Other investors and partners have included Anderson .Paak and Asian pop superstar Jay Chou.
Bruno Mars selling rum somehow feels considerably less surprising than Bruno Mars selling, say, insurance.
Ten To One — Ciara
Singer Ciara became an investor, co-owner, and director of Ten To One Rum in 2021.
But there's an important distinction: she didn't found the company.
Trinidad-born entrepreneur Marc Farrell founded Ten To One in 2019 with the goal of presenting Caribbean rum without relying on the usual pirates-and-palm-trees stereotypes.
Ciara later joined Farrell as co-owner and became involved in marketing, creative direction, business development, and strategic partnerships.
The brand blends rums from several Caribbean origins.
This is one celebrity brand where the rum came first and the celebrity came later.
Sammy's Beach Bar Rum — Sammy Hagar
Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Sammy Hagar founded Sammy's Beach Bar Rum.
The rums are distilled in Puerto Rico from cane molasses and include white and aged expressions.
Of course, Hagar was already an old hand at celebrity spirits. Long before celebrity tequila became fashionable, he founded Cabo Wabo Tequila.
Apparently retirement was never going to involve lemonade.
Blackwell Fine Jamaican Rum — Chris Blackwell
This one is a little different because Chris Blackwell isn't a movie star or singer—he's one of the most influential people in modern music.
Blackwell founded Island Records, the label instrumental in bringing artists including Bob Marley to an international audience.
He later created Blackwell Fine Jamaican Rum, drawing on his Jamaican heritage and family history. The rum launched in 2008 and is produced in Jamaica.
There's another wonderful connection: Blackwell owns GoldenEye, Ian Fleming's former Jamaican home where Fleming wrote his James Bond novels.
Rum + Bob Marley + James Bond.
That's a pretty good résumé for one bottle.
Crossfire Hurricane — The Rolling Stones
This is the newest one—it launched in 2026.
The Rolling Stones created Crossfire Hurricane, a Jamaican rum named after the opening lyric of their 1968 hit “Jumpin' Jack Flash.”
Crossfire Hurricane was developed with respected rum ambassador Ian Burrell and combines Jamaican rums from four major distilleries: Hampden Estate, Long Pond, Worthy Park, and Clarendon.
The project also connects to the Stones' long history with Jamaica, including recording sessions there beginning in the 1970s and relationships with Jamaican musicians.
Two expressions launched: Gold and Reserve, both bottled at 40% ABV.
The Rolling Stones have been around long enough to become both rock history and rum history.
Three Hearts Rum — Johnny Depp
Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp has entered the actual rum business with Three Hearts Rum, working with spirits entrepreneur Robert DeLeon.
The project is intended to showcase traditional Caribbean rum production rather than simply build a celebrity-branded novelty product, with plans for expressions highlighting different rum-producing regions.
There is something almost inevitable about Johnny Depp eventually getting involved with rum.
After five Pirates of the Caribbean movies, apparently someone finally answered:
“Why is the rum gone?”
Celebrity Rum: Who Actually Owns What?
Founder / owner / co-owner:
Kenny Chesney — Blue Chair Bay
Bruno Mars — SelvaRey
Ciara — Ten To One (co-owner; Marc Farrell founded it)
Sammy Hagar — Sammy's Beach Bar Rum
Chris Blackwell — Blackwell Fine Jamaican Rum
Celebrity/band-created or partnership projects:
The Rolling Stones — Crossfire Hurricane
Johnny Depp — Three Hearts Rum
The distinction matters because celebrity spirits range from genuine ownership and product development to licensing arrangements and promotional partnerships.
A famous face on the bottle doesn't always mean a famous person owns what's inside it.