The 7 Best Rums For Holiday Gifts
If you’re running out of ideas for last-minute holiday gifts, you may want to consider spirits, especially rum, for a gift. Vinepair has compiled a list of the seven best rums that fit the bill. Here’s the list below:
- Best Budget Rum - Planteray 3 Stars – with a rating of 93 and average price of $20, this rum is a blend of aged and unaged rums hailing from Trinidad, Barbados, and Jamaica. It features notes of brown sugar, vanilla, and fresh grass and is considered the best value in the rum category.
- Best Splurge Rum – La Maison & Velier Flag Series 24-Year-Old Guyana Rum 1998 – this rum costs $300 a bottle and is aged for two years in bourbon barrels in Guyana, then shipped to Europe and transferred into port casks. It has a rating of 95 with notes of pineapple, oak, citrus, chocolate, and salted caramel among others.
- Best Rum For Beginners - Ron Zacapa 23 - this “beginner’s rum” sells for $45 with a 91 rating and comes from Guatemala. Lorena Vásquez is the master blender and uses casks from six and 23 years of age to get the final product with flavors of oak and tropical fruits.
- Best Rum For Geeks - Holmes Cay Réunion Island Agricole Rum – this rum is described by many as “grassy” and “funky”, but it has notes of mushrooms, black olives, and soy sauce as well. It packs a punch at 50% ABV has a 94 rating and sells for $43 a bottle.
- Best Rum for Cocktail Lovers - Transcontinental Rum Line High Seas – blended with rums from Panama, Martinique, and Jamaica with fruity and vegetal notes, this choice is great for cocktails and sells for $35 with a 92 rating.
- Best Rum To Impress - Appleton Estate 21-Year-Old Nassau Valley Casks – a high-end rum priced at $150, this Appleton rum has a 96 rating and is made from molasses-based pot and column distillates and aged for 21 years. Flavors are sweet, savory, fruity, and dry and will impress any rum lover.
- Best Limited-Edition Rum - Foursquare Rum Distillery Exceptional Cask Series "Equipoise" – this is the 25th version of Foursquare Distillery’s “Exceptional Cask Series.” Despite a 61% ABV, it is smooth with notes of toffee, dried fruits, and tobacco. It has a rating of 95 with a price of $151.
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Today is National Hard Candy Day.
Put the peanut butter balls and the sugar cookies down, because December 19 is all about the hard stuff as we celebrate National Hard Candy Day. While we’re a little sticky about the origins of this holiday, it can be safely said that hard candy has long been a preferred sweet snack by many societies. In the Medieval period, sugar (the only true ingredient in candy) was prohibitively expensive. Thus, the Jolly Ranchers and Blow Pops of the dark ages were reserved for the royal and the wealthy. Quite a difference from the penny candy you can pick up for cents on the dollar today. Over the years, confectioners have refined the process to an exact science, and we now know exactly how hot we need the sugar to create sweet, sticky, crunching, and cracking hard candy, so get your Tootsie Pops (and your tooth brushes) ready.
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A woman in Ohio who loves Fireball whisky just turned 106.
Her name is Florence Hackman, but people call her "Fireball Flo." She was also in the news last year when Fireball sent her a bunch of swag for her 105th.
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Jack In The Box Will Launch New Wraps In Early 2025
There’s a fast-food “wrap battle” going on and Jack In The Box is entering the arena with an upcoming launch of their new Jack Wraps. The release date has been confirmed for January 3, 2025 and will compete with Wendy’s, KFC, Burger King, and McDonald’s in the space.
They have published a "teaser" on X that is very simple and revealing. It simply says “New Jack Wraps. Cxeaser + Faxixta. 01.03.25.” Your interpretation may differ, but it looks like the new wraps may feature Caesar or fajita versions and maybe more.
You can check the post on the X teaser to see reactions, predictions, and opinions from Jack In The Box fans on the new wraps.
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A bottle of wine a week, combined with a Mediterranean diet, could be good for heart health.
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