There is just one rum distillery on the island and it's the largest employer in St. Lucia. The distillery produces a variety of brands, all of which are made using molasses imported from Guyana.

It took her about three months to come up with the recipe for Owney's, her signature rum. Owney's is made with just three ingredients: New York City tap water, molasses, and yeast. The molasses ...

This inspired the legends of sailors proofing liquor with gunpowder, but the actual proofing and manufacturing process really just involves some good old sugar and molasses. Rum is a distilled ...

The molasses may be cleaner now, but its roots still run red, impossible to distil away. Despite its gentrification, rum remains a liquid contradiction — both shackle and key. It has baptised ...

while rum is usually produced from molasses (which is cooked). The difference gives cachaça more vegetal, herbal notes than what you might find in other spirits. Use Food & Wine's guide to find ...

Rum was never just a drink. It was a crude, caustic, and brutally efficient solution. In the 17th century, the Caribbean ...