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Ron-NYC: Tirado Rum Brings Puerto Rican Moonshine to NY

Words by Jesse Serwer— New York City has become home to a thriving spirits business in recent years but this renaissance for the most part has not included rum. Recently, however, a local doctor of Puert... Read More...

Rum Wars, Pt. 2: The World’s Most Expensive Rum

Words by Jesse Serwer— A couple weeks ago we brought you word of Appleton Estate's Jamaica Independence Reserve, a 50-year, $5,000 bottle of rum produced to commemorate next month's 50th anniversary of J... Read More...

Grog To Go: Dark ‘n Stormy In A Can!

Words by Jesse Serwer— If you're anything like us, you've already spent more than a few nights this summer throwing back glasses of our favorite (really—we had it at No. 1 on our Toppa Top 10 summer cool... Read More...

Seen: Vintage Rum Advertisements from the Gallery of Graphic Design

Words by Jesse Serwer— Mining through the depths of a Google Image search recently, I came across a striking throwback advertisement for Dagger, a long-forgotten Jamaican rum produced by J Wray and Nephe... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Ten Summer Coolers + Cocktails

Words by LargeUp Crew— Summer never really ends in the Caribbean but, in the rest of the Northern hemisphere, the season officially begins today. Here's 10 refreshing drinks from the islands to keep yo... Read More...

Toppa Top Shelf: Appleton’s $5K, 50-Year Rum

Words by Jesse Serwer— Ready to celebrate Jamaica's 50th? Got a spare 5 grand US in your pocket? Appleton Estate is celebrating Jamaica's half-century of independence with what surely qualifies as one of... Read More...

Impressions: Rasta Queens x Rita Marley x Snoop Dogg

Words by Martei Korley, Photos by BenGee— The granddaughter of the greatest reggae artist, Donisha Prendergast is taking a page out of her granddad's book with her energetic activism. When not busy wor... Read More...

Boricua Christmas, 101: How To Make Coquito

Words by Jessica Freites The LargeUp Miami office had a little holiday get-together the other night, centered around the creation and consumption of coquito. After we drank it all, we had our Boricua cor... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: The LargeUp Last-Minute Gift Guide, Holiday 2011

Words by Jesse Serwer If you're anything like us, you save your holiday gift shopping for the last minute. Like on-the-way-to-the-folks-Christmas-Eve last minute. Although if you're anything like the m... Read More...

Toppa Top 10: Top Rum, Part Two

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton I have actually been meaning to put together a follow up to my Top 10 Caribbean rums post almost since it went up. I have been quietly collecting and noting more premium r... Read More...

LargeUp TV: Chris Blackwell Talks Rum

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton A'right. You remember when we told you about that bashy we went to for the New York launch of Blackwell rum? Perhaps not. Things can get a little haze after a few Black &... Read More...

Black Gold: Blackwell Rum Touches Down in New York

Words by Eddie STATS Houghton This past Sunday, the LargeUp crew had the opportunity to wet a toe at an informal bashy at Navy Beach in Montauk, Long Island. Attendees comprised an eclectic mix of young ... Read More...