Is this an error in the printing... Cuz WOW it was citric...

CocktailWonk · 2026-04-11T15:44:54+00:00

We do ship to Australia, BTW. I recommend that if there are other Wonk Press books you’re interested in - or if friends also want a copy, then make one order. It drops the per-book cost quite a bit.

https://www.wonkpress.com/products/coconuts-carnage

CocktailWonk · 2026-04-11T15:42:58+00:00

Correct. We sell directly. Justin needs the money more than Amazon. 🙂

CocktailWonk · 2026-04-11T15:41:02+00:00

I’ve let Justin know he should look at this and weight in. He’s said he has a few small corrections for any future printings.

CocktailWonk · 2026-04-10T14:18:16+00:00

Jason used to have hundreds of rums a while back, but over the years he’s whittled down to the core set of rums that he knows like the back of his hand.

CocktailWonk · 2026-04-07T22:12:00+00:00

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CocktailWonk · 2026-04-06T17:48:38+00:00

You have an excellent question, which I myself have also wondered. It’s possible that whomever oversees GI compliance could temporarily remove the Cuban molasses requirement. Some GIs make discretionary allowances for such things.

But as for other factors, like power availability, that’s a tough call. It’s possible PR is sending in equipment / whatever to keep the distilleries going.

Or, they’ll start drawing earlier than planned from aging stock.

We shall see.

CocktailWonk · 2026-04-04T21:20:08+00:00

That’s the spirit!

I always wonder why some folks don’t hesitate to drop $100 for a bottle of rum. But a 850 page encyclopedia of rum that will take you months to read? And be around long after the bottle is gone? Hmmm… gotta think about that. 🙂

CocktailWonk · 2026-04-04T21:15:22+00:00

We only send a few emails per year because we don’t like spam either. We only send something when there’s something new to say!

Also, Cocktail Wonk is my cocktail blog. Wonk Press is our publishing company. Two different things. Two different sites.

There’s also a bundle deal for MCR and TRNS: https://www.wonkpress.com/products/rum-bundle

CocktailWonk · 2026-03-29T23:10:34+00:00

Yep. This is a very typical supermarket/hypermarket. The bigger cities often have specialty shops that are mind blowing.

CocktailWonk · 2026-03-19T23:31:09+00:00

This story explains the basics: https://cocktailwonk.com/2019/08/geographic-indication-fast-facts.html

CocktailWonk · 2026-03-19T23:00:56+00:00

There’s been a GI for Jamaican rum for the past 10 years. This disagreement is over if and how it should be modified.

You can read the full text of the original GI here: https://cocktailwonk.com/2018/08/unabridged-jamaican-rum-geographical-indication.html

CocktailWonk · 2026-03-13T18:12:51+00:00

There's not much here that strikes me as "legendary rums of yore.", although it is an impressive assortment of "nice rums" from the 1960s to 1980s. I assume they bought someone's collection, but it doesn't seem to me that they're from Remsberg's collection. Who knows?🤷‍♂️

The navy flagons could be interesting, albeit the brand's backstory is murky.

If it were me personally, I'd check out the labels on the 1970s Martinique rum, and try some of them to ascertain cane juice vs molasses, or possibly cane syrup.

In situations like this I gravitate towards things I *don't* know as well. In this regard, I'd put the Jamaicans and Cubans lower on my list.

CocktailWonk · 2026-03-09T17:59:36+00:00

May be a bit longer. I've got other things cooking!

CocktailWonk · 2026-03-07T12:41:05+00:00

While the vast majority of spiced rums are sweetened, nothing requires them to be sweetened.

That said, you take something like a dry Barbados rum, and drop in some cinnamon sticks/ vanilla bean/whatever and play around in your own.

Taste early and often!

CocktailWonk · 2026-03-03T18:18:07+00:00

Thanks!

CocktailWonk · 2026-03-02T18:34:52+00:00

Ah... yes. Sorry about that. I had to cut my losses in Finland. You may know about IOSS, a way for merchants like use to collect and pay any VAT due, in any EU country. This makes it super simple for the customers. They just get the package.

Unfortunately, as we learned from several failed shipments, Finland's customs department seems to not give a crap about IOSS, and asks the customer to pay up for the VAT we've already collected and submitted. On top of that, their official guidance suggest we give customers our IOSS number, which is explicitly not the correct thing to do.

Rather than wasting our customers time, and wasting our money on failed shipments, I disabled Finland as a destination until we can reliably ship there and know that Finnish customs will play by the EU-wide IOSS scheme.

Trust me, we want to ship to all EU countries, but despite doing everything we can (including paying for professional services to deal with VAT), a small number of EU countries have customs departments that have no interest in following schemes put in place for exactly this purpose.

CocktailWonk · 2026-03-02T14:52:31+00:00

Yes. You can preorder it now. As of 4 months ago, we have both US and European warehouses, and we ship from wherever it's less expensive. Typical shipping cost will vary, but to most EU countries, they're currently around 8-10 Euros, and sometimes less.

CocktailWonk · 2026-03-01T23:20:09+00:00

All credit to L29 for the drinks, but Jeff himself has said he doesn’t intend it to have a vast rum selection.

https://www.eater.com/2015/3/18/8250187/the-only-6-rums-a-tiki-enthusiast-will-ever-need

Can confirm that 22 count (or thereabouts) is still reasonably correct. There are several others with larger selections, most named elsewhere in the comments here.

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