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Young men practice rugby at Hacienda Santa Teresa, an estate belonging to a Venezuelan rum company. The estate serves as a practice field for neighboring communities of Aragua state, using rugby to help at-risk youths stay away from criminal life and viol

In Venezuela, A Rum-Maker Gives Gang Members A Way Out — Via Rugby

8:01am September 01, 2019

by Philip Reeves

Started by the Santa Teresa rum-maker, Project Alcatraz is a rehabilitation program including vocational training, psychological counseling and rugby — seen as nurturing respect and discipline.

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Bottles of single barrel bourbon are filled on the bottling line at a distillery in Kentucky, the center of the bourbon universe. But some distillers are looking to other spirits, too.

Craft Bourbon Brewers Ride The Boom, Prepare For A Bust

4:55pm April 10, 2018

by Ashlie Stevens

While there has been sustained interest in bourbon in the past several years, some craft distillers are preparing in case of a bust by investing in rum and other spirits.

Richland Single Estate Old Georgia Rum is made from cane grown, cut, distilled and rested on the premises of a 100-acre plantation in Richland, Ga. International awards and gold medals have poured in for this field-to-glass rum.

Craft Distillers Tap Pure Sugar Cane For A Southern Rum Renaissance

6:08pm August 22, 2016

by Jill Neimark

The South was once a hub for sugar plantations. Now, small rum-makers are turning away from molasses, culling fresh sugar cane itself to create smooth liquors with grassy, woody or floral flavors.

Ian Burrell, a rum ambassador from the U.K., samples the liquor at the Miami Rum Festival.

Rum Renaissance Revives The Spirit's Rough Reputation

11:31am April 29, 2014

by Tim Padgett

The official cheap liquor of spring breakers is becoming something much more sophisticated. And South Florida has become ground zero for the rum revolution.

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