This Venezuelan aged elixir is more than 25 years old and blended with high purity añejos. It is at the Solera that begins the barrel’s crianza. Once the rum achieves its desired maturity, one portion is decanted by cascade, from the first row on top, to the second one, until the rum reaches the fourth row of barrels, close to the ground. This crianza gives Santa Teresa 1796 rum its freshness, equilibrium, strength and a good portion of its unrivaled maturity.

Sure, it may be popular with the cocktail set these days, especially as we head into Summer, but the Dark ‘n’ Stormy is a cool breeze on a hot day. Enter Rogue Distilleries. Rogue began as a microbrew think tank in Ashland, Oregon started by college friends Jack Joyce, Bob Woodell, and Rob Strasser.

Atlantico Rum is a small batch, handcrafted aged dark micro rum. It’s the kind of micro liquor that you want to take to the beach rather than a fine wine. Entrepreneurs Aleco Azqueta and Brandon Lieb hand bottle and hand sign off with their initials on each bottle.

Entrepreneurs extraordinaires David Jones and Clyde Davis Jr. founded Team Spirits Import Company in 2002 in Ann Arbor, Michigan to bring innovative, heritage based distilled spirits products of the highest quality to the United States.

Miles Karakasevic provides a lesson for us all–you can make a great living doing something you love. Miles and his family definitely love distilling micro liquors! You will taste what I mean once you try Charbay Rum! Charbay Tahitian Vanilla Bean Rum over ice will let you taste gentle flavors of the “Tahitian vanilla bean and rum flavors so mellow you’ll wonder why you didn’t start sipping it sooner.”

“Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum.” Old Mill Rum is a fascinating micro rum, but the packaging would never let you find it and buy it. The rum is distilled and aged in St. Croix, Virgin Islands. The bottle is nice, but the label is not the greatest quality.