Photos by Jay Francis
Just before Christmas I came across this most amazing book and proceeded to learn more about rum and its relation to our history. Wayne Curtis is a spectacularly good writer. I was originally attracted to the book for its section on Don the Beachcomber and Trader Vic and the invention of the Mai Tai. It's still my favorite chapter.
Walk down the rum aisle and you'll see lots of choices, and lots of labels, but in the background at the corporate level, there are only
