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Wonk Press - Home of Minimalist Tiki and more to come!

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There's a reason why we're named Wonk Press - we don't shy away from tackling complicated topics and making them easy to understand. This is one reason we wrote Modern Caribbean Rum.
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[Rumwonk @rumwonk]

"Rum has no rules" couldn't be more wrong.
Chapter 17 of Modern Caribbean Rum is the first-ever systematic look at Caribbean #rum GIs, including:

Martinique
Guadeloupe
Haiti
Jamaica
Guyana
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Venezuela
Costa Rica
Panama
Guatemala

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[Rumwonk @rumwonk]

Did you know that French makes more molasses rum than agricole? Or that France's largest rum maker is virtually unknown? Or that France has 7 different rum geographical indications?

Chapter 17 of Modern Caribbean Rum goes behind the scenes of French rum.

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[Rumwonk @rumwonk]

Did you know that the USVI paid for Diageo's St. Croix Captain Morgan distillery? Or that in 2020, distilleries in the USVI and Puerto Rico effectively got a 280-million-dollar excise tax rebate?

Chapter 14 of Modern Caribbean Rum has the receipts.

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[Rumwonk @rumwonk]

Rum from Spanish heritage countries are often erroneously maligned.

Chapter 11 of Modern Caribbean rum removes these misconceptions, covering the distinction between aguardiente and redistillado, sugarcane honey, non-distilling producers and much more.
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A sneak peek into one of the geekier chapters of our newest book.

[Rumwonk @rumwonk]

Chapter 10 of Modern Caribbean Rum is a gentle introduction to rum flavor science, covering topics like how acid and alcohol join to form fruity esters, how each rum-making phase influences the mix of organic compounds, and the science of high ester rums.

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[Rumwonk @rumwonk]

The Uitvlugt distillery, once home to rum's most iconic stills, is no more; the aging warehouse is all that remains. Among my most treasured rum travel photos is this peek inside the warehouse. I'm glad we included it in the Modern Caribbean Rum book.

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Chapter 6 of Modern Caribbean Rum takes readers inside the first phase rum making.
Beyond the basics of molasses, water, and yeast, the chapter shows how flavor congeners can be supercharged by the use of dunder, cane acid, and muck.

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[WonkPress @WonkPress]

Holiday reminder - both our books, Modern Caribbean Rum and Minimalist Tiki make for great holiday gift giving.

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Rum book update! Modern Caribbean Rum, the 850-page encyclopedia of Caribbean rum, has arrived from the printer and orders are now shipping.

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[WIRSPA @wirspa_rum]

WIRSPA’s Community Envoy, Matt Pietrek, recently published Modern Caribbean Rum, an 850-page encyclopedia of Caribbean rum and the rum industry. It also contains 70+ profiles of Caribbean rum producers and 900 images illustrating the book's 38 chapters.

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Eric Kozlik did a fun, wonky interview with me about our new book for his @ModernBarCart podcast. Give it a listen!

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Your holiday reminder that the Minimalist Tiki book makes for great holiday gift giving. Use code MT_SIGNED_RECIPES between now and Cyber Monday to get it signed, plus two NEW recipes from fan favorites Brian Maxwell and Jason Alexander.

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@clickychick made our book look amazing!

[Rumwonk @rumwonk]

Now that the news about Modern Caribbean Rum is out, sharing much more about what it covers and what it looks like inside.

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[Rumwonk @rumwonk]

Our first interview about the new book, Modern Caribbean Rum. Big thanks to @TheRumcast for putting together a great series of questions.
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Oh hey! It's our new book. 😎

[Rumwonk @rumwonk]

After three years of writing and production, we are proud to announce the arrival of Modern Caribbean Rum, an 850-page, 8 pounds (3.6 kg) love letter to rum.

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Our 2nd publication, The Tiki Vanguard Modern Thirty, is an eBook that features thirty modern takes on Tiki classic recipes.

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Some early press coverage of our first book, Minimalist Tiki.

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