Rum's 2026 COLA filings are 10% below average and everyone's calling it a slowdown.
It's not.
Producers are just repricing against a supply chain that completely reorganized over six months.
Rum is officially entering its premiumization arc.
๐ YTD filings are down 30.2% from last year.
YTD 2025: 16,089
YTD 2026: 12,353
Nearly every category is down with one notable exception:
Apple Based Flavored Wine