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Once known as a sailor's drink, rum has matured into a refined spirit. In some Caribbean countries, rum is offered as a libation to the gods. In others, it is aged and savored on the rocks. But in the most magical places, rum is distilled by women. The art of cocktails, rum, and women. Rum has been the drink of rebels since the Old World. Now, there's a new generation of rebels--the business women curating the taste of today's best rum companies. Rum Rebels is a story of female empowerment in a traditionally male-dominated industry. Each chapter of Rum Rebels profiles women in leadership, their rum, and the perfect cocktail pairing. Learn how rum is made. Alongside women leaders and pioneers, this worldwide master class explores everything from palates to aging, providing first-hand stories from today's leading rum distilleries. Rum Rebels is perfect for anyone curious about the craft of rum distilling, artisan cocktails, or female leaders in history. Grab a copy to learn how: ● At Appleton, Joy Spence becomes the first female master blender ● At Zacapa, Lorena Vasquez adorns her bottles with hand crafted palm leaves by Guatemalan women ● And more.

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"Martyna Halas is a freelance writer by day and a singer-songwriter by night, exploring themes of mental health, abuse, and discrimination. She is a regular contributor to healthyplace.com, where she writes about self-harm and trauma recovery. A self-proclaimed endo-warrior on a mission to spread awareness about endometriosis and the healthcare gender gap, Martyna is also passionate about female empowerment and reproductive rights. In 2017, she organized Rock 4 Choice, the first all-female music festival in Dublin, Ireland. One half of Trips and Taste, you can keep up with Martyna's travels and spirit tasting at tripsandtaste.com. Originally from Poland, she is now based in the Netherlands. Rene van Hoven is a trained chef, F&B teacher, international wine and spirits judge, and vintage rum collector. He loves sharing his knowledge so much that he decided to write a book about it. His work has been featured in magazines like More Than Drinks, Whisky Passion, Rum Porter, and many more. Rene is a recurring guest at various spirits festivals and competitions worldwide-like Miami Rum Renaissance, the German Rum Festival in Berlin, and Spirits Selection (Concours Mondial De Bruxelles)-where he gives vintage rum masterclasses and offers select samples from his private collection. One half of Trips and Taste, you can keep up with Rene's travels and spirit tasting at tripsandtaste.com. Rene is currently based in the Netherlands. Nancy Peterson, winner of the prestigious Audio Publishers Association Audie Award, is a veteran actor and voice-over artist. Nancy has a penchant for dialects, diving deep into the study of language. Her narration style, summed up by AudioFile magazine, ""creates the sense of listening to a play instead of a straightforward reading."" She began her narrating career with petty theft. As a precocious eleven-year-old, the allure of her dad's brand-new cassette recorder she was strictly forbidden to touch, was too tempting to bear. With an Encyclopedia Brown paperback and the recorder, she began a journey she continues to love."

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