Tributes have poured in from the drinks industry following the passing of veteran bartender Wayne Collins.

The Drinks Trust has appointed Troy Christensen as its new chair of the Board of Trustees as well as three new patrons in Ian Burrell, Becky Paskin and Jaega Wise.

This year’s RumFest hosted some of the biggest names within the industry and saw more than 400 different rum brands represented throughout the event in London.

The 11th edition of The RumFest will take place this weekend in London, hosted by global brand ambassador Ian Burrell.

Global rum ambassador Ian Burrell says the rum category would benefit from having regulated classifications around the world.

Global rum ambassador Ian Burrell has praised the standard of competition after the opening day of semi-finals of the Bacardi Legacy cocktail competition in Berlin.

Tom Walker of the American Bar at The Savoy hotel in London, has won the Bacardi Legacy Global Cocktail Competition 2014.

Aiming to make its mark on the global rum scene, the island of Mauritius held its first rum festival at the end of August.

The first Mauritius Rum Festival will take place later this month with the aim of promoting the Mauritian rum industry globally.

Hamish Smith hooks up with self-styled global rum ambassador Ian Burrell in Venezuela

Lucy Britner, editor of The World’s 50 Best Bars, walks us through the greatest tiki bars on earth.

Self styled global rum ambassador, Ian Burrell has announced the launch of his Rum Experience University.

The UK RumFest takes place on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 October at London's ExCeL exhibition centre in London’s Docklands

Hamish Smith investigates the evolution and future trajectory of white rum

In the first of a series of World's 50 Best Bars spin-off features, we delve into the world's best rum bars. 

Bar Convent Berlin attracted 5,700 visitors this year, a 20% increase on 2011.