1½ oz white rum ½ oz Jägermeister ½ oz Lime Cordial* Splash of Coke Directions: Mix rum, Jägermeister, and cordial in a Collins glass, then add ice and top with Coke. Garnish with a lemon peel.

Rum, a liquor essential to the geometry of the Atlantic slave trade, met Coke, the consummate quaff of American capitalism. (Think of Cocacolonization and Godard’s “ Children of Marx and Coca ...

Rum can be made anywhere in the world. Some origins like Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic impose standards and laws within their own countries, but that’s it. The United States ...

And seen through that lens, Rum & Coke has more in common with a Tom Collins than a Vodka & Soda. It's got the sweetness, it's got the acidity, it's got the bubbles and the flavors just work.

It's, again, a little basic, but that's what rum and Coke is supposed to be. Utilitarian. I don't want mixology or subtlety. I want a spirit that enhances my soda and gets me a little drunk.

Veteran rocker Rod Stewart has revealed he always gargles a swig of rum and coke before going on stage and has maintained the pre-show ritual for the past 40 years. The 80-year-old singer, who’s set ...