
Keeley Proudfoot
- Sep 17
- 1 min
IS YOUR FAVE RUM REALLY RUM?
We're starting a new series where we break down the basics of the Aussie Spirit World and give you the facts that we know you're just...


Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Aug 28
- 2 min
What Happens When A Mojito Grows Up?
What happens when you swap basic white rum and simple soda for gold rum and Champagne? You get the Old Cuban - the Mojito's big brother!


Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Jul 3
- 2 min
What Was The Rum Rebellion? And Was Rum Really To Blame?
On Tuesday January 26 1808 Australia experienced its first and only coup d’etat known as the Rum Rebellion. But was rum really to blame?


Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Aug 29, 2022
- 2 min
Taste Test - Mount Uncle Distillery’s Iridium Rum
Our Taste Test series travels to the Atherton Tablelands in Far North Queensland where Mount Uncle Distillery crafts their gold rum Iridium.


Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Jul 4, 2022
- 3 min
Why Rum should be Australia’s national drink + 3 iconic Aussie craft rums to try
From colonial times to the current craft spirit empire, rum has played a big part in Australia’s cups. Here are 3 finest Aussie craft rums.


Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Dec 6, 2021
- 2 min
Holiday cocktails - how to make spiced rum eggnog
Of all the drinks at Christmas, nothing trumps chilled eggnog. Unless it's eggnog with Dead Man's Drop Aussie black spiced rum of course!


Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Oct 11, 2021
- 2 min
Move over mojito - El Draque is back in town
The inspiration behind the mojito, the El Draque is the world's oldest cocktail. And this has a 21st Century twist.


Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Oct 4, 2021
- 4 min
Taste Test - Illegal Tender Rum Co’s Spiced
Illegal Tender Rum Co's Spiced is a well-rounded, balanced spirit that drinks just like a spiced rum but with a bit of extra liveliness.


Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Sep 20, 2021
- 2 min
How to Make a Spiced Rum Crème Brûlée with Stone Pine's Dead Man's Gold
Creamy custard, a hard sugar shell you smash into and blowtorch food theatre, how can you possibly improve a creme brulee? Aussie spiced rum


Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Aug 16, 2021
- 2 min
Hot buttered rum recipe with Dead Man’s Gold spiced rum
Rich, velvety and luxuriant, this hot buttered spiced rum using Stone Pine Distillery's Dead Man's Gold spiced rum is a winter wonder.


Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Aug 9, 2021
- 2 min
Taste Test: Stone Pine’s Dead Man’s Gold Spiced Rum Review
Stone Pine Distillery’s exquisite Dead Man’s Gold spiced rum blends silky smooth gold rum with local macadamia nut and cinnamon myrtle.


Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Jul 5, 2021
- 3 min
I bet you didn’t know… 10 fun rum facts for World Rum Day
From swashbuckling pirates to daiquiris at Hemingway's elbow, rum is a pillar of our history. Celebrate World Rum Day with these rum facts.


Jimmy & Christina Butcher - Mr & Mrs Romance
- Apr 26, 2021
- 2 min
Taste Test - 23rd Street Distillery’s Signature Rum
In our Taste Test series this time, we’re talking a wonderful gold rum from 23rd Street Distillery in Renmark, South Australia.