Rum, for too long, has lived in the shadow of its splashier cousins. It is often imagined in beachside cocktails, folded into fruit juices, or relegated to the role of festive mixer. Yet in the right hands and the right terroir, rum can be as expressive, nuanced, and quietly aristocratic as any great whisky or cognac. This was the central revelation of A Taste of Time, an intimate Ron Zacapa masterclass hosted by Tatler at Lavantha, KL, where a select circle of Tatler Friends discovered rum not as a party spirit, but as an object of craftsmanship.
Led by Daphne Tan, brand ambassador, the evening unfolded not merely as a tasting, but as a journey into Guatemala’s highlands, where altitude becomes a form of alchemy.
Unlike most rums, which are…
