Boston was a rum port in colonial times. Even the Great Molasses Flood didn't dampen the enthusiasm for rum in New England.

Today there are a number of rums being distilled in New England:

• New England Distilling in Portland makes Eight Bells Rum, a rich amber rum.
• Sweetgrass Winery, of Union, ME, makes Three Crows Rum
• Privateer Rum in Ipswich makes a silver and an amber rum
• Turkey Shore Distilleries in Ipswich makes a white, an amber, and two spiced rums
• Ryan and Wood Distilleries in Gloucester makes Folly Cove Rum
• GrandTen Distilling in Boston makes Medford Rum 
• Bully Boy Distillers makes a light and a dark rum
• Newport Distilling (of Newport Storm beer) makes Thomas Tew Rum
• Berkshire Mountain Distillers make Ragged Mountain Rum