Join the free book launch of “Rum: The Manual” by Dave Broom on Monday, April 17th at Omnivore Books on Food in San Francisco, California from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm.

The book’s mission is to help drinkers appreciate this complex spirit, discover how versatile rum can be and find the style they prefer. This book will help you understand rum – how it is produced (from molasses to cane juice or cane syrup) and whether it is sweet, dry, oaky, or fresh.

Over 100 different rums are features and analyzed in this book, from rich, sweet mellow Guyana rums to the vegetal peppery rums of Martinique or Guadeloupe and contemporary spiced rums.

Omnivore Books on Food is a bookstore packed with different kinds new, antiquarian, and collectible titles all about food and cooking.

It frequently hosts events like author readings, food and drink tastings, chef talks, book signings, and cooking contests.