About

From their distillery in the heart of DC’s Union Market neighborhood, Cotton & Reed has been helping lead domestic rum’s revival since 2016. Prohibition was the final nail in the coffin of the East Coast rum industry that once dominated early American drinking culture. But Cotton & Reed’s delicately complex, nuanced rums conjure up a new domestic rum tradition that combines global influences into original world-class expressions. Their combination of cane syrup and molasses, long ferments with two distinctive yeast strains, and a medium-bodied distillation proof yields rums that play their parts in classic cocktails and defy the rum world’s classifications.

They’re not just a local darling- Cotton & Reed’s flagship White Rum has won an unprecedented four consecutive Double Gold medals at the prestigious San Francisco World Spirits competition, including a Best of Class win in 2022. Find Cotton & Reed’s rums at leading retailers and restaurants throughout the region, at their award-winning tasting room in the Union Market District, or at their outpost near section 109 in Nationals Park during baseball season.