The Rum Curious Summit 2025! Taste rare rums, sip expert-crafted cocktails, and learn from the best—an unforgettable experience for rum lovers & the rum-curious!
🌊 The Rum Curious Summit 🍹
🔥 Memorial Day’s Ultimate Rum Experience for Industry Pros & Enthusiasts!
If you love rum—or think you might—this is the event of the year.
Whether you’re a bar professional looking to elevate your program, a die-hard collector chasing new flavor frontiers, or just starting your journey with the world’s most versatile spirit… this is where it all comes together.
And if you think you hate rum—or know absolutely nothing about it—this event is especially for you.
There’s a good chance everything you think you know about rum is dead wrong. We’re here to change that.
🍾 Why You Need to Be There:
✅ Taste 80+ rums from 20+ top brands – From rare, hard-to-find gems to iconic legends—and it’s all included.
✅ Cocktails by SoCal’s Best Bartenders – Sip next-level creations made just for this event.
✅ Trial by Cocktail: Bartender Battle – Witness an epic showdown as SoCal’s finest compete for rum glory in a high-stakes, high-flavor cocktail competition.
✅ Seminars with the Minds Shaping Rum’s Future – Featuring:
🔹 Bryan Inman (The Rum Champion)
🔹 Shannon Mustipher (Spirits Educator & Author)
🔹 Doc Parks (Tiki & Cocktail Legend)
✅ Savor Delicious Bites – Food available for purchase from Altar Society Brewing, served in a stunning historic venue in Downtown Long Beach.
✅ Vibes for Days – Enjoy live music from The Hilo Hi-Flyers as you sip, savor, and soak it all in.
🎟️ TICKET OPTIONS
✨ VIP w/ Barrel Pick Bottle – $170
– 2–8 PM access
– Early access to all tastings and seminars
– Premium RCS tasting glass
– Rare bottle of Holmes Cay barrel pick included
✨ VIP – $100 / $90 Early Bird
– 2–8 PM access
– Early access to all tastings and seminars
– Premium RCS tasting glass
✨ General Admission – $75 / $65 Early Bird
– 4–8 PM access
– Unlimited tastings
– Rum cocktails
– Standard RCS tasting glass
✨ Industry/Trade – $50 / $30 USBG Discount
– 2–8 PM access
– Early access
– Unlimited tastings + seminars
– Standard RCS tasting glass
– Proof of employment in the beverage industry required
📍 Location & Accessibility
Altar Society Brewing
Downtown Long Beach
📍 View on Google Maps
The venue is located in the historic Masonic Temple and is fully accessible by elevator.
🚗 Several large public parking structures are nearby—with the first 2 hours FREE!
🍹 Come for the rum. Stay for the experience. Leave transformed.
📅 Memorial Day – Monday, May 26th, 2025
📍 Altar Society Brewing – Downtown Long Beach
🎟️ Tickets are limited and moving fast.
Don’t wait—this is the only rum event like it on the West Coast.
Are you ready to get Rum Curious?
