Thomas Tew New England was once the hub of American rummaking, and for years the Newport Distilling Company has been celebrating that history with its flagship Thomas Tew Rum, now having taken things to the next level with the Limited Release Reserve Batch that’s a robust 50 degrees, with rums aged from 7 to 10 years. It’s a bold, powerful rum that is exactly what you’d expect for a rum named after a Rhode Island pirate.