Say Hello To The Team!
Below are the people who founded The Rum Curious Club from inception to launch.
While Monique has taken a less active role in the club, her impact is still felt today. For all business inquiries, please direct them to Bryan.
Meet the Team
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Bryan Inman
Founder
My name is Bryan, aka “The Rum Champion.” I drink rum and hang out for a living. I am a rum-curious rum enthusiast who has turned my rum passion into a career.
I started an Instagram page (@therumchampion) on September 24th, 2022, to share my love of rum and shout as loudly as possible that rum is the world's most diverse spirit.
Since then, I have amassed 27k followers and counting! I have traveled the world for rum and now work behind the bar at The Lucky Tiki in West Hollywood, CA, hosting rum education events from San Francisco to San Diego.
On January 28th, 2023, 12 people gathered in my apartment for the first Rum Curious Club event. Now, we regularly host our club at six locations and have over 1700 members in our Facebook group!
To date, I have tasted 1450 rums from 78 countries. I also accumulated a modest collection of 680 rum bottles, with more added to my library each week!
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Monique Evans
Co-Founder
Full-time extrovert, part-time drinker. My day job is as a High School Math teacher, and I’m a lover of all things spreadsheet-related. I’m an expert at hearing big ideas and making them into actionable steps - I love making things happen.
I’m not a rum expert, but I spent the pandemic home-bartending (didn’t we all?) and creating craft cocktails. I love the versatility and different flavor profiles of rum. I’m always interested in learning more, and Bryan’s rum expertise supports my learning goals.
Bryan and I met at Tonga Hut in Palm Springs, bonded over our love of rum, and decided we should start a rum club in Los Angeles (it was the equivalent of drunkenly deciding “we should buy a bar!”)
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Hercule
Our Rum-Loving Mascot
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