Matt Pietrek

About

Award-winning rum author, historian, educator and consultant. Coauthor of Modern Caribbean Rum: A Contemporary Reference to the Region's Essential Spirit, winner of the 2023 Spirited Award for Best New Book on Drinks Culture, History, or Spirits. (https://www.wonkpress.com/products/modern-caribbean-rum) Community Envoy for the West Indies Rum and Spirits Producers' Association (WIRSPA) Author of the Rum Wonk Substack, devoted to deep dives into all aspects of rum. (https://www.rumwonk.com/) Coauthor of Minimalist Tiki: A Cocktail Wonk Look at Classic Libations and the Modern Tiki Vanguard. (https://www.wonkpress.com/products/minimalist-tiki) Author of Cocktail Wonk, a site devoted to deep dives into spirits and cocktails. (https://cocktailwonk.com/) Presenter at Bar Convent (Berlin & Brooklyn), Tales of the Cocktail, UK Rum Fest, California Rum Fest, Miami Rum Congress, and many more. Past columnist for Bourbon+ and Bevvy.co. 30 years as a software developer and architect for Microsoft, Skytap, Borland, and NuMega. Author of Windows Internals, Windows 95 System Programming Secrets, and co-author of Undocumented Windows. "Under the Hood" Columnists for MSJ / MSDN Magazine, as well as many articles for PC Magazine, Byte, and Dr. Dobb's Journal.